Jane Fonda Relaunches Committee for the First Amendment to Combat Censorship

Relaunch of the Committee for the First Amendment

• 💡 Jane Fonda has relaunched the Committee for the First Amendment, an organization originally founded by Hollywood stars in 1947 to fight McCarthyism.
• 🎯 This relaunch comes amid Jane Fonda's declaration that the current moment is "the most frightening" she has experienced in her 87 years.
• 🤝 Over 500 entertainment figures, including actors, producers, and directors, have signed on to join the new committee.

Concerns Over Current Political Climate

• ⚠️ Fonda describes the current situation as different from past challenges like McCarthyism or Jim Crow, citing unprecedented attempts at autocracy.
• ⚡ Specific concerns include presidents sending troops into cities and attempts to control the Federal Reserve, which she believes are destroying democracy.
• 🗣️ The committee aims to counter government censorship and intimidation, emphasizing the importance of solidarity.

Strategy of Creative Nonviolent Non-Cooperation

• ✊ The committee plans to engage in creative nonviolent non-cooperation as a means of pushing back against perceived threats to democracy.
• 🚀 This approach is intended to be proactive, not just reactive to individuals under attack, and to model a positive way forward.
• ❤️ The movement emphasizes moving forward with love, unity, and solidarity, explicitly rejecting violence.

Broader Activism and Education

• 📚 Beyond the committee, Fonda also leads a climate PAC, aiming to elect officials who address climate change, reflecting a belief that if leaders can't be changed, the people should be.
• 🎓 The committee plans educational initiatives, including webinars, to help members understand autocracy, how it rises, and how to defeat it, as well as a deeper understanding of the First Amendment.
• 🎭 The group intends to use their platforms as creatives and storytellers to push back against what they see as attacks on freedoms of speech, protest, and assembly.