National

From the organizer:

FreeHer VT | Cooperation Vermont | Peoples Network for Land and Liberation | Food Not Cops | People’s Kitchen

In response to the National Call to Action from the Stop Cop City Coalition in Atlanta, GA, activists in Vermont rally and hold a press conference in solidarity, directed at Cox Enterprises to immediately divest from Cop City and cease their fundraising activities.

The City of Atlanta has leased 381 acres of Weelaunee Forest (the last substantial green space in the Atlanta area) to the Atlanta Police Foundation for a militarized police training facility funded by corporations. At the price of 90 million dollars, it includes a mock city to practice urban warfare, tear gas and explosives testing, dozens of shooting ranges, and a Black Hawk helicopter landing pad. Supported by the Atlanta Committee for Progress, which is composed of over 40 corporate elites including the CEOs of Coca-Cola, Home Depot and Cox, its aim is to further the surveillance of the population, stifling decent, and gentrification of the city.

Jim (Fergie) Cox Chambers, Jr. speaks out on March 9th in Burlington against his family company’s (Cox Enterprises) direct involvement in the private fundraising efforts for Cop City.

Cox Enterprises owns Dealer.Com in Burlington

https://www.stopcopcitysolidarity.org/

Lauren-Glenn Davitian interviews Bianca Padilla, CEO and Co-Founder, Carewell and Beatrice Alvarez winner of ‘Caregiver of the Year’ about the family caregiver workforce.

They discuss the more than 53 million family caregivers in the U.S. More than half of them provided 40+ hours of care weekly while working full-time. As the country’s aging population grows, there is a pressing need to implement programs and benefits to support caregivers, the unsung heroes of family care.

From Melinda Moulton:

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From the organizer:

The Atlanta Police Foundation, corporations, and local officials are trying to destroy hundreds of acres of the Weelaunee Forest to build a massive police training compound. The compound would train cops from around the world in militarized police tactics.

On January 18th, police murdered forest defender Tortuguita who had been organizing tirelessly to #StopCopCity. Cop City must be stopped. Manuel "Tortuguita" Teran (1997-2023). Murdered by Atlanta police for defending the forest. 

Speakers include Kamau Franklin (Community Movement Builders), Kali Akuno (Cooperation Jackson), Kahlia Linvingston (FreeHerVT), Michelle Eddleman (Cooperation VT), Food Not Cops.

https://www.stopcopcitysolidarity.org/