On Monday, September 16, we’re calling on the people throughout the Atlanta area to join us at City Council once again to demand that our voices be heard. At any time, the mayor’s office can drop its appeal, or the Council can just pass a resolution to place it on the ballot themselves. We need to make clear that we won’t stand by as they subvert democracy right before our eyes – especially as election season approaches.

Last year at this time, we achieved the impossible together. People from all walks of life united to collect signatures insisting the City Council place Cop City on the ballot to let the people decide the outcome. Thanks to the hard work and dedication of people like you, we collected over 116,000 signatures, more than double the number city officials required to enact the referendum. So what happened?

One year later, the boxes full of petitions are still sitting in the clerk’s office where we left them. When we first launched this effort, Mayor Dickens promised he wouldn’t intervene and would allow democracy to prevail. In reality, his administration has impeded our efforts at every turn, silencing the voices of thousands. They are hoping that we will forget about it and move on. Not on our watch!