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Sunu P. Chandy

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Civil rights attorney & poet / author of My Dear Comrades www.sunuchandy.net

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Sunu P. Chandy @sunuchandy.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
“This administration is not administering. It is abusing....We should not be surprised that it now indicts a civil rights organization for working to expose hate and extremist groups.”
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Sunu P. Chandy @sunuchandy.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
“no legacy outweighs accountability” *** A Movement Responds: Leaders Rally Around Dolores Huerta After Chávez Allegations msmagazine.com/2026/03/21/a...
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A Movement Responds: Leaders Rally Around Dolores Huerta After Chávez Allegations
In the wake of a New York Times investigation detailing allegations of sexual abuse by labor leader Cesar Chavez—including testimony from Dolores Huerta—a chorus of feminist leaders, organizers and ad...
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Anjali Enjeti @anjalienjeti.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
What a glorious evening at Politics and Prose Bookstore with so many friends! Thank you @sunuchandy.bsky.social for moderating such a wonderful discussion. I’ll be at Third Place Books in Lake Forest Park, WA tomorrow! You can find the details here: www.thirdplacebooks.com/event/enjeti...
Three South Asian women sitting in directors chairs holding microphones.
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Anjali Enjeti @anjalienjeti.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
I'm about halfway through my book tour for BALLOT! I'll be at Politics and Prose tonight at 7 PM with fellow @bloomsburyacademic.bsky.social author Simona Supekar and her fabulous new book, STOCK PHOTO, and author @sunuchandy.bsky.social! politics-prose.com/simona-supek...
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Chloe Yelena Miller @chloeyelenamiller.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Beyond the Picket Sign: Writer’s Tools to Create Social Change Thurs., March 5, 1:45 PM - 3:00 PM EDT Location: Room 321-322, Level 300, Baltimore Convention Center Sara R Burnett @sunuchandy.bsky.social @battlecake.bsky.social Chloe Yelena Miller @hilaratzabi.bsky.social
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DC Writers Conference @dcwriterscon.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Poets, let’s talk business and momentum. @sunuchandy.bsky.social and @jcolson.bsky.social join Dwayne Lawson-Brown and Michele Wolf to talk publishing, performance, and building a lasting poetry career at the #WWC2026: www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/page/the-202... #PoetryCommunity
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Hila Ratzabi @hilaratzabi.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
I’ll be talking about the intersection of my Israel-Palestine peace activism & poetry writing practice at AWP panel “Beyond the Picket Sign: Writers’ Tools to Create Social Change” with @chloeyelenamiller.bsky.social @srburnett.bsky.social @sunuchandy.bsky.social @battlecake.bsky.social
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Sunu P. Chandy @sunuchandy.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
“Respected, protected, never rejected”
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One More Page Books @onemorepagebooks.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Meet the authors ahead of the event... today's featured author is @sunuchandy.bsky.social   Sunu P. Chandy (she/her) is a social justice activist including through her work as a poet and a civil rights attorney.
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Democracy Forward @democracyforward.org · 02/12/2025
Democracy is not a spectator sport. At this pivotal moment, we all have a role to play. On Giving Tuesday, donate to empower our legal efforts to hold the Trump-Vance admin accountable in court: bit.ly/4rvJusn
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Sunu P. Chandy @sunuchandy.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Friends in the DC-area, Please join me in celebrating Sangu Iyer and her brilliant new book on Nov. 18th at 7pm at Lost City Books. Details are available here: www.eventbrite.com/e/governing-...
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NPR @npr.org · 28/10/2025
More than two dozen Democratic states are suing the Agriculture Department after the Trump administration said it would not use emergency funds to pay SNAP benefits during the shutdown.
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Democratic AGs and governors sue USDA for suspending SNAP benefits
More than two dozen Democratic states are suing the Agriculture Department after the Trump administration said it would not use emergency funds to pay SNAP benefits during the shutdown.
