The protest blocked the entrance of the Smyrna-based Hudson Technologies facility, which renewed its contract with the Department of Defense in 2021. Police arrested the protester plus five others who were present in support. SMYRNA, GA.—This morning, one protester locked […]
On June 10, several local organizations, including South River Watershed Alliance (SRWA) and Friends of Intrenchment Creek Park, filed a complaint with the Atlanta Regional Commission and Georgia Department of Community Affairs regarding the ongoing construction in the Weelaunee Forest,
Organizers call on their allies to join them in continued resistance against Cop City, police violence, land displacement, and imperialist genocide around the world Follow Strike Black and Save Weelaunee on Instagram for updates and event announcements throughout the summer.
Police harassment and surveillance has continued on the heels of the February raids, wherein multiple police agencies, including the FBI, raided three residential homes in South Atlanta ATLANTA—Since the multi-agency raids that took place in South Atlanta last February, residents
If passed, the vote could be a “profound victory” for students demanding the president’s resignation. Lilac Leblanc is a student at the Emory College of Arts and Sciences studying Anthropology and Creative Writing. Ian Rein is a student at the
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Narek Boyajian is a queer Armenian American community organizer, student, and educator based in Atlanta, GA. They are committed to abolitionist, anti-colonial, anti-imperialist movement work. Jadelynn Zhang is a Midwesterner now based in Atlanta, GA. She is a writer, researcher,
Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, the Southern Center for Human Rights, and the University of Dayton Human Rights Center are calling for state accountability This morning, three human rights organizations filed a petition with the Inter-American Commission on Human
Gender non-conforming arrestees face harsher police violence and incarceration conditions than cisgender protesters Vienna Forrest could tell from the bleak light shining in her cell that it was well past the scheduled time for her bond hearing. It was her
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Free Alabama Movement organizers say they refuse to “finance their own incarceration and exploitation of gas chamber style executions, forced labor, and deadly abuse” SPRINGVILLE, AL.—This afternoon, around eight people arrived outside of St. Clair Prison in Springville, Ala., in
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Police have charged one person with first degree arson while at least one other remains in police custody. Police said in an official statement that additional arrests are “coming soon.” Updated (Feb. 9, 2024, 1:24pm): This article has been
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