Events

Upcoming Events

Power Up Activist Training

Date:

Tuesday, September 10, 2019 - 5:30pm to Tuesday, November 19, 2019 - 8:00pm

Event Location:

Seattle Public Library Central Branch

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.

Home Is Here- Seattle DACA Supreme Court Hearing Rally

Date:

Tuesday, November 12, 2019 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm

Event Location:

U.S. District Court Western District of Washington

The Supreme Court will be holding its first hearing on Tuesday, November 12th, to determine the future of DACA.

Join undocumented organizers (with and without DACA), community leaders, faith leaders, and elected officials in Seattle to show your support for the DACA program!

We will be meeting at 2pm at the US District Court in Seattle.

Home is Here/ Aqui Es Hogar (Walla Walla)

Date:

Tuesday, November 12, 2019 - 6:30pm to 7:30pm

Event Location:

Main Street

With the fate of DACA now in the hands of the Supreme Court, hundreds of thousands of people could lose their homes, their livelihoods, and their families. It’s time to put an end to this fear and uncertainty and show the Supreme Court that DACA recipients and immigrant families aren’t going anywhere — because their #HomeIsHere #AquiEsHogar

Join us at 1st and Main Street on November 12th and demand the Court protect DACA recipients and all immigrants.

Special Flights & Rights ( Burien ) – Right To Care

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.

Flights & Rights - Creating Community-Centric Technology Policy

Date:

Tuesday, November 19, 2019 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm

Event Location:

KEXP Studios Gathering Space

Technology & Liberty Project Advocate, Jennifer Lee, will discuss how increasingly powerful surveillance tools have shifted the power dynamics between people and government, and how we are fighting back to create community-centric technology policy.

The Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle’s 19th Annual Breakfast

Date:

Friday, November 22, 2019 - 7:30am to 9:00am

Event Location:

The Westin Hotel – Seattle

The Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle’s Annual Breakfast is the organization’s yearly signature fundraising event. By the time we gather for this year’s celebration, we will have touched the lives of more than 5,000 local residents and their families by various means, including but not limited to:

Securing and maintaining permanent housing;
Offering outreach and support to those experiencing homelessness;
Assistance with returning to the workforce with a livable wage; and,
Providing high school, college, and vocational training education opportunities and resources.

Special Flights & Rights ( Tacoma ) – Right To Care

Date:

Wednesday, December 4, 2019 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm

Event Location:

Tacoma Arts Community Center

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.

Special Flights & Rights ( Spokane ) – Right To Care

Date:

Wednesday, December 11, 2019 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm

Event Location:

The McGinnity Room

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.

What You Missed

State of Womxn of Color : The Future of Work Belong to Us

Date:

Friday, November 8, 2019 - 6:00pm to 8:30pm

Event Location:

The Riveter: Capitol Hill

Join The Riveter and Future for Us for The State of Womxn of Color Roadshow, an evening to tell audacious stories of womxn of color at work, accompanied by an overview of the data, insights and solutions. This collaboration provides a platform for rising and established womxn of color professionals to share their experiences and next step strategies as they build powerful communities to create a future for where womxn of color lead at the highest levels across all sectors.

Flights & Rights - Immigration and Police Practices

Date:

Tuesday, October 29, 2019 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm

Event Location:

KEXP Studios Gathering Space

Police Practices & Immigration Counsel, Enoka Herat, spoke about how Trump's immigration policies play out at the local level and what the ACLU and allies are doing to oppose them.

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.

Seattle Social Justice Film Festival

Date:

Thursday, October 3, 2019 - 4:00pm to Saturday, October 12, 2019 - 9:00pm

Social Justice Film Festival exhibits a series of short and feature-length documentaries and narrative films broadly related to social justice

Tasveer International Film Festival

Date:

Thursday, September 26, 2019 - 7:00pm to Sunday, October 6, 2019 - 10:00pm

Event Location:

SIFF Cinema Egyptian

Tasveer South Asian Film Festival is the largest South Asian film festival in the United States. Seeking to provide a counterpoint to the images and stories prevalent in main stream South Asia and Bollywood, the festival encourages an atmosphere of thoughtful dialogue and creative inquiry, where filmmakers and audiences engage in lively discussions, forums, and other collaborative interactive formats. In 2019, the festival will screen over 60 films and welcome 5000 attendees over 11 days, in 5 cities. ‘India’ is the festival focus for 2019.