The ACLU of South Dakota's Communications Director would love to speak with you. Janna Farley handles queries from reporters on local, state, and national civil liberties issues. ACLU of South Dakota team members can provide information and assist journalists by lending important perspectives on issues such as LGBTQ advocacy, abortion rights, criminal justice reform, and more. Contact Janna directly at jfarley@aclu.org.
Gov. Noem's draft legislation violates both the United States Constitution and Title IX of the Civil Rights Act, which protects all students – including those who are transgender – from discrimination based on sex.
The removal of recommended OSEU and Native American topics from the content standards deprives students of their right to receive information and ideas and racially discriminates or has the effect of racially discriminating against Native Americans in South Dakota.
Black people make up just 2 percent of the state’s population, but comprise 8 percent of the South Dakota prison population.
The Advocacy Academy is a series of comprehensive virtual trainings and community hours designed to teach people how to make a difference in their community on a state and local level.
Reproductive freedom advocates in South Dakota are organizing and rallying to keep abortion safe and legal in South Dakota.
The ACLU is committed to monitoring legislators as throughout the redistricting process to ensure fair and equal representation for everyone – particularly for the state’s Indigenous population.