Support MCLI’s Delegation to the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva
In May of 2020, MCLI Program Director Needa Bee will be leading a delegation of unhoused residents and human rights advocates to... Read More
MCLI is Seeking a New Executive Director
Dear MCLI supporter, I am reaching out to you today to let you know that I (Steven DiCaprio) will be stepping down... Read More
Announcing Fall 2019 Edition of Human Rights Now! and New Director of Operations Lillian Phaeton
Fall 2019 Edition of Human Rights Now! Today the Meiklejohn Civil Liberties Institute (MCLI) releases the Fall 2019 issue of Human Rights... Read More
Homeless Victory Against Oakland’s Abuse
We are happy to inform you of some good news. On April 23, 2019 the residents of the encampment in Union Point... Read More
MCLI Program Director Needa Bee Speaks at Commonwealth Club on the Homeless Crisis
On Wednesday, February 13, 2018, Program Director Anita Miralle de Asis (Needa Bee) of the Meiklejohn Civil Liberties Institute (MCLI) spoke... Read More
MCLI Steps Up as Trump Rejects the Human Rights Council
The Trump administration’s refusal to cooperate with U.N. human rights bodies has led us into unchartered waters regarding the monitoring of human... Read More
Internships for Summer of 2019
MCLI is seeking summer interns for 2019 to work on reporting to the Human Rights Committee and to coordinate with communitiy members... Read More
Templates to Defend Homeless Encampments
Evictions of Homeless Encampments in Oakland have escalated during the holidays. If you or someone you know is living in a homeless... Read More
MCLI Demands Oakland End Sweeps of Homeless Encampments Upon Release of U.N. Report
On October 23, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. on the steps of Oakland City Hall, the Meiklejohn Civil Liberties Institute (MCLI), Western Regional... Read More
MCLI Fall Fundraising Drive for 2018
For the Winter Fundraising Drive of 2018/2019 go here. The Meiklejohn Civil Liberties Institute has been hard at work fighting human rights... Read More