DEFEND THE FOREST: A Presentation on the Movement to STOP COP CITY

Learn about the history of the movement to stop the clear cutting of 300 acres of the largest urban forest in Atlanta for a militarized police training facility dubbed Cop City.

The Presentation covers the history of the forest and the plans by the city of Atlanta and its police to kill it. Learn about the movement, ways folks can get involved, and push for a new strategy to bring the struggle to the point of victory in stopping Cop City. We shall also pay particular attention to the subtle ways the movement has maintained a militant edge without succumbing to the state’s attempts to reduce its composition to its most militant components.