On the three-month anniversary of Occupy Wall Street, members of Occupy Asheville held a series of activities Dec. 17 in downtown Asheville to mourn what the group termed the “death of civil liberties.” Specifically, the OA billed its event as recognizing the “local and national loss of rights, Bradely Manning’s detention and passage of the Defense Authorization Act.” In blustery cold weather, about 30 protesters gathered first in Pritchard Park for a funeral, after which several pall-bearers were selected to carry a casket for the Bill of Rights (above) to the steps of Asheville City Hall, where a candlelight vigil was held.

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