Cop City: Atlanta City Council OKs $67M for Facility Despite Mass Protests & Armed Raid on Bail Fund
Residents in Atlanta shattered the record for turnout at a city council meeting Monday, as thousands lined up to voice their opposition to the construction of a massive police training facility known as Cop City. Ultimately, the Atlanta City Council voted 11-4 to approve $30 million in additional funding for the project, bringing the total to $67 million — more than double the original estimate. The contentious vote comes after a SWAT team raided the Atlanta Solidarity Fund last Wednesday and arrested three people who had been raising money to bail out protesters opposed to Cop City, charging them with money laundering and charity fraud. Forty-two protesters still face charges including domestic terrorism for opposing Cop City, and activists continue to demand answers over the fatal police shooting of environmental activist Manuel “Tortuguita” Terán in January. For more on Cop City, we speak with Reverend James Woodall from the Southern Center for Human Rights, who spoke at the City Council meeting, as well as Atlanta Solidarity Fund organizer Marlon Kautz, one of the three people arrested in last week’s SWAT raid. Kautz says the charges are “malicious political prosecutions” with the intent to “suppress a political movement.”
Atlanta Police Arrest Organizers of Bail Fund for Cop City Protesters
Organizers working on a bail fund and legal support for protests against Atlanta’s Cop City were raided and arrested.
Activists Face Felonies for Distributing Flyers on “Cop City” Protester Killing
The activists face 20 years in prison for distributing flyers that identified a state trooper they linked to a protester's killing in Atlanta’s “Cop City.”
Police Shot Atlanta Cop City Protester 57 Times, Autopsy Finds
It looks like Manuel “Tortuguita” Terán was executed by firing squad — underscoring why we must stop the massive police training center.
Police Shot ‘Stop Cop City’ Activist 14 Times With Their Hands Up, Autopsy Shows
Manuel Esteban Paez Teran, known as Tortuguita, was shot and killed by Georgia State Patrol on Jan. 18, at the “Stop Cop City” encampment.
Opposition Grows to Atlanta “Cop City” as More Forest Defenders Charged with Domestic Terrorism
Prosecutors in Atlanta have charged 23 forest defenders with “domestic terrorism” after their arrests late Sunday at a festival near the site of Cop City, a massive police training facility being built in the Weelaunee Forest. The arrests followed clashes between police and protesters on Sunday afternoon and came less than two months after Atlanta police shot and killed Manuel “Tortuguita” Terán, a 26-year-old environmental defender. For an update on the growing movement to fight Cop City in Atlanta, we’re joined by Micah Herskind, a local community organizer, and Kamau Franklin, founder of Community Movement Builders.
Atlanta Cop City Protesters Charged With Domestic Terror for Having Mud on Their Shoes
The police's guilt-by-association allegations aren't designed to get convictions, but to break up a movement.
Why are activists continually penalized but not the violent cops? "23 ‘Cop City’ Activists Charged With Domestic Terrorism After Fiery Clash With Police"
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23 ‘Cop City’ Activists Charged With Domestic Terrorism After Fiery Clash With Police
Police charged the environmental and racial justice activists, who are protesting a cop training site, under Georgia law.
‘Sadness in the whole forest’: family of Cop City activist killed by police seeks answers
Manuel Paez Terán was protesting planned Atlanta police training center when officers repeatedly shot and killed them
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