| From | East Bay DSA <[email protected]> |
| Subject | Newsletter: The fight is not over |
| Date | November 19, 2020 6:48 PM |
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Labor is prior to and independent of capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if labor had not first existed. Labor is the superior of capital, and deserves much the higher consideration.
-- Abraham Lincoln
Comrades,
For months, we've been told to vote. In response to every social, ecological, and humanitarian concern and criticism: "Vote." But if the government continues to be unaccountable and indifferent to working people, even to voters, then what is anyone voting for? Voting won't be enough.
It's clear that government austerity during the pandemic further endangered public health and economic stability, and that with or without a vaccine, strong social spending is the only way forward to recovery. Trump could have helped people and won votes by writing checks before the election, but didn't, either out of cruelty or ineptitude. Joe Biden may make the same choice ([link removed]) out of devotion to a doomed ideology.
It's obvious that the global climate crisis requires a drastic response, starting with a reduction in our use of fossil fuels. Trump's administration ignored science and human suffering in favor of business interests, and it seems like Joe Biden may be inclined to do the same ([link removed]) .
These fights aren't over. In fact, they won't have moved an inch. But the ground may finally be solid enough to stand on — and push.
News and Information
Here's some of the latest news and information from East Bay Majority ([link removed]) , East Bay DSA's news source with a socialist perspective
** WAKING UP A "SLEEPING GIANT": AN INTERVIEW WITH TRANSIT UNION LEADER ROGER MARENCO
------------------------------------------------------------
"We have been a sleeping giant for the past decades. Nothing happens without the Muni transit operators in this city."
Read more ([link removed])
Featured Events
While we are still unable to meet face-to-face, events are still going on that you can be a part of. RSVP below to stay updated. You can also keep track on our Events page ([link removed]) .
** (NATIONAL DSA) THE SPIRIT OF BLACK RADICAL TRADITIONS
------------------------------------------------------------
Today! November 19 | 4:30–6 p.m.
Online – RSVP for info ([link removed]) ♿️
The spirit of black radical traditions, at their best, can turn the world upside down and help usher in a political economy of dignity, voice, and decision-making power for working-class communities. Liberationist streams of black radical spirituality are as contemporary as Alice Walker’s call for democratic socialist womanism, as old as Reverend George Washington Woodbey’s Black Baptist socialism and beyond.
The next discussion in the DSA Religion and Socialism Working Group's monthly series of webinars will feature Rev. Andrew Wilkes and Rev. Sekou, artist, author, and public theologian, in conversation about the ethical and religious streams of the black radical tradition on Thursday, November 19th at 7:30 p.m. ET/4:30 p.m. PT. The conversation will cover origins of the tradition and its implications for our present moment.
This is a national DSA event. RSVP below for the link!
RSVP ([link removed])
** PHONEBANK FOR THE GREEN NEW DEAL
------------------------------------------------------------
Tonight! November 19 | 6–9 p.m.
Online via Zoom ([link removed]) ♿️
With smoke in the air and uncontained fires raging across the state, it’s easy to feel scared and defeated. But there are ways to fight back against the austerity capitalists who’ve gotten us here and to protect each other from the worst effects of the fires. Join us to check in on our neighbors and recruit them to work on Green New Deal Committee projects like:
* Let's Own PG&E campaign
* Mutual aid, including making and distributing masks
* Green New Deal Electoral Organizing
* Environmental Justice/Racial Solidarity
* A Green New Deal for Transit Campaign
No experience is required. We'll show you what you need to have great conversations with some of the loveliest people in the world: the ones who've signed up through the letsownpge.org website!
Please email the committee Co-Chairs at [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) with any accessibility questions or concerns.
RSVP ([link removed])
** LABOR CENSUS PHONEBANK
------------------------------------------------------------
Sunday, November 22 | 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Online via Zoom – RSVP for info ([link removed]) ♿️
Help the Labor Committee Phonebank Members for the Labor Census!
We want as many members as possible to participate in this census so we'll need all hands on deck to call through our membership list.
The labor census is an initiative to find out more about EBDSA members and their workplaces.
