Past Events

BANNED BOOKS OUT LOUD: Writers Read Banned Books

In honor of Banned Books Week 2018, the ACLU of RI and the William Hall Library present:

A celebration of our right to read, local writers and artists will read excerpts from their favorite banned books.  Our confirmed participants include:

September 26, 2018

2018 PrideFest

Thank you to everyone who joined us this year for Pride Fest on June 16th! The ACLU of RI had a bustling booth with information on LGBT civil liberties and related issues.  This year we invited visitors to do play table games and test their civil liberties knowledge.

June 16, 2018 to
June 17, 2018

Movie Screening: RBG

Complimentary screening of "RBG" — the new documentary film about Ruth Bader Ginsburg. This event is free and open to all current ACLU members.

May 17, 2018 to
May 18, 2018

Trivia for the People.

A trivia night for anyone who wonders what our Founders would think. Join us for a night of trivia, snarky humor, and snacks. Test your knowledge about all the rights we’ve lost in the past year.

April 25, 2018

2017 Annual Meeting

Join us at the Omni for our Annual Meeting as we honor our "Raymond J. Pettine Civil Libertarian of the Year" DORCAS International Institute of RI.

October 19, 2017 to
October 20, 2017

Ban Ignorance, Not Books.

This year, Living Literature, a collective of Rhode Island based artists and educators, has created a two-person theatre program taken from writings of Doris Kearns Goodwin and Neil Gaiman.

September 18, 2017 to
September 19, 2017

2017 Constitution Day: Scavenger Hunt

Uh oh.  Where have our rights gone? Help us find them – or at least have fun trying - on this scavenger hunt through downtown Providence in celebration of Constitution Day 2017.

September 16, 2017 to
September 17, 2017

2017 Legislative Wrap-Up

If you follow us on Twitter or Facebook, you know that we worked daily at the State House this year to lobby on bills (both good and bad) that affect civil liberties in RI.

August 1, 2017