The risk of exposure to COVID-19 is still very real -- especially out in the streets! Consider getting tested for peace of mind, collect data on this virus, & keep our communities as safe & healthy as we can right now. If you feel even the slightest bit sick please STAY HOME. And when you show up, mask up!
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The DSA-LA Voter Guide Is Here!
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Ballots dropped this weekend, and we've got you covered. The DSA-LA Voter Guide provides recommendations on everything from City Council to Propositions. Use the guide to help fill out your ballot— then share it with your friends and family!
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Help Recruit New DSA-LA Members!
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Have you heard? DSA is starting an ambitious five-week Recruitment Drive running from October 1st to November 7th to grow our multiracial, working class socialist organization to 100,000 members by 2021.
Growing our movement means asking all DSA members to commit to asking three people in their network to join DSA Los Angeles.
Want to learn more about how to talk to people about DSA? The Political Education committee invites DSA-LA members for a training in the art of the one-on-one organizing conversation, where you’ll learn and practice how to have a successful conversation that moves people to action. Sign up here!
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Help Promote DSA-LA: Join The Street Team!
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DSA-LA's new Street Team hangs flyers and gets DSA-LA promotion on the ground. Want to help? We'll get you the flyers and packing tape, you just wear comfy shoes and hang up flyers! If this sounds good to you, fill out the form and bring a friend. See you soon!
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October Branch Meetings are officially set for Saturday, October 17th from 1:00pm-3:00pm! Find your branch— South Central + Inglewood, Central, Westside, Eastside + SGV, or San Fernando Valley— and join for updates, discussing projects that the chapter is working on, and having breakout groups to hear from our members.
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Phonebank for DSA LA-Endorsed Candidates and Props!
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We're four weeks out from the election— the perfect time to join a phonebank! Join DSA comrades as we phonebank for Yes on Prop J, Yes on Prop 15, and DSA-endorsed candidates Konstantine Anthony, Fatima Iqbal-Zubair, and Nithya Raman. Experienced and brand-new phonebankers alike are welcome!
Phonebank for Yes on Prop J!:
Phonebank for Yes on Prop 15!:
Phonebank for Konstantine for Burbank City Council:
Phonebank for Fatima for Assembly District 64:
Phonebank for Nithya for LA City Council:
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The following list is only a highlight of what's happening this week with DSA-LA. Please check out our online calendar for full list of committee meetings & chapter events! Be sure to also follow our Instagram & Twitter for real-time announcements and calls-to-action!
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Restaurant Organizing Project Meeting
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Tuesday, October 6th @ 2:30PM-3:40PM
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The Restaurant Organizing Project of Los Angeles (ROP-LA) is a collective of restaurant workers, front and back of house, who are organizing to transform the service industry in Los Angeles. While COVID-19 brought much of the abuse and indignities that restaurant workers suffer to the surface, we know that these issues have been happening long before the pandemic. We are working to find solutions that worker-based and worker driven. Whether you are a bartender, a barista, a waiter, line cook, or busser, we want you to be part of our movement.
Join us for our weekly meeting as we talk strategy about changing the Los Angeles restaurant industry form the ground up!
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Stimulus Solidarity Working Group Meeting
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Tuesday, October 6th @ 6:00PM-7:00PM
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We’ve raised over 65k and have helped over 100 families: What’s next? We are in need of drivers, callers who do intake work, and everyone else. See how you can get involved.
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Social Service Workers for Empowerment and Liberation
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Tuesday, October 6th @ 6:30PM-8:00PM
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Please join Social Service Workers for Empowerment and Liberation (SSWEL), on Tuesday 10/6 at 6:30 pm.
We welcome various disciplines within social services (social workers, marriage and family therapists, counselors, case workers, etc) to join us!
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National Membership Drive: How Do You Have A Successful 1-1 Conversation?
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Wednesday, October 7th @ 6:00PM-7:30PM
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Want to join our recruitment drive, but wondering how to have a successful 1-1 conversation? The Political Education committee invites DSA-LA members for a training in the art of the one-on-one organizing conversation where you’ll learn and practice how to have a successful conversation that moves people to action.
In this first session, we’ll go over the basics of a successful one-on-one organizing conversation, practice the conversations together, then attendees will be asked to put their skills to use during the course of the five-week recruitment drive running from October 1-November 7th by asking three people in their network to join DSA Los Angeles using the 1-1 conversation model.
If you’re an organizer in DSA Los Angeles, this is an essential skill that takes practice, so we invite you to join us for this important training!
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