ACLU of Georgia

Join us and special guests as we highlight stories that lawmakers and special interest groups are working hard to silence. RSVP: www.acluga.org/event/banned...

Together, let’s push back against this larger agenda to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion, and censor free expression.

Register and make a plan to vote today!

Your Cheat Sheet to the 2025 General Elections - Bolts Four contests have come to largely define the 2025 elections this fall: the elections to lead New Jersey, Virginia, and

We're nearly a month away from Nov. elections representing 32 states and dozens of cities.

This cheat sheet has everything you need to know about key races around the country.
https://boltsmag.org/whats-on-the-ballot/2025-general-election/

Read more about your rights when interacting with military troops or federal agents at aclu.org/deployment_kyr

Join us October 11 & 12 at the largest LGBTQ+ event in the South — Atlanta Pride Festival 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ Stop by ACLU GA’s tent for swag and info abt getting involved in the fight for Georgians’ civil liberties.

And we need help at our festival table. Sign up to volunteer: secure.ngpvan.com/UEkEoMQYckSU...

ICE will deport Mario Guevara, an Emmy-winning journalist detained in retaliation for livestreaming a metro Atlanta protest, to El Salvador.

Mario had the right to work in the U.S. He and his family are being punished for his reporting. This cruelty is meant to stifle our free press. bit.ly/4mQD2sy

We, the people, aren’t going anywhere, and we won’t be silenced. Especially with help from others like our organizing partner @indivisiblegeorgia.

Atlanta: www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
Savannah: www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

LaVonnia Moore says she was fired for displaying a book w/ a trans character. Her story: bit.ly/4gPUfkx

Moore will join us to celebrate literature that unifies and humanizes us all — ACLU GA’s Banned Books Week Virtual Panel. More info about the panelists and RSVP: bit.ly/46RLUIF

If you live in or near Covington, Newton County show up and sign up to share your concerns about voter access. Livestream: bit.ly/4nozL4I

Opinion | My father is a journalist. The Trump administration is about to deport him. I will continue to fight for his freedom, and the freedom of all those who ask the hard questions

"My father’s vocation is journalism. He is a storyteller, a truth-seeker, a man who believed — and still believes — that people deserve to know what’s happening in their communities..."

Mario Guevara has been detained away from his family for over 100 days. He could be deported at any moment.

We're teaming up with @indivisiblegaco.bsky.social in Atlanta and Savannah for another nationwide day of peaceful protests on Saturday, October 18. Are you in? RSVP to get the details.

ATL: www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
Savannah: www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

Everybody should have the freedom to make their own decisions about pregnancy and abortion, free from interference from politicians – and many people in Georgia agree.

A Letter From Detained Journalist Mario Guevara | ACLU After 100 days in immigration detention, journalist Mario Guevara shares a handwritten letter describing the toll of separation from his family, his love for the U.S., and his determination to keep re...

"If I am deported, I will leave with my head held high, because I am convinced it will be for doing my work as a journalist..."

Today, Mario Guevara spends his birthday in ICE detention and could be deported at any moment.

Read his letter from ICE detention.

Free Mario Guevara ICE detained journalist Mario Guevara for over 100 days for his reporting, despite orders that he be released on bond. Now, an immigration board has issued a final removal order - and he could be depo...

Speakers during a press conference this week included ACLU GA Senior Staff Attorney Andres Lopez-Delgado, and Guevara's son, who shared how he is faring with health challenges without his dad to support him and the family.

Sign the petition to free Mario: action.aclu.org/send-message...

Emmy-award winning journalist Mario Guevara has been detained for over 100 days in retaliation for livestreaming law enforcement activity. His legal team has filed an order to halt deportation, seeking immediate release.

If Mr. Guevara is deported it will be a devastating outcome for a journalist whose initial detention was a gross violation of his rights.

Join us and special guests as we highlight stories and authors that special interest groups are working to silence. Come celebrate literature that unifies and humanizes us all.

RSVP: secure.ngpvan.com/lgtMaG5IV065...

Save the date! Georgians will peacefully come together at marches, rallies, and demonstrations to reject the Trump administration’s abuses of power. We, the people, aren’t going anywhere, and we won’t be silenced.

Today, 238 years after its signing, the Constitution remains the law of the land.

ACLU GA remains steadfast in our determination to defend our hard-won rights against this administration and extremist lawmakers.

It’s National Voter Registration Day 2025. Georgians and our elected officials must do everything possible to protect the right to vote. Register and make a plan to vote today!

Use this tool to register: vote.gov/register. Or, visit the Georgia Secretary of State’s website, bit.ly/4e1JnOc.

The study committee will provide advice for new election laws ahead of the 2026 legislative session. If you live in or near Savannah, show up and sign up to share your concerns about voter access.

LIVE SOON: ACLU Legal Director Cecelia Wang joins The Civics Center Starting Sep 17 at 6:00 PM EDT

ACLU National Legal Director Cecillia Wang will join @thecivicscenter.bsky.social on Substack Live tomorrow, 9/17, for Constitution Day to explore today's most pressing constitutional questions and how we can protect civil rights for the next generation.

You don’t want to miss this.

10 Ways to Resist Campaign by ACLU of Georgia with quote: "I think people should resist by staying informed, organizing locally, protecting the vulnerable, and refusing to be silent. People need to vote and protest and support justice-driven groups. We need to build community because solidarity and action are how we push back against cruelty.”

There are many ways to make an impact. We'll be sharing some tips for turning concern about attacks on democracy into action in the coming weeks and months. Check out all of the tips from our staff and interns and find more ways to get involved at acluga.org.

acluga.org/news/resist-and-persist

ACLU of Georgia Executive Director Talks To 11Alive+ About Supreme Court Ruling On ICE Patrols - ACLU of Georgia ACLU of Georgia Executive Director Andrea Young appeared on 11Alive+ Friday to discuss a Supreme Court ruling handed down that granted the federal government’s request to pause a court order that proh...

ACLU GA's Andrea Young appeared on 11Alive+ to talk about the Supreme Court ruling allowing federal agents in S. California to target people because of their race, how they speak, and the jobs they work. Watch here: bit.ly/3K6HJkh

We were in the Georgia Court of Appeals on Thursday to challenge the state's arbitrary restrictions on media witness access during executions. Georgia currently has unfettered discretion to hide parts of the execution process. Full statement: bit.ly/4naNY56

No matter what, we will continue fighting for our fundamental right to live free from racial profiling.

Speak out. The right to speak freely, protest, and advocate for change is central to a thriving democracy.

ACLU GA has resources to help: live-awp-georgia.pantheonsite.io/prga/

The Marietta bookstore helping LGBTQ readers across the South find protagonists like them The Lavender Bookshop in Marietta is helping build community for LGBTQ readers one book club, crafts circle and improv night at a time. And customers are coming from all over the South, looking for ch...

Censoring books by and about people of color and LGBTQ people is discriminatory and antithetical to Georgians’ First Amendment rights.  

bit.ly/47BRII6

Join advocates from across the state who are dissenting against the actions of the Trump administration and working to uphold equal rights and justice for every Georgian. Reserve your spot for ACLU GA's Annual Membership Meeting today: bit.ly/46GluuS

Suppression of Georgia students’ speech flies in the face of our First Amendment rights.

Our backpacks are packed — we’re ready for another year of defending free speech in schools.