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Historic Trees Demolished, Land Defenders Arrested and New Treesit at US-Mexico Border
🦄 Borders & Migration , 🦄 Police , 🦄 Protest & Direct Action Historic Trees Demolished, Land Defenders Arrested and New Treesit at US-Mexico Border Lochiel, AZ – In the early hours of October 5, Border Patrol agents raided the anti-border camp called “Tierra Libre” on the U.S.-Mexico Border near Lochiel, Arizona.
Treesit Blocks US-Mexico Border Wall Construction for Six Weeks in Arizona
🦄 Borders & Migration , 🦄 Eco , 🦄 Protest & Direct Action Treesit Blocks US-Mexico Border Wall Construction for Six Weeks in Arizona Santa Cruz County, AZ – On a cool, cloudy morning in the San Rafael Valley in Southern Arizona, a young person popped their head over the edge of a platform in a tree, perched fifty feet above the rolling prairieland below. “Hi! Thanks for coming!” they shouted down to the group of newcomers approaching the ancient cottonwood tree they now live in.
Inside Enclave Rabia Caracol — An Anarchist Community Center and Cafe in Tijuana, Mexico - UNICORN RIOT
🦄 Arts & Culture , 🦄 Community , 🦄 Global Inside Enclave Rabia Caracol — An Anarchist Community Center and Cafe in Tijuana, Mexico Tijuana, Mexico — In the heart of downtown Tijuana, less than a kilometer from the San Yisidro Port of Entry and blocks away from the most popular nightlife and tourist areas of the city, migrants rest on the stairs of a café while passersby lean on the bar, sipping what may be the best and cheapest espresso in the city.
Asylum Seekers Stranded Along Border Wall Near Sasabe, Arizona
Sasabe, AZ — The afternoon sun cut diagonally through the 16-foot-tall concrete-reinforced steel bollards marking the international boundary between the United States and Mexico east of Sasabe, Arizona. The wall’s long shadows cast a strobe light effect on cars passing along the roughly graded road cut into the mountainside along the U.S. side of the desert. Asylum Seekers Stranded Along Border Wall Near Sasabe, Arizona from Unicorn Riot on Vimeo.
Thousands of Asylum Seekers Stranded Along Border Wall Near Sasabe, Arizona
Thousands of Asylum Seekers Stranded Along Border Wall Near Sasabe, Arizona Sasabe, AZ — The afternoon sun cut diagonally through the 16-foot-tall concrete-reinforced steel bollards marking the international boundary between the United States and Mexico east of Sasabe, Arizona. The wall’s long shadows cast a strobe light effect on cars passing along the roughly graded road cut into the mountainside along the U.S. side of the desert.
'Jane’s Revenge' Activist Pleads Guilty in Firebombing of Anti-Abortion Group 'Wisconsin Family Action'
🦄 Police , 🦄 Prison , 🦄 Protest & Direct Action ‘Jane’s Revenge’ Activist Pleads Guilty in Firebombing of Anti-Abortion Group ‘Wisconsin Family Action’ Madison, WI — Hrindindu Sankar Roychowdhury pleaded guilty on November 20, 2023 to federal arson charges resulting from a 2022 attack claimed under the moniker ‘Jane’s Revenge’ against Wisconsin Family Action, an anti-abortion Christian fundamentalist group.
Blockade Protest Disrupts Raytheon at University of Arizona Tech Park
Blockade Protest Disrupts Raytheon at University of Arizona Tech Park Tucson, AZ — The morning commute was pure chaos for Raytheon employees and others reporting for work at the University of Arizona (UA) Tech Park on Thursday, November 30 as over 100 people participated in a blockade and rally at the facility.
Die-In at Raytheon Compound in Tucson Calls Out Complicity in Gaza
Die-In at Raytheon Compound in Tucson Calls Out Complicity in Gaza Tucson, AZ — Raytheon employees on their way to work Thursday morning were confronted with an unusual spectacle — about 120 people, dressed in all black, lying in the road covered in white sheets, blocking one of the entrances to U.S. Air Force Plant 44, operated by Raytheon Missiles and Defense.
Queer Migrants Find Shelter and Community in Tijuana Collective House
🦄 Borders & Migration , 🦄 Global , 🦄 LGBTQ+ Queer Migrants Find Shelter and Community in Tijuana Collective House Tijuana, Mexico — As the Biden administration continues in Trump’s footsteps — constructing a 30-foot-tall border wall along the Tijuana/San Diego border and imposing new barriers to seeking asylum in the United States — many activists in Tijuana have continued the quiet, daily work of welcoming migrants.
