Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but
comes through continuous struggle.
-- Martin Luther King, Jr.
Comrades,
Are you feeling the change in the seasons? Maybe it’s hard to say.
It's not as if the high temperatures will pass right on cue. Our fire
season has forced evacuations and broken records way ahead of past
years' projections. And although students are back in session, working
families still won’t be getting a break from them anytime soon. (Oops!
did we write "students" there? We meant “the damn U.S. Senate!”)
But if you're in a back-to-school spirit yourself, East Bay DSA has
events to energize you and courses to expand your analysis. Two
extremely important and relevant Night School sessions next week,
"What is Fascism and How Can We Fight It?
(https://www.eastbaydsa.org/events/1530/2020-09-29-night-school-what-is-fascism-and-how-can-we-fight-it/)
" and "Indigenous Ecology and Resistance
(https://www.eastbaydsa.org/events/1469/2020-10-01-socialist-night-school-indigenous-ecology-and-resistance/)
"; the Labor Committee presentation on "Socialists At Work: The Rank
and File Strategy and How We Build Power
(https://www.eastbaydsa.org/events/1499/2020-09-26-socialists-at-work-the-rank-and-file-strategy-and-how-we-build-power/)
"; and the continuation of our Mutual Aid Mask Builds and
Distributions
(https://www.eastbaydsa.org/events/1486/2020-09-26-mutual-aid-mask-build-and-distribution/)
to provide high-quality smoke protection to those in need.
We're also cheering on our team as they gear up for a very
important game—Alameda County healthcare workers, who are preparing to
strike for safer conditions and quality patient care. This Sunday,
we'll hear from the California Nurses Association and SEIU 1021, as
well as AC Transit Board candidate Jovanka Beckles, about why their
fight matters so much
(https://www.eastbaydsa.org/events/1527/2020-09-27-strike-ready-stand-with-public-healthcare-workers/)
.
While the turning of seasons is supposed to mark time and give us
perspective on our place in nature, as socialists, we are never just
waiting for things to change. Let's unite to turn the tide against
capitalism; let's turn the fire against this unjust and violent
system.
Solidarity!
News and Information
Here's some of the latest news and
information from East Bay Majority (https://eastbaymajority.com/) ,
East Bay DSA's news source with a socialist perspective
** WE CAN AFFORD TO GET RID OF BUS FARES –
PERMANENTLY
------------------------------------------------------------
Our
public bus service is facing cuts of up to 30%. But we need to expand
public transit — and make it fare-free, as AC Transit Board candidate
Jovanka Beckles proposes.
Read more
(https://eastbaymajority.com/we-can-afford-to-get-rid-of-bus-fares-permanently/)
Featured
Events
While we are still unable to meet face-to-face, events are
still going on that you can be a part of. RSVP below to stay updated.
You can also keep track on our Events page
(http://eastbaydsa.org/events/) .
** PHONEBANK FOR "STRIKE READY: STAND WITH PUBLIC HEALTHCARE
WORKERS!"
------------------------------------------------------------
Tonight!
September 24 | 6–8 p.m.
Online via Zoom – RSVP for info
(https://www.eastbaydsa.org/events/1506/2020-09-24-phonebank-for-strike-ready-stand-with-public-healthcare-workers/)
♿
Calling all comrades! Alameda Healthcare Workers need our
solidarity!
Public hospital workers have had enough of the union-busting
tactics and unsafe work environment created by Alameda Health Systems.
Last Monday, the SEIU 1021 bargaining team announced enough is enough!
They have reached an impasse with the board of trustees and are
calling for a strike vote of the general membership this week. In
order to ensure safe staffing, quality patient care, and wages that
allow workers to stay in the Bay Area, they may have to put their jobs
on the line.
In the event of a Yes vote, East Bay DSA needs to be in battle
formation from the moment of the announcement. We’re proud to have
pledged $500 as a chapter to support the healthcare workers, but we
need everyone to chip in if we want to meet our goal. Join us to turn
out members to the campaign launch!
RSVP
(https://www.eastbaydsa.org/events/1506/2020-09-24-phonebank-for-strike-ready-stand-with-public-healthcare-workers/)
** PHONEBANK FOR THE GREEN NEW
DEAL
------------------------------------------------------------
Tonight!
September 24 | 6–9 p.m.
Online via Zoom
(https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88590518784?pwd=d2hLeDNnc0NKTllMWFMxalk1ZzI1dz09)
♿
With smoke in the air and uncontained fires raging across the
state, it’s easy to feel scared and defeated. But there are ways to
fight back against the austerity capitalists who’ve gotten us here and
to protect each other from the worst effects of the fires.
