A petition has been created in response to President Trump’s takeover of the Kennedy Center.

The petition was created between MoveOn petition and Qommittee in order to stop funding censorship and support diverse artists. The petition has already racked up 40,000 signatures as of this writing.

The petition reads, “The response to President Trump’s unprecedented Kennedy Center takeover, censorship and drag ban has been overwhelming – major artists canceling shows, board members resigning, and ticket sales plummeting 50 percent. The Kennedy Center belongs to all Americans. When the government starts banning certain types of performances from our stages, it sets a dangerous precedent for all artistic expression.”

It added, “While Trump won’t back down, the donors who contribute nearly $100 million annually to the Kennedy Center can afford to take a stand. Money talks. When donors fund censorship, they don’t just harm one institution – they tell marginalized communities their stories don’t deserve to be told.

The petition is calling on donors to “Suspend funding until artistic independence is restored” and “Redirect support to banned or censored artists, artforms, and the infrastructure that supports artistic freedom.”

President Trump took over the Kennedy Center in February and fired the entire board. He then installed loyalists to the board and appointed Ric Grenell as the Interim President. On March 17, the President visited the Kennedy Center and said he was “disappointed” and would redo the entire building.

Here is the petition.

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