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Nov 07, 2019
Buy the Build Bridges Not Walls Tee Here
Hospitality is as West Virginian as the New River Gorge Bridge. Show your support for our immigrants’ rights work with this shirt designed by Charleston artist Angel Harless.Buy the shirt in red.
Nov 07, 2019
Thank you to our amazing sponsors
Tickets to the Bill of Rights Bash are SOLD OUT! We want to thank all of the amazing sponsors who are making our event possible. We can't wait to see all of you at the University of Charleston on Saturday, Nov. 16!
Oct 30, 2019
ACLU-WV to Honor Protector of Reproductive Rights Sharon Lewis
Sharon Lewis has served the Women’s Health Center of West Virginia, the state’s only abortion care provider, for 31 years. That’s most of the WHC’s existence. For the past 21 years, she has served as its executive director.
Oct 28, 2019
Police arrested woman who filmed beating. We're representing her.
Less than two weeks ago, Alisyn Proctor released on social media a video of a Charleston police officer repeatedly punching Freda Gilmore, a 100-pound Black woman. The video sparked justified outrage by West Virginians in Charleston and beyond. The night of the beating, the Charleston Police Department arrested Alisyn on a bogus charge of “disorderly conduct.”
Oct 16, 2019
Video Showing Police Beating Must Be Investigated
A video has surfaced on Facebook that appears to show a Charleston police officer repeatedly punching a woman who was already lying on the ground and restrained by a second officer.
Oct 15, 2019
Meet Rose Winland
Get to know ACLU of WV Administrative Assistant Rose Winland. We recently sat down with Rose to learn more about her background and why she decided to join team #ACLUWV. Below is our Q and A.
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