Protecting Everyone's Rights in Arkansas

Join the ACLU of Arkansas for a free event: An Evening with Deborah Archer, ACLU National Board Chair, acclaimed civil rights lawyer and scholar, and author of Dividing Lines: How Transportation Infrastructure Reinforces Racial Inequality. In Dividing Lines, Archer explores how highways and other transportation infrastructure have shaped American communities — and how decisions about where roads are built, who is displaced, and which neighborhoods are connected or divided have reinforced racial and economic inequality for generations. During this special evening at the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center, Archer will discuss Dividing Lines and the powerful connections between our built environment, racial justice, civil rights, and the ongoing work to create communities where everyone has the opportunity to thrive. Archer is a nationally recognized civil rights lawyer, scholar, and advocate. In addition to serving as President of the ACLU National Board, she is a professor at NYU School of Law and directs the Center on Race, Inequality, and the Law. Her work examines racial justice, civil rights, and the ways public policy and infrastructure can shape opportunity and belonging. Join us for an evening of history, ideas, and conversation about the systems that have shaped our communities — and how understanding that history can help us imagine and build a more equitable future. RSVP here: https://action.aclu.org/webform/ar-deborah-archer-evening

The ACLU of Arkansas filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of Patty Hector, the former director of the Saline County Library, against Saline County Judge Matthew Brumley and Saline County challenging Ms. Hector’s retaliatory termination after she publicly opposed censorship efforts.