Hello Comrades! Take a look at what Sacramento DSA has in store this month and see how you can get involved.

Announcements

Read through the announcements and learn about any updates or requests to the General Membership.

Support CAPS! Then STAND WITH PALESTINE (see below)

The California Association of Professional Scientists (CAPS) is the first ever state civil servant union to go on strike in California history. Sacramento DSA's labor committee needs you to support striking workers.

Tell Gavin Newsom to VALUE workers and VALUE scientists at the California Democratic Convention on November 18, 2023 from 12:00-1:30pm. Meet at the Safe Credit Union Convention Center Plaza near 13th and K street. March with scientists and demand that Gavin Newsom pays up!

BONUS ACTION:

After the event Sacramento DSA members will canvas the convention until 3pm. Talk to fellow Californians about our organization and campaigns.

Want to support CAPS on the picket line? The labor committee has created a sign up sheet for members to commit to appearing on the picket line this week (11/15-11/17) at the Cal EPA building. Sign up to indicate you are going to show up to show support or volunteer to bring material aid to the picketing workers.

BACK TO BACK ACTION! STAND WITH WORKERS THEN STAND WITH PALESTINE!

STAND UP FOR PALESTINE

Following the DSA canvas at the convention join us to rally and demand a ceasefire Saturday November 18th at 3pm on J and 16th street. Stand up and tell the California Democratic Convention that we must stand with Gaza and call for a free Palestine! Let your voice be heard: no money for massacres! End the genocide!

Join Our Chapter's

ROSE BUDDIES Program!

Are you a new DSA member or just not sure how to get more involved? Or are you a long-time DSA member eager to show some new comrades the ropes? If you said yes to either then we have good news, we are rolling out the Rose Buddies program for the first time in years.

If you want a Rose Buddy to help plug you into DSA: Click Here!

If you are ready to be someones liason to DSA: Sign Up Here!

Upcoming Sacramento DSA Events

Events are a great way to plug into the spirit and culture of Sacramento DSA. Subscribe to our Google Calendar here. Feel free to join your fellow socialists in the upcoming event(s) below. Hope to see you there! 🌹

Canvass for Dr. Flo and Katie Valenzuela

Join us to canvass for our endorsed candidates for Sacramento City Council!

Never canvassed before? No worries, training is provided and canvassing in pairs is a great way to get to know your comrades!

Canvass for Katie V: Thursday November 30th 4 PM - 7 PM @ McKinley Park

Canvass for Dr. Flo: Saturday December 9th 4 PM - 7 PM, Location TBD

Want to help us plan a canvass and our electoral work? JOIN THE ELECTORAL COMMITTEE!

Next Meeting: December 10th @ 1 PM on ZOOM

Mutual Aid Committee's Bi-Weekly Distribution

Join the Mutual Aid Committee for our next Mutual Aid Monday meal & supply distribution! We meet at the corner of 10th & I st. at Cesar Chavez Park. Come find out what we're all about and how you can get involved! We have a variety of ways for you to help out in person.

Donations and volunteers are always needed, especially as the cold winter ramps up!

Can't make it out to distributions but want to support? You can make an ongoing donation here.

Email us if you have any questions or would like help coordinating a donation: [email protected]

We look forward to seeing you out there!

-The Mutual Aid Committee 🌹

Socialist Education Committee: Messages From Rojava

Our Socialist Educators have been very busy putting together these events to close out our very active year!

First, we will be hosting Messages From Rojava @ Cafe Colonial (3520 Stockton Blvd., Sacramento, CA 95820) Doors open @ 6 PM programming starts at 7:00.

Drinks and food will be available for purchase! Parking is free.

On November 24, 2016, former Sacramento DSA co-chair Michael Israel was killed by a Turkish airstrike while volunteering for the People's Defense Units, or YPG. The YPG and the Women’s Defense Units (YPJ) were at the time on the frontlines defending a democratic and feminist revolution in the Kurdish majority region of Rojava (also called the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria).

Now, seven years later, Sacramento DSA and the Emergency Committee for Rojava (ECR) are hosting an event in memory of Michael Israel, discussing how the region has changed since his death. We will be screening footage taken by the ECR from Rojava this year and will facilitate a discussion between scholars Ariella Patchen and Anna Rebrii.

Ariella Patchen (she/they) is an activist, artist, and researcher whose work focuses on international organizations that work in solidarity with and in support of the Kurdish freedom movement and the broader Kurdish diaspora. She works particularly with the Emergency Committee for Rojava, Rojava Solidarity Santa Cruz, and is a member of the board of directors for the California Kurdish Community Center.

Anna Rebrii is a New York–based activist and researcher focusing on the Kurdish question in Syria and Turkey and indigenous movements in Mexico. Her writing has appeared in The Nation, Jacobin, and Truthout. She’s a member of the Emergency Committee for Rojava and has recently returned from a trip to Rojava.

We will also be showing the art of Sinan Hezer (hezsin) called “The Walkers” (“Yên Dimeşin”).

The art will be celebrating the Kurdish resistance movement and will feature discussions about the ongoing struggle unfolding in the Autonomous Administration of North East Syria, also known as Rojava.

Soc Ed Committee (cont.) Fundraiser W/ Hy Thurman

December 1st, 6:30 PM @ Verge Center For The Arts

Hy Thurman, co-founder of the original Rainbow Coalition, will be joining us for an evening of live music, film, and photography to benefit The North Alabama School for Organizing (NASO) based in Huntsville, Alabama.

Hy is a Southern migrant who settled in Chicago's Uptown community, became a community organizer, and co-founded The Young Patriots. His autobiography is titled "Revolutionary Hillbilly". This is a free event, but donations are heavily encouraged to cover the costs, with all remaining funds donated to The North Alabama School for Organizers.

If you would like to make a donation, please venmo @Connie-Ann-4. Live music performances include Mike Hellman, Gabby G, and Casey Thompson.

Healthcare Committee Meeting

Join our Health Care Committee to help us fight for Medicare for All in California!

Next Meeting: December 11th @ 6:30 PM. Location TBD

Labor Committee Reading Group And Meeting

In addition to all the work our comrades are doing to stand with CAPS, is also hosting a reading group! We will be discussing Rules To Win By, a guide to union negotiations and more by labor organizer Jane McAlevey.

Next Reading Group Dates Are: November 29th @ 5 PM, December 13th @ 5 PM, and December 27th @ 5 PM. EMAIL [email protected] FOR MORE INFO!

Interested in learning more about our chapter's labor solidarity work? JOIN OUR LABOR COMMITTEE AT THEIR NEXT MEETING! December 13th, 6 PM @ ORGANIZE SACRAMENTO

International Committee Meeting

Join our International Committee at their next meeting to hear more about international solidarity, supporting Palestine, and more!

Next Meetings: Wednesday November 29th @ 7:30 PM on Zoom, December 27th @ 7:30 PM on Zoom.

Camaraderie is Powerful!

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