As a socialist organization, EBDSA needs to be engaged in the task of building working-class power. There are many ways this can be done, but organizing ourselves at the point of production is one of the most effective and it starts simply by meeting, connecting, and talking with others in one’s industry.
Our chapter’s greatest strength is its membership. At the moment, many of our members aren’t aware of how they can build our movement within their workplaces. This is where the census comes in. By finding out what kind of work our members do, for whom, and what level of organization exists at their workplaces, we can start to support our members (unionized or non-unionized) to organize and build power in their workplaces.
*No experience necessary. Onboarding and training will be provided.*
RSVP ([link removed])
** STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING
------------------------------------------------------------
Sunday, November 22 | 2–5 p.m.
Online via Zoom – RSVP for info ([link removed]) ♿
See how your elected leadership works as we deliberate on current chapter issues. This meeting is open to all DSA members to observe the proceedings. Please RSVP for the Zoom link. The agenda is TBA.
RSVP ([link removed])
** MEMBER ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE MONTHLY MEETING
------------------------------------------------------------
Monday, November 23 | 7–9 p.m.
Online via Zoom – RSVP for info ([link removed]) ♿
We need your help building a strong and active chapter! Join our next Member Engagement Committee monthly meeting and learn how you can put your skills to work or grow new ones you never knew you had!
The Member Engagement Committee was created for the purpose of initiating and sustaining our members' active and healthy participation in the chapter's work. We cannot grow our movement without engaging and fostering growth within our current membership. We strive to grow confident organizers and leaders as well as strong relationships between comrades in our chapter by supporting all committees in their work and creating spaces for learning and camaraderie.
Our committee builds and maintains projects such as (but not limited to) our mobilizers program, planning and execution of chapter socials, new member events, and Organizer's Toolbox Trainings, as well as managing the onboarding of new members. As our chapter grows we need to grow our efforts with it and would love to welcome new members to our committee.
Contact us at [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) .
RSVP ([link removed])
** THE ORGANIZER’S TOOLBOX: HOW TO GIVE A GREAT POLITICAL SPEECH
------------------------------------------------------------
Sunday, November 29 | 1–3 p.m.
Online via Zoom ([link removed]) ♿️
In this training for DSA organizers, we will explore our personal stories together, and discover how they inform and support our political movement. Personal stories are important because they allow us to identify with each other's experiences, motivate us to fight for common aims and ultimately build solidarity.
Adapted from Marshall Ganz’s “Public Narrative,” this training will challenge you to put aside the logical reasons why we need to win a better world and rather consider emotional & personal reasons. We'll talk about what makes a story compelling and how stories can be important organizing tools that bring others into our movement. Then, we'll each develop and practice our own political speeches together.
Note: While all are welcome, this event is geared towards individuals who are already actively organizing with the Democratic Socialists of America or allied groups.
Suggested reading and watching material (it’s quick!):
* Public Narrative Participant Guide ([link removed])
* Marshall Ganz: The Public Narrative ([link removed].)
RSVP ([link removed])
** LABOR COMMITTEE MEETING
------------------------------------------------------------
Sunday, November 29 | 6–8 p.m.
Online via Zoom – RSVP for info ([link removed]) ♿
Please join the East Bay DSA Labor Committee for our regular monthly meeting. It's open to all DSA members who are interested in getting involved in labor work with their comrades! Learn more about how to get involved in the committee, our ongoing projects, and upcoming solidarity actions!
If you'd like to submit an item for the agenda, please email [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) .
RSVP ([link removed])
** MOBILIZER TEAM PHONEBANKING
------------------------------------------------------------
Tuesday, December 1 | 6–8 p.m.
Online via Zoom – RSVP for info ([link removed]) ♿️
The Mobilizer team’s mission is to build the personal connections that help DSA members get more involved in our chapter and politically active. We have one on one conversations with both new members and existing members of our chapter where we learn about what drew them to the struggle for socialism and help them think about how they want to take the next step to get more engaged. In this weekly phone bank, we call our members and train new Mobilizers how to make calls. Come help us build a strong chapter and movement while having great conversations!
RSVP ([link removed])
** (NATIONAL DSA) THEM AND US UNIONISM
------------------------------------------------------------
Wednesday, November 2 | 5–7 p.m.
