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Message From The Executive Board:
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Comrades,
This year's DSA Convention, with the theme "From the Ashes of the Old," will be an important event for all DSA members to keep an eye on, as our political goals and the composition of our highest decision-making body will be decided there. Delegates to represent the Sacramento chapter will be elected in a process announced at our last General Body Meeting. That presentation is available here.
Delegate candidates must fill out this Self-Nomination form: These responses will help members get a sense of who they are electing to represent them at the national level. After submitting this form, delegates are encouraged to present at the May GMM.
Since the deadline for us to hold our election is June 17 we will be holding the following schedule:
With this process, we will begin our work electing a delegation to represent Sacramento at the national level. Meanwhile, especially important to local work this week is our event Monday, April 26th, the Die-In at the traffic circle in front of the State Capitol at 5:30 pm as part of our statewide campaign to pass single payer health care in California. Hope to see you all there!
In Solidarity,
Sacramento DSA E-Board |
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TAKE OUR ORGANIZING SURVEY |
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Help us get to know our membership better by filling out this survey; this will allow us to get members in touch with campaigns and projects they are interested in, as well as find out what the priorities of members are. |
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Volunteer Now to Pass the PRO Act |
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From now until May Day (Biden's 100th day in office), DSA, through our national Green New Deal campaign and Democratic Socialist Labor Commission (DSLC) is joining the national campaign to pass the PRO (Protect the Right to Organize) Act.
Just this week a video leaked of Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema saying she wants to listen to “business leaders” on the PRO Act. Now it’s time for all of us to escalate and make the ruling class listen to workers. It’s mayday for the PRO Act.
Over 50 DSA chapters are planning coordinated actions to escalate the pressure on May Day—a historic day for international workers to celebrate the power of organized labor. On Saturday's call, we'll hear about the work of DSA chapters as they prep for May Day.
And we'll talk about how, beyond May Day, we're going to keep building power together to pass the PRO Act! How does 1 million calls sound?
Demand Congress champion the PRO ACT and pass it by any means necessary. Join us this Saturday, April 24 at 12pm for updates on the fight to win the PRO Act. |
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Die-in at Capitol for Single Payer
DSA chapters across the state are campaigning for AB 1400, also known as CalCare, which would establish universal single-payer health insurance for Californians. We’ve been calling and canvassing constituents to get them to pressure their representatives into co-sponsoring the bill, but we need to make sure Governor Newsom is feeling the heat too. That’s why Sacramento DSA is planning a Die-in at the capitol on April 26th at 5:30 PM to pressure Newsom into requesting a waiver from the Biden administration which would secure partial funding for the system.
We need your help to make this event a success! Join us Thursdays at 5:30 for our event planning meeting. Email Johnny Lucas at [email protected] for more information.
RSVP for Die-in here:
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While you’re at it, sign this open letter to Sacramento City Council urging them to pass a resolution in support of CalCare. |
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Mutual Aid Opportunities This Week |
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Sac DSA's (newly approved) Mutual Aid Committee Meeting is this Monday, April 26th. The meeting will be held at 8:00 pm this month since several committee members will be attending the DSA "Die-In" at 5:30 pm at the Capitol. When: Monday, April 26th, 8:00 PM |
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Upcoming Meeting Announcements:
Upcoming Sac DSA Meetings
All meetings taking place on Zoom, due to Covid. Open to all members! Some meetings require pre-registration so we can verify your DSA membership; just click the link and provide the email address you used when you joined DSA.
Electoral Committee Sunday, April 25 @ 12:00PM, Zoom link
Mutual Aid Committee Meeting, Monday, April 26 @ 8:00PM, Zoom link
Eboard Meeting, Tues, April 27 @ 7PM, Zoom link
International Committee, Thursday, Apr 29 @ 7PM, Zoom link
Missed a Meeting? Here are the Notes!
General Body meeting notes, 4/15/21
Upcoming National DSA Events & Programs
These events are hosted by National DSA or chapters outside Sacramento. As with all DSA events, they are free and open to anyone! |
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Pre-Convention Conferences
With the 2021 national convention coming soon, DSA is hosting national pre-convention conferences to give potential delegates and other members an idea of what to expect at the convention, to meet comrades across the country, and to get the opportunity to engage in political discussion.
This year’s pre-convention conferences we will be discussing the platform, talking about what it means to be a delegate, and preparing for this year’s National Convention.
The five pre-convention conferences will be open to any member and run from May 15th to June 15. We strongly encourage those who are planning on or considering being a convention delegate to register for them.
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What We're Reading (Or Viewing, Or Listening To...)
This is a space where we link to interesting articles, videos, podcasts -- whatever -- that our members have shared with each other on our chapter Slack. We are re-sharing them here in case others are interested; they do not necessarily represent “official” positions or endorsements of DSA. End of Policing by Alex Vitale for FREE on Verso
Verso is offering The End of Policing by Alex S. Vitale for free right now if anyone is interested:
Voices: River City Episode 151 - Whose Streets?
Huge thanks to comrades at Voices: River City for promoting our event at the capitol next week. Check out their pitch around the 8:30 minute mark to get an idea of what we are turning out for!
Here is the social media protocol graphic we discussed in the GMM; please reach out if you have any questions!
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If you stare into this image too long, you will begin to feel the urge to run for delegate... be careful!! |
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