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** Little Red Letter No. 61
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Call to Action
Grievance Committee Call for Members
The TCDSA Grievance Committee is seeking new members. The Grievance Committee is composed of 8-10 TCDSA members in good standing interested in transformative justice. Members are required to complete TCDSA'S Grievance Process Training, and will be elected to the position by the chapter. For more information about the Grievance Committee and the TCDSA Grievance Process, please see the website ([link removed]) . If you are interested in joining the Grievance Committee, please email us at [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) .
Sign Up For The Labor Branch Newsletter
Sat, August 8, 11-12:30pm
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Over the summer, the Labor Branch has begun publishing a weekly newsletter to keep our members informed of the struggles and opportunities of organizing workers in the Twin Cities. Find rallies and picket lines that need your support, connect with other DSA members in your industry, and stay up to date on upcoming meetings and activities of the branch. We think there's something for everyone, whether you're in a union, unemployed, or looking to sharpen your organizing skills. You can see our most recent newsletter here ([link removed]) . Join our email group and receive the weekly newsletter by emailing a request to the Labor Branch co-chairs at [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) .
We are doing a second run of the Dogocratic Socialists of America shirts ([link removed]) - the preorder will be open for the next week!
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Justice for George Floyd Chapter Check-In
Sat, August 8, 11-12:30pm
(Zoom ([link removed]) )
What is going on with dismantling the MPD, and what is it going to take to get us there? Join us Saturday to find out this and why we need YOU in this movement.
Upcoming Events:
GOTV Phone Bank for Fateh
Tues, August 4, 5pm-8pm
Zoom tbd (check Facebook ([link removed]) )

Socialist Feminist Reading Group
Tue, August 4, 6pm – 8pm
(Zoom ([link removed]) )

Justice for George Floyd Chapter Check-In
Sat, August 8, 11-12:30pm
(Zoom ([link removed]) )

TCDSA 101
Wednesday, August 12, 6:30pm-8pm
(Zoom ([link removed]) )

TCDSA Socialist Reading Group
Sunday, August 16, 3pm
(Zoom ([link removed]) )

Ops/Tech Committee Meeting
Monday, August 17, 7pm-9pm
(Zoom ([link removed]) )

Socialist Feminist Branch Meeting
Tuesday, August 25, 6:30pm-8pm
(Zoom ([link removed]) )

Housing Branch Meeting
Thursday, August 27, 6pm-7:30pm
Location tbd

Left Social Democrats
Thursday, August 27, 7pm-8pm
Location tbd

TCDSA Libertarian Socialist Study Group
Friday, August 28, 6:30pm-8pm
Location tbd

Keep an eye on our calendar ([link removed]) for more events as they're scheduled or changed!
Vote on August 11
The Minnesota Primary election is being held on Tuesday, August 11. Request your absentee ballot to vote by mail here ([link removed]) .
Donate to the Solidarity Fund
The Solidarity Fund has redistributed over $70k year to date, helping 350 families find a little bit more security during this uniquely difficult time. We aim to reopen for the last week to be most helpful when rent is due. Mutual aid builds communities, connects neighbors, and has reached BIPOC households acutely impacted by the crisis. Please donate at tcdsa.org/solidarity ([link removed]) so we can keep the fund sustainable and continue to grow!
What we're up to...


** TCDSA Health Justice Working Group Reboots In The Time of COVID
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This spring, the Health Justice Working Group of TCDSA underwent a change. Past efforts ranged from fighting for single-payer to broader Health Justice projects, and fall through winter culminated with Medicare for All canvassing alongside DSA for Bernie. With the end of Sanders’ campaign and the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, Health Justice restarted in April as a ‘Covid reboot’...Read More ([link removed])


** Political Education Snippets
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** Who was Alexandra Kollontai?
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** Part 2 of 2
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Read part 1 of this political education “snippet” here. ([link removed])
We were going to resume this story in 1918, one year after Alexandra Kollontai married Pavel Dybenko in the heat of the early days of the new Bolshevik Revolutionary government in St. Petersburg. But instead, I first need to fill in a few details left out of the previous timeline...Read More ([link removed])
Do you have opinions? Hot takes? Cool things you've been doing with DSA or our allies? Write for us ([link removed]) !

Kurdish people and others in Rojava are always sending us in America gestures of support, whether with CHAZ, the Minneapolis uprising, or the resistance against authoritarianism in Portland. Just wanted to send some encouragement back. -Anonymous

For Further Review
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With so many great podcasts, articles, books and videos coming out, it's easy to miss something great. Here's a few things members have found and loved recently.
The Syrian Enlightenment ([link removed]) (podcast)
Let's not forget Syria just because we have deepening problems in the US and elsewhere. Here is an excellent podcast with an awesome reading list appended to get you up to scratch on Syria. -DKR

Together, You Can Redeem The Soul of Our Nation ([link removed])
John Lewis's "I have been to the mountaintop" address, which he wrote up from his hospital bed and asked for it to be published on the day of his funeral. He was interred in Atlanta, Georgia today, July 30, 2020. -DKR

How the American Worker Got Fleeced ([link removed])
A staggering and comprehensive view of where the American worker is at in this crisis. We're reaping what was sowed from decades of union-busting. --NR

To Loot A Revolution ([link removed])
What does a working-class, abolitionist practice of community self-defense look like? --AHR

Community Policing and Other Fairy Tales ([link removed])
Download this free comic about police abolition from MPD150, featuring artwork by MycDazzle, Jonas Goonface, Ricardo Levins Morales, and more, plus text from Alex Vitale and other activists. --DKR


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