* Join
us to check in on our neighbors and recruit them to work on Green New
Deal Committee projects like:
* Let's Own PG&E campaign
*
Mutual aid, including making and distributing masks
* Green New
Deal Electoral Organizing
* Environmental Justice/Racial
Solidarity
* A Green New Deal for Transit Campaign
No experience is required. We’ll show you what you need to have
great conversations with some of the loveliest people in the world:
the ones who’ve signed up through the letsownpge.org website!
RSVP
(https://www.eastbaydsa.org/events/1510/2020-09-24-phonebank-for-the-green-new-deal/)
** PHONEBANK FOR "STRIKE READY: STAND WITH PUBLIC HEALTHCARE
WORKERS!"
------------------------------------------------------------
Saturday,
September 26 | 11 a.m.–1 p.m.
Online via Zoom – RSVP for info
(https://www.eastbaydsa.org/events/1507/2020-09-26-phonebank-for-strike-ready-stand-with-public-healthcare-workers/)
♿
See the September 24 phonebank above, and help us drive turnout
for the September 27 campaign kickoff below!
RSVP
(https://www.eastbaydsa.org/events/1507/2020-09-26-phonebank-for-strike-ready-stand-with-public-healthcare-workers/)
** TAX THE RICH: LABOR FOR PROP 15
PHONEBANK
------------------------------------------------------------
Saturday,
September 26 | 12:30–2:30 p.m.
Online via Zoom – RSVP for info
(https://www.eastbaydsa.org/events/1503/2020-09-26-tax-the-rich-labor-for-prop-15-phonebank/)
♿
In cities and counties across the state, organized labor and DSA
chapters are uniting to win Prop 15 and demand a just recovery for the
working class!
Join DSA and union members, from up and down the state to make
calls to voters in support of Proposition 15, aka The Schools and
Communities First Act! We all have a stake in making our state a
better place, and talking to voters is how we win. We'll have
training, tools, and solidarity from unionists and DSA members from
all over California.
RSVP
(https://www.eastbaydsa.org/events/1503/2020-09-26-tax-the-rich-labor-for-prop-15-phonebank/)
** MUTUAL AID MASK BUILD AND
DISTRIBUTION
------------------------------------------------------------
Saturday,
September 26 | 3–5 p.m.
Empowerment Park, 465 Bellevue Ave, Oakland
♿
Red skies and smoke are hard on everyone, but as with most of the
impacts of capitalism, create additional burdens on our poor and
unhoused neighbors. Join us for a mutual aid mask build at Empowerment
Park in Oakland, across from 465 Bellevue Ave. No experience
necessary. Please bring PPE!
We will be close to the nearby road and can accommodate any
accessibility needs. Please email the committee Co-Chairs at
[email protected] with any accessibility questions or
concerns.
RSVP
(https://www.eastbaydsa.org/events/1486/2020-09-26-mutual-aid-mask-build-and-distribution/)
** SOCIALISTS AT WORK: THE RANK AND FILE STRATEGY AND HOW WE
BUILD
POWER
------------------------------------------------------------
Saturday,
September 26 | 4–5:30 p.m.
Online via Zoom
(https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83284288301?pwd=bjRlT1I2bjlsZVpUWllFb1I3bTg2dz09)
♿
You're a socialist, and you have to work for a living in order to
survive. How can you combine those things and organize for socialism
while on the job? Rank and file workers have played a crucial role in
fighting for larger social demands that we benefit from to this day
(The weekend! The 8-hour day! Much more!). Come hear labor sociologist
Barry Eidlin discuss what the rank and file strategy is, why it's
important, and how YOU can do it!
Join the Labor Committee for the first in a series about socialists
at work, where you'll learn more about how to build power for the
working class!
Barry Eidlin is an assistant professor of sociology studying class,
politics, social movements, and social change at McGill University in
Montreal. He's a member of DSA and the author of Labor and the Class
Idea in the United States and Canada.
RSVP
(https://www.eastbaydsa.org/events/1499/2020-09-26-socialists-at-work-the-rank-and-file-strategy-and-how-we-build-power/)
** LIT DROP FOR JOVANKA
BECKLES
------------------------------------------------------------
Sunday,
September 27 | 1–3 p.m.
Cedar Rose Park, 1300 Rose St,
Berkeley
Join us to drop off Jovanka literature at voters' doors!
