ACLU of Florida

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Ten years ago, months after same-sex couples married in Florida, it became the law of the land. ACLU FL
Juneteenth. ACLU FL
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS KNOW YOUR PROTEST RIGHTS 1. You don't need a permit to protest on sidewalks if you're not obstructing traffic or access to buildings. 2. In Florida, you can record the police as long as you are not interfering with police activity. Make sure to stay at least 25 feet away from police upon request. 3. If you get stopped by police, ask if you're free to go. If they say yes, calmly walk away. If they say no, you may be required to provide your name. ACLU FL
"Freedom is not free. It must be fought for and won" --Medgar Evers, July 2, 1925-June 12, 1963. ACLU FL
Florida Emancipation Day. ACLU FL
MALCOLM X. THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MALCOLM X AS TOLD TO ALEX HALEY. Today, we remember Malcolm X on what would've been his 100th birthday, and pledge to continue his fight against oppression and inequality in America. Did you know a Florida public library once banned his autobiography for "anti-white racism?" We will always fight for our right to learn. ACLUFL
50 YEARS AFTER THE VIETNAM WAR HONORING THE IMPACT OF STUDENT ACTIVISM Universities shouldn't % On April 30, 1975, President Gerald Ford evacuated the last U.S. officials out of Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City), marking the end of 20 years of the Vietnam War. ACLU FL
The majority of Floridians voted to legalize cannabis for all, but it failed to reach the extraordinary 60% threshold for passage. The righteous fight to legalize it in Florida continues. ACLU FL
KNOW YOUR PROTEST RIGHTS: 1. You don't need a permit to protest in response to breaking news and you don't need a permit to march in the streets or along sidewalks, as long as you're not obstructing traffic or access to buildings. 2. When you are lawfully present in any public space, you have the right to photograph anything in plain view, including federal buildings and the police. 3. If you believe your rights have been violated, when you can, write down everything you remember, get contact information for witnesses, and take photographs of any injuries. 4. If you get stopped by the police, ask if you're free to go. If they say yes, calmly walk away. 5. If you get arrested, you have a right to ask why. Otherwise, say you wish to remain silent and ask for a lawyer immediately. Don't sign, say or agree to anything without a lawyer present. 6. If you get stopped by a member of the military or any law enforcement officer at a protest, you have the right to remain silent or to tell them that you'll only answer questions in the presence of an attorney - no matter your citizenship or immigration status. KNOW YOUR RIGHTS ACLU
“It's a cruel jest to say to a bootless man that he ought to lift himself by his own bootstraps.” Martin Luther King, Jr. ACLU FL