Events

Upcoming Events

Celebrate Juneteenth with Black-Owned Businesses

Date: 
Saturday, June 19, 2021 - 9:00am to Sunday, June 20, 2021 - 9:00pm
The ACLU is supporting local Black-owned businesses by opening tabs in your community to give you the opportunity to expand your purchasing power and support local businesses.

Power Up 2021: Local Government

Date: 
Wednesday, June 23, 2021 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Event Location: 
Online
Power Up is back this summer! Join ACLU-WA staff to learn the ins and outs of how local government works, how you can hold lawmakers accountable, and make change in your community.

Flights & Rights: Pride

Date: 
Tuesday, June 29, 2021 - 5:00pm to 6:00pm
Event Location: 
Online
Join ACLU-WA for a conversation on LGBTQ+ Pride. Speakers and beverage partner information coming soon.
 

ACLU of Washington CLE: Incorporating Race Equity into Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Litigation

Date: 
Thursday, July 1, 2021 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Event Location: 
Online
Join us for a free ethics CLE featuring Twyla Carter. (Formerly scheduled for June 29.)

2021 Access to Justice Conference

Date: 
Wednesday, August 11, 2021 - 8:30am to Friday, August 13, 2021 - 12:15pm
Event Location: 
Online
We come together against the backdrop of the COVID-19 crisis, which has revealed and deepened existing inequalities, and a growing national conversation about systemic racism. To meet the demands of this moment, the conference highlights the work of non-legal community-based organizations, and provides the opportunity for community advocates and legal professionals to build partnerships to advance justice.

Save the Date: ACLU of Washington Annual Celebration

Date: 
Friday, October 22, 2021 - 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Event Location: 
Online
Celebrate with the ACLU of Washington, with special guest john a. powell. 

What You Missed

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.

2020 Centennial Celebration

Date: 
Friday, October 23, 2020 - 6:30pm to 8:30pm
2020 Centennial Celebration
Join us to celebrate 100 years of defending civil liberties! Introducing Michele Storms, ACLU of Washington Executive Director with Anthony Romero, National ACLU Executive Director.

How Secure Is Your Right To Vote?

Date: 
Monday, October 19, 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.

Flights & Rights: Election 2020

Date: 
Wednesday, October 14, 2020 - 5:00pm to 6:30pm
Event Location: 
Online
What’s on the ballot for Washingtonians? Join us to learn about the potential impact of this election, from the makeup of our House of Representatives to advocacy around Referendum 90 – the Washington state law requiring all public schools to teach age-appropriate, inclusive, comprehensive sexual health education to K-12 students. 

Uplift International’s HR2FP Initiative Webinar: Racism, Covid-19 and Access to Contraception and Abortion Services in America

Date: 
Tuesday, October 13, 2020 - 4:00pm to 5:15pm
Event Location: 
Online
Uplift International's HR2FP Webinar: Racism, COVID-19, and Access to Contraception and Abortion Services in America
 
Moderated by ACLU-WA Executive Director Michele Storms.
Speakers include:  Beth E. Rivin, MD, MPH (President & CEO, Uplift International); LaKimba DeSadier (Indiana State Director, Planned Parenthood Advocates of Indiana and Kentucky); Camie Jae Goldhammer, MSW, Sisseton-Wahpeton (Clinical Social Worker and Lactation Consultant); and U.S. Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal.
 

Indigenous Futures - Live Filmmaker Panel with THE LAST ICE

Date: 
Thursday, October 8, 2020 - 8:00pm to 9:00pm
The Last Ice is the story of Inuit in Canada and Greenland. Long divided by aggressive colonization and decades of hardship, these groups are once again coming together, fighting to protect what will remain of their world. The question is, will the world listen?

The Sex Talk and the Ballot Box

Date: 
Tuesday, October 6, 2020 - 6:00pm to 7:30pm
Event Location: 
Online
High school, college, and graduate students swap stories about sex education – the good, the bad, the awkward.

Women You Need to Know: Claudia Rankine

Date: 
Friday, September 25, 2020 - 7:30pm to 8:50pm
Author, playwright, poet, and multi-media artist Claudia Rankine is the author of Citizen: An American Lyric. In this event, she will speak on her new book, "Just Us: An American Conversation,"

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