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This week in Atlanta, supporters of an environmental movement to defend the Atlanta Forest are having a Week of Action against "cop city," following the January police killing of queer, Indigenous-Venezuelan Forest defender Manuel Teran aka Tortuguita.
Over this past weekend, some protestors engaged in property damage of construction infrastructure around a security outpost set up by police. Police responded, rushing to Weelaunee’s People Park, where many attendees of the week of action were attending a music festival.
35 protesters were arrested during the festival and 23 accused of domestic terrorism, including a legal observer from the Southern Poverty Law Center who was representing the National Guild of Lawyers. Our digital producer Zachary Bynum got the chance to speak with participants who’d been taking part in the week of action.
You can listen to our other segments on cop city below:
Cop CityCop City:Forest Defender KilledCop City: Welcome to RIOTSVILLE, USA
Editor's Note: We reached out to the Atlanta Police Foundation for comment. If we hear back from them, we will be sure to post their comments on our website.
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This week in Atlanta, supporters of an environmental movement to defend the Atlanta Forest are having a Week of Action against "cop city," following the January police killing of queer, Indigenous-Venezuelan Forest defender Manuel Teran aka Tortuguita.
Over this past weekend, some protestors engaged in property damage of construction infrastructure around a security outpost set up by police. Police responded, rushing to Weelaunee’s People Park, where many attendees of the week of action were attending a music festival.
35 protesters were arrested during the festival and 23 accused of domestic terrorism, including a legal observer from the Southern Poverty Law Center who was representing the National Guild of Lawyers. Our digital producer Zachary Bynum got the chance to speak with participants who’d been taking part in the week of action.
You can listen to our other segments on cop city below:
Cop CityCop City:Forest Defender KilledCop City: Welcome to RIOTSVILLE, USA
Editor's Note: We reached out to the Atlanta Police Foundation for comment. If we hear back from them, we will be sure to post their comments on our website.

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