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 and supporters are encouraged to attend!

The Starbucks at Ansley Mall votes in their union election this Wednesday! Wanna show support to the workers before the big day?

Come out this this 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 and wear your DSA or union shirts! RSVP at atldsa.org/sbuxsipin

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

☕ Visit this store any time between now and Wednesday to a coffee under the name "Union Yes" and let the workers know you support the union!

✏️ 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.

Tomorrow is election day for the Georgia primary runoff 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.

Plus, use our runoff voter guide for an overview of Metro-Atlanta candidates' stances on key progressive issues.

Interested in learning about the Green New Deal, why it matters, and how we can agitate and take action? Join us this 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.

Amplify Georgia, a reproductive rights advocacy and direct action group, will be pushing the Atlanta City Council to allocate $300,000 of the city budget to Arc Southeast to support people seeking abortion care. Join them tomorrow at 12:30 PM, in-person, at City Hall to sign up to speak as a constituent on behalf of funding abortion care.

By Brandon M

"This day more than any other reckons with the heritage of bondage chattel slavery like no other in this nation. That is right and good, but I beg for a deeper operational scrutiny of what this day means for those who were liberated and those who used their power to oppress and enslave others. When we look at slavery, race, and segregation not from an emotive point of view but from a historical point of view, it is my proposition that this is a day that should be celebrated as an anti-capitalist holiday of liberation first and foremost.

If we are to dig into this particular day, we should dig into all the incentives and influences that brought us the American chattel slavery system and the prevalence of white supremacy. And it is my belief that when we do that, we uncover the cruelty of capitalism and are urged to stand against all exploitative relationships even if they do not rise to the brutality of chattel slavery, because they certainly live in the lineage of that very same social and economic institution. [Read the rest of the article at RedClayComrade.org!]

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!

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