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{{Infobox Organization
|name= ACLU of Florida Panhandle Chapter
|image=ACLUlogo.png
|image_border=
|size=
|caption=
|mission=
|motto=
|formation=[[1988]]<br/>[[2000]]
|extinction=
|type=
|location=
|membership=around 800
|leader_title=Regional director
|leader_name=[[Susan Watson]]
|board=
|staff=[[Benjamin Stevenson]], ''attorney''
|key_people=[[Linda Armacost]], ''chairperson''
|budget=
|website=[http://www.aclufl.org/panhandle/ aclufl.org/panhandle]
}}
The '''ACLU of Florida Panhandle Chapter''' is the local branch of the [[Wikipedia:American Civil Liberties Union|American Civil Liberties Union]]. The chapter was first organized in [[1988]], but the charter expired around [[1995]]. It was renewed on [[November 11]], [[2000]], when 35 members met at [[Washington High School]] to approve a new set of bylaws.<ref>"ACLU forms chapter in Panhandle." ''Pensacola News Journal'', November 12, 2000.</ref>
The Panhandle Chapter serves the four western counties of Florida and is made up of three groups: the [[Escambia County|Escambia]]/[[Santa Rosa County|Santa Rosa]] group, the [[University of West Florida]] group, and the [[Okaloosa County|Okaloosa]]/[[Walton County|Walton]] group. The ACLU of Florida's Northwest Region, which consists of the Panhandle and Bay County chapters, is headquartered in Pensacola. [[Susan Watson]] became the regional director on [[July 1]], [[2005]]. On [[March 5]], [[2007]], [[Benjamin Stevenson]] became work as the region's first staff attorney.<ref>http://www.inweekly.net/article.asp?artID=4374</ref>
==Notable cases==
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==Issues==
According to the group's website, the top issues faced by the chapter include:
*Excessive force of law enforcement
*LGBT rights
*Religious freedom
*Racial justice
*Reproductive rights
*Free speech
==References==
<references/>
[[Category:Activist organizations]]
|name= ACLU of Florida Panhandle Chapter
|image=ACLUlogo.png
|image_border=
|size=
|caption=
|mission=
|motto=
|formation=[[1988]]<br/>[[2000]]
|extinction=
|type=
|location=
|membership=around 800
|leader_title=Regional director
|leader_name=[[Susan Watson]]
|board=
|staff=[[Benjamin Stevenson]], ''attorney''
|key_people=[[Linda Armacost]], ''chairperson''
|budget=
|website=[http://www.aclufl.org/panhandle/ aclufl.org/panhandle]
}}
The '''ACLU of Florida Panhandle Chapter''' is the local branch of the [[Wikipedia:American Civil Liberties Union|American Civil Liberties Union]]. The chapter was first organized in [[1988]], but the charter expired around [[1995]]. It was renewed on [[November 11]], [[2000]], when 35 members met at [[Washington High School]] to approve a new set of bylaws.<ref>"ACLU forms chapter in Panhandle." ''Pensacola News Journal'', November 12, 2000.</ref>
The Panhandle Chapter serves the four western counties of Florida and is made up of three groups: the [[Escambia County|Escambia]]/[[Santa Rosa County|Santa Rosa]] group, the [[University of West Florida]] group, and the [[Okaloosa County|Okaloosa]]/[[Walton County|Walton]] group. The ACLU of Florida's Northwest Region, which consists of the Panhandle and Bay County chapters, is headquartered in Pensacola. [[Susan Watson]] became the regional director on [[July 1]], [[2005]]. On [[March 5]], [[2007]], [[Benjamin Stevenson]] became work as the region's first staff attorney.<ref>http://www.inweekly.net/article.asp?artID=4374</ref>
==Notable cases==
{{sectstub}}
==Issues==
According to the group's website, the top issues faced by the chapter include:
*Excessive force of law enforcement
*LGBT rights
*Religious freedom
*Racial justice
*Reproductive rights
*Free speech
==References==
<references/>
[[Category:Activist organizations]]