Sixty-one people are facing RICO trials in Atlanta for alleged involvement in resistance to the construction of Cop City. The State uses imaginary associations and crimes, framed as RICO, as a means to break solidarity and momentum when movements are strong, but anti-repression is a response that uses an alternate imagination to strengthen solidarity and resistance.

In Spring 2025, a nationwide tour will visit over 60 cities, including Asheville, to discuss the history of the Atlanta forest, the resistance to Cop City, the history of RICO, and ongoing legal updates.Tour organizers will facilitate discussions on anti-repression and movement defense with the aim to share the lessons they have learned across struggles, and adapt to the evolving repressive forces so that we can continue to move bravely together.⁩

More information at instagram.com/sccimaginarycrimestour