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Your Vote Counts! Block Party

Date: 
Sunday, September 23, 2018 - 12:00pm to 3:00pm
Event Location: 
Depot Market Square
Vote like your life depends on it. Because it does. Join Your Vote Counts! Block Party in Bellingham
League of Women Voters Community Event

Whatcom County Races & Court of Appeals Candidate Forum

Date: 
Wednesday, October 17, 2018 - 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Event Location: 
Whatcom County Council Chambers
Candidate forum hosted by the League of Women Voters of Whatcom County, including prosecuting attorney candidates
League of Women Voters Community Event

General Election Candidate Forum on San Juan Island

Date: 
Thursday, October 11, 2018 - 5:15pm to 7:15pm
Event Location: 
San Juan Island Grange
Candidate forum hosted by League of Women Voters of the San Juans, including the 40th legislative district

Flights & Rights - Fighting Immigration Detention Abuses

Date: 
Tuesday, November 27, 2018 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Event Location: 
KEXP Studio Gathering Space
Eunice Cho (ACLU), Maru Mora Villalpando (NWDC Resistance), and Sharcorrie Tunkara (local activist) discuss the detention of immigrants by ICE (Immigration Customs Enforcement).
ACLU Event

ACLU of Washington 2019 Lobby Day (RESCHEDULED)

Date: 
Tuesday, March 19, 2019 - 9:00am to 3:30pm
Event Location: 
Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO
Join us in Olympia on March 19 for a full day of legislative advocacy training and discussions with lawmakers!

The Muslim World and Muslims in Spokane

Date: 
Saturday, June 1, 2019 - 3:30pm to 4:30pm
Event Location: 
Spokane Public Library South Hill

Flights & Rights – Transgender Access to Healthcare

Date: 
Tuesday, July 30, 2019 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Event Location: 
KEXP Studio Gathering Space
All people have a right to be who they are, be safe, and live free from discrimination. Lisa Nowlin (ACLU), Mattie Mooney (Ingersoll Gender Center), Danny Waxwing (Disability Rights Washington), Venus Aoki (Gender Justice League/Somas Seattle, and Ari Robbins (ACLU client) sit down for a panel discussion on the rights of Transgender people in Washington.
Seattle City Club Community Event

Seattle City Council District 3 Debate

Date: 
Thursday, September 26, 2019 - 5:30pm to 7:00pm
Event Location: 
Town Hall Seattle
Join this Seattle City Council District 3 Debate hosted by Seattle CityClub.
League of Women Voters Community Event

Orting City Council & School Board Candidate Forum

Date: 
Monday, October 14, 2019 - 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Event Location: 
Orting High School Performing Arts Center
Join this candidate forum hosted by the League of Women Voters of Tacoma-Pierce County.
League of Women Voters Community Event

Lynden & Whatcom County Candidate Forum

Date: 
Saturday, October 19, 2019 - 9:30am to 12:00pm
Event Location: 
Lynden City Hall Annex
Join this candidate forum hosted by the League of Women Voters of Bellingham/Whatcom County.

38th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. March

Date: 
Monday, January 20, 2020 - 12:00pm to 4:00pm
Event Location: 
Garfield High School
We look forward to seeing you at the 38th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day! The day will begin at 8:30 AM at Garfield High School with an Opportunity Fair and Workshops, developed to inspire us to affect change in ourselves and our community

Flights & Rights - Liberty in the time of COVID-19

Date: 
Thursday, April 9, 2020 - 5:00pm to 6:00pm
Event Location: 
Online
Hear our response to the COVID pandemic and how we’re working to protect Washington’s most vulnerable and impacted communities: those who are locked up in jail, prison and detention centers. Executive Director Michele Storms moderates a discussion with Enoka Herat (Police Practices and Immigration Counsel) and Jaime Hawk (Legal Strategy Director, WA Campaign for Smart Justice).

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. 

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