Friend,

Our next Chapter Meetings are next Saturday, July 20th! 3 - 5 p.m.

RSVP to your local Chapter Branch Meeting today:

Central Branch:

UTLA

3303 Wilshire Blvd. 

Los Angeles, CA 90010

RSVP <[link removed]>

Valley Branch:

Animation Guild

1105 N Hollywood Way

Burbank, CA 91505

RSVP <[link removed]>

Westside Branch:

Oakwood Recreation Center

767 California Ave.

Venice, CA 90291

RSVP <[link removed]>

CHILDWATCH AVAILABLE AT ALL CHAPTER MEETINGS

Would you like to attend the meeting with your little one(s) but maybe they can be a handful sometimes, and it can be kind of hard to get as engaged as you’d like to? 

We offer ChildWatch, casual onsite child care, with toys, and friendly comrades to play, and hang out with kids, and stay in touch with their parents or guardians as they attend the meeting around the corner, at all three of our chapter branch meetings! RSVP HERE, <[link removed]> and we’ll sort out the details!

NEW MEMBER MEET & GREETS

Will this next Chapter Meeting be your first one? It’ll be a fun and busy one, with a lot of exciting discussion. It’ll be great, but it could also be a lot to take in at once, so, if you’d like, come to one of our New Member Meet & Greets before the meeting!

The Meet & Greets start just half an hour before the meeting does, at 2:30 in all of the branch locations listed above. You’ll get to meet a friendly person from our chapter who will say hi, can get you some info and printed matter on the organization and our chapter, speak with you about your interests, and help point you towards the work you’d like to get involved with!

Central Branch Meet & Greet: RSVP <[link removed]>

Valley Branch Meet & Greet: RSVP <[link removed]>

Westside Branch Meet & Greet: RSVP <[link removed]>

+ THAT NIGHT! SOCIALIST SUMMER FUNDRAISER PARTY!! $10!

Come hang out with your friendly neighborhood democratic socialists! There will be stand-up comedy, music, drinks, and comradely vibes. Whether you are a regular or if this is your first DSA-LA event, we want to see you! This is a chance for us all to get together and have a good time -- for a good cause!

Proceeds from this event will go toward supporting our huge delegation to the DSA National Convention in Atlanta, GA. Our chapter is sending 47 folks across the country and it is really important to us that anyone be able to go and represent our chapter, regardless of their income. Solidarity! BUY TICKETS HERE!  <[link removed]>

JOIN OUR EXPANDED CONFLICT RESOLUTION TEAM: DEADLINE TONIGHT

Within our organization, we’re deeply committed to building and maintaining structures that support our members and ensure our spaces do not reproduce the systems of oppression we collectively seek to dismantle.

Over the last month, the DSA-LA Steering Committee has been working to recruit, interview, and train a Conflict Resolution Team. Once in place, the Conflict Resolution Team will play a critical role in providing members ongoing access to:

- Appointments for informal, confidential peer support from trained comrades;
- Clear mechanisms to make formal reports of misconduct (including harassment) to be investigated and mediated by external third parties;
- Opportunities to engage in educational forums on organizational culture that enable all of us to examine and unlearn patterns of behavior normalized under capitalist social relations.

It’s our collective responsibility to ensure that our organizational spaces are safe and empowering, and that our members have the support they need to engage in our collective political struggle. To this end, the DSA-LA Steering Committee has called for members to apply to join the DSA-LA Conflict Resolution Team, to fulfill either the responsibilities of:

- DSA-LA Ombudspeople as outlined in Section B of the DSA-LA Misconduct Policy <[link removed]>(ratified on November 2, 2017); or as
- Local Harassment Grievance Officers, outlined in Section 2(b) of Resolution 33 <[link removed]> (passed at the DSA National Convention in August 2017).

To learn more about the responsibilities of the Ombudspeople, the Harassment Grievance Officers, and the training, relevant skills, and eligibility for the Conflict Resolution Team, click THIS LINK <[link removed]>.

CLICK HERE TO APPLY TO JOIN THE CONFLICT RESOLUTION TEAM BEFORE MIDNIGHT!   <[link removed]>

BRANCH COORDINATOR APPLICATIONS are ALSO DUE TONIGHT, SUNDAY 7/14!

