"The First Amendment Day Rally on December 15, 2025 (all photos Hrag Vartanian/ Hyperallergic) A group of cultural leaders, artists, and local politicians gathered today, December 15, at the Federal Hall rotunda in Manhattan, where the Bill of Rights was introduced 243 years ago, with a deceptively simple message: "The First Amendment was born here; we will not let it die here.""
""I am proud to be an American of Mexican heritage, yet today I also feel vulnerable," Galindo said in his address."
""I cannot help but ask: Is this how artists in Hitler's Germany felt when their work was labeled 'degenerate' art?" "Freedom of expression is a cornerstone of democracy, and every attempt to suppress it must be fiercely resisted," he continued."
On December 15, cultural leaders, artists, and local politicians gathered at the Federal Hall rotunda in Manhattan to defend the First Amendment. The event was co-organized by the National Coalition Against Censorship, New Yorkers for Culture & Arts, and the First Amendment Culture Team, and included speakers such as Coco Fusco, Karen Finley, and George Emilio Sánchez. Felipe Galindo Feggo described having his illustration of migrants withdrawn from a Smithsonian display after the White House labeled it objectionable, and a Latine art gallery closed early. The rally emphasized resisting censorship and protecting creative freedom amid book bans and targeted removals of artwork.
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