Last week, Manuel "Tortuguita" Páez Terán, was murdered by police while occupying a stretch of the Weelaunee Forest in Atlanta. They were there to stop "Cop City" a massive, privately funded, police training and militarization compound.

That same night, after murdering a peaceful forest defender, police arrested other comrades and charged them with domestic terrorism. Other activists and allies have been arrested and charged with trumped up domestic terrorism charges as well.

Click here or call 833-971-2490 to contact call Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens and demand that he cancel the Cop City project, and open an independent investigation into the murder of Manuel "Tortuguita" Páez Terán by police. There are talking points and more resources on the page.

A picture of Tortuguita super imposed with turtles and trees

This is a dangerous time for all of us who seek peace, defend the land, water, and climate — this killing is an escalation by the police.

There's more in the blog, but we're calling on all climate activists — and especially those who have already been called to take or support non violent direct action like our relative Tortuguita — to take action today.

You can start with a quick call to the Mayor of Atlanta demanding an open and impartial investigation of Tortuguita’s murder and an end to Cop City. You may also want to donate to the Atlanta Solidarity Fund, which provides legal and bail resources to other activists arrested protesting Cop City.

In solidarity,
Drew and the 198 methods crew

PS — After you take action, and over the next few days, we'll be sharing more resources from the website Stop Cop City Solidarity. Check them out if you want to get a head start on additional actions and information.

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