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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.

Spokane Pride Parade - ACLU Contingent

Date: 
Saturday, June 10, 2023 - 10:30am to 1:30pm
Event Location: 
Riverfront Park
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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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: 
Thursday, August 17, 2023 - 7:00pm to Sunday, August 20, 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: 
Friday, October 20, 2023 - 7:00pm to Sunday, October 29, 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

ACLU-WA 2023 Lobby Week

Date: 
Monday, January 16, 2023 - 9:00am to 5:00pm
Event Location: 
Olympia, WA & Virtual
Join us as we kick off Lobby Week in Olympia!

2023 MLK Jr. Day - Seattle Martin Luther King Jr. Organizing Coalition

Date: 
Tuesday, January 10, 2023 - 9:00am to Monday, January 16, 2023 - 3:30pm
Event Location: 
Virtual and Seattle
The 2023 MLK Day festivities celebrate 40 years of continuing King's mission. Activities included a youth event, virtual and in-person workshops, and an in-person (outdoor) rally at Garfield High School, followed by a march.

Abortion: Charting a Path Forward

Date: 
Tuesday, December 6, 2022 - 5:00pm to 6:00pm
Event Location: 
Online
Learn about the future of abortion with Cedar River Clinics, Gender Justice League, Legal Voice, Northwest Health Law Advocates, Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocates – Washington, Pro-Choice Washington, Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network, and ACLU of Washington. 

Radical Hope: ACLU-WA Annual Celebration 2022

Date: 
Friday, October 21, 2022 - 6:30pm to 8:00pm
Event Location: 
Online
An evening of inspiration and connection featuring keynote speaker Valarie Kaur.
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David Fenton with Brady Piñero Walkinshaw

Date: 
Friday, October 14, 2022 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Event Location: 
Elliott Bay Book Company
David Fenton brings fifty years of activism to bear to his new book, The Media Activist's Handbook: Lessons from Fifty Years as a Progressive Agitator. Join him and Brady Pinero Walkinshaw for a conversation.

Reproductive Rights Forum: A Post-Dobbs Landscape

Date: 
Wednesday, October 12, 2022 - 5:00pm to 7:00pm
Event Location: 
Russell Investments Center
Join Morgan Lewis and the National Association of Women Lawyers (NAWL) for an intimate conversation around reproductive rights in the post-Dobbs landscape, followed by an opportunity to network with others in the Seattle area.

Indigenous Peoples' Day on KEXP

Date: 
Monday, October 10, 2022 - 5:00am to Monday, October 24, 2022 - 11:30pm
Event Location: 
On the air at 90.3 FM Seattle, online at KEXP.org
ACLU-WA is proud to support KEXP programming in honor of Indigenous Peoples' Day, all day October 10.

Boycott: Film Screening and Talk

Date: 
Thursday, September 29, 2022 - 6:30pm to 9:00pm
Event Location: 
Northwest Film Forum
Boycott traces the impact of state legislation designed to penalize individuals and companies that choose to boycott Israel due to its human rights record. A legal thriller with “accidental plaintiffs” at the center of the story, Boycott is a bracing look at the far-reaching implications of anti-boycott legislation and an inspiring tale of everyday Americans standing up to protect our rights in an age of shifting politics and threats to freedom of speech.
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How Police Can Extract All Your Cellphone Data in Minutes

Date: 
Thursday, July 28, 2022 - 3:00pm to 4:00pm
Event Location: 
Online
Join the ACLU-WA to learn from Upturn about the widespread power of law enforcement to search mobile phones and the implications of Mobile Device Forensic Tools use on privacy and civil liberties.

Flights & Rights: LGBTQIA2S+ Pride

Date: 
Tuesday, July 19, 2022 - 5:00pm to 6:00pm
Event Location: 
Online
Join ACLU-WA for a conversation on LGBTQIA2S+ Pride. 
 

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