Dear all,

Some months back, our chapter voted to endorse Alex Morse, and many of us put in countless hours to support his run for Congress against Richie Neal. As you may remember, his campaign was torpedoed by a baseless and spineless homophobic smear campaign orchestrated by UMass students, which was encouraged by members of the MA Dem State Committee (DSC), in particular, the Chair, Gus Bickford. Despite this clear lack of leadership, Bickford might be re-elected as DSC Chair -- if we do nothing. That's why we're writing.

If you're registered as a Democrat, please email the DSC Rules Committee Chair to request that he convene a public meeting to discuss Bickford's involvement in the homophobic attacks against Alex Morse. His name is Bill Eddy, here is his email: [email protected]. There's a sample email below you can copy/paste/edit as you see fit. Please do this ASAP, because the DSC election is tomorrow, Thursday (11/12).

There are two other candidates running for the DSC Chair -- Bob Massie and Mike Lake, either of whom would be more qualified than Bickford, though as Democratic Socialists, the  Dem Party's dirty laundry is not particularly interesting for us. Our main concern is standing up against homophobia, which is absolutely, never acceptable, and those who engage homophobic attacks need to be held accountable. If you are registered as a Democrat, you can personally make a difference here, and can embody the integrity evidently so lacking in the DSC.

In solidarity,

Sid

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