Online – RSVP for info ([link removed]) ♿
Militant, activist, democratic unions: in DSA, we know that's what we support, but what do such unions really look like? What are the principles that define them and distinguish them from more complacent and conservative labor organizations?
Join the Democratic Socialist Labor Commission (DSLC) for a panel discussion on the United Electrical Workers' (UE) new pamphlet: "Them and Us Unionism ([link removed]) ." Drawing on the union’s history, "Them and Us Unionism" identifies the UE’s five core tenets: aggressive struggle, rank and file control, political independence, international solidarity, and uniting all workers.
The panel will include UE organizer and former DSLC Steering Committee member Kari Thompson on the union’s unique history and philosophy; labor historian and Chicago DSA member Toni Gilpin, author of The Long Deep Grudge, a history of the radical Farm Equipment Workers Union (FE); and International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU) member and current DSLC Steering Committee member Zack Pattin, whose own union’s history greatly parallels that of the UE experience. Don’t miss this exciting conversation about class-struggle unionism and where we go from here!
This event is organized by National DSA. RSVP below for the link!
RSVP ([link removed])
Upcoming Events
** LABOR CENSUS PHONEBANK
------------------------------------------------------------
Monday, November 30 | 6–8 p.m.
Online via Zoom – RSVP for info ([link removed]) ♿️
See details for the Nov. 22 event above. Help the Labor Committee phonebank members for the Labor Census!
*No experience necessary. Onboarding and training will be provided.*
RSVP ([link removed])
CATCH UP ON NIGHT SCHOOL
With social distancing guidelines still in place, now's as good a time as any to catch up on our Socialist Night School.
Catch up on past night school readings and videos below.
Watch past Night School videos ([link removed])
Catch up on Night School readings ([link removed])
Not a Member Yet? Let's Fix That.
DSA now has 80,000 members nationally, and we're still growing. There's never been a better time to get involved than right now! Join our national organization by clicking below and become an official socialist organizer.
Join DSA ([link removed])
Caucus Corner
Our caucuses organize events too! Check out the Caucus Corner of our website ([link removed]) to learn more about the activities of East Bay DSA caucuses and how to participate.
There is one thing you have got to learn about our movement. Three people are better than no people.
-- Fannie Lou Hamer
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Comrades,
For months, we've been told to vote. In response to every social, ecological, and humanitarian concern and criticism: "Vote." But if the government continues to be unaccountable and indifferent to working people, even to voters, then what is anyone voting for? Voting won't be enough.
It's clear that government austerity during the pandemic further endangered public health and economic stability, and that with or without a vaccine, strong social spending is the only way forward to recovery. Trump could have helped people and won votes by writing checks before the election, but didn't, either out of cruelty or ineptitude. Joe Biden may make the same choice ([link removed]) out of devotion to a doomed ideology.
It's obvious that the global climate crisis requires a drastic response, starting with a reduction in our use of fossil fuels. Trump's administration ignored science and human suffering in favor of business interests, and it seems like Joe Biden may be inclined to do the same ([link removed]) .
These fights aren't over. In fact, they won't have moved an inch. But the ground may finally be solid enough to stand on — and push.
News and Information
Here's some of the latest news and information from East Bay Majority ([link removed]) , East Bay DSA's news source with a socialist perspective
** WAKING UP A "SLEEPING GIANT": AN INTERVIEW WITH TRANSIT UNION LEADER ROGER MARENCO
------------------------------------------------------------
"We have been a sleeping giant for the past decades. Nothing happens without the Muni transit operators in this city."
Read more ([link removed])
Featured Events
While we are still unable to meet face-to-face, events are still going on that you can be a part of. RSVP below to stay updated. You can also keep track on our Events page ([link removed]) .
** (NATIONAL DSA) THE SPIRIT OF BLACK RADICAL TRADITIONS
------------------------------------------------------------
Today! November 19 | 4:30–6 p.m.
Online – RSVP for info ([link removed]) ♿️
The spirit of black radical traditions, at their best, can turn the world upside down and help usher in a political economy of dignity, voice, and decision-making power for working-class communities. Liberationist streams of black radical spirituality are as contemporary as Alice Walker’s call for democratic socialist womanism, as old as Reverend George Washington Woodbey’s Black Baptist socialism and beyond.
