Author: Gloria Tatum

THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 25 AT EMORY  Emory University students, following the example of dozens of other universities and colleges, began setting up a peaceful encampment on the Quad.  Their demands are for the university to divest from apartheid Israel to stop the genocide in Gaza and cut ties with the Georgia International Law Enforcement Exchange … Continue reading Emory Students and Faculty Brutalized and Arrested by Police at Peaceful Protest

Written by Stephen Wing Sometimes, our choices come down to a choice of evils. Any presidential election, for example. This year, however, thanks to an alliance of militant Christians and free-market fundamentalists, we face an unprecedented choice between an evil we know all too well and the carefully plotted termination of any hope of overcoming … Continue reading Inequity vs Iniquity: A Choice of Evils

I wrote this in September 2019, but I am reposting it because it is important to understand what GILLEE is and the connection between GILEE and Cop City. Once upon a time, long ago, in a City too busy to hate, police officers did not look like militarized Marine units going into war to fight … Continue reading End the Georgia International Law Enforcement Exchange (GILEE) Program

For over 75 years, most information about the Palestinian side in this struggle over indigenous Palestine land has been censored by the corporate media in the United States. Here is a massive list of resources produced by the Palestinian Youth Movement. All the Walls Will Fall: 2023 Palestine Liberation Resource List Curated by the Popular … Continue reading All The Walls Will Fall

On Sunday, December 3, The Atlanta Multifaith Coalition for Palestine held a press conference and a funeral march for the victims of the war in Palestine. Thousands gathered at the intersection of Moreland and North Avenue on Freedom Parkway to pray and mourn those who have lost their lives in this violence and to demand … Continue reading Muslims, Jews, and Christians Demand a Permanent Ceasefire in Gaza to Save the Children

Press Release from the Center for Constitutional Rights:November 16, 2023, San Francisco – Today, Palestinians filed an urgent motion asking a federal court to immediately stop President Biden, Secretary of State Blinken, and Secretary of Defense Austin from providing further arms, money, military support, and diplomatic support to Israel on grounds that they have a … Continue reading Lawsuit to Stop U.S. from Providing More Weapons to Israel to Commit Genocide in Gaza

A peaceful, non-violent march left Gresham Park with puppets, butterflies, a marching band, and hundreds of forest defenders. It looked more like a parade than a march to demand a people's work stoppage. When they reached Constitution, police in riot gear violently attacked them and threw tear gas into the crowd and flash-bang grenades. Ironically, … Continue reading Police Attacked Peaceful March With Tear Gas

Sunday, about 200 doctors, nurses, and supporters of Gaza gathered in the meadow of  Piedmont Park to raise awareness of the medical and humanitarian catastrophe happening in Gaza. The featured speaker was Dr. Laura Badwan. a pediatrician in Atlanta who serves on the Palestine Children's Relief Fund (PCRF) Medical Advisory Board. PCRF is a nonprofit, … Continue reading No More U.S. Dollars For Genocide in Gaza

For over two years, almost one hundred people have been arrested for protesting the destruction of the Weelaunee Forest to build the Atlanta Public Safety Facility dubbed Cop City. Thousands more people have marched, lobbied, and testified against this unpopular project that destroys green space. The latest warriors in this battle to save the forest … Continue reading Four Senior Women Arrested for Blocking Entrance to Cop City