The Rebel was written in recognition of a brave protest by 70,000 people in Leipzig, East Germany on 9th October 1989 calling for freedom and democracy.

Despite being threatened by soldiers with machine guns and tanks, the crowd refused to disperse. They stood their ground. Their courageous action led to other uprisings culminating in the fall of the Berlin Wall that had stood for 28 years to divide people and reinforce the ideological division between capitalism and communism.

The fall of the Wall sent a powerful message of unity and the hope for a world free from physical and ideological walls. It continues to serve as a stark reminder of the consequences of the 'divide and rule' strategy of totalitarian governments.

Tragically, even as the Berlin Wall was being dismantled, other less visible and even more sinister walls were being built to divide and weaken the peoples of the world. The 'wall building' continues today.

SHOUT BACK - FIGHT BACK - NO MORE WALLS!