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Democracy Forward @democracyforward.org · 30/09/2025
We’re suing the Trump-Vance administration for threatening to conduct mass firings of federal employees if the government shuts down tonight. Using people’s livelihoods as a bargaining chip is both cruel and illegal. That’s why we’ve joined forces with unions to protect these vital jobs.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
WOW. The lead plaintiff is a Latino man who's been here legally for 24 years. He was grabbed off the street by plainclothes federal agents who didn't even ASK about his status. He was detained overnight and only released once a supervisor realized he had been illegally arrested.
PARTIES3. Plaintiff José Escobar Molina is a 47-year-old man who has lived in D.C. for 25 years. He has maintained valid Temporary Protected Status (“TPS”) for El Salvador since 2001. On August 21, 2025, Mr. Escobar Molina was walking from his apartment building in Northwest D.C.to his work truck, about to start his workday, when two cars pulled up next to him. As he was about to get into his truck, plain-clothed and unidentified federal agents exited the cars and—without conducting any inquiry—seized Mr. Escobar Molina, grabbing him by the arms and legs and immediately handcuffing him. The agents arrested him without a warrant and without asking for his name, his identification, or anything about his immigration status. The agents also did not ask him where he lives, whom he lives with, how long he has lived here, or anything else about his ties to the community prior to arresting him. After ICE detained Mr. Escobar Molina overnight at its processing center in Chantilly, Virginia, the next day an ICE supervisor finally realized that he had valid TPS, which statutorily prohibits ICE from detaining him, and released him. Due tohis Latino ethnicity, Mr. Escobar Molina fears being arrested and detained again while going about his daily life in D.C.
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Democracy Forward @democracyforward.org · 02/09/2025
The Atlantic calls Democracy Forward "the single largest source of Trump's legal troubles." We call that winning on behalf of people and communities! www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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Sunu P. Chandy @sunuchandy.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
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Sunu P. Chandy @sunuchandy.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
I'm excited for the 2025 Lavender Law® Conference & Career Fair — the largest LGBTQ+ legal conference in the country. Register now and join me this July 28–30 in New York City. See you there! {invt.io/1bxbisemijf} #LavLaw #LavenderLaw
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Democracy Forward @democracyforward.org · 01/07/2025
Want more ways to show your support? Check out our new merch!
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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 26/06/2025
I'm going to try and communicate with my Republican colleagues in a new way.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 23/06/2025
Last week, a court ordered the Trump administration to allow all trans people to update their passports with the gender marker that's right for them. Learn more about how and when to apply.
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Q&A: Orr v. Trump | American Civil Liberties Union
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Sunu P. Chandy @sunuchandy.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
“The parallels are chilling.” Thank you for writing this article, @jakindc.bsky.social. We must keep sounding the alarms and resisting.
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Democracy Forward @democracyforward.org · 30/04/2025
This is not the moment we chose, but it is the moment we were made for. Over the past 100 days, we've turned chaos into courtroom wins for the American people. And we're not going anywhere.
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100 Days of Chaos, 100 Days of Courage: Democracy Forward Holds Trump Accountable in Court
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Sunu P. Chandy @sunuchandy.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
Dahlia Lithwick checks in w/ Skye Perryman, President & CEO of @democracyforward.org “to help explore how some recent wins in court against Trump 2.0 are upending the administration’s attempt to style itself as an all-powerful unitary authority.” slate.com/podcasts/ami...
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What If Losing in Court Means Trump is Actually Losing at Everything?
Imagine how many more lawsuits the Trump administration is going to lose in the next 100 days.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
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Lambda Legal @lambdalegal.org · 25/04/2025
“What the Trump admin is doing is irrational because trans service members like Commander Shilling, who we’re representing, who has flown over 60 combat missions, serve with distinction and honor. There’s no reason for this ban beyond bigotry.” – @lambdalegalceo.bsky.social via @advocate.com
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BREAKING: Trump Justice Department asks Supreme Court to reinstate trans military ban blocked by courts
The Department of Justice is asking the court to set aside a lower court’s block on the anti-trans policy.
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Democracy Forward @democracyforward.org · 24/04/2025
In a big win for public schools, colleges, teachers and students, a court ruled today in our case to block the Trump administration from defunding schools nationwide that teach lessons with references to race or racism.
