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Protesters on Jackson Street Bridge hold a "No Cop Nation Banner" with Atlanta's skyline visible in the background.

On Cop City’s opening day, protesters drop banners in vow to keep fighting it

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May 1, 2025

While city officials celebrated the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center’s grand opening, local Stop Cop City protesters held a block party protest on Jackson Street Bridge, from which they dropped banners expressing resolve to keep opposing the facility.

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Keynote panelists Savannah Paterson (left) and Umaymah Mohammad (center) discuss the repression of protests during the Imaginary Crimes Tour on April 4 in Atlanta. (John Arthur Brown)
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A group of nine smiling people wearing business casual attire stands in a curved line inside a beige hallway. The group is of mixed genders and races. The three individuals in the middle are the "Weealune Three" Cop City protesters. Left to right they are Noah Grigni wearing grey slacks, a pink oxford, grey jacket and KN-95 mask; Krya Hanon, wearing a purple dress and a keffiyeh, and Rukia Rogers, wearing a patterned black dress and keffiyeh.
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A photo of the the Georgia State Capitol, where the 2025 Georgia legislative session passed anti-trans legislation items attacking gender affirming care.
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Activists, including faith leaders, chained to a bulldozer. One activist sits on top. Police move in to arrest the activists. One officer is pointing a weapon at them.
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A cinematic still of Jamie Mariscano, a white nonbinary person with medium-length dark blonde hair wearing a white t-shirt. Jamie is smiling. The setting is close to dusk, with long shadows. The sun frames left side of Jamie's face. Only the upper quarter of Jamie is visible. The setting is woodsy, with trees visible but slightly blurry in the background. The
Activist charged with RICO sues Atlanta Police Department for adopting policy of “systemic arrests and pretextual charges” of Stop Cop City protesters
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Video Lakota Land Defender connects the legacy and future of Standing Rock and Cop City
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Emory University suspends Palestinian medical student Umaymah Mohammad for speaking out in support of Palestine during media interview
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In November 2024, Emory University School of Medicine suspended Umaymah Mohammad for her activism around Palestine as she refused to remain silent during the ongoing genocide of her people.

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A surveillance camera attached to a light pole in downtown Georgia, part of the Atlanta Police Foundation's surveillance plan.
Opinion — Police surveillance tech and Cop Cities are the State’s complementary counterinsurgency strategy
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January 23, 2025