The ACLU Foundation of Massachusetts Board of Directors invites you to join us for our annual Bill of Rights Gala on Thursday, October 16, at 5:30 p.m. at the Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport.
We are excited to gather with members of the ACLU community from across the Commonwealth to celebrate the ACLU’s work fighting for reproductive freedom, racial justice, voting rights, LGBTQ equality, immigrants' rights, criminal law reform, freedom of expression, and freedom from surveillance.
The ACLU calls on you to join us as we celebrate our work in choosing community over chaos.
For questions, please email dinner@aclum.org.
For over 100 years, the ACLU has been our nation's guardian of liberty, working in courts, legislatures, and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties that the Constitution and the laws of the United States guarantee everyone in this country.
SPEAKER
SHERRILYN IFILL
Sherrilyn Ifill is a civil rights lawyer and scholar. From 2013-2022, she served as the President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), the nation’s premier civil rights law organization fighting for racial justice and equality. She recently served as a Ford Foundation Fellow and as the Klinsky Visiting Professor for Leadership & Progress at Howard Law School. Ifill is currently the Vernon Jordan Distinguished Professor in Civil Rights at Howard Law School, where later this year she will launch the 14th Amendment Center for Law & Democracy. Ifill holds a fellowship at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
ENTERTAINMENT
WE THE FEMALES (WTF)
We The Females (WTF) is an all-women dance company based out of Boston whose mission is to empower all women of all ages through the art of dance. The team was created in January 2019 by three Boston-based female dancers. WTF takes a special interest in locally owned businesses, fashion, community service, and youth outreach, believing it is as important to invest in the community they take part in as it is to help lead it.
HONORING THE ACLU COMMUNITY
VOLUNTEERS
Since Election Day, over 2,000 people have signed up to join our robust team of volunteers on the ACLU of Massachusetts Action Team. The Action Team includes people of all ages throughout the state who contribute to a variety of legislative and local municipal campaigns on ACLU issues.
COOPERATING ATTORNEYS
At the ACLU of Massachusetts, hundreds of cooperating attorneys have signed up to help on various legal cases. Whatever their level of experience, whether they’ve worked with us for weeks or years, we rely on cooperating attorneys for critical assistance with projects big and small.
COMMUNITY PARTNERS & PEOPLE POWER
We know that our successes are rarely ours alone. We will continue to work with organizations and advocates throughout the Commonwealth to assemble coalitions against attacks on civil liberties and build a firewall for freedom throughout the Bay State. Together, we ensure that Massachusetts stays safe and free.
BUY TICKETS AND SPONSORSHIPS
Arnie Reisman Freedom of Expression Fund
Learn about the Arnie Reisman Freedom of Expression Fund here.