Past Events

#ReformDCJustice D.C. Council Candidate Forums for Wards 7 and 8

Washington D.C.’s criminal justice system is broken. Community trust in police is diminished, systemic racism drives increasing inequality and inflicts harm on communities of color, and violence persists in our neighborhoods.

May 6, 2020 to
May 7, 2020

ACLU-DC at the H Street Festival

The ACLU-DC will be tabling at the annual H Street Festival. Come out and learn more about the work we're doing on surveillance, policing, free speech, and more!

September 21, 2019

#ShowUp4DC Statehood Hearing

Join the ACLU-DC, D.C. residents, and local and national organizations on September 19 for the House Oversight hearing on H.R. 51, the D.C. Admission Act. Gather with us at Rayburn Thursday morning and show your support for D.C. Statehood. Wear red and white!

September 19, 2019 to
September 20, 2019

Wards 2 & 3 NEAR Act Ambassador Training

The ACLU-DC is partnering with Stop Police Terror DC to cohost a training that will equip you with the knowledge and skills to hold our DC elected officials to their word of fully implementing the NEAR Act, to move away from the failed approach

November 14, 2017