Upcoming Events

Please join us for the Fourth National Conference on Restorative Justice on June 19-21, which will bring together nearly 500 leading international academics, practitioners, and activists in the fields of restorative and racial justice.

Co-hosted by Lourdes University and The University of Toledo Foundation, this conference will give both presenters and attendees the opportunity to explore restorative justices potential to heal and transform both historical harm and present-day inequities in justice systems, schools, and diverse communities. » more

Featuring Susan Becker
Professor, Cleveland State University Cleveland-Marshall College of Law

Amid growing support for marriage equality and the legalization of same-sex marriages in several states, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in support of marriage equality in California and the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). » more

Join the ACLU of Ohio and the Columbus Urban League for the first of the summer speaker series! The first series will cover the U.S. Supreme Court decisions regarding DOMA (Defense of Marriage Act) and marriage equality. Discuss the outcome of these two important cases with Professor Susan Becker, a nationally recognized expert on LGBT rights and the law, and past-president of the ACLU of Ohio. » more

Featuring David Harris
Professor of law and associate dean for research, University of Pittsburgh School of Law.

Science has helped hundreds of wrongly convicted people walk out of prisons all around the country, with some narrowly escaping the death penalty. David Harris argues that, despite these advancements, law enforcement is slow to embrace the benefits of science, instead opting to hold on to longstanding police procedures like interrogations and finger print matching. » more

Featuring David Harris
Professor of law and associate dean for research, University of Pittsburgh School of Law.

The ACLU of Ohio and the Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers will co-sponsor this special evening program with Professor David Harris, discussing his new book Failed Evidence. » more

If you love movies and would like to be more involved in your community, consider joining the ACLU of Ohio and Films for Action as they watch this thought-provoking documentary. The event, which is part of a larger human rights documentary series, will include a screening of Slavery by Another Name and will be followed by an open discussion and call to action. » more

Featuring Gabriella Celeste
Director of child policy, Schubert Center for Child Studies at Case Western Reserve University

While the number of incarcerated youth has declined, the United States remains the largest incarcerator of children in the industrialized world. This program will explore the highly punitive policies and laws that criminalize youth behavior and efforts underway to decrease criminalization. » more

Join the ACLU of Ohio and the Columbus Urban League for the second summer speaker series! Reproductive justice moves reproductive rights beyond legal access and choice, encompassing the broader constraints that racial, economic, health, cultural and political barriers women experience. This program will examine how women of color can shape and lead their own reproductive justice movements with Maria Miranda, development director, Junior Achievement of Greater Cleveland, and intake staff, Preterm. » more

Featuring Carlos Warner
Federal public defender representing 11 Guantanamo detainees

Nearly 800 men and boys have been held at the Guantanamo Bay Detention Center since it opened in 2002. Many of the detained have been imprisoned for years under brutal conditions, yet have never been charged with a crime. » more

Featuring Maria Miranda
Staff member, Preterm, management circle member, New Voices for Reproductive Justice*

Reproductive justice widens the scope of womens reproductive rights beyond legal access and choice, focusing on the many additional economic, cultural, political, health and racial barriers women experience. » more

Join the ACLU of Ohio and the Columbus Urban League for the the third and final summer speaker series! Justice demands that all children have access to education. However, children with special needs may face additional barriers and discrimination. Ruth Colker, professor, Ohio State University, and a national expert on disability discrimination, will discuss some of these barriersand how to overcome them. » more