This statement is attributable to Monica Simpson, Executive Director of SisterSong: Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective:
“As an organization championing Reproductive Justice and human rights, we know that all movements for human rights are inextricably linked, and we are keenly attuned to how state-sponsored violence impacts birthing people and children—who are the focus of our work—the most. Fighting for safe and sustainable communities is at the core of our mission.
Read MoreDear SisterSong Members and Followers,
I write to you today not just as an organizer but as a living, breathing example of what's at stake in our fight against Cop City. The very system that seeks to destroy precious land to build a facility for police is the same system that threatens me with life in a prison cell.
I currently exist in a web of policing. In addition to the increased militarization of our police force that all Atlanta residents face, I am burdened with legal fees from the family court so extortionate that if left unpaid…
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