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Last updated on July 27, 2026

EmpowerEd(ucation) is a 3-track education series focused on policing, education and housing equity, and immigration policies and practices.

 

WHAT IS EmpowerEd?

EmpowerEd(ucation) is a 3-track education series focused on policing, education and housing equity, and immigration policies and practices.

Each track includes four sessions that will explore foundational knowledge, provide deeper analysis of how power operates and how it can be challenged.

It uncovers how systems built on oppressive and inequitable laws and policies harm our communities.

By combining legal and policy education with organizing and advocacy, EmpowerEd turns education into a tool for resistance and power-building.


WHY ATTEND

EmpowerEd helps you understand the systems shaping our communities and take meaningful action.

It gives you the tools to assert your rights, challenge harmful policies and build power with your community.

Attend one session, follow a full track or join the entire series. Attend an entire track and receive ACLU-SDIC EmpowerEd swag!

Expose oppressive systems. Gain tools to resist. Build power.


SUBJECT MATTER TRACKS & PRESENTATION TOPICS 

AUGUST - SEPTEMBER: Advancing Immigrants' Rights

  • August 13 | 6-7pm – [Panel] Legal & Community Response to Immigration Enforcement 
  • August 24 | 6-7pm – Know Your Rights: Immigrant Students' Rights
  • September 8 | 6-7pm – Know Your Rights: Immigrants' Rights
  • September 24 | 6-7pm – [Deeper Dive] Inside the Immigration Detention and Deportation Machine

APRIL - JUNE: Racial & Economic Justice (THESE EVENTS HAVE PASSED)

  • April 15 | 6-7:30pm Know Your Rights: Students’ Freedoms to Learn & Be Themselves (In Person)
  • May 14 | 6-7:30pm [Panel] The Real Power of School Boards (Virtual)
  • May 26 | 6-7:30pm Know Your Rights: Education Equity (In Person)
  • June 11 | 6-7:30pm [Deeper Dive] The Right to Housing: Denied by Design (In Person)

JAN – MAR: Advancing Justice (THESE EVENTS HAVE PASSED)

  • THURSDAY, JAN 29 – Know Your Rights: Your Rights During Police Encounters (6-7:30pm)
  • THURSDAY, FEB 26 – [Deeper Dive] SB 2: California’s Police Decertification Law (6-7:30pm)
  • THURSDAY, MARCH 12 – [Panel] A Community Conversation About Redefining Public Safety (6-7:30pm)
  • THURSDAY, MARCH 26 and WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8 – [Deeper Dive] Understanding the Political Power & Undue Influence of Law Enforcement (6-7:30pm)

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