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Racial Justice

The authors of the Declaration of Independence outlined a bold vision for America: a nation in which all people would be free and equal. Yet the forced removal of indigenous peoples and the enslavement of those of African descent marked the beginnings of a system of racial injustice from which our country has yet to break free. Despite important gains made by civil rights activism, the school-to-prison pipeline, mass incarceration, and racial profiling and bias in policing are but a few of the racist injustices that mark the distance between America’s reality and the dream we seek to achieve: liberty and justice for everybody.

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Wednesday, August 21, 2024
10 years after a victory in Montes v. Yakima, we reflect on the Washington Voting Rights Act and our efforts to advocate for by-district voting
Published: 
Wednesday, August 21, 2024
A timeline of advocating for by-district voting and fairer elections in Washington
News Release, Published: 
Monday, August 12, 2024
Empowering Latina Leaders & Action (ELLA), ACLU of Washington and the Sunnyside School District Agree to Change the Voting System Used in Sunnyside School Board Elections
News Release, Published: 
Monday, August 12, 2024
El Distrito Escolar de Sunnyside acordó cambiar su proceso electoral de un sistema de votación general a uno por distritos tras llegar a un acuerdo resolutorio con Empowering Latina Leaders & Action (ELLA).
News Release, Published: 
Thursday, June 27, 2024
ACLU of Washington Statement on trial of Officer Jeff Nelson
News Release, Published: 
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
ACLU-WA sends notice to Sunnyside School Board of WA Voting Rights Act Violation
News Release, Published: 
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Empowering Latina Leaders and Action (ELLA), ACLU de Washington notifican a Junta Escolar de Sunnyside sobre violación de la Ley del Derecho al Voto del Estado de Washington

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