Join us as we celebrate the incredible community of advocates, allies and supporters who stand together to protect and defend civil liberties in Utah! This BREAKFAST CELEBRATION is free (and so are the Mimosas and Bloody Marys!) and open to all who would like to attend. We are thrilled to announce the new location of our Bill of Rights Breakfast Celebration: the Utah Cultural Celebration Center, located at 1355 West 3100 South, West Valley City, right off of I-15! (Driving directions and a detailed parking map are attached below.) This year’s speakers and awardees include: Mickey Duncan Award - for excellence in civil liberties legal advocacy: Aaron Tarin Aaron is the son of Mexican immigrants and is a passionate Utah attorney who is acknowledged by his colleagues as one of the leading lawyers in the complex legal world that arises when immigration and criminal laws collide. Torch of Freedom Award - for advancing civil liberties: Senator Stephen Urquhart Senator Urquhart (R) has represented the 29th Senate district in Washington County since 2009. Sen. Urquhart has been a strong partner with the ACLU of Utah on several important pieces of legislation focused on increasing anti-discrimination protections for the LGBTQ community in employment & housing; repealing the death…

What a fantastic Pride Parade and Festival! We are grateful to all of the supporters of equality who walked with us and helped out at our booth this year. Check out the great photos from our 2016 parade contingent.  #WeArePride

We are grateful to all of those who attended our Celebration and made it such an awesome success! Check out some of the photos from the event. 

Thur., April 21, 6 PM, Frida Bistro, 545 W 700 S, Salt Lake City

Friday, March 18, Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, Salt Lake City, 7:30 p.m

March 14, 5:30 pm, Grand County Library, Moab

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13, Weber State University, Ogden,  8:30 AM TO 3:30 PM. This day-long gathering is for all activists, advocates, community members, students, professionals and others who are working for Criminal Justice Reform in Utah. At the Shepherd Union Building (in the Sky Room) on the campus of Weber State University in beautiful Ogden, UT Open (and free!) to all advocates, community members, students, professionals and others working for Criminal Justice Reform in Utah. Don't miss out - register today to reserve your FREE spot (with free breakfast & lunch)! Hosted by: ACLU of Utah, Calvary Baptist Church, the Catholic Diocese of Salt Lake, Journey of Hope, the Utah Prisoner Advocate Network, and the American Democracy Project In January 2015, our first ever Faith in Reform "mini-Summit," held at Salt Lake Community College's Taylorsville Campus, was such a positive experience that the event planners have decided to go for it again in 2016! One major bit of feedback we received about last year's "mini-Summit" was that it didn't really need to be quite so "mini." ...SO we have slightly expanded our format, to allow for slightly longer workshops and to give all attendees a chance to check out all offered workshops. We're also…

We have reached capacity and are not accpeting any new participants  now. It will be a standing room only event!  

Saturday, January 30, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, U of U S.J. Quinney College of Law

February 6, 2016, Salt Lake City.  A collaborative conference for youth on how to engage in civic activism and help end Utah's school-to-prison pipeline.

Peace Officer validates that military weapons create military mindsets. Wednesday, November 18, 7:30PM, at Megaplex at The Gateway, SLC. 

Wednesday, November 4, 5:30 - 7:00 PM At the ACLU of Utah office, 355 N. 300 W. in SLC.

Mon. October 19, 6:00 PM, SLC Library Auditorium, 210 East 400 South

October 7, 5:30 - 8:00 pm, Law & Justice Center, 645 South 200 East, Salt Lake City, UT

Debate, 6:00 pm Wednesday, October 7, 2015, S.J. Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah

Some photos from the Decision Day Rally on Friday, June 26.Some photos from the Decision Day Rally on Friday, June 26.

We had a blast walking in the Pride Parade on Sunday, June 7, thanks to all of our supporters who joined us to celebrate. Check out our photos!

We are grateful to all of our incredible supporters and friends who joined us for a wonderful early morning event to celebrate and honor some of the civil liberties heroes in our State.

Saturday, June 13. 10:00 - 11:30 a.m., Salt Lake Community College, South City Campus, Multi-purpose Room

Many thanks to the 120+ guests who joined us on April 16, 2015 at the Utah Law and Justice Center for a Public Forum on the Utah Board of Pardons and Parole, jointly presented by the Utah Assoc. of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Libertas Institute and ACLU of Utah. As we promised the evening of this event, we are providing here on this webpage some of the materials that were shared there. We are also happy to share a link to the video recording of the forum (with thanks to Libertas for filming!): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmSS6yD0gK4&feature=youtu.be At the bottom of this page, you will find the following materials: Keith Hamilton's PowerPoint presentation, "A PRACTICAL PRIMER ON UTAH’S INDETERMINATE SENTENCING STRUCTURE AND THE BOARD OF PARDONS AND PAROLE." Sharel Reber's handout, "Board Decision Process, Factors and Considerations."