We’re grateful for an afternoon where the music met the movement. This gathering was a reminder that defending rights often begins in community. Thank you to Maeve Brophy for a powerful concert benefiting us, and to Kristi Ryan and Bridget Wells for opening their home to support civil liberties.
🚨 Rutherford County Library Board System proposes book bans, again, at their upcoming 3/16 meeting. Take action with us—we've stopped book bans before, and it's time to do it again. 💥
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✉️ Send an email using our advocacy tool: aclu.org/emailrc
🪧 Show up in person on 3/16: aclu.org/actrc
The Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE and Border Patrol, is using a broad web of surveillance tools to monitor, apprehend and intimidate the people it seeks to deport and the U.S. citizens critical of its policies. n.pr/4sig14N
Only Congress has the constitutional power to authorize war. All humans deserve dignity and safety in the midst of conflict.
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To read more statements from Tennessee officials on the war in Iran, visit: wreg.com/news/tn-elec...
Women in Tennessee have been crucial to the success of many civil liberties fights. Throughout the years, women like Dolly Parton, Wilma Rudolph, Miriam DeCosta-Willis, and Maxine Smith have shown us that across all disciplines and mediums, women are at the forefront of change. #WomensHistoryMonth
The state can't infringe on our elected officials' freedom to vote for policies that support us. That's why we sued, and that’s why we won.
Read more: https://tennesseelookout.com/briefs/tennessee-aclu-reach-settlement-in-lawsuit-over-law-criminalizing-officials-who-vote-for-sanctuary-policies/
When we fight for democracy, we win.
To read more: www.aclu-tn.org/press-releas...
Flier promoting an organizing event on 2/26 at 10 am CT at Cordell Hull, advocating against the DHS receiving more funds for ICE in Tennessee.
No secret police in Tennessee.
Join us in the fight — we can’t wait to see you there.
As legislative session continues, so do our efforts. 💥 This week, we’re watching 4 bills, and we don’t plan to stop fighting for all Tennesseans’ civil liberties.
Click the 🔗 to see our Bills of the Week for Feb. 23-27: https://bit.ly/4rC4BsX
“Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome.”
#BlackHistoryMonth
If you remove Black history from the American story, you don’t get a cleaner version.
You get a false one.
Every breakthrough in freedom, every expansion of rights, every cultural revolution carries Black fingerprints.
This month is not about separating the story.
It is about correcting it.
Withholding medically-necessary care is cruel and unusual punishment, full stop.
We will continue to fight this unconstitutional policy every step of the way.
We’re taking our fight to court to prove that the government can't use threats to silence us. We're asking the court to reverse a recent dismissal and protect the right of all Tennesseans to take part in pride festivals and drag performances.
For more: www.aclu-tn.org/press-releases/bcprideappeal/
ACLU-TN mourns the passing of Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr., a giant of the Civil Rights movement.
At a time when civil liberties remain under threat, we honor Rev. Jackson’s enduring call to imagine and demand a more just, dignified, and free world for all.
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📸: The Tennessean
In the 1950s, Mrs. Septima Clark & Rosa Parks became key figures in the Civil Rights Movement, utilizing TN's Highlander Center as a place to unite & strategize.
To learn more: www.loc.gov/exhibitions/rosa-parks-in-her-own-words/about-this-exhibition/the-bus-boycott/highlander-folk-school/ #BHMinTN
Are you a lawyer with extensive social justice experience, and want to lead a group of dedicated attorneys in the fight for civil liberties? ⚖️ We’re looking for a new legal director to help make an impact in Tennessee for years to come – visit the 🔗 for more info and to apply: www.aclu-tn.org/jobs/
Quotation: "If I have a platform and a voice, I should use it for my people." Attributed to Bad Bunny, speaking about his hometown in Puerto Rico. Photo of Bad Bunny in front of a microphone. ACLU logo.
We're with Bad Bunny: We'll never stop demanding better for our communities.
From snatching students off the street because of their political views, to detaining a journalist for livestreaming ICE, to flooding our cities with masked federal agents, the Trump administration continues to use its mass deportation agenda as a blanket excuse to degrade our free speech rights.
Another week of Tennessee bills to review! 💥 This week, we are watching six bills that legislators have either advanced or just introduced – regardless, we’re continuing the fight in the legislature for our civil liberties.
Click the 🔗 below to learn more. ⬇️
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On Monday, the Rutherford Co. Library System Board faced something they weren’t prepared for: a packed room and unwavering support for the freedom to read. The pressure prevented the banning of more than 2,000 books.
When we fight, we win. See below from our evening in Murfreesboro.
We are so proud to fight alongside Crystal and other plaintiffs who are working to ensure every child gets access to a well-funded education. #PublicFundsForPublicSchools 🏫
We’re back with our weekly legislative updates — this week, we’re focusing on a range of issue areas: from protecting the separation of church and state, to preventing the expansion of drag show bans.
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Visit www.aclu-tn.org/legislation-page/ to visit our Legislative Advocacy page and take action.
Happening TODAY!! Don't miss out on the opportunity to make your voice heard and join in on the fight.
If you can't attend, send an email to the RuCo Library Systems Board and let them know: Tennesseans deserve the freedom to read ➡️ act.aclu-tn.org/a/rucofeb
"Our voices really do matter and the people matter."
We agree with Billie Eilish: We must continue using our voices to demand action, protect our communities, and defend our rights.
This year’s national #BlackHistoryMonth theme is “A Century of Black History Commemorations.” This month, we’re centering the story of how freedom expanded here in our series on defining moments in TN, and highlighting how Black Tennesseans expanded our civil liberties.
Follow the series: #BHMinTN
The lasting effects of ICE violence show up in everyday life – in school, at work, and at home. Our communities deserve to live without fear and with dignity. It’s time for ICE to leave our cities.
See below to read the full article.
ICE, CBP, and other law enforcement agencies are buying our personal information from data brokers instead of getting a warrant.
Tell Congress: The government cannot be allowed to buy its way around the Fourth Amendment.
Yes you read that correctly.
They’re trying again to force religious public schools into existence.
People in Tennessee just filed a motion to intervene in the lawsuit.
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@edlawcenter.bsky.social
@aclu.org @aclutn.bsky.social @americansunited.bsky.social
@ffrf.org @splcenter.org
The Rutherford County Library System wants to ban more books – we say, not today. Join us on Monday to make our voices loud and clear: all Tennesseans deserve the freedom to read. 💥📚
To RSVP and join the fight, visit: https://act.aclu-tn.org/a/rcls-feb 💪🏽
Our mission wouldn't be as strong without the support of our board members, like Bruce Barry. Today, we celebrate his retirement from Vanderbilt University.
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Bruce, we're honored to have you on our board, and we honor the work you’ve done for Tennesseans for decades. Congrats, Professor Emeritus! 🎉
