Past Events

Count Every Vote Rallies

The purpose of this week of action is to bring joy to the vote counting process with music, food, art, and celebratory vibes!

November 11, 2022 to
November 17, 2022

Become a Voting Rights Trainer!

Become a Voting Rights Trainer for your organization! Become familiar with voting processes and rights in PA so that you can share this information with your network.

The Pennsylvania Coalition in Defense of Democracy is offering virtual Train-the-Trainer sessions:

October 4, 2022

Real ID Me

The “ID me clinic” will connect transgender, non-binary and queer Philadelphians with legal professionals and social service workers that will assist with accessing “Real IDs.” They will help people work through common challenges they may experience with obtaining affirmative documents.

July 14, 2022

Pride Month

Celebrate Pride Month with the ACLU of Pennsylvania and community members across the commonwealth.

June 1, 2022 to
June 30, 2022

Pennsylvania’s Right-to-Know Law 101

Pennsylvania's public records law is a vital tool for government transparency, but members of the public who are new to the Right-to-Know Law can make a number of simple mistakes that frustrate their attempts to obtain local or state government records.

June 22, 2022

Liberate Abortion

Abortion rights are under attack across the nation. Pennsylvania is uniquely positioned to simultaneously defend Pennsylvania abortion rights as well as receive those fleeing states where abortion access has been restricted.

April 20, 2022

Lobbying 101

The ACLU of Pennsylvania’s lobbying training offers a deeper dive into how to actively lobby as a constituent. We will discuss how the General Assembly operates and when lobbying can be the most effective.

November 18, 2021

MDJ Instagram Live Series

Live on @aclupa Instagram!
Learn about magisterial district judges (MDJs) and why these elected judges are critical to criminal legal reform. 

November 12, 2021

Magisterial District Judges and Lehigh County

Magisterial District Judges (MDJs) are elected officials that handle early criminal matters and in every Pennsylvania county, except Philadelphia, are responsible for setting bail and determining pre-trial freedom.

October 28, 2021