Vote to Stop Cop City @CopCityVote
A campaign to put a referendum to Stop Cop City on the ballot. It's time for the people of Atlanta to decide. #StopCopCity Email: [email protected] copcityvote.com Joined May 2023-
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I bet having a referendum on the Nov ballot would increase turnout
So it *CAN* be done!
So it *CAN* be done! https://t.co/TtjfmglGFi
IN press conf. aftr SWAT raid, Atlanta mayor Dickens on right way “to make your voice heard” on 'Cop City': “going to city council” meetings–but same council won't count/verify 100k+ petition sign's fm voters wanting to decide on project: @micahinATL theguardian.com/us-news/2024/f…
Sunrise over Atlanta. Just look at this. The armor. The firepower. The manpower. The overtime, paid for with public funds. All to repress criticism, to stifle democracy, to prevent my neighbors, my kids, my students from building a livable future. #StopCopCity
Atlanta City Council has failed us. We deserve better. You deserve better. It is time to replace them. Nominate yourself or someone else to run for Atlanta City Council in 2025 at tinyurl.com/citycouncil25. And please share widely!
WATCH: For months, Council has delayed, twisted, and undermined the process to stop Cop City from being on the ballot. We're setting the record straight on how this has unfolded—and the damage it's done to public trust and democracy: youtu.be/P9xJqN9De4s
These brave Atlantans occupied the @atlcouncil seats to contrast the people’s will with the Council’s rejection of democracy.
These brave Atlantans occupied the @atlcouncil seats to contrast the people’s will with the Council’s rejection of democracy.
Reminder to @atlcouncil—Nearly 30 organizations + national leaders have endorsed this bill. Let democracy happen. @WestmorelandATL @Michael_J_Bond @AlexWanforATL @JasonHWinston @AmirForATL @ByronAmos @jasonsdozier @AndreaBooneNow @MarciOverstreet @keisha_waites @antoniolewisatl
Reminder to @atlcouncil—Nearly 30 organizations + national leaders have endorsed this bill. Let democracy happen. @WestmorelandATL @Michael_J_Bond @AlexWanforATL @JasonHWinston @AmirForATL @ByronAmos @jasonsdozier @AndreaBooneNow @MarciOverstreet @keisha_waites @antoniolewisatl
Andre Dickens, June 2023: "We respect each person’s right to free speech and the process regarding referendum." Andre Dickens, January 2024: "[the referendum] hasn't advanced because it's not the right route to take...it's just political." Which one is it, @andreforatlanta?
Andre Dickens, June 2023: "We respect each person’s right to free speech and the process regarding referendum." Andre Dickens, January 2024: "[the referendum] hasn't advanced because it's not the right route to take...it's just political." Which one is it, @andreforatlanta?
"I knocked on doors gathering [referendum] signatures...residents tried every legal avenue to #stopcopcity, but the City has stonewalled us at every step. I don't want to have to be doing this, but direct action & civil disobedience are the only options we have left." -Temperance
"I knocked on doors gathering [referendum] signatures...residents tried every legal avenue to #stopcopcity, but the City has stonewalled us at every step. I don't want to have to be doing this, but direct action & civil disobedience are the only options we have left." -Temperance
BREAKING: Two activists are using reinforced pipes to lock themselves to construction equipment at a Brasfield & Gorrie work site at 12th and Juniper in Midtown Atlanta. Brasfield & Gorrie is a funder of the Atlanta Police Foundation and is contracted to build Cop City.
Instead of protecting direct democracy, our city continues to obstruct it. Tell Mayor Dickens + Matt Westmoreland, and ANY other members pushing voter suppression: get out of the way and let the people decide. @WfpGeorgia @ngpaction @fairfightaction @bmigeorgia @CASAforall
NOW: 10 mins before a committee vote on referendum legislation, @WestmorelandATL & allies of @andreforatlanta snuck a substitute, putting @LilianaforATL's name on it w/o their approval—or knowledge. The sub *re-adds* signature matching, a non-starter for voting rights experts.
They said they’d engage the community: they didn’t. They said they’d be transparent: they weren’t. They said they’d verify petitions: they haven’t. They said the cost wouldn’t change: it did. Enough. Put the power back in the hands of the people and let the people decide.
They said they’d engage the community: they didn’t. They said they’d be transparent: they weren’t. They said they’d verify petitions: they haven’t. They said the cost wouldn’t change: it did. Enough. Put the power back in the hands of the people and let the people decide.
