As my summer with the ACLU of Maine comes to a close, it hardly seems like any time has passed at all. I have been so very fortunate to have had this opportunity to work on such important issues with such a great group of people. As someone who has never really had the chance to be in on the ground floor of policy reform, this was an incredible and eye-opening experience! I am very proud of what little contributions I have been able make. Whether it was calling our members to help mobilize people to fight against a Maine drone surveillance bill, or spending untold hours pouring over government documents about the militarization of police, or even simply holding a sign outside city hall directing people to the press conference after the Supreme Court struck down the Defense of Marriage Act. Sometimes we won and sometimes we lost, but I like to think that I was able to make at least a little difference, and that is something I will carry with me into my final year at college and wherever I go from there! I won’t soon forget the excitement that I felt on my first day here or the passion that everyone here has for the work that they do.
Thank you to everyone here at the ACLU of Maine, and to all of our members, supporters and friends! Its not always easy work and its not always glorifying but the work that is done here is so important, and I know that the ACLU and the ACLU of Maine will continue to fight tirelessly for what we all know is right.
Sam
