Get Involved

Now, more than ever, the ACLU of Northern California needs your help to defend our civil liberties, which are protected by the Constitution and Bill of Rights but still under attack. 

Here's how:

• Become a My ACLU Campaign Advocate.
• Sign up as an e-activist to send urgent messages to your elected officials about important legislation.
• Become active in your local ACLU chapter.
• Plan a community forum.
• Table at a local event or shopping center.
• Become a volunteer complaint counselor.
• Like us on Facebook.
• Follow us on Twitter.

Get involved today!  Our civil liberties can't wait.

EVENT - April 14 - 16 ACLU Conference & Lobby Day

Amid the California budget crisis, here's an opportunity to advocate for reforms that can truly make a difference. YOU can play a direct role in pressing for reforms that would save dollars while strengthening civil liberties. Register for the ACLU-CA's 2012 Conference & Lobby Day!
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EVENT - ACLU-CA Social Justice Conference
Calling public college student activists and leaders! We want to see you at the ACLU of California Social Justice Conference in January!
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ACTION - Cut the CA Corrections Budget, Save $450 Million
Let's get smart on crime and promote public safety in California. Tell Governor Brown and your state representatives that you support the ACLU's critical reform recommendations, including cutting the Corrections Budget, which funds California's prison system.
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Introducing: The My ACLU Campaign
Become an Advocate in the My ACLU Campaign! Chose from one of five ACLU causes to highlight, and reach out to your friends to join you as an ACLU member online or in person! If you’d like to host a house party, we can help! Sign Up Now!
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ACTION - Tell Your D.A. to Replace the Death Penalty
Email or call your District Attorney to let him or her know your county would be better served by replacing the death penalty.
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ACTION - It's Time to Modernize Our Privacy Law
The more we do online, the more digital footprints we leave behind. Protections for our online activities - searches, purchases, mobile phone usage - have not been updated since 1986. That's before the World Wide Web and before most people even had a cell phone. Demand that Congress modernize our electronic privacy law. Demand your dotRights!
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