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Dear John, 

For more than a year and half, Color Of Change and coalition partners on
the ground in Atlanta have been pushing back against the construction of
Cop City.

The Atlanta Police Foundation, backed by corporate donors, is trying to
turn 85 acres of forestland in Southeast Atlanta into a massive police
training facility nicknamed “Cop City.” 

[ [link removed] ]Destroying vital forestland to build a militarized police training
facility is an environmental nightmare and a threat to Black lives.
John, the DeKalb County Zoning Board of Appeals must hear from
you. Tell them to stop Cop City’s construction.

[ [link removed] ]TELL DEKALB COUNTY: NO COP CITY

In September 2021, Color Of Change members like you provided the Atlanta
City Council with hours and hours of public comments that overwhelmingly
opposed the Cop City proposal. At the time, the City Council, which
included now-Mayor Andre Dickens, ignored our voices and decided to move
forward with the project. 

Concerned residents in DeKalb County have continued to voice their
opposition to the Atlanta Police Foundation’s plans for the massive police
training facility. Color Of Change has stood with partners such as
Community Movement Builders and Defend the Atlanta Forest to delay and
stop the destruction of this vital green space.

[ [link removed] ]John, we need to keep the pressure on the DeKalb County
Zoning Board of Appeals. Sign the petition and demand that the DeKalb
County Zoning Board of Appeals stop the construction of Copy City by
voting to approve the appeal against the Atlanta Police Foundation's Land
Disturbance Permit and revoke the permit,

[ [link removed] ]SIGN THE PETITION

The Atlanta Police Department — the same police force that murdered
Rayshard Brooks in June 2020 and continues to terrorize Black people —
doesn’t need “Cop City” and Atlantans don’t support it. This massive
training facility would not only result in an ecological nightmare, it
would encourage the continued militarization and expansion of policing and
put Black DeKalb County residents in danger.

John, we must stop Cop City. With your help and continued
pressure on the DeKalb County Zoning Board of Appeals, we will keep that
fight going strong.

Thank you for taking action on this issue.

Until Justice Is Real, 

Color Of Change’s Policy & Government Affairs Team

 


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