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Hey Comrades! There are decades where nothing happens, and weeks where decades happen. Here's what's happening this week:
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Metro Atlanta DSA stands with the nationwide anti-racist uprisings |
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Over the past few days, Atlanta has seen an organic, spontaneous working class uprising inspired by the uprisings in Minneapolis and elsewhere around the country. Mayor Keisha Lance-Bottoms has joined forces with Governor Brian Kemp to launch a brutally authoritarian crackdown on the protests, invoking the national guard and hostile military tactics. This looks like war because it is war. This is class war being waged by the ruling capitalist class and their jackboot cronies against Atlanta’s Black working class.
The Metro Atlanta Democratic Socialists of America (MADSA) unequivocally supports the working class uprisings developing in Atlanta and across the country led by the anti-racist Black working class. We support the #BlackLivesMatter movement and the efforts of the leading Black working class to defeat mass incarceration and the neo-fascist police state. We stand in solidarity with George Floyd, may he rest in power, with his family, and with the millions of Black people who fear death because of the violence of white supremacy in the United States.
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Wednesday: ATL Hotel & Airport Workers Caravan |
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WHAT: Unite Here Local 23, the union representing ATL Hotel & Airport Workers, is calling for Car Caravan to oppose police and economic violence against Black people
WHEN: Tomorrow, Wednesday June 3rd at 10:30am
WHERE: IBEW Parking Lot, 501 Pulliam St SW #250, Atlanta, GA 30312
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Sunday: Justice for Black Lives Protest March & Rally |
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WHAT: The Alliance for Black Lives and other allied organizations are calling for a peaceful rally, protest and march to demand:
WHEN: Sunday, June 7th at 12pm
WHERE: Tandy Key Ln NW, Duluth, GA 30096
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Organize Locally With Inner East Atlanta |
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7PM Thursday, the Inner East Atlanta block will be organizing on Zoom - if you live in East Atlanta this is a must attend - they'll be getting together to spread the word about the actions the chapter is taking as a whole and growing the block, they'll also be making a plan for responding to the local crisis(es) on a local level. This is worth attending even if you're not in East Atlanta, but if you are this is especially critical. Send an email to: [email protected] |
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Join the Metro Atlanta DSA Slack |
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This movement has been moving faster than we can keep up with in emails. Many of our members use a chat application, Slack, to keep in touch between meetings. We have a Metro Atlanta DSA Slack workspace that is members only. To join DSA and the slack, follow the instructions at madsa.ga/join. |
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See you in the streets!
In Solidarity, Metro Atlanta DSA |
