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Robby Heckman, like many ACLU volunteers, experienced something in his personal life that shook him to the core and drove him to action.

We must put an end to the domestic violence crises that deprives victims of their fundamental ability to live with dignity, but the solutions currently in place are not working.Tanya Romero of Esperanza Shelter for Battered Families talks about how we can make lasting transformative change.

Trump’s Deportation Machine Sets Its Sights on New Mexico

We partnered with local artist Eric Martinez and Warehouse 508 to bring renowned muralist Emanuel Martinez to Albuquerque to paint in 508 Mural Fest. Both formerly-incarcerated artists collaborate on a mural that seeks to reduce the negative stigma around incarceration and inspire hope for change .

 

The current Administration is so scared of Queer folks like me that they’re ready to strip our rights and set us back fifty years.

"My great grandmother came via Russia in 1902 and all of the family that stayed there, that didn’t leave, is dead. Why? Because of this kind of us and them separation that grows and grows and grows and that separation becomes hate, becomes fear, becomes ‘they are less than us...'"

Today, we celebrate an extraordinary victory.

Douglas lost his freedom because he lacked the money to post bond. He lost list life because Cibola County Detention Center didn’t think his life was worth the cost of a hospital bill.