Jovanka Beckles is a people-powered, democratic socialist candidate
for AC Transit Board fighting for the labor rights of transit workers
and the green, fare-free, universally accessible transit system that
the East Bay’s working people deserve. 🚌🚌🚌
👉 Meet us at Cedar Rose Park at 1pm. Bring your DSA or ATU shirt
and your friends, family, or coworkers—no experience necessary!
👉
Wear a mask! Stay socially distanced. Gloves, sanitizer, masks, and
water will be provided.
Together, let’s build a movement fighting
for racial, economic, social, and environmental justice for all —
powered by public transit. 🌹
RSVP
(https://www.eastbaydsa.org/events/1529/2020-09-27-lit-drop-for-jovanka-beckles/)
** STRIKE READY: STAND WITH PUBLIC HEALTHCARE
WORKERS
------------------------------------------------------------
Sunday,
September 27 | 4–6 p.m.
Online via Zoom
(https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84705351991?pwd=ZFdsdzQ2cEduNmZrMWFUbjVhZ0lidz09&fbclid=IwAR0loVtP-WBhbFcQJWCT-lInS24L6B5g7Gd77pcpTHvXdaNljc6YBD_dTjI)
♿
Join East Bay DSA and public healthcare workers to learn how we
can support a potential strike to defend the public health of Alameda
County! With the COVID-19 pandemic still raging and a new surge
expected in the coming months, public healthcare workers at Alameda
Health System are standing up for our community. The workers in our
public health system have been understaffed, under resourced, and
disrespected by management for years. These brave union activists are
fighting back to win a healthcare system that is safe for workers and
provides the high quality care that the working class of Alameda
County needs.
They have had enough of the union busting tactics and unsafe work
environment created by Alameda Health System management. Last Monday,
the SEIU 1021 bargaining team announced enough is enough! They have
reached an impasse with management and are calling for a strike vote
of the general membership Monday, September 21 to Friday, September
25. If management won’t do what’s necessary to keep workers and
patients safe, the union will have no choice but to make them.
In the event of a Yes vote, East Bay DSA needs to be ready to go.
Join us on September 27 to learn how you can stand with public
healthcare workers fighting for the common good!
Featured Speakers
* Sheleka Carter, SEIU 1021 AHS Chapter
Secretary, DSA member
* Mawata Kamara, RN, CNA Board of
Directors
* John Pearson, RN, SEIU 1021 AHS Chapter President, DSA
member
* Jovanka Beckles, DSA-Endorsed AC Transit Board candidate
(http:// https://www.facebook.com/events/1476144312587382)
RSVP on Facebook (http://
https://www.facebook.com/events/1476144312587382)
** LABOR COMMITTEE
MEETING
------------------------------------------------------------
Sunday,
September 27 | 6–8 p.m.
Online – RSVP for info
(https://www.eastbaydsa.org/events/1197/2020-09-27-labor-committee-meeting/)
♿
Please join the East Bay DSA Labor Committee for our regular
monthly meeting. It's open to all DSA members who are interested in
getting involved in labor work with their comrades! Learn more about
how to get involved in the committee, our ongoing projects, and
upcoming solidarity actions!
If you'd like to submit an item for the agenda, please email
[email protected].
RSVP
(https://www.eastbaydsa.org/events/1197/2020-09-27-labor-committee-meeting/)
** MEMBER ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE MONTHLY
MEETING
------------------------------------------------------------
Monday,
September 28 | 7–9 p.m.
Online via Zoom – RSVP for info
(https://www.eastbaydsa.org/events/1431/2020-09-28-membership-engagement-committee-monthly-meeting/)
♿
We need your help building a strong and active chapter! Join our
next Member Engagement Committee monthly meeting and learn how you can
put your skills to work or grow new ones you never knew you had!
The Member Engagement Committee was created for the purpose of
initiating and sustaining our members' active and healthy
participation in the chapter's work. We cannot grow our movement
without engaging and fostering growth within our current membership.
We strive to grow confident organizers and leaders as well as strong
relationships between comrades in our chapter by supporting all
committees in their work and creating spaces for learning and
camaraderie.
Our committee builds and maintains projects such as (but not
limited to) our mobilizers program, planning and execution of chapter
socials, new member events, and Organizer's Toolbox Trainings, as well
as managing the onboarding of new members. As our chapter grows we
need to grow our efforts with it and would love to welcome new members
to our committee.
Contact us at [email protected]
(mailto:[email protected]) .
