Events

Upcoming Events

Cascade PBS Ideas Festival

Date: 
Saturday, May 4, 2024 - 9:30am to 9:00pm
Event Location: 
Amazon Meeting Center

Visit the ACLU-WA information and photo booth. Grab free swag for being a member or becoming a member. The Cascade PBS Ideas Festival brings together journalists, newsmakers, and innovators from around the country to talk about the issues that are animating our cultural conversations. The festival includes live recordings of television and podcasts from The Atlantic, The New Yorker, The Washington Post, Vox, Slate, Pushkin, NPR and PBS; as well as community meetups, meet-and-greets, food trucks, DJs and more.

Meet ACLU-WA staff experts at a happy hour meetup during the festival.

What You Missed

Seattle Pride

Seattle Pride Parade - ACLU Contingent

Date: 
Sunday, June 26, 2022 - 10:30am to 1:30pm
Event Location: 
Downtown Seattle
Join the ACLU of Washington supporters and staff at the 2022 Pride Parade!

Festival Sundiata: Black Arts Fest

Date: 
Friday, June 17, 2022 - 6:00pm to Sunday, June 19, 2022 - 6:00pm
Event Location: 
Seattle Center
Seattle Center Festál presents Festival Sundiata: Black Arts Fest in partnership with Sundiata African American Cultural Association (SAACA). The ACLU-WA is proud to be a presenting sponsor of this year's festival, held during Juneteenth weekend. On Saturday and Sunday, visit our table in the Armory to meet us and check out our photo booth.

Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America

Date: 
Monday, June 13, 2022 - 9:00am to 12:00pm
Event Location: 
Streaming Everywhere
On Netflix starting June 13, 2022: An important film about the history of anti-Black racism in America to help start local, state, and national conversations that are long overdue.

Flights & Rights: Abortion

Date: 
Tuesday, May 24, 2022 - 5:00pm to 6:00pm
Event Location: 
Online

Learn about the future of abortion in Washington with Dr. Erin Berry (Washington State Medical Director, Planned Parenthood Great Northwest, Hawai'i, Alaska, Indiana, Kentucky), Kia Guarino (Executive Director, Pro-Choice Washington), Miranda Vargas (Board Member, Northwest Abortion Access Fund), and  Leah Rutman (Health Care and Liberty Counsel, ACLU-WA). Moderated by ACLU-WA Executive Director Michele Storms.

Bans Off Our Bodies Rally

Date: 
Saturday, May 14, 2022 - 11:00am to 1:00pm
Event Location: 
Cal Anderson Park (Seattle), and across the state
In response to the Supreme Court's leaked draft explicitly overturning Roe v. Wade, the ACLU-WA co-hosts Bans Off Seattle with Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocates. The time and location of this event is subject to change. You will receive more event details as we get closer to the event date.

Flights & Rights: Drug Policy Reform

Date: 
Tuesday, April 26, 2022 - 5:00pm to 6:00pm
Event Location: 
Online

Learn about the failures of the War on Drugs and the future of drug policy reform here in Washington. 

Flights & Rights: Legislative Review

Date: 
Tuesday, March 15, 2022 - 5:00pm to 6:00pm
Event Location: 
Online
A conversation on Washington state's 2022 legislative session.
 

Civil Reparations Project

Date: 
Tuesday, February 22, 2022 - 4:00pm to 5:30pm
Event Location: 
Online
The Civil Reparations Project challenges us to put down the books and take action for Black lives today. Attend their next presentation and discussion for white people, or anyone who feels they have benefited from white privilege, about taking reparative action for Black lives in America.

Seattle Race and Social Justice Initiative (RSJI) Summit & MLK Jr Unity Day

Date: 
Tuesday, January 18, 2022 - 9:00am to Thursday, January 20, 2022 - 3:30pm
Event Location: 
Online
The 2022 Summit begins with a celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Unity Day, featuring remarks from keynote speaker Michele Storms, ACLU-WA Executive Director.
ACLU Event

ACLU-WA 2022 Lobby Week Kickoff Training 

Date: 
Monday, January 17, 2022 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Event Location: 
Online
Join the ACLU of Washington for our second VIRTUAL lobby week, kicking off on Monday, January 17 from 6-8pm!

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