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Friend —
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.
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🌹 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!
SIGN UP 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.
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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.
🎟️ 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:
This week in the...
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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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