We've got something excited planned for our June monthly social! Meet us June 18th at 8:00 PM at the Georgia Beer Garden (420 Edgewood Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30312) for drinks, conversation, and this time... a movie!

This month at Eat, Drink, & Be Marxist, we'll be screening the film, The Battle of Algiers starting at 9:00 PM in the backyard of the Georgia Beer Garden. Directed by Gillo Pontecorvo, the critically acclaimed Battle of Algiers (1966) illustrates the experiences of rebels against the French government in Northern Africa during the Algerian War (1954-1962). This event is free and open to all members and supporters!

Early voting for Georgia local and state runoffs has started! Read our runoff voter guide here and make a plan to early vote between now and Friday June 17th! Election day is Tuesday June 21st.

Our voter guide focuses on Democratic Primaries in the Metro-Atlanta area, and includes select general and nonpartisan elections. Use mvp.sos.ga.gov to find your polling place, see what elections you’re voting in, preview your ballot, and confirm that your voting address and information are up-to-date.

Excited about the Howell Mill victory? The Starbucks workers at Ansley Mall have also filed for a union and are set to vote on June 22nd! Until then, they need as much community support as they can get.

Join us next Tuesday June 21st from 2:00-3:00 PM for a Solidarity "Sip in". Visit the Starbucks at Ansley Mall (1544 Piedmont Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30324) and order a drink under the name "Union Yes" to show the workers you support the union. Don't forget to leave a cash tip!

If you're a DSA member to wear red! Plus, come early to get a Starbucks United Button.

Can't make it? Here are more ways to support the union:

☕ Visit this store some time this month and order a coffee under the name "Union Yes" to let the workers know you support their right to have a seat at the table!

✏️ Sign our Starbucks Solidarity Petition! Take the pledge to stand in solidarity with Atlanta Starbucks United workers -- whether at  rallies, at stores, or on the picket line! 📢

🔍 Find more information on our Starbucks solidarity work at atldsa.org/starbucks. Email our Labor Committee at [email protected] to get involved.

Interested in learning about the Green New Deal, why it matters, and how we can agitate and take action? Join us Wednesday, June 22nd at 7pm for a discussion on how capitalism has led to the destruction of the environment and how socialism can appropriately address and respond to the consequences of centuries of greed, with workers at the center of it!

This meeting will be held in-person. Since COVID is still a risk, we ask that you only attend if you're fully vaccinated.

What is Atlanta DSA? Whether you just joined DSA, you’re a longtime member looking to get more involved, or you want to know whether DSA might be your political home, this info session and Q&A will be a chance to learn more about socialism and DSA and to get an overview of our chapter.

Join us to learn how you can get involved with fighting capitalism and building socialism in Metro Atlanta and beyond!

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!

One of Atlanta DSA's officers is moving out of Atlanta, so we will hold a special election during the June 25th General Meeting. Members can find election rules and details here on the chapter member portal.

Right now, Atlanta's City Council is developing and debating the City's new budget, which they will pass later this month. Atlanta’s new proposed affordable housing fund is only $7 million, and we need to make sure that $7 million serves the people that need it most.

Send an email to your City Council members letting them know that you want funding in this upcoming budget dedicated to affordable housing preservation, rent relief, and legal representation for renters. Our voices need to be heard!

Then, join us on Tuesday, June 14th at 11:00am for an Anti-Gentrification Rally, just before City Council's community development/human services committee meeting discussing the budget before it passes later this month.

Multiple reports say Bernie Sanders hasn’t ruled out another presidential campaign. Should our democratic socialist Senator run for President a third time? Branko Marcetic argues in Jacobin Magazine that he should go for it.

"If Biden sits out 2024, the only thing standing between the country and another four years of Trumpist authoritarianism are a host of candidates who lack even the plain-spoken appeal of Scranton Joe, who in any case has presided over the Democratic Party’s ongoing erosion of working-class support. It would mean most likely relying on the exact kind of corrupt, business-as-usual Democratic politics that already failed to stop Trump once in 2016. [...] Beating Trump again won’t be easy, and it’s not remotely guaranteed. But without another set of 2020-style world-historical crises, it’s hard to see anyone but Sanders staving off his victory in two years’ time, let alone pursuing the transformational political project needed to save the country afterward."

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