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Democracy Forward @democracyforward.org · 25/04/2025
From our CEO @skyeperryman.bsky.social: "As the Trump administration continues to lose in court, it attacks lawyers and judges. These attacks are designed to deter people from defending their rights and seeking their day in court. We will continue to ensure they do not succeed."
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FBI director says arrested judge for obstructing immigration operation
FBI Director Kash Patel on Friday said federal agents arrested a Wisconsin judge on obstruction charges in a message Patel posted on X and later deleted.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 19/04/2025
BREAKING: A federal judge finds Trump’s order banning transgender people from getting accurate passports is likely unconstitutional. The court ordered the State Department to allow correct gender markers for our clients as we continue to argue until this order is blocked for everyone.
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Sunu P. Chandy @sunuchandy.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
“Standing up to the abuse of power is inherently difficult. It can also be inspiring. People who do so often look back proudly on their actions and are justly celebrated for it after a crisis has passed.” www.nytimes.com/2025/04/06/o...
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Opinion | A Playbook for Law Firms and Colleges to Stand Up to President Trump (Gift Article)
Law firms and universities do not need to capitulate. Here’s how they can fight back.
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Sunu P. Chandy @sunuchandy.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Thank you to the Unitarian magazine, UU World, for reprinting one of my poems in your recent issue. www.uuworld.org/articles/pic...
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Moment of Reflection: ‘Picking Up Linzer Torte Cookies for the Quaker Potluck’
In this poem, Sunu P. Chandy recalls a sweet memory of generosity from her childhood.
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Sunu P. Chandy @sunuchandy.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
“It does not surprise me that people are worried. I expected many to be concerned. But I did not anticipate that so many leaders across industries and professions would allow fear to silence them.” @marcelias.bsky.social
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Sunu P. Chandy @sunuchandy.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
We are in solidarity with all who respect the rule of law and those sworn to uphold it. We will not allow intimidating tactics in or outside the courtroom to deter our work, abridge our solidarity, or undermine our profession. @skyeperryman.bsky.social democracyforward.org/updates/sp-s...
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Democracy Forward Issues Statement Regarding President Trump’s Targeting of Lawyers and Legal Profession - Democracy Forward
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Sunu P. Chandy @sunuchandy.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
"Culture wars are a divisive political tactic, not an economic policy solution. ...average incomes will not increase as more corporations shut down their DEI offices." Progressives Won’t Help the Working Class by Abandoning Marginalized Groups www.commondreams.org/opinion/prog...
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Progressives Won’t Help the Working Class by Abandoning Marginalized Groups | Common Dreams
Leaders must reject false choices rooted in the idea that social and economic advancement is a zero-sum game or that working-class people must spar over scraps while all the spoils go to the elite few...
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Sunu P. Chandy @sunuchandy.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Thank you to Kai Coggin for the invite to read alongside other poets, to Poets House for the invite to sign books at your table, and to Jody Hobbs Hesler for the invite to be on your AWP panel. Grateful for the generosity of many writers. Looking forward to connecting, and supporting LA too.
Postcard with AWP events - also on my website
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 18/03/2025
INCREDIBLE Ruling! Judge Reyes just ruled that transgender people have served honorably in the military, judges Trumps trans military ban - which states trans people are inherently dishonorable - as unconstitutional and motivated by animus. Trans military members may continue to serve.
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Democracy Forward @democracyforward.org · 14/03/2025
Democracy Forward filed suit on behalf of National Council of Nonprofits, @ericonservation.bsky.social, Green Infrastructure Center & Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council challenging Trump admin’s unlawful freeze on IRA & ILJA funding that sent vital community projects in limbo. bit.ly/3DUDlSF
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Democracy Forward @democracyforward.org · 13/03/2025
“The [Democracy Forward] panel’s tone was surprisingly optimistic: No matter how many cards are stacked against us... there are still options to push back. 'The main thing that we want from people across the country is to not give up hope.' says Democracy Forward’s CEO @skyeperryman.bsky.social."
