We are on the ground in #Atlanta, #Georgia for a rally in response to the police killing of Manuel Teran aka Tort and Tortuguita on Wednesday morning.
The crowd of 150+ is in a commercial area downtown chanting "stop cop city" and "fund people's needs, not cop city."
Folks in Mpls calling for more bail money for forest defenders in jail in Atlanta and for more people to pick up the mutual aid efforts that Tort did.
One Atlanta Police vehicle got its driver's side window smashed and another one was set on fire.
Atlanta Police rushed the crowd, arresting at least one person by tackling them to the ground.
The Mpls crowd stopped in front of Wince Way where Winston Smith was killed to pay respects to him and Deona Marie. Marie was killed by Nicholas David Kraus when he drove his vehicle into her when she was protesting in response to Smith's killing by police.
Learn more about Deona Marie here: https://unicornriot.ninja/2021/woman-killed-after-driver-slams-into-winston-smith-protest/
Earlier in the evening in #Atlanta, friends of Tort shared words and memories about them: https://vimeo.com/791520017
In Mpls a sign is held reading, "Our revenge will be a world with no police and no prisons." And a Bank of America branch was spray painted on with messages to stop 'Cop City' and about the bank's funding of the police training facility.
The crowd in Mpls carrying banners and signs in support of Tortuguita/Tort and of the movement to #StopCopCity and of the #BlackLivesMatter movement. The crowd is now dispersed.
In Atlanta, "Lil Turtle" was spray painted on a kiosk sign with an anarchist "A" symbol. Also the business front that the Atlanta Police Foundation is based out of was painted with "Fuck Cop City."
Marches in Minneapolis and Atlanta have now dispersed. Thank you for tuning in to our on-the-ground coverage. Stay tuned for more media from tonight. Learn more about the 1/18 raid and about Tort here: https://unicornriot.ninja/2023/protester-shot-and-killed-by-officers-during-raid-on-atlanta-forest/
Atlanta, GA – A protester was shot and killed by police Wednesday morning, January 18, in the midst of a multi-jurisdictional raid on the Atlanta Forest, also known as the Weelaunee Forest, in DeKalb County, southeast of Atlanta. Update 1/19/23 at 4:30 p.m. EST: The protester killed by police has been identified as Manuel Terán, […]
Atlanta, GA – A protester was shot and killed by police Wednesday morning, January 18, in the midst of a multi-jurisdictional raid on the Atlanta Forest, also known as the Weelaunee Forest, in DeKalb County, southeast of Atlanta. Update 1/19/23 at 4:30 p.m. EST: The protester killed by police has been identified as Manuel Terán, […]
After our on-the-ground coverage, we learned from some eyewitnesses that they believe Atlanta Police hit a protester with their vehicle before arresting them.
"I heard a car screeching and then a thud. The guy was lying on the ground in front of the cop car."
Solidarity from Dublin, Ireland, to all in Atlanta, Minneapolis, and beyond. ✊🏼
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