Jamie Peck: Tear Gas and Tactics at the Block Cop City Action
This week, I speak with organizer, writer, and podcaster Jamie Peck about the mass action that shut down the construction of Cop City last week. We talk about the ridiculous and extreme police response to this nonviolent direct action and the creative tactics employed by protestors to keep each other safe. We also discuss: -how a Georgia State Police officer endangered protestors and risked starting a fire by throwing a tear gas canister into the forest -why the movement chose to engage...