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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All Hands on Deck: Services Not Sweeps!
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On Wednesday, October 21st, LA City Councilmembers Blumenfield, Buscaino, Rodriguez, Krekorian, Price, Cedillo, and Lee presented a motion to drastically expand the criminalization and banishment of unhoused Angelenos across the city. This motion instructs the city attorney to draft amendments to LA Municipal Codes to effectively ban sitting, sleeping, or laying within 500 feet of freeways, ramps, and tunnels and any facility opened after January 2018 that provides housing, shelter, services, safe parking, or storage to unhoused people. That's nearly half of the City where being poor and unhoused will be a crime.
We need all hands on deck to put an immediate stop to this cruel and unnecessary motion. As part of the Services Not Sweeps coalition, we are mobilizing to call, email, and shame City Council, submit written public comment, and give general public comment at the City Council meeting on Tuesday, October 27th at 10am.
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Participate In DSA-LA's Election Response!
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Our chapter is preparing for multiple potential election outcomes, and we need your help, including signing up for DSA-LA's Rapid Response Network, helping aggregate potential actions by serving as an Actions Coordinator, amplifying DSA-LA and coalition partners' messaging on social media, and helping strategize DSA-LA's election response by joining the next open Election Strategy Task Force meeting. Sign up with the link below!
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Join A Phonebank To Get Out The Vote!
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The last full week before Election Day is here! Join us as we phonebank in support of DSA-endorsed candidates— Konstantine Anthony, Fatima Iqbal-Zubair, and Nithya Raman— and Props. 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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DSA-LA Convention Report and Minutes Are Available to Read!
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The annual convention of DSA-LA was held online via Zoom on September 12, 2020. The annual convention is the largest and most important decision-making body in the chapter. Throughout the day there were over 300 attendees, making this the largest annual convention in chapter history!
The DSA-LA Steering Committee compiled a report of the decisions made at the convention with links to the pertinent resolutions and bylaws amendments, including the voting record for each resolution and amendment, as well as the convention minutes— check them out for a record of what was passed for the upcoming year!
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One Week Left To Vote Early— Use The DSA-LA Voter Guide To Fill Out Your Ballot!
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Election Day is quickly approaching! For progressive endorsements and recommendations on everything on your ballot, from City Council to School Board, check out the DSA-LA Voter Guide — then share it with your friends and family!
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Help DSA-LA Reach Our Recruitment Goal!
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DSA-LA, as a part of National DSA's ambitious goal of recruiting 5,000 new members by November 7th, is challenging itself to stretch for the goal of 500 new recruits.
That means we need YOUR help, from now until November 7th, to talk with three people in their network about joining DSA-LA. Don't know where to start? Use our new 'What Is DSA?' explainer video to show what DSA is fighting for.
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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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Tuesday, October 27th @ 6:00PM-8:00PM
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Are you new or newly returning to DSA? To Los Angeles? To the Left? Then join us for DSA 101!
At this orientation, we’ll talk about what capitalism is, how it functions, and why socialism is ideologically opposed to it. Participants will also learn about the history of our organization and our chapter in particular, the current projects we’re working on, and how you can get involved. This is not a lecture, but a meeting for new and veteran organizers. We’re excited to chat with you!
Preregistration for this event is required. After RSVPing, you will receive a confirmation email with the information on how to join this meeting prior to it’s start.
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YDSA-LA: "How To Resist A Potential Trump Coup" — Hosted By Loyola Marymount University YDSA
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Wednesday, October 28th @ 6:00PM-7:00PM
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Join YDSA-Los Angeles for a discussion about how to plan resistance to a potential Trump coup. Loyola Marymount University YDSA will host. We will be reading the articles linked below:
Jane McAlevey: To Stop an Electoral Coup, Study What Went Wrong in the 2000 Florida Recount
Dan La Botz: Unions Are Starting Discussions of How to Resist a Trump Coup
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DSA-LA Street Team: Burbank Street Team Meetup, Halloween Trick or Treat...Yourself To A Better Burbank!
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Saturday, October 31st @ 12:00PM-2:00PM
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We are getting out and pounding the pavement to canvass small businesses along Magnolia Blvd this Saturday 10/31 @ 11:00am to build local support Konstantine Anthony’s campaign for Burbank City Council!
This is not your normal canvassing to be sure — and we are dedicated to making this safe and socially distanced.
We will be walking along the iconic commercial corridor to speak with small businesses and distribute signs for Konstantine that they can hang in their windows. This will be an amazing opportunity to boost Konstantine’s visibilityin a heavily trafficked part of Burbank as well as to take his message straight to the people who need an advocate to represent them on City Council — not real estate or corporate developer interests.
As socialists, our fight is to keep resources and wealth in the community, and out of the hands of big landlords and outside developers who only care about their bottom line. So join us and help canvass for Konstantine!
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