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Week of February 1st, 2021 |
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The risk of exposure to COVID-19 is still very real.
We need to be extra vigilant and mitigate the risks of infection, particularly for those who are older or who have pre-existing conditions. For the sake of our collective health, please remember to wear a mask when you leave your home, practice social distancing, and wash your hands frequently. This pandemic has shown us that the health of one is the health of all so we all need to take responsibility for our common well-being.
There are some easy ways to safely stay connected to the chapter, such as: signing-up on the front page of our website to receive our weekly newsletter, checking the calendar on the site for upcoming virtual events, and joining DSA-LA’s Slack.
In solidarity, DSA-LA |
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ANNOUNCEMENTS |
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Don't Miss The Chance To Vote To Endorse Daniel Lee For State Senate (D-30)! |
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The petition for DSA-LA to endorse DSA member Daniel Lee for CA Senate District 30 passed! This special election to replace Holly Mitchell in CA Senate District 30 is coming up FAST, so there's a tight timeline to secure the chapter’s endorsement and we need your help. Members in Good Standing should check their inboxes for a ballot from Survey Monkey so we can help Daniel Lee get the people power of DSA-LA behind him in this critical election! Lee is the first Black Council Member of Culver City and currently serves as Vice Mayor. He is a DSA member and shares our values and agenda on housing, healthcare, the environment and police abuse. He takes no money from fossil fuels or cops, and has been endorsed by Sunrise LA. His opponent is Assembly member Sydney Kamlager-Dove, who supported Bloomberg for President and has been weak on housing and other critical issues. Timeline: Sunday, Jan 31 - Ballots sent in the morning to members in good standing. Tuesday, Feb 2 - Voting closes in the morning, vote result announced, if endorsed self- nominations for the campaign working group co-chairs will be accepted in the afternoon. Wednesday, Feb 3 - Voting for campaign working group co-chairs will begin in the afternoon. Thursday, Feb 4 - Working group co-chairs will be announced in the afternoon. If you would like to volunteer to work on the campaign should the endorsement pass, please email [email protected] and put “Working Group Volunteer” in the subject line so we can pass it along to the working group co-chairs. |
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Help Build Language Justice in DSA-LA! |
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You do not need to be bi- or multi-lingual to help build language justice (LJ)! We need folks who are willing to do some admin work and some educational work, folks who aren't necessarily translators or interpreters but care about LJ. No matter how many or few languages you speak, please respond to this email if you would like to be added to the Language Justice Google Group and are willing to do some of this work! |
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CALENDAR |
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The following list is only a highlight of what's happening this week with DSA-LA. Please check out our online calendar for full list of committee meetings & chapter events! Be sure to also follow our Instagram & Twitter for real-time announcements and calls-to-action! |
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SC/Branch Tenant Organizing Workshop — Hosted By Housing + Homelessness Committee |
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TODAY, Monday, February 1 @ 7:00PM-9:00PM |
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As we know tenant organizing will be central to our organizing efforts going forward as we engage in our 2021 campaign to #CancelRent, but it will also be key to how we recruit and build solidarity with our neighbors and community. Many of us had questions surrounding tenant organizing, luckily our friends from the Housing and Homelessness committee have all the answers. Any and all are encouraged to join us for a Tenant Organizing Workshop so we can start building the power we need to #CancelRent in 2021 and beyond! |
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Defund LAPD Research Meeting |
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Tuesday, February 2nd @ 6:00PM-7:30PM |
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We are researching how LA’s municipal government is implementing their promise to defund LAPD budgets to refund public services. We will be presenting research from newspaper sources. No prior knowledge required. We will be presenting research at this meeting but also would like to hear from others to compile more information. |
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DSA National Event: DSA, BDS, and Palestine Solidarity |
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Saturday, February 6th @ 12:00PM PT |
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Palestine is not only a humanitarian issue, nor is it only a Palestinian issue. Palestine is a political issue with serious consequences at stake for both Palestinians and average US residents. As socialists, we recognize the interconnectedness of our struggles under capitalism. In solidarity with Palestinian civil society’s nonviolent struggle for equality, human rights, and self-determination, DSA adopted a resolution at our national convention in 2017 in support of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement. In 2019, DSA reaffirmed its commitment to the BDS movement by voting to establish a BDS and Palestine Solidarity national working group.
Join us for a discussion and Q&A with special guests, including Omar Barghouti, Marc Lamont Hill, Sumaya Awad, and Ajamu Amiri Dillahunt, to discuss the growing and vibrant global BDS Movement, Palestine solidarity, censorship, and how socialists can join the fight! |
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Black Liberation Task Force Monthly Meeting |
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Sunday, February 7th @ 4:00PM-6:00PM |
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Come join the Black Liberation Task Force monthly meeting on Sunday Feb 7th!! This upcoming meeting we will be hearing reports and updates from our various subteams regarding the various components of the Task Force. New members who haven’t joined a team or committees to implement DSA-LA’s priority resolution A Socialist Commitment to Black Liberation can attend and meet new comrades! Additionally, our AfroSocialist members will host a reading discussion on White Supremacy Culture By Tema Okun . |
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YDSA-LA February Monthly Meeting |
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Sunday, February 7th @ 5:00PM-6:30PM |
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Join YDSAers from across Los Angeles for our monthly meeting! We will discuss Peter Camejo’s 1970 speech Liberalism, Ultraleftism, or Mass Action and how it relates to organizing for socialism under the Biden administration. |
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Prisoner Outreach Solidarity Team Stream |
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Sunday, February 7th @ 6:30PM-8:00PM |
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Join the Prisoner Outreach Solidarity Team (POST) this week to write birthday letters to political prisoners in the US. Every first and third Sunday POST gets together to learn a bit about the political prisoners whose birthdays are coming up, then we put on some music and write our letters. All are welcome! |
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