THE PEOPLE'S FILIBUSTER
We stand in solidarity with our neighbors in Minnesota and across the country who are angry and grieving, protesting state-sanctioned violence and abuses of power, and organizing for the safety, dignity, and human rights of all. In this moment of crisis, our intention is to create a collective interruption that invites reflection, accountability, and recommitment to the values we claim as a nation, protesting and contrasting the abhorrent violence and abuses we are witnessing all around us.
Saturday, January 31
11AM–7PM
On the steps of The Public Theater, 425 Lafayette St.
This is a non-ticketed event with live streaming available.
Join The Public Theater along with artists, elected officials, and community leaders, as we read seminal texts from the founding of our nation alongside writings and songs that articulate our shared ideals and democratic aspirations, not as history alone, but as a living call to action.
Artists have always been among the first to name the unspoken, to hear the unheard, and to imagine a more just world. In this moment of crisis, our intention is to create a collective interruption that invites reflection, accountability, and recommitment to the values we claim as a nation, protesting and contrasting the abhorrent violence and abuses we are witnessing all around us.
Participants include Osh Ashruf, Annaleigh Ashford and Joe Tapper, Sara Bareilles, Christine Baranski, Shoshana Bean, Kaitlin Becker, Laura Benanti, Purva Bedi, Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen, Loryn Brantz, Billy Bustamante, Jaime Cepero, Michael Cerveris, Rachel Chavkin, John Ellison Conlee, Jordan E. Cooper, Carrie Coon, Ariana DeBose, Micaela Diamond, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Jessica Hecht, Jeff Hiller, Quiara Alegría Hudes, Amber Iman, Oscar Isaac, Nikki M. James, Elijah Jones, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Tony Kushner, John Leguizamo, Hamish Linklater and Lily Rabe, Jose Llana, Irene Sofia Lucio, Mona Mansour, Rebecca Martinez, Elizabeth Marvel, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Luis A. Miranda Jr., F. Murray Abraham, Cynthia Nixon, Robert O’Hara, Isaac Oliver, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Nicolette Robinson, Heidi Schrek, Leigh Silverman, Shaina Taub, Eric Ting, Dr. Luz Towns-Miranda, Troy Anthony, Bernie Wagenblast, Constance Wu, Public Theater staff, Public Works Community Members, elected officials, and more.
CALL TO ACTION
JOIN THE DIGITAL FILIBUSTER
Record yourself—or invite friends and family—to join the protest!
- Choose one of the featured texts and read an excerpt, or record your own artistic expression.
- Download graphics and suggested post copy from the Social Media Kit.
- Post and tag @PublicTheaterNY, use #PeoplesFilibusterNYC
USE YOUR VOICE
- Exercise your right to free speech through protest, writing, conversation, or social media.
- Create and share art that reflects your values, history, and hopes for the future.
ENGAGE WITH YOUR ELECTED OFFICIALS
- Find your New York City representatives.
- Find federal, state, and local officials nationwide.
- Use 5 Calls, which makes it easy for you to reach your members of Congress and make your voice heard.
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS – AND YOUR NEIGHBORS’ RIGHTS
- ACLU Know Your Rights resources.
- A guide to the United States Constitution.
- Immigrant Justice: Rights during ICE encounters.
- Attend a Bystander Intervention Training from Right to Be.
Live broadcast directed by Jessica Ryan
Broadcast production in partnership with All Together Now
American Sign Language interpretation secured for the broadcast by Angela Johnson of Invest In Access