Atlanta activists call on residents who oppose Cop City to sign their petition, ensuring Atlantans have a say on this important issue.
. The clock is ticking: Activists have until August 15 to collect the requisite 70,000 signatures.
I tagged along with Vote to Stop Cop City volunteer canvassers one Friday in late June. Hazel, a canvasser who asked to be identified only by her first name, expressed frustration that despite living in Atlanta for several years, she established official residency too late to sign the petition. After they set up camp outside CVS, security guards asked canvassers to move elsewhere. Legally speaking, they could have stood their ground, but, as Hazel said, “We don’t want bad propaganda.
Other people walking by were ineligible because they lived in nearby DeKalb County, not within Atlanta proper. Recently,to be allowed to sign the petition, arguing that they should have a voice in decisions about the police training facility, given that it’s being built within their county. For now, however, the most impacted residents are wholly excluded from the referendum process.
from showing up to protests. When three police helicopters circle over 11 people chanting on the sidewalk, any action associated with the fight to stop Cop City is perceived to incur some degree of risk. One activist bitterly toldOn July 7, the Atlanta Community Press Collectivethat a neighborhood Facebook page discussing how to block canvassers from circulating petitions tagged City Councilor Dustin Hillis.
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