Events

Upcoming Events

Pride Across Washington

Date: 
Thursday, June 1, 2023 - 12:00am to Sunday, September 24, 2023 - 12:00am
Event Location: 
Various
Celebrate LGBTQIA2S+ Pride all across Washington

Spokane Pride Parade - ACLU Contingent

Date: 
Saturday, June 10, 2023 - 10:30am to 1:30pm
Event Location: 
Downtown Spokane
Join the ACLU of Washington supporters and staff at the 2023 Pride Parade!
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Olympic Pride: Olympic Peninsula

Date: 
Saturday, June 10, 2023 - 11:00am to 6:00pm
Event Location: 
Port Townsend, WA
Celebrate Pride on the Olympic Peninsula
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Film Screening & Talk: Bring Them Home

Date: 
Saturday, June 10, 2023 - 5:00pm to 8:30pm
Event Location: 
The Grand Cinema, Tacoma
"Bring Them Home" sheds light on the struggle and plight of deported veterans. This film screening and panel discussion features voices from the Immigrant Defenders Law Center, Black Deported Veterans of America, and Jennie Pasquarella of the ACLU of Southern California.
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Kent Black Action Commission Juneteenth Celebration

Date: 
Saturday, June 17, 2023 - 10:00am to 5:00pm
Event Location: 
Morrill Meadows Park YMCA
Celebrate Juneteenth with the Kent Black Action Committee
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Trans Pride Seattle

Date: 
Friday, June 23, 2023 - 6:00pm to 9:30pm
Event Location: 
Volunteer Park Amphitheater, Seattle
Celebrate Trans Pride in Seattle
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Seattle Pride Parade - ACLU Contingent

Date: 
Sunday, June 25, 2023 - 10:30am to 1:30pm
Event Location: 
Downtown Seattle
Join the ACLU of Washington supporters and staff at the 2023 Pride Parade!

Festival Sundiata: Black Arts Fest

Date: 
Friday, July 14, 2023 - 6:00pm to Sunday, July 16, 2023 - 6:00pm
Event Location: 
Seattle Center
Seattle Center Festál presents Festival Sundiata: Black Arts Fest in partnership with Sundiata African American Cultural Association (SAACA). The ACLU-WA is proud to be a presenting sponsor of this year's festival. Visit our table in the Armory to meet us and check out our photo booth.
PNW Black Pride 2023

Pacific Northwest Black Pride 2023

Date: 
Wednesday, August 9, 2023 - 7:00pm to Sunday, August 13, 2023 - 10:00pm
Event Location: 
POCAAN
Join Pacific Northwest Black Pride for their 6th annual Pride Celebration!

Alki Beach Pride 2023

Date: 
Sunday, August 20, 2023 - 11:00am to 11:00pm
Event Location: 
Alki Beach
Join Alki Beach Pride, a family-friendly event with lots of free activities. Vendors and community organizations proudly represent the LGBTQ+ community and they'll be selling handcrafted goods, while music will be provided by DJs and musicians.

2023 Access to Justice Conference

Date: 
Thursday, September 28, 2023 - 8:00am to Saturday, September 30, 2023 - 5:00pm
Event Location: 
Tacoma Convention Center and Online
The ACLU-WA is a proud sponsor of this year's Access to Justice Conference. Every two years, this conference brings together community members, legal system advocates, judges, attorneys, and policymakers across Washington State who are committed to dismantling legal systems of oppression and poverty. Stay tuned for details. 
Tasveer 2023

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.

Save the Date! ACLU-WA 2023 Annual Celebration: Dwell in Possibility

Date: 
Saturday, October 21, 2023 - 5:00pm to 8:00pm
Event Location: 
Town Hall Seattle
An evening of inspiration and connection

The Brainpower Chronicles: Mental Health Stories

Date: 
Saturday, November 18, 2023 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Event Location: 
Kirkland Performing Arts Center

The ACLU-WA is proud to sponsor The Brainpower Chronicles: Mental Health Stories -- a unique community storytelling event that highlights the experiences of NAMI members who share their personal stories in a live, theatrical format. 

