Welcome to the chapter page for the Colorado Springs ACLU, representing ACLU members from El Paso and Teller counties. You'll find news and information here about who we are and what we do. Let us know what you think - and if you want to get involved, contact us, or come to one of our meetings or events. We're glad you dropped by!

We serve as a regional watchdog for civil liberties, seeking to correct unconstitutional government policies or actions. This can mean advocating for the rights of protestors at public events like last year's St. Patrick's Day parade, or hosting public forums on pressing civil liberties issues. Our goal is always to raise public awareness of policies or practices that infringe or suppress our Constitutional rights.

Although a local ACLU chapter like ours does not represent clients or file lawsuits --only the state ACLU office can threaten or conduct litigation-- our chapter has had great success with many advocacy efforts that do not require litigation.

Our Chapter Board of Directors

Officers (Term ends)
Pat Huhn, Co-Chair (2008)
Loring Wirbel, Co-Chair and Chapter Rep. to ACLU of Colorado Board (2010)

Directors at large (Term ends)

Tom Barnes (2009)
Angela Cobian
Bill Durland (2010)
Steve Flynn (2010)
Max Hale
Bill Hochman (2010)
Pat Huhn (2008)
Bev Jahn
Steve Schwartz (2009)
Mike Siddoway
Melina Stoller
Eric Verlo (2010)
Marie Walden (2010)
Loring Wirbel (2010)
ex officio: Marj Webster

Our Standing Committees Are:
(All members serve on at least one committee. Each committee generally meets on call.)

1. Executive Committee – Consists of ACLU Chair, Vice-Chair, Secretary, Treasurer, State Representative and past chairs. Function is defined in amended bylaws.
 

2. Outreach Task Force
 Committees: Speakers Bureau, Community Response, Website, Young Professionals, Recruiting members and volunteers, Organizations
           
Purposes: To coordinate a speakers’ bureau, community response network, and website. Provide for graphic design, writing press releases, organizing volunteers and young professionals, and provide oversight for ACLU participation in local organizations such as Pikes Peak Equality Coalition and co-sponsorship or coalition with organizations and events such as Springs Spree, Juneteenth and Pride Fest and other outreach issues.
 

 
3. Education Task Force
Committees: Forums, Religious Liberties, GLBT, Legal, Schools, Constitutional Bowl
            
Purposes: To coordinate legal and educational projects and forums, including topics such as religious liberty, gay and lesbian, legal affairs, schools, Constitution Bowl, and other educational issues.

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