🗓 What's Going On this Week? 🗓
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Want to get more involved? Attend a committee meeting or upcoming event!
Looking for more events? See our monthly calendar! 📆
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✊🌳 Urgent Call to Action: Stop Cop City! 🌳✊
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Today, January 22nd, Atlanta City Council decides on a referendum rules package that will determine whether we can have a referendum on Cop City!
We're mobilizing to pack City Hall alongside the scores of other organizations that will be in attendance. We call on Atlanta City Council to vote YES to let the people decide, Stop Cop City, and fund Atlanta's working-class communities instead of more policing!
Schedule:
- 11 AM - Public Comment Signup Opens / Committee on Council Meeting Begins
- 1 PM - City Council Meeting Starts, Public Comment Signup Ends, Public Comment Starts
We're staying until the meeting's over!
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🌹 This Saturday: ATLDSA Annual Convention 🌹
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Our annual chapter convention is this Saturday, Jan. 27 at 2 PM! We will discuss and debate resolutions to decide priorities for the next year, and also hold our annual officer elections. All members are encouraged to attend!
COVID Policy: As with all of our General Meetings, we expect all Convention attendees to be fully vaccinated and wear masks during all of Convention except while speaking at a microphone. Masks will be provided.
A few additional pre-convention gatherings:
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☎️ Phonebanking - Sanchez for Georgia ☎️
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Join us for a night of phonebanking this Wednesday from 6-8 PM to help elect our comrade Gabriel Sanchez to the Georgia State House!
Please note that this is a hybrid event, held both in-person at the DSA office and via Zoom. To attend virtually, email [email protected] for the Zoom link.
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🌹 This Saturday: New Member Orientation 🌹
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Whether you just joined DSA, you’re a longtime member looking to get more involved, or you want to know whether DSA might be your political home, this info session and Q&A will be a chance to learn more about socialism and to get an overview of our chapter.
Join us to learn how you can get involved with fighting capitalism and building socialism in Metro Atlanta and beyond!
Please email any questions or comments to [email protected].
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⚖ Reproductive Justice Town Hall ⚖
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Abortion is healthcare and a human right! Join Atlanta DSA and the Reproductive Freedom Act coalition at a Georgia House Democratic Caucus town hall on the state of reproductive health in Georgia.
Sign up here to tell your State Legislatures why we need the Reproductive Freedom Act and demand a committee hearing and vote on the RFA this year!
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Ever thought about organizing your workplace, but don't know where to start? Join ATL DSA's Labor Committee for an in-person workplace roundtable at 711 Catherine St SW on Monday from 7:00-9:00 PM.
This roundtable will be an informal discussion on workplace organizing strategies and what challenges attendees are facing in their own workplaces. Be prepared to introduce yourself, and share your experiences and advice with comrades on having workplace organizing conversations, strategies, and more!
This event is open to members and non-members of all levels of experience!
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✊ Save the Date: Union Reform 101 ✊
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All over the country, workers are organizing on the shop floor to build strong, militant, and democratic unions. From Teamsters for a Democratic Union (TDU) to Unite all Workers for Democracy (UAWD), the impact of union reform movements is loud and clear. Labor union reform caucuses have helped elect union leadership that's willing to put up a fight - helping Teamsters secure a historic union contract, and leading UAW to launch an unprecedented strike led by the rank-and-file.
Join Atlanta DSA's labor committee on Sunday, February 25 for an info session and workshop on union reform caucuses. We'll cover topics like: What is the goal of union reform? What are some examples of successful union reform movements? How can you get involved in your local union reform efforts?
This workshop is open to anyone, although union members are strongly encouraged to attend.
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🛩 Through February 7 - IAM Delta House Calling Blitz 🛩
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Support Delta Ramp, Cargo, and Tower union organizers as they connect with their coworkers and have conversations, at the door, without interference from Delta! This week of action will take place from January 31 through February 7. Union members, Delta workers, and community allies are all welcome.
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💵 Mutual Aid Request: Atlanta Amazon Driver 💵
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On January 10th, Amazon Delivery driver and organizer with Amazonians United Atlanta Hunter Richau was suspended without pay. This suspension came only a few weeks after a successful petition delivery on the behalf of his coworkers and is a clear attempt to silence an organizer fighting for better working conditions on the inside. Now, his future employment with the company is in jeopardy and he is likely to be terminated as a result.
During this time of uncertainty, Hunter will need assistance with bills while Amazonians United Atlanta challenges Amazon to clear him of any wrongdoing so he can return to work. Every dollar helps - thank you!
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📕 Political Education: Red Roundtable 📕
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Atlanta DSA's Political Education Committee is proud to announce a monthly community roundtable. This event is for all those who wish to hear other voices and have their voices heard.
With Black History Month just around the corner, this session's roundtable topic is Civil Rights struggles. We can discuss both historic and present-day issues such as censorship of school curricula, myths about civil rights' relevance today, and the methods organizations at the front lines are using to fight back against regressive policies.
All are welcome to join and contribute!
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Interested in getting involved with ATLDSA's Labor Committee? Email [email protected]!
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📓 Organizing for Power's Core Fundamentals Training 📓
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Email [email protected] to be added to Atlanta DSA's cohort of Organizing for Power's Core Fundamentals attendees! Led by labor legend Jane McAlevey, this free six-week training course on the basics of organizing starts May 7th. Join 35,000+ people from more than 1,400 organizations in over 110 countries to build a more equitable future.
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Atlanta Democratic Socialists of America - atldsa.org
Fighting for the many, not the few
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