Biennial Conference

06.19.14

Reproductive Rights – Beyond the “A” Word

By Adrienne Gavula

This is the seventh in a series of posts focusing on issues we will be tackling at the 2014 ACLU of Ohio biennial conference, Resist. Reclaim. Restore Your Rights!

Reproductive rights do not begin and end at abortion.

Rather, abortion is just one of many rights that run the full gamut of a woman’s life.

06.03.14

Not Every Voter’s Voice is Heard

By Melissa Bilancini

This is the sixth in a series of posts focusing on issues we will be tackling at the 2014 ACLU of Ohio biennial conference, Resist. Reclaim. Restore Your Rights!

“Your voice is heard through your vote,” says Genise Jordan, a young mother and college student of Cleveland, Ohio.

06.02.14

Are We Protecting Our LGBT Citizens?

By Melissa Bilancini

This is the fifth in a series of posts focusing on issues we will be tackling at the 2014 ACLU of Ohio biennial conference, Resist. Reclaim. Restore Your Rights!

Can you be fired because of who you love? In Ohio, the answer is still yes, unfortunately.

05.22.14

Think that’s a cell phone you’re carrying?

By Melissa Bilancini

This is the fourth in a series of posts focusing on issues we will be tackling at the 2014 ACLU of Ohio biennial conference, Resist. Reclaim. Restore Your Rights!

It may make calls, but your cell phone is actually a tracking beacon.

05.08.14

Will Reforming the Death Penalty Become as Controversial as the Death Penalty Itself?

By Melissa Bilancini

This is the third in a series of posts focusing on issues we will be tackling at the 2014 ACLU of Ohio biennial conference, Resist. Reclaim. Restore Your Rights!

Recently the Ohio Supreme Court Death Penalty Task Force released recommendations for improving Ohio’s oft-criticized death penalty system.

05.02.14

Meet Jack Dawley, 2014 Freedom’s Flame Award Recipient

By Melissa Bilancini

To kick off our 2014 biennial conference, Resist. Reclaim. Restore Your Rights! the ACLU of Ohio is proud to honor Jack Dawley with the 2014 Freedom’s Flame Award.

When Jack contacted us in the summer of 2012, he had reached his lowest point.

03.26.14

Restore Your Voting Rights!

By Tim Cable

This is the first in a series of posts focusing on issues we will be tackling at the 2014 ACLU of Ohio biennial conference, Resist. Reclaim. Restore Your Rights!

Working to defend and expand voting rights is a central focus for the ACLU of Ohio.

02.25.14

Get the Tools to Make a Difference: ACLU of Ohio 2014 Biennial Conference

By Tim Cable

We have accomplished a lot since our last biennial conference in 2012: we went undercover to fight drone surveillance; defended reproductive freedom; worked to shut down debtors’ prisons; took a stand against the seclusion of children; and spoke up for the First Amendment.