Hi everyone,

This Saturday, September 26th, we will be holding our monthly General Meeting. This is the most important meeting our chapter holds each month. It's our opportunity each month to come together as the assembled membership of New Orleans DSA and vote on proposals that shape our work. This month, we will hear proposals on how we should approach electoral work and our endorsements process, hear a report back from our delegate who attended the national Green New Deal Strategy Summit, and more!

You can register for the call here. If you are interested in submitting an agenda item -- whether it's a proposal for consideration by the membership or an announcement -- you can submit that here. If you are interested in drafting a proposal but not sure where to start, you can use this template as a guide or reach out to [email protected] to get connected with someone who can guide you through the process!

Additionally, we are calling for nominations for our Communications Chair position! If you are passionate about communications -- graphic design, social media, writing, editing -- please reach out to [email protected]. We are looking for someone to help lead and build out this work, and we will be electing that person at our General Meeting on Saturday. You can read more about our communications chair position here.

Lastly, if you speak Spanish and would be interested in helping translate some of our externally facing chapter materials, please reach out to [email protected]! We have also been doing weekly voter registration events, and we'd love to train some more Spanish-speaking volunteers in voter registration.

Solidarity,

DSA New Orleans Local Council

P.S. New to DSA? Check out our chapter's new member resources here. You can also always email [email protected] with questions about how to get involved or about the work our chapter is doing.

New Orleans DSA Upcoming Events

Health Justice Campaign 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, September 22nd @ 5:30 PM.

Worker Power Louisiana Meeting. Get involved with our chapter's workplace organizing committee! Register for the meeting here. (Password: 945179). Tuesday, September 22nd @ 6:30 PM.

Finance Meeting. A meeting of our chapter's finance committee to discuss our chapter budgeting process and timeline. Got a knack for numbers? Love accounting? We could use your expertise! Email [email protected] for call-in info.

Direct Service Committee: Mutual Aid + Neighborhood Organizing. Every other Wednesday, our Direct Service Committee meets to discuss ongoing mutual aid and neighborhood organizing projects, including our Brake Light Clinics. Everyone is welcome to join! Register for the meeting here. Wednesday, September 23rd @ 6:30 PM.

Care Over Cops: Our Stories, Our Power. Our stories are our superpowers. Our lives and past experiences help shape, define, and guide our work. It is with that thought that Orleans Parish Prison Reform Coalition (OPPRC) created this series to cultivate change. This session will empower and ready you to share both your story and those of community members while also demonstrating the strategy and tools necessary to relay that message to friends, family, and community members. During this workshop, we will discuss the current media landscape and its handling of the call to defund the police, as well as ways to share our stories and advocate for police alternatives. This event is being led and organized by our comrades at Orleans Parish Prison Reform Coalition. It will be the first in a five-part organizing crash course on how we can work together to organize towards abolition! Register for the call here. Thursday, September 24th @ 5:30 PM.

Municipal Action Committee. 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 meeting here. (Password: Mac). Thursday, September 24th @ 7 PM.

September General Meeting. This is our monthly General Meeting, which is the largest convening of our chapter membership each month. We'll get updates about ongoing campaigns and projects. We'll hear from our coalition partners on what they're working on, and we'll make collective decisions about the direction of our chapter. Come and make your voice heard! Register for the call here. Saturday, September 26th @ 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, September 27th @ 11 AM.

Electoral Organizing Meeting. Join us for a discussion of electoral organizing within our DSA chapter. Register for the call here. Sunday, September 27th @ 11 AM.

National DSA Upcoming Events

Health Workers Organize for Power - Are you a health care worker? Are you tired of being on the frontlines of a global pandemic without adequate PPE, hazard pay, or a union? Join this call to hear from health workers who are organizing their workplaces! Featuring Phara Souffrant Forrest, a nurse and NYC DSA member who just won her primary for New York State Assembly. Register for the call here. Monday, September 21st @ 7 PM CST.

DSA 100K Recruitment Drive: Kickoff and Training. At the last DSA Convention, our members voted on a goal of growing our multiracial, working class socialist organization to 100,000 members by 2021. To achieve this, the NPC voted to establish an ambitious five-week Recruitment Drive running from October 1st to November 7th: to bring in 5,000 new members, grow every chapter by 10%, and plug these new members into existing campaigns. On this call, we will be kicking off this drive and training members on our 100K Pledge, where we will ask all DSA members to commit to talking with three people in their network about joining DSA during this period. All DSA members interested in growing our organization are welcome to join! Register for the call here. Sunday, September 27th @ 7 PM CST.