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Adam Steinbaugh @adamsteinbaugh.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
In which the Department of Homeland Security struggles to answer a very simple question: "Is any criticism of the United States government a deportable offense?" (From NPR here: www.npr.org/2025/03/13/n...)
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Lambda Legal @lambdalegal.org · 13/03/2025
Transgender, gender-nonconforming, nonbinary, and intersex people (TGNCNBI) might be wondering what they should know following recent discriminatory changes to passport & federal ID policies. We’ve updated our identity documents resource page with developments. ➡️ lambdalegal.org/tgnc-checkli...
Purple background with a photo of two hands holding passports. The text reads, "Update: Common passport scenarios TGNCNBI people are facing." Photo below of two hands holding passports.
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Democracy Forward @democracyforward.org · 14/03/2025
Major Update: Democracy Forward's emergency motion was granted after reports the Trump admin explicitly told staff to ignore court's "irrelevant" ruling and continue enforcing anti-equity executive orders. Learn more about our request for immediate court intervention: bit.ly/41S47TI
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Sunu P. Chandy @sunuchandy.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Trump Administration Must Rehire Thousands of Fired Workers, Judges Rule www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/u...
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Trump Administration Must Rehire Thousands of Fired Workers, Judges Rule
A federal judge called the administration’s justification for the firings of workers with probationary status a “sham.” Another ruling barred the administration from carrying out future mass reduction...
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Democracy Forward @democracyforward.org · 04/03/2025
Democracy Forward's President & CEO @skyeperryman.bsky.social shares a message with the American people detailing how we will get through the next four years, together. Read the full opinion piece here: www.newsweek.com/state-union-...
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Lambda Legal @lambdalegal.org · 04/03/2025
“With this decision, doctors & hospitals across the country can continue to provide evidence-based, essential & often lifesaving gender-affirming medical care to transgender people under 19 without fear of retribution,” said Omar Gonzalez-Pagan, Lambda Legal Senior Counsel & Health Care Strategist
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Lambda Legal @lambdalegal.org · 04/03/2025
‼️MAJOR WIN for trans people & their families! Today, a federal judge granted a request for a preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of Trump’s executive orders threatening federal funding for providers of gender-affirming medical care for people under 19. Read more: tinyurl.com/5xm3btfv
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Democracy Forward @democracyforward.org · 22/02/2025
“Our Constitution protects all Americans–whether you are a professor or restaurant worker–from unlawful intrusion on speech, ideas, & expression, & it entitles all to fair process. Trump’s anti-equity directives violate these core protections” - @skyeperryman.bsky.social, CEO, @democracyforward.org
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Sunu P. Chandy @sunuchandy.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
I just subscribed to 5 Calls Newsletter! buttondown.com/5calls
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5 Calls Newsletter
The 5 Calls Newsletter breaks down what your representatives are voting on and what you can do to influence them. From your friends at 5 Calls
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Sunu P. Chandy @sunuchandy.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
UUA said it is proud to be a plaintiff, adding, “We join this multifaith coalition to challenge the ending of ICE’s sensitive locations policy, and oppose any interpretation of law which would allow immigration raids in houses of worship and religious ceremonies.” www.uuworld.org/articles/imm...
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UUA, Other Religious Groups Sue Trump Administration to Halt Immigration Arrests at Houses of Worship
The Trump policy allowing raids in houses of worship violates the First Amendment and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), the lawsuit argues.
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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 13/02/2025
NEW: My office is hearing that DOGE is now at the IRS. That means Musk's henchmen are in a position to dig through a trove of data about every taxpayer in America. And if your refund is delayed, they could very well be the reason.
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Sunu P. Chandy @sunuchandy.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
“For every dangerous executive order or policy proposal, there’s a team of lawyers, activists, and lawmakers fighting back—whether it’s in the courts, with lawsuits; or in local communities, with protests and know your rights trainings. We’re far from alone….” msmagazine.com/2025/02/10/e...
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Executive Orders, Pardons and Purges: Trump’s Opening Salvo Meets a Fierce Resistance - Ms. Magazine
Executive Orders, Pardons and Purges: President Donald Trump’s Opening Salvo Meets a Fierce Resistance of Women
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