ACLU

The ACLU of San Diego and Imperial Counties fights for individual rights and fundamental freedoms for all through education, litigation, and policy advocacy.

We envision a society where fairness prevails and where liberty and justice exist for all.

As a non-partisan organization committed to fulfilling the aspirations of the Bill of Rights, the ACLU of San Diego and Imperial Counties believes in:

• The dignity and equality of every human being

• Vigilance against abuse of power

• The principled approach rather than the convenient one when individuals’ rights are at stake

• Speaking truth to power even when it is unpopular to do so

• Fairness and respect in human and organizational interactions

• An educated and participatory public

We invite you to take pride in protecting fundamental American values of freedom, fairness, and equality for all by becoming a proud card-carrying member of the ACLU. Our work sticking up for the little guy is part of a great American tradition.

The ACLU works daily in the courts, legislatures and communities to defend and preserve the rights and freedoms our founders guaranteed in the Constitution, Bill of Rights, and the laws of the United States.

We are a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that reaches out to and represents anyone whose fundamental freedoms have been violated.

The ACLU protects American values and preserves American freedoms. Our job is to conserve America's civic values - as expressed in the Constitution and the Bill of Rights - and defend these rights even when its unpopular to do so.

Protecting the freedoms of those with whom the majority disagrees or despises is the only way to keep those precious rights alive for future generations. Sticking up for the little guy is fundamental to preserving the integrity of our democracy.

We have been at the forefront of protecting freedom and fairness since our founding in 1920.

- Teaching evolution.

- Censorship of James Joyce’s Ulysses

- Japanese Internment

and more recently,

- restoring the balance of powers, which swung too far to the Executive Branch in past years and trying to uncover the whole truth and seek accountability for torture, Guantanamo, rendition, and domestic spying

- opposing Arizona's racial profiling law

- protecting our most vulnerable

- helping students find their voice and stand up for what they believe in

- helping all students gain access to quality education