Rise Up Sing Out!
Bette will appear, along with Patti Smith, Jane Fonda, Rufus Wainwright, and more.
On June 14, the Committee for the First Amendment will be hosting Rise Up, Sing Out: A Concert for the First Amendment, an uplifting evening of song, solidarity, and action. Featuring an all-star line-up of performers, this 90-minute concert event will celebrate the freedoms guaranteed by our First Amendment—of speech, religion, press, assembly, and protest—and the people power that both fuels these rights and is essential to guarantee them.
Even as authoritarians increase their attacks on our freedoms and communities, we see examples across the country of people rising up together, taking action, and turning back those forces.
The event will be streamed with watch parties all across the country—so wherever you are, you can sing along, find inspiration in the performances, build community, and take meaningful action together.
Sing Out!
A little ditty for these trying times. Please spread far and wide!!! You know the drill! Share everywhere you can! This track is available to download from my YouTube channel!
And please, oh, please…Turn Up and SING OUT! NO KINGS!
You can download the track on YouTube for free!
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Bette in the NYT!
Read Jacob Bernstein’s profile of Bette in the Sunday, October 26, 2025 New York Times. Bette talks about the 30th Anniversary of NYRP, movies, show business, and movies. Read the article here.
Photos by Victor Llorente for The New York Times
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