🗳 Election Day with Atlanta DSA! 🗳

🌹 Get Ready to Vote Tomorrow, Nov. 2nd! 🌹

Atlanta's municipal elections are tomorrow, Tuesday Nov. 2nd! Find your polling place and view your sample ballot at www.mvp.sos.ga.gov.

 

Not sure who to vote for? Check out our 2021 Municipal Voter Guide, which covers both Atlanta's mayoral and city council races from a Socialist lens.

 

📖 Read: A Socialist Perspective on the Atlanta Mayoral Race 📖 

What should Socialists make of Atlanta's upcoming mayoral race? Many working people skeptical of elections in the United States. Voting in this country is needlessly complicated. Difficult voting restrictions disenfranchise large numbers of working-class people, while campaign finance laws have rendered our political system an effective oligarchy. But if we want to transform our society into a real democracy, we must understand the current system, corruption and all.

 

🎉 Vote Rogelio Election Day Watch Party! 🎉

Join Atlanta DSA and the Vote Rogelio campaign tomorrow Tuesday Nov. 2nd at 7:00 PM at Best End Brewing to watch the election results roll in! Learn more about our campaign to run a socialist for City Council at VoteRogelio.com! (Address: 1036 White St SW, Atlanta, GA 30310)

Atlanta DSAers join workers at the John Deere picket line in McDonough, GA on Sunday, Oct 24
 

✊ John Deere Workers on Strike in McDonough ✊

Atlanta DSAers join workers at the John Deere picket line in McDonough, GA on Sunday, Oct 24

Above: Atlanta DSAers join workers at the John Deere picket line in McDonough, GA on Sunday, Oct 24

Striketober continues as over 10,000 UAW union members have gone on strike at John Deere, including those in McDonough, GA. The company has rejected a proposed wage raise after a record-breaking year in which they made over $5 billion in profits.

 

If you want to support these workers, please donate to the solidarity fund here! This fund is organized by UAWD (Unite All Workers for Democracy), a grassroots movement of UAW members, active and retired, united in the common goal of creating a more democratic and accountable union.

Atlanta DSA is supporting the strike by joining the picket line and bringing food and supplies. If you're in the area and interested in helping, please fill out our sign up form here.

 

💭 Poli-Ed Workshop: Think like a Socialist! Pt. 3💭

Join us for "Think Like a Socialist Pt. 3: Socialism, Communism, Anarchism" on November 15th at 6:30 pm. Like our previous workshops, this will be an open and engaging discussion about some of our favorite topics, such as: What is socialism? What is communism, and how is it different from socialism? What role has anarchism played in the Marxist tradition?
 

This workshop will be held online. Please RSVP to receive a zoom link in your email. We encourage you to attend at the scheduled time, but a recording of the workshop will also be provided for all event registrants.

 

✏️ Committee Applications are OPEN! ✏️

Want to help organize for socialism? Join one of Atlanta DSA's committees! All of our work Supporting labor unions, campaigning for Housing For All, and educating the public about Socialism — is organized through committees, and all members can apply to join the committee of their choice!

 

Atlanta DSA Member Survey

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!