Month: January 2023

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

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