Atlanta people, shared power, practical care

When our communities are shut out, we build the room ourselves.

Atlanta People's Movement Assembly is a local organizing space led by neighbors where residents gather, define safety on community terms, identify shared needs, and move toward collective action.

  • Public assemblies rooted in dialogue
  • Mutual aid and community care coordination
  • Members only planning, roles, and resource tracking
Neighbors meet neighbors

Bringing residents together to name local problems and shape action steps together.

Basic needs matter

Community safety is framed around care, accountability, and systems that help people meet everyday needs instead of relying on punishment alone.

Organizing stays practical

Assemblies lead into concrete planning: event roles, turnout goals, resource mapping, and support networks for moments of crisis.

About

An activist formation grounded in Atlanta neighborhoods.

The assembly emphasizes multiracial, multigenerational participation, community defined public safety, and building power through dialogue, strategy, and mutual support.

What this assembly is for

  • Bring residents together across neighborhoods and generations
  • Surface urgent issues like housing, utility costs, school closures, and safety
  • Translate concerns into actionable campaigns, projects, and support systems

Public values

Protecting one another, building alternatives, telling the truth about local conditions, and organizing.

Community definition

PMA seeks safety via neighbors protecting neighbors, with organized systems and shared spaces that provide accountability and meet basic needs on community terms.

History

From gathering people in one place to building durable structures people can rely on.

2025

Citywide assemblies scale up

Hundreds of residents convening to draft shared definitions of public safety and strengthen coordination across partner groups.

2025

Alternative systems become a priority

Encouraging local programs, education and truth telling, and long term systems for community care.

2026

Regular assemblies continue

Neighbors meeting neighbors, discussing local conditions, and forming practical next steps.

Events

Public events that move from testimony to planning.

APR 13

Neighborhood Listening Circle

Open gathering focused on housing pressure, utility costs, and how residents define real safety block by block.

West End • 6:30 PM • Free childcare and dinner coordination available

MAY 04

Assembly Facilitation Training

Public training for volunteers who want to support breakout groups, note taking, translation, and accessibility at future assemblies.

Southwest Atlanta • 11:00 AM • RSVP requested

JUN 08

Citywide People's Movement Assembly

Large format community assembly for shared analysis, public safety visioning, and action commitments across partner organizations.

Atlanta • 1:00 PM • Food, interpretation, and family support being organized

News

Updates that explain what happened, what changed, and what the community needs next.

Assembly recap

Residents mapped shared threats and shared strengths

PMAs highlights recurring concerns around affordability, displacement, public spending priorities, and democratic accountability.

Movement update

Partner organizations continue resource mapping

The next stage of work focuses on mapping spaces, people, material support, and response capacity so the network can move quickly when crises hit.

Member note

Training, childcare, food, and accessibility remain core logistics

Internal coordination is strongest when members can see unfilled shifts, confirmed team leads, and material needs in one place.

Members

A dedicated portal for the people doing the work.

The member dashboard now opens on its own page so event operations, role tracking, and group coordination have room to breathe.

Inside the portal

  • Detailed event run of show
  • Open and filled volunteer roles
  • Working group directory
  • Supplies and material needs
  • Coordination notes for outreach and logistics