Membership Meeting: Electoral Activism and Convention Delegates

Great turnout for our June general membership meeting! We heard a report from DSAer Khalid Kamau on his recent electoral victory in South Fulton (standing in photo at left); updates from Asma Elhuni on the vicious destruction of Tent City by GSU police; inspirational words from Erin Parks about Our Revolution’s local electoral work; and many other agenda items, including a straw poll in favor of leaving the Socialist International (the actual vote will take place at the convention); a motion regarding a local Confederate monument; and – last but not least – we voted to endorse Sen. Vincent Fort for Mayor of Atlanta.

We also elected a full slate of 13 delegates and 2 alternates to represent us in August at the Democratic Socialists of America’s National Convention! The delegates: Jeb Boone, Adam Cardo, Scott Douglas, Anat Fintzi, Chad Floyd, Daniel Hanley, Barbara Joye, Brad Lathem, Erin Parks, Eric Robertson, Maxwell Ruppersburg, Ron Spears, and Matthew Wolfsen, and alternates Reid Jenkins and Tom Ladendorf, will be meeting during the next couple of months to discuss the issues that they will be voting on at the convention.See y’all in Chicago! #yallidarity Report and photo: Scott Douglas