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At the last weekend's General Membership Meeting, we voted to endorse and become a strategic partner in the United Front, a coalition set forth by our Black and Brown Alliance branch to connect campaign issues to the working class and underclass of Detroit.
This is a monumental endorsement by Detroit DSA—we voted to dedicate ourselves to an ambitious project where we will build a coalition with other Detroit organizations, and establish winning issue-based campaigns that will improve material conditions for Black and Brown Detroiters.
It's a long-term project that will primarily focus on integrating this strategy into our electoral campaigns, but as opportunities arise, this effort will involve all of our chapter working groups in building campaigns capable of mobilizing the working class here in Detroit.
The United Front will take a great deal of work and commitment from everyone in our chapter, but it's an unprecedented opportunity to build solidarity with the people of Detroit and envision what's possible when the working class stands together and fights for a better future for ourselves and our communities.
🌹 ANNOUNCEMENTS 🌹
Defund the Police, Refund Detroit: Community Budget Priorities Virtual Forum
On March 5, Mayor Duggan will present Detroit City Council members with a fiscal year 2022 budget that will increase funding to the Detroit Police Department while defunding crucial departments like Health, Housing, and Transportation. It is beyond time that the city budget prioritizes ways to actually meet the immediate needs of Detroit's working class rather than protecting and further enriching the politicians and billionaires.
WHAT YOU CAN DO
Each City Council member is hosting a community forum in their district to hear from you about what you want them to prioritize. Join us at the one in your district to make a public comment and let them know that they must defund the police and refund Detroit! <[link removed]>
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SIGN UP <[link removed]> to get involved in upcoming events with our Defund the Police campaign.
🌹 UPCOMING EVENTS 🌹
🔨 Democratic Socialist Labor Commission Midwest Regional Call
Thursday, January 14th at 8PM
What is the Rank and File Strategy? It's one of the approaches to building socialism passed at the last national DSA convention, and it's all about how to be connected to and embedded in the working class. Our very own, Jane Slaughter, is kicking off the Midwest DSA DSLC call with union members to talk about how their union work fits with working for socialism.
REGISTER <[link removed]>
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🍿 Socialist Movie Night: Sorry to Bother You
Sunday January 17th at 7PM - 9:30PM
An absurdist comedy with touches of magical realism, Sorry to Bother You follows a young telemarketer who struggles with personal ethics in a near-future bizarro capitalist dystopia.
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🎟️ All The Left Questions: Civil Rights History Edition
Monday, January 18th at 8PM - 9PM
Join us for a night of Civil Rights and leftist history trivia! The top prize is a "Socialist's Night In" gift basket, complete with a few bottles of wine and socialist literature. Just $10 to enter with all proceeds going to the DSA For Landis Campaign. Make your donation for an entry here:
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This week in the...
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- “Malarkey”: A Union Member’s Argument for Medicare for All <[link removed]>
by Jason Krzysiak, UAW Local 245, DDSA Member
- Strategies for Creating Change in Detroit <[link removed]>
by Will Froberg, DDSA Member
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By Ken Jackson, DDSA Member
Ready to join the fight?
2020 offered us a view of our future with capitalism at the helm. If you're convinced the only way forward to make the world a better place is through socialism, join Detroit DSA today. This struggle affects us all, and you don't have to fight alone anymore. 🌹
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In solidarity,
🌹 Detroit DSA
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