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Locked Out: When School Boards Exclude Native Representation
At a small school district in northwestern New Mexico, many Navajo parents cannot run for local school board or vote in the school district’s elections where their children go to school.
Beyond the Concrete Box: Gujuan Fusilier’s Story
This blog is the third of a series based on interviews with three men currently held in the Penitentiary of New Mexico who are part of a class action lawsuit challenging the inhumane and unconstitutional conditions of New Mexico’s long-term solitary confinement unit.
By Lalita Moskowitz
Jan 25, 2013
ACTION ALERT: Tell Rep. Brown That Rape Survivors Need Care and Support, Not a Felony Charge
By Micah McCoy
Jan 22, 2013
VICTORY: Walgreens Assures Women Equal Access to Birth Control at Pharmacies
ALBUQUERQUE, NM—Today, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of New Mexico announced that Walgreen Co. has given the organization assurance that individual pharmacists’ personal religious beliefs will not prevent customers from filling their birth control prescriptions at any of their pharmacies nationwide. The ACLU of New Mexico, the Southwest Women’s Law Center (SWLC) and Walgreen Co. have been in discussions since a pharmacist at an Albuquerque Walgreens location refused to fill the birth control prescriptions of two women due to his religious beliefs. The ACLU of New Mexico and SWLC believe that this act constitutes sex discrimination and is unlawful under the New Mexico Human Rights Act.
By Micah McCoy
Jan 17, 2013
Not In Her Shoes: A New Way to Talk About Abortion
The labels "pro-choice" and "pro-life" just aren't working anymore. These two terms have defined the battle lines of the abortion issue for decades, but they simply don't reflect how people actually feel about abortion. It's a complicated issue that engenders a whole range of opinions. So instead of trying to fit everyone into one of these two boxes, we need to meet people where they are by talking about abortion in terms everyone can access. The message is simple: we shouldn't interfere with a woman's personal medical decisions because we're NOT IN HER SHOES. Watch this short video for a quick explanation of how this message can change the conversations we have about abortion:
By Micah McCoy
Jan 10, 2013
Former Gay and Lesbian Service Members Subject to Discriminatory Policy to Receive Full Separation Pay
By Micah McCoy
Jan 05, 2013
Freedom to Love - By Phil Bock
FREEDOM TO LOVE
By Phil Bock
Freedom To Love and freedom to choose:
That's what we all are fighting for.
Just to show affection, freely without fear,
And have protection from the law.
It shouldn't matter how we look or how we talk,
We're equal even if we're fe
By Micah McCoy
Dec 20, 2012
Border Enforcement Agencies Need to be More Transparent
It is a core American value that elected officials and public servants, from teachers to police officers, should be held accountable for their actions, and that government agencies should be transparent in their operations. Border Patrol agents,
By Alyssa Telander
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