🌹 Atlanta DSA General Meeting 🌹
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Join us for Atlanta DSA's monthly General Meeting this Saturday at 4pm! Come learn how you can get involved in the fights for abortion, labor and voting rights in Georgia. We will hear the latest from our chapter's campaigns and committees. All members are encouraged to attend, and interested non-members are welcome!
This meeting will be held in person.
Agenda (updated approximately one week before meeting): atldsa.org/agenda
Please wear a mask!
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🌹 Make a Plan to Early Vote 🌹
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The stakes of the November 2022 elections are high, and the outcome could jeopardize the rights and livelihoods of working people across the state and country. The GOP is an anti-worker, anti-Black, anti-woman, anti-immigrant, anti-queer reactionary force which aims to dismantle abortion, voting, and other fundamental rights for working people with the goal of generating power and profits for the billionaire elite. For this reason we encourage our members, supporters and the public to vote in this year’s elections to defeat the Republican Party and their far-right agenda.
Read Atlanta DSA's full statement on the November 2022 Elections here.
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Curious what DSA is all about, or how to get involved? Join our New Member Orientation this Saturday, October 22 at 3 pm at 711 Catherine St SW, Atlanta, GA 30310! We'll help answer questions about how DSA works, and how to get plugged in with our campaigns and committees. Not a member yet? Join DSA at atldsa.org/join 🌹
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✊ Workshop: The Struggle for Democracy in GA ✊
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Join the Education committee for a discussion of the struggle for democracy in Georgia Saturday, October 29th from 5-6pm. We'll talk about how modern-day fights around voting rights and election results are rooted in the history of democracy (or lack thereof) in Georgia, and consider what we can learn from the successes of the past. Special attention will be paid to voting, elections, and federal law.
This event is primarily an in-person discussion with a hybrid Zoom option.
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📰 Atlanta Socialist Work in the News 📰
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Read about the $1,000 raised at the "Daddy's On Strike" Starbucks worker benefit concert, supporting a strike fund for workers at the unionized Ansley Mall and Howell Mill stores.
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Check out Atlanta DSA's comments on the coming closure of the Wellstar-run Atlanta Medical Center, set to worsen the health and safety of thousands of uninsured, Black and Latinx Atlantans.
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✊ Celebration of Life: Milt Tambor ✊
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Please join Atlanta DSA for a memorial and celebration of the life of our founder Milton Tambor who passed away on August 23 at the age of 84. This will be held from 3-5pm Sunday, October 30th at the First Existentialist Congregation of Atlanta at 470 Candler Park Dr. NE, Atlanta, GA 30307.
After moving to Atlanta from Detroit, Milt inspired hundreds of us, worked with labor and community coalition partners, and chaired Atlanta DSA for our first 12 years. His memoir, A Democratic Socialist’s 50-year Adventure, which tells the story of his career as a social worker, labor organizer, sociologist and activist, is a must-read. Brief tributes from a few of the progressive leaders who worked closely with Milt will be followed by an open mic.
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🗣 Virtual Speakers' Training Series 🗣
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Join DSA's National Political Education Committee's fall Speakers' Training Series! The series is intended for active DSA organizers who would like to develop speaking skills, argue in clear and compelling ways, help lead political education within their chapters or working groups, and to speak to an audience in any capacity. The course will include four sessions covering how to structure a 10-15 minute presentation and concrete tips for good public speaking. Participants will work on a presentation during the course and then present it to a small group of peers. Each participant will receive a recording of themselves presenting along with feedback. Written materials from the course and slides templates will be provided.
The course will be held on four consecutive Tuesday evenings: October 18 and 25 and November 1 and 8, from 5-6pm PT/8-9pm ET.Please feel free to reach out to [email protected] with any questions. We look forward to receiving your application!
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🗣 Talking to Non-Socialists Training 🗣
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Join DSA's National Political Education Committee for its first training on Talking to Non-Socialists! As we organize toward a better world, our encounters with non-socialists of many stripes--from the socialism-skeptical to the socialism-curious--are opportunities to listen, connect, and even find new comrades.
In this training, you'll learn the principles of active listening, tips for having productive conversations about socialism, how to combat common anti-socialist talking points, and how to facilitate your own Talking to Non-Socialists training in your chapter.
This virtual training will be held over two evenings: Wednesday, October 19, and Wednesday, October 26, 8-10pm ET.
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✊ Socialists and Movements Virtual Panel ✊
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Join the DSA National Political Education Committee's virtual panel Tuesday 10/25 at 8 P.M. to learn about the role socialists can play in building the left, and how we relate to progressive movements. Guest speakers will address such questions as what movements should we prioritize, what forces are we willing to align with to win things like the Green New Deal and abortion rights, and how can we contribute to the defense of civil liberties.
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Atlanta DSA needs your help with our day-to-day programming! Apply to join or volunteer with one of our many Committees below.
Committees are where we organize our events and actions. Ever wonder who writes these emails, plans a canvass, or organizes strike support? A Committee! Most of our organizing happens through our 6 main committees: Electoral, Labor, Education, Communications, Operations, and Membership. Click here for more information on each committee's work.
If you're looking to help out in a leadership capacity with Atlanta DSA, or just looking to volunteer, sign up to volunteer with a committee today!
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Atlanta Democratic Socialists of America - atldsa.org
Fighting for the many, not the few
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