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Founded in 1920, the ACLU is a non-profit, non-partisan membership organization with affiliates in all 50 states dedicated to defending and expanding the civil liberties of all Americans. The following community forums were hosted by the ACLU of Ohio, and are offered here as a public service for those interested in learning more about individual rights. Programs feature community leaders, scholars, and activists sharing their expertise and unique perspectives in specific areas of civil liberties. To watch our video podcasts, click here. 10.24.07UnReal: What the New National ID Means for YouChris Calabrese, project counsel for the American Civil Liberties Union’s Technology and Liberty Program examines the impacts of Real ID on Ohioans. Real ID requires all states to adopt a national identification system for driver’s licenses and requires that personal information of all Americans be stored in a massive database. The law provides no protections for the data and does not even require that the personal information be encrypted to protect it from identity thieves. Estimated costs of the program exceed $23 billion for just the first few years, with the state and federal government passing the cost on to taxpayers. 
10.21.07Profiled for Prison: The Selective Enforcement of Drug LawsAt the Ed Likover Memorial Lecture this year, drug policy expert Ethan Nadelmann discusses the real effects of the war on drugs. Ethan Nadelmann is the founder and executive director of the Drug Policy Alliance, the leading organization in the United States promoting sensible alternatives to America’s ineffective and costly war on drugs. Nadelmann will address the racially discriminatory drug policies and selective enforcement tactics that have transformed the war on drugs into a war on minorities.
10.11.07Banned Books Week CelebrationAuthor and Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Connie Schultz and ACLU of Ohio Development Director Jason Jaffery are special guests at the Shaker Heights Public Library’s celebration of Banned Books Week. Hear their powerful testimony about our freedom to read.
10.10.07Should You Worry About Real ID?The Columbus Metropolitan Club presents “Should You Worry About Real ID?” Advocates insist that Real ID is an essential tool to fight the war on terror, but critics say it is an overly intrusive measure that raises privacy concerns. Raneta Lawson Mack, professor of law at Creighton University, will explore the Real ID Act of 2005 and the effect that it will have on all Ohioans. This webcast is presented to you courtesy of WVIZ/Ideastream and Ohio Government Telecommunications.
10.02.07Silenced DemocracyInvestigative journalist and Case Western Reserve University Journalism Professor, Ted Gup, examines the culture of excessive secrecy that has challenged our nation’s ideals of democracy.
ACLU of OHIO : Max Wohl Civil Liberties Center : 4506 Chester Avenue : Cleveland, OH 44103 P (216) 472-2200 F (216) 472-2210 E contact@acluohio.org
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