Tag: Defend the Atlanta Forest
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A night of police chaos causes weeks of suffering for festival attendees and families
The second day of the Defend the Atlanta Forest week of action, began much like the previous day ended: with a music festival on the RC Field. The lighthearted, joyful nature present the first night of the festival found itself represented by a more physical manifestation the second day in the form of a large…
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SONG and NDN Collective Host Art Space and Skill Share in Support of the Movement To Stop Cop City
From March 9th-11th, Southerners on New Ground (SONG), NDN Collective, and other allied groups are hosting an art space at 561 W. Whitehall St. SW for activists, students, and all those aligned with the movements to Stop Cop City and Defend the Atlanta Forest. The space will be open from 10am to 9pm daily. Limited…
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“If you build it, we will burn it,” defiant and energized Defend the Forest Movement retakes ground
By: Matt Scott Earlier this year, multiple police agencies engaged in a mass raid of the Weelaunee Forest, destroying campsites that existed in the forest for over a year, and a GSP swat team killed forest defender Manuel “Tortuguita” Esteban Paez Terán. Forest Defender’s permanent occupation of Weelaunee ended after that raid, but the movement continued…
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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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With a Growing Number of Allies, Defend the Forest Movement Launches into Fifth Week of Action
The Defend the Forest movement, an autonomous coalition of individuals and organizations across a growing swath of ideological positions, plans to launch off its fifth week of action at 11:00am on Saturday, March 4 at Gresham Park with a protest and rally, followed by a two day music festival. From March 4 – 11, the…
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Atlanta Clergy Join Call to Defend the Atlanta Forest
“Come with your vestments, robes, and shawls. Come with your sacred texts and teachings. Come with your spiritual power to protect this sacred place,” says a letter by a coalition of clergy and faith leaders who are calling for fellow religious leaders to support forest defenders and join the upcoming Defend the Forest Week of Action…
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Judge Denies Cop City Construction Injunction
Judge Thomas Cox of the Fulton County Superior Court ruled against a temporary restraining order, while ordering the Atlanta Police Foundation (APF) “immediately coordinate daily inspections of the property and pay for the same.” On Thursday, each side was given 20-30 minutes to speak on a series of questions laid out by the judge. According…
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Over 1300 Climate Justice Groups Call for an Independent Investigation into Police Murder of Forest Defender Manuel “Tortuguita” Paez Terán and for Mayor Dickens to Resign
Submitted for publication to the Atlanta Community Press Collective FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT: Ikiyacollective@proton.me Over 1300 Climate Justice Groups Call for an Independent Investigation into Police Murder of Forest Defender Manuel “Tortuguita” Paez Terán and for Mayor Dickens to Resign (Atlanta, GA) Today, over 1,300 Climate Justice and racial justice groups from across the U.S. joined Atlanta…
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COMUNICADO DE PRENSA- POLICÍA ASESINA A MANIFESTANTE EN EL BOSQUE DE ATLANTA
Presentado al Atlanta Community Press Collective El día de hoy, la policía disparó y asesinó a une manifestante en el bosque Weelaunee. Docenas de agentes fuertemente armados de la policía del condado de Dekalb, la policía de Atlanta y la policía estatal de Georgia cerraron el Parque público llamado Weelaunee y las calles aledañas antes…
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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…