Choose your California affiliate
The ACLU works in the courts, in state legislatures, and in communities across the country to protect everyone’s rights — and we need you with us. To get involved and learn more, find your local ACLU affiliate below.
Three affiliates. One mission.
Each ACLU of California affiliate is an independent 501(c)(3) organization defending civil liberties in its own region.
The ACLU of Northern California advocates in courts, legislatures, and communities for the civil liberties and civil rights for all Californians in 48 counties in the northern region of the state, from the Oregon border to most of the Central Valley and the Central Coast.
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The ACLU of San Diego & Imperial Counties protects and advances the civil liberties of Californians in the state’s southernmost counties and border region.
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The ACLU of Southern California defends the rights of all people across the southland, namely in Los Angeles, Kern, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties.
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