Director of Communications and Public Policy at the ACLU of Illinois, Cubs fan and political observer.
Joined March 2010
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Hey @TinaSfon — does it count as “Men watching construction” if they are right outside my office window?
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Thanks to Hispanics of LinkedIn Alliance (HOLA) for having NIJC Executive Director Mary Meg McCarthy @nijcmccarthy at today's @LinkedIn town hall along with Ed Yohnka @eyohnka from @ACLUofIL for a great discussion about immigration!
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Hello geniuses of the Pokémon Go festival. One fun suggestion I have is to look up from your phones at least for the 30 seconds while you’re crossing Michigan Ave. to make sure you’re not about to die.
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Wow. That happened. Thanks for the shout-out @ewarren & thanks for always fighting the tough battles at the federal level!
I’m glad to see Illinois take a stand for women’s reproductive health care. Now, we need Congress to pass new federal laws that protect access to reproductive care across the country. chicagotribune.com/politics/…
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WELP
Catholic hospital system walks away from $5.5M subsidy for Downtown headquarters pushed through by Mayor Rahm Emanuel over vehement objections
bit.ly/2w0RXJT by @HeatherCherone
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We are heartbroken to share we lost a member of the ACLU family. @LenoraLapidus, Director of our Women’s Rights Project, was a champion for gender equality, dedicating her life to protecting the most marginalized among us and fighting for rights for all.
We will miss her dearly.
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Lenora renovated the house that Ruth Bader Ginsberg, co-founder of the Women's Rights Project, built. She championed the rights of pregnant workers, students, cancer survivors, service members, domestic workers, farmworkers, and women caught up in the criminal justice system.
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This AM, I was taken aback by the hypocrisy displayed by @CardinalBCupich and @CatholicConfIL.
Lecturing on morality, with no legs to stand on.
I fight for women and #RHAinIL.
I put my $ where my mouth is – can they say the same?
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Hey fans retweet to win two tickets and sideline passes for the Dec 23 @ChicagoBears game. Retweeting helps me win the 25K Charity Challenge @49ers @nfl @nationwide #WPMOYCHALLENGE GOULD
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FACT CHECK: Jeff Sessions has nothing to offer when it comes to thoughtful, evidence-based policies that support effective, bias-free, constitutional policing. Period.
The attorney general is being disingenuous.
"if you want more shootings and more death, then listen to the ACLU, Black Lives Matter, or Antifa.” — Attorney General Jeff Sessions justice.gov/opa/speech/attor…
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Critical health care like birth control is denied at major religiously-affiliated health care providers throughout Illinois who follow broad religious directives. Women are being hurt by these policies - if you’ve had a similar experience, contact us: aclu-il.org/en/campaigns/den…
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People from across the Chicago area came out today in strong opposition to separating families. This is just the beginning of our work together to repeal and reverse these policies. Thanks to all who attended and stood together to say that #familiesbelongtogether #fbtchi #aclu
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Thanks to .@Intelligentsia for hosting this event in Chicago this evenikng to raise money for the ACLU. We appreciate the support! nightof1000pours.com/event/i…
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The Illinois Department of Public Health has posted forms for changing the sex designation on an Illinois birth certificate under a new law going into effect on January 1st. You can find answers to your questions here. aclu-il.org/en/campaigns/cha… – at Chicago, IL