Tree sitting
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Tree sitting is a form of environmentalist civil disobedience in which a protester sits in a tree, usually on a small platform built for the purpose, to protect it from being cut down. Supporters usua
Demonstrators in a tree at the Berkeley oak grove protest in 2008
Avo tree
The tree-sitters' camp in Berkeley, California, protesting the planned removal of coastal live oaks. The protesters were in the trees from December 2, 2006, to September 9, 2008, making it the longest-running urban tree-sit in history.
A view of the Fall Creek village showing aerial walkway
Stop Cop City
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Stop Cop City, also known as Defend the Atlanta Forest, was a decentralized movement focused on Atlanta, Georgia, in opposition to the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center or "Cop City". The facility
Stop Cop City graffiti along the Proctor Creek Greenway Trail
Debris and abandoned buildings at South River Forest
A tree sit to prevent cutting of trees at the Old Atlanta Prison Farm
Stop Cop City protests in Atlanta on January 22, 2023