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.
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…
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
Candidates for Board positions 2022
The Nominating Committee of the PBC ACLU presents the following candidates for Board of Directors for your consideration: Dr. Yvette Coursey (incumbent) has degrees in

Immigrant Service Members are Part of the Fabric of America
In his 1963 “Letter from a Birmingham Jail,” Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote that “[w]e are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied

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,
Candidates for Board positions 2022
The Nominating Committee of the PBC ACLU presents the following candidates for Board of Directors for your consideration: Dr. Yvette Coursey (incumbent) has degrees in

Immigrant Service Members are Part of the Fabric of America
In his 1963 “Letter from a Birmingham Jail,” Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote that “[w]e are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied

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,
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

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

Overhauling Our Immigration System Begins with Citizenship for All
As we approach the end of President Trump’s first term, it’s important to understand why and how he has inflicted such damage on our nation’s

Let People Vote: Our Fight for Your Right to Vote During 2020
2020 has been an unprecedented year in many ways; a pandemic during a presidential election being one of them. Not unique to 2020, however, is