Artists Plan Nationwide Protests Against 'Authoritarian Forces'

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The NY Times

By Zachary Small

Oct. 14, 2025
Dozens of prominent artists and cultural organizations have signed on to participate in a series of artistic demonstrations aimed to protest what they see as authoritarian overreach by the Trump administration and its allies.

The protests, known collectively as Fall of Freedom, will take place on the weekend of Nov. 21. Organizers, including the visual artist Dread Scott and the playwright Lynn Nottage, describe the effort as “an urgent call to the arts community to unite in defiance of authoritarian forces sweeping the nation.”

Planners have intentionally provided only loose guidelines to participate, suggesting, for example, that museums might highlight artwork in their collection that explores censorship and that bookstores might organize drag queen story hours or showcase banned books.

The protests will amount to a “nationwide wave of creative resistance” designed to “celebrate the experiences, cultures and identities that shape the fabric of our nation,” according to the group’s mission statement.".

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1. Some of the participants

"Participants in the protests will include (from left, first row), Laura Raicovich and Jenny Polak; (second row) Kris Grey, Dread Scott, Lynn Nottage and Ras Dia; (third row) Julia Jordan, Shanti Avirgan, Annie Dorsen, Tony Gerber, Miguel Luciano, Jed Rothstein and Cassils; (fourth row) Accra Shepp, Hari Kunzru, Larry Krone and Daniel Bejar.Credit...Nate Palmer for The NY Times