Spurred by the one-year anniversary of President Obama's pronouncement to close Guantanamo, and the fates of nearly 200 detainees still hanging in the balance, Culture Project brings Blueprint for Accountability to the nation's capital with an unprecedented panel of the world's foremost experts and artists, building a case against the institutions and individuals threatening our system of democracy, while engaging the public in constructing a blueprint for a more just and democratic future.

The Blueprint for Accountability series at the Newseum will feature a stimulating panel discussion with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ron Suskind, former CIA Officer Valerie Plame, retired Iraq Commander Lt. General Ricardo Sanchez, and Vincent Warren, Executive Director of the Center for Constitutional Rights. A brief look at the Nuremberg Trials and Geneva Conventions will inform a probing discussion of the historical framework for America's policies limiting abuses in war, and our nation's radical departure from international human rights laws and civil liberties protections post-9/11.

With participation from:

• Julianne Margulies
• Laurence Fishburne
• Sean Penn
• Meryl Streep
• Al Pacino

Directed by Fisher Stevens

Accountability is critical to democracy. At a time when grave challenges threaten American democracy, only a groundswell of public engagement can restore American values and moral standing in the world. At this crucial moment, Culture Project presents Blueprint for Accountability, a monthly series that asks "How can we empower ourselves to hold our leaders- in government, education and corporate institutions- accountable for the events of the past and the conditions of the future?"

In a bold new hybrid of investigative journalism and theater, Blueprint for Accountability brings together the world's leading experts in politics and journalism with the visionary artists of our time to create an architectural plan for restoring accountability into our culture.

For more information, please visit http://www.cultureproject.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=72

*Participants listed are subject to change based on their availability.