ACLU of Connecticut

We need your help!

Call Governor Lamont and tell him that CT deserves a strong executive order that with protect the CT Guard from federal misuse.

☎️ ➡️ www.acluct.org/actions/

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Our government has a responsibility to ensure that people can exercise their constitutional rights without fear of retaliation. Knowing your rights is the first step.

https://ctmirror.org/2026/01/27/your-first-amendment-rights-when-protesting/

On a light green background, the following text appears in navy: "Some elected leaders fear that bold action will provoke retaliation from the Trump administration. In private, I hear this constantly. The question is not whether Connecticut will be noticed—it’s whether we will lead when it matters most. - David McGuire, ACLU of CT executive director"

Knowing what's behind us and what's ahead of us, we are calling on our state's elected leaders to take bold, proactive actions to protect Connecticut.

Read David's reflections on our first year into a second Trump presidency below🔗

▶️ https://www.acluct.org/news/one-year-into-trumps-second-term/

Nearly 60 years later, Martin Luther King, Jr.’s words hold true: This is a time for vigorous and positive action.

Now is when we must act to defy and disrupt injustice.

Join the ACLU's Know Your Rights: Protest Safety and De-Escalation Training TODAY, January 15th at 6:30pm.

We'll be joined by our colleagues at ACLU National and Senator Chris Murphy to make sure we in Connecticut know our rights before heading to the streets.

RSVP NOW! ▶️ act.aclu.org/a/ctkyr

Defending our civil rights and liberties? That is so IN in 2026✨

On a black background, a collage of people protesting in black and white is at the top of the graphic. Below in yellow text in a yellow box reads: "KNOW YOUR RIGHTS: Protest Safety, De-Escalation, Know Your Rights Training" And below is the following text in white: "Friday, January 9th 8:00-9:00 PM ET RSVP for Zoom link"

Are you taking to the streets this weekend?

Before you take action, learn your rights and how to stay safe and peaceful at our Protest Safety, Know Your Rights and De-Escalation Training TONIGHT at 8 PM ET.

https://act.aclu.org/a/aclukyr

The USPS changed the way it defines a postmark and it could possibly impact your ability to vote. So, next time you register to vote or vote by mail, take precautions to avoid any processing delays and meet postmark deadlines.

Your vote matters and your voice deserves to be heard in elections🗳️

Everyone deserves to be able to vote without fear of their information being accessed and misused.

➡️ https://www.ctinsider.com/news/article/ct-trump-voter-data-lawsuit-privacy-reaction-doj-21281596.php

Check out all the work we’ve done together in 2025✨

www.acluct.org/publications...

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Experts are warning us how CT drivers' data collected through ALPRs has been accessed by out-of-state agencies, including law enforcement in states that criminalize abortion and gender-affirming care, and enforce unlawful immigration operations.

🔗 https://www.acluct.org/alpr-data-privacy-concerns/

On a navy blue background is the following text in white: "It is clear that a few people are getting very rich off of the criminalization of our communities. Our municipal agencies, including police departments, must work for everybody who lives here regardless of immigration status. When we sell our neighbors’ personal information to unscrupulous third parties without public input or regulation, we put all of our people at risk. This practice must stop." And under this text is the following in the same white but bold: "-Constanza Segovia, Organizing Director of Hartford Deportation Defense"

Automatic license plate reader (ALPR) technology is being used to monitor and share our personal data.

Is this the first time you've heard of ALPRs? Don't worry, you can learn more using the link below.

🔗 https://www.acluct.org/alpr-data-privacy-concerns/

On a beige background, the following text appears in navy blue: "In a time where all our data is mined by private companies, we do not need our state to have public-private partnerships that sell our data to the federal government and to states that are prosecuting their residents for pursuing care. Immigrants and citizens alike should not have to fear that their personal information will fall into the wrong hands, simply by driving their cars." And under that is in the same blue in bold: "-Eric Cruz Lopez, Organizing Director of CT Students for a Dream"

Have you seen more automatic license plate readers or ALPRs pop up in your neighborhood? Well, they've probably seen you👀

Learn more below about the growing concerns around ALPR technology and how we can address them.

