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In the last few years, educational professionals, social service providers, and organizations like the ACLU began confronting the consequences of decades of zero tolerance discipline policies that pushed children out of school and into the juvenile and criminal justice systems.

As we look back on 2012, we see all that has been accomplished, and what still needs work in the coming year.

Throughout the last year, the Delaware Repeal Project has been building a movement to end capital punishment in our state.  A dedicated team has transformed the ACLU-DE conference room into a full-fledged campaign headquarters. Nightly, staff and volunteers make phone calls to recruit supporters upstate and down to sign the online petition and write a letter to or visit their elected officials urging them to vote to repeal the death penalty. Our momentum is growing  quickly.

On October 17, nearly 200 supporters of the ACLU of Delaware attended the 2012 Kandler Memorial Awards Dinner held at the Chase Center on the Riverfront in Wilmington.

Dr. Tony Campolo will be discussing the death penalty, crime, repentance, restitution and faith at Ezion-Mount Carmel United Methodists Church on Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2012 at 7 p.m.

As a new addition to this year's Kandler Memorial Awards Dinner we are putting together a new and improved program with ad spaces available for purchase.  To celebrate this year's changes, ACLU of Delaware supporters who purchase a Kandler Awards Dinner ticket package of $500 or more will receive a free program ad! Click the button below to purchase ads online.

EDIT: This app is no longer available on the iTunes App Store. 

While ACLU-DE does not usually handle cases against private entities, when an employee faced religious discrimination, we were able to ensure religious protections for her, as well as an agreement with the corporation to conduct diversity training.

This Independence Day, the ACLU wants to remind everyone that the Constitution is for 100% of Americans, not a select few.