Dispatch from the Movement to #StopCopCity in Atlanta
#StopCopCity is a grassroots movement that has arisen from many years of Black-led organizing in Atlanta, Georgia to oppose a plan to build a $90 million police and military training site in Weelaunee Forest – the largest urban forest in the United States. 350.org gathered a delegation of climate activists to visit the on-the-ground organizers in Atlanta to learn about their work.
Fossil Free Newsletter #60
Our teams across various regions have been busy keeping the climate conversation on the agenda. We hope you get as excited as we are!
T-Rex and Pikachu are the Climate Champions We Deserve
Climate activists and their allies—however unlikely—play an indispensable role in shifting the discourse to one that centres people over profit and local voices over official narratives.
Reasons to be hopeful
“We are not just fighting for our future, we are fighting for our present.” – Disha A Ravi, Fridays For Future,…