We must fight to stop the construction of Cop Cities across the nation and prevent sanctioned violence against Black, Brown, and Indigenous communities.
February 20, 2025
At $90M, Atlanta’s planned ‘Cop City’ is expected to become one of the largest police training centers in the United States. The influx of these facilities parallels the emergence of the Defund the Police movement, which—following the murder of George Floyd in 2020—saw thousands of people across the country mobilize to decry police violence against Black and Brown communities.
The people fighting back shattered every record of public turnout in Atlanta, Georgia and made it clear, unequivocally, that Atlanta residents are against Cop City. Still, in June 2023, Atlanta City Council voted to approve the facility. Hundreds of facilities like it are being planned across the country, resulting in a militarized law enforcement and more sanctioned violence against marginalized communities.
Watch: The Hip-Hop Caucus and actress Amanda Seales rally to stop the construction of Atlanta’s ‘Cop City’
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