Tag: press release
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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: 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: July 20 Press Conference Will Address Illegal Closure of Dekalb County Park
July 20 Press Conference Will Address Illegal Closure of Dekalb County Park A press conference will be held at the South River Trail Intrenchment Creek Park trailhead on West Side Place on Wednesday, July 20, at 4 pm. The conference is being organized by Dekalb community residents in response to the placement of concrete barriers…