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Day of Action 2026
Join the ACLU of Maryland, and our partners for a Day of Action on Monday, February 16, to demand justice for our immigrant communities and the safety of ALL Marylanders. At the event you’ll meet other advocates and hear directly from our champions on our shared goals for this legislative session. Then, we’ll head to Lawyers Mall to rally together and amplify our demands for change and action!
This is your chance to raise your concerns and advocate for our urgent priorities, including passing SB 245 the bill to end 287g programs in Maryland. Let’s make sure our lawmakers hear us loud and clear!
Your leadership is crucial here. Be part of the movement to protect civil liberties in Maryland and RSVP today!
“I’m an educator. I’m a professor. I’m an advocate.”
A Q&A with Dr. Homayra Ziad, the new Board President of the ACLU of Maryland
By Nehemiah Bester, Private: Homayra Ziad
In Maryland, we’re defending the humanity of immigrants
OpEd originally published in The Washington Post
By Nick Taichi Steiner
No Justice, No Peace: Prince George’s County Needs Real Police Accountability Now!
We seek a strong and courageous Council to do what is right by their constituents! We deserve better.
White Supremacy is the Foul Soup We All Swim In – and We’re Done Treading Water
We know creating lasting, equitable change is possible, and the time for business as usual has passed.
By Dana Vickers Shelley
A War on Marijuana, or a War on Black Communities?
How Maryland’s legal issue with marijuana enabled white supremacy and what we must do about it.
By Nehemiah Bester, Neydin Milián
Opinion: Coalition Wants to Be Heard by MSDE Workgroup on English Language Learners (Maryland Matters)
Labor Day weekend, the Community Workgroup on ELLs began the work of forming a grass-roots coalition to monitor, provide input to and improve the policy recommendations of the Workgroup on English Language Learners in Public Schools.
Nehemiah Bester’s 12 Must-Reads of 2021
A collection from the ACLU of Maryland.
By Nehemiah Bester
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