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https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/atlanta-georgia-stop-cop-city-youth-movement/
#StopCriminalizingDissent: Over the last few years, the fight to “Stop Cop City” has mobilized young people across Georgia, beginning in 2021 with the Defend the Atlanta Forest occupations. “The Stop Cop City movement is a signal to bloated police departments across the country that we are fed up with overmilitarized communities and overflowing prisons,” said Yana Batra, a student at Georgia Tech.
The Nation · Atlanta’s “Stop Cop City” Movement Is Youth-Led Democracy in Action“When we can’t trust our leaders, regardless of political party, to exercise their power for our betterment, we the people have the power to do something about it.”