25-WORD DESCRIPTION:
For over 50 years in Nebraska, the ACLU has worked in courts, legislatures, and communities to protect the constitutional and individual rights of all people.
HOW WE USE YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS:
- $10 per month helps pay for "Know Your Rights" brochures in six most commonly spoken languages in NE. ($120)
- $50 per month helps our legal team advise people in a variety of civil legal matters free of charge at clinics hosted by the NAACP and other partner organizations. ($600)
- $100 per month helps pay for staff reviews of possible civil rights and civil liberties violations. ($1200)
A STORY FROM OUR AGENCY:
Beginning in 1819 and through the 1960s, Indigenous students suffered great harms when the U.S government created Indian boarding schools "to culturally assimilate Indigenous children." Though many years have passed since the schools operated in Nebraska, the legacy of generational trauma remains. Alice Johnson and Norma LeRoy made national headlines when they sued a north-central Nebraska school district, Cody-Kilgore Unified Schools, alleging that a school employee had cut their children's hair without parental consent and against their religious beliefs. We were proud to represent this Lakota family alongside the Harvard Law School Religious Freedom Clinic. Together, we achieved a settlement that included protections for students, cultural competency training for school staff and monetary damages for the family. This year also brought a legislative victory in this area. Alice, Norma and their family helped advocate for new protections for Indigenous students and others. The ACLU of Nebraska uses impact litigation, policy and administrative advocacy and public education to help make our state freer and fairer for ALL Nebraskans.
ADDRESS/PHONE:
134 S. 13th St. #1010
Lincoln, NE 68508
402-476-8091
