Thank you to everyone who helped make our 2024 Lobby Day an event to remember.
As the state Legislature is poised to pass numerous anti-liberty bills, our supporters gathered at the Capitol to bear witness and demand better. We connected supporters with their elected officials, read banned and challenged books to kids in the rotunda and rallied for the Crown Act.
ACLU-WV Youth Organizer Oceanna Smith, Board Member Sonya Armstrong, and Legislative Intern Jaidyn Carter don crowns in support of the Crown Act.
ACLU-WV staff gather for a photo at the Lobby Day registration table.
Staff members present a large cermonial check in honor of Senator Eric Tarr to Black women-led organizations. Tarr derailed the Crown Act, which would address racial discrimination.
No being is illegal.
Reporters interview Crown Act supporters as they braid hair at Senator Eric Tarr's office.
We need a joint resolution on decriminalization. After all, you can't spell health care without THC.
A young supporter reads a Sesame Street book that West Virginia lawmakers have considered banning in recent years.
Join our banned books club.
ACLU-WV staff member Rose Winland reads from a challenged book to school kids in the Capitol Rotunda.
Storytime with Executive Director Eli Baumwell.
Lobby Day photographer Justin Murphy grabs a self portrait in our Keep Up the Fight tee. The shirt, which is available at Kin Ship Goods, helps support the Appalachian Queer Youth Summit.
Oceanna Smith and Jaidyn Carter pose with Board Member Naomi Cohen and husband, Harvey Cohen.