The Resource Record
portrays each agency, organization, and program in a uniform manner so that you
can more easily compare information about the resources in the Family Resources
database. The information is updated by the agency, organization or program
sponsor on a yearly basis, in quarterly cycles. To link directly to a resource's
website you can click the URL (if available).
American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California (ACLU)
Description: The national ACLU is comprised of affiliates in each state. The ACLU of Northern California, based in San Francisco, is the affiliate that works to protect civil liberties in this region. The ACLU-NC was founded in 1934 during the General Strike to fight against police abuse of striking longshoremen. Today, the ACLU is at the forefront of every civil liberties battle in the state -- from the rights of immigrants and reproductive rights to abolition of the death penalty and the rights of lesbians
and gay men.The ACLU uses a dynamic mixture of strategies to accomplish their goal of ensuring constitutional rights and freedoms. In addition to the direct litigation for which the ACLU has been known over the past seven decades, they engage in public education, inform the media, educate and lobby legislators, organize grass-roots activists to enliven the public debate and disseminate information through membership and volunteer chapters.
Mid-Peninsula Chapter Meeting: First Wednesday of each month from 7:00 to 9:30 PM. All meetings are at conference room of Community Activities Building in Red Morton Community Park at 1400 Roosevelt Avenue. Contact Harry Anisgard for more information: 650-856-9186.
Address: American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California (ACLU)
1663 Mission Street, Suite 460 San Francisco, CA
94103
Transporation: Within 4 blocks of BART stops, Mission buses
