Solidarity is what we want. We do not want to find fault with
each other, but to solidify our forces and say to each other: We must
be together; our masters are joined together and we must do the same
thing.
-- Mary Harris "Mother" Jones
Comrades,
It's not always easy to see how connected our struggles are. Even
despite the year we've had, which placed the same stresses and
challenges on people all over the world, many of us continue to mind
our own business and carry our own burdens - our troubles at school
and work; with our physical and mental health; with our housing and
environment.
Perhaps, on this smaller, more personal scale, our problems seem
more manageable. So then why are none of us managing? Why do the
stresses seem to multiply instead of ever going away? When we start
talking and working together, we realize that our long lists of
problems have one common cause: capitalism. The solutions can’t be
found in our individual rented rooms; it takes collective effort to
address the root cause.
The PRO Act (https://www.dsausa.org/proact/) —Protecting the Right
to Organize—is exactly this kind of effort. This bill will enable and
empower worker organizing, punish union-busting tactics, and close
loopholes exploited by big corporations. It is a chance at actual
relief for the working class, and at something even more important:
power in the struggle. Your comrades in DSA chapters nationwide are
working hard to win this legislation, and we want you to be connected
to this fight, too. Join the national PRO Act training on Sunday
(https://www.eastbaydsa.org/events/1854/2021-03-28-national-dsa-dsa-pro-act-campaign-training/)
and our local EBDSA campaign launch this Tuesday
(https://www.eastbaydsa.org/events/1857/2021-03-30-pro-act-launch/) ,
or sign up for a phone bank
(https://actionnetwork.org/forms/proactphonebank) as soon as you're
ready! Let's seize this power together, for ourselves and for each
other.
In solidarity!
News and Information
Be sure to check out East Bay Majority
(https://eastbaymajority.com/) , East Bay DSA's news source with a
socialist perspective, for the latest news and information.
** TRANSIT CORRIDOR
BULLETIN
------------------------------------------------------------
Welcome
to the first edition of the Transit Corridor Bulletin! We aim to
provide an understanding of the agencies that fund and plan our
transportation system, and to put pressure on these agencies to
provide affordable, equitable transit for all.
RSVP
(https://eastbaymajority.com/transit-corridor-bulletin/)
Featured
Events
While we are still unable to meet face-to-face, events are
still going on that you can be a part of. RSVP below to stay updated.
You can also keep track on our Events page
(http://eastbaydsa.org/events/) .
** (NATIONAL DSA) EYES ON ICE: TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION
FORUM
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Today!
March 25 | 5–7 p.m.
Online via Zoom – RSVP for info
(https://actionnetwork.org/events/eyes-on-ice-truth-and-reconciliation-forum)
♿️
The Immigrants' Rights Working Group, Afrosocialists and
Socialists of Color Caucus, and MiJente invite you to participate in a
virtual Truth and Accountability Forum on Thursday, March 25 @ 8pm
eastern/5pm pacific.
President Biden issued a Day 1 memo calling for the Department of
Homeland Security (DHS) to conduct a 100 day review of its immigration
enforcement policies and practices. Our Truth and Accountability forum
will provide a space for community members to provide testimony about
ICE’s misconduct and abuses during the Trump Administration. We plan
to share this community testimony with the Department of Homeland
Security and urge them to adopt policy changes that will better
protect immigrant families and communities.
We would love to have you participate in the Truth And
Accountability Forum. In doing so, you will be showing up for
immigrant communities and contributing to a national movement within
the We Are Home campaign.
RSVP
(https://actionnetwork.org/events/eyes-on-ice-truth-and-reconciliation-forum)
** (NATIONAL DSA) PUBLIC HEALTH CARE IN CANADA AND THE U.S.: A
MATTER OF JUSTICE
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Saturday,
March 27 | 11 a.m.–1 p.m.
Online via Zoom – RSVP for info
(https://act.dsausa.org/survey/public-health-care-in-canada-and-the-us-a-matter-of-justice/)
♿️
The United States and Canada have very different systems of
health care. Americans are currently fighting to expand health care
with a system of single-payer Medicare for All. Canadians pride
themselves on their public healthcare system, but there are still many
gaps to be addressed.
Join labour leaders and progressive politicians for a discussion on
how we can work together to build the public health care systems of
the 21st century. We will explore the past, present and future of
public health care on both sides of the border.
Panelists:
* Barry Eidlin, Moderator and Assistant Professor of
Sociology at McGill University.
* Jabari Brisport, State Senator
for New York’s 25th State Senate District.
* Don Davies, Member of
Parliament for Vancouver Kingsway.
* Linda Silas, President,
Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions.
* Peter Julian, Member of
Parliament for Burnaby - New Westminster
RSVP
(https://act.dsausa.org/survey/public-health-care-in-canada-and-the-us-a-matter-of-justice/)
** (NATIONAL DSA) DSA PRO ACT CAMPAIGN TRAINING
------------------------------------------------------------
Sunday,
March 28 | 10 a.m.–noon
Online via Zoom – RSVP for info ♿️
DSA’s
highest national priority for the first 100 days of the new
presidential administration is to pass the PRO Act (Protect the Right
to Organize), which would strengthen unions, the power of the working
class to organize on the job, and our collective capacity to win a
just transition to a green economy for all.
