Frontline organizers in Atlanta are calling for urgent support to Stop Cop City. For years, forest defenders, abolitionists and the community of Atlanta defended the Weelaunee forest and prevented the construction of a massive police training compound. On January 18, the Atlanta Police Department murdered Tortuguita, a leader of the… Continue reading
The Atlanta Police Foundation (APF) is trying to build the largest police training facility in the US (also known as Cop City) in the Weelaunee Forest, an urban forest in southeast Atlanta, GA. The forest in Southeast Atlanta is home to wetlands that filter rainwater and prevent flooding and plays… Continue reading
cross-posted from the Green and Red Podcast Last week, we spoke with a local Atlanta organizer about the tragic murder of Atlanta forest defender Tortuguita by Georgia State Police. We’re following up today with more on the state’s war against Stop Cop City organizing. Listen in: https://bit.ly/3JpJEhA Since December, 19… Continue reading
Rising Tide North America statement on the murder of Tortuguita by the police in Atlanta, Georgia: “The news has spread around the country and around the world. On the morning of January 18, police began an attack on the Weelaunee Forest in south Atlanta. In this assault, they shot and… Continue reading