Latest From ACLU of Washington

The latest content and updates from the ACLU of Washington website.

Refugees Are Welcome, STOP the Tears!

Date: 
Sunday, December 2, 2018 - 11:00am to 1:00pm
Event Location: 
Occidental Square
March in solidarity; We reject the inhumane policies and cruel treatment of those seeking refuge!

5 Year Anniversary Rally at NWDC

Date: 
Sunday, March 10, 2019 - 1:30pm to 4:00pm
Event Location: 
Northwest Detention Center
Join us on Sunday 3/10 to commemorate five years of fierce resistance to NWDC and the deportation machine. We'll make music to celebrate the resilience of our movement, and we'll hear from folks who participated in the original action to shut down NWDC in 2014.
 

Breaking the Prison to Deportation Pipeline: Advocacy in the Southeast Asian Americans

Date: 
Monday, May 6, 2019 - 11:30am to 1:00pm
Event Location: 
Hargreaves Reading Room 201

Power Up Activist Training

Date: 
Saturday, December 5, 2020 - 10:00am to 12:00pm
Event Location: 
Online

Join the ACLU of Washington for our inaugural Power Up training for activists! At the training you will have the opportunity to meet with other like-minded people in your community and learn how to be an effective advocate with lawmakers. Staff from the ACLU-WA will provide skills-building training on topics including race equity and allyship, strategy and goal setting, power mapping, lawmaker engagement tactics, and a guide to the Washington legislative process.

Spokane Coalition of Color Community Event

Spokane Coalition of Color Candidate Forum #2: City Council

Date: 
Saturday, October 5, 2019 - 10:00am to 12:00pm
Event Location: 
East Central Community Center
Join this Spokane city council candidate forum hosted by Spokane Coalition of Color.
League of Women Voters Community Event

Edgewood City Council Candidate Forum

Date: 
Wednesday, October 16, 2019 - 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Event Location: 
Edgewood City Hall
Join this candidate forum hosted by the League of Women Voters of Tacoma-Pierce County.

Special Flights & Rights - Right To Care (Burien)

Date: 
Monday, November 18, 2019 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Event Location: 
TAF Bethaday Community Learning Space
Join us for Flights & Rights on the future of health care in Washington state, specifically on access to reproductive services and end-of-life care.

47th Anniversary of Roe v Wade

Date: 
Wednesday, January 22, 2020 - 7:00pm
Event Location: 
Town Hall
Now, 47 years later, Roe v. Wade remains one of the most contentious rulings to date, spurring debates and protests across the country, and becoming an ideal day to reflect on the current state of the reproductive rights of all people.

ShutdownNWDC Online Forum/ CierrenNWDC Foro Comunitario En Linea - Online

Date: 
Sunday, April 19, 2020 - 1:00pm to 3:00pm
The private prison ban bill got gutted and now we're in the midst of the COVID19 crisis! Mark your calendars and join us online for our second Shutdown NWDC Community Forum.

Access to the Ballot Box: Voting Rights in the Pacific Northwest

Date: 
Wednesday, July 22, 2020 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Event Location: 
Online
Join ADL’s Pacific Northwest Office for a conversation with experts on a historical snapshot on voting rights, current challenges, and how we can play a role in protecting the ballot box.

Uplift International’s HR2FP Initiative Webinar: Racism, Covid-19 and Access to Contraception and Abortion Services in America

Date: 
Tuesday, October 13, 2020 - 4:00pm to 5:15pm
Event Location: 
Online
Uplift International's HR2FP Webinar: Racism, COVID-19, and Access to Contraception and Abortion Services in America
 
Moderated by ACLU-WA Executive Director Michele Storms.
Speakers include:  Beth E. Rivin, MD, MPH (President & CEO, Uplift International); LaKimba DeSadier (Indiana State Director, Planned Parenthood Advocates of Indiana and Kentucky); Camie Jae Goldhammer, MSW, Sisseton-Wahpeton (Clinical Social Worker and Lactation Consultant); and U.S. Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal.
 

ACLU-WA 2021 Lobby Week Kickoff

Date: 
Monday, January 25, 2021 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Event Location: 
Online
Join the ACLU of Washington for our first ever VIRTUAL lobby week, kicking off on Monday, January 25 from 6-8pm! Learn how to talk to your state lawmakers and demand police accountability.

Projecting Justice

Date: 
Tuesday, May 25, 2021 - 9:30pm to Tuesday, June 8, 2021 - 11:30pm
Event Location: 
Saint Mark's Episcopal Cathedral
With Saint Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral, we projected names of those killed by police, beginning with George Floyd on May 25. Photo by Brian Smale.

Washington Coalition for Police Accountability Candidate Forum - King County

Date: 
Thursday, October 7, 2021 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Event Location: 
Online
Join WCPA for virtual candidate forums on police accountability.

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.

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