Every second Tuesday, in an effort to mobilize and empower activists across the southland, the ACLU SoCal hosts We Keep Us Safe, a monthly virtual huddle for activists and organizers to discuss how community members can better keep each other safe.
Next Event:
Our next huddle is September 9, at 6 p.m. PT, where we’ll focus on how we define safety when so many of us are quickly incarcerated, detained, and taken from our communities and families.
Conversation and actions will focus on how incarceration and detention are harmful and dangerous, and we’ll explore bigger thinking about what to fight for to truly keep us safe.
Past Events:
We Keep Us Safe | Back to School Edition - August 2025
On Tuesday, Aug. 12, we focused on student safety in today’s political climate. In the Back to School edition, ACLU advocates and more explored inclusion and freedom of expression in California schools, students' rights, and the laws that protect LGBTQ+ and immigrant youth.
Activist, content creator, Youth Against Hate coalition founder and ACLU SoCal Youth Liberty Squad alum, Millie Liao, joined us to share why digital activism matters today and inspire organizers to activate and own their civic power using platforms like YouTube and social media. Millie studies the effects of social media on human behavior at Yale and shares her life as a student with over 300k YouTube subscribers. Her experiences as a young activist with the ACLU SoCal motivated her movement work, and we’re grateful our first We Keep Us Safe event as our special guest next week.