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Tag: joy

Report Back On The Fight Between Milsap/Dozer/Cops and Forest Defenders

Posted on August 2, 2022 - August 4, 2022 by scenes

On the final day of the fourth week of action, forest defenders awoke to shouts about police activity in the recently reopened Intrenchment Creek/ Weelaunee People’s Park parking lot.

We arrived to find an angry man named Anthony Wayne James sitting in an excavator and threatening to destroy the gazebo, porta potties,paved trails, and to re-close the barriers at the front of the park, effectively re-closing the public infrastructure. A small number of forest defenders blocked the excavator with only their bodies, including a few who remained under the gazebo while it was struck by the excavator bucket.

More forest defenders soon arrived and began to drive back the excavator with rocks and other projectiles. The irate operator had two Dekalb County police officers to back him up, as well as two other men waiting on the street. It was soon revealed that one of those was Ryan Millsap himself. Millsap believes he is the owner of the land in question, after a controversial land-swap agreement between the Dekalb County government and Blackhall Studios sought to give the land over to the film company so that they could develop it into the largest soudnstage complex on Earth. Millsap has since sold much of his holdings in the company in a fashion that nullifies the agreements with the County government and gives, he believes, Millsap personal ownership of the land with few or no obligations to the public.

After a brief interlude, in which forest defenders oriented themselves, the crowd of a few dozen advanced on the attackers. Masked defenders threw rocks at the County police and broke windows out of the truck that was used to carry the excavator in on a flatbed trailer. With the excavator outside the park, a barricade was erected to keep it from re-entering, and volleys of rocks and canned sparkling water kept the police and workers back. Ryan Millsap fled in another vehicle after he was called out by name. When the windows of the excavator were broken, Anthony Wayne James reappeared and repeatedly threatened to shoot all the forest defenders and motioned as if he had a gun several times. Millsap appeared to oversea all of this from a distance. Undeterred by his threats, defenders held the barricades and drove the attackers all the way to the end of the block.

With the immediate threat gone, a search through the truck left in the parking lot revealed a number of contracts for Blackhall Studios, Blackhall Rental Company, Anthony Wayne James drivers license and numerous credit cards. The registration for the vehicle revealed that it was owned personally by Ryan Millsap himself. A great cheer of delight went up after this news was spread, and the mechanic crew stripped the car completely, damaging each and every component of the Ram 5500 that was purchased for $62,500 by Millsap in 2020. The crowd dispersed, having assured the safety of park attendees, and the sanctity of the land. A few hours later, some anonymous individuals burned the truck.

After being held through the morning to ensure no reentry for the police or Millsap and his goons, the barricade was dismantled and the park was open again to the public. By evening, hundreds of people arrived to the forest for the final night of an autonomously organized music festival, passing through the barriers and past the burned-out vehicle, which became something of a public installation and photographic back-drop.

-Received Anonymously Over Email

Posted in Report BacksTagged 4th Week of Action, blackhall, direct action, ecodefense, joy, sabotage

WOA ANARCHIST BINGO~ DTF ! STOP COP CITY! Fight Blackhall!

Posted on July 24, 2022 - July 24, 2022 by scenes

It’s officially the Week Of Action to collectively Defend the Forest BY HELPING Stop Cop City, & Fight Back Against Black Hall Studios!
There’s a bunch of folks in town & what better way to spend our time than collectively, and with a diversity of tactics fight our enemies both INSIDE & OUTSIDE the forest, and spread the resources of the cops & Black Hall thin…
Please help us gitr’ dun by trying to complete at least one “BINGO” line of A-team comrade tasks while so many folks are in up in this bish!
Remember your op sec & tech sec skills & training & get out there to start tallying off items on your to-do list for the cause!
The forest won’t defend itself from the oppressive regimes of law enforcement, & clearly petitions & shit are not enough!
*NO PASSIVE PARTICPANTS IN THE FINAL BATTLES FOR EARTH & FREEDOM.
TOTAL LIBERATION MEANS MAKE TOTAL DESTROY– so we can build the world we want to live in from the ashes of the old!
On the above A-TEAM BINGO Sheet, you have to utilize some deductive reasoning, be creative, & show us what you got!
All fires are sacred. Everything wild is better. Earth destroying equipment, their operators & people who guard them fearing to enter forest is one of many noble goals…

