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Hey Comrades!
It was great seeing those who were able to come out to last weekend's General Meeting. The resolution to create a “People’s Platform” passed! We are excited start building a coalition around policies for the working class people of New Orleans.
We are also excited to announce that we have endorsed our own Gabriela Biro for School Board!
We join the Palestinian Youth Movement and our partners in the NOLA 4 Palestine Coalition in calling on the entire GNO community to rise up and turn out to the streets on Saturday, October 5th for the International Day of Action!
Here's what is covered in this week's update:
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INTERNATIONAL DAY OF ACTION: One Year of Genocide, One Year of Resistance This week marks one year since those in Gaza showed the world the unyielding power of the Palestinian people in resisting their decades of forced displacement, apartheid, and countless forms of inhumane violence by their colonizer. The Gaza Health Ministry has released the names of over 40,000 martyrs killed by the Zionist state in less than a year, with experts conservatively estimating there's been over 189,000 deaths in Gaza alone. Amidst this brutal genocide, Palestinians across the globe remain resolute, as do the freedom fighters in Lebanon now facing the genocidal wrath of "Israel" and its American weaponry.
Join us Saturday, October 5th at 5pm at Congo Square (701 N Rampart) to demand we stop supporting their year-long, ever-expanding genocide and to celebrate the steadfast resistance of those fighting their violent oppressors. The struggle continues, and we will make clear that our global movement will keep resisting, tirelessly, until there is complete liberation!
MUTUAL AID: Join us Saturday, Oct 12th @ 11AM-2PM at a NEW LOCATION! We'll be meeting right across Nora Navra Library at A.P. Tureaud Park (1800 A.P. Tureaud Ave). We can check and change your brake light, take your blood pressure, connect you to community health resources, share food and cold drinks, and chat about achieving socialist revolution together. |
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MAKE ENTERGY PAY x DEBT COLLECTIVE: You are not a Loan Join us for a powerful conversation with Debt Collective, the nation's first debtors' union, and discover how we can build collective power to Make Entergy Pay! Together, we can flip the script on unjust systems that burden our communities with debt.
When: October 9th, 6-7:30pm |
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ELECTORAL WORK: Our Voter Guide Working Group is looking for art submissions for the upcoming guide. Please submit your entries using this form before October 8th, selected art will receive a small monetary contribution.
If you're interested in contributing writing or editing, please join the #voter-guide-working-group channel in the chapter slack. Are you a member not on Slack? Email us to join.
Support our Chapter Endorsed Candidates Our chapter has officially endorsed Gabriela Biro for School Board! She joins Devin Davis as our chapter endorsed candidates for the November 5th election. Please give them both your support during the push towards election day. |
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Sign up to volunteer or donate |
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Big Easy Budget Ballot Bash Join our allies this Tuesday, October 8th at 5:30-7:30pm for our Budget and Ballot Bash! Food, drinks, and music alongside the opportunity to learn about the Housing Trust Fund, the Worker's Bill of Rights, and the City budget! Free to attend. All ages welcome.
Deadline to register to vote online & early voting The deadline to register to vote or update your registration is Oct 15th. Early voting begins October 18th! |
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MUNICIPAL ACTION: The NOPD Consent Decree Monitor (OCDM) will hold a virtual public meeting on Tuesday, October 8th at 12:00 PM CST via Zoom to discuss the proposed Sustainment Plan that was filed on September 27th and the status of the implementation of the NOPD Consent Decree. |
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Solidarity forever, New Orleans DSA Local Council |
