Amid Grant Park’s pick-up basketball games and families out for a stroll on Saturday afternoons is a curious cast of characters meeting to discuss ICE and other serious issues.

From 2-4 p.m., the little group shares a tiny stage made from a cardboard box. They also share a voice box. They are the animal puppets of puppeteer Mary Eddie, a young organizer who has made The People’s Puppet Show her mission since mid-December. The Show’s mission is to use entertaining puppetry as a vehicle for informed conversations with neighbors about political issues affecting their everyday lives—and what they can do about it. Read the full story on atlpresscollective.com or click in the link in bio.