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BREAKING: 29 #MutualAid orgs, from #DisasterRelief to #AbortionFunds, are calling for a Congressional investigation into #FinTech surveillance of mutual aid activists and the use of PayPal data to charge #StopCopCity’s bail fund with money laundering. https://www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2024-04-03-mutual-aid-organizations-call-for-congressional-investigation-into-financial-surveillance-of-stop-cop-city-activists-and-atlanta-solidarity-fund/
Mutual Aid Organizations Call for Congressional Investigation into Financial Surveillance of Stop Cop City Activists and Atlanta Solidarity Fund

Organized by digital rights powerhouses Fight for the Future and Color of Change, 29 mutual aid organizations demand Congressional intervention in the financial surveillance of activists and the weaponization of PayPal data to oppress dissent. Amid court proceedings in Atlanta officials’ weaponization of PayPal data to bring racketeering charges against members of the Atlanta Solidarity […]

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Apr 4, 2024 at 5:57pmWeb
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After a horrific militarized raid, 3 Atlanta Solidarity Fund organizers are charged for reimbursing a garden hose & a stick of glue. The ASF is a prominent #BailFund in a historic tradition that dates back 100+ years and was an essential force in the 1960s #CivilRights movement. https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/06/cop-city-tortuguita-atlanta-bail-fund-arrest-horror.html
The Details of the Atlanta Bail Fund Arrest Are More Horrific Than First Described

In what is a first in recent memory, prosecutors are openly charging people with felonies simply for being organizers within a bail collective.

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All mutual aid efforts are intertwined, which is why such a diverse group is speaking out to demand a congressional investigation into FinTech’s financial surveillance-to-law-enforcement pipeline and how it’s being abused in #Atlanta.
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Global signatories include Shareable; Cleveland Pandemic Response; #abortion funds like Plan C and Jane’s Due Process; Berlin Collective Action; InterReligious Task Force on Central America; and #DisasterRelief orgs Louisiana Just Recovery Network and Common Humanity Collective.
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The letter reads in part: “This is a chilling illustration of the threat that the last 20 years of rampant financial surveillance poses to mutual aid organizations across the country—allowing every moment of connection…to become a weapon for bad-faith actors."
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Mutual aid organizations such as bail and abortion funds rely on risky #FinTech solutions like #PayPal both for donations and to get money into the hands of those in need quickly, as there is no #privacy preserving alternative that is easy for everyday recipients to use.
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The existence of mutual aid funds themselves is also under attack—especially in #Georgia. Activists deserve to aid their communities in safety and #privacy, which is why ❤️Fight and #ColorOfChange worked together to organize this letter. https://nonprofitquarterly.org/protecting-solidarity-countering-attacks-on-mutual-aid-funds/
Protecting Solidarity: Countering Attacks on Mutual Aid Funds - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly

The recent arrest of three bail fund organizers in Atlanta reminds us that opposing the carceral state is not easy. But retreat is not an option.

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"We need end-to-end #encryption for our financial lives, and Congress investigating the escalating abuses of intimate financial data in Atlanta is an important step toward accountability and change.” - ❤️Fight's @liaholland
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“The Solidarity Fund...stands as a testament to our resilience and determination to build a city where mutual aid, not coercion, reigns supreme.” - Michael Collins of #ColorOfChange https://www.fightforthefuture.org/news/2024-04-03-mutual-aid-organizations-call-for-congressional-investigation-into-financial-surveillance-of-stop-cop-city-activists-and-atlanta-solidarity-fund/
Mutual Aid Organizations Call for Congressional Investigation into Financial Surveillance of Stop Cop City Activists and Atlanta Solidarity Fund

Organized by digital rights powerhouses Fight for the Future and Color of Change, 29 mutual aid organizations demand Congressional intervention in the financial surveillance of activists and the weaponization of PayPal data to oppress dissent. Amid court proceedings in Atlanta officials’ weaponization of PayPal data to bring racketeering charges against members of the Atlanta Solidarity […]

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