Chapter
highlights
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We turned out to support Palestinian- and Jewish-led protests
against US aid for genocide in Gaza. The chapter is working on multiple actions to call for an end
to violence against Palestine as it’s still developing. The best way
to get involved is to check the chapter calendar or attend the next International Solidarity Committee
meeting.
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We celebrated the
graduation of the largest new member cohort yet (40 new
comrades !!!) with a social, where committees provided members new and
old with ways to get involved in chapter work. Much of the preparation
for the All out for Gaza march was done by graduates from the previous
new member cohorts. Whether you’re a new East Bay Member or a long
time member looking to get more active and learn more about the
chapter, sign
up for the next New Member Cohort.
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The Climate Action Committee
started gathering signatures for a ban on New Fossil
Fuel Infrastructure in Contra Costa County. To get involved with this, attend the
Fossil Fuel Infrastructure Working Group
meeting.
- We also
co-hosted a solidarity canvass for Sasha Ritzie-Hernandez’s
School Board race, with speakers from OEA, SEIU & DSA and
canvassers from other organizations that have endorsed Sasha (she
still says we are her favorite though 😉). Come join the next Sasha
canvass or phonebank.
“The Palestinian
struggle is not an isolated conflict, but it is part of a larger
struggle for justice, equality, and human rights everywhere.”
— Edward
Said
Labor is Fighting, and EBDSA is
Helping
UAW president Shawn Fain announcing that GM just agreed to cover
all electric car battery plants in the US under the union contract in
his weekly update on the Big 3 strike
The United Auto Workers’ newly
elected president, Shawn Fain, is leading the UAW through the
first-ever strike on all of the Big 3 automakers at once. Fain has
inspired workers across the country with resolute demands for a strong
contract backed up with smart strike tactics and class-struggle
rhetoric, motivating DSA members to get active in the labor movement
and show solidarity with the strike. East Bay DSA’s Labor Solidarity
Committee (EBLS) has held 2 dealership canvasses in support of the UAW
strike and is planning future actions.
These are in addition to other
labor solidarity activities that DSA members have been connected to
through EBLS, including standing on the picket lines of the largest
healthcare strike in US history at Kaiser earlier this month. Email
[email protected]
or come to a labor solidarity committee
meeting to find out how you
can get involved!
EBDSA and
Sunflower Alliance members at a dealership canvass in Richmond on
10/7
“There is only one
viable future. We either all live together, or we all die together”
— Noura
Erakat
More from the
chapter
👻 Halloween
Labor Notes Fundraiser, Oct 27th
- About Labor Notes
🗳️ Sasha
4 OUSD canvasses, Oct 29th & Nov 5th
📖 Emergency
Workplace Organizing Committee Training, Nov 7th (&
11/14, 11/21, 11/28)
🌹Fall
General Meeting, Nov 12th
For a complete list check
out our events page. New member-friendly events will be marked with a rose
🌹
Minutes
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