At least 42 people have been charged with “domestic terrorism” under the state’s wide-ranging statute. Legal experts are calling it a “sloppy” and unprecedented attack on constitutional rights to free speech and protest. This story was published in partnership with The […]
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Organizers are calling on national support for their continued efforts to halt the construction of a police militarization facility in the Atlanta forest. This story was published in partnership with The Appeal. It was originally published in The Appeal on Jan.
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After the city council passed the ground lease for massive police facility known as “Cop City,” local opposition hasn’t ceased; it’s evolved. This story was published in partnership with The Appeal. It was originally published in The Appeal on Dec.
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Rev. Keyanna Jones in Atlanta, Ga. Photo credit: Ethan Payne/Scalawag. This story was originally published by Scalawag as a part of A Week of Writing: Stop Cop City. This essay discusses state-sanctioned murder and gun violence. “For if they do
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This story was originally published by Scalawag as a part of A Week of Writing: Stop Cop City. Click to read this story with an interactive timeline of events. Micah Herskind is an organizer and writer based in Atlanta, GA.
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This week, Aja is joined with Jasmine and Kwame of Community Movement Builders to discuss current events unfolding in District 12 as CMB continues to organize and build life-affirming solutions for residents. Organizers report they are being met with “misconduct,
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How cops, corporations, local government, and the media fueled an undemocratic process to build a massive police training center one year after #DefundThePolice uprisings Anyone listening to the virtual Atlanta City Council meeting on September 8, 2021 could hear the
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Police in DeKalb County and Atlanta respond with helicopters, drones as local residents gather to protect land in South River Forest ATLANTA — On Tues., Jan. 18, around 2 p.m., The Mainline received community reports of heavy machinery and tree
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Indigenous natives to so-called Atlanta return from Helvpe Ceremonial Grounds in Oklahoma for historic stomp dance ceremony in South River Forest, which is currently under threat of becoming a police militarization base known as “Cop City”. This story and its
ATLANTA — General elections held on Tues., Nov. 2, resulted in 10 races advancing to a runoff election on Nov. 30. Early voting for Atlantans will begin Nov. 17 and run through Nov. 24 in both DeKalb and Fulton counties
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