Free Speech Artist/Free Speech on Trial
ART is SPEECH! “Free Speech & the Transcendent Journey of Chris Drew, Street Artist”(99 min) film by Nancy Bechtol. Chicago Premiere at the Logan Theatre. 11.14.14 Friday eve. many years in the making, shot on 5 lo-fi formats, and one DSLR. The Passion of Chris Drew, RIP (1950–2012) the Free Speech Artists Movement (Free SAM) The Art of the TShirt, The Art Patch Project, the Free Speech…Or, how the draconian Illinois Eavesdropping Law was finally abolished by the Illinois Supreme Court in March 2014. This is a true story of grassroots activism. This is the story of the constitution in action. This is the story of the Bill of Rights in action. His legacy in the times we live reflected in his first steps to challenge the Peddler’s Ordinance that fateful day, selling Art for $1. that crime turned into a fight for his life and charged with a Class 1 Felony Eavesdropping Charge. Free Speech was on Trial. Chris won! Now heralded as the Patron Saint of Street Artists and Defender of the First Amendment. A story for our time, a story for a very long time.
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1 min readNov 8, 2014
