Uh-oh. Better watch out. ACLU Action just released this hilarious (and scary) video about what NSA spying means for all of us this holiday season. Please enjoy, take action to stop NSA spying and share with your friends and family. Lyrics: You better watch out, You better not Skype, You better log out, […]
We’ve been here before. And we’ve heard the complaints before that the ACLU is the Grinch out to steal Christmas. In truth, our work’s purpose is the direct opposite of that. By protecting the right to religious liberty enshrined in the First Amendment, the ACLU seeks to protect Christmas, Yom Kippur, Ramadan and every other […]
This week, as we remember the 50th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination in Dallas, it’s also important to remember what he stood for, not only how he died. The ACLU of Massachusetts unearthed an opinion piece he wrote to their members while campaigning for president in 1960. In it, he wrote about the […]
This blog entry by Liz Welch originally appeared at www.FairisFairMontana.org. Today is the Transgender Day of Remembrance. It a painful reminder of those transgender friends we have lost to senseless violence but should also be a powerful call to work for the rights of those who are living their lives with limited protections. Whether it’s attaining […]
Macklemore, the Seattle-based hip-hop artist who wrote “Same Love,” has had a meteoric rise to fame this year – the cover of Rolling Stone, a sold-out international tour, and tied Justin Timberlake in MTV video music awards nominations. His Facebook has 3.2 million followers. Now, he is adding ACLU supporter to his resume. In this […]
UPDATE 11/11/2013: Board votes to retain book in its curriculum! Students in Billings School District are fighting to keep Sherman Alexie’s book “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian” in the curriculum after a local mother filed a request to have it removed. Of course every parent has a right to decide what her […]
By Niki Zupanic, Public Policy Director Over the last few months, Montanans’ impatience and frustration with the out-of-control NSA surveillance programs has grown. Each day seems to bring new information about how the NSA has been spying on our emails, phone calls, and internet usage. And while we’ve taken groundbreaking steps to protect privacy rights […]
I am Troy Davis… That was what was chanted in the streets, as thousands of people protested the barbarous execution of death row inmate, Troy Davis, almost one year ago. At the same time, the State of Georgia strapped down a human being and forced lethal poison into his veins until he died; in spite […]
Voters in Custer County Tuesday overwhelmingly approved the construction of a new jail. The ballot issue was part of the county’s response to an ACLU determination in autumn 2012 that the existing 109-year-old jail was unfit for use due to unsanitary conditions, lack of sunlight and space for exercise, and safety concerns. The conditions were […]
This blog entry by Liz Welch first appeared at www.FairIsFairMontana.org. Hate is not a Montana value. Montana families are open and inclusive. Bozeman churches do not want to be associated with hate and negativity. Why then did the Westboro Baptist Church chose Bozeman to show their unique and highly offensive brand of free speech and […]
