Here’s How Some of Portland’s Arts Organizations are Fighting Back After Losing Funds From the National Endowment for the Arts

The shock had worn off, perhaps, but the fury had not. 

U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-Ore.) began her remarks sharply.“I’m here to say that Donald Trump and the unelected billionaire Elon Musk do not understand the value of arts and culture…and, in fact, are trying to censor opinions, and they do not understand the separation of powers our Founding Fathers embedded in the Constitution,” Bonamici said from the lectern. “We are here to say that we will not stand by as they attack Oregon’s arts community and culture community.”