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‘Stop Cop City’ Week of Action Day 8: Youth Rally; Atlanta Police Vehicles Torched
Atlanta, GA — The sixth ‘Stop Cop City’ “Week of Action” concluded on Saturday, July 1. The day’s main event was a planned ‘Youth Rally’ in Brownwood Park in the East Atlanta Village (EAV) neighborhood, which had served as the main hub for gatherings and…
6th ‘Stop Cop City’ Week of Action – Unicorn Riot Coverage
Atlanta, GA — During the week of June 24 – July 1, activists, organizers, and community members opposed to ‘Cop City’ are converging in Atlanta for a “Week of Action” against the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center. People gathered in and around Atlanta to mobilize…
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‘Stop Cop City’ Week of Action Day 7: Cadence Bank ‘Drop The Loan’ Protest, Panel on Overpolicing
Atlanta, GA — The ‘Week of Action’ against ‘Cop City’ continued Friday with a protest outside the offices of Cadence Bank in Midtown Atlanta, which is providing a construction loan to the Atlanta Police Foundation for the building of ‘Cop City.’ Friday evening, a panel…
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Clergy Demand Release of Indigenous Climate Activist Victor Puertas from ICE Detention
Lumpkin, GA — On Thursday afternoon, clergy members and supporters rallied outside Stewart Detention Center in Lumpkin, GA while faith leaders visited Victor Puertas inside. Puertas has been held on domestic terrorism charges since his arrest at the South River Music Festival on March 5.…
‘Stop Cop City’ Week of Action Day 5: Cadence Bank Loan Protest, ‘March For the Forest’
Atlanta & DeKalb County, GA — The ‘Stop Cop City’ movement’s sixth week of action continued on Wednesday, with two events striking a more tense tone than the relatively calmer days earlier in the week.
At around 10:30 a.m., a few dozen protesters held an…
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‘Stop Cop City’ Week of Action Day 4: Rally to Reopen Intrenchment Creek Park
Decatur, GA — Student activists organized a protest outside the DeKalb County Board of Commissioners on the fourth day of an ongoing ‘Week of Action’ as part of the ‘Stop Cop City’ movement.
The rally demanded that DeKalb County officials reopen Intrenchment Creek Park, also…