Events

Upcoming Events

People Power Legislative Update Webinars

Date: 
Thursday, January 21, 2021 - 6:00pm to Tuesday, April 27, 2021 - 7:00pm
Event Location: 
Online
Join staff from the ACLU of Washington and People Power activists from across the state throughout the 2021 legislative session to hear updates on our priority bills, learn from issue experts, and find out how can take action to pass important civil liberties bills.

Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America With Jeffery Robinson

Date: 
Monday, March 8, 2021 - 2:30pm
It’s time to rethink everything you think you know about American history. Join ParentMap and The Who We Are Project Founder Jeffery Robinson for a groundbreaking discussion on the history of anti-Black racism in the United States. 
 

CLE - The Crime of Complicity: Law and the Bystander from the Holocaust to Today

Date: 
Tuesday, March 9, 2021 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Join the Holocaust Center for Humanity and legal professionals from around Washington for a special legal CLE program and Lunch-and-Learn on Tuesday, March 9 on the Crime of Complicity: Law and the Bystander from the Holocaust to Today with Professor Amos N. Guiora. 

Flights & Rights: Police Accountability

Date: 
Thursday, March 11, 2021 - 5:00pm to 6:00pm
Event Location: 
Online
Join ACLU-WA Police Practices and Immigration Counsel Enoka Herat and ACLU-WA Lobbyist Roxana Gomez for a conversation on our integrated advocacy approach to demanding police accountability. Hear from Nickeia Hunter and Sonia Joseph, two impacted family members advocating on the Washington Coalition for Police Accountability. Learn about the bills aimed at reducing police violence that are currently moving through the Washington legislature, and about our amicus work in the court.

Seattle Arts & Lectures Luvvie Ajayi Jones: In Conversation—Live & Online

Date: 
Friday, March 19, 2021 - 6:00pm to 7:30pm
Event Location: 
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Luvvie Ajayi Jones is the New York Times bestselling author of I’m Judging You, and a speaker and podcast host who thrives at the intersection of comedy, technology, and justice.

Save the Date: ACLU of Washington Annual Celebration

Date: 
Friday, October 22, 2021 - 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Event Location: 
Online
Details to follow!

What You Missed

Join us for Institutional Racism: Mass Incarceration Virtual Town Hall 03.02.21

Institutional Racism: Mass Incarceration

Date: 
Tuesday, March 2, 2021 - 6:00pm to 7:00pm
Event Location: 
Online
This series of virtual conversations moderated by Enrique Cerna will explore the racial disparities and inequities in Washington’s public health and policing systems highlighted by COVID-19 and the Black Lives Matter movement. Join us to learn how to put equity front and center in the Olympia debates.

Activist in Residence 2021 - Eastern Washington University

Date: 
Friday, February 12, 2021 - 1:15pm
Event Location: 
Online
Learn about activist campaigns in Spokane, and hear from members of the Spokane Community Against Racism (SCAR) steering committee as they discuss the tactics they’ve used individually and as a group to affect local policy.

Flights & Rights: Surveillance, Data Privacy and You

Date: 
Wednesday, January 27, 2021 - 5:00pm to 6:30pm
Event Location: 
Online
Join us in examining the intersection of technology and liberty. New technologies are making it easier for companies and the government to learn about the most intimate aspects of both our online and offline activities—from where we live and work, to what religion we practice, to what we purchase, to what we read, and with whom we associate. 

ACLU-WA 2021 Lobby Week Kickoff

Date: 
Monday, January 25, 2021 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Event Location: 
Online
Join the ACLU of Washington for our first ever VIRTUAL lobby week, kicking off on Monday, January 25 from 6-8pm! Learn how to talk to your state lawmakers and demand police accountability.

Transforming Police Culture

Date: 
Tuesday, December 8, 2020 - 6:00pm to 7:00pm
Event Location: 
Online
This series of virtual conversations moderated by Enrique Cerna will explore the racial disparities and inequities in Washington’s public health and policing systems highlighted by COVID-19 and the Black Lives Matter movement.  State lawmakers are beginning to convene to prepare for the 2021 state legislative session when these issues, and the budget, will be top priorities. Join us to learn how to put equity front and center in the Olympia debates.

Power Up Activist Training

Date: 
Saturday, December 5, 2020 - 10:00am to 12:00pm
Event Location: 
Online

Join the ACLU of Washington for our inaugural Power Up training for activists! At the training you will have the opportunity to meet with other like-minded people in your community and learn how to be an effective advocate with lawmakers. Staff from the ACLU-WA will provide skills-building training on topics including race equity and allyship, strategy and goal setting, power mapping, lawmaker engagement tactics, and a guide to the Washington legislative process.

Flights & Rights: Indigenous Youth

Date: 
Tuesday, November 24, 2020 - 5:00pm to 6:00pm
Event Location: 
Online
Join ACLU-WA Equal Justice Works Fellow Crystal Pardue and leaders of Indigenous youth serving organizations for a conversation on cultural connections needed for Indigenous youth to thrive. Learn about creative ways of overcoming the particular barriers Indigenous youth encounter. Topics include food sovereignty; physical, mental, and spiritual health; education and school discipline; and the arts.

SEATTLE IS NATIVE LAND: 2020 Indigenous People Festival

Date: 
Friday, November 20, 2020 - 6:00pm to Saturday, November 21, 2020 - 3:00pm
Join us as we celebrate Indigenous brilliance and explore our shared joys and struggles—all on Native Land.  

The Indigenous People Festival is a time for Native people to celebrate our unique traditions and visions for the future. This year, we acknowledge what is and always will be Coast Salish land and imagine a future guided by Indigenous knowledge and excellence.

Right To Care Town Hall

Date: 
Tuesday, November 17, 2020 - 5:00pm to 6:00pm
The ACLU of Washington partners with our allies to present a special town hall on the future of health care in Washington state, including stories from patients and providers on access to reproductive services and end-of-life care. Learn more about religious-secular hospital affiliations, current legal issues, and proposed legislative solutions.  

True Justice Screening and Panel Discussion

Date: 
Tuesday, October 27, 2020 - 6:00pm to 8:30pm
Event Location: 
Online
Join representatives from the Meaningful Movies Project, Northwest African American Museum, Kunhardt Films, ACLU WA, the Sociology Department of the University of Washington, and the Loren Miller Bar Association for a screening and meaningful discussion of True Justice: Bryan Stevenson’s Fight for Equality. The film follows 30 years of the Stevenson's work on behalf of the poor, the incarcerated, and the condemned.

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