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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DSA-LA Has A TikTok And We Need Your Help!
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Calling all current content creators and those who have always wanted to get behind their own phone camera, but needed a platform for their content to be reach its desired audience. We need savvy-minded members to help create, collect, and repost videos that reflect current view of DSA and social movements in LA general. The best way to make this a SUCCESSFUL page is original content and, even better, COLLECTIVE original content. Please reach out to Molombo at [email protected] if interested!
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October Branch Meetings this Saturday 10/17!
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A reminder that October Branch Meetings are this 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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Still Need To Vote? Check Out The DSA-LA Voter Guide!
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For progressive recommendations on everything on your ballot, from School Board to Supervisor, check out the DSA-LA Voter Guide — then share it with your friends and family!
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Join The DSA100K Membership Drive and Build DSA-LA!
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DSA is running a month-long recruitment drive now until November 7th to grow our multiracial, working class socialist organization to 100,000 members by 2021— and we need your help!
Growing our movement means asking all DSA members to commit to asking three people in their network to join DSA Los Angeles.
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15 Days of Phonebanking for Prop 15 and other DSA-LA Phonebanks!
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We still need your help to phonebank! We've got a phonebank for every day of the week for DSA-endorsed candidates Konstantine Anthony, Fatima Iqbal-Zubair, and Nithya Raman— and this week, we're kicking off 15 Days of Phonebanking for Prop 15! All experience levels welcome!
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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Upcoming Town Hall: NOlympics LA, BLM LA, and Stop LAPD Spying Coalition!
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You cannot support both the Olympics and the Movement for Black Lives.
Join NOlympics LA, Black Lives Matter LA, and Stop LAPD Spying Coalition on Wednesday, 10/21 at 7pm for a virtual town hall. We'll break down how the proposed LA28 Olympics are fundamentally incompatible with the fight to reimagine public safety and the struggle for racial justice.
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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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Sixteen Thousand Dollars — Film Screening and Q&A
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TODAY, Monday, October 12th @ 6:00PM-7:30PM
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Sixteen Thousand Dollars is a narrative comedy short film that imagines a world in which a struggling black college grad wakes up to find that reparations have finally been paid to descendants of slaves in America. With this new found capital, they will decide how best to spend their reparations, totaling a mere $16,000. Receiving reparations opens up old wounds of slavery, Jim Crow, and systematic oppression.
On Monday October 12th, we welcome you to attend a screening and discussion on reparations and Q&A in conjunction with the DSA Afrosocialists & Socialists of Color Caucus and YDSA. The film will be screened during this event.
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Political Education Facilitator Training
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Tuesday, October 13th @ 6:00PM-7:30PM
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The Facilitator Training, hosted by the Political Education Committee, will teach you techniques for leading groups discussions, both online and in person.
The key questions that will be answered by this training are:
• Why is political education important?
• What is the role of the facilitator?
• What are concrete tools to facilitate?
• How can I address common roadblocks to a conversation that flows?
The skills and tools covered in this training are applicable in any meeting where participants will be discussing new ideas, so we welcome anyone interested in learning more about facilitation.
Participants are encouraged to read through this short article on the importance of Political Education before the training.
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Class on Class Part 2: Surplus Value and Exploitation
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Tuesday, October 15th @ 6:00PM-7:30PM
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The DSA Los Angeles Political Education Committee is proud to present The Class on Class! This study series examines a selection of foundational concepts and inquiries, with the goal of more deeply grounding our collective struggle in rigorous socialist analysis. The Class is comprised of four individual yet interconnected modules — each featuring a selection of readings and discussion questions, as well as a presentation followed by opportunity to discuss, dissect & debate these concepts.
Our second module, Surplus Value and Exploitation, will focus on our role as workers in which we survive by selling our time and our labor to the capitalist class. All attendees are encouraged, but not required, to read the associated module texts in our class reader which can be found here.
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DSA-LA x Helltrap Nightmare Presents: Konstantine Anthony for Burbank City Council
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Thursday, October 15th @ 7:30PM-9:00PM
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We’re facing unprecedented times. Konstantine is running for city council because it’s time for an unprecedented leader. Let’s build a solidarity movement of working-class Burbankers to enact a sweeping progressive agenda and make the real changes that all of us deserve.
What better way to build solidarity than to laugh at the state of things as we build towards a coalition fighting for a better Burbank!
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