Chapter Meeting + January Events Blast

Saturday Chapter Meeting + January Events Blast

 

See you this Saturday, 11:00am - 2:00pm in Koreatown for DSA-LA's January Chapter Meeting!  

Meeting Agenda

11:00 - 11:15 Sign-ins
11:15 - 11:20 Intros of steering; agenda overview
11:20 - 11:30 Political Context
11:30 - 11:40 Treasurer’s Report
11:40 - 11:45 Power to the Tenants
11:45 - 11:50 Power Mass Transit
11:50 - 12:05 Lunch/Break
12:05 - 1:20 Nithya Discussion
1:20 - 1:30 Palestine Solidarity WG
1:30 - 1:35 CFA Strike
1:35 - 1:55 Ysabel and School Board Races
1:55 - 2:25 Postcarding, Socializing, Cleaning up

At this meeting, DSA-LA will discuss the political terrain of the 2024 election cycle. DSA-LA electoral campaigns will update members on the stakes of the upcoming School Board and City Council races, and how we will win in 2024.

The Power to the Tenants and Power Mass Transit Chapter Priority Campaigns, and the Palestine Working Group will report back on their organizing efforts and highlight opportunities to tap in.

Chapter members will also discuss DSA-LA's relationship to Nithya Raman. An OpaVote Ballot will be distributed to members in good standing following the meeting. RSVP for location.

 
Co-Chair a DSA-LA Committee!

The nomination period closes TOMORROW Saturday, January 20th at 11:59pm. DSA-LA is accepting co-chair nominations for the Climate Justice, Electoral, Housing & Homelessness, Immigration Justice, Labor, Mutual Aid, and Political Education committees. Chairs are expected to join the chapter leadership meeting scheduled Feb 3rd or Feb 4th.

 

It's crunch time! Ballots drop first week of February and election day is March 5th. Time to get involved in DSA-LA efforts to support our slate so we win in 2024.

 

January Events

 

Saturday

Jan. 20th

 

Queer Socialists WG Social

3:00 pm - 4:30 pm, Location upon RSVP

The QSWG-LA would like to invite all chapter members to an after meeting social on January 20th at 3:00pm, 30 minutes after the chapter meeting plans to close. Details here.

 

 

Sunday

Jan. 21st

 

Vigil for Palestine

3:30pm - 5:00 pm, Venice Pier

Join DSA alongside 10 other organizations at a Vigil for Palestine. Bring kites, candles, and comrades to honor the martyrs of Palestine who Israel has killed during their occupation and genocide of Palestine. RSVP.

 

 

Monday

Jan. 22nd

 

CFA Strike @ CSU Northridge

11:00 am - 2:00 pm, CSU Northridge

Let’s join CFA as they fight for a CSU system that is just for its workers and students. Please RSVP for updates regarding the exact location of the strike and rally.

 

 

Tuesday

Jan. 23rd

 

Palestine Reading Group Session 4: The Third Declaration of War, 1967

7:00 pm - 8:30 pm, Zoom

Join the Political Education Committee in reading together the book selection chosen by the chapter membership, The Hundred Years War on Palestine: A Century of Settler Colonialism and Resistance by Rashid Khalidi. RSVP here.

 

 

Wednesday

Jan. 24th

 

CFA Strike at CSU Los Angeles

12:00 pm - 5:00 pm, CSU Los Angeles

Let’s join CFA as they fight for a CSU system that is just for its workers and students. Please RSVP for updates regarding the exact location of the strike and rally.

 

 

Friday

Jan. 26th

 

Central Branch DSA 101

6:30 pm - 8:00 pm, Koreatown

Are you new or newly returning to DSA? To Los Angeles? To the Left? Then join us for DSA 101! RSVP Here.

 

 

Sunday

Jan. 28th

 

Administrative Committee Open House!

2:00 pm - 5:00 pm, Location upon RSVP

AdComm could be your home in the chapter! We’ll be hanging out on Sunday for an open-house style social at a local food hall and community space. RSVP Here.

 

 

Tuesday

Jan. 30th

 

Power to the Tenants: Fighting for Better Rent Control

7:00 pm - 8:30 pm, Zoom

Join us to learn about the history of rent control in LA, how inflation and rent increases interact, the myth of “mom and pop” landlords, and an overview of how we can secure better rent control for tenants. RSVP.

 

 

Wednesday

Jan. 31st

 

Queer Socialists WG Meeting

6:30 pm - 7:30 pm, Zoom

We would like to invite all members of DSA-LA (queer and allies) to join the next Queer Socialists Working Group meeting.The QSWG meets virtually, usually on the last Wednesday of every month. You must be a DSA member to participate.  Event Details

Palestine Reading Group Session 5: The Fourth Declaration of War, 1982

7:00 pm - 8:30 pm, Zoom

Join the Political Education Committee in reading together the book selection chosen by the chapter membership, The Hundred Years War on Palestine: A Century of Settler Colonialism and Resistance by Rashid Khalidi. RSVP