Youth and Elders of all races, and from every part of the “free world” gathered in solidarity at the
marble steps of the Supreme Court in Washington D.C.

On a cold, cloudy afternoon of Jan 20, 2012, organizations such as Code Pink, Move to Amend, and the
Worldwide Occupy Movement amassed to denounce Corporate Personhood and to return power back
to the hands of the people! In 2010, the Supreme Court had ruled in favor of Citizens United, a decision
that ultimately legalized corruption in American Politics. Because of this and an 1886 case, corporations
are considered people, and their freedom of speech is now their money. They are legally able to buy any
politician because they can “donate” without limitation, thereby crushing the voice of the people.

 The Higher Ground Empowerment Center is a small church that has served the Vine City community for 108 years.  Higher Ground has provided job fairs, a food pantry, after school activities, and a summer camp for kids in a part of Atlanta that has few resources.  It is a source of pride and hope for many people in Vine City and other surrounding neighborhoods.

 On January 6th, 2012, the Mysterious Rabbit Puppet Army landed in Atlanta for a show sponsored by local anarchists.  The M.R.P.A. is a radical puppet troop from Chapel Hill N.C. that has been performing around the country for 3 years.  This was their first Atlanta appearence.  

The show Friday night consisted of two acts.  The first was an anarchist re-telling of the childrens classic Hansel and Gretel, set in Chapel Hill.  Even though the show had the audience laughing, it dealt with subjects such as poverty, child neglect and abandonment, child labor, and self liberation.  It also did a good job poking fun at modern liberal eating habits.

Fifty people showed up outside the Atlanta City Detention Center on New Year’s Eve to welcome in the New Year with a noise demonstration. Participants blew whistles, beat drums, banged pots and pans together, and screamed at the tops of their voices as two police watched. (Sucks to be a cop on New Year’s…or ever.) Our passion for freedom is stronger than their prisons! First one, then two heads appeared at a cell window—and then more and more lights turned on as prisoners heard the noise. They banged their windows, waved, and flicked lights off and on as demonstrators shouted. Brick by brick/Wall by wall/Burn the prisons/Free them all! The demonstration continued for over half an hour. As voices began to give out, instruments were traded and new chants were picked up. Tear it down/Tear it down/Atlanta wants a free town! A spotlight was shone onto cell windows, both inciting more waving and bringing new faces to the windows. Revolt!/Escape/your prison cell/Revolt!