🔗 https://www.acluct.org/alpr-data-privacy-concerns/

Our experts put together a guide to help you navigate some of the issues that are most likely to get brought up at the holiday dinner table: free speech, abuse of power, immigrants’ rights, federal law enforcement and military deployments, and trans justice.

Link in bio 🔗

The ACLU's Holiday Conversation Guide Pass the yams and the politically-fraught chatter, everyone - it's that time of year again. We know many of us will find ourselves gathering around tables this holiday season with a wide range of folks in our lives - loved ones, friends, chosen family, and the family you'd only choose to spend one day a year with.

We ❤️ arguing.

If you do too, here's everything you need to navigate holiday dinner table discussions about immigrants’ rights, transgender rights, and more.

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The background is a cardboard sign that says "THIS IS REAL" behind a translucent neon green/yellow overlay. The following text appears in black: "We need the Governor to protect and serve the people of Connecticut by signing an executive order that will set clear guardrails to prevent the Trump administration from misusing Connecticut’s Guard. Now, we need your help getting this message to Governor Lamont. Use the link below or in our bio to find a call script that you can use to urge the Governor to create National Guard protections for us!" At the bottom right of the image is the ACLU Connecticut logo in black.

The time is now.

We must remind the Governor of his authority and obligation to set clear guardrails that will protect and serve the people of Connecticut with a strong executive order.

Call the Governor TODAY ▶️ www.acluct.org/lamont-national-guard-eo

A statewide coalition is urging Gov. Lamont to issue an executive order to ensure the CT National Guard, while under his command, is not used for domestic law enforcement activities that undermine our values.

➡️https://www.acluct.org/press-releases/coalition-urges-gov-protect-ct-national-guard/

Friends, we would not be able to do this work without you, and we certainly would not want to.

Join the resistance by becoming a member today.

➡️ https://www.acluct.org/donate/

Here a few simple ways to honor indigenous peoples today.

Let us be clear: a world without trans people has never existed and it never will. And we will always stand with our trans and nonbinary friends, families, neighbors, and loved ones.

🏳️‍⚧️🤍

Will we be seeing you later today? 👀

www.acluct.org/event/novemb...

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Join us TOMORROW to discuss what the National Guard is and what their role entails before exploring the power that we the people have when considering National Guard deployment around the nation.

🗓️ Wednesday, Nov. 19th
⏰ 5:30 - 6:30 pm ET
💻 Zoom link available upon RSVP

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Planned Parenthood health centers play an irreplaceable role in our health care system.

Urge Governor Lamont and state legislators to commit to funding during Special Session and protect patients’ access to care at PPSNE with the link below.

www.weareplannedparenthoodaction.org/a/protect-pl...

“Every person in CT deserves to move freely without being tracked, profiled, or exposed to government overreach,” said Chelsea-Infinity Gonzalez, Public Policy and Advocacy Director of the ACLU of CT.

https://www.acluct.org/press-releases/automatic-license-plate-readers-moratorium/

President Trump wants to drive trans people out of public life, but we will always be true to ourselves—not who he wants us to be.

It’s working. The power building that this movement has done is beginning to take effect.

Let’s keep pushing 💪

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Did you know the early voting period is still open?

The polls are open from 8am to 8pm today and Oct. 30. Every other day until Nov. 2, the polls are open from 10am to 6pm.

Don't get spooked, go vote 🎃 🗳️

We will continue to disrupt, defy, and resist—and we will do it together.

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On a dark brown background is a QR code, linking an action alert to send an email to Gov. Lamont and legislative leadership.

We need CT's elected officials to deliver real protections, and it is on us to demand that our state's elected officials take every possible step to protect our immigrant communities.

Send a message to Gov. Lamont and state legislative leadership now at https://www.acluct.org/actions/ 💪

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In focus is a brown paper bag sign that says “This Is Real”

A white paper sign says “People have the POWER!” with lightning bolts drawn onto the sign and a small American flag taped to the sign.

In front of an unfocused crowd of protesters is a brown cardboard sign that says “Liberty Equality and Justice for ALL”

From Stamford to New Haven to Hartford, and all across the state, you all showed up and showed out to take a stand against the Trump administration’s abuses of power.

We the people have the power—now what will you do next?