RSVP (http://
https://www.eastbaydsa.org/events/1431/2020-09-28-membership-engagement-committee-monthly-meeting/)
** MAKE CALLS FOR CARROLL
FIFE
------------------------------------------------------------
Tuesday,
September 29 | 6–8 p.m.
Online via Zoom
(https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87151165262?pwd=d3NucHA3V2lwUUNYcExhTThtQW9PZz09)
♿
Let's make calls for Carroll Fife's campaign for City Council in
Oakland District 3! Carroll is running on a platform of making housing
a human right, defunding OPD, supporting essential workers, and taxing
the rich. Let's build this movement together!
If it's your first time making calls, please join us! Training and
support will be provided on Zoom throughout the event.
RSVP
(https://www.eastbaydsa.org/events/1457/2020-09-29-make-calls-for-carroll-fife/)
** NIGHT SCHOOL: WHAT IS FASCISM AND HOW CAN WE FIGHT
IT?
------------------------------------------------------------
Tuesday,
September 29 | 7–9 p.m.
Online via Zoom
(https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84783105991?pwd=Tlk5SENqWHFHV216M1lSZkRtUGk2dz09)
♿
Since the election of Donald Trump in 2016, and even more so in
recent months, the Left is paying increasing attention to the rise of
the right-wing and fascism. In response to the popular uprisings
against racism and police brutality, fascist violence and organizing
is on the rise in the US and is likely to increase as we approach the
elections in November. We see this on the internet, where facist memes
and personalities spread wildly, and in the streets, where fascists
assault and murder protesters and others in the name of their
ideology.
But what exactly is fascism? Who are fascists, and what do they
actually want? What’s the difference between fascists and
run-of-the-mill racists, conservatives and cops, and what’s the
relationship among them? How has fascism been successful in the past,
and how has it been defeated?
Join East Bay DSA for a remote Night School on Fascism in 2020. Our
speaker will be Craig Johnson, member of East Bay DSA and UAW 2865 at
UC Berkeley, where he studies the history of fascism and the radical
right. Our discussion will begin with our speaker, followed by
breakout groups, and closing with group discussion and a Q&A
session.
Click the RSVP button below to see the readings for this
session!
RSVP
(https://www.eastbaydsa.org/events/1530/2020-09-29-night-school-what-is-fascism-and-how-can-we-fight-it/)
** TAX THE RICH: PROP 15
PHONEBANK
------------------------------------------------------------
Wednesday,
September 30 | 6–8 p.m.
Online via Zoom – RSVP for info
(https://www.eastbaydsa.org/events/1502/2020-09-30-tax-the-rich-prop-15-phonebank/)
♿
Join DSA comrades from up and down the state to make calls to
voters in support of Proposition 15, aka The Schools and Communities
First Act (https://www.schoolsandcommunitiesfirst.org/) ! We all have
a stake in making our state a better place, and talking to voters is
how we win.
Prop 15 is a crucial piece of legislation that, if passed, will
reclaim ten to twelve BILLION dollars a year for California’s public
schools and services by closing a commercial property tax loophole
that has been benefiting only a fraction of corporations and wealthy
investors for decades. This proposition is a crucial step towards
redistributing the wealth and resources that corporations have been
hoarding for years back to the working-class public.
So please join us to help spread the word – we'll have training,
tools, and solidarity from fellow DSA members from all over
California. Together we can build a California that works for all of
us, not just the wealthy few.
RSVP
(https://www.eastbaydsa.org/events/1502/2020-09-30-tax-the-rich-prop-15-phonebank/)
** LABOR CENSUS
PHONEBANK
------------------------------------------------------------
Wednesday,
September 30 | 6–8 p.m.
Online via Zoom – RSVP for info
(https://www.eastbaydsa.org/events/1465/2020-09-30-labor-census-phonebank/)
♿
Help the Labor Committee Phonebank Members for the Labor Census!
The labor census is an initiative to find out more about EBDSA members
and their workplaces. We want as many members as possible to
participate in this census, so we'll need all hands on deck to call
through our membership list.
As a socialist organization, EBDSA needs to be engaged in the task
of building working-class power. There are many ways this can be done,
but organizing ourselves at the point of production is one of the most
effective and it starts simply by meeting, connecting, and talking
with others in one’s industry.
Our chapter’s greatest strength is its membership. At the moment,
many of our members aren’t aware of how they can build our movement
within their workplaces. This is where the census comes in. By finding
out what kind of work our members do, for whom, and what level of
organization exists at their workplaces, we can start to support our
members (unionized or non-unionized) to organize and build power in
their workplaces.
