Events

Upcoming Events

2023 Legislative Update Webinars

Date: 
Tuesday, January 24, 2023 - 5:30pm to Tuesday, April 18, 2023 - 6:30pm
Event Location: 
Online
Join staff from the ACLU of Washington and activists from across the state throughout the 2023 legislative session to hear updates on our priority bills, learn from issue experts, and find out how you can take action.

RSJI Summit: Healing Belonging & Unity

Date: 
Friday, March 24, 2023 - 4:00pm to 7:30pm
Event Location: 
Online

Join us for the City of Seattle's  Race and Social Justice Initiative (RSJI) Summit Community Day Livestream. Don’t miss ACLU-WA Executive Director Michele Storms’ opening remarks on current trends in civil rights and the role we all can play in achieving collective liberation.

Acts On Stage Presents "Pipeline"

Date: 
Friday, March 31, 2023 - 7:00pm to Sunday, April 9, 2023 - 3:00pm
Event Location: 
Acts On Stage

Acts On Stage presents "Pipeline," a powerful play about the nuances and stark realities of the school-to-prison pipeline (especially for Black & Brown students) and what it takes for families and the community at large to wrap around and secure our young people from that peril.

2023 Access to Justice Conference

Date: 
Thursday, September 28, 2023 - 8:00am to Saturday, September 30, 2023 - 5:00pm
Event Location: 
Tacoma Convention Center and Online
The ACLU-WA is a proud sponsor of this year's Access to Justice Conference. Every two years, this conference brings together community members, legal system advocates, judges, attorneys, and policymakers across Washington State who are committed to dismantling legal systems of oppression and poverty. Stay tuned for details. 

Save the Date: ACLU-WA 2023 Annual Celebration

Date: 
Saturday, October 21, 2023 - 5:00pm to 8:00pm
Event Location: 
Town Hall Seattle
An evening of inspiration and connection

The Brainpower Chronicles: Mental Health Stories

Date: 
Saturday, November 18, 2023 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Event Location: 
Kirkland Performing Arts Center

The ACLU-WA is proud to sponsor The Brainpower Chronicles: Mental Health Stories -- a unique community storytelling event that highlights the experiences of NAMI members who share their personal stories in a live, theatrical format. 

What You Missed

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,"

Pandemics: COVID-19, Racism, and the Call to Action

Date: 
Monday, September 21, 2020 - 6:00pm to 7:30pm
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.

Virtual Public Meeting to Demand Justice for Immigrants

Date: 
Wednesday, September 16, 2020 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Your voice matters and you have the power to rise up and shift the future for immigrant and refugee communities in Washington State!

Join OneAmerica Votes and it's immigrant leaders for a Virtual Public Meeting with Governor Jay Inslee and Washington Superintendent of Public Instruction, Chris Reykdal. 

DATE: September 16, 2020
TIME: 6:00-8:00 PM PST

Immigrant leaders will lead this meeting, share their stories and ask our elected leaders to commit to specific asks that uphold the dignity of our immigrant communities. We are powerful, let's take a stand to create systemic change. 

More details to come soon but please register below to join us!

2020 AAPI Democracy Summit

Date: 
Tuesday, September 15, 2020 - 10:30am to 1:30pm
Event Location: 
Online
Every four years, the π€π¬π’πšπ§ 𝐏𝐚𝐜𝐒𝐟𝐒𝐜 𝐈𝐬π₯𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 π‚π¨πšπ₯𝐒𝐭𝐒𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 π–πšπ¬π‘π’π§π π­π¨π§ (π€ππˆπ‚) holds a Democracy Summit, with the goal of encouraging and promoting culturally meaningful and holistic civic engagement in our communities. This year's virtual summit includes a gubernatorial candidate forum, keynote speakers, and cultural performances, all in service of creating a space for our communities to collectivize around the issues that matter most to us.

Flights & Rights: National Security and Surveillance

Date: 
Friday, September 11, 2020 - 5:00pm to 6:30pm
Event Location: 
Online
Join us in examining the Patriot Act, 19 years later and counting. Hastily passed 45 days after 9/11 in the name of national security, the Patriot Act was the first of many changes to surveillance laws that made it easier for the government to spy. By expanding the authority to monitor, the Patriot Act effectively turns ordinary Americans into suspects.

Alki Beach Pride 2020

Date: 
Saturday, August 22, 2020 - 10:00am to Sunday, August 23, 2020 - 11:50pm
Event Location: 
Alki Beach
 After weeks of thoughtful consideration, Alki Beach Pride has made the decision to throw a social distancing event, that will practice the measures put forth by the CDC. THIS WILL NOT BE THE USUAL BEACH EVENT!

There are three ways to participate. Take a look at their site here!
 

Flights & Rights – Back to School and School Safety

Date: 
Tuesday, August 18, 2020 - 5:00pm to 6:30pm
Event Location: 
Online
All students have a right to education, and we are working for more effective approaches to build positive school environments and help students.  As we examine the role of police in our daily lives, it’s time we also reevaluate the need for police in schools. Black, Indigenous, Pacific Islander, and Latinx students are disproportionately disciplined, suspended, and expelled from school. Students with disabilities are disproportionately excluded. Students who have been suspended are three times more likely to be in contact with the juvenile justice system within a year. 

2020 Othello International Festival in a Box

Date: 
Friday, August 14, 2020 - 4:00pm to 8:00pm
The 2020 Othello International Festival in a Box is coming to South Seattle and you’re invited! Come join us for a FREE, family-friendly, no-contact, drive-thru festival for South Seattle neighbors, families and friends.

ACLU the Fight Movie Showings

Date: 
Friday, July 31, 2020 - 11:55am to Friday, August 28, 2020 - 11:55pm
Event Location: 
Online
When a migrant mother is separated from her child, when a transgender soldier is at risk of losing his career, when reproductive rights and basic voting rights are under attack β€” five unsung heroes take legal action to protect our freedoms.

The Fight is an inspiring, emotional look at four pivotal cases and the lawyers on the front lines of relentless attacks on civil liberties. Directors Elyse Steinberg, Josh Kriegman, and Eli Despres capture the rollercoaster ride of the thrill and defeat in these deeply human battles.

Description and images courtesy of Magnolia Pictures. For full photo credit lines, visit their site.

US Census , Should I Participate? Legal Questions & Answers

Date: 
Thursday, July 30, 2020 - 12:50pm
Event Location: 
Online
This will be virtual, a Zoom meeting from 3:00 pm to 4:30.  The US Census staff-person, Adan Aispuro will make a 40 minute presentation on the benefits, values, protections and critical areas of the US Census.

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