What You Missed

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Breaking Barriers 2023: A Celebration of Disability Community

Date: 
Thursday, June 1, 2023 - 6:00pm to 8:30pm
Event Location: 
415 Westlake & Online
Disability Rights Washington, one of the state’s pioneering disability rights advocacy organizations, is hosting Breaking Barriers: A Celebration of Disability Community on Thursday June 1st from 6:00-8:30pm PST.
Come and see Shared Legacies Thursday May 11 6pm

Shared Legacies: The African American-Jewish Civil Rights Alliance

Date: 
Thursday, May 11, 2023 - 5:30pm to 8:00pm
Event Location: 
Northwest African American Museum
Join ADL Pacific Northwest, the Holocaust Center for Humanity, and the Northwest African American Museum for a film screening and dynamic panel discussion about the work of the Black and Jewish communities during the civil rights era, hosted by ACLU-WA Executive Director Michele Storms.
MMIWP Families Presents the 3rd annual March and Rally for Missing Murdered Indigenous Women and People on May 6, 2023. Contact roxanne@mmiwpfamilies.org

3rd Annual MMIWP Families March/Gathering

Date: 
Saturday, May 6, 2023 - 10:00am to 4:00pm
Event Location: 
Westlake Center, Seattle Center
Please join grassroots organization MMIWP Families in bringing continued awareness to the epidemic of missing and murdered Indigenous women and people and the perpetuation of colonial, gender-based violence across the United States and Canada.

2023 Session Highlights & the Road Ahead

Date: 
Tuesday, May 2, 2023 - 5:30pm to 6:30pm
Event Location: 
Online
Join ACLU-WA staff as we celebrate the end of the 2023 Washington legislative session and look forward to the work ahead of us this year!

Acts On Stage Presents "Pipeline"

Date: 
Friday, March 31, 2023 - 7:00pm to Sunday, April 9, 2023 - 3:00pm
Event Location: 
Acts On Stage

Acts On Stage presents "Pipeline," a powerful play about the nuances and stark realities of the school-to-prison pipeline (especially for Black & Brown students) and what it takes for families and the community at large to wrap around and secure our young people from that peril.

RSJI Summit: Healing Belonging & Unity

Date: 
Friday, March 24, 2023 - 4:00pm to 7:30pm
Event Location: 
Online

Join us for the City of Seattle's  Race and Social Justice Initiative (RSJI) Summit Community Day Livestream. Don’t miss ACLU-WA Executive Director Michele Storms’ opening remarks on current trends in civil rights and the role we all can play in achieving collective liberation.

Pro-Choice WA Conversations for Change: Who’s in my DMs?

Pro-Choice WA Conversations for Change: Who’s in my DMs?

Date: 
Thursday, March 2, 2023 - 5:30pm to 7:00pm
Event Location: 
The Collective, South Lake Union
Join Pro-Choice WA to learn about digital privacy, how it relates to your reproductive rights, and what you can do to protect yourself.
Community Event: Goldmark Award Luncheon

Goldmark Award Luncheon

Date: 
Friday, February 17, 2023 - 12:00pm to 1:30pm
The ACLU of Washington is proud to celebrate Executive Director Michele Storms as she receives the Charles A. Goldmark Distinguished Service Award from the Legal Foundation of Washington, honoring her dedication and work to advancing the cause of justice. 
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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."
Ending Isolation Practices in Washington K-12 Schools

Ending Isolation Practices in Washington K-12 Schools

Date: 
Friday, January 27, 2023 - 12:30pm to 2:00pm
Event Location: 
Online
Join the ACLU-WA, Disability Rights WA, and League of Education Voters to learn about ending isolation practices in Washington schools.

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