PROTECTING THE VOTE and CIVIL RIGHTS : Meet ACLU featured speaker at HFFC’s September event

Plan Your Vote – ACLU Voting Rights Work in CT and Across the Country

Speaker: ACLU CT representative Amber Vlangas

Monday, September 14, 2026 at the HFFC Monthly Featured-Speaker Program

7:00 PM program. Hybrid meeting (in-person and virtual)

On Monday, September 14, 2026 Humanists and Freethinkers of Fairfield County (HFFC) will feature

the Fairfield Country Rep of the American Civil Liberties Union of Connecticut, Amber Vlangas, who will discuss the ongoing national attack on voting rights and how CT residents can help.  She can also discuss other current issues on ACLU CT’s radar, including privacy, immigrant rights and protections for the right to demonstrate.

Amber Vlangas is a civil liberties activist who has served as the Fairfield County Engagement Officer with the ACLU CT for nearly five years. After serving in the United States Marine Corps and earning her B.A. in Visual and Public Communication, Amber has spent more than 25 years in nonprofit outreach, organizing, and resource development. She currently serves on the steering committees and leadership teams of several national groups and co-hosts the podcast Amplified Voices.

The ACLU of Connecticut defends, promotes, and expands the civil rights and civil liberties of all people in Connecticut through litigation, community organizing and legislative advocacy, and civic education and engagement. Organized in 1948, it is an inclusive, non-partisan, and statewide organization within the nationwide American Civil Liberties Union network.

This meeting is free and open to all.  Join us in Wilton for the presentation and the social gathering beforehand.  (We will supply the address after you register.) Gourmet pizza and refreshments will be served from 6:15-7:00 PM. The presentation will start at 7:00.  We will also be recording and broadcasting this meeting virtually via Zoom for anyone who is unable to join us in person; check in is at 6:45. 

Register at http://bit.ly/ACLU-CT to attend in person or to receive a link to participate online.

The Humanists and Freethinkers of Fairfield County, Connecticut (HFFC), espouses reason and compassion, and seeks to promote humanism and free thought in our community. It holds monthly featured speaker programs, film events, book discussions, solstice celebrations, charitable activities, and science roundtables. Learn more at hffcct.org