MISSION
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The ACLU of Northern California works to preserve and guarantee the protections of the Constitution's Bill of Rights.
We aim to extend these freedoms to segments of our population who have traditionally been denied their rights, including people of color; lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, and transgendered people; women; mental-health patients; prisoners; people with disabilities; and the poor.
In addition to the litigation for which the ACLU-NC has been known over the past seven decades, we also educate the public, inform the media, lobby legislators, organize grassroots activists, and disseminate information about our constitutional freedoms through our membership and volunteer chapters.
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We are training the next generation of activists to carry on this work through our Friedman Youth Project.
HISTORY
The largest of the ACLU’s 53 affiliates nationwide, the ACLU-NC is located in San Francisco, just blocks from the site of the 1934 General Strike, which gave birth to our organization.
Today, the ACLU-NC has over 55,000 members, 50 staff, and 16 volunteer-run chapters across the region. In addition to our San Francisco headquarters, we have an office in San Jose and a legislative office in Sacramento.
Read more about ACLU-NC history over the decades: 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000 to today
ISSUES
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ACLU-NC civil liberties issues include government surveillance, the death penalty, racial justice, gay and lesbian rights, police practices, religious freedom, criminal justice, free speech, reproductive rights, technology, and youth rights.
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The ACLU-NC's new Web site provides in-depth information about our issues and many opportunities to translate that knowledge into action
We have an opportunity to change the course of history. Working together, we will. Welcome to the ACLU of Northern California.
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