Early voting for state and local elections in Georgia starts TODAY, May 2, and it's time to make a plan to vote! Use ATLDSA's primary voter guide to learn all about the candidates and their stances on key progressive issues. Plus, we've got events planned all month to help Get Out The Vote!

🌹 Find your polling place and preview your ballot at https://mvp.sos.ga.gov/ 🗳

🌹 Knock doors to get out the vote this Saturday May 7 11:00 AM at Brownwood Park RSVP here 🚪

🌹 We're canvassing every Saturday at 11am until election day! Save the date and sign up for future canvasses on our monthly calendar: atldsa.org/calendar 📅

On Friday, May 6th at Eyedrum, local bands are organizing a benefit show with Atlanta DSA to benefit Starbucks Workers United. We'll raise funds for solidarity work with Starbucks workers, and share resources and information on workplace organizing. Bring your vaccination cards to show at the door. Entry is free for Starbucks workers!

ATLDSA had a very busy weekend celebrating International Workers Day! Thanks so much to everyone who helped out and attended various rallies and workshops in celebration of workers around the world! For those who missed it, here's a recap of this week's events:

Solidarity at Stone Mountain: Next,our members also showed up at Stone Mountain early Saturday morning with the NAACP and other groups to protest the racist "Confederate Memorial Day" celebration. It's time we end these racist traditions and tell the truth about Georgia history and the atrocities of the Confederacy!

Workers of the World, Unite! Finally, on Sunday, we hosted a 2-part workplace organizer training at the L5P Community Center with speakers from AFL-CIO and IATSE. Attendees learned about their rights in the workplace including the right to strike and to discuss workplace conditions with coworkers. Learn more using our know-your-rights cheat sheet!

For 13 years, Atlanta DSA's Douglass-Debs dinner has brought together Atlanta’s progressive community to honor outstanding role models and leaders, celebrate our accomplishments during the past year, and enjoy an evening of comradeship.

This year, our keynote speaker will be AFL-CIO Southern Regional Director Charles Clark. We will host the 2022 Douglass-Debs Dinner in the IBEW hall on Pulliam Street in downtown Atlanta on Friday, June 3, 2022.

The dinner is a great opportunity to meet with other community activists and hear from inspiring speakers.  Tickets are $50, with reduced-cost tickets available for students and other low-income comrades. We look forward to seeing you there!

For more info visit atldsa.org/dinner

DSA is partnering with the Organizing for Power global training program and invite DSA chapters, national committees, and individual members to participate.

Core skills you will work on:

• Organic leader identification
• Word choice
• Conducting structured organizing conversations
• Charting and list work
• Developing structure tests to gauge, show off and build power

Logistics:

• The training series launches May 10 and runs for six consecutive Tuesdays, finishing June 14.
• Each session is held twice for its global audience, first from 12:00 - 2:00 PM and again from 8:00 -10:00 PM.
• This training is FREE.
• But, advanced registration is REQUIRED and May 2 is the registration deadline.

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