Join us at City Hall to say: "Stop scapegoating immigrants! Fight racism! Fight sexist violence!”

Right wing forces are gathering at city hall to call for increased policing and anti-immigrant measures following the politicization of Laken Riley’s tragic murder by figures such as Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Brian Kemp, and others. Except increased policing would not make Athens more safe and does not solve the issue of sexist violence against women.

These figures are framing this tragedy as a migrant issue, because the alleged perpetrator is an immigrant from Venezuela. Already, the Georgia State house has used this tragedy to pass a bill that would allow police to arrest anyone they suspect to have “illegally” immigrated. This is a racist, disingenuous distraction from the true root of the problem–patriarchal violence.

If we do not stand up and speak out, the right-wing will seize complete control of the narrative of Laken Riley’s murder to further their racist agenda.

We must make it known that THE RACIST SCAPEGOATING OF IMMIGRANTS IS NOT WELCOME HERE!