Jane Fonda will headline a concert in New York City on Sunday night
billed as a celebration of First Amendment freedoms,
scheduled on the same evening as the UFC Freedom 250 fight card at the White House.

The 90-minute event,
“Rise Up, Sing Out: A Concert for the First Amendment,”
will feature Ms. Fonda alongside
Bette Midler, Joy Reid, Patti Smith,
Rufus Wainwright, Sasha Allen and Broadway Inspirational Voices

and will be available to stream online for free.

Julia Roberts, Lily Gladstone, Wilson Cruz, Peppermint and Jenn Colella are among those also set to appear.

The event is organized through the Committee for the First Amendment,
an activist collective of artists and cultural leaders that Ms. Fonda founded.

It is set for Sunday, which is Flag Day.

The committee was publicly announced in October 2025 with a statement from Ms. Fonda and more than 550 supporters from across the entertainment industry.

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jun/12/jane-fonda-host-first-amendment-concert-countering-white-house-ufc/

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