The Bail Trap Film Screening
70% of people in jail are there for one reason: living in poverty.
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South Central Chapter Film Series presents: True Justice
(Updated January 8): THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT. Tickets are no longer available.
People's Hearing on Bail and Pretrial Punishment
Join us on MLK day, January 20, 2020, for a citywide community hearing on ending money bail and pretrial punishment in Philadelphia!
January 21, 2020
Shine a Light: A Call for Police Accountability
Join Color of Change in partnership with residents, advocates, and organizations across Philadelphia including POWER, Media Mobilizing Project, and ACLU-PA as we deliver the letters of over 1600 Philly residents to Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney in a push for transparency.
Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools
Please join us for a film screening of Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools. Following the film, a conversation about Black girls and Philly schools will take place.
TRUTH TO POWER: OVERCOMING HURDLES TO RE-ENTRY
Join us for a panel discussion, moderated by Alex Domingos, ACLU-PA Campaign for Smart Justice Organizer, featuring those fighting to remove hurdles to re-entry and build stronger communities in Harrisburg and throughout Pennsylvania.
Advocacy & Lobbying Training
Join us for an advocacy and lobbying training on Tuesday, November 19. The program will detail a spectrum of advocacy tools from online petitions, rallies, and boycotts to legislator lobby visits and everything in between.
South Central Chapter Film Series: Reversing Roe
Forty-five years after it revolutionized abortion law in America, the landmark 1973 U.S. Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade is once again at a crossroads.
Town Hall: Reforming Probation and Parole in Pennsylvania
Join us for a panel discussion focused on the urgent need to reform probation and parole in Pennsylvania. Speakers will include ACLU-PA Campaigns Director Danitra Sherman; member of the Barristers’ Association A.
Central Susquehanna Chapter 2019 Annual Awards Dinner
Join the ACLU of Pennsylvania Central Susquehanna Chapter for the Annual Awards Dinner featuring Witold ‘Vic’ Walczak, ACLU-PA legal director as the keynote speaker.
April 1, 2019