Michael Moore, Ava DuVernay, John Legend and more join artistic Trump protest

“Beginning November 21–22, 2025, galleries, museums, libraries, comedy clubs, theaters, and concert halls across the country will host exhibitions, performances, and public events that channel the urgency of this moment,” the event’s mission statement explains. “Fall of Freedom is an open invitation to artists, creators, and communities to take part—and to celebrate the experiences, cultures, and identities that shape the fabric of our nation.”

The Fall of Freedom’s website offers suggestions for programs that could be part of the protest (“storefront readings, pop-up performances, exhibitions, comedy shows, concerts”), noting that there’s no venue too small to be part of the movement. (Organizers even suggest taking an event already planned for that weekend and rebranding it as part of Fall of Freedom.) While the programs may be staged independently, organizers will offer a downloadable toolkit of resources “to ensure support, consistency, and development across the effort.” Participating institutions include the New York Public Library, the Public Theater in NYC, the Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, Dallas Contemporary in Texas, and several more across the country. 

“Artists are a threat to American fascism,” the Fall of Freedom website declares. As playwright and screenwriter Lynn Nottage, one of the organizers of the protest, told The New York Times, “The action is artistic expression. Expression is one of the essential ingredients in the American narrative, and it can’t be stymied or silenced.”