Over 60 People Indicted on RICO Charges in Atlanta, Allegedly Promoting 'Anarchist Ideas'
Over 60 People Indicted on RICO Charges in Atlanta, Allegedly Promoting ‘Anarchist Ideas’ Atlanta, GA — Georgia prosecutors have indicted 61 individuals under the Georgia Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, or RICO, for their alleged participation in the #StopCopCity movement and for, as they put it, promoting “virulent anarchist ideals.” The indictments were handed down by a grand jury last week but only made public this morning after being discovered by the Atlanta Community...
'I Can’t Take This Shit No More': Alabama Prisoner Takes a Stand
‘I Can’t Take This Shit No More’: Alabama Prisoner Takes a Stand Content Warning: The following article contains graphic descriptions of violence and photographs showing blood. Bessemer, Alabama — At around 2 a.m. on Sunday morning, August 13, Derrol Shaw took an opportunity to get free.
Tijuana Groups Protest Border Wall Construction At Friendship Park
Tijuana, Mexico — Eduardo seemed not to notice the soft midday rain slowly dampening his clothes and beading up on the sleeves of his jacket. Just a couple hundred feet from where the Pacific lapped the beach of both Mexico and the U.S., drawing no distinction between the two, Eduardo pointed out the native and culinary plants he and his friends tend to each week.
Tijuana Groups Protest Border Wall Construction at Friendship Park
Tijuana Groups Protest Border Wall Construction at Friendship Park Tijuana, Mexico — Eduardo seemed not to notice the soft midday rain slowly dampening his clothes and beading up on the sleeves of his jacket. Just a couple hundred feet from where the Pacific lapped the beach of both Mexico and the U.S., drawing no distinction between the two, Eduardo pointed out the native and culinary plants he and his friends tend to each week.
Forest Defender Speaks From Bartow County Jail
‘Their Overreach Is Sowing The Seeds Of Their Undoing’. Bartow County, GA — Over 7 weeks after they were arrested while distributing fliers in a small suburb of Atlanta, Charley Tennenbaum continues to be held in the Bartow County Jail for actions they say are protected by the First Amendment.
'Their Overreach is Sowing the Seeds of Their Undoing': Forest Defender Speaks from Bartow County Jail
🦄 Eco , 🦄 Police , 🦄 Prison ‘Their Overreach is Sowing the Seeds of Their Undoing’: Forest Defender Speaks from Bartow County Jail Bartow County, GA — Over seven weeks after they were arrested while distributing fliers in a small suburb of Atlanta, Charley Tennenbaum continues to be held in the Bartow County Jail for actions they say are protected by the First Amendment.
‘Cop City’ Protesters Visit Nationwide Insurance
Scottsdale, Arizona — “I’m here in an official capacity, representing Nationwide,” said a protester in a blue wig and a skintight blue acrylic body suit. She wore placards strung across her shoulders with hand-painted replicas of the Nationwide logo on the front and back of her body. Her voice was muffled by the suit, which covered her entire face, hands, and probably feet. She peered out through eye holes it looked like she’d cut herself.
'Cop City' Protesters Visit Nationwide Insurance
‘Cop City’ Protesters Visit Nationwide Insurance Scottsdale, AZ — “I’m here in an official capacity, representing Nationwide,” said a protester in a blue wig and a skintight blue acrylic body suit. She wore placards strung across her shoulders with hand-painted replicas of the Nationwide logo on the front and back of her body. Her voice was muffled by the suit, which covered her entire face, hands, and probably feet. She peered out through eye holes it looked like she’d cut herself.
Three Atlanta Activists Arrested, Home Raided Over Bail Fund
Marlon Kautz, Savannah Patterson, and Adele Maclean were arrested at The Teardown Community, a hub for mutual aid and activism as well as a residence where the three lived. All three have been booked into the notorious DeKalb County Jail, according to the GBI. Marlon Kautz was arrested Wednesday during a multi-jurisdictional raid on his home. (Source: Atlanta Solidarity Fund).
Three Atlanta Activists Arrested, Home Raided Over Bail Fund
🦄 Community , 🦄 Police , 🦄 Prison Three Atlanta Activists Arrested, Home Raided Over Bail Fund Atlanta, GA — Around 9 a.m. on Wednesday, three members of the Atlanta Solidarity Fund were arrested during a raid by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) and the Atlanta Police Department and charged with money laundering and charity fraud.
'Don’t Forget Us': Forest Defenders Confront Horrors of Life in DeKalb County Jail
🦄 Police , 🦄 Prison , 🦄 Racism & Far-Right ‘Don’t Forget Us’: Forest Defenders Confront Horrors of Life in DeKalb County Jail Monica had been locked up in Dekalb County Jail for five days when guards entered her pod and called out her name. She was being released. Like always, the other women in the pod started clapping and cheering, happy to see anyone freed.
