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Our chapter has been dedicated this past year to our
Defund the Police Campaign, and the next big step
we're taking to make that happen is our DSA for Landis
Campaign. Join
us for our Day of Action on
Saturday, February 20th as we table for ballot
signatures in Southwest Detroit!
If you can't make it out, we've got a great Valentine's Day
fundraiser - let the special comrades in your life know how much you
care with one of socialist valentines! Head over to landis4bopc.com/valentines and
choose from any of the five excellent designs to send to your favorite
socialists.
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On March 5, Mayor Duggan will present the Fiscal Year 2022
budget to City Council. It is set to include a $41
million funding increase to Detroit Police
Department. There’s no doubt this comes at the expense
of other crucial departments like Health, Housing, and
Transportation.
We are demanding that council defunds the
police and invests in the material
conditions of Detroiters by providing alternative
crisis response teams like Oregon’s CAHOOTS
model, affordable housing, permanent housing for the
unhoused, public health clinics, mass public transit, green union
jobs, and more.
We need all hands on deck to pressure Detroit City Council to
vote NO in April against any austerity budget that leaves too many
low-income and working class Detroiters sick and stuck in the
cold. That's why we're hosting a phone bank on February 19 to talk to
other Detroiters asking them to join the fight and take action before
it's too late!
Register below to join us. We'll provide some background and
training before making calls followed by a happy hour to
debrief.
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Can't make it? Here are some other ways you can take
action:
• Email the Budget
Office and your city council
member. Demand that they
defund the police and refund Detroiters. Click here for
some talking points.
• Sign our Action Network
Petition.
🌹 UPCOMING EVENTS 🌹
Socialist Reading Group - Black
Against Empire: The History and Politics of the Black Panther
Party
Sunday, February 14th at 1PM
Black against Empire is the
first comprehensive overview and analysis of the history and politics
of the Black Panther Party. The authors analyze key political
questions, such as why so many young black people across the country
risked their lives for the revolution, why the Party grew most rapidly
during the height of repression, and why allies abandoned the Party at
its peak of influence.
The group meets every other
Sunday at 1pm and is open to any and all comrades, whether or not you
have studied the material before. For those unable to attend, we will
continue our Black History Month discussion of Black Against Empire on
2/28. This Sunday, 2/14, we will be reading pages
1-45.
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🛠️ Worker's Circle
Sunday, February 14th at
5PM
Every other Sunday the Detroit
DSA Labor working group has a Worker's Circle, a place for workers to
talk about their experiences on the job. If you're interested in
attending, please email [email protected] for
more details.
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🍿 Socialist Movie Night:
Norma Rae
Sunday, February 14th at 7PM-9:30PM
Norma Rae works along side her family
and neighbors in a southern textile mill, where the pay is hardly
commensurate with the long hours and lousy working conditions. But
after hearing a rousing speech by a labor activist, Norma is inspired
to undertake the difficult, and possibly dangerous, struggle to
unionize her factory.
Come for the live-chat, stay for the
discussion afterwards. Open to the public - invite your
friends!
This
week in the...
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"Difficult working conditions and alienation
from our coworkers can make us feel powerless, but we have power when
we organize." A DSA member recounts a recent experience organizing
their workplace for safer working conditions during the COVID-19
pandemic. - A
Matter of Life and Death: Striking in the Era of Covid, by Joe
Hill
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The Dream: The Other Woman,
by Ken Jackson
Detroit DSA is a 1200+ member funded
organization. Because we're member funded it means we can proudly call
ourselves socialists and believe in things like abolishing the police
without fear of losing funding that we use to fight oppressive forces
and stand up for the rights of the working class.
If you're
ready to organize with us and fight for a better world, sign up
here: dsausa.org/join
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In solidarity,
🌹 Detroit DSA
Detroit
DSA
http://www.metrodetroitdsa.com/
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