Organize with the ACLU SoCal
Last updated on April 17, 2026
We are people who care deeply about the attacks on our freedom and want to organize with others to turn shared values into collective power. Our rights and communities are under threat, and organizing and strengthening our collective power is more important than ever.
We dare to re-imagine what collective safety looks like and are doubling down to defend our rights, propel progress in California, and keep each other safe during a time of rising authoritarianism. Volunteer with us.
UPCOMING EVENTS AND ACTIONS
May 1 | May Day March
What: May Day March Los Angeles
When: Friday, May 1, 2026
Where: MacArthur Park, Park View and Wilshire, Los Angeles
More information: Visit the May Day website
WE KEEP US SAFE ACTIVIST HUDDLES (2025)
From ICE kidnapping members of our immigrant communities and the escalating number of lives lost while held in custody to the attacks on arts justice and our freedom to read, how can we keep our communities safe? In 2025, like-minded advocates, organizers, attorneys, volunteers and more joined our activist huddles to share their perspectives on how we fight for our collective safety.
On December 9, at 6 p.m., we focused on how we define safety when so many of us are quickly incarcerated, detained, and taken from our communities and families. From our long-standing advocacy to close Men’s Central Jail in Los Angeles and the Adelanto Detention Center to the escalating number of lives lost while held in custody throughout the southland—what could safety look like if it included all of us?
See our YouTube playlist to watch more of the 2025 We Keep Us Safe huddles.