ACLU supporter –

We entered 2020 knowing that it would be a pivotal year for the future of our country.

Still we couldn't have anticipated that our lives, our economy, and our politics would be disrupted by a far-reaching pandemic.

Knowing your concern for the wellbeing of our democracy, I wanted to update you on the impact that recent events are having on people's fundamental rights – and how the ACLU is responding.

As you can imagine, essential efforts that the ACLU has undertaken with the help of supporters like you are at critical stages. At the same time, the pandemic is presenting serious threats to people's rights and our democracy.

That's why a generous ACLU donor has come forward to match every donation we receive dollar-for-dollar, up to $100,000, through March 31.

And with gifts being matched dollar-for-dollar, your donation today will allow you to make twice the difference in advancing our critical work as we address the COVID-19 pandemic's wide-ranging effects on our civil liberties.

Right now, the ACLU is engaged in critical work to address civil liberties during the pandemic, including:

• Demanding that vulnerable people in prisons, jails and immigration detention centers be released so they can practice the same social distancing and health precautions so vital to their well-being and that of all of us.
• Pushing to make it easier for every eligible voter to vote by mail without excuse and ensure that decisions about whether or not to postpone elections or relocate polling places are guided by the advice of public health experts; and
• Fighting to make sure that reproductive health care remains an open and accessible service for all who need it.

ACLU Supporter, in this moment of heightened concern, people will be relying on the ACLU to be there to protect their rights – and we're counting on dedicated supporters like you to help make sure that we can keep being there at our full fighting power.

So please, only if you can, make a gift now and have your generosity matched dollar-for-dollar to defend the rights we both hold dear.

Together, we can face any crisis with the determination needed to protect the rights and freedom of everyone across America.

Please take good care of yourself.

For freedom,

Anthony D. Romero
Executive Director, ACLU

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