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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 listen to our audio podcasts, click here. 03.29.07Induced Terror: Doctors Engaged in TortureDr. Steven Miles, author of “Oath Betrayed: Torture, Medical Complicity, and the War on Terror,” discusses the role some doctors are playing in the War on Terror.  
03.27.07Broken Justice: A Look Inside Ohio’s Death Penalty SystemACLU of Ohio Legal Director and death penalty expert Jeff Gamso teams with Gary Beeman, an inmate who was exonerated from death row, and Kelly Culshaw, an attorney with the Ohio Public Defender’s Office, in examining the death penalty in Ohio.
03.20.07Real Nightmare: Stop Real ID!Join ACLU of Ohio Staff Attorney Carrie Davis as she discusses the growing movement against the Real ID Act of 2005 and what civil libertarians can do to protect their privacy.
03.13.07Let the Sun ShineAs part of Sunshine Week, an annual event that brings attention to the importance of open government, Cleveland Plain Dealer Editor Doug Clifton shares his vast experience with public records and addresses the current status of the law.
03.08.07Campus Connection 2007 Keynote PresentationProfessor Shannon Gilreath, author of “Sexual Politics: The Gay Person in America Today,” discusses how to get the LGBT community to awaken from their apathy “to turn necessary attention to the politics that will bring the gay person the deserved equality that is so long overdue.”
Collateral 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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