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** Upcoming Events
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5/25/2020
Call to Action!
Sacramento has been awarded $89 million in covid response stimulus funds- this presents an important opportunity at a critical moment in our city! Our chapter has joined with Katie V and several other community groups such as ACCE, Sunrise Movement, and the Sacramento Center Labor Council to call on city council to provide direct and immediate relief to Sacramento residents impacted by the pandemic not the mayors pet projects or debt payments on sports arenas! You can check out the letter delivered to City Council HERE ([link removed]) with more information on the specific relief we are advocating for.
Now we need your help! We're asking all members to submit a voicemail or email in support of the letter and direct relief to working class Sacramentans.
You can submit an auto generated message in support of the letter by clicking HERE ([link removed]) and filling out the form. Just in the last few days we've had hundreds of community members voice their support with this form!
You can also call the city council voicemail system at (916) 808-5908 and leave a message! You can use the following call script: “I’m calling in to support the recommendations of council member elect, Katie Valenzuela, for the $89 Million in federal stimulus money including direct rent and mortgage payment assistance, infrastructure and support for Safe Ground camping sites, and direct aid to households."
If you have already voiced your support, thank you! Please continue to share on social media and encourage others to do so!
Solidarity forever!
** LGBTQ+ Feminist Reading Group
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Come read poetry, fiction, theory and more with fellow feminist leftists!
In observance of Mental Health Awareness Month, this month's reading group theme will focus on various aspects of living and coping with mental illness.
The poems and webcomic for this month's readings are meant to provide perspective on mental health journeys, and encourage readers to reflect on their own experiences. Topics may be triggering for some.
Access the reading material HERE. ([link removed])
Date: Monday, May 25th, 6:00-7:30pm
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** Film Screening- "Advocate"
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Directed by Rachel Lea Jones, Advocate follows in real time the caseload of Jerusalem attorney Lea Tsemel, including the high-profile trial of a 13-year-old boy – her youngest client to date –while reflecting on the political and professional significance of her work. A Jewish-Israeli woman who has represented political prisoners for nearly 50 years, Tsemel pushes the definition of a human rights defender to its limits.
Date: Monday, May 25th, 10 am
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** DSA COVID-19 Organizing Response Meeting
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Join other DSA members as we organize around the current pandemic. We will discuss the results of our ongoing efforts to phone bank/text members on action items such as the call to support stimulus funds for direct assistance to the community and launching a new member mapping campaign.
Date: Sunday, May 31st, 2:00pm-3:30pm
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Racial Solidarity Committee Meeting
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We need your help to drive the direction of the committee going forward! Bring your productive criticisms, ideas, and thoughts about how we can fight racism and capitalism in Sacramento!
Date: Wednesday, June 3rd, 7:00-8:30pm
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** Finance Committee Meeting
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Come out to help organize the chapters fundraising efforts and taxes.
Date: Saturday, June 6th, 3:00pm-4:30pm
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** Eco-Socialism Committee Meeting
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Come out to organize against local fossil fuel interests, including SMUD and PG&E.
Date: Saturday, June 6th, 3:00pm-4:30pm
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