Over the past several decades, immigration detention has become our nation’s newest system of mass incarceration for Black and Brown people. Simultaneously, thousands of people are caught up in the U.S.' deportation machine. We are at a unique moment in our country's history where we can provide an inclusive pathway to citizenship without tradeoffs in enforcement or border militarization.

Join us on Facebook Live for a panel discussion on ending mass detention for immigrants in Florida.

Panelists:

  1. Eunice Cho, senior staff attorney, ACLU National Prison Project
  2. Krystina Francois, executive director, Office for New Americans
  3. Micah Kubic, executive director, ACLU of Florida
  4. Jessica Schneider, director, Detention Program, Americans for Immigrant Justice

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Wednesday, February 17, 2021 - 6:30pm to
7:15pm

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The riot on the Capitol building in the last days of Trump’s presidency was a powerful inflection point in an era of racial reckoning. In its wake, many pundits and politicians declared that “this is not America.” Our guest on At Liberty this week, ACLU Deputy Legal Director Jeff Robinson, would disagree. The image of a Confederate flag paraded through the halls of the Capitol or cries to disavow an election with high Black voter turnout is America; it’s just not the one we like to talk about.

In this episode, we speak with Jeff about how building a more equal nation must be rooted in dealing with the racist policies, practices, and attitudes that were calculated to keep people of color at a disadvantage. We’ll also talk about the ACLU’s multi-year plan to tackle some of those racist policies.

“If you have a headache and you’re taking ibuprofen, you’re fine,” said Robinson. “If you have a brain tumor and you’re taking ibuprofen, you’re going to end up in the cemetery. And America has been prescribing and taking headache medicine for what is cancer. And we’ve been doing that for our entire history. And I think folks are finally waking up to the fact that we can’t do it anymore.”

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Thursday, February 11, 2021 - 1:00pm

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“Asking America to deal with its history of white supremacy, and to recognize how deeply that is engrained in our founding documents and in our behaviors is an act of love.”

Join the ACLU of Florida on Thursday, February 25, for a webinar and discussion about how we can improve voter access across the state.

During this webinar, we will discuss the administrative obstacles that deter people from exercising their right to vote, and what actions we can take together to build power at the local level around election administration reform. We will also provide updates on current ACLU of Florida initiatives to keep you informed of how we're continuing to promote civil liberties throughout our state.

We hope you can join us for this webinar so we can continue the work of ensuring every eligible voter has access to the ballot box.

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Thursday, February 25, 2021 - 6:00pm to
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