Volunteering with the ACLU of Connecticut is a meaningful way to advocate.
No matter where you live in Connecticut, you can make an impact.
Action Opportunities:
- Fill out our Volunteer Form!
- Check out our Take Action Now page for more time-sensitive action opportunities
- Go to acluct.org/take-action-now to find ways that you can meet the moment and help the ACLU of Connecticut with specific actions when we need you most. These actions include calling your legislators, submitting testimony, attending an upcoming rally, and much more. Take action now!
- Stay in contact with your elected officials
- Get to know your state and local elected officials and let them know about the issues that matter to you. Encourage them to adopt pro-civil rights and liberties policies through in-person meetings, emails, calls, testimony, and public hearings.
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Find your state legislators here.
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View our 2025 Legislative Priorities and let your legislators know which issues matter most to you.
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Use our 2025 Legislative Tracker to stay connected to the issues that matter to you in the Connecticut General Assembly.
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Check the Take Action Now! page for current call scripts, e-mail scripts, and testimony templates for the issues that matter most right now.
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- Get to know your state and local elected officials and let them know about the issues that matter to you. Encourage them to adopt pro-civil rights and liberties policies through in-person meetings, emails, calls, testimony, and public hearings.
- Join our "Hype Team"
- Submit your art to Freedom of Expression
- Protest is a sacred right to the ACLU and our supporters, and expression of these values through the arts is a timeless method of activism and advocacy. Share your civil rights and liberties themed art with us.
- Please email your artistic expression to media@acluct.org to be included. Use the subject line “Free Expression”. Include your name and contact information, location, and a short artist bio if you like.
- We will get in touch with you and post your art as soon as possible.
- Host an ACLU Event
- Help inform and engage your friends in activism and fundraising by hosting a home gathering or community-focused event. You can host one or combine several types of events, such as:
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A Fundraising Event: Organize a small gathering or larger event to raise funds for the ACLU’s mission and support critical work.
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A Testimony Writing Party: Invite others to join you in writing testimony to legislators about key civil rights and liberties issues.
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An Educational Workshop: Host an interactive session or webinar to educate your community about civil rights, legislative priorities, or pressing social justice issues.
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For these and other event inquiries, reach out to philanthropy@acluct.org.
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- Help inform and engage your friends in activism and fundraising by hosting a home gathering or community-focused event. You can host one or combine several types of events, such as:
- Stay connected with the advocacy community
- We work with dozens of organizations in Connecticut to defend our civil rights and liberties, fortify our communities, and make sure people are informed and educated about how their government should work for them. Make connections with our partners by attending ACLU events and following us on social media (@acluct). Maintain those connections to stay involved!
- Offer your legal expertise
- Are you an attorney who wants to volunteer with the ACLU? Please see the questions below. If you can answer “YES” to the applicable questions below, please continue to filling out our volunteer form.
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Are you volunteering on behalf of yourself, or your firm?
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Are you currently licensed in Connecticut?
- Are you currently practicing?
- What is or was your area of practice?
- Do you have access to Westlaw/Lexis or similar?
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- Are you an attorney who wants to volunteer with the ACLU? Please see the questions below. If you can answer “YES” to the applicable questions below, please continue to filling out our volunteer form.
Invest in This Critical Work:
- Become a Member: Your non-tax-deductible monthly membership contribution supports the ACLU’s lobbying and advocacy work at the national, state, and local levels.
- Join our Impact Society: Make a tax-deductible gift of $1,000, $2,500, or even $5,000 to protect civil rights and liberties across the nation.
- Consider a Leadership Investment: A gift of $10,000 or more has a tremendous impact on our ability to do this work now and in the future.
