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Hey Comrades!
Happy Holiday season! It was great seeing all those who were able to come out to the November General Meeting -- it's clear that we have the people and the passion needed to transform our community for the better. We look forward to doing so with y'all throughout 2025 and all the years to come!
Our latest win is the VICTORY of endorsed DSA member Gabriela Biro for Orleans Parish School Board District 2! In just a couple of months, Gaby and her team led a committed, passionate, and courageous campaign that elevated her from no name recognition to winning over 2,000 votes (and a 10% margin of victory!) over her corrupt, well-established, and elite-supported opponent.
She and her voters sent a clear message to the local establishment politicians: people are tired of elite and self-serving politicians running for themselves and their friends rather than to support the working people living under their policies and neglect. We are proud to have supported her campaign and look forward to supporting Gaby in her new role as a public figure.
To celebrate Gabriela's victory and the holiday season, we will be having a Holiday Social at Urban South! Bring on the new year by socializing with socialists — revolution relies on the people being united.
Urban South is a family-friendly, accessible brewery in an airy warehouse space with indoor and outdoor seating areas, a food truck outside, and both non-alcoholic drinks and arcade cabinets available, so kids are welcome!
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OTHER DSA EVENTS: Make Entergy Pay Wheatpasting This Monday, Come learn how to wheatpaste and take a walk with some comrades! All are welcome, old hands and folks new to the campaign.
Learn more about the campaign and sign the pledge at MakeEntergyPay.com Poli Ed Committee Reading Series Join our reading group next Thursday to discuss Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo Freire.
All are welcome: You do not have to be a member to attend and it's okay if you didn't read the book and just want to follow along with the discussion!
OTHER COMMUNITY EVENTS: Join Decolonize Sudan, along with Sudanese American organizer Entisar Elshawarby, for an advocacy training and teach-in on the ongoing crisis in Sudan. Join us to learn more about this critical and urgent movement, how to support the people of Sudan, and how their liberation struggle connects to those suffering under imperialism across the globe.
Learn more on NOLA Freedom Forum and Decolonize Sudan's Instagram pages (link to post here).
Palestine Benefit Show 2.0 They're running back the greatest Palestine benefit show on this side of the Mississippi. There will be music, Arab food, dabka lessons, drinks (non-alcoholic available), childcare (tell your friends with kids!), and lots of great comrades. All money raised will go to the Middle Eastern Children’s Alliance to support their work on the ground supporting the physical and mental health of children in Gaza.
Learn more on NOLA 4 Palestine’s Instagram page (link to post here).
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Looking for how to plug in? Haven't joined Slack? Email us so we can add you to the Slack, where you can find different committee chats, see announcements more promptly, and share your interests. Co-chairs Wash F and Jack RS also encourage anyone to reach out to them directly to talk more about the chapter, local organizing space, and getting involved!
Solidarity forever, New Orleans DSA Local Council |
