<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_default"><font size="4" color="#0000ff"><b>FROM ACLU of CHAMPAIGN COUNTY</b></font></div><br><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:small"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:ArialMT,serif;color:rgb(30,71,124)"><a href="http://www.aclu-cu.org" target="_blank">www.aclu-cu.org</a>   April 2024</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:ArialMT,serif;color:rgb(30,71,124)"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT,serif">Dear Members, Supporters, Friends and Allies, </span><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:ArialMT,serif;color:rgb(30,71,124)"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT,serif"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT,serif">Here at ACLU of Champaign County we are celebrating our most exciting victory of the past year. </span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT,serif">Working in coalition with allied organizations, ACLU succeeded in ending money bond in Illinois on September 18, 2023. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT,serif">We are the first and only state in the nation to accomplish this important reform! </span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT,serif">There were plenty of naysayers who said it wouldn't work and lots of disinformation. <b>So, how's the big change going?</b></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT,serif"><b><br></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPS,serif;color:rgb(191,79,76)">JOIN US on Friday, April 12 from 5-7 PM at the IMC (Independent Media Center) </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPS,serif;color:rgb(191,79,76)">for a short and sweet celebration of one half year of progress! </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPS,serif;color:rgb(191,79,76)">Hear directly from our Champaign County Public Defender, Lis Pollock, for the local perspective, </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPS,serif;color:rgb(191,79,76)">as well as Ben Ruddell from ACLU of Illinois for a statewide view. </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPS,serif;color:rgb(191,79,76)">Real live in-person humans! Real, not virtual snacks! Hope to see you there! </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPS,serif;color:rgb(191,79,76)"><br></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPS,serif"><font color="#0000ff">Questions? <a href="mailto:info@aclu-cu.org" target="_blank">info@aclu-cu.org</a> </font></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPS,serif"><font color="#0000ff">Click our attached newsletter </font></span></b><b><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPS,serif"><font color="#0000ff">for more info about the ACLU Illinois legislative agenda and upcoming events</font></span></b><b><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPS,serif"><font color="#0000ff">! </font></span></b></p></div></div>
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