Three Face Felonies For Allegedly Flyering Near Home Of Georgia Trooper
The Trooper Is Tied To Killing Of Forest Defender. Bartow County, Georgia — More than 3 ½ months after Georgia State Patrol agents killed forest defender Manuel ‘Tortuguita’ Esteban Paez Terán during a raid on the Weelaunee Forest, officials still refuse to name the officers responsible for their death or take any steps toward bringing them to justice. After months of waiting, it appears that activists and community members have begun stepping up to provide transparency themselves.
Three Face Felonies for Allegedly Flyering Near Home of One Georgia Trooper Tied to Killing of Forest Defender
Three Face Felonies for Allegedly Flyering Near Home of One Georgia Trooper Tied to Killing of Forest Defender Bartow County, GA — More than 3 ½ months after Georgia State Patrol agents killed forest defender Manuel ‘Tortuguita’ Esteban Paez Terán during a raid on the Weelaunee Forest, officials still refuse to name the officers responsible for their death or take any steps toward bringing them to justice.
The Case of Marvin Haynes - Part Four: The Trials of Marvin Haynes
The Case of Marvin Haynes – Part Four: The Trials of Marvin Haynes This is the fourth and final article in Unicorn Riot’s investigative series into the case of Marvin Haynes, who was sentenced to life in prison at the age of 17 for a murder he says he didn’t commit. As of this writing, he remains imprisoned at the Stillwater Correctional Facility. Hennepin County District Court, Minneapolis, Minnesota. September 2, 2005.
Behind the #StopCopCity Domestic Terrorism Warrants
Behind the #StopCopCity Domestic Terrorism Warrants Atlanta, GA — The Georgia Bureau of Investigation, in collaboration with several other law enforcement agencies, charged 23 more people with ‘domestic terrorism’ for their alleged involvement in the ongoing effort to stop ‘Cop City’ and to defend the Weelaunee Forest in unincorporated DeKalb County southeast of Atlanta. This brings the total number of ‘Cop City’ opponents charged under the statute to 42.
The Case of Marvin Haynes - Part Three: The Framing of Marvin Haynes
Minneapolis, MN – When Officers Rollins and Smelter pulled up in front of Jerry’s Flower Shop on Sunday morning, May 16, 2004, they saw a woman run out the front door. She was screaming. She told the officers that her brother was inside and that he’d been shot. When they entered the building they found Randy Sherer, 55, lying dead in a pool of blood. It would take less than three days for police to identify the suspect they became convinced, based upon very little evidence, had committed the murder.
FBI Bookstore Spying in Chicago Eyes Abortion Rights, Cop City, Anti-Development Activists
FBI Bookstore Spying in Chicago Eyes Abortion Rights, Cop City, Anti-Development Activists Chicago, IL – The owner-workers of Pilsen Community Books acknowledge that their store is “very cute.” A vintage typewriter holds a signboard featuring a quote that’s both intellectually stimulating and heart-warming. A repurposed mid-century card catalog cabinet holds a collection of vintage mass market paperbacks.
FBI Harasses Activists in Florida; Two Indicted on Federal Charges for Jane’s Revenge Actions
🦄 Police , 🦄 Protest & Direct Action , 🦄 Social Control FBI Harasses Activists in Florida; Two Indicted on Federal Charges for Jane’s Revenge Actions Miami, FL – On May 8, 2022, as the world waited anxiously for the Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade to drop, anonymous vandals smashed in the window of the Wisconsin Family Action building in Madison, Wisconsin and set the building ablaze.
Atlanta Activists Say Prosecutors Plan to Indict them on RICO Charges
Atlanta Activists Say Prosecutors Plan to Indict them on RICO Charges Atlanta, GA – Community organizations involved in the ongoing campaign to defend the South River Forest outside Atlanta, Georgia and ‘Stop Cop City’ say state prosecutors are planning on releasing indictments in the coming weeks charging them as a “criminal organization” under RICO statutes.
'Community' Committee Cheers Police Violence as Authorities Repress Resistance to 'Cop City'
‘Community’ Committee Cheers Police Violence as Authorities Repress Resistance to ‘Cop City’ Atlanta, GA – As the movement to prevent the destruction of a huge swath of forest outside Atlanta grows more powerful, the authorities are scrambling to contain it. As they do, they are resorting to increasingly violent measures — including the killing of an Indigenous protester, Manuel Terán, also known as Tortuguita, on January 18 and charging 19 protesters with trumped up domestic terrorism charges.
