online resources

 Many of the resources listed below are available in .pdf format. If you need the viewer for this file format, go to: Adobe Acrobat Reader

Bill of Rights

• Bill of Rights - One-page transcription in .pdf format of the first 10 amendments to the Constitution, plus excerpts from later additions.
• Pocket Guide to the Constitutions of Florida and the United States - 44-page handbook in .pdf format contains original Constitution, the Declaration of Rights of the Florida Constitution and translations of the Bill of Rights in Creole and Spanish.
• Cover Page of the ACLU's Pocket Constitution - Front and back cover in .pdf format of the pocket guide.

Election Reform

• ACLU Report on Provisional Balloting(Issued October 2004)
• 2004 Voter Empowerment Card - wallet-size card with information on your rights when going to the polls.
• Post-Election Report on the Nov. 5th Elections - 26-page analysis of election reforms since September 2002; produced by the Miami-Dade Election Reform Coalition.
• Report on September 2002 Voting Problems - Statistical analysis in .pdf format of data on precincts reporting problems with iVotronics machines.
• Know Your Rights as a Florida Voter - One-page handout detailing voters' rights, including issues related to language assistance and voter identification.
• "Make Your Vote Count" Brochure - Tri-fold brochure in .pdf format with answers to commonly-asked questions about voting such as "What if I'm not on the rolls?" or "What if I show up at the wrong polling place?"
• Voting Rights Act Protections - On-line recap of the 1973 federal law outlining basic voting rights protections including language assistance, purging and identification.

Free Speech

• "Rights of Protesters" Brochure - Tri-fold brochure in .pdf format outlining limitations on speech, what to do if arrested and what to do during a police encounter.

General Resources

• Informational Papers - ACLU briefing papers on a variety of issues.
• ACLU 100 Greatest Hits - Four-page handout in .pdf format listing landmark Supreme Courts cases in which the ACLU played a major role.
• The ACLU Is/Is Not... - One-page .pdf handout with ACLU facts.
• 15 Tough Questions About ACLU Policies - Four-page .pdf handout that answers questions about some controversial ACLU topics and cases.
• The ACLU of Florida: Who We Are, What We Do - Two-page flier in .pdf format that gives background on the history of the ACLU, how the organization secures funding and recruits its members.

Lesbian & Gay Rights

• Making Schools Safe - 96-page manual, produced by our National ACLU Lesbian & Gay Rights Project, geared toward helping activists and organizations work with educators to combat anti-gay harassment in schools.
• Get a Safe Schools Policy - Model anti-harassment policy.
• Model Domestic Partnership Policies - Sample domestic partnership policies for use by universities, businesses and/or government.
• Model Human Rights Ordinance - Sample nondiscrimination [law or policy] that adds sexual orientation and gender identity to the list of characteristics that can not be used to discriminate.

National Security

• Draft Resolution: Use as a Model for Your Community Resolution - Sample pro-civil liberties resolution urging a narrowing of some of the most egregious portions of the USA PATRIOT Act.
• List of Communities in Florida That Have Passed Resolutions
• List of Communities in United States That Have Passed Resolutions
• How to Pass a Community Resolution - Step-by-step guide to successfully organizing a Bill of Rights campaign in your community.
• Contact Your Local Chapter
• Fliers for Download - USA PATRIOT Act handouts and fliers.

Police Practices

• Know Your Rights Brochure: "What to Do If Questioned by Police, FBI, Customs Agents or Immigration Officers" Updated October 2004)
• Know Your Rights Spanish
• Know Your Rights Arabic
• Know Your Rights Urdu
• Know Your Rights Hindi
• Know Your Rights Punjabi
• Know Your Rights Farsi
• Know Your Rights Somali
• What to Do If You're Stopped By Police: Wallet card that outlines what to do if pulled over while driving or walking and what to do if arrested. Updated July 2004)
• Sample Model for a Civilian Review Board - On-line model that includes requirements for an effective civilian oversight board to combat police misconduct.
• Fighting Police Abuse Manual - On-line manual intended to help tackle police problems in your city.

Racial Profiling

• "Sanctioned Bias: Racial Profiling Since 9/11" - 18-page report in .pdf format with case studies on how ethnic profiling has become official government policy.
• 2004 Racial Profiling Flier - One page flier in .pdf format urging support for 2004 "End Racial Profiling Act."
• Help Arrest the Racism in Your Community - Sample on-line letters to your local police chief or newspaper editor.
• Florida Highway Patrol Study on racial profiling on Florida's highways - On-line database summarizing FHP data collected on every discretionary traffic stop conducted by a trooper from 2000-2001.

Rights Restoration

• Tri-fold brochure in .pdf format on Florida's voting ban, including a chart and figures on how many people had their rights restored. Applying for Restoration of Civil Rights in Florida - Two-page handout in .pdf format with instructions on how to apply for restoration of civil rights.