No experience necessary. Onboarding and training will be
provided.
RSVP
(https://www.eastbaydsa.org/events/1465/2020-09-30-labor-census-phonebank/)
** SOCIALIST NIGHT SCHOOL: INDIGENOUS ECOLOGY AND
RESISTANCE
------------------------------------------------------------
Thursday,
October 1 | 6:30–8:30 p.m.
Online via Zoom
(https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85746952148?pwd=VkRrMlZHMG83dmJqWG81ZkthTHU0dz09)
♿
In 2018 the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
released an alarming report, stating that the world needed to steeply
cut its carbon emissions and make radical changes in order to limit
the planet’s temperature from rising to 1.5 °C above pre-industrial
levels. If that goal wasn’t met, the report predicted a horrifying
increase in suffering for almost all life and ecological
collapses.
In America, this report was met on the political Left by sustained
calls for the abolition of capitalist exploitation of people and the
planet. The rationale was that capitalism’s imperative for endless
economic growth required massive amounts of energy, the vast majority
of which is still produced through fossil fuels. Some of the specific
responses were reinvigorated support for anti-capitalist and
anti-imperialist struggles by Indigenous peoples, surges in attendance
at climate strikes, and great support for proposals like the Green New
Deal by elected officials.
East Bay DSA is exploring this theme in a Socialist Night School
mini-series, co-organized with our Green New Deal Committee. These 3
events explore what it means to be an ecosocialist, the Red Deal and
Indigenous struggle, and how to fight for a Green New Deal after
Bernie.
In this second Night School, we’ll study the struggle by the
Indigenous peoples of Turtle Island (commonly known as “North
America”) for decolonization and to re-establish their historic
relations with the land. Our readings will emphasize how
anti-capitalist resistance is crucial to that project, and how we, as
socialists, can support that work.
To learn more about the speakers and see the readings for this
session, click the RSVP button below.
RSVP
(https://www.eastbaydsa.org/events/1469/2020-10-01-socialist-night-school-indigenous-ecology-and-resistance/)
** SUPPORT STRIKING HEALTHCARE
WORKERS
------------------------------------------------------------
Friday,
October 2 | 6–8 p.m.
Online via Zoom – RSVP for info
(https://www.eastbaydsa.org/events/1526/2020-10-02-support-striking-healthcare-workers/)
♿
Healthcare workers need our solidarity! Over 3,000 SEIU 1021
union members working at the Alameda Health System (AHS) are
potentially going on strike. They are nurses and housekeepers, clerks,
social workers, and more. By striking, the healthcare workers are
fighting for:
* Safe Staffing
* No cuts to patient care
*
Wages and Healthcare that allow us to live in the Bay Area
Join us for a virtual night of organizing on Friday, October 2, 6–8
p.m. We will be reaching out to DSA members and the public to inform
them of the strike and turn them out to the picket line. No experience
necessary.
RSVP
(https://www.eastbaydsa.org/events/1526/2020-10-02-support-striking-healthcare-workers/)
** TRANSIT FOR THE PEOPLE AND THE PLANET TOWN
HALL
------------------------------------------------------------
Saturday,
October 3 | 1–2:30 p.m.
Online via Zoom – RSVP for access
(https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIpcOqsrTMqH9w8BrkiuUY2z3JIA0Zow_DS)
♿
Last month wildfires raged across the West Coast, choking the Bay
Area with smoke and leaving us with the worst air quality in the
world. Ever-increasing greenhouse gas emissions make our climate
hotter while our quality of life deteriorates. We must implement a
Green New Deal — a massive public investment in green infrastructure —
to curb emissions while ensuring good jobs for all. We can begin
instituting a local Green New Deal now with massively expanded,
fare-free public transit. Join AC Transit Board candidate Jovanka
Beckles, Berkeley City Councilmembers Kate Harrison and Cheryl Davila,
Building Trades union member Rob Rooke, and bus operator and labor
organizer Nathaniel Arnold for a discussion on putting public transit
at the center of a Green New Deal for the East Bay.
RSVP
(https://www.eastbaydsa.org/events/1525/2020-10-03-transit-for-the-people-and-the-planet-town-hall/)
** MUTUAL AID MASK BUILD AND
DISTRIBUTION
------------------------------------------------------------
Saturday,
October 3 | 3–5 p.m.
Empowerment Park, 465 Bellevue Ave, Oakland
♿
See the description for our September 26 event above. Please
bring PPE!