The Case of Marvin Haynes - Part Two: The Murder of Randy Sherer
The Case of Marvin Haynes – Part Two: The Murder of Randy Sherer The second in an ongoing Unicorn Riot investigative series into the case of Marvin Haynes, who was sentenced to life in prison in 2006 at the age of 17 for a murder he says he didn’t commit. As of this writing, he remains imprisoned at the Stillwater Correctional Facility.
The Case of Marvin Haynes - Part One
Minneapolis, MN – The grainy surveillance camera footage shows a small interrogation room—fifteen-by-fifteen, white walls, short cut-pile dark carpet, circular table, and a blue swivel chair. A door on the far wall stands open to the hallways and cubicles beyond. The date in the corner of the video reads 5-19-04. A counter clicks off the seconds. A bland-looking cop in a gray suit walks in and directs a young man to the chair. The officer removes his handcuffs. The kid sits down.
City Of Atlanta And DeKalb County Announce ‘Agreement’
Bob Hughes [Project Manager working with Atlanta Police Foundation]:And I think it’s important to point out, because I know last time we there was some express about concern of making sure if there’s an environmental issue that needs to be cleaned up, that it’s addressed, that that this environmental study is not just inside the 85 acres that are the Police Foundation lease land, but we’re looking at everything outside of that so that, you know, if there’s something there, we want to know it.
City of Atlanta and DeKalb County Announce ‘Agreement’ Amid Growing Opposition to Cop City
Record-breaking heat waves and economic hits as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic have prompted governments in the United States and the United Kingdom to consider enacting a Green New Deal (GND). But how might these GNDs play out? Will they curb emissions? More importantly, will they curb emissions while upholding the principles of social justice and equity?
Atlanta’s “Cop City” Moves Forward as 19 People Face Domestic Terrorism Charges
Image Credit: (Right Pic) Instagram: #StopCopCity Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens announced Tuesday that a proposed $90 million police training facility known as “Cop City” is moving forward, despite growing opposition and the police killing of a forest defender. Just weeks ago, law enforcement officers — including a SWAT team — were violently evicting protesters who had occupied a wooded area outside the center, when they shot and killed a longtime activist and charged 19 with domestic terrorism.
Mayor Attempts to Reframe “Cop City” as Environmentally Beneficial
Atlanta, Georgia – Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens announced Tuesday that the City of Atlanta and DeKalb County have reached an agreement regarding permitting issues that had previously slowed their plans to build an elaborate 85-acre police training facility in the middle of a forest in unincorporated DeKalb County, southeast of Atlanta.
City of Atlanta and DeKalb County Announce ‘Agreement’ Amid Growing Opposition to Cop City - UNICORN RIOT
🦄 Eco , 🦄 Police , 🦄 Social Control City of Atlanta and DeKalb County Announce ‘Agreement’ Amid Growing Opposition to Cop City Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens announced Tuesday that the City of Atlanta and DeKalb County have reached an agreement regarding permitting issues that had previously slowed their plans to build an elaborate 85-acre police training facility in the middle of a forest in unincorporated DeKalb County, southeast of Atlanta.
Protester Shot and Killed by Officers During Raid on Atlanta Forest
Protester Shot and Killed by Officers During Raid on Atlanta Forest Atlanta, GA – A protester was shot and killed by police Wednesday morning, January 18, in the midst of a multi-jurisdictional raid on the Atlanta Forest, also known as the Weelaunee Forest, in DeKalb County, southeast of Atlanta. The protester killed by police has been identified as Manuel Terán, a forest defender who also went by the nickname Tortuguita or Tort.
SWAT Teams Attack Atlanta Forest Encampments, Activists Charged with ‘Terrorism’ in Movement to Stop Cop City Police Training Facility
Editor’s Note: Aside from federal terrorism charges against animal-rights and environmental activists, African descendants are active in the Stop Cop City movement. In 2017, the FBI created the “Black Identity Extremism” domestic terrorism category for African-descended activists in the United States. Light editing helped conform the following Unicorn Riot article to TF’s style. ATLANTA, United States—On Dec.
'You’re Important to Us!': Tucson Rings in the New Year with Raucous Jail Protest
‘You’re Important to Us!’: Tucson Rings in the New Year with Raucous Jail Protest Tucson, AZ – Dwarfed by a four-story edifice of concrete and concertina wire, two boys passed a bullhorn back and forth between them, egging each other on and giggling at their game. “Your lives matter!” one of them yelled at the rows of narrow windows and those locked away behind them. “You’re important to us! All you guys!” yelled the other.
