CW: Police violence
John –
Over the weekend, communities in Atlanta came together for a week of action against the construction of Cop City — a $90 million, 85-acre urban warfare facility created to “train” police forces across the country.
But what many people may not know is that behind the Cop City project is the Atlanta Police Foundation, a private entity which is funded by some of the most powerful companies in the city – including Delta, AT&T, Home Depot, Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, and many more.
The corporations funding Cop City are enabling an overpoliced state that does not hesitate to take a life, destroy the environment, impede on the civil rights of Black and brown communities, and ignore Indigenous land rights. Yet despite loud opposition and community input, Cop City is still moving forward.
That’s why we’re planning to send thousands of messages to the corporations and donors who are funding Cop City, urging them to put the people of Atlanta and our climate first and cut ties with Cop City and its supporters.
What’s happening in Atlanta is a stark example of where climate justice meets racial justice. The activists gathering in the Weelaunee Forest have been organizing together for years, and it’s clear that we must stand up and speak out for intersectional justice in this critical moment.
Roughly 1,000 people gathered near the Weelaunee Forest to join together for a peaceful rally with music and speakers. But this event was quickly dismantled in a characteristically over–militarized fashion when local police arrested 35 attendees, including a legal observer, and charged over 23 people with domestic terrorism.
For too long, the media has depicted peaceful activists as ‘violent insurgents’ with little to no mention of the state-based violence that has caused immense pain and destruction to our communities. So it’s time that we stand with the activists on the ground and use our people power to end this state-inflicted suffering.
Our collective voice is a powerful tool, John, and it’s time to take this fight to the next level. Please join us in flooding the inboxes of the funders and corporations of Cop City with a letter demanding they rescind their funding.
In solidarity and with rage,
Jeff Ordower, 350.org
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PO Box 843004, Boston, MA 02284-3004
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