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Marcus Benigno

Chief Communications & Marketing Officer

Communications & Media Advocacy

Bio

Marcus Benigno is chief communications and marketing officer at the ACLU of Southern California.

Marcus joined the SoCal affiliate in 2013, as a new media strategist managing the affiliate's digital content and products including the design and marketing of the Mobile Justice smartphone app. Since 2016, he has led the communications and media advocacy arm for the affiliate.

In 2017, Marcus was a Mellon professor of practice at Occidental College, where he taught a course on media theory and social movements.

Previously, Marcus was a freelance correspondent abroad, reporting for domestic and international outlets including the Nepali Times, Egypt Independent, Public Radio International's America Abroad Media and the United Nations Integrated Regional Information Networks (UN-IRIN).

Marcus earned his degree from McGill University in International Development Studies. He is currently a member of the board of directors for the Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust.

Featured Work

News & Commentary
Watch author and co-host of "Pod Save the World" Ben Rhodes in conversation with ACLU SoCal's Chandra Bhatnagar.

VIDEO: How do we fight back against creeping authoritarianism?

Watch author and co-host of "Pod Save the World" Ben Rhodes in conversation with ACLU SoCal's Chandra Bhatnagar.
News & Commentary
Billy Porter - Host of the 2020 Bill of Rights Awards

ICYMI, watch our 2020 Bill of Rights Awards online

Every year, we look forward to the Bill of Rights Awards, where we honor celebrities, activists, and leaders for their courage and commitment to social justice. But this year, in lieu of the awards and the red carpet, we went virtual and invited past honorees and long-time friends to mark the critical moment we're in and celebrate the tremendous work of the ACLU of Southern California.