This information was written and distributed by STOP COP CITY ATL ATLANTA -- About 300 people gathered at Little 5 Points in remembrance of Tortuguita (tor-too-ghee-tah), the forest defender who was shot and killed by the police on Wednesday, January 18. Organizers are outraged at the police killing of yet another person of color. People … Continue reading Rest in Power Tortuguita
Atlanta Forest Defender Shot and Killed By Police
Their banner says it all: TREES GIVE LIFE, POLICE TAKE IT. Hundreds of forest defenders and their supporters held a vigil in Little Five Points on Wednesday night, January 18, to grieve and honor their comrade who the police killed today. The police called it self-defense, but we have all heard that story too many … Continue reading Atlanta Forest Defender Shot and Killed By Police
FIVE FOREST DEFENDERS ARRESTED CHARGED WITH DOMESTIC TERRORISM AND DENIED BAIL
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13 - THE POLICE RAID Early Tuesday morning, dozens of Atlanta Police and DeKalb County Police officers entered Weelaunee Forest, a/k/a South River Forest, to forcibly remove Forest Defenders living in tree houses. Five forest defenders passively sitting in trees were sprayed with tear gas and pepper balls and removed at gunpoint, and … Continue reading FIVE FOREST DEFENDERS ARRESTED CHARGED WITH DOMESTIC TERRORISM AND DENIED BAIL
Moore v Harper Promotes A Dangerous Theory
If you think the Supreme Court's decision on Roe v Wade was wrong, wait until you hear their decision on Moore v. Harper, a/k/a the Independent State Legislature theory (ISL), which would upend the entire system of elections in the United States. The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) will hear arguments in the … Continue reading Moore v Harper Promotes A Dangerous Theory
Climate Change Is Real And Happening Worldwide
There have been five major mass extinctions in the Earth's 4.5 billion-year history, and scientists look to the past to understand how climate change is now affecting global diversity in ways that may be irreversible. According to Live Science, we are at the beginning of the sixth mass extinction. Here is an incomplete list of … Continue reading Climate Change Is Real And Happening Worldwide
Green Space vs. Cop City And Hollywood Movie Studio
Beautiful Weelaunee forest, formerly named Intrenchment Park Creek The ongoing controversy over 40 acres of Intrenchment Creek Park (ICP), a beautiful forested public park that DeKalb County swapped to Blackhall Movie Studio for 52 acres of clear-cut land, which is a big pile of red dirt. South River Watershed Alliance filed a lawsuit to stop … Continue reading Green Space vs. Cop City And Hollywood Movie Studio
Healthcare Hell And Religious Oppression in Post-Roe America
The Supreme Court's decision to play God and overturn Roe v. Wade and the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision plunged women into the dark ages of healthcare hell. Fifty years of legal precedent to safe abortion access have been overturned, causing chaos, confusion, and legal battles in red states with harsh restrictions and … Continue reading Healthcare Hell And Religious Oppression in Post-Roe America
Supreme Court Enacts Religion To Outlaw Abortion
The Republican-controlled Supreme Court is out of control and out of touch with the American people. It is beginning to have more in common with the Taliban, a violent fundamentalist religious faction that dominates and brutalizes women, than with democracy. The narrow interpretation of the Bible by fundamental religious extremists who wrote this law and … Continue reading Supreme Court Enacts Religion To Outlaw Abortion
No Address Atlanta: A Documentary On The Criminalization Of Homelessness
Caletta Harris, Director NoAddress, and Heather Hutton Director, Touch and Go Productions No Address is an award-winning documentary by Caletta Harris that looks at the criminalization of homelessness and solutions for change. It is a two-part documentary: Part One was filmed in Columbia, South Carolina, and Part Two in Atlanta, Georgia. Part Two, No Address … Continue reading No Address Atlanta: A Documentary On The Criminalization Of Homelessness
The Supreme Courts Reign Of Terror Begins
Extremists, liars, sexual harassers, and religious fundamentalists on the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, ushering in an era of terror, suffering, and enslavement for women. Associate Justice Samuel Alito wrote the majority opinion, joined by Justices Clarence Thomas, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett. Justices Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett were appointed by … Continue reading The Supreme Courts Reign Of Terror Begins