Dear Friend,

I am very excited to announce that Rashida Tlaib will be chairing and speaking at this year’s Douglass-Debs Fundraiser Dinner on October 5, 2019 from 6-9 pm at UAW Local 600 in Dearborn, Michigan. We are thrilled that Abdul El-Sayed will also be speaking.

We will be honoring Tameka Ramsey, of Pontiac Policy Council, and Nia Winston, of UNITE HERE Local 24, for their relentless activism on behalf of workers and the community. 

Reserve your tickets now.

If you cannot attend the dinner, but would like to support our chapter’s work and help make the Douglass-Debs Dinner a success, you can: 

• Sponsor a comrade—buy a ticket and donate it so that someone else can attend.
  
  
• Buy an advertisement in our program book to let attendees know about your organization or congratulate our honorees.
  
  
• Donate directly to our chapter.

Detroit DSA has held the Douglass-Debs Dinner for decades. Our main annual fundraiser, the event enables us to do trailblazing activism in the Detroit area. Over the last year or so, our Chapter fought tooth and nail to get progressives elected to office, started a DSA Night School in Southwest Detroit, founded a newspaper (The Detroit Socialist), organized countless canvasses and town halls for Medicare for All and a Green New Deal, and raised funds for the Black Mother’s Day Bailout.

Our Chapter also led the way in resisting General Motors’ plant closures and layoffs, which affected several of our members. In January, we staged a successful protest at the annual Auto Show Charity Preview. We demanded the Poletown plant be taken back via eminent domain and put to public use, and called for bold economic reforms to “Make Detroit the Engine of the Green New Deal.” Our action brought together a remarkably diverse coalition of groups, including rank-and-file UAW and Unifor members, Brazilian trade unionists, and an array of local activists. Since then, we’ve been pushing aggressively for a Green New Deal for the Rust Belt and the broader Great Lakes region.

Join us for this year's Douglass-Debs dinner to celebrate how far we have come, and the work of activists in our community.

Food will be provided by Bandhu Gardens, a Bangladeshi women’s catering co-op, and live music will be provided by our in-house People’s Marching Band. 

Some upcoming events to put on your calendar:

General Meeting 
Saturday, Sept. 7 
10 am – noon 
Ant Hall, 2320 Caniff

All are welcome. If you have childcare or accessibility needs please email [email protected].

Ferndale for All 
Brian Stawowy for Mayor, Nada Daher for City Council
Saturday, Sep. 7
1 – 4 pm
146 E Hazelhurst St, Ferndale

Following the general meeting, we will canvass for our candidates running for office in Ferndale. 

Mike McDermott for Westland City Council
Sunday, Sep. 8
Canvasses leaving at 11 am and 2 pm
652 Forest Street, Westland

Help us get Mike McDermott elected to City Council! Mike will be providing bottled water, food and canvassing supplies to all who join. 

Health Detroit
Saturday, Sep. 14
11 am – 5 pm
11820 Hamilton Ave, Highland Park, MI

Health Detroit is a community effort offering a free health fair and debt relief clinic for Detroiters. We will offer FREE food and drink, medical screenings, face time with registered nurses and physicians, as well as debt relief consultation. The community health fair is completely free and open to all. This event is taking place in coordination with Debt Collective, Wings of Truth Gospel Church, and HUDA Clinic. If you’d like to volunteer, email [email protected].

Sara Habbo for Southfield City Council
Saturday, Sep. 14
Canvasses leaving at 12 pm and 3 pm
29245 Marshall Ave, Southfield, MI

Help us get Sara Habbo elected to City Council! Sara will be providing bottled water, food and canvassing supplies to everyone who joins.

Solidarity,

Catherine Hoffman