Latest From ACLU of Washington

The latest content and updates from the ACLU of Washington website.

2017 MLK Celebration, with Workshops, Rallies, March & Career Fair

Date: 
Monday, January 16, 2017 - 9:30am to 5:00pm
Event Location: 
Garfield High School
The ACLU and its supporters marched to continue the work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and support justice for all at the MLK Day Celebration, January 16, 2017. We joined thousands of community members and rallied and marched for the protection and advancement of civil liberties and civil rights.

Hate Crime Info Session

Date: 
Sunday, March 19, 2017 - 3:30pm to 5:30pm
Event Location: 
North Bellevue Community Center
Organized by the India Association of Western Washington and co-hosted by the ACLU of Washington, the Hate Crime Information Session will provide community members the opportunity to engage with local city officials and learn more about preparation, prevention, and what to do in potentially dangerous situations.

Flights & Rights - Police Accountability

Date: 
Tuesday, July 25, 2017 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Event Location: 
KEXP Studios Gathering Space
Deputy Director Michele Storms lead a discussion on police reform in Seattle and beyond with Deborah Jacobs of King County Office of Law Enforcement Oversight and Rev. Harriet Walden.
Reform School Discipline

Reform School Discipline

Date: 
Thursday, October 5, 2017 - 5:30pm to 7:30pm
Event Location: 
Spokane Regional Health District Auditorium
Join the Every Student Counts Alliance to share your perspective on student discipline and how schools can better serve your children.

Flights & Rights - Preview of Upcoming Legislative Season

Date: 
Tuesday, November 28, 2017 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Event Location: 
KEXP Studios Gathering Space
Legislative Director Elisabeth Smith discusses civil liberties in the upcoming legislative session: which bills are good for justice and equality, which bills must be stopped, and what you can do to help.

Community Conversation about LFOs and other Reentry Issues

Date: 
Monday, February 12, 2018 - 4:00pm to 5:30pm
Event Location: 
University of Washington Law School, Room 138
Please join our friends at Living With Conviction to learn how the State of Washington sentences people to not just prison, but to a lifetime of debt, along with a photography exhibit.
Parent Listening Session Spokane

Parent Listening Session in Spokane

Date: 
Tuesday, May 22, 2018 - 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Event Location: 
Spokane Regional Health District Auditorium
Join parents and members of the Every Student Counts Alliance at a community forum to discuss challenges facing students at school.

Flights & Rights - Fight for Immigrant Rights (Spokane)

Date: 
Monday, July 23, 2018 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Event Location: 
The McGinnity Room
The community of Spokane finds itself on frontlines in the fight for immigrant rights as Trump unleashes Border Patrol and ICE agents across the country. Police Practices and Immigration Counsel Enoka Herat discusses the alarming rise in agents boarding busses and stopping people going about their daily lives, apparently based on skin color and perceived accents.
Washington CAN Community Event

South King County Candidate Forum

Date: 
Wednesday, September 26, 2018 - 6:00pm to 9:00pm
Event Location: 
Auburn Union Hall
Candidate forum hosted by Washington CAN, featuring the 30th, 31st, 33rd, & 47th legislative districts
Maple Valley Black Diamond Chamber of Commerce Community Event

5th Legislative District Candidate Forum

Date: 
Thursday, October 11, 2018 - 6:15pm to 8:15pm
Event Location: 
Tahoma High School Performing Arts Center
5th Legislative District candidate forum hosted by the Maple Valley Black Diamond Chamber of Commerce

Community Viewing and Conversation of "Paper Tigers"

Date: 
Thursday, October 18, 2018 - 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Event Location: 
Northeast Community Center Lower Assembly Room
Every Student Counts Alliance, The Zone Project, and Empire Health Foundation presents a community viewing and conversation of "Paper Tigers"

Eye of the Storm: What Human Rights Organizations Can Learn from the Family Separation Crisis

Date: 
Thursday, December 6, 2018 - 10:45am to 12:45pm
Event Location: 
Bell Harbor International Conference Center
The 2018 annual conference will celebrate Global Washington’s tenth anniversary and will discuss what we want the world to look like ten years from now. From the refugee crisis to global health, food security to climate change

No New Jail community meeting

Date: 
Monday, March 25, 2019 - 6:00pm to 7:30pm
Event Location: 
Morning Star Baptist Church, Spokane
SCAR – Spokane Community Against Racism, is holding a community meeting on the topic of No New Jail. SMART Justice, The Bail Project, Center for Justice and leaders from communities of color impacted by incarceration will be speaking.

Flights & Rights - AI, Communities, and Fairness

Date: 
Tuesday, May 28, 2019 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Event Location: 
KEXP Studio Gathering Space
This Flights & Rights is a treat! Technology & Liberty Director Shankar Narayan will examine the dynamics in how AI and machine learning are transforming our lives.

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