Skip to main content




Today, there are protests happening across college campuses in Atlanta against Cop City.

Students are rising up and demanding that Atlanta cancels the Cop City lease and all contractors and funders of the project cut ties with the Atlanta Police Foundation. #StopCopCity

AUC, GSU, Tech, Agnes Scott, and Emory Students Hold Coordinated Protests Against Cop City</p><p>Atlanta, GA - Students at Emory University, Georgia State University, Agnes Scott College, Morehouse College, Georgia Institute of Technology, Spelman College, and Clark Atlanta are joining together on their campuses to protest against Cop City on April 24, 2023. The students demand city officials cancel the lease and that all contractors and funders of the project drop ties with the Atlanta Police Foundation.</p><p>Atlanta-area universities have been key propellers of Cop City through both research partnerships with the Atlanta Police Foundation and through their affiliation with the Atlanta Committee for Progress, a public-private partnership of corporate and political elites that has been a major proponent of Cop City. The presidents of GSU, GT, Spelman, Emory, Morehouse, and Clark Atlanta University sit on the board of the Atlanta Committee for Progress. The students demand Woodruff Foundation --
These protests come on the heels of the release of the Dekalb County autopsy report of the killing of protestor Manuel "Tortuguita" Estaban Paez Terán. This report casts serious doubt on the GBI's claim that Tortuguita fired a gun, revealing that no gunpowder residue was found on their hands, and revealed that police caused at least 57 gunshot wounds.</p><p>Wittika Chaplet, Emory University Class of 2023, stated, "We have a responsibility as students to hold our institutions accountable to the communities which we inhabit and to the world. We are walking out and rallying on April 24th to stand in solidarity with the residents of Gresham park, and the communities most affected by police brutality and environmental racism, and demand that our institutions condemn and divest from cop city. We link these demands to our campus-wide fights against campus police, ignored allegations of sexual assault, and rejection of sustainability propaganda which does not reflect institutional reality."</p><p>Dana H
Georgia Tech students will provide a community space to practice mutual aid through food, study sessions, tutoring, teach-ins, media screenings, and more on "Tech Green" at 2 pm, April 24th.<br>Georgia State University students will host a town hall for students at the Auburn Avenue Research Library at 5 pm, April 24th.</p><p>Agnes Scott students, in solidarity with students from universities in and around Atlanta who are opposed to the proposed construction of the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center, commonly known as Cop City, and the destruction of the South River Forest (Weelaunee Forest), are hosting a Resistance Rally. Agnes Scott students and community members will join together for speakers, a potluck dinner, clothing swap, and student performances. As an Agnes Scott community this is an issue that we are concerned about and our administration should, in its actions and statements, reflect the same as it’s community members. 5- 8 pm, April 24th.</p><p>Students from Clark Atlanta Universit


CassandraZeroCovid reshared this.



“The enormous amounts of money at the disposal of private equity often comes from state employees and retirees, who would be very surprised to learn where their investments are going. That’s why it’s important to follow the money.” #StopCopCity

https://twitter.com/defendATLforest/status/1639690862094594048

reshared this




What is a burning cop car compared to an actual life stolen by the police? What is a destroyed window compared to a destroyed forest? Come on. #StopCopCity

We Want EVERYTHING! 🌹 reshared this.