Organized by the Green New Deal Campaign and the Democratic
Socialist Labor Commission, and endorsed by the National Political
Committee, the campaign is an opportunity to unify and grow DSA around
a common mission — to end climate catastrophe, powerlessness on the
job, and social, racial, and environmental injustice through an
emboldened and militant working class movement united across
differences.
To learn how to get organizing around the PRO Act in your DSA
chapter, attend a session of this weekly skills training for
orientation on outreach and action planning!
You can choose to attend one or more of the following
sessions:
* Mar 28, 2021, 1:00 pm ET
* Apr 4, 2021, 1:00 pm
ET
If you'd like to get familiar with the campaign, check out DSA's
PRO Act campaign website.
RSVP
(https://www.eastbaydsa.org/events/1854/2021-03-28-national-dsa-dsa-pro-act-campaign-training/)
** LABOR COMMITTEE MEETING
------------------------------------------------------------
Sunday,
March 28 | 6–8 p.m.
Online via Zoom – RSVP for info
(https://www.eastbaydsa.org/events/1649/2021-03-28-labor-committee-meeting/)
♿️
Please join the East Bay DSA Labor Committee for our regular
monthly meeting. It's open to all DSA members who are interested in
getting involved in labor work with their comrades! Learn more about
how to get involved in the committee, our ongoing projects, and
upcoming solidarity actions! If you'd like to submit an item for the
agenda, please email [email protected]
(mailto:[email protected]) .
RSVP
(https://www.eastbaydsa.org/events/1649/2021-03-28-labor-committee-meeting/)
** (RESCHEDULED) MEMBERSHIP ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE MONTHLY
MEETING
------------------------------------------------------------
Monday,
March 29 | 7–9 p.m.
Online via Zoom
(https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82036244055?pwd=NWh1SlJ2Mm1kVmV1bkVLdVBMTTFyUT09)
♿
We need your help building a strong and active chapter! Join our
next Membership Engagement Committee monthly meeting and learn how you
can put your skills to work or grow new ones you never knew you
had!
The Membership Engagement Committee was created for the purpose of
initiating and sustaining our members' active and healthy
participation in the chapter's work. We cannot grow our movement
without engaging and fostering growth within our current membership.
We strive to grow confident organizers and leaders as well as strong
relationships between comrades in our chapter by supporting all
committees in their work and creating spaces for learning and
camaraderie.
Our committee builds and maintains projects such as (but not
limited to) our mobilizers program, planning and execution of chapter
socials, new member events, and Organizer's Toolbox Trainings, as well
as managing the onboarding of new members. As our chapter grows we
need to grow our efforts with it and would love to welcome new members
to our committee.
Contact us at [email protected]
(mailto:[email protected]) .
RSVP
(https://www.eastbaydsa.org/events/1855/2021-03-29-rescheduled-membership-engagement-committee-monthly-meeting/)
Join via Zoom
(https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82036244055?pwd=NWh1SlJ2Mm1kVmV1bkVLdVBMTTFyUT09)
** VIRTUAL MASK BUILD
------------------------------------------------------------
Thursday,
April 1 | 7–9 p.m.
Online via Zoom – RSVP for info
(https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfVBjNTB9QfPfSTrKOVEQcCsKFNtr4UAGrhqKY2d0C25_reTQ/viewform)
♿️
NOTE: --> Please RSVP at the link by this Saturday, March 28
so we provide materials via a touchless kit drop-off at your door! We
request that attendees commit to both the April 1 and April 8 mask
builds.
Join the Green New Deal committee for a virtual mask assembly
party! Vaccines are rolling out, but new, potentially more dangerous
variants are taking root. The U.S. continues to experience PPE
shortages, especially of high-grade face masks which are one of the
simplest, cheapest methods to dramatically cut infections. The
failures of the capitalist system are devastatingly clear. But with
mutual aid, we can take the safety and wellbeing of our community into
our own hands, while developing relationships across the East Bay and
building our own organizational power.
We will be assembling hundreds of no-sew, submicron "N85" masks for
distribution with community partners. All we need is your help!
This is a great event for new members to attend. Training and
materials are delivered to your door (!), no experience necessary.
During the build, we'll hang out on an online call together to talk
about mutual aid, socialism, and whatever else you'd like to!
RSVP
(https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfVBjNTB9QfPfSTrKOVEQcCsKFNtr4UAGrhqKY2d0C25_reTQ/viewform)
** (NATIONAL DSA) RUNOFF ELECTION IN ECUADOR: THE FIGHT FOR
DEMOCRACY
------------------------------------------------------------
Friday,
April 2 | 4–6 p.m.
