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To educate the public about the ACLU's work in the defense of civil liberties, we create print and online advertising, interactive features, host audio chats and provide videos of speeches and press briefings.

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Print Ad - Democracy Is About The Government Listening. Not Listening In.

Radio Ad: FISA
Listen to our FISA radio ads aired around the country and view the online ad.

Radio Ad: Day of Action to Restore Law and Justice
On June 26, 2007, thousands of people came from all over the United States to join us in Washington, D.C. We called on Congress to restore habeas corpus, fix the Military Commissions Act, and restore our constitutional rights. We rallied outside the Capitol and delivered our urgent message in person to Members of Congress.

Print Ad: Day of Action: It's Your Country.
On June 26, 2007, activists from all 50 states gathered in a Capitol Hill rally to demand that Congress restore habeas corpus, fix the Military Commissions Act, end torture and rendition and restore our constitutional rights. Thousands gathered to hear leaders from the Senate, the House and groups including the ACLU, Amnesty International, the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights and the National Religious Campaign Against Torture.

Print Ad: If You've Used a Telephone in the Last Five Years
Responding to reports that phone companies are turning over private details about Americans’ telephone calls to the National Security Agency, the ACLU launched a nationwide initiative to end illegal government spying.

Print Ad: We could have sworn... .
As part of its campaign, the ACLU ran a series of seven hard-hitting ads that put the White House on the defensive. Full-page advertisements, like the one to the right, appeared in The New York Times and half a dozen major daily newspapers, with the headline: "We could have sworn... .”

Print Ad: Mr. President, the America We Believe in Is Not Your America
As part of its campaign, the ACLU ran a series of seven hard-hitting ads that put the White House on the defensive. Full-page advertisements appeared in The New York Times and half a dozen major daily newspapers, with the headline: "Mr. President, the America We Believe in Is Not Your America”

Print Ad: Wiretapping Innocent Americans Is an Abuse of Government Power
The ACLU ran a full-page advertisement in the Washington Post criticizing the president for authorizing the National Security Agency to engage in illegal surveillance of Americans. The ad invokes Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the civil rights pioneer who was an innocent victim of illegal government wiretapping and draws the correlation between abuse of government power and illegal warrantless wiretapping authorized by President Bush.

Print Ad: Why Did We Bother Debating the Patriot Act?
As President George W. Bush continued to push for Patriot Act renewal, the ACLU ran a full-page advertisement in the New York Times criticizing the president for authorizing the National Security Agency to engage in illegal surveillance of Americans.

Print Ad: The President Lied to the American People and Broke the Law
In a full-page advertisement in the New York Times , the ACLU intensified its call for a special counsel to be appointed to determine whether President George W. Bush violated federal wiretapping laws by authorizing illegal surveillance.

Print Ad: No President Is Above the Law
In a full-page advertisement in the New York Times , the ACLU intensified its call for a special counsel to be appointed to determine whether President George W. Bush violated federal wiretapping laws by authorizing illegal surveillance.

TV Ad: "It's American"
This ad features men and women who question portions of the Patriot Act.

Print Ad: The Dangers of the Patriot Act
Each of the ads takes aim at a particular Patriot provision, exposing the truly repressive nature of the act.

TV Ad: Retired Navy Admiral Says U.S. Breaking Rules
In the ACLU's new ad retired U.S. Navy Admiral John Hutson asks, "How can we fight to uphold the rule of law if we break the rules ourselves?"

Online Ad: Author Sara Paretsky Speaks Out for Civil Liberties
View the latest ACLU online ad, featuring the author Sara Paretsky.

TV Ad: "March for Women's Lives"
Watch the ACLU march ad, coming to a television station near you (Real and Windows formats).

Radio Ads: ACLU, American Conservative Union Launch Radio Ads
Right-Left Partnership Calls for Fixes to PATRIOT Act

Print Ad: Celebrities Speak Out for Civil Liberties
Actors, authors, musicians and directors speak out in support of fundamental civil liberties and the ACLU's role in defending those liberties.

Print Ad: Uncle Sam Asks: "What The Hell Is Going On Here?"
Using the image of Uncle Sam, the ACLU has launched the latest installment in its advertising campaign to "Keep America Safe and Free."

TV Ad: "Founding Father"
Watch the second advertisement in the "classroom" series (RealOne Player required).

TV Ad: "Classroom"
Watch the first advertisement in the "classroom" series (RealOne Player required).

Print Ad: ACLU Calls for Stop to Ashcroft's Assault on Civil Liberties
In a hard-hitting national print ad, the ACLU called on the American people to "stop the Ashcroft assault on our civil liberties."

TV Ad: "Constitution"
Watch the first national television advertisement highlighting Attorney General Ashcroft's attacks on civil liberties (RealOne Player required).

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