This Weekend, We Finished Our 2020 Local Convention!
Hi everyone,
This weekend, our chapter wrapped up our 2020 Local Convention. This year's Convention was split into two meetings, one for elections, which was completed last month, and one for political resolutions and bylaw amendments, which was this last Saturday. Over the weekend, we tackled a daunting agenda with 19 proposals, each with different solutions for addressing the structure and guiding the political direction of our chapter. This was by far the highest number of proposals we've ever considered at Convention. We had great debate and minimal technical difficulties. Well done everyone, and HUGE thanks to our Convention Committee for organizing our first entirely online Convention!
Full minutes for the Convention meeting will be ready soon, but in the meantime, you can find a list of the proposals we considered and the results of the final votes here. Among other things, we voted to prioritize organizing towards abolition in Orleans and surrounding parishes, formalize our committee and working group structures within the chapter, and implement chapter-wide assessments for developing new projects. We also approved our General Meeting schedule for 2020-2021. Check it out here, and put these dates in your calendar!
What's next? Join our our next Local Council meeting, on August 3rd at 6:30 (register here). This is the monthly meeting of our chapter's leadership body, and everyone is welcome to attend these meetings. And put the August General Meeting, which will be on August 22nd at 2 PM, in your calendar today! General Meetings are held monthly. These are the largest meetings of the General Membership (that's you!) each month, and this is where the entire chapter membership makes collective decisions on how to move forward. If you can only make one meeting a month, a General Meeting is the place to start!
Solidarity,
Local Council
New Orleans DSA
P.S. New to DSA? Check out our chapter's new member resources here. You can always email [email protected] with questions about how to get involved or about the work our chapter is doing.
New Orleans DSA Upcoming Events
Ecosocialism + Data Mapping Death Alley Solidarity Work. We are working on using environmental databases to collect important data about air pollution and disease in Death Alley to assist the Coalition Against Death Alley in their fight against environmental racism. Everyone is welcome to join and get involved in this work! Register for the call here.Tuesday, July 28th @ 6 PM.
Direct Service Committee: Mutual Aid + Neighborhood Organizing. Every Wednesday, our Direct Service Committee will be meeting to discuss ongoing mutual aid and neighborhood organizing projects, including our Brake Light Clinics. Everyone is welcome to join! To attend, register via Zoom here!Wednesday, July 29th @ 6:30 PM.
Municipal Action Committee: Voter Guide and City Budget. The Municipal Action Committee will be meeting to work on our next voter guide and work around the city budget. We'd love your help or suggestions for other local projects. Register for the call here. (Password: Mac). Thursday, July 30th @ 7 PM.
Brake Light Clinic Training. We are re-launching our brake light clinics in a safe, socially distanced manner. Join us to get trained on how to safely change brake lights! Bayou Road & N. Dorgenois Street. Saturday, August 1st @ 11 AM.
DSA: How We're Fighting! Not sure where to plug in to our organizing? New to DSA? Have you heard about us through our coalition partners but not sure what we are about? This is our weekly check-in call. We'll get brief updates about campaigns and projects. We'll hear from our coalition partners on what they're working on, and have open discussion about different issues. Register here!Saturday, August 1st @ 2 PM.
Political Education Planning Call. Whether you're new to DSA or have been around for years, one thing's for sure: the learning never stops! Join us to help develop a political education program for the chapter so we can better apply lessons from history and theory to our contemporary lives and organizing work (and vice-versa!). Register for this recurring call here. Sunday, August 2nd @ 11 AM.
National DSA Upcoming Events
Help Middle Tennessee DSA pressure their Representative to Support Medicare for All! Join Middle TN DSA’s Medicare for All working group to help organize constituents to pressure Rep. Jim Cooper to support the Health Care Emergency Guarantee Act, which would cover all necessary out-of-pocket healthcare costs for both the uninsured and insured for the remainder of the pandemic. We'll have a script prepared to call constituents likely to support this vital legislation. First time Phonebanking? Don't worry. We'll all be on Zoom together for any questions. Register here. Monday, July 27th @ 6 CST.
NEC Phone Bank Day for Rashida Tlaib. Join the National Electoral Committee as we phone bank together for Rashida Tlaib. We’ll be signing up to phone bank for one of Rashida’s nightly phone banks on her website (https://linktr.ee/rashida2020), so that we can talk to voters together. Training is sent out ahead of time & provided on a Zoom call before the phone bank begins. Note: We are not coordinating with the campaign for this event, just making a push for DSAers to call together. That said, the NEC is always available to train chapters in how to host phone banks or any other aspect of electoral work. Just email us at [email protected]. Register here. Tuesday, July 28th @ 3 CST.
DSA Phone Bank Day for Rebecca Parson. Rebecca Parson is a DSA-endorsed candidate running for Congress in Washington State. Join the National Electoral Committee ahttps://linktr.ee/rashida2020s we phone bank together for Rebecca Parson. We’ll be signing up for one of Rebecca’s nightly phone banks on her website (https://www.mobilize.us/rebeccaforwa/event/276026/), so that we can talk to voters together. Training is provided on a Zoom call before the phone bank begins. Register here. Thursday, July 30th @ 7 PM CST.
Queer Socialists Meeting: Capitalism + Gay Identity. The Queer Socialists Working Group is meeting to discuss the essay “Capitalism and Gay Identity” with author and DSA member John D’Emilio. To participate in this meeting, you must first join the Queer Socialists Working Group, which is open to all DSA members who identify as queer. Register here. Sunday, August 2nd @ 3 PM CST.
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