How to Participate

1. Plan an Event or Exhibition 

  • Organize a reading, performance, exhibition, comedy set, concert, screening, or gathering in your community.

  • It can be large or small, polished or improvised—what matters is that it carries the Fall of Freedom banner.

2. Rebrand What Already Exists

  • If you already have an event or exhibition scheduled in November, simply align it with Fall of Freedom.

  • Add the name, share the message, and situate your work within this collective celebratory wave.

3. Use The Fall Of Freedom logo

  • Apply the Fall of Freedom identity to your event or exhibition : posters, social media, stage announcements, or a line on your flyer.

  • This signals solidarity and connects your work to a national network of cultural resistance celebrations.

4. Share Your Event or exhibition 

  • Submit your event  or exhibition to our national map so others can discover it.

  • Promote it across your own channels and tag #FallofFreedom as a collaborator so the movement spreads.

5. Stand Together

  • No act is too small. A single reading, an open mic, a pop-up performance, or a classroom workshop—all matter.

  • Together, these independent sparks form a nationwide chorus against censorship and silence.

Examples of what you could do:

Note: any revenue from ticketed events is yours to use as you see fit. We are not fundraising off participant events 

For Museums & Galleries

  • Highlight works from your collection that confront censorship, or injustice. 

  • Curate a focused show around freedom of expression.

  • Partner with artists you represent to create a collective exhibition under the Fall of Freedom banner or label.

  • Plan a Public Program around an existing exhibition that highlights freedom of expression. 

  • For existing exhibitions that open before November 21-22, program a special public engagement on these dates to tie into Fall of Freedom.

For Theaters (Broadway, regional, high school, community)

  • Present works tied to themes of resistance: The Crucible, Cabaret, Good Night and Good Luck.

  • Host staged readings of banned or threatened plays.

  • Dedicate a curtain speech to freedom of speech, highlighting Fall of Freedom.

For Libraries & Bookstores

  • Host readings of banned books (e.g., The 1619 Project, The Handmaid’s Tale,  the Bluest Eye).

  • Organize drag story hours as acts of joy and defiance.

  • Create book displays spotlighting censored or challenged works.

For Music Venues & Musicians

  • Program a Concert whether in an intimate club or a large venue  and add the Fall of Freedom logo to your promotional posts or posters.

  • Ask bands already on your calendar to frame their performance as part of Fall of Freedom.

  • Organize benefit shows supporting free-expression initiatives.

For Visual Artists

  • Approach your gallery to organize a group show using  the Fall of Freedom identity.

  • Collaborate with fellow artists to stage a pop-up or intervention.

  • Encourage curators you’ve worked with to program something directly tied to the moment.

For Writers, Poets & Spoken Word Artists

  • Host open-mic nights themed around truth, memory, and resistance.

  • Publish zines, chapbooks, or digital broadsides carrying the  Fall of Freedom logo.

  • Partner with bookstores for reading series.

For Film Festivals & Screening Series

  • Screen films that speak to the times, such as No Other Land, Mephisto, Casablanca, or other censored or politically charged works.

  • Create double-feature nights pairing historic banned works with contemporary counterparts.

  • Invite filmmakers to speak on the role of art in democracy.

For Students

  • Ask your local or campus library to host readings of banned or challenged books under the   Fall of Freedom banner.

  • Share social media posts or do TikTok challenge where you and your friends read aloud from books like A Handmaid’s Tale, 1984, The Bluest Eye, or A People’s History of the United States, and ask others to join the challenge. 

  • Organize teach-ins, debates, or spoken word jams on campus that spotlight free expression and censorship, and promote them using the Fall of Freedom logo/banner.

For Comedians

  • Dedicate a stand-up set or comedy night to free speech and censorship.

  • Dedicate curtain speech to freedom of speech, highlighting Fall of Freedom.

  • Use social media platforms to discuss the need for free expression, and tag Fall of Freedom in your stories.