“It Needs to be Stopped”: Talia Rouser on Atlanta’s Cop City
The City of Atlanta and the Atlanta Police Foundation’s plan for Cop City would result in a community being pushed out through terrorism, fear, or poverty from taxes rising.
read moreThe City of Atlanta and the Atlanta Police Foundation’s plan for Cop City would result in a community being pushed out through terrorism, fear, or poverty from taxes rising.
read moreAn upcoming national week of action to Stop Cop City is underway, supporting one of the most crucial social justice fights in the U.S.
read moreCommunity Movement Builders joins the fight to stop the construction of a sprawling police training facility that activists call Cop City.
read moreLast year became the deadliest year for fatal police encounters, despite calls for reform and racial justice after the 2020 protests.
read moreA protest movement to stop Cop City and protect an Atlanta forest continues despite a brutal police raid on the protest encampment.
read morePolice surveillance of social media often relies on data riddled with human error or interpreted with bias, which harms communities of color.
read moreOn August 8, the FBI raided former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home on suspicion of mishandling classified documents (MSN). When activists demanded defunding of the police, conservatives trumpeted their unconditional support for law enforcement. For the same people to now shout “defund the FBI” raises the question of whether “their love of law enforcement only…
read moreCities throughout the country are tackling homelessness by issuing encampment sweeps, further displacing unhoused people.
read moreThe history of labor organizing has emphasized solidarity amongst exploited workers and collisions with police at the behest of employers.
read moreWith Jim Crow-era origins, curfew laws fail to protect public safety; instead, they ensure marginalized young people are criminalized.
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