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Friend --
Given the current
COVID-19 virus public health emergency, we will now be holding
most meetings online. Please check our CALENDAR for
full event listings and committee meetings changes and
postponements.
BUT we can still win this and we
need to build for the long term. It starts right here in DSA-LA! Our fight continues for free, comprehensive
healthcare for all. Fight with us for Medicare for all -- we
will fight harder than ever!
(or renew your membership
today)
Autonomous Community Defense Against the 2020 Coronavirus CoVID-19
pandemic
Mutual aid is a voluntary exchange of resources and services
for the mutual benefit of all people involved. Seeing a no better time
to share our resources, our Mutual
Aid Committee has helped organized this Zoom call for tonight at
8pm. The training will be led by an infectious disease
professor at Vanderbilt University. We'll talk about: making hand
sanitizer, wipes & hand hygiene techniques as well as infection
control in small groups. We’ll record the call if you can’t make
it!
Reclaiming Our Homes!
Did you know that there are more vacant
homes than people experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles? Some of
these vacant properties are even
owned by the state. We are taking this housing back for our
community. Today, we are taking matters into our own hands and moving
into vacant houses owned by Caltrans! In the wake of Coronavirus, we
the people who need healthy and safe housing demand that all
publicly-owned homes and land be made available to those who need it
NOW! Shame on the state for sitting on these properties during a
housing and public health crisis. We stand with Reclaiming
Our Homes!
Need to connect in a time of social isolation? Neighborhood
Hangouts have been moved to online hangs this month! Please be sure to
check the calendar
to find out more!
Join the Conflict Resolution Team: Do You Have What It
Takes?
Are you a good listener? Are you
passionate about fostering an anti-oppressive environment within DSA?
Do you have experience in the field of conflict resolution, either
formally or informally? Are you good at dealing with stress? If so,
you may be a good fit for our Conflict Resolution Team (CRT). DSA-LA is currently seeking to
recruit additional members for the CRT. The CRT is our primary body
for resolving conflict between members and referring more serious
cases for outside mediation. Before applying, please consider
referring to the current DSA-LA misconduct policy, as well as Resolution 33, which established grievance policies for
DSA on the national level.
All applications received before
11:59 pm on April 17, 2020 will receive full consideration. For any
questions regarding the application process, the DSA-LA Misconduct
Policy, or Resolution 33, please email [email protected].
Apply to join the International Committee!
National has begun a structural overhaul of our International
Committee (IC). As part of this reform, the International Committee
will soon open IC Subcommittees to all of DSA membership for your
participation. We will also create a new Steering Committee to oversee
our IC’s Subcommittees, and an International Secretariat to provide
advice and diplomatic support directly to the NPC.
Submitting Resolutions & Proposals for
Chapter-Wide Local Meeting on March 28th: due 3/18
As per Article IV, Section 2 in the
chapter bylaws amended by DSA-LA at the last Annual Convention in
October 2019, the Local will hold a single Local-wide
meeting at least three times annually and any resolution
or proposal properly qualified by 25 member signatures brought to the
Steering Committee ten (10) days prior to a Local Meeting shall be
published and agendized for a vote.
To submit
a resolution or proposal and proof of member signatures, members may
submit relevant documents to the Steering Committee by March 18,
2020
Please contact [email protected] with
any questions.
We are still looking for meeting space!
We are still in need of meeting space! Does your lefty-leaning
neighbor own an empty storefront? Does your union have unused evening
office space? Free, low-cost, and centrally-located is ideal.
Short-term okay, but long-term prefered for our weekly committee
meetings. If you have leads on something HIT US UP at [email protected]
See you this week! And stay safe, comrades.
DSA-LA
http://www.dsa-la.org/
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