– Received Anonymously Over Email

Posted in Art, Calls to Action, Community Building, GeneralTagged 4th Week of Action, diy, joy

Weelaunee People’s Park Opening And Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

Posted on July 23, 2022 - July 24, 2022 by scenes

Cops, at Milsap’s orders, attempted to close the park to the public. Today, forest defenders kicked off the @defendATLforest Week of Action by re-opening it as Weelaunee People’s Park, ribbon-cutting ceremony and all. https://t.co/Dy5vQHAlBN pic.twitter.com/0jWR5QyqA9

— Atlanta Community Press Collective (@atlanta_press) July 23, 2022

Posted in Community Building, General, Report BacksTagged joy

“We Will Not Be Intimidated” – statement from a squirrel

Posted on July 22, 2022 by scenes

The continued militarized response to treesitters in the south Atlanta forest shows very blatantly how willing the state is to use violence and intimidation to repress our movements.

To the state we say this “We will not be intimidated.” Your “aggressive posturing” will not scare us away. While you depict us as almost mythical creatures capable of terrifying things, skulking through the woods, we enjoy a world filled with relationships built on trust and intimacies deeper than you can imagine. group meals, music around the fire, real talk, a life richer than most anything to be found in civilization, built with the scraps of your world. There are many of us, with many different analyses, but we hold one thing in common, we have seen what is possible, and we stand in total opposition to this world and its cops. For a world without police or prisons or asylums, a world without gender, a world without civilization

-squirrel

 

-Received Anonymously Over Email

Posted in Community Building, General, NewsTagged direct action, diy, ecodefense, joy, protest

BULLDOZER STOPPED IN ATL FOREST BY HORDE OF FOREST DEFENDERS- CALL TO ACTION

Posted on June 2, 2022 - June 5, 2022 by scenes

On June. 2nd, a horde of forest defenders were able to stop a bulldozer on the edge of the woods (that was being escorted by kkkops) from destroying the forest by throwing rocks, deploying fireworks, & shouting scary words!

  However, cops are destroying forest defense infrastructure & we need all hands on deck to CONTINUE STOPPING THE CONSTRUCTION of cop city, & allow this scarred forest to heal.
   Another tree sit has also gone up in the path our enemies plan to destroy for their racist training facility, & we need help both supporting & defending that zone!
  We are welcoming ALL the tactics. Kate Bush flash mob when kkkops arrive? Fuck yeah. Frontline Action to stop machines of destruction? Fuck yeah. Please just get your sweet fucking feral ass down here.
 Your house sitting gig & coffee shop job can wait– come occupy the forest, & if you got privilege, use it to throw down, as trees, community members & non-human animals are better than a clear cut lot with a militarized police training center.
   The stakes are high & the forest is calling!
 Come for the blackberries & community, & stay for the chaos!
  Week of Action is June.2nd- till the Forest is safe!
   Interested in rolling with Camp Copperhead?Drop a line to:
  campcopperhead@proton.me

& We’ll get back to you soon!

