1 00:00:00,583 --> 00:00:01,418 For two years 2 00:00:01,418 --> 00:00:03,628 we have defended a forest in south Atlanta 3 00:00:03,628 --> 00:00:05,296 from those intent on destroying it. 4 00:00:06,006 --> 00:00:08,550 This is the Weelaunee forest. 5 00:00:13,221 --> 00:00:16,558 Those who want to destroy it intend to build a 90 million dollar 6 00:00:16,558 --> 00:00:17,892 police training facility 7 00:00:18,393 --> 00:00:18,893 Cop City 8 00:00:19,644 --> 00:00:21,855 with roads to practice, high speed chases 9 00:00:22,063 --> 00:00:23,857 and a mock city to practice raids, 10 00:00:24,441 --> 00:00:25,734 explosive testing, 11 00:00:26,401 --> 00:00:27,277 crowd control, 12 00:00:28,028 --> 00:00:30,530 and other tactics of urban warfare. 13 00:00:31,906 --> 00:00:34,159 In response, we have protested, 14 00:00:34,367 --> 00:00:35,493 petitioned, 15 00:00:35,910 --> 00:00:37,245 put our bodies on the line 16 00:00:37,495 --> 00:00:39,998 and put pressure on cop city construction companies 17 00:00:39,998 --> 00:00:41,041 and funders. 18 00:00:41,624 --> 00:00:43,835 The climate crisis is already here. 19 00:00:43,835 --> 00:00:45,003 All across the world, 20 00:00:45,003 --> 00:00:47,630 people are fighting back against the destruction of their land, 21 00:00:48,048 --> 00:00:48,882 water, 22 00:00:48,882 --> 00:00:50,175 and local ecosystems. 23 00:00:50,884 --> 00:00:54,429 The police trained in Cop City will be used to brutally suppress the movements 24 00:00:54,429 --> 00:00:56,306 we need to wage these battles now 25 00:00:56,306 --> 00:00:57,390 and in the years to come. 26 00:00:58,391 --> 00:00:59,851 The struggle for life on earth 27 00:00:59,851 --> 00:01:02,395 and the struggle to prevent the expansion of the police state 28 00:01:02,604 --> 00:01:03,563 are one and the same. 29 00:01:03,855 --> 00:01:05,648 This is not just a local struggle. 30 00:01:06,316 --> 00:01:08,193 With media attention on the rise, 31 00:01:08,193 --> 00:01:10,945 city officials are scrambling to control the narrative. 32 00:01:10,945 --> 00:01:14,240 These individuals meant harm to people and to property. 33 00:01:14,324 --> 00:01:15,867 This is a very small group of individuals. 34 00:01:15,867 --> 00:01:19,829 Many of them don't even live in Atlanta or in the state of Georgia. 35 00:01:19,913 --> 00:01:22,457 They have fabricated domestic terrorism charges, 36 00:01:22,874 --> 00:01:25,835 and they have done this precisely because the movement is strong. 37 00:01:26,419 --> 00:01:28,213 The police murder of Tortaguita 38 00:01:28,379 --> 00:01:29,589 and the ensuing cover up 39 00:01:29,714 --> 00:01:30,757 could have killed the movement, 40 00:01:31,091 --> 00:01:33,259 but instead it has only grown and spread. 41 00:01:33,885 --> 00:01:35,595 Together we will stand up to the forest, 42 00:01:36,012 --> 00:01:38,056 for the trees and the animals that live in it, 43 00:01:38,181 --> 00:01:39,307 and for each other. 44 00:01:39,682 --> 00:01:41,726 Wherever you are, we need you here. 45 00:01:41,935 --> 00:01:45,396 Come camp with us from March 4th through 11th for a week of action 46 00:01:45,396 --> 00:01:46,689 in the Weelaunee Forest. 47 00:01:46,981 --> 00:01:48,483 Cop City will never be built. 48 00:01:48,566 --> 00:01:51,069 The Weelaunee forest is and will always remain 49 00:01:51,069 --> 00:01:52,403 a public park.