House Bill 6193, An Act Subjecting Certain Nonstate Entities that Serve a Governmental Function to the Freedom of Information Act and the Codes of Ethics
Few things ensure that a government effectively serves its people as much as transparency.
The ACLU of Connecticut takes an active role in every session of the state legislature to support bills that advance civil liberties and oppose those that do not. We have testified before the legislature hundreds of times and have taken leading roles in the struggles to repeal the death penalty, fight racial profiling, challenge police practices, advocate for decarceation and an end to discrimination against people living with a criminal record, protect and expand LGBT rights, and prevent encroachment on the right to free speech.
In 2021, the Connecticut General Assembly's legislative session is virtual, making it more important than ever for people to take action with us online. Join one of our action teams to get involved. Sign up for our action alerts, to make sure you get emails around when it's time to act on important legislation. Use our lookup tool to find your legislators' social media handles to tell them to support civil rights and liberties legislation.
Few things ensure that a government effectively serves its people as much as transparency.
The ACLU-CT is an organization dedicated to racial equity in civil society. One deeply disturbing way that racism shows up is in the health care people can access and in the health outcomes for people of color, particularly Black people.
Voting is the foundation of democracy, the right through which all our other rights are protected and preserved.
One of the most crucial ways that people can have a voice in their government is to observe, participate in, testify at, and attend the meetings of local
government.
One way that racism has persisted in the U.S. is through a denial of U.S. history and an erasure of the history of Black people in the U.S. This shows up, for example, in the holidays we honor as a society
Protecting the right to vote for people who have been incarcerated strengthens our democracy by increasing voter participation and helping incarcerated people stay connected to society and community.