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REP. ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON WHY “GOOD GIRLS” REVOLT Dissent & Surveillance ACTIVISTS FIGHT BACK ACLU RANKS SWELL AS AMERICANS RISE up Strength In TRUMP: Report from the Front Lines SUMMER 2017 FOR PASSIONATE GUARDIANS OF INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS AND LIBERTIES United We Resist REP. ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON WHY “GOOD GIRLS” REVOLT Dissent & Surveillance ACTIVISTS FIGHT BACK ACLU RANKS SWELL AS AMERICANS RISE UP strength in PICTURED: SHAADIE ALI, ACLU ACTIVIST AND STUDENT LEADER ACLU.ORG numbers LEAVE A GIFT of Love. REMEMBER THE ACLU IN YOUR WILL AND CONTINUE THE FIGHT FOR EQUALITY AND FREE EXPRESSION. GIVE ONE OF THE GREATEST GIFTS OF ALL: the right of everyone to live as they choose without fear of discrimination. Visit www.aclu.org/love or return the envelope included in this issue. TRUMP: Report from the Front Lines The Issue THE AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION 11JUSTICE FROM THE INSIDE OUT “Those closest to the problem are closest to the solution” is the mantra of a movement of formerly incarcerated people, includ- ing the Rev. Kenneth Glasgow, right, who have something to teach us all about reforming the criminal justice system. features departments 2 The Bullhorn THE REVOLUTION WILL BE TELEVISED, ARCHIVED & 3 Contributors ANALYZED Police across the country have been secretly using 4 Dialogue a variety of digital tools—including social media platforms—to 18 surveil protesters, particularly people of color. The ACLU is 5 In Brief helping activists protect their rights in the 21st century using a 29 Arts & Culture 230-year-old tool called the Constitution. 37 ACLU Moment WE THE PEOPLE The election of President Trump has 10 Seek Protection, Risk brought an unprecedented surge of new members to the ACLU, Eviction. State nuisance laws are eager to join the resistance and defend our civil liberties. Meet harming domestic violence survivors, 24 just a few of the 1.6 million (and growing!) members who are says the ACLU’s Sandra S. Park. the force behind the ACLU’s new “People Power” movement. 31 Creative Liberty: In Her Words. TV host Padma Lakshmi writes about her first protest and what America means to her. RESISTANCE REPORT: FIGHTING TRUMP ON FOUR KEY 36 Together, We Resist. The ACLU FRONTS The ACLU and its allies have been opposing Trump’s will outlast Trump and his allies, says anti-civil-liberties agenda from the moment he took office—but Susan N. Herman. 34 as our report from the front lines shows, the fight for our liberty and dignity has only begun. ACLU.ORG SUMMER 2017 | AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION 1 ACLU.ORG THE bullhorn BY ANTHONY D. ROMERO ABOUT US: Founded in 1920, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is our nation’s guardian of liberty, working daily in courts, legislatures and communities to defend and preserve the rights and liberties that the Constitution and laws of the United States guarantee everyone in this country. Our critical work in the courts and in legislatures across the coun- try is possible only because of and details efforts to help other commu- the generosity of our members. nities organize and push for privacy re- Please give at aclu.org/donate. form. “Justice from the Inside Out” (p. 11) brings you inside a movement for crimi- The ACLU can be reached at: nal justice reform led by formerly incar- 125 Broad Street, 18th Floor cerated people—a group of extraordinary New York, NY 10004 individuals who emerged from a broken 212-549-2500 system, determined to fix it. And in “We aclu.org/contact-us the People” (p. 24), we take a closer look at just a few of the many ACLU members Exchanging Mailing Lists: The ACLU who inspire us every day. defrays the cost of our new member While it’s difficult in a biannual recruitment by renting or exchang- magazine to keep current with ing our list with other nonprofit organizations and publications, but the Trump administration’s lat- STANDING never to partisan political groups or est affront to civil liberties, we to groups whose programs are do our best with “Resistance incompatible with ACLU policies. TOGETHER Report: Fighting Trump on Four All