Enthusiastic about fashion? Want to help get out the vote? Register now for the SPLC’s Fashion is Freedom Showcase! 💃

Completed designs must be submitted for judging by 11:59 p.m. CT, Wednesday, June 19. #FashionIsFreedom
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This Mother's Day, honor the mothers in your life and community—as well as those now separated from their families.

Read the SPLC's latest #Hopewatch blog, touching on the perils that mothers & women in general face within ICE detention centers 🔗: bit.ly/4a9TKgc

Benjamin Brown, a former civil rights organizer, was watching a student protest from the sidelines in Jackson, Mississippi.

He was hit by stray gunshots from police who fired into the crowd. They killed him.

Today, #TheMarchContinues #OTD

Subscribe to receive the free @LearnforJustice magazine, coming in fall 2024 📖: bit.ly/3bOHKsi

If you believe in strengthening democracy & support a more inclusive society, this magazine can help you further understand critical issues in education & #socialjustice .

📢 We want to hear from the #CalhounCounty , #Alabama , community!

Join the #SPLCAlabama state office for a community event on May 16, 2024, to discuss local issues and how we can bring positive change to the town.

📍: 715 Martin Luther King Dr., Hobson City, Alabama.

Project Say Something in Florence, #Alabama , has been advocating for creating a contextual marker next to a Confederate statue in the city.

The vote against the marker is a setback in making our public spaces free of Confederate symbols. #WhoseHeritage whnt.com/news/shoals/fl…

The Biden administration has proposed a new administrative rule further restricting access for individuals seeking asylum in the U.S.

These changes have the potential to be weaponized against migrants targeted by the administration. bit.ly/4bfNOno #ImmigrantJustice

Together, we can #RemoveConfederateSymbols from our public spaces – one monument or symbol at a time 💪. And the SPLC's newly awarded grants can help ⬇️

Read how the Committee for Justice, Equality, and Fairness is using the funds🔗: bit.ly/3WAbxdc

Check out this week's roundup of #HatewatchHeadlines and recent news.

Here are the stories that caught our attention this week 📲: bit.ly/4dxhLRg

Black women have played an integral role in organizing for justice and democracy. In honor of Mother’s Day, we are uplifting 'Mothers of the Movement' who were instrumental during the Civil Rights era: bit.ly/4bc9v7K #MothersDay #CivilRights

The SPLC is calling for a full investigation into the killing of Roger Fortson, a Black airman in the U.S. Air Force, by sheriff’s deputies in Florida.

We urge police departments across the U.S. to address the scourge of anti-Blackness in policing. bit.ly/44DESFW

The Supreme Court will decide whether it is a violation of the Eighth Amendment to fine and jail people experiencing homelessness for sleeping outside. No matter how the court rules, the solution is simple: Homelessness ends with a home.
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🚨Urgent change is needed to disrupt the school-to-prison pipeline!

Our @LearnForJustice resources can help open dialogue about the persistent cycle 🔗:bit.ly/48hEBZz

Together, we can foster change & advocate for practices prioritizing mental health & wellness 🤝. #LFJ

The SPLC has denounced Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s signing of SB 189 into law.

The bill’s provisions create significant challenges to voting rights and fair access to the ballot. bit.ly/3JS4G7F #ProtectVotingRights #VotingRights

Celebrate Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage this May and beyond ✨.

These @LearnForJustice resources can help you learn more about addressing anti-Asian bias 🎯, teaching #AAPIHistory 🤝 and stories for young readers 📚: bit.ly/3sMdwPb

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#OTD in 1961, civil rights activist and later U.S. Rep. John Lewis was severely beaten at the Rock Hill, South Carolina, Greyhound bus terminal.

He was one of the Freedom Riders headed to New Orleans to protest segregation in interstate transportation.

#TheMarchContinues

The SPLC created the #CAPTAINReport as a resource to counter anti-trans narratives and extremism. Some words and phrases are frequently used as part of the anti-LGBTQ+ network’s manipulation strategy.

View a list of common LGBTQ+ health care terms here: bit.ly/3PIEVdb