Colleen Connell

Lawyer and Executive Director of the ACLU of Illinois. Civil Liberties Advocate and Freedom Fighter.

[Colleen Connell @ACLUColleen]

Support the Reproductive Health Act NOW!

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ACLU SWAG GIVEAWAY ALERT!

Follow the steps below to take action to support the #RHAinIL and receive free ACLU swag! #twill

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#EqualPay is long overdue for women in IL and across the US. Let's keep fighting! http://t.co/Q0lF9cdmci http://t.co/dUqBNjadQo #EqualPayDay

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Bishops’ policy for immigrant teenagers: Sorry you were raped, but we won’t help you http://t.co/n4odnjhmaq

[Colleen Connell @ACLUColleen]

Read our letter to @RahmEmanuel in @HuffPostChicago: "The #Chicago That We Want" http://t.co/zAa1dYQnIX #ChicagoElection2015

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Honor @repcurrie for her dedication to civil liberties in IL at the #ACLULunch on 4/17. http://t.co/sddYDw58Ap http://t.co/6TJcf4C7Hm

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Congratulations to @KPaganoEsq who just got word that she passed the #Illinois bar! Read her story here: https://t.co/vclyVzPVcu

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A3: Youth who continue to get DCFS funding, have higher levels of education and employment and lower levels of teen pregnancy. #DCFS18to21

[Colleen Connell @ACLUColleen]

Continued services are important if we want to give foster kids a real chance for a future. #DCFS18to21

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Foster children have seen great disruption in their lives; they need our support after the age of 18. #DCFS18to21

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I testified before the Sen. Appropriations I Comm. on the need to prevent #DCFS18to21 cuts. Read the testimony here: http://t.co/hLMvmQbi6x

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Thanks! RT @ILCollabOnYouth: @ACLUColleen we appreciate that you keep emphasizing this pt in testimony! People need to hear it. #DCFS18to21

[Colleen Connell @ACLUColleen]

Foster Children are “our children.” We have a legal obligation to protect them and care for them. #DCFS18to21

[Colleen Connell @ACLUColleen]

RT @IL_FCAA: Our #TwitterChat is starting now! Let's raise our collective voices about the DCFS budget. "#DCFS18to21

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TODAY 4:30 pm C: Join @ILCollabOnYouth & @IL_FCAA to #twitterchat about DCFS budget cuts. Details: http://t.co/UCrbA1o7x3 #DCFS18to21 #ILGA

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Street stops by Chicago police far surpass New York, @ACLUofIL finds http://t.co/feDzJlxDyV #stopandfrisk #twill #chicago @chicagotribune

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"The image of an incarcerated child is an image not of their failings, but of ours." #tryyouthasyouth http://t.co/OpSBVlWfWC via @brookpete

[Colleen Connell @ACLUColleen]

BREAKING: Illinois Senate Judiciary Committee passes SB1564! #PutPatientsFirst http://t.co/Aqc1p0CHhm

[Colleen Connell @ACLUColleen]

#Illinois moves toward decriminalizing #marijuana with #HB0218 now heading to House. Congratulations to its sponsor @RepKellyCassidy! #twill

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Peoria #twittergate case survives first test. http://t.co/9S5PvyTiIx #freespeech #twill http://t.co/ZMUNyl0zPy

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No family should have to suffer like this. We need #SB1564. http://t.co/jiT80mIToI #twill #patientsrights