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'Cop City' activists climb crane in Midtown Atlanta, intersection blocked off

Activists scaled cranes at a construction site in Midtown Atlanta to protest against the Cop City project. They demanded the contractor end ties with the Atlanta Public Training Center.
Protesters engaged in direct actions, including climbing cranes and locking themselves to equipment, to block the construction of the Cop City project in Atlanta.
The Cop City project faces opposition due to concerns about police militarization and environmental damage in a mostly Black area. Protests have led to increased costs and legal action against demonstrators.

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The Independent

Two activists tape themselves to 250ft crane in Atlanta ‘Cop City’ protest

Two protesters scaled a 250ft crane at a construction site in Atlanta, Georgia and attached their arms to the machine with duct tape before being cut free by police. Bodycam footage shows officers speaking to the pair, 23-year-old Parker Demos and 22-year-old Frederick Hetzel, above the ground while a crowd is cheering below. They had climbed the crane at the construction site of the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center, which many protesters a…

1 month ago·London, United Kingdom

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USA Today

Video shows 'Cop City' activists chain themselves to top of 250-foot crane at Atlanta site

Officers arrested two "Cop City" protesters who climbed a crane at an Atlanta construction site and attached their arms with duct tape.

1 month ago·United States

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KIFI

Protestors scale cranes, tether themselves to equipment at another Midtown worksite

By Jennifer Lifsey and Don Shipman Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WANF) — Protestors have once again tethered themselves to construction equipment in Midtown Atlanta. The group “Drop Cop City” is already claiming responsibility in a news release they sent to local media around 4:30 a.m. Wednesday morning. The action has disrupted the Brasfield & Gorrie construction site located at the intersection of 11th Street NW a…

1 month ago·Idaho Falls, United States

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Sky News UK

Atlanta: Two arrested after locking themselves on top of crane in protest against police training centre being built

The protesters used reinforced pipes to lock themselves to the crane. Atlanta Police called the demonstrators 'anarchists'.

1 month ago·United Kingdom

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AJC

UPDATE | 2 arrested in training center protest at Midtown construction site

For the third time in three months, activists protesting Atlanta’s planned public safety training center locked themselves to a crane at a Midtown con

1 month ago·Atlanta, United States

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WAGA

'Cop City' activists climb crane in Midtown Atlanta, intersection blocked off

Police have blocked off a Midtown Atlanta intersection after activists climbed a 250-foot-tall construction crane to protest the city's public safety training center.

1 month ago·Atlanta, United States

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