In Defense of Black Lives Atlanta is a Black-led coalition of leaders, activists, and organizations in Atlanta, GA who are united to defend Black life.
Joined November 2021
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In Defense of Black Lives Atlanta Coalition retweeted
several organizers heard what y’all said about 5/15 and worked with orgs like @idblatl and @scalawagmag to get PPE, covid tests, and air purifiers.
cops spread covid. community spreads care. wear ur mask! stop cop city.
hey bae @DaShaunLH
In Defense of Black Lives Atlanta Coalition retweeted
Here is the livestream link, which will begin at 1: atlantaga.gov/government/cha…
In Defense of Black Lives Atlanta Coalition retweeted
What happens when the people tasked with locking up criminals are the same ones deciding who is called a criminal in the first place?
@julianakilrose sits with this question in an interview with @TheBriject .
scalawagmagazine.org/2023/05…
In Defense of Black Lives Atlanta Coalition retweeted
the preciousness of the trees. the violence of the police. the organised abandonment by the state. "trees give life. police take it. viva, viva, Tortuguita!" - important work by @micahinATL for @scalawagmag scalawagmagazine.org/2023/05…
In Defense of Black Lives Atlanta Coalition retweeted
In a new video released by @CommunityMvt today, Abolitionist Angela Davis said she regrets not coming out against Cop City during her trip to Atlanta in late March.
She says, “Atlanta activists are on the front line of the abolitionist movement.”
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In Defense of Black Lives Atlanta Coalition retweeted
We're calling on all Reproductive Justice leaders, practitioners, and advocates everywhere to be in solidarity with the movement to #StopCopCity and defend the Weelaunee Forest in Atlanta.
Sign on to our support letter: bit.ly/RJSCC
In Defense of Black Lives Atlanta Coalition retweeted
A story of Black organizers and activists working to recenter Black radical tradition in the midst of the #StopCopCity movement! So proud of @idblatl
truthout.org/articles/youth-…
In Defense of Black Lives Atlanta Coalition retweeted
Mark your calendars for a National Black Radical Organizing Conference from June 25-27, 2023 in Atlanta, GA. The theme is Unity in our Lifetime: Connecting the National Black Struggle for Self-Determination with Pan-Africanism.
In Defense of Black Lives Atlanta Coalition retweeted
Clips from a press conference following the arrest of 12 defenders in the Weelaunee Forest
In Defense of Black Lives Atlanta Coalition retweeted
What do corporations, police foundations and the surveillance of Black communities have to do with each other?
@KwameOlufemi from @CommunityMvt explains.
In Defense of Black Lives Atlanta Coalition retweeted
On July 3rd, 1982, Mumia Abu Jamal was unjustly sentenced to death by a racist system. We demand the freedom of our incarcerated elder. Join us for a screening of “Mumia: Long Distance Revolutionary” on July 3rd at the Little 5 Points Community Center, Rm 105 at 6:30pm. – at Atlanta, GA
ALT On July 3rd, 1982, Mumia Abu Jamal was unjustly sentenced to death by a racist system. We demand the freedom of our incarcerated elder. Join us for a screening of “Mumia: Long Distance Revolutionary” on July 3rd at the Little 5 Points Community Center, Rm 105 at 6:30pm.
In Defense of Black Lives Atlanta Coalition retweeted
Atlanta Police, City Council and the Atlanta Committee for Progress have plans to bulldoze 300+ acres of atlanta forest to build a cop city, Black Atlantans can't survive this environmental destruction, we must #StopCopCity @defendATLforest
In Defense of Black Lives Atlanta Coalition retweeted
Baba #MutuluShakur should be home this #FathersDay.
Join today and tomorrow as we continue to demand his freedom and send healing prayers and energy to him and his family. Join our call to action and digital vigil. linktr.ee/FreeMutuluNow #FreeMutuluNOW #Juneteenth
