Actor and activist Jane Fonda has recently relaunched the Committee For The First Amendment. The group was first created in 1947 by her father Henry Fonda. Artists, actors, directors, musicians, and other figures in the industry have joined in an effort to protect free speech.

The group announced its relaunch on October 1. The committee issued a statement on its website with the names of all 600-plus creators involved.

“Today, we relaunch the Committee for the First Amendment,” the statement reads. “This Committee was initially created during the McCarthy Era, a dark time when the federal government repressed and persecuted American citizens for their political beliefs. They targeted elected officials, government employees, academics, and artists. They were blacklisted, harassed, silence

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