07/03/2023
🗣 NEW LOCATION for Butterfly Art Day! In light of Sunday night's repression, we are moving the van painting event and the clothes mending hours to a new location. We are no longer holding this event in the forest. Please DM or .time.atl for the new address and we'll fill you in. Please circulate this update with your forest friends so people don't go to the wrong location!
We are devastated by the violent arrests of 35 people attending the music festival in the forest last night, 23 of whom are still in jail. This brings the count to 41 people arbitrarily charged with domestic terrorism, simply for being part of (or associated with) the movement to defend Weelaunee forest and stop Cop City. Police deployed tear gas and LRADs (which can cause permanent hearing loss) last night at a peaceful concert, in the presence of children. In video footage from last night, police can be heard shouting "you're gonna get shot" and seen tackling people at random. The fascism is no longer subtle. It is painfully clear that the state seeks to silence us by any means.
We demand justice for Tort and all people who have lost their lives to police terror. We stand with jailed protesters and demand their release and their charges droped. We stand strong to and . Be safe, be careful, and keep speaking out in solidarity!
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