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Seattle Black Film Festival

Date: 
Friday, July 10, 2020 - 2:45pm
Event Location: 
Online
Black Cinematic Brilliance is going fully online - for the first time. This summer, for the 17th edition of the Seattle Black Film Festival (formerly Langston Hughes African American Film Festival) you can tune in from your couch! 

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.

Flights & Rights: Surveillance, Data Privacy and You

Date: 
Wednesday, January 27, 2021 - 5:00pm to 6:30pm
Event Location: 
Online
Join us in examining the intersection of technology and liberty. New technologies are making it easier for companies and the government to learn about the most intimate aspects of both our online and offline activities—from where we live and work, to what religion we practice, to what we purchase, to what we read, and with whom we associate. 

Racially Charged: America’s Misdemeanor Problem – Spokane screening and Community Conversation

Date: 
Wednesday, May 19, 2021 - 6:30pm to 8:30pm
The misdemeanor system in the United States ensnares more than 13 million people a year – most of them poor or people of color – and has led to the wrongful imprisonments and deaths of countless Black Americans, including George Floyd and Eric Garner.

Join free screenings and post-film discussions of Robert Greenwald’s film ‘Racially Charged: America’s Misdemeanor Problem,’ to learn more about the misdemeanor system nationally and how it impacts people in Washington State.

Power Up 2021: Housing & Homelessness

Date: 
Wednesday, October 6, 2021 - 6:00pm to 7:30pm
Event Location: 
Online
Join ACLU-WA staff for the next session in our 2021 Power Up series, this time focused on housing and homelessness.

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. 

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KEXP Celebrates International Clash Day

Date: 
Tuesday, February 7, 2023 - 12:00am to 11:10pm
Event Location: 
90.3FM in Seattle, kexp.org everywhere else
The ACLU of Washington is proud to sponsor KEXP's International Clash Day programming. Visit their Gathering Space for Know Your Rights wallet cards and pens. This year's theme is "Know Your Rights."
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18th Annual Tasveer South Asian Film Festival

Date: 
Wednesday, October 11, 2023 - 7:00pm to Sunday, October 22, 2023 - 7:00pm
Event Location: 
Hybrid: King County + Online
Tasveer South Asian Film Festival (TSAFF) is a 10-day film festival, produced by Tasveer.

Promoting and Fighting for Human Rights and Judicial Reform in the Philippines

Date: 
Monday, November 6, 2023 - 4:00pm to 6:00pm
Event Location: 
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
Lawyers and law students are encouraged to join us for a talk with Jose Manuel "Chel" Diokno, Human Rights Lawyer and Advocate Chair, Bantayog ng mga Bayani Foundation
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Juneteenth Across Washington 2024

Date: 
Tuesday, June 18, 2024 - 12:00am to Sunday, June 23, 2024 - 12:00am
Event Location: 
Various
Learn about Juneteenth events all across Washington.

What’s at Stake in the Courts for Bodily Autonomy?

Date: 
Friday, June 27, 2025 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Event Location: 
Online
Join the ACLU-WA and partners to hear the latest developments in reproductive rights and health care access in the wake of critical Supreme Court decisions.

Immigrant Rights Project

ACLU of Washington’s Immigration Project seeks to expand and enforce the civil rights of immigrants, to disrupt Washington State’s participation in federal immigration enforcement and deportation, and limit ICE/CBP’s footprint in Washington.
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