nyc anarchists, join us sunday 12/10 for a reportback from block cop city, a community meal, and muay thai training!
The State - like with the J20 case - is attempting to put anarchism on trial - and is planning to use the diary of assassinated forest defender Tortuguita as "evidence" in the upcoming RICO trial of dozens of Cop City protesters.
"Jeff Filipovits, one of the attorneys representing Paez Terán’s family, saw the state’s move regarding the diary as “political … It’s obviously an attempt to make the diary public … [and] further demonize the defendants and Manuel.”.
Filipovits has been pushing for 10 months to get evidence on the activist’s death released; he also saw the state’s motion as linked to the continuing justification for not doing so. “They tie Manuel to all the Rico defendants, so they can continue to withhold evidence from the shooting,” he said."
#Atlanta #StopCopCity #BlockCopCity
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/nov/27/cop-city-tortuguita-georgia-manuel-paez-teran
". “They’re playing our game,” said one friend. We kept marching, many of us starting to beat our chests and howl like a pack of wolves in unison. Two cops came forward from the main line, seeking to act as negotiators, holding up a peace sign with one hand while the other gripped his riot shield. “Are we doing this?” I asked. “Hell yeah!” someone responded. “Go toward the little one!” yelled another friend, pointing at one of the (still quite large) cops. The first two cops were bounced off the banners like water off a duck’s back. Then came the crush of the crowd against the shields and batons. Large men pushing their full weight into 20-year-old women who can’t have weighed much over 100 lbs. For a moment, I could hear the logical, risk-averse voice in my head screaming, “Run! They’ve got you surrounded!”'
#StopCopCity #CopCity #BlockCopCity
https://itsgoingdown.org/dont-panic-stay-tight-frontline-reflections-on-block-cop-city/
A critical reflection on the recent Block Cop City mobilization in so-called Atlanta, Georgia. “You fight with the army you have, not the army you wish you had.” On Monday, November 13th, a group of about 350 people marched from Gresham Park to Constitution Road in an effort to march onto the Cop City construction...
"A beautiful night of spiritual connection turned into an opening towards material solidarity in an unprecedented turn of events because of the courage and innovation of a few people locked inside the jail and a few people attending the vigil, supported by the entire crowd. From starting the vigil on the opposite corner, to crossing the street to confront the cops harassing the projectionist, to the whole crowd reassembling directly in front of the jail and supporting a few heroes in helping get food and water inside, the arc of the vigil was a spiral of collectively inspired escalation, and progressive expansion of what the crowd believed it’s power to be, and what it was able to do. "
#Atlanta #ATL #BlockCopCity #StopCopCity
https://itsgoingdown.org/block-cop-city-jail-vigil-noise-demo/
Report back on recent noise demo in solidarity with those arrested during recent 'Block Cop City' mobilization in so-called Atlanta, Georgia. On Monday, November 13th after the mass action to Block Cop City in Atlanta, there was a press conference and jail vigil at the Dekalb County Jail, where many people arrested in affiliation with...
"Cops reacted to the day of action by attacking a slow-moving, peaceful march with tear gas and rubber bullets, just the latest reminder of why the compound, designed to further militarized counterinsurgency policing, should never be built."
https://theintercept.com/2023/11/15/cop-city-protest-police-atlanta-tear-gas/
"On Monday morning, a bold and joyful procession of roughly 500 people marched along a public road to the proposed Cop City construction site. Holding banners and giant puppets, and accompanied by drummers and a brass band, Block Cop City activists reclaimed Atlanta’s rich civil rights legacy from politicians who continue to tarnish it with every voter disenfranchised and each tear gas canister thrown. Despite the violent response by police, activists minimized arrests and harm through careful planning, extensive preparation, and close attention to lessons learned from generations of revolutionary struggles against repression and authoritarianism."
Today, hundreds converged from across the US to confront and shut down the Cop City construction site, bravely facing down riot police who fired off tear-gas. #StopCopCity #BlockCopCity
From a Stop Cop City social media account:
"Police are attempting to fabricate narratives to frame themselves as victims. We don't buy it! Spades to plant trees are not weapons in an "antifa operation" lmfao! APD can't claim that putting on gas masks was an "aggressive action," THEY TEAR GASSED PROTESTORS! Journalists have very clear documentation of police casually tossing grenades in their direction.
APD has always been the aggressors. Organizers have plenty of footage to combat these lies, make sure to share content from this account and other movement profiles."
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