Dear Members,

We sent out the following press release today. You can share it with your
friends and view on our website here:
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If you have any ideas about how you want Berkshires DSA to connect and
communicate with the community, we're happy to receive your feedback.

Solidarity!

*For Immediate Release*

*June 8, 2020*

*PRESS RELEASE: BERKSHIRES DSA STANDS IN SOLIDARITY WITH BLACK LIVES MATTER*

*Pittsfield, MA —*

George Floyd.

Breonna Taylor.

Tony McDade.

Three Black individuals murdered by the police. Three among thousands.

Police violence stops here. Racism stops here.

The Berkshires chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA)
proudly adds our voice to the global chorus: BLACK LIVES MATTER.

We join our comrades in the streets to protest police violence and the
racist order it upholds. For us, the struggle for racial justice is
inseparable from the struggle for democratic socialism. We seek a world
defined by our lasting commitment to each other rather than the fleeting
economic value of our labor. And we will defend the vision of democratic
socialism against racists, and against fascists. Right now, that means we
find ourselves in the streets.

At this moment, the path to democratic socialism brings us head-to-head
with anti-Black racism. We do not shy away from this confrontation, and we
call on our members to join the protests unfolding across Berkshire County,
and worldwide. We invite all residents of Berkshire County to join us in
the streets, and we call on elected officials to support racial justice by
demanding greater police accountability and by redirecting resources from
the police to public programs that serve Black and Brown communities.

The DSA is the largest socialist organization in the United States. DSA’s
members are building progressive movements for social change while
establishing an openly democratic socialist presence in American
communities and politics. We believe that working people should run both
the economy and society democratically to meet human needs, not to make
profits for the few. DSA members use a variety of tactics, from legislative
to direct action, to fight for reforms that empower working people.

For media Inquiries, please contact Amillie Coster (413) 854 5611,
[email protected]


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Christian Kennedy
Sidney Rothstein
Co-Chairs, Executive Committee
Berkshires DSA
berkshiresdsa.org

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