The second year of the Fall of Freedom initiative brings hundreds of anti-authoritarian art actions across the U.S., aiming to unite artists and cultural organisations against an increasingly authoritarian administration.

Organised by cultural workers such as Dread Scott and Jenny Polak, the initiative includes public artworks, concerts, and exhibitions, with the Undersiege performance as a central event. The name, a play on words, reflects both the current political climate's hope and uncertainty.

With Trump's attacks on the arts and freedom of speech escalating, the movement is scaling up, hosting nationwide events around May Day and including a Roger Guenver Smith one-man show and a zine-making workshop in Little Rock. Participants are encouraged to bring and share stories about the Kennedy Center during the convening.

For Dread Scott, art is a survival strategy. Kris Grey, a transgender and nonbinary artist, explains: 'Creativity is a practice of resistance. Art is not a luxury; it is a survival strategy.' This fall, artists are using their voices to say that they won't and can't be silenced.