WHERE WE STAND

There has never been a more urgent time to organize and fight back. We’re facing a climate crisis, the largest wealth gap in history, and escalating attacks by the far right on workers, immigrants, people of color, women and the LGBTQ+ community. Now more than ever, we need to organize millions to defeat fascism and build working-class power on the shop floor, at the ballot box, and in our communities.

To accomplish this, DSA must be transformed into a mass political party of, by and for the multiracial working class. This means building a bigger, more effective, and democratic organization that’s capable of uniting labor with the left, electing socialists to office, and running winning campaigns that build power and material gains for the working class. We’re running for Atlanta DSA leadership to make sure Atlanta DSA can meet this political moment and transform DSA into the mass party that the working class deserves.

OUR CANDIDATES

  • Aiya R for Membership Secretary

  • Nate K for Recording Secretary

  • Vivian Y for Treasurer

  • Adriana A for YDSA Coordinator

  • Brian R for Head Branch Coordinator

  • Bianca G, Jan R, Shannon Y, and Sydnei CQ for At-Large Officers

OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS

In Atlanta DSA, we’ve seen what happens when we unite and organize together. Our slate candidates have the leadership experience and socialist analysis to achieve our goals while working across the chapter to build a more functional, vibrant, and democratic organization. We believe our victories in 2025 are just the beginning. Over the past year, here's what we've pushed Atlanta DSA to accomplish:

  • Successfully electing the first Democratic Socialists to Atlanta City Council and Georgia State House. We've led mass, grassroots, member-powered campaigns that knocked tens of thousands of doors and won votes from thousands of working people. Together, we ousted incumbents and sent shockwaves through Georgia politics.

  • Re-energizing the Atlanta labor movement with fresh momentum and rank-and-file organizing drives. We've organized on the shop floor to challenge corporate titans like Amazon, Starbucks and more, raising over $15,000 for the Starbucks Workers United Atlanta Solidarity Fund and positioning DSA as a key coalition partner and ally for labor.

  • Dramatically expanding Atlanta DSA into a more democratic, effective, and diverse organization. We've doubled our membership to over 1,500 members, with a membership increasingly reflective of the multiracial working class, making Atlanta DSA the largest DSA chapter in the South and the 11th largest chapter in the country. 

  • Orienting Atlanta DSA towards the masses and political relevance. We've met the moment with a strong DSA presence in street protests against the Trump administration, supporting broad coalition mobilizations like the Hands Off, No Kings, May Day and Labor Day demonstrations, presenting DSA as a fighting alternative to fascism. 

Our work over the past years has shown it’s possible to build real working-class power grounded in local struggle with a strategy for social transformation. As millions take to the streets, we believe an organization dedicated to mass politics with a clear analysis can harness this energy and win socialism in our lifetimes. We are running to lead Atlanta DSA in 2026 to scale that vision up, tackle bigger and bolder fights, and win real power for working people.

OUR VISION FOR 2026

Build Our Party

  • Elect More Socialists. It's time to seize the moment and challenge the political establishment by running ambitious campaigns to elect two DSAers to the State House: Jeremiah Olney and Gabriel Sanchez.

  • Fight for an Atlanta for the 99%, continuing the momentum from Kelsea Bond's historic victory. Let's fight for a city budget that works for working people by taxing the rich to fund affordable social housing, expanded public transit, and green, walkable streets.

  • Fight Fascism, Build Socialism. Atlanta DSA must play an active role in the struggle against fascism, defend the multiracial working class from far-right Trumpist attacks, and put forward a bold alternative plan to radically transform society: Democratic Socialism.

Build Worker Power

  • Prioritize Rank-and-File Organizing through salting and militant worker-led organizing that builds power on the shop floor. Atlanta DSA should focus on strategic national campaigns to challenge corporate titans like Amazon and Starbucks.

  • Win an Atlanta that Works for Workers. DSA must align with labor in the struggle for pro-labor policy in the City of Atlanta, including dignity and respect for Atlanta Airport workers, a fair World Cup in 2026, and better workplace safety standards for all.

  • Build a Labor Party. We should position DSA as a political vehicle for the working class by supporting major May Day and Labor Day mobilizations, building political coalitions with labor, and preparing for the UAW's call for a General Strike in 2028.

  • Support Working People through mutual aid and solidarity work that builds organizing capacity for the working class, through strike kitchens, picket line support, cooperative economics projects, fundraising and more.

Grow Our Ranks

  • Reach 2,000 Atlanta DSA Members by the end of 2026. We need a stronger recruitment pipeline that empowers members to bring in their neighbors, friends, family and co-workers to be a part of our movement.

  • Diversify DSA to Reflect the Working Class. DSA must grow its membership to align with the highly diverse representation of the multiracial working class through external campaigns, intentional recruitment, and stronger alignment with the labor movement.

  • Develop Strong Organizers with a greater programmatic emphasis on internal political education, one-on-one mentorship, and organizer skills training, especially focused on empowering those from underrepresented groups. With our chapter rapidly growing, we must meet the moment and support more members to be leaders.

Expand Democracy

  • Move to One Member, One Vote, modeled after NYC-DSA's mass membership democracy. All members should be able to vote on endorsements and internal elections with maximum participation.

  • Hold Candidates Accountable to DSA's political program, Workers Deserve More. We need strong party democracy that centers our long-term vision of winning democratic socialism and ensures our elected officials uphold our principles.

  • Develop a More Democratic Culture in our chapter that puts politics first in our discussions and decision-making, before process or personalities. As our chapter grows and takes on bigger fights, we need more serious discussion on political strategy.

  • Greater Consensus Building through more structured internal discussion, town halls, and collaboration on proposals prior to voting. The chapter should hold regular strategy sessions and retreats with chapter leaders for political discussion.

HOW YOU CAN HELP

We'd be honored to earn your support to lead Atlanta DSA in 2026!