The nullification advocates over at NHJury.com have been working on the following brochure to distribute to potential jurors. Going forward, NHJury.com hopes that this will be an open source project so please let us know what you’d like to see added or changed in the comments. Thanks to MegMcLain for the design work and to FreeKeene.com for sponsoring the printing of the first 1,000 brochures. The NHJury.com logo was inspired by the art of Evan Pierce and Rob Nair.
This post will be updated with PDF and PSD files when they are made available. You can support more nullification outreach like this by investing in Fr33 Agents.
WASHINGTON, DC – On June 4th, a week after the violent crackdown by employees of the U.S. Park Police, hundreds of people travelled to the Jefferson Memorial to take a stand for freedom and to protest the police brutality witnessed on the viral video showing government employees choke and body slam peaceful dancers.
This episode of Talley.TV takes place after the successful disobedient dancing inside the memorial. Standing on the steps outside the memorial, some people took the microphone, provided by Code Pink, to share their favorite Thomas Jefferson quotes, speak about other abuses by the Park Police, and discuss other issues of importance. I plugged my tablet into the sound system and began playing the State Free Dance song produced by Hannah Hoffman. When she heard the song playing she excitedly took the microphone and led everyone in singing.
Read Hannah’s account and download the State Free Dance MP3 here.
This was a team effort. The video was taken by Ron Nair, who you can hear in the beginning of the video passing out the flyers he designed. The flyers were funded by PorcFest to advertise their “State Free Dance Party” at the Porcupine Freedom Festival. The food and transportation expenses to DC were covered by the Civil Disobedience Evolution Fund, thanks to donations by our supporters. In addition to being an organizer of the event, Eddie Free hosted Rob, Hannah and I at his home for several days. The crowd in attendance was largely due to Adam Kokesh (seen at the end hugging Eddie) and his following on RT.
It was a lot of work and logistical hurdles but we took a stand and along with hundreds of others, we were victorious.
One month later, on July 4th (aka IndepenDANCE Day), disobedient dancers returned to the Thomas Jefferson Memorial with fewer numbers, similar to the May 28th event.
Instead of chocking and body-slamming the peaceful dancers, the armed employees of the U.S. Park Police watched five people enjoy what Thomas Jefferson called a “healthy and elegant exercise.” Despite trying to intimidate dancers with assault rifles, armored vehicles and vests, U.S. Park Police refused to enforce the judge’s order banning dancing at the Jefferson Memorial. Victory belonged to the peaceful yet disobedient dancers. The State knows what to do with violent people, since they speak that language, but are totally unprepared for peaceful and entertaining resistance as demonstrated at the Jefferson Memorial.
Here are the lyrics to the “State Free Dance” by the talented Hannah Hoffman:Continue Reading →
The following video sponsored by CD Evolution shows a conversation I had with Medea Benjamin, the co-founder of CODEPINK. Normally I stay behind the camera but Rob Nair was also visiting DC from the Shire, thanks to CD Evolution, and captured my conversation with Medea.
Our discussion took place the evening before she returned to the Jefferson memorial for some civil danceobedience. A lot of people oppose Code Pink and have an unfavorable opinion of the dance party because of their association. But others may have the same reaction to my involvement or Adam Kokesh’s presence. Every disobedient dancer had a reason for disobeying a bad law and Medea was kind enough to give me an opportunity to discuss our different points of view.
I can’t tell you why Madea danced (I should have asked) but here is what her website, codepink4peace.org tells us about her:
Medea Benjamin is a cofounder of both CODEPINK and the international human rights organization Global Exchange. She has been an advocate for social justice for more than 30 years. Described as “one of America’s most committed — and most effective — fighters for human rights” by New York Newsday, and called “one of the high profile leaders of the peace movement” by the Los Angeles Times, Medea has distinguished herself as an eloquent and energetic figure in the progressive movement.
CODEPINK describes itself as:
a women-initiated grassroots peace and social justice movement working to end U.S. funded wars and occupations, to challenge militarism globally, and to redirect our resources into health care, education, green jobs and other life-affirming activities. Won’t you join us?
Here’s Madea talking to Adam Kokesh on his Russia Today show:
And the video produced by Code Pink about Madea’s triumphant return to the Jefferson Memorial where she danced unmolested by the U.S. Park Police:
Madea and I may not agree on the issues but I like her style. If only Code Pink’s “women for peace” would help end the wars at home in addition to U.S. Emire building we’d have more to dance about.
Rob Nair joined myself and Hannah Hoffman to travel from the Shire to attend the Jefferson Dance Party in Washington, DC. Rob and I first worked together at the State’s losing trial of Bob “WeedaClaus” Constantine and was impressed with the media he produced. Fortunately, he accepted my offer to travel to the “Death Star on the Potomac” to cover the courageous dance dance evolution in defiance of a judge’s order and an aggressive U.S. Park Police force. A big thanks to Rob and to the donors of the Civil Disobedience Evolution Fund who made this trip, and these great photos possible.
Rob Nair joined myself and Hannah Hoffman to travel from the Shire to attend the Jefferson Dance Party in Washington, DC. Rob and I first worked together at the State’s losing trial of Bob “WeedaClaus” Constantine and was impressed with the media he produced. Fortunately, he accepted my offer to travel to the “Death Star on the Potomac” to cover the courageous dance dance evolution in defiance of a judge’s order and an aggressive U.S. Park Police force. A big thanks to Rob and to the donors of the Civil Disobedience Evolution Fund who made this trip, and these great photos possible.
I had such a great time on Saturday at the Jefferson Memorial and I can’t wait to see all the videos that were taken at the event! Hundreds of people gathered at noon to peacefully protest the state aggression that took place the week before when five people were arrested at the memorial for silently dancing. Fifty-plus people were there yesterday dancing inside the memorial, and hundreds were gathered outside supporting them and taking video. I was armed with flyers promoting my new song, State Free Dance, and I managed to get the lyrics into the hands of hundreds of people. View a PDF of the flyer here. Jason Talley and Rob Nair were there taking video and Eddie Freeman broadcasted a livestream on Talley.TV.
The coolest part of the event for me was hearing my song amplified on the steps outside the memorial, with a hundred or more people enthusiastically singing along! I felt connected with everyone around me at that point, and it was inspiring to see people responding to my lyrics in such a positive way. The crowd seemed to enjoy the autonomous sentiment of the song, and proudly sang along to phrases such as “peace is not a crime,” “we’re not under your control,” and “liberty is our goal.”
