Our August General Meeting is this Saturday at 2 PM! This is the most important meeting of each month - the meeting where we put the small 'd' in democratic socialism. This is when we bring the whole chapter membership together and make decisions about how to move forward as a chapter. Do you have an idea for a project that the chapter should take on or a campaign that you'd like to see us get involved in? The General Meeting is where those ideas can be discussed and voted on by the whole membership. Email [email protected] to submit a proposal or to find out more information about how to do so!
At this month's General Meeting, we will elect a delegate to the Green New Deal Strategy Summit, discuss how to structure our chapter's abolition work, and consider other proposals being submitted by members like yourself! Join us - register for the call here!
Also, the DSA Municipal Action Committee has begun our work on a voter guide for the coming November elections, but we need more researchers, especially those with knowledge of Plaquemines, St. Bernard and Jefferson parishes, and local school or judicial systems. That being said, you do not need any experience or special knowledge to help with this project, it's a collaborative effort between a group of people. To join the project, please fill out this form and we will get back to you. Our next Zoom meeting will be 8/27, and you can register for that call here (password: MAC).
Lastly, on Wednesday the 19th at 10:00 AM the Louisiana House and Governmental Affairs Committee will meet to discuss if the threat of coronavirus in November will be enough to warrant an emergency voting plan, and if so what that plan should look like. Mail-in ballots are currently allowed for voters with especially high risks from COVID-19, but not for all residents. State Republicans have blocked past measures to make voting safer. To contact our state government and announce your support for an extended period of early voting and universal mail-in voting, you can email the H & GA Committee at h&[email protected] and LA Secretary of State Ardoin online here or by phone at 225.922.2880.
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
Safe Schools: Panel Discussion. This panel of educators, parents, and community advocates will discuss: the health of our educators, the health of our students, supplies, PPE and equipment needs, virtual learning needs for our students. We invite our whole community to come to this conversation. We will open up to questions and comments from the public at the end. We want to encourage unity and creative problem solving to insure the best and safest education for our students. Register for the call here.Monday, August 17th @ 7 PM.
Ecosocialism Working Group. Join us to discuss the upcoming national Green New Deal Strategy Summit and the future of our chapter's ecosocialist working group! Register for the call here. Password: 755253. Tuesday, August 18th @ 5:00 PM.
Health Justice Organizing Call. The urgent need for a more just health care system has never been more clear than it is this moment. Join our chapter's Health Care Committee for conference-call discussions on how to organize for health justice during this pandemic. Register for the meeting here.Tuesday, August 18th @ 5:30 PM.
Medic Training - Protest Health & Safety. Join us to learn some basics of protest health & safety! Everyone is welcome to join these trainings. Hey Coffee Co., 2606 St. Louis St.Tuesday, August 18th @ 6 PM.
BIPOC Caucus Meeting. If you identify as Black, Brown, Indigenous or a Person of Color, join us to discuss what the chapter's next steps are towards an anti-racist future! Register for the call here.Wednesday, August 19th @ 6 PM.
August General Meeting. Not sure where to plug in to our organizing? New to DSA? This is our monthly General Meeting. We'll get brief updates about campaigns and projects. We'll hear from our coalition partners on what they're working on, and we'll make collective decisions about how to move forward as a chapter. Register here!Saturday, August 22nd @ 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 23rd @ 11 AM.
Electoral Organizing - A Discussion. Join us for a discussion of electoral organizing within our DSA chapter. Register for the call here. Sunday, August 23rd @ 2 PM.
National DSA Upcoming Events
Building an Inclusive Movement for Economic Justice with Rev. Andrew Wilkes and Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis. Join Rev. Andrew Wilkes and Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis, National Co-Chair of the Poor People’s Campaign, in conversation about the campaign, its faith-rooted vision, and how the movement presents a concrete way to shift our political economy, uproot white supremacy, and expand the decision-making power of workers in a way that emerges from our religious and ethical traditions. Following the conversation, we will breakout into small groups for relationship building and discussing how to best advance the work of economic justice happening across our regions. This event is hosted by DSA’s Religion and Socialism Working Group. RSVP here.Thursday, August 20th at 6:30 PM CST.
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Our chapter has implemented the national DSA Harassment Policy. To get in touch with our Harassment and Grievance Officers, you can email [email protected] to ask them questions and inform them of any inappropriate behavior.
