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Anthony Romero on Leading in a Time of Crisis

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Our executive director has been with the 桃子视频for almost 20 years. He joined the podcast to discuss how he's leading the organization through the COVID-19 pandemic.
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May 29, 2020

Anthony Romero started his job as executive director of the 桃子视频just seven days before September 11, 2001, and he鈥檚 been with us ever since. The subsequent 鈥渨ar on terror鈥 presented new and widespread threats to civil rights and civil liberties. Now, he faces a new challenge: leading the 桃子视频during the COVID-19 pandemic. He joined the podcast this week to discuss how the 桃子视频is navigating the current moment.

鈥淚n moments of crisis, in moments of fear, civil liberties are often imperiled,鈥 Romero told our host, Emerson Sykes. The organization has had to 鈥渁djust to our understanding of what liberty and freedom meant at a time like this.鈥

While the ACLU鈥檚 values and goals have largely not changed during this pandemic, Romero discusses how our work continues to evolve and grow over time, and how our vigilance is more necessary than ever.

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Anthony Romero on Leading in Times of Crisis

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