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The ACLU of Virginia is the leading champion of civil liberties in the Commonwealth. We want to keep you informed about the work we do in the legislature, in the courts, and in the community. We'll also give you our take on issues affecting people in neighborhoods throughout the state.
By: Lavonda Graham-Williams
Board Member, ACLU of Virginia
The diversity in the room is always the first thing I notice at an ACLU of Virginia event. The affiliate’s 50th Anniversary Celebration & Annual Meeting was no different.
50 years. That’s how long the ACLU-VA has been fighting to protect and expand civil rights and civil liberties in the Commonwealth. When you stand with us, you stand with brave and dedicated Virginians who seek to dismantle the vestiges of Jim Crow and fight for a more just and equal Virginia.
In his proclamation establishing Women’s Equality Day in 1973, President Richard Nixon stated: “The struggle for women’s suffrage, however, was only the first step toward full and equal particip
We trust our elected officials to represent us, listen to our feedback, and provide us with information on issues of public importance.
The well-documented rise in the number of people being subjected to involuntary mental health commitments in Virginia in recent years is alarming. As a new statewide work group seeks to reform related laws, the interests of public safety and individual constitutional rights must be balanced.
A new policy for screening applicants at a Chesterfield County apartment complex – developed as part of a settlement in a housing discrimination lawsuit brought by the ACLU
