Welcome back to the start of season 2 of WTF! Women Talk Finance! We’ve taken the show on the road, today’s episode was recorded in Las Vegas, Nevada. 

Our guest is Athar Haseebullah. Athar is the Executive Director of the ACLU of Nevada. He is a local Las Vegas attorney as well as a community organizer. 

Athar is the first person of color to lead the ACLU of Nevada since its founding in 1966. He most recently served as general counsel and director of strategic initiatives for Opportunity 180, a Nevada non-profit focused on improving education quality in Nevada.  

Prior to his tenure with Opportunity 180, Athar served as the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada’s senior government affairs and legal administrator.  He also spent several years as a litigator for both Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada and the City of New York. 

Athar is a graduate of Howard University (DC) and Howard University School of Law. He is a practicing Muslim whose parents immigrated to the United States from Pakistan.

This episode focuses on:

• Overview of the ACLU for those unfamiliar with the organization 
• Current state of women’s rights, equity justice, & gender equality
• Things our listeners need to be paying attention to in the 2024 election cycle.
• How can listeners get involved in the ACLU

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