City Council is planning to lease 381 acres of forested land to the Atlanta Police Foundation for the purpose of building a massive, privately funded cop training facility! DARC is organizing to save the forest and #StopCopCity!

Join DARC and Community Movement Builders on August 14th at 4 - 7 pm for some picnic grilling, learning, and community building as we make the push to #StopCopCity!

All attendees are encouraged to bring:

• Something to sit on (blanket or chair)
• Something to grill
• Something cold to drink
• Something to share for the potluck (side or dessert)

Learn more at StopCopCity.org, and RSVP at atldsa.org/CopCityBBQ

Last week, Fox 5 Atlanta interviewed two leaders of Atlanta DSA, including a lead organizer of the chapter’s recently started “Stop Cop City” campaign opposing the Atlanta Police Foundation’s plans to demolish 300 acres of public forest land. While it is refreshing to see a mainstream news station platform socialist organizers, the nature of the coverage and the interview reveals the way our corporate-funded media attempts to influence public opinion in the name of objectivity.

This is a critical time to support tenants facing eviction and other crises in metro Atlanta. Housing Justice League will host a training for new volunteers on Wednesday August 11th at 6:30 pm. Please register here.

The training will cover:

• Background on HJL and tenant organizing
• Hotline Volunteer Protocol
• Navigating the resource referral guide
• Emotional care of ourselves and others
• And more!

If you are able, please take time to review the Hotline Volunteer Protocol and resource referral guide (linked above) ahead of the training. After the training you will be able to start volunteering with the hotline!

You can visit the Eviction Defense and Hotline pages on HJL's website for more information.

On Augsut 18th, come learn more about socialism and the factors that have shaped history and the world we live in. We'll discuss modes of production and their progression throughout human history, class consciousness, and our individual places in the capitalist hierarchy. Join your comrades for a lively discussion!

We're creating a new syllabus and we want your opinion! Please take a few minutes to rate your interest on the content of our new syllabus below.

Do you want to start a project, ask a question, or give feedback to leadership? Join the Steering and Records Committees for our monthly office hours, coming up on Thursday, August 12th at 7pm. Get heard and get help!

And see below for more information on joining the Records Committee to make the Chapter open and available to all working people!

Read a piece of member-selected sci-fi work, then come together with your comrades to discuss! Recent and near future selections include Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler, Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer, and The Dispossessed by Ursula K. LeGuin. Email [email protected] for more information.

Trying to find your place in the chapter? Whether you have 1 hour a week or 1 hour a day for DSA, take our member survey to get plugged in!

Our chapter calendar at atldsa.org/calendar has even more meetings and events!