Hey, comrades,
We're writing with some news about upcoming chapter and community events—we hope to connect with you at any or all.
Coming together as a community is important at a time when we are subject to a constant barrage of inhumanity, witnessing the cruelty of American policy both at home and abroad. Events like these deepen our shared values by giving voice to our concerns, supporting Palestinians, and making sure our neighbors are fed. These actions stand as our affirmation that we will not be silent and passive, we will not give in to despair, and we will never stop fighting for a better world.
Be well comrades, look after yourselves, and we hope to see you soon.
In solidarity,
Brad, Heidi, Kevin, Maro, Victor
Berkshires DSA Steering Committee
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Open Labor Committee Meeting
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Thursday, January 22, 7pm
Virtual
RSVP here for the Zoom link
Come to the Labor Committee’s next open meeting to learn how you can get involved in our political education, direct actions supporting unions, partnership building with other labor organizers and advocates, and more!
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Film Screening: PARTNERS: How Starbucks Baristas Started a Labor Revolution
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Saturday, January 24, 1pm
Berkshire Athenaeum
1 Wendell Ave, Pittsfield, MA
RSVP here
Co-hosted with the Western Mass Area Labor Federation.
Join us for a free screening of the documentary PARTNERS, which follows a group of Buffalo, New York, baristas as they announce their intention to form a labor union—only to face an elaborate, illegal anti-union campaign from Starbucks.
Featuring on-the-ground footage from workers and organizers, PARTNERS takes viewers to the front lines of this historic union drive that helped spark America’s Gen Z labor revival.
A discussion and Q&A will follow.
Afterward, join us at Wander to continue the conversation.
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Community Event: Berkshire Food Not Bombs Meal
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Saturday, January 10, 11am
Wildflower Alliance: Pittsfield Center
361 North St, Pittsfield, MA
From Berkshire Food Not Bombs: Are you hungry? Would you like to help hungry members of your community? Do you want to prevent food waste and speak up for what you believe in? Then get involved with Berkshire Food Not Bombs, a global organization that believes in making sure no one goes hungry. Our goal is to provide monthly hot meals for those in need in Pittsfield. Contact us at [email protected] to get involved!
At this meal, we'll be serving lentil shepherd's pie, minestrone soup, maple-roasted carrots, corn bread, and peanut butter cookies.
All are welcome.
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Community Event: Rainy Day Coffee Pop-Up for Palestine
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Sunday, January 11, 9am-12pm
Images Cinema
50 Spring St, Williamstown, MA
From Rainy Day Coffee: We'll be at the Images Cinema Lounge serving coffee, espresso drinks and coffee mocktails and cocktails. We'll also have a raffle for a tarot reading from the wonderful Rebecca Guanzon of Wild Soul River (thank you, Rebecca!). Proceeds will go to The Sameer Project, a mutual aid group that works with distribution networks in Palestine to respond to emergency needs on the ground.
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Community Event: Standout for Venezuela
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Sunday, January 11, 1-2pm
Park Square
1 Bank Row, Pittsfield, MA
Co-organized by Greylock Together; Stand up, Berkshires; Indivisible Pittsfield; Berkshire Brigades; Dalton Democratic Committee; Progressive Democrats of America; and Indivisible Berkshires.
The Trump Administration has kidnapped Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and started a blatantly criminal war against Venezuela. These are nakedly imperialist acts to install a US puppet government that will give Venezuela’s oil resources over to US corporations and enforce US hegemony over Latin America—the new “Trump Corollary” to the Monroe Doctrine. This war is illegal both under international law and the laws governing the declaration of war within the United States.
Join us in Pittsfield for a standout in Park Square to protest American Imperialism. We hope this will be an opportunity for us as socialists to connect with other concerned community members and speak with members of liberal and progressive organizations about the necessity of thinking beyond the two-party duopoly.
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Community Event: Mahjong + Knotwork
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Friday, January 23, 5:30pm
Tea & Boba Lounge
76 Spring St, Williamstown, MA
Enjoy a game of mahjong and Celtic tunes by local band Knotwork, featuring fiddler and Berkshires DSA member Irene!
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Are you a DSA member with an action or event to share? Email [email protected] to be considered for inclusion in the newsletter.
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Looking for a low-lift way to support the chapter? Join our flyering team! We needs help putting up flyers around the county to spread the word about our work. Email [email protected] for details.
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