from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Five activists protesting Atlanta’s new public safety training center have been arrested and charged with domestic terrorism, the GBI announced Wednesday — one day after the latest clash between authorities and activists at planned site for the controversial development. Dozens […]
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Concerning the Closure of APD’s Firing Range
from Scenes from the Atlanta Forest On the evening of Saturday, November 19, chainsaw-wielding militants took action to close down the Atlanta Police Department’s shooting range inside the Weelaunee Forest, where APD trains weekly to kill and maim the people of Atlanta. […]
Continue reading“Haunt Cop City” Banner Drop in Tallahassee
from It’s Going Down Report from Tallahassee, Florida on banner drop in solidarity with the campaign to #StopCopCity in so-called Atlanta. Originally posted to Scenes from the Atlanta Forest. On October 31st, a mischievous banner drop was spotted at Florida State’s Student Union. […]
Continue readingShadowbox/Blackhall Studios set aflame
from Scenes from the Atlanta Forest Last night a fire was lit in a janitorial closet in a building within the West-side Complex of Shadowbox (BlackHall) Studios. The fire caught onto the support beams and became an inferno. To us, Shadowbox is […]
Continue reading[Mini Doc] Defending the Atlanta Forest: Behind the Movement to Stop Cop City
from Unicorn Riot Defending the Atlanta Forest: Behind the Movement to Stop Cop City from Unicorn Riot on Vimeo. Hear from the people on the ground in Atlanta, Georgia in our new mini documentary about their efforts to protect the forest […]
Continue readingBeavers Gnaw Down 40 Foot Wooden Surveillance Pole in Welaunee Forest
from Scenes from the Atlanta Forest …We noticed that police escorted a white work truck with boom lift affiliated with The City of Atlanta to install a very large & approximate 40 foot wooden pole on Key Road near the prison ruins […]
Continue readingMore Trees Spiked in the Welaunee Forest
from Scenes from the Atlanta Forest Last night we randomly inoculated dozens of trees with steel and ceramic spikes to protect against felling by chainsaw. Signs were posted in English and Spanish to alert workers. This process is harmless to the trees, […]
Continue readingAnother Week of Action in the Atlanta Forest!
from Scenes from the Atlanta Forest Another week of action will be held from the 23-30 July, in the Atlanta Forest! For more information, or if you have questions, hit up DTFWEEKOFACTION@RISEUP.NET.
Continue readingThe US Activists Holed Up in Treehouses to Block $90 Million “Cop City”
by Mike Jordan / The Guardian The sign in the forest reads “You are now leaving The U.S.A.” Then, high up among the branches of a white oak tree, there is a treehouse the size of a closet. It is draped on […]
Continue readingKansas City Atlas Construction Office Attacked
from Scenes from the Atlanta Forest “On 6/12 we smashed every window and door of the Atlas construction office in Kansas City area in solidarity with the Atlanta forest defense. We will continue this path of destruction until cop city is stopped […]
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