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Sep 10, 2021

Drug Treatment is Infrastructure

States and localities should use this moment to tackle the overdose epidemic.
States and localities should use this moment to tackle the overdose epidemic.
Edmontonian with a sign that reads "harm reduction saves lives," photos of loved ones and crosses with purple ribbons and hearts gather for International Overdose Awareness Day at Capital Plaza outside the Federal Building.
Edmontonian with a sign that reads "harm reduction saves lives," photos of loved ones and crosses with purple ribbons and hearts gather for International Overdose Awareness Day at Capital Plaza outside the Federal Building.
Sep 2, 2021

Civil Liberties and Vaccine Mandates: Here’s Our Take

Far from compromising civil liberties, vaccine mandates actually further them. They protect the most vulnerable among us, including people with disabilities and fragile immune systems, children too young to be...
Far from compromising civil liberties, vaccine mandates actually further them. They protect the most vulnerable among us, including people with disabilities and fragile immune systems, children too young to be...
A woman receives the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021.
A woman receives the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021.
Aug 31, 2021

Safe and Healthy Schools Lead With Support, Not Police

To support our students, Congress must pass the Counseling Not Criminalization in Schools Act.
To support our students, Congress must pass the Counseling Not Criminalization in Schools Act.
A sign made out of confetti that reads "Police Free Schools" on a gate during a Black Lives Matter protest.
A sign made out of confetti that reads "Police Free Schools" on a gate during a Black Lives Matter protest.
Aug 17, 2021

Read our report on the 2021 Legislative Session

Our recap of victories, champions, and what’s left on the table
Our recap of victories, champions, and what’s left on the table
Legislative Session Report
Legislative Session Report
Aug 13, 2021

Simone Biles, Sha’Carri Richardson, and How the Olympics Failed Black Women (ep. 169)

The Tokyo 2020 games keep making headlines for the wrong reasons — particularly the treatment of Black athletes.
The Tokyo 2020 games keep making headlines for the wrong reasons — particularly the treatment of Black athletes.
USA's Simone Biles in the Women's Balance Beam Final at Ariake Gymnastic Centre on the eleventh day of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Japan.
USA's Simone Biles in the Women's Balance Beam Final at Ariake Gymnastic Centre on the eleventh day of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Japan.
Aug 11, 2021

Request for PDSC to initiate an investigation about concerns of retaliation and pay equity

Women's Rights + Gender Equity

The ACLU of Oregon heard from multiple women defense attorneys who experienced retaliation and pay inequity at the Office of Public Defense Services (OPDS). OPDS is...

The ACLU of Oregon heard from multiple women defense attorneys who experienced retaliation and pay inequity at the Office of Public Defense Services (OPDS). OPDS is...