Tag: Prison Industrial Complex
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Forest Defense is Self Defense
“Forest Defense is Self-Defense” is one of many refrains of the movement. The slogan is not an exaggeration: though known as “the city in a forest,” Atlanta’s tree canopy has declined at an alarming rate in recent decades. The Weelaunee Forest is one of the “four lungs” of Atlanta, helping to reduce flooding, clean the…
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This is the Atlanta Way: A Primer on Cop City
The struggle to Stop Cop City is not just a battle over the creation of a $90 million police urban warfare center. It’s not just a fight to protect the 381 acres of forest land, known as one of the “four lungs” of Atlanta, currently under threat of destruction. It’s not just a conflict over how the…
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Violent Order: Essays on the Nature of Police (Book Review)
A review of Violent Order: Essays on the Nature of Police by David Correia and Tyler Wall.
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It’s Not Enough to End Private Prisons. We Need a World Without Prisons.
“What do we want? Divestment! When do we want it? Now!” A group of student organizers chanted these words during a 2017 protest as we called on our university to divest from private prisons. The showdown followed nearly two years of campaigning, during which we had written proposals, circulated petitions, hosted teach-ins, and organized protests—all toward the demand…
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Mapping the Prison Industrial Complex: A Tool for Abolitionist Organizers
This document is meant to be a tool for organizers and others looking to better understand—and abolish—the PIC. It is a companion resource to the piece “Cop City and the Prison Industrial Complex in Atlanta.” It first offers a compilation of some existing thinking about the PIC—theory and visualizations of the PIC, developed by organizers…
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Cop City and the Prison Industrial Complex in Atlanta
Anyone listening to the virtual Atlanta City Council meeting on September 8, 2021 could hear the chants: “Stop Cop City!” It was a Wednesday night, and tensions were high. Protesters had gathered outside the houses of council members, outraged as discussion of a controversial proposal began. The police were on their way.
micah herskind 