Arizona Agrees to Remove Shipping Containers from US-Mexico Border
Arizona Governor Doug Ducey’s office told the federal government yesterday that he will remove the makeshift shipping container barrier he constructed along the US-Mexico border, both in the Coronado National Forest in Cochise County and near Yuma, Arizona. The agreement was filed as a stipulation in federal court.
SWAT Teams Attack Atlanta Forest Encampments, Activists Charged with 'Terrorism'
🦄 Eco , 🦄 Land & Housing , 🦄 Police SWAT Teams Attack Atlanta Forest Encampments, Activists Charged with ‘Terrorism’ Atlanta, GA – On December 13 and 14, 2022, SWAT teams and other armed police officers from eight different federal, state, county, and city police agencies conducted a raid on those camping out in the Atlanta forest in hopes of preventing the construction of a 85-acre police training facility that opponents have dubbed “Cop City.” During the raid, police shot tear gas and...
A Quiet Retreat: Hundreds of Shipping Containers Hauled to AZ State Prison as Protests Halt Border Wall
Southern Arizona – Starting Tuesday, along I-10 in Southern Arizona, observant commuters may have noticed a peculiar uptick in the interstate’s westbound traffic — dozens, maybe even hundreds, of empty shipping containers were hauled one-by-one down the highway.
Blockaders Halt Border Wall Construction in Southern Arizona
Cochise County, AZ – Seventeen feet above the ground, towering over the native Sonoran grasses and oak saplings of the surrounding bajadas, a group of young people stretched out languidly in the sun, chatting and laughing and playing guitar. In a line to their east, the double-stacked shipping containers beneath them stretched out for over a mile; to their west, the wild grassland lay undisturbed.
Protesters Converge on State Capitol in Solidarity with Alabama Prison Strike
🦄 Labor , 🦄 Police , 🦄 Prison Protesters Converge on State Capitol in Solidarity with Alabama Prison Strike Montgomery, AL – On the 19th day of the statewide prisoner work strike on Friday, about 100 people gathered in front of the Alabama State Capitol Building in support of the thousands of prisoners currently striking. On Oct. 7, the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) confirmed that five facilities remained at a standstill due to the historic statewide work stoppage.
Alabama Prisoners Explain Why They're Striking
Alabama Prisoners Explain Why They’re Striking Prisoners across Alabama launched a coordinated work stoppage Monday, refusing to attend their work assignments and essentially shutting down normal operations of the prison system in the state. Although the exact number of prisoners on strike is unknown, an outside organizer with prisoner support group Both Sides of the Walls estimates that about 80% of Alabama prisoners have participated in the strike.
DAPL Saboteur Ruby Montoya Sentenced to 6 Years in Federal Prison
Des Moines, IA – Ruby Montoya, admitted Dakota Access Pipeline saboteur, stepped out of a car Wednesday morning in front of the federal courthouse in Des Moines, Iowa, and walked quietly into the building. Her dark hair was pulled back into a low bun and her long, teal skirt blew in the wind. Her attorney, Maria Borbón, walked behind her. The atmosphere outside the courthouse that morning was mundane, lacking the usual fanfare of a high-profile political sentencing.
Self-Managed Abortion Workshops Build Reproductive Autonomy
Self-Managed Abortion Workshops Build Reproductive Autonomy Tucson, Arizona – In the wake of the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision ending federal protection for abortion access, some people across the country are scrambling to find solutions to the crisis of forced pregnancy and the end of nationwide legal reproductive freedom. This crisis is even more profound in the half of states where abortion is or will likely soon be illegal.
Prosecutor Seeks 8 Years in Prison and Terrorism Enhancement for DAPL Saboteur Ruby Montoya
Des Moines, IA – Federal prosecutors are seeking a sentence of 96 months in prison for Ruby Montoya, admitted Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) saboteur, which includes a ‘terrorism enhancement’ that could tack years onto her sentence. In November 2016, on the night of the election of Donald Trump, Montoya and Jessica Reznicek, who had become convinced that an escalation of tactics was necessary, began their arson and sabotage spree.
Police Raid Atlanta Forest Occupation
Police Raid Atlanta Forest Occupation Atlanta, GA – On Tuesday, May 17, law enforcement from several jurisdictions, including SWAT teams armed with rifles, conducted a raid on the burgeoning autonomous zone within the Atlanta Forest, arresting eight people and destroying six treehouses and other protest infrastructure.
Atlanta Fights To Save Its Forest
Atlanta, Georgia – A harsh chorus of chants and drums erupted in the late afternoon silence of the upscale Atlanta suburb of Kennesaw, Georgia, Monday, punctuated by the pops of fireworks and the barks of dogs.
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