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‘Stop Cop City’ Week of Action Begins: Day 1

Atlanta, GA – The sixth ‘Week of Action’ against the Atlanta Police Foundation’s proposed urban warfare training center, currently under construction in the Weelaunee Forest but facing mounting legal challenges and public opposition, is beginning on Saturday with a kick-off rally in Brownwood Park in…

πŸ¦„ Eco, Police

Atlanta City Council Approves $67 Million in Public Funds for ‘Cop City’

Atlanta, GA β€” Following hundreds of speakers who voiced their opposition to funding β€˜Cop City’ over a 14-hour public comment period, Atlanta City Council approved $67 million in funding for the controversial project early Tuesday morning.

Starting Monday morning, crowds amassed at City Hall to…

πŸ¦„ Land & Housing, Police, Prison

Atlanta Solidarity Fund Organizers Granted Bond

DeKalb County, GA β€” Three Atlanta Solidarity Fund organizers arrested Wednesday were awarded bond in DeKalb County Magistrate Court Friday afternoon.

Marlon Kautz, Adele Maclean and Savannah Patterson were arrested in Atlanta on May 31 after the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and Atlanta Police Department…

πŸ¦„ Community, Police, Prison

Three Atlanta Activists Arrested, Home Raided Over Bail Fund

Atlanta, GA β€” Around 9 a.m. on Wednesday, three members of the Atlanta Solidarity Fund were arrested during a raid by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) and the Atlanta Police Department and charged with money laundering and charity fraud.

Marlon Kautz, Savannah Patterson, and…