The next discussion in the DSA Religion and Socialism Working Group's monthly series of webinars will feature Rev. Andrew Wilkes and Rev. Sekou, artist, author, and public theologian, in conversation about the ethical and religious streams of the black radical tradition on Thursday, November 19th at 7:30 p.m. ET/4:30 p.m. PT. The conversation will cover origins of the tradition and its implications for our present moment.
This is a national DSA event. RSVP below for the link!
RSVP ([link removed])
** PHONEBANK FOR THE GREEN NEW DEAL
------------------------------------------------------------
Tonight! November 19 | 6–9 p.m.
Online via Zoom ([link removed]) ♿️
With smoke in the air and uncontained fires raging across the state, it’s easy to feel scared and defeated. But there are ways to fight back against the austerity capitalists who’ve gotten us here and to protect each other from the worst effects of the fires. Join us to check in on our neighbors and recruit them to work on Green New Deal Committee projects like:
* Let's Own PG&E campaign
* Mutual aid, including making and distributing masks
* Green New Deal Electoral Organizing
* Environmental Justice/Racial Solidarity
* A Green New Deal for Transit Campaign
No experience is required. We'll show you what you need to have great conversations with some of the loveliest people in the world: the ones who've signed up through the letsownpge.org website!
Please email the committee Co-Chairs at [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) with any accessibility questions or concerns.
RSVP ([link removed])
** LABOR CENSUS PHONEBANK
------------------------------------------------------------
Sunday, November 22 | 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Online via Zoom – RSVP for info ([link removed]) ♿️
Help the Labor Committee Phonebank Members for the Labor Census!
We want as many members as possible to participate in this census so we'll need all hands on deck to call through our membership list.
The labor census is an initiative to find out more about EBDSA members and their workplaces.
As a socialist organization, EBDSA needs to be engaged in the task of building working-class power. There are many ways this can be done, but organizing ourselves at the point of production is one of the most effective and it starts simply by meeting, connecting, and talking with others in one’s industry.
Our chapter’s greatest strength is its membership. At the moment, many of our members aren’t aware of how they can build our movement within their workplaces. This is where the census comes in. By finding out what kind of work our members do, for whom, and what level of organization exists at their workplaces, we can start to support our members (unionized or non-unionized) to organize and build power in their workplaces.
*No experience necessary. Onboarding and training will be provided.*
RSVP ([link removed])
** STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING
------------------------------------------------------------
Sunday, November 22 | 2–5 p.m.
Online via Zoom – RSVP for info ([link removed]) ♿
See how your elected leadership works as we deliberate on current chapter issues. This meeting is open to all DSA members to observe the proceedings. Please RSVP for the Zoom link. The agenda is TBA.
RSVP ([link removed])
** MEMBER ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE MONTHLY MEETING
------------------------------------------------------------
Monday, November 23 | 7–9 p.m.
Online via Zoom – RSVP for info ([link removed]) ♿
We need your help building a strong and active chapter! Join our next Member Engagement Committee monthly meeting and learn how you can put your skills to work or grow new ones you never knew you had!
The Member Engagement Committee was created for the purpose of initiating and sustaining our members' active and healthy participation in the chapter's work. We cannot grow our movement without engaging and fostering growth within our current membership. We strive to grow confident organizers and leaders as well as strong relationships between comrades in our chapter by supporting all committees in their work and creating spaces for learning and camaraderie.
Our committee builds and maintains projects such as (but not limited to) our mobilizers program, planning and execution of chapter socials, new member events, and Organizer's Toolbox Trainings, as well as managing the onboarding of new members. As our chapter grows we need to grow our efforts with it and would love to welcome new members to our committee.
Contact us at [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) .
RSVP ([link removed])
** THE ORGANIZER’S TOOLBOX: HOW TO GIVE A GREAT POLITICAL SPEECH
------------------------------------------------------------
Sunday, November 29 | 1–3 p.m.
Online via Zoom ([link removed]) ♿️
In this training for DSA organizers, we will explore our personal stories together, and discover how they inform and support our political movement. Personal stories are important because they allow us to identify with each other's experiences, motivate us to fight for common aims and ultimately build solidarity.
