🗓 What's coming up in February 2023? 🗓
Looking for a way to volunteer? Ever thought about attending a book club meeting? What about learning more about Public Sector Bargaining? You've come to the right place!
Find more info on these events below:
Looking for more events? See our monthly calendar! 📆
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See This Month's Events Here
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🌹 General Meeting: Potluck & UPS Contract Fight 🛠
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Join us for Atlanta DSA's monthly General Meeting! We will hear the latest from our chapter's campaigns and committees, and hear from UPS drivers about how DSA can support Teamsters workers this summer during their upcoming contract negotiations with UPS! We will also discuss current events in the chapter, and debate and vote on resolutions. All members are encouraged to attend, and interested non-members are welcome!
This meeting will be held in person, with an informal potluck/social starting at NOON, and business running from 1:00-3:00 PM. So bring your favorite dish, and a friend that's curious about getting involved with DSA.
Agenda (updated approximately one week before meeting): atldsa.org/agenda
Please wear a mask! For the health and safety of all, all ATL DSA event attendees must be fully vaccinated.
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✊2/28: Rally for Public Workers At Liberty Plaza ✊
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Stand with United Campus Workers and public sector workers across the state in demanding Bargaining, Funding, & Freedom!
Join ATLDSA & labor allies at the Liberty Plaza downtown by the Capitol building Tuesday Feb. 28 @ 12:30 PM for a rally in support of legalizing public sector bargaining rights in the state of Georgia.
Bring signs, wear your ATLDSA or union swag, and hear from speakers. Let's build worker power in the public sector and beyond! Learn more about our campaign to legalize public sector bargaining rights at atldsa.org/unionrights!
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🗣TONIGHT: 2/20 Workplace Roundtable 🗣
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Ever thought about organizing your workplace, but don't know where to start? Join ATL DSA's labor committee for an in-person workplace roundtable at 711 Catherine St SW TONIGHT, Monday, February 20th from 7:00-9:00 PM.
This roundtable will be an informal discussion on workplace organizing strategies, and what challenges people are facing in their own workplaces. Be prepared to introduce yourself, and share your experiences and advice with comrades on having workplace organizing conversations, strategies, and more! This event is open to members and non-members of all levels of experience!
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🌹 Tonight: Phonebank for Union Rights! 🌹
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All workers deserve the right to unionize and bargain for a better workplace! But most public-sector workers in Georgia — teachers, nurses, university staff, and other government workers — aren’t legally allowed to collectively bargain or strike for a fair contract. We can't leave these essential workers behind!
Atlanta DSA is campaigning for Georgia State legislators to legalize public sector bargaining this legislative session and we need your help! We will be phonebanking every Monday through crossover day gathering petition signatures and encouraging folks to contact their House Reps. Join us at TONIGHT at 711 Catherine St. at 6 PM. Afterwards stick around for our monthly Workplace Roundtable!
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📚 What Is Socialism? Socialist Night School! 📚
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Join us Tuesday, February 21, 6 PM – 7 PM for "What Is Socialism," our first Socialist Night School event of 2023!
In this introductory session, we'll discuss socialist organization, democracy, and DSA's theory of change. Participants will learn how the volunteer work we do as part of DSA fits into a larger revolutionary strategy.
While everyone is welcome, this session is designed for newer members and those who are relatively new to socialism.
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Atlanta DSA's Book Club explores a range of topics in socialist theory. In our biweekly meetings, we discuss big picture ideas about history, economics, and politics. We'll be meeting this Thursday, February 23, 7pm – 8pm
We’re currently reading Chapter 4, “Building a New House" of Elite Capture by Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò. We encourage everyone to read ahead of time, but all are welcome to join the discussion!
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📚 Emergency Workplace Organizer Training Series! 📚
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Want to organize your workplace but don’t know where to start? How to talk to your coworkers? How to build a team of organizers out of your coworkers? How to build your campaign? What to do when the boss responds badly to your organizing?
Join us for the ninth series of the Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee’s Foundational Training Series, starting on Wednesday, March 8. In four sessions, you will learn the fundamental principles of effective shop-floor organizing live with workplace organizers and other workers.
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🎸 Brewing Union Benefit Concert! 🎸
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Creature Comforts brewing workers in Athens are building their new union, the Brewing Union of Georgia, from the ground up! The company has hired an aggressive, expensive union-busting law firm and we need your help to protect workers and win the campaign!
ALL workers at Creature Comforts and beyond deserve a living wage, paid time off, a democratic voice at work, and transparent policies about hiring, promotion, discipline, and diversity.
So Join Us for a fundraising concert Saturday, March 18th 7 PM - 10PM at No Tomorrow in Underground Atlanta for a night of Music and Camaraderie! Tickets are $15 and Free For Brewery Workers proceeds will go to help pay for legal costs and the occasional organizing costs of what could be a prolonged campaign. If you are feeling extra generous please consider contributing what you can by donating below. BUG needs your help to win this David vs. Goliath battle!
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🏥 Free COVID Testing Kits 🏥
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The Post Office is providing another round of four free COVID at-home rapid tests for every residential household. Please stay safe this winter by ordering some free at-home tests!
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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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