Hey comrades, there’s a lot going on! Here’s a list of local events happening soon. Show up in solidarity! We’ll follow up later this week with full news updates on the Palestine Solidarity and Louisiana Democratic Party election resolutions that passed at our January General Meeting.

Events this week:

• TOMORROW, January 25th, 6:00pm at Cafe Istanbul: New Orleans Freedom Forum is hosting Professor Ata Hindi, a visiting professor of law from Tulane University for a lecture and Q&A on Justice and Accountability for Palestine and the Palestinians: Challenges and Prospects.

• Also Tomorrow! 7pm on Zoom DSA’s “Make Entergy Pay” group is meeting to discuss our campaign to take back control of our power. Register for the Zoom here.

• FRIDAY, January 26th, 12:00 to 1pm at S. Galvez St. & Cleveland Ave: New Orleans Healthcare Workers will gather to draw attention to Israel’s continuous attacks via airstrikes and ground invasion of hospitals in Gaza, and the impact this has on healthcare workers and civilians in Gaza.

• Also this Friday, 10:00am to 12pm, Livestream Community Conversation about the Federal Lawsuit charging the US with genocide against Palestine, hosted by Taproot Earth, JVP New Orleans, Voice of the Experienced (VOTE), National Lawyers Guild - Louisiana Chapter, Project Ishmael, Patois, and the Center for Constitutional Rights. RSVP for Location/Link.

• SATURDAY, January 27th, 1:00-4:00pm at Cafe Istanbul, JVP New Orleans, Patois, Channel Vivid and Nola Healthcare Workers for Palestine are hosting a special screening of “Israelism” + the short film ‘Roof Knocking.” The screening will be followed by a panel discussion with the Palestinian and Jewish members of our community who are fighting together for a free Palestine. Get your tickets here!

• Also this Saturday at 2:00-3:30pm, JVP New Orleans is hosting the next meeting of their Anti-Zionist Study Group. They are on Chapter 4 of “The Question of Palestine” by Edward Said (FREE PDF and Audiobook!). Please directly message them for the location or check your inbox if you’re on their email listserv.

• SUNDAY, January 28th at 1pm beginning at Masjid Omar, 1528 Pietro Ct.: A Ride For Tawfic: Meet at Masjid Omar for a Memorial Motorcade in honor of Tawfic Abdeljabbar and all martyrs of Israel’s genocide. Tawfic was a child from our New Orleans community who was murdered by Israeli forces last week. Please follow Masjid Omar and Nola4Palestine on Instagram for updates on this action.

• Sunday, January 28th, 1:00-5:00pm at Parisite Skate Park, 1606 Pleasure St: Let Gaza Skate Jam. Palestinian skaters are calling on the global skate community to speak up against the ongoing genocide -- come show your solidarity at the Let Gaza Skate Jam and fundraiser after the Memorial Motocade, because everyone deserves to skate and to skate you must live! There will be competitions for all levels as well as music, prizes, free food, drinks, and more.

• Sunday Evening at 6pm, DSA’s Weekly Emma Goldman Gathering at Holy Ground: Come talk politics with us and test out how well you believe the things that you think you believe. Reading books is all well and good, but you have to practice pulling it out of your head and putting it into your own words. Beer can sometimes help that process.
  

Coming up next week:

• Entergy Town Hall Series: The City Council just approved $170 million in Hurricane Ida costs to be passed along to Entergy New Orleans customers, and now Entergy New Orleans is asking ratepayers for an additional $1 billion. These town halls are our chance to learn about Entergy’s plan, ask questions, and get answers:

  • District E: Tuesday, January 30th at 6pm, Andrew P. Sanchez & Copelin-Byrd Multi-Service Center, 1616 Fats Domino Ave.

  • District C: Thursday, February 1st at 5:30pm, Algiers Regional Library, 3014 Holiday Dr.

  • District B: Tuesday, February 6th at 5:30pm, Broadmoor Community Church, 2021 S. Dupre St.

Don't forget — March Election Deadlines!

• March 2nd: Deadline to register as a Democrat to vote for our comrades running for Louisiana State Democratic Party seats! (Register or Change your Registration Here!)

• March 9th: Early voting beings (find early voting locations here).

• March 23rd: Election Day! (Check your ballot)

More to come.

Solidarity forever,

New Orleans Local Council