Muir Sophomore Lauren Gray to Participate in ACLU’s Summer Program in Washington D.C.

John Muir High School Early College Magnet sophomore Lauren Gray will travel to Washington, D.C. this summer to participate in a prestigious summer program offered by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).

The ACLU’s Summer Advocacy Program is an intensive program in which students engage directly with ACLU lawyers, lobbyists, community activists, and other experts working to defend the civil rights and civil liberties critical to a free and open society. In classroom sessions, lectures, and policy discussions, students will explore the complex nature of issue advocacy, legal strategy, and real world political decision making in Washington, D.C. This year’s program runs from Sunday, July 31 to Saturday, August 6, 2022.

The key program elements include elective courses covering the ACLU’s wide array of issue areas, daily seminars to explore social justice and civil liberties issues, and connection and support structures with other young activists. The culmination is A Day of Action – a collective advocacy on Capitol Hill to move the needle on one or more pressing civil liberties issues before legislators at that very moment! This is not an exercise, but a real opportunity to make your voice heard.

Students will have the opportunity to boost their political knowledge and campaign abilities, learn more about mobilizing issue-based advocacy campaigns, growing a team, identifying a strategy for engaging with policy-makers, and maximizing impact for the issues that drive you.

JMHS congratulates Lauren on being selected for this program!

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