Civil Liberties Committee Meeting
2026-09-11 12:00 - 13:15, 2026-10-09 12:00 - 13:15, 2026-11-13 12:00 - 13:15, 2026-12-11 12:00 - 13:15 (America/Chicago)
The Civil Liberties Committee meets monthly on the second Friday of every month from 12 pm – 1:15 pm CT to address current civil liberties issues ranging from police accountability in Chicago to the Administration’s anti-immigration efforts, to trans rights, and everything in between. The committee researches, prepares, and issues statements advocating for reform.
Email ccl@chicagocouncil.org about your interest in joining this committee so you can be informed about meeting links, agendas, updates, and opportunities.
We welcome your active engagement!

Northwestern University's Mock Trial
2026-11-14 - 2026-11-15 | Northwestern University, 633 Clark Street, Evanston, Illinois, 60208, United States
We are pleased to share the following volunteer opportunity from Northwestern University’s Mock Trial program. If you’re interested in supporting aspiring advocates and helping students develop their trial skills, consider serving as a judge at this year’s Mock at the Rock invitational tournament.
On behalf of Northwestern Mock Trial, we are excited to announce that our annual Mock Trial tournament is taking place on the weekend of November 14-15 at Northwestern’s Evanston campus. We are looking for individuals to serve as judges. We are reaching out to see if you will share this opportunity with the members of your organization.
College Mock Trial is a fun and dynamic way for undergraduate students to develop skills in public speaking, performance, and trial advocacy. Students will perform as both attorneys and witnesses in this year’s criminal case.
No Mock Trial experience is necessary — we train all judges. We will also provide free breakfast and lunch to all judges during the tournament. Individuals can sign up to judge anything from one competitive round (~three hours) to the whole weekend (four competitive rounds across two days).
We would be deeply grateful for your time, whether you judge one round or all four. If you’re interested in judging, please sign up here.
Here’s the complete schedule for the weekend:

Round 1: Saturday, November 14th at 8:00 AM
Round 2: Saturday, November 14th at 12:00 PM
Round 3: Sunday, November 15th at 8:00 AM
Round 4: Sunday, November 15th at 12:00 PM

Again, if you’re interested, please fill out this form! And please share this opportunity with others you think would be interested in judging!