Online via Zoom – RSVP for info
(https://act.dsausa.org/survey/runoff-election-in-ecuador-the-fight-for-democracy/)
♿️
Ecuador faces a crucial runoff election on April 11 as the
country struggles to free itself from capitalist imposed austerity,
economic recession, and pandemic. Socialist candidate Andres Arauz
leads a progressive alliance and has an excellent chance to be elected
President against right-wing banker Guillermo Lasso. There are efforts
by the establishment to eliminate Arauz from the runoff or even cancel
the election. Progressive International has warned of threats to
democracy in Ecuador. What is U.S. imperialism doing behind the
scenes? Hear from members of the Ecuador's Union for Hope (UNES)
alliance and an election observer from the Progressive
International.
Featuring Monica Palacios (National Assembly Representative, Unión
por la Esperanza – Union for Hope), Ramón Mendes Rivas (Acción
Revolución Collective Unión por la Esperanza – Union for Hope), David
Adler (Progressive International Election Observer
Delegation).
Moderated by Vanessa Agudelo (Peekskill, NY City
Council, Lower Hudson DSA member).
Sponsored by DSA International
Committee. Co-sponsors: Alliance for Global Justice, Chicago ALBA
Solidarity, Mid-Hudson Valley DSA Chapter
RSVP
(https://act.dsausa.org/survey/runoff-election-in-ecuador-the-fight-for-democracy/)
** CLASSROOM JUSTICE MEETING
------------------------------------------------------------
Monday,
April 5 | 7–9 p.m.
Online via Zoom – RSVP for info
(https://www.eastbaydsa.org/events/1774/2021-04-05-classroom-justice-meeting/)
♿️
Join the Classroom Justice Campaign! Classroom Justice is a
locally-run campaign that seeks to fight against the injustices
happening in our public school system by a cabal of privatizers, whose
sole purpose is the dismantling of every public service in this
country. If you want to join in the fight against these gentrifiers or
merely have questions, sign up or send your inquiries to
[email protected]
(mailto:[email protected]) .
https://classroomjustice.org/en/
RSVP
(https://www.eastbaydsa.org/events/1774/2021-04-05-classroom-justice-meeting/)
Upcoming
Events
** GREEN NEW DEAL FOR TRANSIT CAMPAIGN
MEETING
------------------------------------------------------------
Monday,
April 5 | 7–9 p.m.
Online – RSVP for info
(https://www.eastbaydsa.org/events/1744/2021-04-05-green-new-deal-for-transit-campaign-meeting/)
♿
This is our monthly meeting for the Green New Deal for Transit
Campaign. Join us to win power for:
* Free Public Transit
*
Greatly expanded service, accessibility, and schedule
* Protection
of union workers and expansion of union jobs
* Social equity to
overcome transportation discrimination
* Conversion of Public
Transit to Zero Emissions vehicles
RSVP
(https://www.eastbaydsa.org/events/1744/2021-04-05-green-new-deal-for-transit-campaign-meeting/)
Catch up on Socialist Night School
CATCH UP ON NIGHT
SCHOOL
With social distancing guidelines still in place, now's as
good a time as any to catch up on our Socialist Night School.
Catch up on past night school readings and videos below.
Watch past Night School videos
(https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeMYhhCCTFq1jGdOt6lcF8l7HQJwnJndD)
Catch up on Night School readings
(https://www.eastbaydsa.org/night-school/)
Not a Member Yet? Let's
Fix That.
DSA now has 90,000 members nationally, and we're still
growing. There's never been a better time to get involved than right
now! Join our national organization by clicking below and become an
official socialist organizer.
Join DSA (http://dsausa.org/join?source=East%20Bay)
Caucus Corner
Our caucuses organize events too! Check out the
Caucus Corner of our website
(https://www.eastbaydsa.org/about/caucuses/) to learn more about the
activities of East Bay DSA caucuses and how to participate.
Announcements
MEET WITH A MOBILIZER!
Are you a new DSA member? Or are you
looking to get more involved with East Bay DSA's projects and
campaigns? Sign up to talk to a mobilizer!
Here are three reasons to sign up to talk to a mobilizer:
1.
Meet a fellow socialist organizer
We want to build a movement of
millions of working class people and change the exploitative and
oppressive system in which we live, but we do that first and foremost
by building one-to-one connections with each other.
2. Answer your questions
Learn more about DSA, the local East
Bay chapter, and our different committees and projects.
3. Get more involved
The main thing a mobilizer will help you
with is getting more involved in DSA. Maybe there’s a campaign or
project you’re particularly interested in, or maybe you’re a blank
slate and you don’t really know what to do. Either way, a mobilizer
will help you figure it out.
Sign up to talk to a mobilizer!
(https://forms.gle/np21b7Jt225z4xmq5)
What the system thrives on, what the establishment hopes and
prays every day is that people fall asleep, people think they can't do
anything, and they do not get involved, and what our job is nothing
less than to make a political revolution by revitalizing American
democracy.
-- Bernie Sanders
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