Events

Upcoming Events

Lawyers for Democracy Tour

Date: 
Wednesday, October 2, 2024 - 5:30pm to 8:00pm
Event Location: 
Providence Swedish PC & Clubhouse

Join us for an evening of energizing speakers that will call us to action in this critical election year. This event aims to mobilize lawyers to assist with election-related advocacy, and foster partnerships to promote voter engagement and civic participation. 

We Keep Us Safe: Public Safety, Crime, and Elections

Date: 
Tuesday, October 8, 2024 - 6:30pm to 7:30pm
Event Location: 
The Forum at Town Hall Seattle

Join us for a UW Public Lectures panel on what keeps communities safe.

What You Missed

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. 

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.
 

Indigenous Futures - Live Filmmaker Panel with THE LAST ICE

Date: 
Thursday, October 8, 2020 - 8:00pm to 9:00pm
The Last Ice is the story of Inuit in Canada and Greenland. Long divided by aggressive colonization and decades of hardship, these groups are once again coming together, fighting to protect what will remain of their world. The question is, will the world listen?

The Sex Talk and the Ballot Box

Date: 
Tuesday, October 6, 2020 - 6:00pm to 7:30pm
Event Location: 
Online
High school, college, and graduate students swap stories about sex education – the good, the bad, the awkward.

Women You Need to Know: Claudia Rankine

Date: 
Friday, September 25, 2020 - 7:30pm to 8:50pm
Author, playwright, poet, and multi-media artist Claudia Rankine is the author of Citizen: An American Lyric. In this event, she will speak on her new book, "Just Us: An American Conversation,"

Pandemics: COVID-19, Racism, and the Call to Action

Date: 
Monday, September 21, 2020 - 6:00pm to 7:30pm
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.

Virtual Public Meeting to Demand Justice for Immigrants

Date: 
Wednesday, September 16, 2020 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Your voice matters and you have the power to rise up and shift the future for immigrant and refugee communities in Washington State!

Join OneAmerica Votes and it's immigrant leaders for a Virtual Public Meeting with Governor Jay Inslee and Washington Superintendent of Public Instruction, Chris Reykdal. 

DATE: September 16, 2020
TIME: 6:00-8:00 PM PST

Immigrant leaders will lead this meeting, share their stories and ask our elected leaders to commit to specific asks that uphold the dignity of our immigrant communities. We are powerful, let's take a stand to create systemic change. 

More details to come soon but please register below to join us!

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