We will be close to the nearby road and can accommodate any
accessibility needs. Please email the committee Co-Chairs at
[email protected] (mailto:[email protected])
with any accessibility questions or concerns.
RSVP
(https://www.eastbaydsa.org/events/1487/2020-10-03-mutual-aid-mask-build-and-distribution/)
** GREEN NEW DEAL FOR TRANSIT CAMPAIGN
MEETING
------------------------------------------------------------
Monday,
October 5 | 7–9 p.m.
Online via Zoom – RSVP for info
(https://www.eastbaydsa.org/events/1360/2020-10-05-green-new-deal-for-transit-campaign-meeting/)
♿
Join us to win power for:
* Free Public Transit
* Greatly
expanded service, accessibility, and schedule
* Protection of union
workers and expansion of union jobs
* Social equity to overcome
transportation discrimination
* Conversion of Public Transit to
Zero Emissions vehicles
RSVP
(https://www.eastbaydsa.org/events/1360/2020-10-05-green-new-deal-for-transit-campaign-meeting/)
Upcoming
Events
** MAKE CALLS FOR CARROLL
FIFE
------------------------------------------------------------
Tuesday,
October 6 | 6–8 p.m.
Online via Zoom
(https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84545802730?pwd=OGVsM1pWYmllUTVFRlR4S2NJU0ZzZz09)
♿️
(https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84545802730?pwd=OGVsM1pWYmllUTVFRlR4S2NJU0ZzZz09)
See
description for September 29 event. Let's build this movement
together!
RSVP
(https://www.eastbaydsa.org/events/1451/2020-10-06-make-calls-for-carroll-fife/)
** MOBILIZER TEAM
PHONEBANKING
------------------------------------------------------------
Tuesday,
October 6 | 6–8 p.m.
Online via Zoom – RSVP for info
(https://www.eastbaydsa.org/events/1402/2020-10-06-mobilizer-team-phonebanking/)
♿
The Mobilizer team's mission is to build the personal connections
that help DSA members get more involved in our chapter and politically
active. We have one on one conversations with both new members and
existing members of our chapter where we learn about what drew them to
the struggle for socialism and help them think about how they want to
take the next step to get more engaged. In this weekly phone bank, we
call our members and train new Mobilizers how to make calls. Come help
us build a strong chapter and movement while having great
conversations
RSVP
(https://www.eastbaydsa.org/events/1402/2020-10-06-mobilizer-team-phonebanking/)
CATCH UP ON NIGHT SCHOOL
With social distancing guidelines
still in place, now's as good a time as any to catch up on our
Socialist Night School.
Catch up on past night school readings and videos below.
Watch past Night School videos
(https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeMYhhCCTFq1jGdOt6lcF8l7HQJwnJndD)
Catch up on Night School readings
(https://www.eastbaydsa.org/night-school/)
Not a Member Yet? Let's Fix That.
DSA now has 70,000 members
nationally, and we're still growing. There's never been a better time
to get involved than right now! Join our national organization by
clicking below and become an official socialist organizer.
Join DSA (https://act.dsausa.org/donate/membership/)
Caucus Corner
Our caucuses organize events too! Check out
the Caucus Corner of our website
(https://www.eastbaydsa.org/about/caucuses/) to learn more about the
activities of East Bay DSA caucuses and how to participate.
Announcements
SUPPORT THE SEIU 1021 STRIKE RELIEF FUND!
Workers at Alameda
Health System are fighting for the hospitals and clinics we deserve.
They’ve been bargaining for months, but AHS has refused to negotiate
in good faith and won’t stop making cuts, and now these front-line
healthcare workers are ready to strike. Support their strike fund and
help meet their basic needs so they can win this fight!
Donate here (https://www.gofundme.com/f/AHSStrikeRelief)
JOIN THE CLASSROOM JUSTICE CAMPAIGN
📚✏️VOLUNTEERS
NEEDED!!📚✏️ EBDSA’s Classroom Justice Campaign has been distributing
coloring books with resources and information for parents and teachers
during the COVID-19 crisis MONDAY and THURSDAY mornings at OUSD food
distribution sites, which have doubled this summer. We're looking for
more volunteers to help with distribution and printing!
Interested? Sign up using this Google form
(https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfTbsYwKJFP5Aw-r937JdRTNtkWxT6eVAB0S5YVQ9OnJJ2BuQ/viewform)
.
More info at classroomjustice.org.
Capitalism can no longer secure the positive adherence of
working people to the system because it does not provide for their
needs, and everyone knows that.
--Robert Brenner
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