Jessica Ayoub - ACLU of Michigan

Bio

Jessica Ayoub is the Deputy Political Director at the ACLU of Michigan. With extensive experience in grassroots organizing, community engagement, and nonprofit leadership, Jessica leads strategic campaigns and coalition-building efforts to protect and advance civil liberties across the state. Since joining the ACLU of Michigan in 2017, Jessica has played a key role in major initiatives, including Promote the Vote 2018 and Reproductive Freedom for All, protecting voting rights and abortion access, respectively.

Prior to the ACLU, Jessica worked as Community Engagement Coordinator at Forgotten Harvest and served as an AmeriCorps*VISTA in Detroit. Jessica serves on the board of Freedom House Detroit and the University of Michigan School of Social Work Community Advisory Board.

Jessica holds a Master of Social Work degree from the University of Michigan, a BA in Social Relations & Policy from Michigan State University and is a graduate of the Michigan Political Leadership Program.

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ayoubjes

Featured Work

News & Commentary

For Arab American Heritage Month, A Story of Rights, Identity, and Building Power in Michigan

Michigan is home to the country’s largest concentration of Arab Americans and I am just one of thousands of Arab Americans who call this state home. I am a second generation Palestinian American, descending from grandparents who were courageous enough to leave the only home they’ve ever known in the

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Protecting Democracy at the Local Level

Michigan lawmakers are fulfilling the promise of democracy by passing laws needed to expand access to the ballot box and guarantee elections remain fair. Now, it is up to the rest of us to help move that mandate forward by learning how to engage with local election officials to support city and coun

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