An Atlanta bail fund jumped to the defense of activists arrested in Atlanta Sunday night after a demonstration against a planned police and fire training facility devolved into vandalism and arson.
The Atlanta Solidarity Fund asked for donations Monday afternoon, saying it was “committed to providing bail assistance and access to legal representation for everyone arrested protesting.”
“We are already coordinating a network of lawyers to respond. Please donate to help us continue this work. Solidarity means nobody faces repression alone!” the fund tweeted.
Atlanta police identified 23 suspects charged with domestic terrorism after allegedly launching an attack Sunday night against the construction site for a police and fire training facility dubbed “Cop City”. The Atlanta Police Department revealed all but two of the arrestees are from out of state.
DEMOCRATS LARGELY SILENT ON ANTI-POLICE VIOLENCE IN ATLANTA AFTER NIGHT OF CHAOS, SMASHED WINDOWS
The group is accused of leaving a nearby music festival Sunday evening and heading to the construction site of the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center “to conduct a coordinated attack on construction equipment and police officers.”
Authorities noted how the group changed into black clothing and allegedly threw commercial-grade fireworks, Molotov cocktails, large rocks and bricks at police officers.
The Atlanta Solidarity Fund described those arrested as “festival-goers.”
“Indiscriminate police violence tonight against Stop Cop City festival-goers,” the organization tweeted. “Police seem to be lashing out at anyone present at the music festival. Music is not a crime, protest is not a crime. The first amendment doesn’t go away when a single person sets a fire.”
“They want to hold every movement participant liable for anything which anyone does in the name of defending the forest,” the Atlanta Solidarity Fund continued. “If one person burns a bulldozer, they want to jail every protester for arson. As a legal strategy, it…
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