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Eviction Notice from the Mvskoke People to Mayor Andre Dickens and Cop City
Attention: Mayor Andre Dickens and the Atlanta City Council Contemporary Mvskoke People are now making the journey back to our homelands, and hereby give notice to Mayor Andre Dicken, the Atlanta City Council, the Atlanta Police Department, the Atlanta Police Foundation,the Dekalb County Sheriff’s office, and so-called “Cop City” that you must immediately vacate Mvskoke…
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Students, Educators, and Neighbors Rally March 11 to Defend Weelaunee Forest and Stop Cop City
For Immediate Release Students, Educators, and Neighbors Rally to Defend Weelaunee Forest and Stop Cop City ATLANTA — On Saturday, March 11th from 10:00am to 2:00pm, Atlanta student leaders, children, families, educators, and community members will come together for a Youth Rally and Festival at Brownwood Park in East Atlanta to protest the destruction of…
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Media Advisory: First annual Weelaunee Food Autonomy Festival to occur at Weelaunee People’s Park March 10-13, 2023
The movement to Defend the Atlanta Forest is seeing a surge of new energy with its fifth Week of Action (March 4-11), which will segue into the first annual Weelaunee Food Autonomy Festival (March 10-13). This gathering is organized at the site known as Weelaunee People’s Park, threatened by a contested land swap to real…
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Press Release: Elders Say Stop Cop City!
On Monday, March 6, a group of elders and a young person in support visited the corporate offices of Brasfield & Gorrie, as well as five B&G worksites around Atlanta, to call on the company to Drop Cop City. It is currently the general contractor on the project, officially known as the Atlanta Public Safety…
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Press Release: Multiple State and Local Police Agencies Violently Raid Weelanuee Forest Music Festival, Week of Action Perseveres
March 6, 2023 ATLANTA, GA–Last night, multiple police agencies dressed in militarized gear and armed with lethal weapons raided a local family-friendly music festival in a public park within the Weelaunee forest. They used excessive force to arrest dozens of concert-goers and threatened to shoot people in the park. The event was being held on…
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Press release: Week of Action Begins this Saturday with Protest at Gresham Park
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 1, 2023 MEDIA INQUIRIES CONTACT: dtfweekofaction@riseup.net Defend the Atlanta Forest, Stop cop city Week of Action Begins this Saturday, Protest at Gresham Park On March 4th at 11AM, the fifth Week of Action to Defend the Atlanta Forest and Stop Cop City will begin with a rally and protest at Gresham Park. The Week…
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Media advisory: Faith leader coalition to hold press conference, issue moral call to stop Cop City
February 28, 2023 For Immediate Release Faith leaders put out a moral call to stop Cop City 200 faith leaders representing thousands of people of faith call on Mayor Dickens and the Atlanta City Council to stop the destruction of the South River Forest and cancel the lease to the Atlanta Police Foundation. At 12:00…
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Over 50 clinical counseling students and faculty author open letter in solidarity with Forest Defenders
Submission received via email February 24, 2023 We Oppose Cop City and Stand in Solidarity with the Forest Defenders in Atlanta As Antioch University Clinical Mental Health Counseling professors and students dedicated to community mental health, we join Emory healthcare professionals and Morehouse College faculty members in denouncing The Atlanta Police Foundation’s Cop City project…
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Media advisory: Spelman College faculty call to “Stop Cop City”
Original letter available as a living document here February 22, 2023 Dear Reader, The undersigned members of the Spelman College faculty join our students, our colleagues at Morehouse College, and community activists to publicly denounce Atlanta’s initiative to build a $90 million police training facility, popularly known as “Cop City.” The potential site for…
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MEDIA ADVISORY: As pressure mounts against Cop City, mass mobilization announced March 4-11
As pressure mounts against Cop City, mass mobilization announced March 4-11