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'''ATWA''' is (an [[acronym]] for '''Air, Trees, Water, Animals''' and '''All The Way Alive'''.) Itis wasthe firstecological belief system termedpropounded by [[Charles Manson]], inwho thewas earlylater 1970s.convicted ATWAof isconspiracy notto ancommit organization;murder as the nameleader representsof the lifecommunal [[Manson Family]]. ATWA names the interrelated life-support systemsystems of the [[Earth]]. [[Charles Manson]] and his associates, most notably [[Lynette Fromme]] and [[Sandra Good]], use the term to name the forceforces of life andwhich thethey oppositionbelieve to that which destroyshold the ecological balance of the [[Earth]].<ref>''The Manson File'' by Nikolas Schreck (Amok Press, 1988, {{ISBN|094169304X}})</ref>

==Origins==

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Manson was paroled in 1967 and found a welcoming environment in the burgeoning counterculture. Together with a small retinue of disaffected young people, he took flight from what he characterized as the "madness of the cities" and established a communal colony at the [[Spahn Ranch]] in the Santa Susana mountains outside of Los Angeles, California. The group began to make survivalist forays into Death Valley in order to scout out more remote areas of the desert. In September 1969 some members attempted to thwart nearby road developments by deliberately setting an expensive piece of earth-moving equipment on fire. This early act of [[eco-terrorism]] occurred a number of years before the concept was popularized by [[Edward Abbey]], [[Dave Foreman]], and other environmentalists.

==Lynette Fromme and Sandra Good==

ATWA is associated with the so-called Manson Family. Also associated are the music group [[Family Jams]] and [[Order of Rainbow]].

In the years following Manson's conviction and imprisonment for conspiracy to commit the murders of seven people, Lynette Fromme and Sandra Good became increasingly active in their efforts to raise awareness of the present system's failure to properly steward the Earth.<ref name=Bravin>{{cite book |first=Jess |last=Bravin |authorlink=Jess Bravin |title=Squeaky: The Life and Times of Lynette Alice Fromme |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6RHhAQAAQBAJ |publisher=Macmillan |date=15 May 1997 |isbn=9780312156633 |accessdate=16 March 2019}}</ref>

In 1975, [[Lynette Fromme]] was found guilty of the [[Gerald Ford assassination attempt in Sacramento|attempted assassination of then-president Gerald Ford]]. While questioned in custody she was asked why she had pointed the gun; she stated, "I stood up and waved a gun (at Ford) for a reason, I was so relieved not to have to shoot it, but, in truth, I came to get life. Not just my life but clean air, healthy water and '''respect''' for creatures and creation."<ref name=Bravin/> In August 2009, Fromme was released from federal prison after serving 34 years.

==Meaning==

Since ATWA is not an organization, there is no membership. Manson has said all life is ATWA.

[[Sandra Good]] was imprisoned for 10 years for conspiracy to send threatening letters to corporate executives unless their corporations ceased polluting the environment.<ref name=Bravin/> After her release in 1985, Good led a campaign against [[International Paper Co.]], which she said was harming [[Lake Champlain]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Bridport Journal; A Ghost Of Manson Reappears In the East |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/05/us/bridport-journal-a-ghost-of-manson-reappears-in-the-east.html |language=en-US |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=1989-12-05 |access-date=2020-05-27 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

==In popular culture==

==System of a Down song==

Metal band [[System of a Down]] has a song named "ATWA" on their 2001 album ''[[Toxicity (album)|Toxicity]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Vanhorn |first=Teri |title=System of a Down Measure Growth with Toxicity |publisher=MTV |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1444825/system-of-a-down-measure-growth-with-toxicity/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151224093528/http://www.mtv.com/news/1444825/system-of-a-down-measure-growth-with-toxicity/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 24, 2015 |date=27 June 2001 |accessdate=15 October 2019}}</ref>

In [[2001]], [[Serj Tankian]] and [[Daron Malakian]] from the alternative metal band [[System of a Down]] wrote a song on the album ''[[Toxicity (album)|Toxicity]]'' about this issue called ATWA.

In the movie ''[[Manson Family Vacation]]'' (2015), the character Conrad wants to be a member of an environmental organization based on the ATWA philosophy.

==See also==

*[[Universal Order]]

==References==

{{reflist}}

*''[[The Manson File]]'' by [[Nikolas Schreck]] ([[Amok Press]], 1988, ISBN 0-941693-04-X)

*''[[Charles Manson Superstar]]'' documentary directed by [[Nikolas Schreck]] (Music Video Distribu, DVD Release Date: 2002)

==External links==

*[http://www.mansondirectatwaearth.com/ NewOfficial Charles Manson and ATWA sitewebsite]

*[https://atwaatwar.blog/ Official blog]

*[http://www.atwa.info ATWA Tribute Website] (''Warning: page includes graphic image'')

*''Encyclopedia of Religion and Nature'' edited by Bron R. Taylor (Continuum, 2005, {{ISBN|9781843711384}})

*[http://www.atwa.info/atwa.htm ATWA page on ATWA Tribute Website]

*''Charles Manson - Love Letters to a Secret Disciple'' by Sy Wyzinski (Moonmad Press, 1976, {{ISBN|0917918010}})

*[http://www.google.com/search?q=site:www.atwa.info&hl=en&safe=off&filter=0 missing index to ATWA Tribute Website] (Google)

*''[[Charles Manson Superstar]]'' documentary directed by [[Nikolas Schreck]] (Music Video Distribu, DVD Release Date: 2002)

*''Desert Shadows: A True Story of the Charles Manson Family in Death Valley'' by Bob Murphy (Sagebrush Press, 1999, {{ISBN|0930704290}})

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