DSA is always-antifascist! General Meeting this week, canvass for Shaun Scott!
** CAUCUS & CAMPAIGN MEETINGS:
🌹 – Great event for first-timers!
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Seattle DSA Monthly General Meeting ([link removed])
October 1 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Seattle DSA holds a General Meeting, first Tuesday of each month at Washington Hall. This event is member friendly and we will be voting on issues affecting the chapter. For inquiries to childcare, contact
[email protected]
🌹 Get Out the Vote for Shaun Scott ([link removed]) 🌹
October 2 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Come join us for our general election canvasses for Shaun Scott! Shaun is a democratic socialist running for Seattle City Council District 4, advocating for a Green New Deal for Seattle, public housing, municipal broadband, and so much more! Shaun’s also received the Seattle and national DSA’s endorsement.
🌹 Workplace Organizing Collective (El Grupo para Organizar su Lugar de Trabajo) ([link removed]) 🌹
October 2 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Workplace Organizing Collective (El Grupo para Organizar su Lugar de Trabajo)
Are you frustrated that you don't have a voice at work? Are you a freelancer who rarely gets paid on time? Are you working 2 or 3 gigs just to make rent? You're not alone. The Workplace Organizing Collective is a group of Seattle DSA members, including experienced labor organizers, who meet every week to build power at work.
🌹 Remember Rosie Jimenez: Rally for Reproductive Justice ([link removed]) 🌹
Thu, Oct 3 · Westlake Park 5-7PM
In 1977, Rosie Jimenez, a Latinx college student and single mother, was the first known person to die after the Hyde Amendment banned federal funds from covering Medicaid abortions. This effectively cut millions of low-income people off from safe access to reproductive healthcare. She felt she had no choice but to seek out a cheap and dangerous procedure. Tragically, the current assaults on reproductive justice mean that many people, especially women of color, will face a similar dilemma.
We will be meeting on the anniversary of Rosie's death from an unsafe abortion. Join us in Westlake Park from 5 - 7PM on Thursday, October 3rd, to bring home the need for a strong movement that demands "Our bodies! Our choice!" regardless of race, immigration status, age, or gender identification.
The Rosie Jimenez Day Rally is co-sponsored by Gender Justice League, Radical Women, Red Union, Seattle Clinic Defense, Seattle DSA Queer and Feminist Caucus, and Sex Workers Outreach Project - Seattle.
🌹 Confronting the Climate Crisis ([link removed]) 🌹
Thu, Oct 3 · Ballard Branch, 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Our species-- and millions of others-- face an unprecedented global crisis: climate change. Governments and corporations around the world have insisted on maintaining 'business as usual'. Now it's up to us to act.
How do we organize to keep the climate crisis from tipping past a point of no return?
Join Extinction Rebellion for an evening of science, activism, and hope, led by renewable energy scientist and Indigenous activist Shaylon Stolk.
The venue is child-friendly and accessible for wheelchairs, service animals, and other assistive technology. Vegan, celiac-friendly snacks will be provided.
🌹 Immigrant Justice Working Group Meeting ([link removed]) 🌹
October 5 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Come join us for our monthly meeting! We’ll be discussing the projects we've got underway, how to coordinate our work, new types of projects we'd like to expand out into, and more. Newcomers are welcome!
🌹 October Jacobin Reading Group ([link removed]) 🌹
October 5 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
This month we’ll be discussing the following articles:
* “The Online Left Goes to War ([link removed]) ” by Connor Kilpatrick — Stefan Bertram-Lee was an internet leftist. And then they went to Rojava and got a gun.
* “The GI Bill Made Art ([link removed]) ” by Ben Davis — The GI Bill is proof: if people have access to education and the means to live, they’ll create meaningful art.
🌹 Multi-Chapter DSA Day of Action for Shaun Scott ([link removed]) 🌹
October 6 @ 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Join the Seattle DSA and other DSA chapters from around the region for one big canvass for Shaun Scott!
Shaun is a democratic socialist running for Seattle City Council District 4, advocating for a Green New Deal for Seattle, public housing, municipal broadband, and so much more! Shaun’s also received the Seattle and national DSA’s endorsement. The general election for Seattle City Council is on November 5th and we need to knock on as many doors as possible!
** 🌹🌹 DISTRICT MEET & GREETS AND SOCIALS 🌹🌹
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Curious to meet some people before getting involved? No sweat! We've all been the new person in the room and we want you to be comfortable at our meetings.
🌹 D3 Crowd Canvass for Bernie Sanders ([link removed]) 🌹
October 1 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Join us at the Capitol Hill Light Rail station at 5:00 p.m. as we crowd canvass Seattle Central College and continue to build momentum for our local Seattle DSA for Bernie Campaign! We have a brief training to start and talking to people about Bernie is easy and fun, so newcomers are welcome!
** 🌹🌹 Events coming up 🌹🌹
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Save the dates for these events coming up!
'Gaza Fights For Freedom' Screening w/ Abby Martin Q&A ([link removed])
October 9, 2019 at the NW Film Forum
Witness Gaza’s protest movement like you’ve never seen before. Filmed during the height of the Great March Of Return protests, this movie features riveting, exclusive footage of demonstrations.
The documentary tells the story of Gaza past and present, showing rare archival footage that explains the history never acknowledged by mass media. You hear from victims of the ongoing massacre, including journalists, medics and the family of internationally-acclaimed paramedic, Razan al-Najjar.
At its core, ‘Gaza Fights For Freedom’ is a thorough indictment of the Israeli military for war crimes, and a stunning cinematic portrayal of Palestinians' heroic resistance.
GazaFightsForFreedom.com
Close the Camps Rally ([link removed])
Saturday October 12th, 2-4 pm
Amazon Spheres in Downtown Seattle!
The Democratic Socialists of America invite you to join us in protesting the inhumane, illegal, and unconstitutional immigration system, as we bring attention and shame to the Trump Administration and the corporate collaborators harvesting human misery for profit! We’ll be holding a rally outside the Amazon Spheres in downtown Seattle, gathering on the corner of 6th & Lenora, from 2-4 p.m. on Saturday October 12th.
Election Data Analysis Training ([link removed])
October 12 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Seattle DSA’s electoral committee is looking to create a team of data experts who can help the chapter analyze previous election results, so we can prioritize races in which to invest, identify the type of candidate who might do well in each race, optimize targeted voter outreach in those races, and overall better spend our limited resources.
We are starting with a two-hour hands-on training session on precinct-level voter analysis. Bring your laptop, your curiosity, and your commitment to socialist principles. No previous knowledge of programming or election data analysis is required.
Puget Sound Troublemakers School ([link removed])
Sat, Nov 23, 9am, South Seattle College
A day-long conference focused on workplace organizing skills. Whether you’re new to union activism or an old veteran, there’s something there for everybody!
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