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Portland-based illustrator, designer, and activist Heldáy de la Cruz is returning to Uncensored as one of the featured artists for year two of the event, both creating a new poster that will benefit our civil rights work while helping other local artists get involved, too.

Last week, we sent letters to 61 Oregon cities and towns as part of a national effort coordinated by the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty, urging officials to repeal unconstitutional and misguided bans on panhandling in their jurisdictions. 

Why did the Oregon District Attorneys Association bring a guest speaker to their summer conference who has a long legacy of racially discriminatory policies and practices?

I hope other transgender students in Oregon know that they are not alone. I hope this lawsuit getting dropped means real progress and acceptance. I hope that other students like me feel empowered enough to speak up about the issues in their district.

Almost two months ago, in a unprecedented move, the Trump administration transferred 124 immigrants to Oregon’s only federal prison, located outside of Sheridan, Oregon. According to court documents, prison officials were told of the transfer just 24 hours before the immigrants—nearly all asylum seekers—were transferred to the prison. 

Treating unhoused people like criminals punishes are dehumanizes those who are already vulnerable and struggling, and fails to address the many causes of homelessness, like Portland’s affordable housing crisis and lack of accessible mental health services.

Attacks on civil rights and civil liberties are coming fast and strong, but because of support from passionate and generous Oregonians, the ACLU of Oregon is continuing to add aggressive advocates to our team to fight for the rights of everybody in the state.