Preserving and Strengthening Our Democracy in Florida and across the Nation
Please visit these organizations that have made a commitment to preserving and strengthening our Democracy.
League of Women Voters
National | Sarasota Chapter | Manatee Chapter
Our Mission:
Empowering voters. Defending democracy.
Our vision:
We envision a democracy where every person has the desire, the right, the knowledge, and the confidence to participate.
American Civil Liberties Union
National | Florida Chapter | Sarasota Chapter (includes Manatee & DeSoto)
Mission Statement:
The ACLU exists to preserve and protect the liberties and privileges guaranteed to each individual by the Bill of Rights. These liberties include freedom of speech and expression, equal protection under the law, due process of law, and the right to personal privacy.
Principles:
Unitarian Universalist congregations affirm and promote seven Principles, which we hold as strong values and moral guides. Principle #5 – The right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within our congregations and in society at large; Principle #6 – The goal of world community with peace, liberty, and justice for all.
WSLR+Fogartyville in Sarasota is a center for creative expression and community engagement that amplifies the voices of our diverse community, and promotes peace, sustainability, democracy, and economic and social justice.
Principles:
Protect Democracy is a nonpartisan nonprofit organization formed in late 2016 with an urgent and explicit mission: to prevent American democracy from declining into a more authoritarian form of government.
Principles:
Dedicated Americans Protecting Democracy
The Lincoln Project is a leading pro-democracy organization in the United States — dedicated to the preservation, protection, and defense of democracy.
Principles:
Nonpartisan Resource & Guide