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Letter to San Diego County’s Public Health Officer Regarding Advancing Equity Issues Pertaining To The Pandemic Response

The following is a letter addressed to Dr. Wilma J. Wooten, M.D., M.P.H. regarding advancing equity issues pertaining to the pandemic response. A PDF copy of the letter can be found here.

April 9, 2020

An inter-generational and multi-ethnic perspective

Jazrene Abildgaard, ACLU-SDIC North County Precinct Captain, speaks to what organizing means to her. #BlackHistoryMonth February 29, 2020

Deaths in San Diego County Jails: The Need for Transparency and Accountability

The recent deaths of Sandra Bland and Jeffrey Epstein briefly catapulted the issue of prison and jail deaths to the national spotlight. Sadly, there is nothing new about people dying while incarcerated, often without having been tried for or convicted of any crime. February 29, 2020

Meet Melena Taylor!

Melena Taylor, student activist and ACLU-SDIC Precinct Captain, underscores what this work means to her. February 28, 2020

“Organizing is the foundation and voting is a tool to a successful movement.”

We are featuring some of our talented precinct captains and asking them what organizing and voting means to them. Meet Jasmine Young and hear from her in her own words about voting and organizing. February 26, 2020

Meet our Policy Associate, Chelsey Birgisdóttir

Meet our Policy Associate, Chelsey Birgisdóttir! She’s been a part of the #ACLUsquad here at @sdACLU for over half a year advocating for police transparency and privacy in technology. We asked her what her work means to her and here’s what she said. February 19, 2020