– Received anonymously over email

Posted in Calls to Action, Communiques, Community Building, General, News, Report BacksTagged direct action, diy, ecodefense, encampment, events, joy, police, protest, report-back

Video Submission

Posted on June 2, 2022 by scenes

pic.twitter.com/2DlNDD7PEB

— Scenes from the Atlanta Forest (@scenesatl) June 2, 2022

-Received anonymously over email

Posted in Art, GeneralTagged direct action, diy, ecodefense, joy, protest, sabotage, solidarity

Poem By An Animal In The Weelaunee Forest

Posted on May 21, 2022 - June 17, 2022 by scenes

welaunee forest

“may 19”

daylight
earth-killer oil and steel
rips root tears tree
destroy life for progress

land scarred
night falls
silence

“may 20”

yellow moon watching
soft steps searching
i hunt
stalking

quick
spark
flame growing dancing
run
slip into shadow
fuel tank explodes
echoes
a smile
joy

sun rises
scorched steel beast broken
fire from life
life from fire
forever

the wild always has its revenge
swift sudden silent
beware

-a coyote

-Received Anonymously Over Email

Posted in Art, CommuniquesTagged direct action, ecodefense, joy, sabotage

from nyc to atl: defend the atl forest

Posted on May 18, 2022 - May 18, 2022 by scenes

Posted in ArtTagged joy

March to defend the forest led by preschoolers

Posted on May 14, 2022 - June 17, 2022 by scenes

The RC airfield in the forest with a smoke grenade, police officers, a bulldozer, an overturned car, and a banner in the background. In the foreground: Week of Action 3: May 8-14 2022 in the Atlanta Forest.
This is part of a series on the 3rd Week of Action.

“Stop Cop City!”

March to defend the forest takes streets in East Atlanta Village, lead by local preschools pic.twitter.com/QH7ggTuraT

— Defend the Atlanta Forest (@defendATLforest) May 14, 2022

Posted in Report BacksTagged 3rd Week of Action, joy, protest

Spring 2022 Week Of Action

Posted on March 12, 2022 - April 3, 2022 by scenes

defend the ATL forest! May 8-15 pic.twitter.com/pELLt0tMJk

— Defend the Atlanta Forest (@defendATLforest) March 12, 2022

Posted in Calls to Action, Community Building, GeneralTagged events, joy, source:dtf-twitter, week of action

NEWS: Work Stopped, Treesit Starts in the Atlanta Forest

Posted on January 19, 2022 - January 20, 2022 by scenes

January 18th: Work Stops, Treesit Starts in the Atlanta Forest

Land defenders are occupying trees in the Atlanta Forest!

While people answered the call for rapid response today and kicked bulldozers out of the forest, multiple trees were occupied.

Take action to support the occupation and stop cop city!🌲🌳 pic.twitter.com/2HGW7RVO0G

— Defend the Atlanta Forest (@defendATLforest) January 19, 2022

Thank you for showing up to defend the forest today. Work was stopped thanks to the bold actions of responders! #stopcopcity pic.twitter.com/SN9heY0W7R

— Defend the Atlanta Forest (@defendATLforest) January 19, 2022

The Mainline: #StopCopCity resistance continues as bulldozing ensues in Atlanta forest

It’s Going Down: Resistance To ‘Cop City’ In Atlanta Heats Up As Construction Is Halted, Trees Occupied

These updates are about a series of autonomous actions that took place on Tuesday, January 18th in response to Reeves Young’s use of machinery to harm the forest. Read more >>

Posted in NewsTagged direct action, ecodefense, encampment, jan182022, joy, source:dtf-twitter

WATCH: Witch Bloc hexes Blackhall Studios

Posted on December 26, 2021 - January 20, 2022 by scenes
@defendatlantaforest

On December 17, a group of demonstrators blocked the entrance to and hexed Blackhall Studios, the movie studio attempting to destroy 100s of acres of the Atlanta forest. Video submitted anonymously. #nocopcity #defendtheatlantaforest #nohollywooddystopia

♬ original sound – defendatlantaforest

Posted in Report BacksTagged blackhall, joy, source:tiktok

An experience of collective joy in the Atlanta forest.

Posted on November 10, 2021 - December 26, 2021 by scenes
@defendatlantaforest

An experience of collective joy in the Atlanta forest. #defendtheatlantaforest #nocopcity #stopcopcity #plur #fyp #acab #rave

♬ I Think of Saturday – Moodymann

Posted in Art, Community BuildingTagged joy, source:tiktok

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