Free Peppy and Krystal! Free Em All!

From Free Peppy and Krystal!

Peppy and Krystal are two Pittsburgh community activists who are facing trumped up political charges on the federal level. Peppy has been locked up since they were indicted in June of 2023. Krystal is out on pretrial conditions.

Jury trial set for September 9th at the federal courthouse in Pittsburgh, PA.

Case Summary

How to Host a Haunted House

From CrimethInc.

A Guide for Anarchists with a Video Walkthrough

In the following account, a participant describes how people involved in an anarchist social center set up a haunted house last October as a fundraiser to support defendants facing RICO charges as a consequence of repression targeting the movement to Stop Cop City. This is an excellent example of how creative efforts can add a joyous element to political outreach and legal support.

Block Cop City: A View From Afar

Source: Scenes from the Atlanta Forest

Despite the (lack of) final result, the organizers of the Block Cop City demo did do a few things right. Their celebrated 80-something city speaking tour was straight out of the old summit hopping playbook, and did a lot to raise awareness of the mobilization. And despite rumors to the contrary, BCC had a robust legal support structure in place, although it didn’t end up having much to do. BCC’s voluminous rhetoric even convinced the cops to halt construction at the site for a day, although they might not have bothered if they’d known how harmless the action would be. That’s about it, though.

Strategizing for Palestinian Solidarity

From CrimethInc

Expanding the Toolkit

In the following text, a Jewish collective that has participated in the struggle to Stop Cop City explains why they are committed to solidarity with Palestinians and what it will take to halt the assault of the Israeli military on Gaza

This Is America #190: Block Cop City Tour and Mobilization

From It's Going Down

On this episode, we speak with Sam about the recent Block Cop City speaking tour across the US and the upcoming mass actions in Atlanta against the Cop City project from November 10th – 13th.

We also speak with hosts of the Final Straw podcast about the recent Asheville Anarchist Bookfair about organizing anarchist and autonomous events in the current terrain with COVID-19 still a looming threat, how to make gatherings accessible and engaging to as many people as possible, and much more.

Demonstrations in Solidarity With ‘Stop Cop City’ Activists Facing Repression Spread

From It's Going Down

In the wake of Georgia’s Attorney General Chris Carr moving to indict 61 Stop Cop City activists on RICO charges, including those who were arrested at a concert in the Weelaunee forest in support of the movement, handing out flyers with information on the police officer who shot and killed Manuel “Tortuguita” Teran, and those involved in a local bail-fund, supporters have been taking action in solidarity with those facing repression and continuing the struggle on the ground.

Oregon: Vertiv Corporation Trucks Set On Fire

Vertiv Corporation Trucks Set On Fire – Milwaukie OR
From Scenes from the Atlanta Forest
August 30, 2023

Last week, to commemorate the International Week of Solidarity with Anarchist Prisoners, under the cover of darkness a small incendiary device was placed on the wheel arc of a Vertiv truck located on the edge of a sleepy office park in Milwaukie OR. The delay was lit before we disappeared back into the forest

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