Forwarded from Strike Force
press conference livestream right now from atlanta forest: https://www.instagram.com/stopcopcity/live/17919516530309168
Forwarded from Defend the Forest - Atlanta
https://itsgoingdown.org/why-they-will-fail-a-preemptive-response/
Hundreds of people ride dirtbikes and ATVs on a Sunday afternoon, giving shared meaning and purpose across three generations of small-time mechanics and adventurers. Music pulses through the trees as small groups find their way down the walking path, dimly lit by glow sticks, dancing beneath the stars for free; no doorman, no cover fee. On the edge of town, apartment complexes split the cost of bounce houses so that all of the children can celebrate birthdays together, sharing food and community in the warm Georgia sun, despite whatever challenges the work week holds. In innertubes and inflatable mattresses, thousands of people float slowly down the Chattahoochee with their roommates and friends, drinking beers in the cold water, a welcome joy from the downtown traffic.
This is the real Atlanta. The City in the Forest. And it is in danger. Of displacement, demolition, defeat. Everyone knows it. And we are fighting back.
Hundreds of people ride dirtbikes and ATVs on a Sunday afternoon, giving shared meaning and purpose across three generations of small-time mechanics and adventurers. Music pulses through the trees as small groups find their way down the walking path, dimly lit by glow sticks, dancing beneath the stars for free; no doorman, no cover fee. On the edge of town, apartment complexes split the cost of bounce houses so that all of the children can celebrate birthdays together, sharing food and community in the warm Georgia sun, despite whatever challenges the work week holds. In innertubes and inflatable mattresses, thousands of people float slowly down the Chattahoochee with their roommates and friends, drinking beers in the cold water, a welcome joy from the downtown traffic.
This is the real Atlanta. The City in the Forest. And it is in danger. Of displacement, demolition, defeat. Everyone knows it. And we are fighting back.
It's Going Down
Talking Back: A Preemptive Response to Media Attacks on Defend the Atlanta Forest
A look at the evolving movement to defend the Atlanta Forest and how people can push back on evolving police and media narratives attacking the struggle. "We are on the timeline in which everyone...
Forwarded from CrimethInc. Ex-Workers Collective
After cops murdered George Floyd, the Minneapolis police lost legitimacy. But new organizations took their place, using the language of abolition to justify their role as “the community policing itself.”
Last year, Minneapolis mayor Jacob Frey worked with one of those "community policing" groups to evict George Floyd Square. This year, one of those groups protected the mayor so he could make an appearance at the Square at an event honoring George Floyd.
Instead of police abolition, we get policing augmented by "community policing," all in the service of the ruling class.
About the ways that the authorities have sought to disguise new forms of policing as "police abolition":
https://cwc.im/AbolishMPD
About the first attempt to evict George Floyd Square in 2021:
https://cwc.im/GeorgeFloydSquare
Last year, Minneapolis mayor Jacob Frey worked with one of those "community policing" groups to evict George Floyd Square. This year, one of those groups protected the mayor so he could make an appearance at the Square at an event honoring George Floyd.
Instead of police abolition, we get policing augmented by "community policing," all in the service of the ruling class.
About the ways that the authorities have sought to disguise new forms of policing as "police abolition":
https://cwc.im/AbolishMPD
About the first attempt to evict George Floyd Square in 2021:
https://cwc.im/GeorgeFloydSquare