Get Involved with the Palm Beach County
Chapter of the ACLU of Florida.
Help Advance Equality and Justice in Our Local Community.
Welcome to the Palm Beach County Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida. We invite you to become involved in actively protecting civil liberties in Palm Beach County, the State of Florida, and our nation.
Our Chapter Board meetings are generally held at 7pm on the second Wednesday of each month and are open to members and visitors. In person meetings have been suspended by order of the affiliate. Our meetings are now held on Zoom. If you would like to attend the meeting, please email pbc.aclu@gmail.com to get the Zoom URL.
We used to spend some time populating this page with information about local civil liberties issues, but have largely switched to doing that on our Facebook Groups page.
Please join us on our Facebook Groups page at Facebook.com/groups/pbchapterACLUFL
If you have any questions about how you can become involved in the Palm Beach County ACLU, please email us at pbc.aclu@gmail.com.
Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have found out the exact measure of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them…
Frederick Douglass
Chapter Issues
Alert returning citizens to PBC’s program to restore voting rights!
Have them contact the Public Defender’s office, which can adjust the sentencing document to remove fees and court costs. The number is 561-355-7500. We have
Alert returning citizens to PBC’s program to restore voting rights!
Have them contact the Public Defender’s office, which can adjust the sentencing document to remove fees and court costs. The number is 561-355-7500. We have
Upcoming Events
Virtual – Racial Justice Series: The Legacy of John Lewis
On Tuesday, June 15, join us for the next conversation in our chapters’ racial justice series entitled, “The Legacy of John Lewis,” with Ray Arsenault, an American historian,
Apoya los Derechos de Inmigrantes en Florida
Acompáñanos este 15 de Junio para que conozcas la campaña sobre los derechos de los inmigrantes en La Florida. Nos conectaremos desde todas las partes
Virtual – Racial Justice Series: The Legacy of John Lewis
On Tuesday, June 15, join us for the next conversation in our chapters’ racial justice series entitled, “The Legacy of John Lewis,” with Ray Arsenault, an American historian,
Apoya los Derechos de Inmigrantes en Florida
Acompáñanos este 15 de Junio para que conozcas la campaña sobre los derechos de los inmigrantes en La Florida. Nos conectaremos desde todas las partes
Latest News
Biden Must Be Bolder On Immigration. The Lives Of Millions Depend On It.
One hundred days ago, President Joe Biden took the helm of a decimated immigration system, which candidate Biden had promised to restore. The lives and
Mass Immigration Detention Must End
This post was originally published in The Palm Beach Post. Former President Donald Trump stoked his 2016 election campaign by labeling immigrants as “criminals, drug dealers,
“I Can’t Breathe:” A Year Of Racial Reckoning In America
Nearly a year after the murder of George Floyd, 20-year-old Black father Daunte Wrightwas also killed by a cop. Both men were in some of
The Movement To End Police Violence 1-year After George Floyd’s Murder
One year ago today, George Floyd was brutally murdered in broad daylight by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin over 9 minutes and 29 seconds as
Biden Must Be Bolder On Immigration. The Lives Of Millions Depend On It.
One hundred days ago, President Joe Biden took the helm of a decimated immigration system, which candidate Biden had promised to restore. The lives and
Mass Immigration Detention Must End
This post was originally published in The Palm Beach Post. Former President Donald Trump stoked his 2016 election campaign by labeling immigrants as “criminals, drug dealers,
“I Can’t Breathe:” A Year Of Racial Reckoning In America
Nearly a year after the murder of George Floyd, 20-year-old Black father Daunte Wrightwas also killed by a cop. Both men were in some of
The Movement To End Police Violence 1-year After George Floyd’s Murder
One year ago today, George Floyd was brutally murdered in broad daylight by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin over 9 minutes and 29 seconds as
Chapter Issues
Alert returning citizens to PBC’s program to restore voting rights!
Have them contact the Public Defender’s office, which can adjust the sentencing document to remove fees and court costs.
The number is 561-355-7500. We have these cards to give out. Please contact us for information.
Alert returning citizens to PBC’s program to restore voting rights!
Have them contact the Public Defender’s office, which can adjust the sentencing document to remove
Upcoming Events
Virtual – Racial Justice Series: The Legacy of John Lewis
On Tuesday, June 15, join us for the next conversation in our chapters’ racial justice series entitled,
Apoya los Derechos de Inmigrantes en Florida
Acompáñanos este 15 de Junio para que conozcas la campaña sobre los derechos de los
Latest News
WHAT INSIGHTS WOULD RBG OFFER ABOUT THE UPCOMING SUPREME COURT ABORTION RIGHTS CASE?
One week ago, the Supreme Court announcedit would consider a major case about abortion. The case, which directly challenges Roe v. Wade, raises the question
THE PEOPLE, NOT THE POLICE, SHOULD DECIDE IF AND HOW SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGIES ARE USED IN THEIR COMMUNITIES
Four and a half years ago, the use of surveillance technologies by local police and governments was growing exponentially. There were many factors behind this
The Law That Sent a Man to Prison for Life for Stealing a Pair of Hedge Clippers – and What Prosecutors Can do About It
Last month, the Louisiana Supreme Court refused to review the life sentence of Fair Wayne Bryant, who was sentenced to life in prison for attempting
The Long Road to Employment Non-Discrimination for LGBTQ People of Miami
The story isn’t exactly new. Some evidence suggests queer folks in Miami—mostly known or understood then as female or male “impersonators” or “pansies” who performed
