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In this tumultuous time, we are honored to be hosting guest speaker J. Bennett Guess, Executive Director of the ACLU of Ohio. We'll start the night (arriving early to order your food and beverages in gratitude for our generous friends at Forest City Brewery!), and begin our meeting at 6:30pm.
We'll share some important updates and information, then spend most of the meeting hearing from Ben Guess about the challenges, issues and work at the ACLU of Ohio during this time, and learn how we can help.
Read more about Ben Guess here:
https://www.acluohio.org/en/biographies/j-bennett-guess
And about the ACLU of Ohio here:
https://www.acluohio.org/en/about/about-us
One of our community goals this year especially is to learn from the people and organizations who are doing some of the really significant "in the trenches" work to protect those who are most at-risk. We're very honored to be able to converse with ACLU of Ohio's Ben Guess!
Please join us, and bring friends.
Candidates note: there will NOT be a time for candidates to speak to the group at this meeting. You're more than welcome to join us for the content of the meeting, of course! Stay tuned for our June Candidates' Night!
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More info:
Utilizing integrated advocacy that cuts across litigation, policy analysis and advocacy, lobbying, community organizing, and public education, the ACLU of Ohio seeks to preserve civil liberties and advance civil rights for each new generation.
The ACLU of Ohio is an affiliate of the national ACLU. Founded in 1920, the national ACLU includes more than 1.5 million members in all 50 states, making it our country's foremost advocate of individual rights. The ACLU of Ohio, governed by a 24-member board of directors, has nearly 30,000 members and supporters statewide, in all of Ohio’s 88 counties.
We are supported by annual dues and contributions from supporters, as well as grants from private foundations. We do not receive any government funding.
Because the ACLU has a limited budget and staff, it is impossible to represent every person whose civil liberties have been violated. Instead, the organization tries to select cases which will impact the greatest number of people -- those cases which have the potential to break new ground or establish new precedents to strengthen our freedoms.
Mission Statement:
To champion and expand constitutional and other fundamental rights and to pursue racial, economic, gender, and social equity for all Ohioans using all the tools of integrated advocacy without political partisanship; to fight in both principle and practice for the best ideals of fairness, freedom, and justice; and to advance our mission through an anti-racist, intersectional lens with determination, agility, practicality, and hope.
Vision Statement:
The ACLU of Ohio envisions a just and equitable Ohio where all people are fairly represented in a strong democracy, unoppressed by racism, and able to live their fullest lives.
Values:
We are anti-racist.
We utilize integrated advocacy.
We lead with integrity.
We fight for fairness, freedom, and justice.
We have a non-partisan commitment to the Constitution.
Strategic Issue Priorities:
Political Participation and Voting Rights
Criminal Legal System Reform
Personal Autonomy and Dignity
Outreach, Inclusion, and Belonging
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Forest City Brewery, 2159 Columbus Rd, Cleveland, OH 44113-4229, United States,Cleveland, Ohio
