Comrade,
THE WEEKEND COMING UP –
Saturday MDC DSA Labor WG (see Briefs);
Rent Control WG;
Sunday MoCo DSA Branch Meeting ,
DSA for Bernie Working Group Meeting and midnight deadline for MDC DSA members to make
nominations for vacancy on MDC DSA Steering Committee. See also many weekend events in our Allies calendar, below.
This is the QUICK READ version of the update, quite abbreviated. Readers can get full details on any of this material at the
Web Update or by following individual item links.
MDC DSA CHAPTER MATTERS
Report on September GBM Electronic Chapter Vote
Thank you for your patience with the voting date confusion! After the extended election the winners are
IOC Co-Chair: Luke Rebecchi
Resolution to Endorse Rent Control: *Passes*
Resolution to Raise Reimbursement Limits: *Passes*
This spreadsheet breaks the vote down by both ballots for transparency’s sake,
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FItRnmWc-1CtREFyD52FZZMFAcsx53DTVbHX-RFCWQ4
NOTE The previous Steering Election channel has been redubbed
#2019-special-election for the
ongoing Steering elections; candidate statements and electioneering should go there. --
Zach E, secretary
SPECIAL ELECTION FOR STEERING VACANCY
Nominate yourself or another comrade
BY SUNDAY to
fill the current vacancy on the MDC DSA Steering Committee. The election will be held electronically after
the October 13 GBM . Members can follow this
special election nomination link , which
will be available until 11:59 PM Sunday, Oct. 6. Five nominations are needed for a candidacy.
NATIONAL DSA OCTOBER DISPATCH
Here's the email roundup, sent Thursday night (Oct. 3) and here's the table of contents, with links:
MDC DSA BRIEFS
Metro DC DSA’s rent control working group – a general business meeting on
Saturday, October 5 from 1:00 – 2:30 PM at the Petworth Library. At this meeting, we’ll continue to talk strategy.
Labor Action:
Saturday, October 5th, The MDC DSA
Labor Working Group's next meeting/get together is going to be at 5 PM at Lyman's Tavern in Columbia Heights. A planning session
– Luke R
Canvass for Rent Control
Reclaim Rent Control first outreach
canvass tomorrow -- Saturday -- at
Porchfest in Adams Morgan recruiting folks to come out to our October 26th launch rally. Sign up
here or email
[email protected]. Also don't forget to
RSVP to the launch rally or
sign up here for updates.
Wage Theft Canvass
This coming Sunday (Oct. 6) from 12 - 2 PM the Just Pay Coalition is doing worker outreach at the Minnesota Avenue Metro about wage theft, the new minimum wage etc. This week’s canvass:
sign up here or next week at Dupont Circle:
sign up here. Email
[email protected] if you have any questions.
Are you a parent who wants to get more engaged in DSA? Show your solidarity by attending the
Red Cubs Child Care orientation on
Sunday, November 3, 1:30-3:30 PM, at the Mt. Pleasant Neighborhood Library, 3160 16th St NW! Learn about our chapter’s approach to child care and increase our capacity to offer care at more events! Plus, there will be child care at the orientation!
https://forms.gle/rr9k7vceL3hYb5fn7
From MoCo DSA: Courageous whistleblower and Montgomery County resident Chelsea Manning is
still in jail for refusing to testify at a grand jury about questions she has already answered and served jail time for.
Please donate to her legal fund.
ELECTORAL ACTIVITY: Mckayla Wilkes is running in Maryland’s 5th Congressional District, and she’s seeking the our chapter’s endorsement. There’s an
AMA conference call with the candidate Tuesday October 8th, 7-8 PM.
Dial –
1-857-232-0158 and enter code 752728 See her candidate questionnaire
http://bit.ly/2m8lcZV To RSVP or for more information, DM Nathan L(last name) in Slack.
FEATURED ARTICLES from the October Washington Socialist first published Tuesday, Oct. 1: Working Families and Warren; DC Statehood hearing; MoCo Climate Emergency Town Hall; Long View of the GDR
SOCIALIST NIGHT SCHOOL new semester begins:
Tuesday, October 15 6:30-8:30 PM
Introduction to Socialism: Socialist Night School
Cleveland Park Library 3310 Connecticut Ave NW · Washington, DC
Monday, October 28 6:30-8:30 PM
Financial Capitalism: Socialist Night School
The Festival Center 1640 Columbia Rd NW · Washington, DC
jointly sponsored by Metro DC DSA and the Democracy Collaborative.
Tuesday, November 5 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Introduction to Marxism (Socialist Night School).
Monday, November 18 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
The Korean Peace Process and The Legacy of US Imperialism in Asia
Curious about Metro DC DSA? MDC DSA’s website has expanded resources on our chapter Campaigns, WGs and Caucuses – check it out here. Is your campaign, caucus or working group properly represented? Contact [email protected], attn: web managers.
MDC DSA Publications Schedule for October: Updates in October will be published Fridays the 11
th, 18
th and 25
th and the November
Washington Socialist will publish Friday, Nov. 1. Article deadline for the November issue is Friday, Oct. 25.
