Andrea Young Honored With Lifetime Achievement Award For Reproductive Rights Work

On Thursday night, ACLU of Georgia Executive Director Andrea Young was honored as the recipient of the Roses for Roe Elaine B. Alexander Lifetime Achievement Award, bestowed on community leaders furthering reproductive rights here in Atlanta. 

By Jerzy Shedlock

andrea young and elaine b. alexander

Ga. House And Senate Members Introduce Bills To Repeal The State’s Abortion Ban

Members of the Georgia House and Senate introduced the Georgia Reproductive Freedom Act during a press conference at the Capitol on Tuesday.

By Jerzy Shedlock

Members of the Georgia House and Senate & representing allies

Get Involved In The 2023 Legislative Session: Lobby Day And Capitol Observers Program

Our policy and advocacy team is identifying notable bills, producing educational materials, and forming relationships that will lessen harm and uplift civil liberties. There’s a lot going on, and no need to take a back seat. Here are two opportunities for you to get involved in the process.

By Jerzy Shedlock

inside GA capitol building

Andrea Young Speaks On MLK’s Legacy, Fighting For Democracy On CNN Newsroom

On Sunday, ACLU of Georgia Executive Director Andrea Young was invited to speak on CNN Newsroom and discuss the lasting legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. Her interview was part of CNN’s coverage of President Joe Biden’s visit to Atlanta and Ebenezer Baptist Church for King’s annual service. 

By Jerzy Shedlock

screenshot of CNN clip

The Best Decision: How Abortion Changed These Lives for the Better

Years later, 16 people reflect on how their abortions allowed them to continue their education, build a career, and lay a stronger foundation for becoming a parent at a later time of their choosing.

Abortion rights activists are seen through a hole in an American flag as they protest outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Saturday, June 25, 2022.

Welcome To The 2023 Georgia Legislative Session

The ACLU of Georgia has an ambitious agenda to protect and advance the civil liberties and rights of all Georgians during the 2023 Legislative Session.

Georgia state capitol building

Check-In Call Leads To Hand Delivery Of Voter Ballot To Hospital Bed

Ailing activist was determined to vote in senate runoff election

By Jerzy Shedlock

Cherrell Brown, ACLU Community Engagement Manager, & Kim Davis, death penalty abolitionist

I’m Proud of My Transgender Son. The Health Care He Needs Shouldn’t Be Up for Debate.

Gender-affirming care helped my son become the happy, healthy, confident guy he is today.

Donnie Ray Saxton with son Parker.

Three Key Criminal Legal Reform Takeaways from the 2022 Midterms

Despite tough-on-crime rhetoric, voters drove significant progress in prison labor reform, drug policy, and prosecutorial reform.

Four people, with their faces and bodies hidden behind voting privacy shields, are casting their votes for the midterm elections on Election Day November 08, 2081 in a New York City public school.