Kamau Franklin

Atlanta

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Organizer, Writer, Lawyer. I organize more than I tweet Black Liberation Media YouTube https://t.co/NwI5hif2TL

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Articles

No Cop City, No Cop World: Lessons from the Movement

3 weeks ago | bookshop.org | Micah Herskind |Mariah Copeland Parker |Kamau Franklin

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Protest and Serve

Aug 3, 2024 | portside.org | Kamau Franklin

Protest and Serve Published August 3, 2024 Since Sept. 5, 2023, 61 people in Atlanta have been charged with racketeering for protesting in connection with the Stop Cop City movement. Attorney General Chris Carr of Georgia is using the state’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) to develop a model for prosecutor offices around the country to repress organizing against police violence.
In Atlanta, Police Violence Ties Together Protests for Gaza, Stop Cop City

Jul 9, 2024 | yesmagazine.org | Kamau Franklin |Oren Panovka

Emory University students and others gathered to pitch tents at 7:30 a.m. on April 25. Within minutes, university police arrived on the quad, but the students were undeterred. One tent, then two tents, went up in quick succession. Within an hour, more than a dozen tents had been pitched, and at least 100 people had gathered on Emory’s quad, with more on the way. The first ominous signs of police engagement loomed, as police could be seen on walkie-talkies, gathering near the administration building.
Protest and Serve

Jul 3, 2024 | northendagents.com | Kamau Franklin

By Kamau FranklinSince Sept. 5, 2023, 61 people in Atlanta have been charged with racketeering for protesting in connection with the Stop Cop City movement. Attorney General Chris Carr of Georgia is using the state’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) to develop a model for prosecutor offices around the country to repress organizing against police violence.
Protest and Serve

May 23, 2024 | yesmagazine.org | Kamau Franklin

Since Sept. 5, 2023, 61 people in Atlanta have been charged with racketeering for protesting in connection with the Stop Cop City movement. Attorney General Chris Carr of Georgia is using the state’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) to develop a model for prosecutor offices around the country to repress organizing against police violence.
State of Georgia using extreme legal measures to quell ‘Cop City’ dissenters

Nov 9, 2023 | theconversation.com | Ateqah Khaki |Vinita Srivastava |Kamau Franklin |Zohra Ahmed

Earlier this week, nearly five dozen people appeared in a courtroom near Atlanta, Georgia to answer criminal racketeering and domestic terrorism charges brought against them by the state. The charges are related to what’s commonly known as “Cop City,” a $90 million paramilitary police and firefighter training facility planned for 85 acres of forest near Atlanta.
The Struggle to Stop Cop City—By Any Means Necessary - New Politics

Sep 13, 2023 | newpol.org | Micah Herskind |Kamau Franklin |Dan Fischer

Cop cars on fire. Occupations of the Weelaunee Forest. Weeks of action. Volunteers with clipboards, collecting referendum petition signatures in the summer heat. Weekly canvassing. Town halls and open mic sessions. Direct action and civil disobedience. Record-breaking numbers of people showing up for public comment (on three separate occasions!). Regular food distributions and mutual aid. Surveillance cameras smashed. Music festivals in the forest. Comrade care clinics.
Kamau Franklin Archives - New Politics

Sep 12, 2023 | newpol.org | Micah Herskind |Kamau Franklin

A history of Stop Cop City and the struggle to defend the Atlanta Forest. A must read for anyone interested in getting the whole story.
Micah Herskind Archives - New Politics

Sep 12, 2023 | newpol.org | Micah Herskind |Kamau Franklin

A history of Stop Cop City and the struggle to defend the Atlanta Forest. A must read for anyone interested in getting the whole story.
The Struggle To Stop Cop City By Any Means Necessary

Sep 10, 2023 | popularresistance.org | Micah Herskind |Kamau Franklin

Above photo: Chad Davis via Wikimedia Commons. A history of Stop Cop City and the struggle to defend the Atlanta Forest. A must read for anyone interested in getting the whole story and understanding the strategic thinking informing some of the most important organizing in the country. Cop cars on fire. Occupations of the Weelaunee Forest. Weeks of action. Volunteers with clipboards, collecting referendum petition signatures in the summer heat. Weekly canvassing. Town halls and open mic sessions.