Voting Rights
The right to vote is a keystone of democracy, but one that many Americans still struggle to secure despite the passage 40 years ago of the Voting Rights Act, which aimed to ensure equal access to the ballot box. With vital parts of the Act up for renewal, even more citizens could find themselves stripped of this fundamental right.

This program illustrates the devastating impact of political disfranchisement on people’s daily lives, and introduces you to individuals who are fighting to tear down barriers to full political participation. Voting Rights also focuses on key portions of the landmark Voting Rights Act that are up for renewal by Congress in 2007 and their importance in protecting democracy.

The Freedom Files
The Freedom Files is a new 10-part multimedia series that goes behind the headlines to reveal the impact of civil liberties violations on real people’s daily lives. Created by the ACLU and award-winning filmmaker Robert Greenwald's Brave New Films, the series is produced and directed by Jeremy Kagan.

Series topics will include the Patriot Act, the Supreme Court, free speech and dissent, religious freedom, gay and lesbian rights, drug policy, racial profiling, women's rights, and youth freedoms.

Join the Producers Club and organize a screening event.
The Freedom Files Producers Club is made up of a nationwide network of AcTiVists -- from libraries, schools and neighborhood associations to LINK TV viewers and other individuals--who are bringing The Freedom Files to their communities and living rooms. The Producers Club aims to build a robust national network of AcTiVists who care deeply about civil liberties issues.

The American Civil Liberties Union
The American Civil Liberties Union works daily in courts, legislatures and communities to protect the individual liberties, rights and freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution and the laws of the United States. Founded in 1920, the ACLU is a nonpartisan, nongovernmental organization with more than 550,000 members. It has offices in all 50 states and employs more than 150 permanent staff attorneys and 2,000 cooperating attorneys, litigating more than 6,000 cases annually.

For more information go to http://www.aclu.tv.