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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. 06.16.11Press Conference - Overcharging, Overspending, Overlooking: Cuyahoga County’s Costly War on Drugs - ClevelandOn June 16, 2011, the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio released “Overcharging, Overspending, Overlooking: Cuyahoga County’s Costly War on Drugs,” which examines the effects of the war on drugs on greater Cleveland. June 17 marked the 40th anniversary of President Richard Nixon’s declaring the war on drugs, which ushered in harsh criminal penalties for drug use. 
07.31.10Conference 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.
09.25.08Safe and FairAt this town-hall meeting, Citizens for a Safe and Fair Cleveland discuss the impact of selective enforcement practices of drug crimes within the City of Cleveland and develop objective solutions.
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.
05.17.07Dope Game Conspiracy: The Incarceration of African American and Latino MalesThis event is the third in the series Incarceration Nation: Examining the Impact of the War on Drugs, and features panelists Veronica Dahlberg, Dr. Ronnie Dunn, Bakari Kitwana, and Felix Muniz.
04.12.07Double Penalty: Barring Financial Aid and Education to Working Class StudentsThis event is the second in the series Incarceration Nation: Examining the Impact of the War on Drugs, and features panelists Graham Boyd, Edward McKinney, and Dr. Michael Williams.
03.08.07Collateral Damage: Girlfriends, Grandmothers and Mandatory Minimum SentencesThis event is the first in the series Incarceration Nation: Examining the Impact of the War on Drugs, and features panelists Brenda Aldana, Judge Ronald Adrine, and Charlotte Rerko.
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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