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Sep 30, 2022

National Day of Remembrance for U.S. Indian Boarding Schools

Indigenous Justice

The ACLU of Montana acknowledges and honors September 30th as the National Day of Remembrance for U.S. Indian Boarding Schools. We demand attention and action on the ongoing, pervasive trauma of boarding...

The ACLU of Montana acknowledges and honors September 30th as the National Day of Remembrance for U.S. Indian Boarding Schools. We demand attention and action on the ongoing, pervasive trauma of boarding...

National Day of Remembrance
National Day of Remembrance
Sep 19, 2022

How to Start a Banned Book Club

Free Speech
Ella Scott, student and co-founder of her high school’s Banned Book Club, tells us what inspired her to take action and shares advice on how to combat book bans in your own school.
Ella Scott, student and co-founder of her high school’s Banned Book Club, tells us what inspired her to take action and shares advice on how to combat book bans in your own school.
A group of students reading around a desk.
A group of students reading around a desk.
Sep 12, 2022

Gendered Dress Codes Hurt Everyone — Especially Non-Binary People Like Me

2S-LGBTQIA+ Rights
The Washington State Human Rights Commission’s found Alaska Airlines’ gendered dress code policy discriminatory. It’s time for the airline to do the right thing.
The Washington State Human Rights Commission’s found Alaska Airlines’ gendered dress code policy discriminatory. It’s time for the airline to do the right thing.
A flight attendant wearing a suit walking through the aisle of a plane.
A flight attendant wearing a suit walking through the aisle of a plane.
Sep 7, 2022

Kevin Kickingwoman (Kooki “Corner”)

Kevin Kickingwoman (Kooki “Corner”) is an enrolled tribal member of the Blackfeet Nation in Montana. He also has Cree ancestry.

Kevin served in the Navy for four years, based on the USS Sacramento,...

Kevin Kickingwoman (Kooki “Corner”) is an enrolled tribal member of the Blackfeet Nation in Montana. He also has Cree ancestry.

Kevin served in the Navy for four years, based on the USS Sacramento,...

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KKW headshot.jpg
Sep 7, 2022

Kev Hamm

Master of Ceremonies for the ACLU of Montana's 50th Anniverssary

Kevin Hamm is the CEO of Treasure State Internet & Telegraph, CEO of Auxilyum, and the President of Montana Pride...

Master of Ceremonies for the ACLU of Montana's 50th Anniverssary

Kevin Hamm is the CEO of Treasure State Internet & Telegraph, CEO of Auxilyum, and the President of Montana Pride...

Kev Hamm
Kev Hamm
Aug 26, 2022

The Nightmarish Loss of Workplace Privacy

Digital Privacy
As oppressive surveillance in the workplace becomes increasingly common, policymakers should push back.
As oppressive surveillance in the workplace becomes increasingly common, policymakers should push back.
The back of a woman who is working on a laptop.
The back of a woman who is working on a laptop.