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SUMMARY:Class Struggle in the Atlanta Forest
DESCRIPTION:We Make History but Not As We Please: Class Struggle in the Atlanta ForestPresented by Sasha Tycko \n\n\n\nThursday May 21st\, 4pmSouth Bend Commons \n\n\n\nWhen the movement to Defend the Atlanta Forest began\, it had two development projects as its target: a police training center (“Cop City”) and a campus of movie soundstages that would be built on public parkland won by a private developer in a “land swap” with the county (“Hollywood Dystopia”). The forest itself grew on abandoned fields planted first as an antebellum plantation\, then maintained as a Jim Crow prison farm. As Stop Cop City became the national identity of the movement\, however\, the forest\, its history\, and the land swap dropped out of public conversation. As we reflect today\, how might refocusing our attention on these aspects of the movement inform how we understand its objectives? \n\n\n\nBased on three years of research in and about the Atlanta forest\, Sasha Tycko will present what she learned about the oft-misunderstood history of the prison farm and what it reveals about the changing dynamics of race\, class\, and property in the South. By placing Cop City and Hollywood Dystopia within this historical context\, she will then discuss what they indicate about new forms of political capitalism in twenty-first-century America. Karl Marx echoes prophetic through the treetops: humans “make their own history\, but they do not make it as they please; they do not make it under self-selected circumstances\, but under circumstances existing already\, given and transmitted from the past.” After Sasha’s presentation\, there will be ample time for discussion about the long struggle to defend the Atlanta forest.
URL:https://maydaysatl.com/event/class-struggle-in-the-atlanta-forest/
LOCATION:southbend commons\, 1799 lakewood terrace SE\, Atlanta\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260522T110000
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SUMMARY:Neighborhood Organizing Panel
DESCRIPTION:Representatives from a range of U.S. cities will come together to compare short reports on recent neighborhood organizing efforts. I invite us to consider absolute numbers\, local and larger timelines\, successful projects\, specific struggles\, and useful lessons. We will hear from organizers from Bloomington\, Pittsburgh\, Austin\, Atlanta and Tucson.
URL:https://maydaysatl.com/event/neighborhood-organizing-panel/
LOCATION:southbend commons\, 1799 lakewood terrace SE\, Atlanta\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260524T130000
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SUMMARY:What the 19th Century Revolutionaries Have to Teach Us
DESCRIPTION:In this afternoon-long seminar\, we will trace the lives and ideas of a number of European revolutionaries across several decades in order to understand the emergence of Marxism and anarchism. \n\n\n\nSocialism\, communism\, and anarchism came into their own as social movements in the revolutionary ferment of the 19th century. Starting with the debates among philosophy students and working-class participants in the revolutions of 1848\, we will trace the emergence of these three currents in the labor organizing that led up to the Paris Commune and the debates that followed between those who wanted to impose a hierarchical party model on the movement and those who sought to contest domination in all of its forms. \n\n\n\nFrom the 20th-century experiments with state socialism through the 21st-century resurgence of autocracy\, the questions that the revolutionaries of the mid-19th century confronted have only become more pressing with the passing of time. In revisiting their experiences and reflections\, we can equip ourselves to think and act more effectively today.
URL:https://maydaysatl.com/event/what-the-19th-century-revolutionaries-have-to-teach-us/
LOCATION:Sandbox\, 483 Moreland Ave NE\, Atlanta\, GA\, 30307\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260524T183000
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SUMMARY:Anti-ICE panel
DESCRIPTION:All across the country\, people have risen up to stop ICE raids in their cities. From the summer flashpoint riots in Los Angelos\, to the street mobilizations in Chicago\, to the robust rapid response networks in Minneapolis\, each major ICE operation has seen new innovations of popular resistance. \nThis panel will feature strategic reflections from anti-ICE organizers from Chicago and Minneapolis. They will discuss the innovations and limits\, lessons and differences between their two struggles. Together\, we will discuss the future of popular anti-ICE resistance in Atlanta and beyond.
URL:https://maydaysatl.com/event/anti-ice-panel/
LOCATION:Sandbox\, 483 Moreland Ave NE\, Atlanta\, GA\, 30307\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260525T120000
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SUMMARY:Gaza Flotilla Reportback
DESCRIPTION:In 2025\, the flotilla to Gaza movement grew from a decades-long campaign of maritime activism to a sudden mass movement of many organizations\, dozens of boats\, and hundreds of participants. \n\n\n\nA sailor from last round’s flotilla will give a short presentation on the movement’s history\, the different organizations involved today\, and discuss reports from the (probably) recently concluded 2026 flotilla.
URL:https://maydaysatl.com/event/gaza-flotilla-reportback/
LOCATION:southbend commons\, 1799 lakewood terrace SE\, Atlanta\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260526T190000
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SUMMARY:Beyond lifestylism: contemporary case studies in organizing for animal liberation
DESCRIPTION:The hyper exploitation of non human animals is integral to capitalism. Anarchists across the globe have strategically organized and enacted actions in solidarity with animals\, beyond the known cases of the ALF\, the ELF and SHAC. We will be unpacking contemporary case studies from Wisconsin\, Pennsylvania\, Chile and Costa Rica to survey the diversity of approaches in different contexts. The presentation will be followed by a facilitated discussion.
URL:https://maydaysatl.com/event/beyond-lifestylism-contemporary-case-studies-in-organizing-for-animal-liberation/
LOCATION:southbend commons\, 1799 lakewood terrace SE\, Atlanta\, United States
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SUMMARY:How to build Political Defense Committees: Reflections from the Jack and Jakhi Support Committees
DESCRIPTION:All movements that challenge the ruling order will ineveitably be repressed. Repression can’t be avoided\, but we can mitigate its harm. Repression seeks to demobilize and isolate elements of movements from their broader support. Moreover\, repression provides movements the opportunity to activate the community\, to uplift the demands of social struggles\, and to direct skepticism and animosity to the courts\, the police\, and the state. \n\n\n\nDefense committees support defendants in jail\, at court\, and in their political and social lives. Learn from the Jack and Jakhi support committees on how to build political defense committees. Jack is a Stop Cop City defendant charged with arson in 2024\, and Jakhi is a Pro-Palestine defendant charged with arson in 2025. \n\n\n\nLearn more at Freejack.co or jakhisolidarity.noblogs.org
URL:https://maydaysatl.com/event/how-to-build-political-defense-committees-reflections-from-the-jack-and-jakhi-support-committees/
LOCATION:Sandbox\, 483 Moreland Ave NE\, Atlanta\, GA\, 30307\, United States
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SUMMARY:~SPELLING BEE & FAIR~
DESCRIPTION:Come out and support the Prairieland Defendants! 18 people facing life-altering state & federal charges\, held on multi-million dollar bails. All because they expressed solidarity with ICE detainees by protesting at the Prairieland Dentention Center in Alvarado\, Texas. \n\n\n\nFood\, drinks\, games\, performance & a special prize for the Spelling Bee winner!Spelling bee @ 6:30 pm!
URL:https://maydaysatl.com/event/spelling-bee-fair/
LOCATION:South Bend Park Puppet Stage\, 1955 Compton Dr SE\, atlanta\, Georgia\, 30315\, United States
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