What ATL DSA is up to this week...
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Red Clay Comrade: Cop City is Not What Atlanta Needs! 

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Today the Atlanta City Council will vote on an ordinance to lease the Old Atlanta Prison Farm to build a private Cop City in the southeast Atlanta Forest. Before the big vote, check out our new article Cop City Is Not What Atlanta Needs from member Brad B in our chapter publication, the Red Clay Comrade!

 

🌹 Atlanta DSA August General Meeting, August 28th! 🌹

Join us for Atlanta DSA's monthly General Meeting! We will hear the latest from our chapter's campaigns and committees, discuss current events in the chapter, and debate and vote on resolutions. All members are encouraged to attend, and interested non-members are welcome!

 

This meeting will be primarily held in-person in a hybrid format, with a livestream available for members to remotely participate.

 

If you are attending in person, please wear a mask unless you are speaking at the microphone!

 

🍻 Eat Drink & Be Marxist, August 21st! 🍻

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On August 21st, we'll be having our next Eat, Drink, and be Marxist social at the Georgia Beer Garden! We'll be starting at 8:00 pm.

 

🐷🔨 #StopCopCity Next Steps!

Join Atlanta DSA's DARC organizers on August 19th at 7:00 pm as we recap our campaign to #StopCopCity! After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

 

✏️ Learn the ABCs of Socialism on August 18th!

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On August 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!

 

🌹 DSA Membership Survey 2021

Please click the link to complete this form by August 31st.

 

✏️ Political Education Syllabus Survey

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.

 

🔨 Hammer and Hoe Review and Discussion

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The Midtown Branch has been reading Hammer and Hoe for the past couple months, and we're capping it off with a summary session. The book has been a great read so far, so we're excited to meet one more time for final thoughts! Whether you've read the book, which you can find at this link, or just want to learn about it, we'd love to have you join us!

 

👽 Sci-Fi Reading Group on August 29th

Join your fellow socialist sci-fi enthusiasts on August 29th at 6:00 pm for a discussion of Liu Cixin’s bestseller The Three-Body Problem! Email [email protected] for more info!

 

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!

 

Looking for more?

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