✍🏽 AN OPEN LETTER URGING ATLANTA LEADERS TO PASS REFERENDUM LEGISLATION: Signed, GA’s leading voter rights orgs including @fairfightaction @AsianAAF @BlackVotersMtr @GAMVP @AAAJ_Atlanta @CommunityMvt @GLAHR_ @WfpGeorgia @PoderLatinx @DisabledSouth @georgiayouthco + more
Good morning to the 80% of Georgia voters who support the right to referendums like @CopCityVote. Is @atlcouncil listening? "An overwhelming majority of Georgia voters say they support giving residents the ability to petition to put issues on the ballot." ajc.com/politics/ajc-p…
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@southerncenter and @NAACP_LDF sent @CityofAtlanta a cease & desist regarding the careless publication of @CopCityVote petitions. Read the letter here.
The publication of Cop City referendum petitions with unredacted names and personal information raises serious concerns of possible retaliation against signatories for exercising their First Amendment rights. This is egregious. naacpldf.org/news/civil-rig…
The publication of Cop City referendum petitions with unredacted names and personal information raises serious concerns of possible retaliation against signatories for exercising their First Amendment rights. This is egregious. naacpldf.org/news/civil-rig…
On a lighter note, if YOU are one of the 116,000 people doxxed by the City of Atlanta today, I made us t-shirts. All proceeds donated to @CopCityVote ofc bonfire.com/cop-city-refer…
There’s a difference between responding to an open records request and just throwing 116,000 addresses out openly. The city understands this, that’s why they don’t make all of the request-able documents open to the public for review. This is a weak response and petty action.
Regarding the petition posting: Upon subsequent review by the Law department, the Council resolution passed was deemed to require following State Open Records law. As requested the City Clerk has taken steps to help make the data more secure as posted.
Maybe it’s in the governance group chat?
andre dickens (notable for making the jump from city council member to mayor) calling ppl out for their alleged ambitions is the laugh we all needed on this monday
The march to demand the Atlanta Police Department release the body cam video of officer Kiran Kimbrough killing Johnny Hollman is on the move from Dean Rusk park to city hall. The march will stop first at the site Hollman was killed.
Yesterday, a pro-cop city commenter told two Asian American women to "go back where you came from.” Read our statement in response to the hateful, xenophobic and anti-immigrant comment. instagram.com/p/CxY4KLwspXL/
Important update from Atlanta City Council chairman Doug Shipman. Redactions of @CopCityVote petitions will go further than legally required by the Georgia Open Records Act
I appreciated the @atlcouncil unanimously taking a step forward re petition transparency yesterday @LilianaforATL as COC chair and I have outlined the path forward for the City Clerk to fulfill our legal obligations and help protect personal information
I appreciated the @atlcouncil unanimously taking a step forward re petition transparency yesterday @LilianaforATL as COC chair and I have outlined the path forward for the City Clerk to fulfill our legal obligations and help protect personal information
Liliana is calling for the City to vote to order the Legal Department to drop its legal appeals and concede to the @CopCityVote campaign on all issues with signature verification, residency requirements, and deadlines. If such a vote passes, Cop City will be on the ballot.
There is no honor in granting such immense grace to someone at the expense of one another and future generations.
If the Mayor is demanding loyalty from *anyone* when he has torched most of the relationships he had with community organizations and other stakeholders prior to taking office, I hope people understand that any loyalty they give to him will absolutely not be reciprocated.
Deacon Johnny Hollman, Sr. was killed on 8/10/23 by a 23 year-old officer who tased him repeatedly *after* being trained by @Atlanta_Police. He said “I can’t breathe” at least 16x. That’s what their deescalation “training” does.
Get ready for more APF copaganda videos from CoA- "In the wake of the social justice movement & high profile incidents of police misconduct like the G. Floyd murder, has the APD training emphasized de-escalation tactics/special efforts to protect the rights/safety of suspects?"
Who runs this social media page that uses the official seal of the City of Atlanta? Does this reflect the City's position?
How did these heros know what to do in order to perform this rescue? Training. And it's not something that's one and done. Like other professions, public safety requires ongoing and updated training. Rescues like these do not belong on a ballot.
What I think is amazing is that each time the city makes a move––Andre saying he consulted with Warnock/Ossoff/Abrams on the voter suppression strategy, APD chief arguing against referendum in AJC––it actually turns more people against them. Own goal after own goal.
I don’t have a strong position in the training center but I don’t particularly love the Atlanta Police Chief taking to the AJC and arguing against direct democracy. ajc.com/opinion/opinio…
we don’t need cops to rescue people from flooding if we invest in stormwater infrastructure and fight climate change. hope that helps!
How did these heros know what to do in order to perform this rescue? Training. And it's not something that's one and done. Like other professions, public safety requires ongoing and updated training. Rescues like these do not belong on a ballot.
Importantly, Mayor Dickens in his sit-down interview painted his conversations with Stacey Abrams as consultations leading him to his decision re verification, rather than her expressing concerns. What a mess.
Just in: Stacey Abrams tells @ribunchreports that she supports putting Atlanta’s police training center to a vote. “The rarely-used citizen referendum is designed for precisely this type of fraught issue." #gapol #atlpol ajc.com/news/atlanta-n…
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