Hi everyone,

This Saturday, we will be holding our October General Meeting. The General Meeting is the most important meeting we hold each month - it's the highest decision making body in the whole chapter. This is where we all come together to make collective decisions about how to proceed - what kind of work we should take on, how we should structure ourselves, what our political values should be. If you can only make one DSA meeting each month, you should come to this one and make your voice heard! Here is the draft agenda for the meeting, with links to proposals that will be considered.

Also, the DSA 100K recruitment drive is still underway. Last week, we held a call with DSA members from across Louisiana to talk about building a mass movement for socialism in the South. It's not too late to be a part of the recruitment drive! Have you signed the 100K pledge yet? You can do so here! Recruit three members to DSA and not only will you build working class power, you'll get a cool pink hat! Once you've signed the pledge, generate your unique join link here.

But it's not enough to grow - we have to grow with intentionality, with the goal of building a truly multiracial working class organization. If you're interested in joining a conversation about what that means and how we can best approach that, we'll be having a strategy call on intentional recruitment this Thursday at 7:30 PM. Register for that call here!

And lastly, don't forget to vote! Early voting has already started. Check out our voter guide here for more information about what will be on your ballot. And if you're interested in helping us get water bottles, snacks, sunscreen, and other amenities to folks who are waiting in long poll station lines, email [email protected] to get connected with that work!

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.

P.P.S. Not yet a member? The most important tool that the working class has is organization. We're strong when we fight together. We have to build a durable, mass political organization to wield the kind of power we need to win real change in our society. If you aren't a dues-paying member of DSA yet, join here!

New Orleans DSA Upcoming Events

Worker Power Louisiana. Interested in workplace organizing or learning about the history of organized labor in the South? Join our labor committee, Worker Power Louisiana, on their biweekly calls. Register for the call here. Tuesday, October 20th @ 6:30 PM.

Direct Service Committee: Mutual Aid + Neighborhood Organizing. Every other Wednesday, our Direct Service Committee will be meeting 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, October 21st @ 6:30 PM.

Care Over Cops: Our Health; Our Lives. Join our comrades at OPPRC for an interactive session exploring various methods to amplify our voices and advocate for our freedom! It's time to take a deeper dive into how to tell compelling stories, how to craft people-centered op-eds, and how we can hone our skills with practice. See you for the final installment in their Care Over Cops series with "Our Stories, Our Liberation." #CareOverCops #CareNotCages. Register in advance here. Thursday, October 15th @ 5:30 PM.

Intentional Recruitment: Building a Mass, Multiracial Movement with #DSA100K. Right now, DSA is in the midst of a 100K recruitment drive, with the goal of building our membership to 100,000 members nationwide by 2021. But as we grow, we need to do so with intentionality and with a goal of building a truly multiracial, working class political organization. This is a call to explore what that can look like in our chapter! Join us if you're interested in being a part of this important conversation. Register for the call here. Thursday, October 22nd @ 7:30 PM.

DSA Free Food Distribution. Come join us every Friday afternoon just outside the Southern Rep theater in MidCity to distribute food, register folks to vote, and offer information about the DSA! Or come to pick up a meal! Drive through or walk up, because there is such a thing as free lunch under socialism. 2541 Bayou Rd. Friday, October 16th from 4 PM to 7 PM.

Zoom Social. It's time to kick back! We're hosting a PowerPoint party! People can sign up to present a PowerPoint on a silly or absurd topic they feel passionately about and this is a casual get together for folks to hang out. Let us know if you're interested in coming up with a power point of your own by emailing [email protected]. Register for the call here. Friday, October 23rd @ 8 PM.

October General Meeting. Not sure where to plug in to our organizing? New to DSA? Have you heard about us but not sure what we are about? 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, October 24th @ 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, October 25th @ 11 AM.

National DSA Upcoming Events

What can Workers Do to Stop Trump from Stealing the Election? For the past several months politicians like Bernie Sanders have been ringing alarm bells about the very real possibility that Donald Trump and his administration may attempt to contest the results of the U.S. election and refuse to leave office. In recent years, we have seen that when our national and state politics fail to function democratically, the only thing that can put democratic control back in the hands of the people, is working people. We know that only workers taking mass action can force legislators to respect democracy and we must be prepared to act if Trump refuses a peaceful transition of power. Join us for a discussion with labor leaders who have organized mass worker actions in response to political crises. We will review what workers have done to fight off attacks from our own government in the past and provide tools to prepare to fight off future ones. Will you join us? Register for the call here. Tuesday, October 20th @ 7 PM CST.

DSA GOTV Election Rally w/ Members and Candidates. Join DSA-endorsed candidates & DSA members to learn about all of our most competitive campaigns up for vote this November & how get involved with them & the National Electoral Committee. Featuring candidates such as: Jackie Fielder, Fatima Iqbal-Zubair, Franca Muller Paz, Jovanka Beckles, Konstantine Anthony & more!! Thursday, October 22nd @ 7 PM CST.