lists are rented or exchanged Key Fronts” (p. 34). It highlights according to strict privacy stan- It was Helen Keller, a founder of the the infamous Muslim ban and attacks on dards. We never give our list direct- ACLU, who said: “Alone we can do so lit- voting rights and LGBT rights, plus takes ly to any organization; instead, we tle. Together we can do so much.” Those a behind-the-scenes look at the launch send the list to a letter shop that words were never truer than today. What of the ACLU’s People Power movement. prepares the mailing for the organi- the ACLU has accomplished over the past And in our infographic “Fail to the Chief” zation that is participating in the six months is due in no small part to people (p. 9), we illustrate the ACLU’s history of rental or exchange. That organiza- tion never sees our list and never coming together to stand up for their rights, speaking truth to presidents. and stand by the ACLU, as never before. knows what names are on it unless It’s clear that standing together is the best an individual responds to the orga- With the power of the people behind us, way—maybe the only way—to face down nization’s mailing. The ACLU always the ACLU is in high gear—in the courts, this unprecedented threat to our civil lib- honors a member’s request not to on Capitol Hill, in legislatures across the erties. With the power of the people on make his or her name available. If country and on the streets—to push back our side, we can and will succeed. Thank you do not wish to receive materi- als from other organizations, write against the Trump administration’s efforts you for standing with us. to undo much of the civil liberties gains of to the ACLU Membership Department, and we will omit your the past quarter-century. name from list rental and exchange. In this issue, we show you what we can ac- Thank you for your understanding. complish when we come together. “The Revolution Will Be Televised, Archived & Analyzed” (p. 18) tells how one commu- nity group shut down police monitoring Anthony D. Romero EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR of black activists through social networks, ® give.org 2 AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION | SUMMER 2017 VOLUME 4, ISSUE 2 Contributors SUMMER 2017 ACLU LEADERSHIP PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD Susan N. Herman HARRIET BAROVICK VICE PRESIDENT AND TREASURER OF THE BOARD Robert B. Remar HARRIET BAROVICK IS A FREELANCE WRITER AND EDITOR. As EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Anthony D. Romero a longtime staffer at Time magazine, she covered such issues as DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR LGBT politics, children’s mental health, innovative colleges and Dorothy Ehrlich laughter yoga. She lives with her wife, twin boys and goldendoodle DIRECTOR OF AFFILIATE SUPPORT & NATIONWIDE in New York City. INITIATIVES Geri Rozanski LEGAL DIRECTOR David Cole CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS DAVID W. BROWN OFFICER Michele Moore NATIONAL POLITICAL DIRECTOR DAVID W. BROWN IS A FREELANCE WRITER whose work appears Faiz Shakir in The Atlantic, The New York Times, Foreign Policy and Vox. 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Send changes of address and questions about your ACLU membership to membership@ In Brief Contributors The Guide Contributors aclu.org; mail them to ACLU, 125 Broad Street, 18th Floor, New York, NY JUSTIN PETERS is a correspondent for Slate and DENNIS PARKER is director of the ACLU’s 10004; or call 212-549-2500. Send the author of The Idealist: Aaron Swartz and the Racial Justice Program. editorial correspondence specific to the publication to STAND Maga- Rise of Free Culture on the Internet. zine, ACLU, 125 Broad Street, 18th SARAH JANE ABBOTT is a children’s book Floor, New York, NY 10004, or email PHYLLIS ECKHAUS, the ACLU’s manager of foun- editor at Simon & Schuster. to [email protected]. This is not a sub- scription publication, and we do not dation relations, has written for In These Times, HEATHER-ANN SCHAEFFNER is special accept unsolicited manuscripts or The Nation, Newsday and other publications. advertisements. ©2017 American gifts coordinator for the National ACLU. 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