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SIGN NOW: Protect protest. Protect students. No military crackdown.

by DrewAction, allies, Home April 30, 2024April 30, 20242 comments

Hundreds of students have been arrested at dozens of universities for participating in protests against the ongoing genocide in Gaza. Protests and crackdowns are both escalating, and fossil fueled fascists in Congress are calling for violent mobs and military crackdowns on peaceful protests. As an anti-fascists climate group, we know that police don’t make us …

Join us in Atlanta Nov 10-13 and let’s Block Cop City

by DrewAction, allies, Home November 1, 2023November 14, 20231 comment

Nov 13 Update – Today was a big day! Early this morning comrades gathered in Atlanta to march on the construction site and block Cop City. They marched and sang peacefully, and some folks planted saplings along the roadsides to try and replace the many trees that have been cut already in ongoing construction. They …

Let the people vote to Stop Cop City

by DrewAction, allies, Home September 28, 2023September 29, 2023Comments are Disabled

The latest news from the fight to stop Cop City and save the Weelaunee forest is not good. Activists and organizers, attempting to use all legal means to stop construction have gathered more than 115,000 signatures calling for a referendum vote. The mayor of Atlanta, the City Council, and local election officials, all of whom …

Update on the Atlanta Stop Cop City week of action

by DrewAction, allies, Home March 8, 2023March 8, 20231 comment

Quick update on the week of action still going on in Atlanta to stop Cop City. All week long, activists and organizers have been camping our in the Weelaunee forest, and taking action all around Atlanta to Stop Cop City. On Sunday night, March 5, there was a peaceful, family friendly gathering and concert in …

Meet us in Atlanta to Stop Cop City

by DrewAction, allies February 23, 2023February 23, 2023Comments are Disabled

It was just over a month ago that the police murdered Atlanta activist and forest defender Tortuguita. In the weeks since we have spoken out to demand accountability and an independent investigation, and seen clear evidence of a cover up and misinformation. We have also joined activists all over the world in rising up to …

No Cop City Anywhere. Defend the forest everywhere.

by DrewAction, allies, Home February 8, 2023February 8, 20233 comments

Frontline organizers in Atlanta are calling for urgent support to stop Cop City – and we’re answering the call with actions from coast, to coast, to coast. Here’s what you need to know A few days ago we told you about Tortuguita, a leader in the campaign to stop cop city in Atlanta who was …

Murdered by police while defending the forest

by DrewAction, allies, Home January 27, 2023January 27, 20232 comments

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 …

They tear gassed moms. And then the Mayor. Ban Tear Gas Now.

by DrewAction, allies, Home July 27, 2020July 27, 2020Comments are Disabled

The use of tear gas is illegal in war. But in the last few weeks, it’s been used so often to disperse protests in the US that many of you can probably recognize the smell at a distance, and know exactly what it looks like in a photo or video. In Portland, Trump’s storm troopers …

Your Mayor can Defund the police – and they should

by DrewAction, allies, Home July 22, 2020July 22, 2020Comments are Disabled

For the last few weeks, we’ve been telling you about why we support the demands of the Movement for Black Lives, including and especially the demand to Defund the Police. But the truth is that most of us can’t defund the police ourselves: Not by voting in local elections (some sheriffs are elected, but not …

Rise up with us for black lives Juneteenth

by DrewAction, allies, Home June 15, 2020June 15, 20201 comment

On June 19, 1865, Black communities in Texas finally received the news that they were free. Juneteenth (June 19th) is a day that honors Black freedom and Black resistance, and centers Black people’s unique contribution to the struggle for justice in the U.S. This Juneteenth is a rare moment for our communities to proclaim in …