This Friday at 7pm, join Atlanta DSA at The Georgia Beer Garden, 420 Edgewood Ave, Atlanta, GA 30312, for a watch party of the Georgia Senate Debate between Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker. Play a round of debate BINGO for a chance to win a free T-Shirt! 👕

Last Friday we hosted a Starbucks Solidarity Fundraiser Concert with local bands and vendors, and raised over $1000 for our comrades at Starbucks Workers United. Thanks to everyone who came out and helped this event happen!

For those who missed it, you can still donate to the Starbucks workers relief fund here 💖

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!

Since their election victory on June 22, unionized workers at the Ansley Mall Starbucks in Atlanta are still waiting on Starbucks corporate to meet them at the bargaining table. Despite over 200 Starbucks locations voting to unionize across the country, including two stores here in Atlanta, Starbucks has refused to engage in good faith to reach a bargaining agreement with Starbucks partners. As of last week, only 3 of the 240 unionized stores have begun bargaining sessions with corporate.

To escalate their demands to begin negotiations, unionized stores have launched strikes, lasting a day or more, to demonstrate to management and corporate how much their labor is really worth. On National Coffee Day last Thursday, partners at the Ansley Mall Starbucks walked out at the start of their 5:30 AM shift, in protest of Starbucks’s refusal to bargain, in addition to a recent rescinding of COVID-19 benefits which the company introduced at the start of the pandemic.

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!

Join us for Atlanta DSA's monthly General Meetingon Sat, October 22, 4pm  at 711 Catherine St SW, Atlanta, GA 30310! 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!

The agenda will be available at https://atldsa.org/agenda approximately 1 week before the meeting.

Curious what DSA is all about, or how to get involved? Join our New Member Orientation 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 🌹

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. 

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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