Join the socially conscious design community in creating a poster that depicts the transformation of America into a country that holds its leaders accountable; that strives to restore eroded civil liberties; that works to change policies that are unconstitutional.

January 11, 2009 marked seven years since the first detainees were brought to the prison at Guantánamo Bay. Gitmo has become a symbol for the Bush administration’s worst excesses—including indefinite detention, torture, and unconstitutional military commissions. And Guantánamo is only one part of what has been an eight-year campaign against the Constitution. Inside the U.S., we have seen warrantless wiretapping, indiscriminate arrests of immigrants, and unconscionable profiling of minorities. But with a new administration, we have an opportunity to end these policies. President Obama has begun this restoration by taking bold stances on Gitmo, torture and illegal detention and pledging to "restore our moral leadership in the world". Help us convey to President Obama and his administration how important it is that they fulfill this pledge.

Safe and Free There has never been a more urgent need to preserve fundamental privacy protections and our system of checks and balances than the need we face today, as illegal government spying, provisions of the Patriot Act and government-sponsored torture programs transcend the bounds of law and our most treasured values in the name of national security. > More about our work Torture The ACLU is working to end all U.S. torture - at home, at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, and around the world. The United States must stop its abusive practices and once again become a leader in the global fight against injustice and inhumane treatment. > More about torture Rights in Detention The ACLU is working to restore due process to people who have been detained by the U.S. in prisons like Guantánamo Bay and "black sites" all over the world. The ACLU also represents the only individual currently held as an enemy combatant inside the United States. > More about detention Extraordinary Rendition Extraordinary rendition is the illegal practice of transferring prisoners to the custody of countries that are notorious for their use of torture. The ACLU has brought two lawsuits against the U.S. government and the airline companies that facilitate extraordinary rendition. > More about rendition The John Adams Project A joint venture of the ACLU and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers to assist in the representation of detainees facing prosecution at Guantánamo Bay. > More about the project Illegal Surveillance Mass, dragnet surveillance has become one of the U.S. government’s principal strategies for protecting national security. The ACLU has fought several legal and legislative battles to protect the rights of privacy and free speech, and is demanding that the new administration and Congress restore the liberties we’ve lost over the past eight years. > More about surveillance

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