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Statewide Teach In: How We End Maryland Collusion with ICE
We ended 287(g). So what’s next?
Join our teach-in to break down the Community Trust Act, why ending ICE collusion protects our neighbors and public safety, and how we keep the pressure on our legislators. We’ll hear from guest speakers and leave space for Q&A, giving you the opportunity to ask your burning questions!
Click HERE to send a message to your legislator!
See you there!
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Highlighting Ying Matties whose efforts helped bring an end to Howard County’s ICE Contract
George Floyd and Anton Black: Parallel Lives
By Rene’ C. Swafford, Esq., counsel for the Black family
What Happened in Atlanta is Not An Isolated Event
We have seen a rise in racist attacks against Asian Americans since the COVID-19 pandemic hit and recently we saw a horrible and heartbreaking reminder of our country’s history of racial discrimination and violence against Asian Americans.
Opinion: End Md.’s Partnership With ICE Once and For All
By Dana Vickers Shelley, Executive Director, ACLU of Maryland; and Gustavo Torres, Executive Director, CASA
By Dana Vickers Shelley
Let’s Not Repeat a Racist Past: The War on Drugs
By Yanet Amanuel
The Promise of Parole Should Be Honored
A Mother Has Waited Half a Century to See Her Son Be Paroled
By
Everything About My Black and Latina Identity is Beautiful
Often for Cultural Heritage Months, we try to highlight people whose experiences and identities shaped them into the activists they are today. Kristen is one of those phenomenal activists who does amazing work on the ground to push to reimagine policing and dismantle white supremacist structures.
Opinion: Maryland police must stop playing ICE
Sara Medrano, a Latina grandmother and Frederick County resident, was driving her daughter and two grandchildren to pick up laundry detergent on her way to work when a Frederick County sheriff’s deputy pulled her over, purportedly for a “broken” taillight — that was working just fine — and detained her. In Medrano’s words: “I was so scared thinking that this stop would be the last moment I would have with my grandchildren and my daughter.”
By Nick Taichi Steiner
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