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This page is part of a resource collection on organizing against the second Trump administration.
Organizations
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.