Events

ACD is turning 10 this year! Our celebration ends with a day-long racial justice roundtable at the Deaconess Center for Child Well-Being involving lawyers, activists, funders, and community members. We cordially invite you to join us in celebrating 10 years of service and action at our weekend birthday celebration, #ACDturns10 on Nov 8-9, 2019. Following […]

ACD is turning 10 this year! Our celebration begins with a Friday night birthday party on the stage at Stifel Theatre, featuring a live podcast taping of ArchCity Defenders' and Action St. Louis' new podcast, "Under the Arch," and a special presentation of our Racial Justice Champion Award to actor, director, and activist Danny Glover. […]

In St. Louis City, one in four people live in poverty; however, their stories are underreported and too often, not framed within a systemic context. As a result, the misperception of poverty as a personal failing continues to misshape public opinion and misguide public policy decisions. ArchCity Defenders is pleased to announce the third annual […]