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Read Deputy Director, Jann Carson's farewell to the ACLU of Oregon community after 36 years of service

In 2020, Oregon farmworkers made less than $20,000 a year on average. Their hard work supports our entire economy and puts food on our tables. They deserve to be paid for every hour of their essential, difficult, and often dangerous work.

We can increase equality, justice, and safety without resorting to criminalization and surveillance.

Misinformation is fueling an attack on trans youth in state legislatures. These attacks overwhelmingly focus on youth and schools. They try to make being trans shameful — but they won’t stop youth from being trans.

Prominent transgender and non-binary people as well as businesses, professional associations, and medical professionals are speaking out against Arkansas’ ban on gender-affirming health care.

Tell state lawmakers to create more - not less! - accountability for police violence, brutality & killing.

Teaching and learning Black history helps builds students’ confidence and empowers them to take choices and the life they inherited into their own hands.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s words reflect a broader vision of inclusivity for everyone in the United States — including immigrants who serve.

A case before the court will determine whether immigrants have access to a bond hearing to justify detention, and whether advocates can use a critical tool to bring them relief.