#StopCopCity Solidarity Statement: Mapping the War on Terror Roots of Cop City in Atlanta

March 2023

MJF leads the Muslim Abolitionist Futures National Network in releasing this public statement in solidarity with #StopCopCity protestors and joins organizational demands to drop domestic terrorism charges against the Defend the Atlanta Forest Protestors. Since December, 42 protestors have been charged with domestic terrorism, a felony that carries up to 35 years in prison. These terrorism enhancements are meant to punish #StopCopCity forest defenders and repress resistance movements. Given this week marks the National Week of Action, the Muslim Abolitionist Futures Network is sharing our solidarity statement with local forest defenders that includes resources for direct support, and a mapping of the “Global War on Terror (GWOT)” roots of Cop City in order to link our broader movements for abolition. The liberation of all oppressed people is tied to the protection of stolen land. From Palestine to the Weelaunee forest - the militarized tactics being deployed by the state and law enforcement only serve to protect the oppressors in power. As a network of faith inspired activists, who are predominantly Muslim, we reject supremacy and state violence in all its forms, and especially white supremacist violence. The creation of Cop City will directly impact and harm our Black, Indigenous and Brown communities, who are the targets of white supremacist violence globally. We recommit to divesting from any and all forms of white supremacist violence, and investing in the liberation and care for the environment, land and impacted communities.