Events

Upcoming Events

Cascade PBS Ideas Festival

Date: 
Saturday, May 4, 2024 - 9:30am to 9:00pm
Event Location: 
Amazon Meeting Center

Visit the ACLU-WA information and photo booth. Grab free swag for being a member or becoming a member. The Cascade PBS Ideas Festival brings together journalists, newsmakers, and innovators from around the country to talk about the issues that are animating our cultural conversations. The festival includes live recordings of television and podcasts from The Atlantic, The New Yorker, The Washington Post, Vox, Slate, Pushkin, NPR and PBS; as well as community meetups, meet-and-greets, food trucks, DJs and more.

Meet ACLU-WA staff experts at a happy hour meetup during the festival.

What You Missed

People Power Legislative Update Webinars

Date: 
Thursday, January 21, 2021 - 6:00pm to Tuesday, April 27, 2021 - 7:00pm
Event Location: 
Online
Join staff from the ACLU of Washington and People Power activists from across the state throughout the 2021 legislative session to hear updates on our priority bills, learn from issue experts, and find out how can take action to pass important civil liberties bills.

Transforming Police Culture

Date: 
Tuesday, December 8, 2020 - 6:00pm to 7:00pm
Event Location: 
Online
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.

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.

Flights & Rights: Indigenous Youth

Date: 
Tuesday, November 24, 2020 - 5:00pm to 6:00pm
Event Location: 
Online
Join ACLU-WA Equal Justice Works Fellow Crystal Pardue and leaders of Indigenous youth serving organizations for a conversation on cultural connections needed for Indigenous youth to thrive. Learn about creative ways of overcoming the particular barriers Indigenous youth encounter. Topics include food sovereignty; physical, mental, and spiritual health; education and school discipline; and the arts.

SEATTLE IS NATIVE LAND: 2020 Indigenous People Festival

Date: 
Friday, November 20, 2020 - 6:00pm to Saturday, November 21, 2020 - 3:00pm
Join us as we celebrate Indigenous brilliance and explore our shared joys and struggles—all on Native Land.  

The Indigenous People Festival is a time for Native people to celebrate our unique traditions and visions for the future. This year, we acknowledge what is and always will be Coast Salish land and imagine a future guided by Indigenous knowledge and excellence.

Right To Care Town Hall

Date: 
Tuesday, November 17, 2020 - 5:00pm to 6:00pm
The ACLU of Washington partners with our allies to present a special town hall on the future of health care in Washington state, including stories from patients and providers on access to reproductive services and end-of-life care. Learn more about religious-secular hospital affiliations, current legal issues, and proposed legislative solutions.  

True Justice Screening and Panel Discussion

Date: 
Tuesday, October 27, 2020 - 6:00pm to 8:30pm
Event Location: 
Online
Join representatives from the Meaningful Movies Project, Northwest African American Museum, Kunhardt Films, ACLU WA, the Sociology Department of the University of Washington, and the Loren Miller Bar Association for a screening and meaningful discussion of True Justice: Bryan Stevenson’s Fight for Equality. The film follows 30 years of the Stevenson's work on behalf of the poor, the incarcerated, and the condemned.

2020 Centennial Celebration

Date: 
Friday, October 23, 2020 - 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Celebrate 100 years of defending civil liberties! Introducing Michele Storms, ACLU of Washington Executive Director with Anthony Romero, National ACLU Executive Director.

How Secure Is Your Right To Vote?

Date: 
Monday, October 19, 2020 - 6:00pm to 7:00pm
Event Location: 
Online
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: Election 2020

Date: 
Wednesday, October 14, 2020 - 5:00pm to 6:30pm
Event Location: 
Online
What’s on the ballot for Washingtonians? Join us to learn about the potential impact of this election, from the makeup of our House of Representatives to advocacy around Referendum 90 – the Washington state law requiring all public schools to teach age-appropriate, inclusive, comprehensive sexual health education to K-12 students. 

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