Tag: Blackhall Studios
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Land Swap or Cop City?: A Visual Guide
The land known as the Weelaunee Forest, or South River Forest, is today under threat on two fronts: a proposed police training facility, and a land swap between DeKalb County and movie industry executive Ryan Millsap. This map is intended to be a guide to the basic geography and jurisdictional boundaries of the area. We…
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Stop the Swap lawsuit plaintiffs file emergency motion in response to destruction at Weelaunee People’s Park
Workers claiming to be in the employ of Ryan Millsap again returned to Weelaunee People’s Park (Intrenchment Creek Park) on the morning of December 22nd, 2022. Photographs submitted to ACPC show large numbers of trees being felled, and the machines being guarded by a solitary City of Lithonia Police Department officer. Said officer refused to…
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Your Constituents (Residents, Educators, Organizers, Families) Demand Police Stop Violating Human Rights
Shared on behalf of the Weelaunee Coalition FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 21st, 2022 Please direct all inquiries to weelauneecoalition@gmail.com Dear Mayor Dickens, City Council members, and City Council President, We write to you as a coalition of educators, community organizers, parents, and residents of the surrounding neighborhoods and communities of South River forest, or Weelaunee…
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Intrenchment Creek Park Blocked Off By DeKalb Police At Behest of Private Property Owners
It is the opinion of ACPC that the unnamed property owner gave Dekalb County PD its marching orders and has not acted in good faith or in accordance with legal precedent. It is truly outrageous but utterly unsurprising that the police would act in the interests of wealthy, private landowners – that is, after all,…