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Another Stop Cop City week of action commenced by Atlanta-area forest defenders, community activists and their allies from around the country and the world.

Protesters in Columbus, Ohio storm the headquarters of Nationwide, which insures Cop City projects.

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[1] ‘Stop Cop City’ Week of Action Begins: Day 1

[2] Notes From The Atlanta Forest: Day One Of The Week Of Action

[3] Report From Day Two Of The Defend The Atlanta Forest Week Of Action

[4] Report From Day Three And Four Of The Defend The Atlanta Forest Week Of Action

[5] Report From Day Five And Six Of The Defend The Atlanta Forest Week Of Action

[6] Protestors Target Nationwide Insurance Over Their Connections To Atlanta’s “Cop City” Project

A national day of action convenes against Nationwide Insurance, Brasfield and Gorrie, the general contractor of the Cop City project, and Cadence Bank, a major lender to the project.

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[1] ‘Cop City’ Protesters Visit Nationwide Insurance

Despite hundreds of speakers who voiced their opposition to funding ‘Cop City’ over a 14-hour public comment period, Atlanta City Council approved $67 million in funding.

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[1] Atlanta City Council Approves $67 Million in Public Funds for ‘Cop City’

Three members of the Atlanta Solidarity Fund were arrested during a raid by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) and the Atlanta Police Department and charged with money laundering and charity fraud.

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[1] Three Atlanta Activists Arrested, Home Raided Over Bail Fund

[2] Atlanta Police And Georgia Bureau Of Investigation Raid Atlanta Solidarity Fund, Arrest Three Organizers

[3] Kite Line: Raid On The The Atlanta Solidarity Fund

Hundreds of Atlantans spoke out for hours at a city council meeting against the proposed authorization of $33.5 million taxpayer dollars for the construction of Cop City.

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[1] ‘We Do Not Need a School for Assassins’: Hours of Public Comment Unanimously Against ‘Cop City’

[2] Storming In: Struggle In Atlanta Against Cop City Continues Despite Repression