Organizers are calling on national support for their continued efforts to halt the construction of a police militarization facility in the Atlanta forest. This story was published in partnership with The Appeal. It was originally published in The Appeal on Jan. […]
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After the city council passed the ground lease for massive police facility known as “Cop City,” local opposition hasn’t ceased; it’s evolved. This story was published in partnership with The Appeal. It was originally published in The Appeal on Dec.
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This story was originally published by Scalawag as a part of A Week of Writing: Stop Cop City. I remember the very day I unknowingly began the process of homemaking inside the Peachtree-Pine shelter operated by the Metro Atlanta Task
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This story was originally published by Scalawag as a part of A Week of Writing: Stop Cop City. This essay mentions state-sanctioned death, violent prison conditions, and suicide. Names have been changed to protect privacy. “One day closer to home.”
31 Days in Dekalb County Hell Read More »
This week, Aja is joined with Jasmine and Kwame of Community Movement Builders to discuss current events unfolding in District 12 as CMB continues to organize and build life-affirming solutions for residents. Organizers report they are being met with “misconduct,
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How cops, corporations, local government, and the media fueled an undemocratic process to build a massive police training center one year after #DefundThePolice uprisings Anyone listening to the virtual Atlanta City Council meeting on September 8, 2021 could hear the
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Indigenous natives to so-called Atlanta return from Helvpe Ceremonial Grounds in Oklahoma for historic stomp dance ceremony in South River Forest, which is currently under threat of becoming a police militarization base known as “Cop City”. This story and its
The corporation reportedly left the APF\’s Board of Trustees as Color of Change releases report exposing police foundation ties to Fortune 500 companies, corporate mega-donors following longstanding community organizing efforts against police violence and to Stop Cop City in Atlanta
Debunking the Atlanta Police Foundation’s pro-Cop City talking points This article was contributed by a local author and researcher born and raised in DeKalb County and a graduate from the Odum School of Ecology at University of Georgia. The author
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The City of Atlanta and Atlanta Police Foundation’s renderings for a new police training facility in Dekalb County, commonly referred to as “Cop City,” could pose disastrous effects for communities inside and outside the greater metro Atlanta area This article
