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124 SAG-AFTRA | Fall/Winter 2025 | sagaftra.org On Location Atlanta Local Hosts Summer Member Picnic The Atlanta Local hosted a successful summer member picnic on June 1 at Shirley C. Franklin Park. SAG-AFTRA members and their families — about 70 people — came together to enjoy a relaxing afternoon with delicious food, fun and time spent under the summer sun! ● ● Atlanta Table Read Draws a Crowd Actors Laird Akeo and Lindsey Watson perform a scene from a screenplay at a table read on Aug. 26. The SAG-AFTRA Hawaii Local Conservatory Committee hosted the live table read for a new screenplay by member and writer Elizabeth Rian titled 'Opala. Over 50 people attended this event at the Entrepreneurs Sandbox. ● Hawaii AMANDA MELBY It's Better in a Union Arizona-Utah Local President Amanda Melby, left, and Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes at the AFL-CIO's It's Better in a Union bus tour to fight for freedom, fairness and security across the nation. A rally and press conference was held on Aug. 8 in Phoenix at the NALC Branch 576. ● Arizona- Utah 48 Hours to Go New Orleans 48 Hour Film Project City Producer Bill Rainey and SAG-AFTRA New Orleans Local Secretary and Local Organizing & Outreach Committee Chair Mike Yahn stop for a photo prior to the New Orleans 48 Hour Film Project on July 14. The New Orleans Local hosted a successful networking event before the project, where multiple SAG-AFTRA members connected with filmmaking teams. ● New Orleans