Speakers Bureau

 

Are you interested in learning more about the work of the ACLU? Do members of your organization have questions about a civil liberties issue? 
 
Members of our Speakers Bureau give presentations to students, community organizations, service organizations, professional associations and a variety of other groups. The presentation topics are as current as today's headlines. Our speakers are lawyers, educators, members of the ACLU Board of Directors and other experts in civil liberties. Speakers talk about current cases and controversies or about the general work and history of the ACLU.
 

Need a Speaker?

To reserve a speaker, send us an email request with the following information:


Three weeks advance notice is generally needed to schedule the proper speaker. Please include several possible dates & times; the location; audience size, type and age-range; and your preferred discussion format. The more you tell us, the better we can match your request.
 
ACLU Speakers are available to your group at no charge. If your budget includes an honorarium, we would gladly accept that to offset the costs of our Speakers Bureau.
 
Below is a partial list of the topics we address. If you are interested in a specific civil liberties issue not listed, please let us know. 
  • Understanding the ACLU: History and Background
  • Inside the ACLU: The Cases We Take and Why
  • USA PATRIOT Act
  • Freedom of Choice: Reproductive Freedom
  • Religious Liberty: Separation of Church and State
  • Freedom of Press, Speech, Assembly
  • Hate Crimes/Hate Speech
  • Censorship
  • Capital Punishment
  • The Second Amendment and Gun Control
  • Civil Liberties and Sexual Orientation
  • Racial Profiling
  • Employee Rights
  • Immigrants' Rights
  • Rights of Minorities, Women
  • Rights of Students
  • Rights of Persons with Disabilities