Introducing: We Came to the Forest

About this episode

Vienna joins activists to stop the construction of a police training facility in Atlanta, leading to profound personal revelations.

Vienna is working a delivery job when she hears about Cop City, a massive police training facility being built in Atlanta. She decides to join a group of activists attempting to stop construction. When Vienna arrives in the South River Forest, she quickly finds a community, a cause –- and a love unlike any other. But the events of one morning shatters everything. Vienna and everyone connected to the forest begin asking themselves a question: what are you willing to die for? From Wondery, Campside Media and Tenderfoot TV. To find out more about this show plus the other shows we're working on, join our community at Campsidemedia.com/join Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Topics covered

• activism
• community
• police training
• environmentalism
• love
• personal sacrifice

Keywords

• Cop City
• activism
• Atlanta
• South River Forest
• police training
• community
• love
• sacrifice

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Cop City, Wondery, Campside Media, Tenderfoot TV

Places: Atlanta, South River Forest

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