ACLU of Santa Cruz County, CA

DEBATE ALERT!  How is President Obama doing on civil liberties issues?

Many are talking about this, and opinions vary. That's why the Santa Cruz County Chapter of the ACLU of Northern California (ACLU-NC) is bringing you two great speakers to debate this topic at our 2009 ANNUAL MEETING.

In late April, I joined chapter representatives from many Northern California ACLU Chapters for a training and lobbying exercise by the field activist coordinators working for ACLU of Northern California. It was a 2 day affair – Sunday we received trainings, going through the various positions and issues where civil liberties are at stake in pending California legislation.

Santa Cruz Chapter Annual Meeting and Panel Discussion on Alternatives to Youth Incarceration - November 12, 2008, 7pm, Louden Nelson Center.

We're now setting up our Annual Santa Cruz Chapter Meeting for Wednesday, November 12, 2008. We intend to make the "business meeting" short (report on the past year's activities, plans for the next, elect a new board and such) and spend most of the time learning about the innovative juvenile detention system in Santa Cruz County.

A UCSC Rally was held at Bay Tree Bookstore in May 2008 in support of immigration reform and against ICE raids. ACLU Board member Mike Rotkin spoke at the rally as a representative from the ACLU and the Santa Cruz City Council about Constitutional rights and immigrants. There were about 200 students present.