Friend –

A law in Texas that bans abortions after 6 weeks, before many even know they are pregnant.

A sweeping voter suppression bill in Georgia, disproportionately targeting voters of color.

An Arkansas law cruelly banning medically necessary health care for transgender youth.

Over 900 bills like these made their way into legislatures this year. In state after state, opponents of civil liberties are advancing attacks against our most fundamental freedoms.

So in state after state, the ACLU is there to fight back.

We have an on-the-ground presence – in all 50 states, D.C., and Puerto Rico – focused on defending civil liberties on every front, from litigation to advocacy to organizing and beyond. But in this urgent moment, we need your help.

That's why, this year for Giving Tuesday, we're launching our "Giving 52uesday" campaign – aimed at building up resources everywhere our teams are fighting right now. Our goal is $1 million by midnight on 11/30 – to support our work across all 52 points on the map.

And, ACLU Supporter, I'm coming to you first with a special invitation to help get this critical campaign off to a strong start: Make your Giving 52uesday donation early and help defend and expand our fundamental freedoms at every level.

Let me be clear: Your support now will do more than just protect against state attacks. It will also be crucial to advancing some of the ACLU's most urgent, high-priority work across our key issue areas, including:

• Pushing back against voter suppression efforts and racially motivated gerrymandering
• Defending nationwide abortion access against imminent threats
• Advocating for LGBTQ equality at every turn
• Working relentlessly toward dismantling racial injustice and the dramatic overhaul of our criminal justice system
• Demanding immediate action in immigrants' rights
• Protecting freedom of speech for everyone in America

None of this work is easily achieved. But I'm confident that by working together, we can win the progress our country so urgently needs.

Please, help protect our civil liberties by making an early Giving 52uesday gift that fuels our work 52x over – that's across all 50 states, D.C., and Puerto Rico. Donate now.

Thanks for all you do,

Anthony D. Romero
Pronouns: He, him, his
Executive Director, ACLU