Adapted from Marshall Ganz’s “Public Narrative,” this training will challenge you to put aside the logical reasons why we need to win a better world and rather consider emotional & personal reasons. We'll talk about what makes a story compelling and how stories can be important organizing tools that bring others into our movement. Then, we'll each develop and practice our own political speeches together.
Note: While all are welcome, this event is geared towards individuals who are already actively organizing with the Democratic Socialists of America or allied groups.
Suggested reading and watching material (it’s quick!):
* Public Narrative Participant Guide ([link removed])
* Marshall Ganz: The Public Narrative ([link removed].)
RSVP ([link removed])
** LABOR COMMITTEE MEETING
------------------------------------------------------------
Sunday, November 29 | 6–8 p.m.
Online via Zoom – RSVP for info ([link removed]) ♿
Please join the East Bay DSA Labor Committee for our regular monthly meeting. It's open to all DSA members who are interested in getting involved in labor work with their comrades! Learn more about how to get involved in the committee, our ongoing projects, and upcoming solidarity actions!
If you'd like to submit an item for the agenda, please email [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) .
RSVP ([link removed])
** MOBILIZER TEAM PHONEBANKING
------------------------------------------------------------
Tuesday, December 1 | 6–8 p.m.
Online via Zoom – RSVP for info ([link removed]) ♿️
The Mobilizer team’s mission is to build the personal connections that help DSA members get more involved in our chapter and politically active. We have one on one conversations with both new members and existing members of our chapter where we learn about what drew them to the struggle for socialism and help them think about how they want to take the next step to get more engaged. In this weekly phone bank, we call our members and train new Mobilizers how to make calls. Come help us build a strong chapter and movement while having great conversations!
RSVP ([link removed])
** (NATIONAL DSA) THEM AND US UNIONISM
------------------------------------------------------------
Wednesday, November 2 | 5–7 p.m.
Online – RSVP for info ([link removed]) ♿
Militant, activist, democratic unions: in DSA, we know that's what we support, but what do such unions really look like? What are the principles that define them and distinguish them from more complacent and conservative labor organizations?
Join the Democratic Socialist Labor Commission (DSLC) for a panel discussion on the United Electrical Workers' (UE) new pamphlet: "Them and Us Unionism ([link removed]) ." Drawing on the union’s history, "Them and Us Unionism" identifies the UE’s five core tenets: aggressive struggle, rank and file control, political independence, international solidarity, and uniting all workers.
The panel will include UE organizer and former DSLC Steering Committee member Kari Thompson on the union’s unique history and philosophy; labor historian and Chicago DSA member Toni Gilpin, author of The Long Deep Grudge, a history of the radical Farm Equipment Workers Union (FE); and International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU) member and current DSLC Steering Committee member Zack Pattin, whose own union’s history greatly parallels that of the UE experience. Don’t miss this exciting conversation about class-struggle unionism and where we go from here!
This event is organized by National DSA. RSVP below for the link!
RSVP ([link removed])
Upcoming Events
** LABOR CENSUS PHONEBANK
------------------------------------------------------------
Monday, November 30 | 6–8 p.m.
Online via Zoom – RSVP for info ([link removed]) ♿️
See details for the Nov. 22 event above. Help the Labor Committee phonebank members for the Labor Census!
*No experience necessary. Onboarding and training will be provided.*
RSVP ([link removed])
CATCH UP ON NIGHT SCHOOL
With social distancing guidelines still in place, now's as good a time as any to catch up on our Socialist Night School.
Catch up on past night school readings and videos below.
Watch past Night School videos ([link removed])
Catch up on Night School readings ([link removed])
Not a Member Yet? Let's Fix That.
DSA now has 80,000 members nationally, and we're still growing. There's never been a better time to get involved than right now! Join our national organization by clicking below and become an official socialist organizer.
Join DSA ([link removed])
Caucus Corner
Our caucuses organize events too! Check out the Caucus Corner of our website ([link removed]) to learn more about the activities of East Bay DSA caucuses and how to participate.
There is one thing you have got to learn about our movement. Three people are better than no people.
-- Fannie Lou Hamer
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