Get Involved!

Be involved in your local communities and talk to folks about the impact we're seeing around us. This can look like attending protests, rallies, and marches in your area. It can also look like talking about these issues with your friends, family, and neighbors, and not allowing these things to become normalized.

We work with dozens of organizations in Connecticut to defend our civil rights and liberties, fortify our communities, and make sure people are informed and about how their government should work for them. Make and maintain connections with our partners by attending ACLU events and following us on social media.

You can find some events at www.acluct.org/events and on our social media. We are @acluct on Instagram, Facebook, Bluesky, Tiktok, LinkedIn, YouTube and X.

Follow local news! Our communities need us to be informed about what is happening in our state and be engaged in addressing those issues.

For statewide updates, sign up for emails from the ACLU of Connecticut.

We have witnessed the impact of harmful policies trickle down into our towns and cities here in Connecticut. We must stay vigilant and united to disrupt attempts to diminish diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), book bans, anti-LGBTQIA+ policies, and more in our schools, libraries, and other places in our communities.

Consider what's happening in your own community and attend meetings with your local school boards, city councils, and other municipal bodies of government.

We need you all to help us in this work by showing up to events, recording incidents, reporting concerns, etc. and informing us when you feel like you're witnessing a civil rights violation.

If you feel like you may be witnessing or experiencing a civil rights violation, reach out to intake@acluct.org.

Connect with others in your community and join a local activism or advocacy group in your area. If you can't find one, consider starting one!

Now more than ever, we need to connect and meaningfully be in community with one another.

The abuse of power by the federal government reaches into Connecticut, and we cannot let state leadership forget that they have a responsibility and obligation to protect Connecticut residents.

Stay in contact with your elected officials to remind them of that. And when your elected officials take action that protects your civil rights, encourage them to continue to do so!

Find your state legislators here.

Volunteering with the ACLU of Connecticut looks a little different from what you may be used to. You can sign up to be on our Ready-for-Action List that our policy and legal teams will use when there are opportunities for you all to take direct action to support our policy and litigation initiatives.

Sign up at www.action.aclu.org/volunteer/ct-sign-up and be prepared for us to call on you when the time comes!

You can also volunteer with one of our many partners. If you're looking for an organization that does work in a specific issue area, reach out to info@acluct.org and we will do our best to connect with you one of our partners.

If you're an attorney who wants to volunteer with the ACLU, please see the questions below. If you can answer “YES” to the applicable questions below, please continue to filling out our volunteer form above.

• Are you volunteering on behalf of yourself, or your firm?
• Are you currently licensed in Connecticut?
• Are you currently practicing?
• What is or was your area of practice?
• Do you have access to Westlaw/Lexis or similar?

In the meantime, you can find some time-sensitive actions at www.acluct.org/take-action-now as they become available.

We are all directly impacted by the federal government's abuses of power. Whether you are someone who is preparing for a protest, has an immigration status, identifies as LGBTQIA+, or anything in between, it is critical that we know our rights. Learn about your rights at www.acluct.org/know-your-rights-page/.

Remember that you have rights—be empowered to use them.

Another aspect of community is being able to support our neighbors, especially when they are part of the communities that are most under threat right now.

Consider supporting or starting mutual aid initiatives as it's just another way to directly support one another.

There are several ways to be able to invest in this work.

• Become a Member: Your non-tax-deductible monthly membership contribution supports the ACLU’s lobbying and advocacy work at the national, state, and local levels.
• Join our Impact Society: Make a tax-deductible gift of $1,000, $2,500, or even $5,000 to protect civil rights and liberties across the nation.
• Consider a Leadership Investment: A gift of $10,000 or more has a tremendous impact on our ability to do this work now and in the future.