Events

Upcoming Events

Power Up Activist Training

Date:

Tuesday, September 10, 2019 - 5:30pm to Tuesday, November 19, 2019 - 8:00pm

Event Location:

Seattle Public Library Central Branch

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.

Ellensburg City Council Candidate Forum

Date:

Tuesday, October 22, 2019 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm

Event Location:

Hal Holmes Center

Join this candidate forum hosted by the Kittitas Valley League of Women Voters.

Clark County Candidate Forum

Date:

Wednesday, October 23, 2019 - 5:30pm to 7:30pm

Event Location:

Camas Public Library

Join this candidate forum hosted by League of Women Voters of Clark County.

Seattle Art's and Lecture Hanif Abdurraqib

Date:

Wednesday, October 23, 2019 - 7:30pm to 9:30pm

Event Location:

Town Hall

Hanif Abdurraqib is a poet, essayist, and music critic born and raised in Columbus, Ohio—he is the author of A Fortune For Your Disaster, They Can’t Kill Us Until They Kill Us, and Go Ahead In the Rain: Notes to a Tribe Called Quest.

Ellensburg School District, Kittitas County & Legislative District 13 Candidate Forum

Date:

Thursday, October 24, 2019 - 6:30pm to 9:00pm

Event Location:

Hal Holmes Center

Join this candidate forum hosted by the Kittitas Valley League of Women Voters.

Flights & Rights - Immigration and Police Practices

Date:

Tuesday, October 29, 2019 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm

Event Location:

KEXP Studios Gathering Space

Police Practices & Immigration Counsel, Enoka Herat, spoke about how Trump's immigration policies play out at the local level and what the ACLU and allies are doing to oppose them.

Special Flights & Rights – Right To Care

Date:

Thursday, November 7, 2019 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm

Event Location:

Brickstone Ballroom

Join us for Flights & Rights on the future of health care in Washington state, specifically on access to reproductive services and end-of-life care.

State of Womxn of Color : The Future of Work Belong to Us

Date:

Friday, November 8, 2019 - 6:00pm to 8:30pm

Event Location:

The Riveter: Capitol Hill

Join The Riveter and Future for Us for The State of Womxn of Color Roadshow, an evening to tell audacious stories of womxn of color at work, accompanied by an overview of the data, insights and solutions. This collaboration provides a platform for rising and established womxn of color professionals to share their experiences and next step strategies as they build powerful communities to create a future for where womxn of color lead at the highest levels across all sectors.

The Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle’s 19th Annual Breakfast

Date:

Friday, November 22, 2019 - 7:30am to 9:00am

Event Location:

The Westin Hotel – Seattle

The Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle’s Annual Breakfast is the organization’s yearly signature fundraising event. By the time we gather for this year’s celebration, we will have touched the lives of more than 5,000 local residents and their families by various means, including but not limited to:

Securing and maintaining permanent housing;
Offering outreach and support to those experiencing homelessness;
Assistance with returning to the workforce with a livable wage; and,
Providing high school, college, and vocational training education opportunities and resources.

What You Missed

Seattle Trans Pride Parade

Date:

Friday, June 28, 2019 - 5:00pm to 9:00pm

Event Location:

Capitol Hill on Broadway

Walk This Way: Womxn to Watch Right Now

Date:

Thursday, May 30, 2019 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm

Event Location:

The Riveter

Racism and White Supremacy in Algorithms

Date:

Monday, April 29, 2019 - 5:00pm to 7:00pm

Event Location:

University of Washington Kane Hall

Rally for the Right to Serve

Date:

Saturday, April 13, 2019 - 11:00am to 1:00pm

Event Location:

Westlake Park

Rally for the Right to Serve for Transgender Individuals. Stand with us as we Oppose the Transgender Military Ban

Flights & Rights - Voting Rights

Date:

Tuesday, March 26, 2019 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm

Event Location:

KEXP Studio Gathering Space

First Flights & Rights of 2019! In celebration of the 10-year anniversary of the passage of the Voting Rights Restoration Act!

ACLU of Washington 2019 Lobby Day (RESCHEDULED)

Date:

Tuesday, March 19, 2019 - 9:00am to 3:30pm

Event Location:

Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO

Join us in Olympia on March 19 for a full day of legislative advocacy training and discussions with lawmakers!

CAIR-WA, MAPS, & MAPS-AMEN Present: Interfaith Vigil & Anti-Islamophobia Teach-In

Date:

Monday, March 18, 2019 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm

Event Location:

Muslim Association of Puget Sound (MAPS)

Please join us for an interfaith prayer vigil for the victims of the New Zealand mosque massacre followed by a teach-in about combating Islamophobia in our communities.

20th Annual Privacy and Security Conference

Date:

Wednesday, February 6, 2019 - 8:00am to Friday, February 8, 2019 - 4:00pm

Event Location:

Victoria Conference Centre

Shankar Narayan, Technology and Liberty Project Director at the American Civil Liberties Union of Washington will be on the panel for the discussion: Artificial Intelligence - Should Canada Be A Leader Developing Ethical Standards For AI?