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ACLU Event

ACLU of Washington 2019 Lobby Day (RESCHEDULED)

Date: 
Tuesday, March 19, 2019 - 9:00am to 3:30pm
Event Location: 
Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO
Join us in Olympia on March 19 for a full day of legislative advocacy training and discussions with lawmakers!

The Muslim World and Muslims in Spokane

Date: 
Saturday, June 1, 2019 - 3:30pm to 4:30pm
Event Location: 
Spokane Public Library South Hill

Flights & Rights – Transgender Access to Healthcare

Date: 
Tuesday, July 30, 2019 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Event Location: 
KEXP Studio Gathering Space
All people have a right to be who they are, be safe, and live free from discrimination. Lisa Nowlin (ACLU), Mattie Mooney (Ingersoll Gender Center), Danny Waxwing (Disability Rights Washington), Venus Aoki (Gender Justice League/Somas Seattle, and Ari Robbins (ACLU client) sit down for a panel discussion on the rights of Transgender people in Washington.
Seattle City Club Community Event

Seattle City Council District 3 Debate

Date: 
Thursday, September 26, 2019 - 5:30pm to 7:00pm
Event Location: 
Town Hall Seattle
Join this Seattle City Council District 3 Debate hosted by Seattle CityClub.
League of Women Voters Community Event

Orting City Council & School Board Candidate Forum

Date: 
Monday, October 14, 2019 - 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Event Location: 
Orting High School Performing Arts Center
Join this candidate forum hosted by the League of Women Voters of Tacoma-Pierce County.
League of Women Voters Community Event

Lynden & Whatcom County Candidate Forum

Date: 
Saturday, October 19, 2019 - 9:30am to 12:00pm
Event Location: 
Lynden City Hall Annex
Join this candidate forum hosted by the League of Women Voters of Bellingham/Whatcom County.

38th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. March

Date: 
Monday, January 20, 2020 - 12:00pm to 4:00pm
Event Location: 
Garfield High School
We look forward to seeing you at the 38th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day! The day will begin at 8:30 AM at Garfield High School with an Opportunity Fair and Workshops, developed to inspire us to affect change in ourselves and our community

Flights & Rights - Liberty in the time of COVID-19

Date: 
Thursday, April 9, 2020 - 5:00pm to 6:00pm
Event Location: 
Online
Hear our response to the COVID pandemic and how we’re working to protect Washington’s most vulnerable and impacted communities: those who are locked up in jail, prison and detention centers. Executive Director Michele Storms moderates a discussion with Enoka Herat (Police Practices and Immigration Counsel) and Jaime Hawk (Legal Strategy Director, WA Campaign for Smart Justice).

Seattle Black Film Festival

Date: 
Friday, July 10, 2020 - 2:45pm
Event Location: 
Online
Black Cinematic Brilliance is going fully online - for the first time. This summer, for the 17th edition of the Seattle Black Film Festival (formerly Langston Hughes African American Film Festival) you can tune in from your couch! 

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.

Flights & Rights: Surveillance, Data Privacy and You

Date: 
Wednesday, January 27, 2021 - 5:00pm to 6:30pm
Event Location: 
Online
Join us in examining the intersection of technology and liberty. New technologies are making it easier for companies and the government to learn about the most intimate aspects of both our online and offline activities—from where we live and work, to what religion we practice, to what we purchase, to what we read, and with whom we associate. 

Racially Charged: America’s Misdemeanor Problem – Spokane screening and Community Conversation

Date: 
Wednesday, May 19, 2021 - 6:30pm to 8:30pm
The misdemeanor system in the United States ensnares more than 13 million people a year – most of them poor or people of color – and has led to the wrongful imprisonments and deaths of countless Black Americans, including George Floyd and Eric Garner.

Join free screenings and post-film discussions of Robert Greenwald’s film ‘Racially Charged: America’s Misdemeanor Problem,’ to learn more about the misdemeanor system nationally and how it impacts people in Washington State.

Power Up 2021: Housing & Homelessness

Date: 
Wednesday, October 6, 2021 - 6:00pm to 7:30pm
Event Location: 
Online
Join ACLU-WA staff for the next session in our 2021 Power Up series, this time focused on housing and homelessness.

Flights & Rights: Drug Policy Reform

Date: 
Tuesday, April 26, 2022 - 5:00pm to 6:00pm
Event Location: 
Online

Learn about the failures of the War on Drugs and the future of drug policy reform here in Washington. 

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KEXP Celebrates International Clash Day

Date: 
Tuesday, February 7, 2023 - 12:00am to 11:10pm
Event Location: 
90.3FM in Seattle, kexp.org everywhere else
The ACLU of Washington is proud to sponsor KEXP's International Clash Day programming. Visit their Gathering Space for Know Your Rights wallet cards and pens. This year's theme is "Know Your Rights."

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