Branch Coordinator positions have opened in all three branches. It's up to all of us to build up DSA-LA, and to that end we are asking our members to consider supporting the work of expanding and developing the structure of our organization by applying to become an Interim Branch Coordinator - a position to be appointed by the Steering Committee and then held until just after the 2019 DSA-LA Annual Convention in October.

The 2018 DSA-LA Annual Convention passed the “Building DSA-LA Across All Los Angeles County” chapter resolution, <[link removed]> formally establishing “branches” as a new entity within the chapter. Since then, our chapter has established the Central, Westside, and San Fernando Valley Branches to advance our collective goal of building an independent, socialist political bloc that represents the full diversity of LA County.

In practice, we have hosted branch meetings, facilitated regional committee work, and organized chapter-wide work in all three branches. A lot of this is possible because of Branch Coordinators! They are responsible for ensuring that branch meetings occur, facilitating relationship-building among branch members, and engaging in geography-focused recruitment, among other things.

For reference, here is the branching policy: [link removed]. <[link removed]>

FAQ: [link removed]

CLICK THIS LINK TO APPLY TO BE A BRANCH COORDINATOR BEFORE MIDNIGHT TONIGHT <[link removed]>

GOVERNOR NEWSOM: PASS SB 233!

Earlier this year, the DSA-LA Prison Abolition Committee voted to endorse SB 233, a measure that will prohibit the arrest of those in the sex trade who are attempting to report violent crimes outlined in the bill, or who are simply in possession of condoms. 

Decriminalization bills such as SB 233 represent an important step towards the decriminalization of sex work and towards ending mass incarceration. We are excited that last week, SB 233 made it past the Senate floor and it is now heading to the Governor’s desk. 

This week, the Prison Abolition Committee will be sending a new letter of support for SB 233 to the Governor, urging him to sign the bill into law. 

To learn more about the Prison Abolition Committee’s ongoing work and projects, come to the next meeting, tomorrow, this Monday, July 15th from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. at Cafe Mak, 612 Shatto Pl., Los Angeles, CA 90005. RSVP <[link removed]>

LOCAL CONVENTION

Our Local Convention will be October 19th.

Here is a reminder of the timeline for new Priority Resolutions and Bylaw Amendments for the chapter:

- August 19: Call for member submissions closes at midnight (2 months in advance of the Annual Convention) 
- September 19: The Steering Committee makes proposed amendments and Chapter Resolutions available for members to review (1 month in advance of the Annual Convention)
- October 19: DSA-LA’s Annual Convention!

THIS WEEK:

Monday, July 15

7 - 9 p.m: Prison Abolition Committee Meeting, RSVP <[link removed]>

Tuesday, July 16

6 - 8 p.m: Santa Clarita Neighborhood Hangout, RSVP <[link removed]>

7 - 9 p.m: Northeast LA Neighborhood Hangout, RSVP <[link removed]>

7 - 9 p.m: Westside Neighborhood Hangout, RSVP <[link removed]>

7 - 9 p.m: North Nollywood Hangout, RSVP <[link removed]>

Wednesday, July 17

7:00 p.m - 9:00: Labor Committee Meeting, RSVP <[link removed]>

Saturday, July 20

11 a.m - 1 p.m: Political Education Committee Meeting, RSVP <[link removed]>

12 p.m. - Healthcare Committee Retreat, RSVP <[link removed]>

2 - 3 p.m: Central Branch New Member Meet & Greet, RSVP <[link removed]>

2 - 3 p.m: Valley Branch New Member Meet & Greet, RSVP <[link removed]>

2 - 3 p.m: Westside Branch New Member Meet & Greet, RSVP <[link removed]>

3 - 5 p.m: Central Branch Chapter Meeting, RSVP <[link removed]>

3 - 5 p.m: Valley Branch Chapter Meeting, RSVP <[link removed]>

3 - 5 p.m: Westside Branch Chapter Meeting, RSVP <[link removed]>

8 p.m. - Midnight: Socialist Summer Fundraiser Party, Buy Tickets <[link removed]>

Sunday, July 21

1 - 4 p.m: NOlympics’ Homes Not Hotels Canvass & Meeting: RSVP <mailto:[email protected]>

Solidarity Forever! 🌹

DSA-LA
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