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Here are some ongoing activities you can take part in:
- Ask Governor Quinn to End Racially Biased Consent Searches by Illinois State Troopers – For years the data has piled up. Year after year the Illinois State Police have collected data showing that African American and Hispanic motorists are far more likely than white motorists to be subjected to humiliating, invasive “consent searches” by ISP troopers – searches conducted without a specific reason. Yet, white motorists are far more likely than African American and Hispanic motorists to be caught with drugs. Call on Governor Quinn to issue an executive order barring consent searches by the Illinois State Police!
- Support Responsible Medically Accurate Sexual Health Education in Illinois Public Schools – Illinois public schools are NOT currently required to teach medically accurate, age appropriate sexual health education – and many don’t. The Sexual Health Education Bill (House Bill 3027 Amendments 1 and 3) would help change that by requiring that Illinois public schools already offering sexual health education classes include age appropriate, medically accurate sexual health information. Tell your legislators to SUPPORT HB 3027.
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