Events

Upcoming Events

Celebrate Juneteenth with Black-Owned Businesses

Date: 
Saturday, June 19, 2021 - 9:00am to Sunday, June 20, 2021 - 9:00pm
The ACLU is supporting local Black-owned businesses by opening tabs in your community to give you the opportunity to expand your purchasing power and support local businesses.

Power Up 2021: Local Government

Date: 
Wednesday, June 23, 2021 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Event Location: 
Online
Power Up is back this summer! Join ACLU-WA staff to learn the ins and outs of how local government works, how you can hold lawmakers accountable, and make change in your community.

Flights & Rights: Pride

Date: 
Tuesday, June 29, 2021 - 5:00pm to 6:00pm
Event Location: 
Online
Join ACLU-WA for a conversation on LGBTQ+ Pride. Speakers and beverage partner information coming soon.
 

ACLU of Washington CLE: Incorporating Race Equity into Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Litigation

Date: 
Thursday, July 1, 2021 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Event Location: 
Online
Join us for a free ethics CLE featuring Twyla Carter. (Formerly scheduled for June 29.)

2021 Access to Justice Conference

Date: 
Wednesday, August 11, 2021 - 8:30am to Friday, August 13, 2021 - 12:15pm
Event Location: 
Online
We come together against the backdrop of the COVID-19 crisis, which has revealed and deepened existing inequalities, and a growing national conversation about systemic racism. To meet the demands of this moment, the conference highlights the work of non-legal community-based organizations, and provides the opportunity for community advocates and legal professionals to build partnerships to advance justice.

Save the Date: ACLU of Washington Annual Celebration

Date: 
Friday, October 22, 2021 - 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Event Location: 
Online
Celebrate with the ACLU of Washington, with special guest john a. powell. 

What You Missed

Flights and Rights - LGBTQ+ Rights

Date: 
Thursday, July 23, 2020 - 5:00pm to 6:30pm
Event Location: 
Online
Pride 2020 for the ACLU is about being resilient together. For this virtual event, advocates will speak on the implications of the landmark win at the Supreme Court, how to center Black trans people in the movement and the Trump administration’s removal of nondiscrimination protections when it comes to health care and health insurance.

Access to the Ballot Box: Voting Rights in the Pacific Northwest

Date: 
Wednesday, July 22, 2020 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Event Location: 
Online
Join ADL’s Pacific Northwest Office for a conversation with experts on a historical snapshot on voting rights, current challenges, and how we can play a role in protecting the ballot box.

Tacoma Pride 2020

Date: 
Tuesday, July 7, 2020 - 5:00pm to Wednesday, July 22, 2020 - 7:00pm
Event Location: 
Virtual
The Tacoma Pride Festival honors the LGBTQA community by fostering pride in who we are as valuable, creative members of a diverse population in the South Puget Sound region by curating cultural events, establishing partnerships, and hosting Tacoma Pride, formerly Out in the Park, an outdoor festival.

Hope to Action: Reproductive Rights in Washington Today

Date: 
Wednesday, July 1, 2020 - 5:30pm to 6:30pm
In light of the United States Supreme Court's decision in June Medical Services LLC v. Russo, join us for an update on reproductive rights, abortion access, the ways in which systemic racism shows up in health care, and the significant disproportionate impact on Black and Brown bodies.
 

Support Black-Owned Businesses on Juneteenth - on Us!

Date: 
Friday, June 19, 2020 - 6:00am to 10:00pm
Event Location: 
Across Washington State
The ACLU is supporting local Black-owned businesses by opening tabs in your community to give you the opportunity to expand your purchasing power and support local businesses.

Juneteenth Week 2020

Date: 
Wednesday, June 17, 2020 - 3:10pm
Juneteenth Week 2020 is a week long celebration hosted by the Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle, Black Lives Matter – Seattle/King County, Tabor 100 and the FW Black Collective.

Our purpose is to honor and remember a special milestone in black history: June 19, 1865. On this day, African Americans forced into slavery in the United States were officially and legally free (ish).

Spokane Pride Week (Virtual)

Date: 
Tuesday, June 9, 2020 - 9:20am
Since 1992, Spokane has seen the LGBTQ+ community come together to honor those brave individuals that fought back against the 6 NIGHTS.  LIVE STREAMING. PERFORMANCES.  DIGITAL EXHIBITOR HALL. GIVEAWAYS.  ALL FROM THE COMFORT OF YOUR HOME.

We may not be able to march in person right now,  but we can make pride go viral!

Seattle Pride 2020 (ONLINE)

Date: 
Monday, June 1, 2020 - 9:00am to Tuesday, June 30, 2020 - 7:00pm
Event Location: 
Online
Seattle’s LGBTQIA+ Pride Month is going virtual with three days (June 26-28) of speakers, performances and activities with Gender Justice League, PrideFest, and us here at Seattle Pride for the Together For Pride weekend.

Flights and Rights-COVID-19 and Race (Virtual)

Date: 
Thursday, May 28, 2020 - 5:00pm to 6:30pm
Event Location: 
Online
COVID-19 is taking Black lives, Latinx lives, and Native lives in disproportionate numbers – not for any biological reason, but because of the institutional racism and systems of oppression the ACLU works to dismantle.

Flights & Rights - Liberty in the Time of COVID-19 (Virtual) Part II

Date: 
Thursday, April 23, 2020 - 5:00pm to 6:30pm
Event Location: 
Online
Learn about privacy and technology in the time of coronavirus disease, as well as our advocacy to minimize the impact on young people facing juvenile detention, students with disabilities, and people experiencing homelessness. Executive Director Michele Storms moderates a conversation with Jennifer Lee (Technology and Liberty Manager), Kendrick Washington II (Youth Policy Director), Breanne Schuster (Staff Attorney).

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