Events

Show up. Speak out. Stand with LGBTQ+ Hoosiers. On Wednesday, January 28, 2026, the ACLU of Indiana and partners will gather at the Indiana Statehouse to affirm equality and show up for all LGBTQ+ Hoosiers. Join advocates, families, students, and allies for a day of community, learning, and action — because policy decisions made here shape real lives across our state.

This event will take place from 6 to 7:30 p.m. CT. Join the ACLU of Indiana and Indivisible NWI for a special screening of Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin, one of the architects of the Civil Rights Movement.

Join the ACLU of Indiana's advocacy team for a series of in-depth trainings on organizing. Learn how to build power in your community. Get the skills you need to take action in your own community. This training is designed for ACLU-IN volunteers, but is open to all. These trainings are virtual and happen every other month. Each training will cover a different topic and will teach distinct advocacy skills. The topics to be covered are: Legislative Advocacy (January), Canvassing (March), Phone Banking and Tabling (May), Voter Mobilization (July), and Get Out the Vote (September).

Join the ACLU of Indiana's advocacy team for a series of in-depth trainings on organizing. Learn how to build power in your community. Get the skills you need to take action in your own community. This training is designed for ACLU-IN volunteers but is open to all. These trainings are virtual and happen every other month. Each training will cover a different topic and will teach distinct advocacy skills. The topics to be covered are: Legislative Advocacy (January), Canvassing (March), Phone Banking and Tabling (May), Voter Mobilization (July), and Get Out the Vote (September).

Ready to turn your passion into action? Join the ACLU of Indiana in it's people-led popular education training — Organizing to Protect Democracy. You'll learn how to: Organize effectively in your community, have persuasive conversations that move people to action, and build lasting connections with others who are ready to rise to the moment. Space is limited, so sign up now to reserve your spot.

42 U.S.C. § 1983 is the statute that allows citizens to enforce the United States Constitution and certain federal laws when they are violated by state and local actors. But its application is full of thorny issues, including the forms of relief available, state immunity conferred by the 11th Amendment, the currently hotly debated issue of qualified immunity, which federal statutes are enforceable through § 1983, municipal liability, attorneys’ fees questions, ethical concerns, and other issues. This seminar explores all of these issues, including the most recent pronouncements from the United States Supreme Court, and is designed to give the practitioner a detailed and current overview of § 1983 litigation. The six-hour seminar also includes one hour of ethics credit.

Join the ACLU of Indiana, Indivisible of Central Indiana, MADVoters, Common Cause, Indiana Conservation Voters, Planned Parenthood, and partners for a Day of Action at the Indiana Statehouse on the Second Floor South Atrium. Wear purple, bring a friend, and make it clear: voters choose elected officials, not the other way around.

Each fall and winter the ACLU of Indiana legal team offers two continuing legal education (CLE) programs geared toward lawyers who practice in the State of Indiana.