Stop Cop City in the News

The movement to Stop Cop City is one of the most significant environmental and racial justice struggles of our time. From forest defenders in Atlanta’s Weelaunee Forest to organizers, medics, and journalists facing unprecedented RICO charges, this is a story of community resistance against violent state repression. The world is watching.

Cop City has opened, but our struggle for justice grows stronger (January 15, 2025)
Civil Rights Groups Urge the Atlanta City Council to Allow Referendum on “Cop City” to Move Forward (Joint statement with LDF and Center for Constitutional Rights) (February 29, 2024)
5 things you need to know about Cop City (January 15, 2024)
Letter to Congress on Department of Homeland Security’s Politicized Targeting of Georgia Activists (December 15, 2023)
Civil Rights Groups Demand Atlanta City and Law Department Officials to Cease and Desist Publication of Signed Cop City Referendum Petitions with Unredacted Names (Joint statement with LDF and Center for Constitutional Rights) (October 2, 2023)
RICO and Domestic Terrorism Charges Against Cop City Activists Send a Chilling Message (September 21, 2023)
ACLU Condemns Unprecedented RICO Indictment of People Protesting Construction of Controversial Police Training Center in Georgia (September 5, 2023)
Supporting the Movement to Stop Cop City (August 21, 2023)
Cop City Bail Fund Raid Aims to Criminalize Entire Protest Movement (May 31, 2023)
Atlanta’s “Stop Cop City” Movement Is Spreading Despite Rampant State Repression (March 26, 2023)
How Officials in Georgia Are Suppressing Political Protest as ‘Domestic Terrorism’ (March 24, 2023)
Atlanta Cop City Protesters Charged With Domestic Terror For Having Mud On Their Shoes (March 9, 2023)