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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. 07.31.10Conference Plenary - Amy GoodmanAmy Goodman host of Democracy Now, on free speech, the first amendment, and the freedom of reporters to speak the truth. This session was offered as part of ACTION! A Conference for Civil Libertarians held July 30-31, 2010 in Columbus. Find conference highlights here. 
Conference Plenary - Ethan NadelmannEthan Nadelmann, executive director of the Drug Policy Alliance, talks about civil liberties and the war on drugs. This session was offered as part of ACTION! A Conference for Civil Libertarians held July 30-31, 2010 in Columbus. Find conference highlights here.
Pay to Play: Repercussions of Citizens United – ColumbusScott Greenwood and Daniel P. Tokaji discuss the outcome of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, which has many people believing the ruling allows corporations to contribute to political campaigns, and why the ACLU supported Citizens United. This session was offered as part of ACTION! A Conference for Civil Libertarians held July 30-31, 2010 in Columbus. Find conference highlights here.
Make Your Candidate a Civil Libertarian – ColumbusCatherine Turcer discusses skills and strategies you can use to make your next legislator meeting a success. This session was offered as part of ACTION! A Conference for Civil Libertarians held July 30-31, 2010 in Columbus. Find conference highlights here.
Immigration: What Does the Bill of Rights Have to Do With It? – ColumbusRobert Cohen and Marilyn Zayas-Davis discuss why we are using our limited resources to protect the rights of immigrants and why rights enumerated in the Constitution extend to everyone, not just citizens. This session was offered as part of ACTION! A Conference for Civil Libertarians held July 30-31, 2010 in Columbus. Find conference highlights here.
Advocacy in the Hallways: Creating Safe Schools for Everyone – ColumbusAngela Barstow and Jonathan Lykes discuss what you can do as a parent, educator, student, or community member to ensure all youth have a safe and fair learning environment. This session was offered as part of ACTION! A Conference for Civil Libertarians held July 30-31, 2010 in Columbus. Find conference highlights here.
Technology & Privacy: Civil Liberties in the Balance – ColumbusCraig Jaquith and Katherine Hunt Federle discuss the issues that evolving technology presents for criminal justice, free speech, and other civil liberties, including where the law is heading and how to protect your rights. Documents: This session was offered as part of ACTION! A Conference for Civil Libertarians held July 30-31, 2010 in Columbus. Find conference highlights here.
How to Win a Civil Liberties Argument – ColumbusFrank Kunstel discusses how to advocate for the civil liberties issues you care about. This workshop podcast has been edited to remove non-recordable audio from role-playing exercises presented during the session. Documents: This session was offered as part of ACTION! A Conference for Civil Libertarians held July 30-31, 2010 in Columbus. Find conference highlights here.
Dying in Vein – ColumbusJeffrey M. Gamso and Pamela Prude-Smithers discuss the ACLU’s opposition to capital punishment and the systemic problems with Ohio’s death penalty. Documents: This session was offered as part of ACTION! A Conference for Civil Libertarians held July 30-31, 2010 in Columbus. Find conference highlights here.
ACLU v. the Government – ColumbusMary Beth Tinker, David A. Goldberger, and James L. Hardiman discuss landmark ACLU lawsuits that have changed the lives of Ohioans. Documents: This session was offered as part of ACTION! A Conference for Civil Libertarians held July 30-31, 2010 in Columbus. Find conference highlights here.
Mecca Meets Main Street: The Changing Face of Religious Liberty – ColumbusJennifer Nimer and Richard Saphire discuss the balance of accommodating practitioners of Islam without endorsing a particular belief set. This session was offered as part of ACTION! A Conference for Civil Libertarians held July 30-31, 2010 in Columbus. Find conference highlights here.
Entry Denied – ColumbusReid Wood moderates a discussion about the artists, authors, and free thinkers denied entry to the U.S. for their ideology, including John Lennon, Nelson Mandela, and Pablo Neruda. This workshop includes information on how to host this program in your town. Documents: This session was offered as part of ACTION! A Conference for Civil Libertarians held July 30-31, 2010 in Columbus. Find conference highlights here.
Cost of Criminalization – ColumbusEthan Nadelmann and Edward Little discuss how decades of over-criminalization and tough-on-crime policies have cost our state and our nation. This session was offered as part of ACTION! A Conference for Civil Libertarians held July 30-31, 2010 in Columbus. Find conference highlights here.
Bringing the LGBT Rights Revolution to Your Town – ColumbusShane Morgan, Erin Upchurch, and Kim Welter discuss strategies to advance LGBT rights in your community. This session was offered as part of ACTION! A Conference for Civil Libertarians held July 30-31, 2010 in Columbus. Find conference highlights here.
Let’s Talk About Choice: Politics, Money, and Women’s Health – ColumbusLouise Melling discusses what you can do about government interference in women’s heath decisions. Topics include access to family planning, patents on the genes associated with breast cancer, and other health issues. This session was offered as part of ACTION! A Conference for Civil Libertarians held July 30-31, 2010 in Columbus. Find conference highlights here.
Pre-Prison: How Ohio Indicts the Young – ColumbusC. Antoinette [Toni] Clarke and Morris Jenkins discuss how to fight the criminalization of young people in your community. This session was offered as part of ACTION! A Conference for Civil Libertarians held July 30-31, 2010 in Columbus. Find conference highlights here.
Grading Obama: How Is the President Measuring Up on National Security? – ColumbusMike Gaynier and Gary Daniels discuss what President Obama has done, one year into his presidency, to roll back the civil liberties violations that marked the Bush years. This session was offered as part of ACTION! A Conference for Civil Libertarians held July 30-31, 2010 in Columbus. Find conference highlights here.
Hell Raising 101 – ColumbusMary Beth Tinker discusses how her decision to wear a black armband to school led to Tinker v. Des Moines, the landmark case that continues to protect student free speech. Documents: This session was offered as part of ACTION! A Conference for Civil Libertarians held July 30-31, 2010 in Columbus. Find conference highlights here.
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