Image from Fall of Freedom.
This page is part of a resource collection on organizing against the second Trump administration.
Organizations & Campaigns
Am I Next: Through projections, billboards, and visual storytelling, the campaign brings real faces and truths into public view—reminding us that when one voice is silenced, all voices are at risk.
Committee for the First Amendment: The Committee for the First Amendment is a large collective of artists, storytellers, and cultural leaders standing together to defend free expression against government repression, industry complicity, and intimidation.
Fall of Freedom: Fall of Freedom is an urgent call to the arts community to unite in defiance of authoritarian forces sweeping the nation.
News: 2025
March 5. Michael Paulson: ‘Hamilton’ Cancels Kennedy Center Run Over Trump’s Takeover.
May 20. Larisha Paul: Neil Young Stands With Taylor Swift, Bruce Springsteen in Trump’s Musician War: ‘You Work for Us.’
June 27. Tom Latchem: White House Absolutely Fuming Over Sculpture Showing Trump Dancing With Epstein.
June 27. Camille Freestone: In Paris, Willy Chavarria Was Singularly, Powerfully Political: Chavarria used beautiful designs and impactful art to speak out about the brutality happening right now in the U.S.
July 7. Isa Farfan: Massive Mural of Ashamed Statue of Liberty Emerges in France.
July 10. Gary Graff: ‘If You Support Anything, Let It Be Justice’: Tom Morello Talks ICE Protest Song ‘Pretend You Remember Me.’
August 18. Pablo Manríquez: Chance the Rapper Takes Aim at ICE in Fiery New Song.
August 30. Chloe Veltman: Musicians show support for longtime Utah violinist detained by ICE.
October 6. Julia Ornedo: MAGA Melts Down as Country Star Bashes ICE in New Song: Conservatives weren’t happy about a teaser for a new Zach Bryan song.
October 15. Tessa Solomon: Leading Artists Call for Nationwide Resistance Against ‘Authoritarian Forces.’
October 16. Helen Stoilas: Cultural resistance to Trump begins to form, with artists leading the charge.
October 17. Samantha Swindler: ‘Craftivism’ draws knitters, crocheters to Portland ICE protests.
October 18. Natalie Oganesyan: WGA West President Michele Mulroney Delivers Speech At No Kings Protest: “When Our Words Are Powerful, We Cannot Be Silenced.”
November 20. Helen Stoilas: Artists Across the U.S. Are Staging Hundreds of Events to Protest Authoritarianism: Some 600 events are taking place as part of Fall of Freedom—here’s what’s happening this weekend.
November 21. Anastasia Tsioulcas: Artists respond to a cultural squeeze during the ‘Fall of Freedom.’
November 26. Naomi Klein: Surrealism Against Fascism: A century ago, artists who survived the trenches captured humanity’s capacity for destruction. What can they teach us about confronting the far-right in a new age of genocide?
December 10. Mallory Carra: Gen Zine: DIY publications find new life as a form of resistance against Trump.
December 20. Victoria Namkung: ‘Am I Next?’ protest art in downtown LA boldly asks who’s safe from ICE. Public exhibition, featuring billboard-sized portraits projected onto buildings, calls attention to Trump administration’s attacks on civil liberties.