The ACLU dares to create a more perfect union – beyond one person, party, or side. Its mission is to realize the promise of the United States Constitution for all and expand the reach of its guarantees.
For over 100 years, the ACLU has worked to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the United States. Whether it’s ending mass incarceration, achieving full equality for the LGBTQ+ community, establishing new privacy protections for our digital age, or preserving the right to vote or the right to have an abortion, the ACLU takes up the toughest civil liberties cases and issues to defend all people from government abuse and overreach.
Equity, diversity, and inclusion are core values of the ACLU and central to its work to advance liberty, equality, and justice for all. It is a community committed to learning and growth, humility and grace, transparency and accountability. The organization believes in a collective responsibility to create a culture of belonging for all people within its organization – one that respects and embraces difference; treats everyone equitably; and empowers its colleagues to do the best work possible. The ACLU is as committed to anti-oppression and anti-racism internally as it is externally. Because whether the ACLU is in the courts or in the office, it believes ‘We the People’ means all of us.