Events

Phone banking and text banking with the ACLU empowers volunteers to contact voters to mobilize support for key civil rights and educate citizens about their voting rights. While the virtual phone bank is live, the ACLU of Indiana advocacy team will host 30-minute Zoom orientation/training sessions to help volunteers navigate how-to phone bank and answer questions. ACLU of Indiana phone banks are conducted remotely. No prior experience is necessary. You only need a phone, computer, and internet access to participate from the comfort of your home. You will use provided scripts to help voters register, inform them of what’s on their ballot or encourage them to turn out to the polls. Once trained, volunteers may make calls on their own schedule, while the phone bank link is active, (and so long as calls are made within the hours of 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. local time of person being called).

The ACLU of Indiana is partnering with Heartland Film Festival for three screenings of "A Long Way to Go." Use our promo code HFF35ACLU for 50% off your tickets. “A Long Way to Go” explores the human realities of immigration through the intertwined journeys of three women—nurses who leave their home countries, the Philippines, Ghana, and India, to join the healthcare workforce in the United States. Their stories illuminate the emotional, economic, and cultural complexities of migration, revealing what it means to live between worlds while sustaining deep ties to families and communities across continents. As these women navigate unfamiliar systems and shifting identities, the film situates their experiences within the broader dynamics of a global healthcare system shaped by imbalance and interdependence. In some countries, more healthcare workers are trained than local systems can absorb, while others—like the United States—rely heavily on internationally educated professionals to address critical shortages. Their journeys reveal both the opportunities and ethical tensions embedded in this exchange, tracing how migration reshapes not only individual lives but entire transnational networks of care and support. At a time when immigration is at the forefront of political debate, global displacement is at historic levels, and healthcare systems are increasingly strained, “A Long Way to Go” brings urgently needed perspective to the conversation. By centering human experience over policy rhetoric, the film underscores the profound human stakes of migration, inviting audiences to reconsider borders, belonging, and the interconnectedness of our world. Saturday, October 10 | 2:45 p.m. ET The Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Sunday, October 11 | 5:30 p.m. ET Living Room Theaters Monday, October 12 | 5:30 p.m. ET Living Room Theaters

We are in the fight of a lifetime to defend our rights, our freedoms, and our democracy and this is a moment that calls for courage, connection, and action. Organizations and individual activists are invited to join the ACLU of Indiana’s South Bend Popular Education Summit on October 16. Free breakfast pastries and coffee, lunch, and snacks and refreshments will be provided. This free, high-impact, one-day training experience is designed to give you the tools to organize, mobilize, and lead in this critical moment. Together, we’ll learn in community: strengthening our collective ability to cooperate across organizations, building solidarity for immigrant rights, and engaging effectively in local and statewide campaigns that protect the civil rights of all Hoosiers. This summit is for those ready to turn urgency into strategy and outrage into action. Our communities need bold leadership and we need you in the room. Space is limited. We ask that you commit to the full day and bring someone with you. Organizing is relational, and lasting power is built together. Now is the moment to stand up, link arms, and lead. Join us, and be part of building durable power for immigrant rights and civil liberties across Indiana. Brought to you by ACLU of Indiana, National Immigration Justice Center, and La Casa De Amistad. The event presentations will be given in English.

Join the ACLU of Indiana for our annual Supreme Court Review and Preview CLE, covering major decisions from the most recent term and key cases ahead. The course offers 6 hours of CLE credit at no cost for legal professionals and current law students.

Join the ACLU of Indiana for a free CLE exploring the evolving landscape of First Amendment law. The course will examine key developments across several areas and includes 1 hour of ethics credit at no cost for legal professionals and current law students.