Join us for a discussion and Q&A with Amazon workers on their shop-floor labor organizing and their recent walkout from a Dunwoody warehouse! Atlanta DSA's monthly general meeting is 4-6 pm on Saturday, August 27th at 711 Catherine St SW. We will also have updates from our chapter's campaigns and committees, and debate and vote on member-submitted resolutions. All members are encouraged to attend!

The full agenda is available at https://atldsa.org/agenda. RSVP below!

Join the fight to make abortion safe, legal and free in Georgia! Come knock doors this Sunday in Medlock park to pass the Reproductive Freedom Act alongside Feminist Women's Health Center and Amplify GA. Together, we'll talk with neighbors about the RFA, abortion facts & resources, and how Dekalb County can take action to decriminalize abortion now.

We'll meet Sunday, August 28 at 10am by the Medlock Park Playground at 953 Scott Circle, Decatur, GA 30033. There is a large parking lot on the south side of the park accessible from 953 Scott Circle.

Wear a mask and bring a friend. Make sure to download the free MiniVAN canvassing app (Google Play, App Store) ahead of time. Water and snacks will be provided! No experience needed.

Milt Tambor, a life-long democratic socialist and trade unionist and the founder of Atlanta DSA, died August 23 in Dunwoody, Georgia at age 84. In 2006, Milt brought together local DSA members and progressives to establish the Metro Atlanta DSA, which he led as chair for over a decade. Whether it was opposing the Iraq War, supporting local labor unions, fighting foreclosures during the Great Recession, or marching for civil rights, Milt was always taking up a leading role. He was instrumental in rooting our organization in the workplace and community struggles of poor and working class Atlantans.

You can read more about Milt's life and work in his memoir A Democratic Socialist's Fifty Year Adventure or read the final chapter A History of Atlanta DSA. In addition to his wife, Linda, he is survived by his two sons, Alex and Jonah and a host of grandchildren and extended family. The funeral will be held at 4:30 pm this Friday, August 26th at Temple Sinai at 5645 Dupree Drive, Sandy Springs, GA 30327 if anyone wants to come to pay respects.

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!

This Q&A will be held Saturday, August 27th from 3-4 pm at 711 Catherine St. SW, directly before the General Meeting.

Please email any questions or comments to membership@atldsa.org.

Atlanta DSA's Book Club is meeting this Thursday, August 25 from 8-9 pm via Zoom.

Our Book Club explores a range of topics in socialist theory. In our biweekly meetings, we discuss big picture ideas about history, economics, and politics. Can't make it this week? We meet every other Thursday. Find our curriculum here!

August 17th, 2022 – On Wednesday morning, members of the International Painters Union (IUPAT) DC77 gathered at the construction site of a new development project at Emory University. IUPAT was joined by Georgia Latino Alliance for Human Rights (GLAHR), Atlanta-North Georgia Labor Council, Atlanta DSA, and other community members and organizations to protest the misclassification of workers by the project’s contractor, Specialty Finishes, Inc– one of the largest painting contractors in the Metro-Atlanta area.

As construction equipment sounded in the background, organizers from IUPAT and GLAHR spoke to the crowd, calling out the mistreatment and exploitation of Latino and undocumented workers by the company.

“Many of these workers are undocumented immigrants, and these companies take advantage of that fact to misclassify them as independent contractors so they don’t get paid overtime or received benefits,” said Melanie Silverstein, an IUPAT organizer.

Read the rest of the article, plus find photos and videos of the rally at RedClayComrade.org!

The 2022 General Election is upon us, comrades. Absentee ballot applications open today, August 22nd and the deadline to register to vote is Tuesday, October 11th. For more information, or to register to vote/check registration status, visit mvp.sos.ga.gov. 

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