Debbie
Seagraves
Executive Director
Debbie Seagraves has been the Executive Director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia since 1998. Under her leadership, the ACLU of Georgia and the ACLU Foundation of Georgia has more than doubled in the size of its staff, budget, fundraising and membership.
Debbie was formerly the Southeast Regional Director of 9to5, National Association of Working Women. She was a founding member of the Appalachian Women’s Alliance and the first editor of the Mountain Women’s Journal, a collection of original writings of Appalachian women. She also served on the boards of the Appalachian People’s Service Organization, Georgia Rural Urban Summit, Georgians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty and Georgians for Choice. She is a trainer for the People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond, a nationwide network of anti-racist trainers and organizers.
Debbie is a frequent speaker on issues of Freedom of Religion, racial justice, privacy, and women’s rights and other constitutional issues.
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