Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
Editorials & Other Articles
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
'Break your silence': Jane Fonda leads rally against Trump crackdown on arts and media
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/27/jane-fonda-kennedy-center-rally-trumpActor outside Kennedy Center urges Americans to 'stand tall against authoritarianism' and resist free-speech threats
The actor Jane Fonda joined journalists, musicians and writers outside Washington's John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in urging US citizens to "break your silence" and "stand tall against authoritarianism".
At a damp but defiant rally hosted by Fonda's Committee for the First Amendment on Friday, around a hundred invited guests gathered to hear speakers and singers rail against book bans, political censorship and other threats to free speech under Donald Trump.
"Today, books are being banned, plaques and monuments depicting historical events this administration wants to forget are being removed," Fonda said from a stage under a grey, rainy sky. "Museums, the National Endowment for the Arts, state arts councils, public broadcasting - they're all being defunded."
. . .
Fonda observed: "This beloved citadel of the arts has become a symbol of what is happening. The centre has been effectively silenced after artists refused to bow to ideological demands and the racist erasure of history.
. . .
At a damp but defiant rally hosted by Fonda's Committee for the First Amendment on Friday, around a hundred invited guests gathered to hear speakers and singers rail against book bans, political censorship and other threats to free speech under Donald Trump.
"Today, books are being banned, plaques and monuments depicting historical events this administration wants to forget are being removed," Fonda said from a stage under a grey, rainy sky. "Museums, the National Endowment for the Arts, state arts councils, public broadcasting - they're all being defunded."
. . .
Fonda observed: "This beloved citadel of the arts has become a symbol of what is happening. The centre has been effectively silenced after artists refused to bow to ideological demands and the racist erasure of history.
. . .