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This month and every month let’s listen, learn, and lift up Latinx/e communities and follow their leadership. And of course, celebrate the beauty and diversity of Latinx/e communities!

Read ACLU-WA Executive Director Michele Storms’ Latine Heritage Month celebration message below. 

Our Annual Celebration is back and better than ever! Join us on October 21 for a night of community, honoring partners and progress made for civil rights and civil liberties throughout Washington state. Tickets are on sale now, from $10-$50.

Can't make it in person? We also have $10 tickets available for the livestream at 6 PM on October 21. Whether you’re joining us from home or at Townhall Seattle, we can’t wait to celebrate with you.

NEW BLOG POST: How do we build resilient, safe communities? The stock answer has been harsher punishments and more enforcement.

Our new blog series will dig into how we can actually keep each other safe and build stronger communities in Washington. The first blog post is out now! Read it at the link below. 

Enoka Herat, ACLU-WA Policing and Immigration Policy Program Director, had the following statement: “The comments made by Officer Auderer are abhorrent and highlight the urgent need for a real transformation of policing culture and practices at the Seattle Police Department (SPD). At the very least, we expect officers to uphold the law, protect and serve all community members, and value each of our lives. To suggest Jaahnavi Kandula or anyone’s life has ‘limited value’ is a horrifying comment for an officer to make and leads us to question the department’s ability to keep people in Seattle safe."

Join us on Tuesday, September 12 at 6 PM for a conversation about reimagining the future of accountability for youth in our state. For decades, Washington has invested in increasingly harsher punishments for young people. Has it made our kids safer and more successful? We'll dig into that question and more.

BLOG POST: We all have a right to a fair trial in front of a jury of our peers. But what does it mean to have a jury of your peers — people like yourself, from your community — deciding your fate at trial? We’re hopeful a recent court decision clarified and reaffirmed that right for Black and brown defendants in Washington state.

We're celebrating Pride in Washington all summer long. Head to the link below to find a celebration near you!