Atlanta's Fight Against 'Cop City' Is Intersectional — & It Has to Be to Win

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Atlanta's Fight Against 'Cop City' Is Intersectional — & It Has to Be to Win
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'Some people aren't critical of the police and want to save the forest. Some are not environmentalists but are activists against racism and over-policing. This is an issue that affects us all and we are working together as a community.'

. We are more likely to live in areas with increased police enforcement, more likely to be arrested, and also more likely to be given longer sentences than non-Latine white people once in the system for the same crimes.Saturn, an organizer that has been with the movement since the start, says that the building of Atlanta’s “Cop City” will be felt all over.

Additionally, people I spoke with say the land disturbance permit granted by the city to build the massive facility would lead to clear-cutting hundreds of acres of trees, displacing animals and interrupting the ecosystem. Even more, they say it also violates sediment regulations that protect people’s right to.

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