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The latest content and updates from the ACLU of Washington website.

Volunteer Receptionist

Published: 
Thursday, May 24, 2018
We are looking for a volunteer receptionist for our office in Seattle
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Meet our Youth Essay Contest Winners

Published: 
Tuesday, May 15, 2018
Two young activists have won trips to the ACLU Membership Conference in D.C.
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“Descended into Madness”: Our Mass Incarceration System and How Young People are Going to Fix It

Published: 
Tuesday, May 15, 2018
Essay by Gracie Anderson, a Youth Essay Contest Winner
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Youth Essay Contest Essay

Published: 
Tuesday, May 15, 2018
An Essay by Iris Peng, one of the Winners of the 2018 ACLU of Washington Youth Essay Contest
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Defeating the Opioid Addiction Epidemic Means Ensuring Everyone Can Get the Treatment They Need

Published: 
Wednesday, May 9, 2018
To adopt a public health approach to the opioid epidemic, communities must stop relying on law enforcement and outdated treatment models
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Give BIG! But Not To Us.

Published: 
Tuesday, May 8, 2018
Please Give BIG, but not to us. Simply put, the ACLU could not do its work without the partnership of our countless on-the-ground allies. Every single one of them is helping make our community more fair and just. In the spirit of philanthropy, we hope that instead of donating to the ACLU on May 9th for Give BIG, you will give to our allies.
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Washington Supreme Court to Consider Constitutionality of Banning People from Certain Jobs for Life

News Release, Published: 
Monday, May 7, 2018
The ACLU of Washington has sued the Washington Department of Early Learning (DEL) for imposing a blanket lifetime ban preventing anyone with a robbery conviction from working in childcare.  The ban applies no matter how long ago the conviction was, no matter the circumstances, and no matter how the applicant has turned around their life.
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