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Hi everyone,
This weekend, we held our monthly General Meeting! General Meetings are the most important meeting we hold each month - this is where we make decisions as a chapter and hear updates on important campaigns! Thank you to everyone who attended and contributed to the democratic decision making process in our chapter. Excitingly, this was our first General Meeting with simultaneous English-Spanish interpretation. Save the date - Our May General Meeting will be on Thursday, May 27th @ 6:30 PM.
But in the meantime, the #DeepSouthDecrim campaign to decriminalize sex work in Louisiana is heating up! Our members traveled to Baton Rouge this weekend to talk to voters in a critical state legislative district, and we'll be going back up next weekend. Sign up here to join us. We anticipate that the bill will be heard in Committee very soon, so we need to keep the pressure up on the Committee members (sign up to phone zap the Committee here!). Can't make it up to Baton Rouge to knock doors? No worries, there are SO many ways to get involved in this campaign, check out this campaign checklist to learn all the ways you can help!
And on the national level, the fight for the PRO Act (the Protect the Right to Organize Act) is getting serious! Last week, our calls flipped Senator Manchin. We need to flip three more Senators to get the PRO Act to a floor vote in Congress! Our chapter is working to build support for the PRO Act locally. Sign the petition here to say that Louisiana needs the PRO Act! Want to learn more? Join us for a PRO Act Town Hall this Thursday at 6 PM to hear from speakers and leaders in the local labor movement about how the PRO Act will affect Louisiana.
Solidarity,
DSA New Orleans Local Council
P.S. New to DSA? Check out our chapter's new member resources here. You can also always email [email protected] with questions about how to get involved or about the work our chapter is doing. And if you're interested in joining our chapter's Slack, email [email protected].
Or not yet a member? The most important tool that the working class has is organization. We're strong when we fight together. We have to build a durable, mass political organization to wield the kind of power we need to win real change in our society. If you aren't a dues-paying member of DSA yet, join here! |
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New Orleans DSA Upcoming Events
Tuesday, April 27th 5:30 PM Health Justice Committee The urgent need for a more just health care system has never been more clear than it is this moment. Join our chapter's Health Care Committee for conference-call discussions on how to organize for health justice during this pandemic. Register for the meeting here.
Tuesday, April 27th @ 6:30 PM Save the Libraries: Coalition Meeting At our January General Meeting, we voted to re-join the Save Our Libraries Coalition. We are excited to be a part of this powerful coalition that is working to save the New Orleans Public Libraries, a beloved working class institution and one of the last places in public life that is truly accessible to all. Every Tuesday, the Coalition meets to discuss our ongoing work, plan for next steps, divvy up tasks, and organize! If you're interested in getting involved in the Save Our Libraries campaign, join these calls! Register for the meeting here (passcode: 094170).
Thursday, April 29th @ 6 PM PRO Act Town Hall DSA’s New Orleans and Southwest Louisiana chapters are holding a PRO Act Town Hall to spread the word about how the PRO Act would empower everyday working people here in our state. This event will explain the racist roots of right-to-work laws, how Louisiana workers have fought and won in the past, how workers’ rights are tied to a just economy and a just energy transition, and how we can fight for the PRO Act here in our state. Register for the meeting here.
Saturday, May 1st @ 10 AM Sex Work Decrim Campaign Call Each week, we meet to plan and organize our participation in the sex work decriminalization campaign being led by Women With a Vision. We are organizing phone zaps, film screenings, canvassing, phone banks, and political education events to build the momentum for this campaign! Join us; all are welcome. Register for the call here.
Saturday, May 1st @ 12 PM Mobilizer Training and Phonebank Saturday, May 1st at 12:00 p.m. we will be holding a Mobilizer Training followed up by a group phonebank. If you know someone that is interested in making calls for the chapter, or if you would like a bit of practice yourself please join us! We'll begin by walking people through the process of mobilizing then afterwards we'll put theory into praxis by teaming up and making some phone calls! Register for the call here.
Sunday, May 2nd @ 11 AM Political Education Planning Call Whether you're new to DSA or have been around for years, one thing's for sure: the learning never stops! Join us to help develop a political education program for the chapter so we can better apply lessons from history and theory to our contemporary lives and organizing work (and vice-versa!). Register for the meeting here.
Monday, May 3rd @ 5:30 PM BIPOC Caucus Meeting This is a biweekly meeting for Black and brown people to come together to organize and socialize! Register for the call here.
Monday, May 3rd @ 6 PM Local Council Meeting Monthly meeting of the Local Council, our chapter's elected leadership body. Everyone is welcome to attend these meetings. If you have questions, or want to submit agenda items for consideration by the Local Council, please email [email protected]. This month's meeting will be held in-person, so if you are interested in attending, please RSVP to [email protected] for details.
The Full Event Calendar For Upcoming New Orleans DSA Events Can Be Found
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National DSA Upcoming Events
The Full Calendar For Upcoming National DSA Events Can Be Found Here
Monday, April 26th @ 7 PM CST Police & Prison Abolition - YDSA Reading Group Join YDSA (the youth section of DSA) members from across the country for a series of discussions about police & prison abolition and how it relates to our vision and strategy for winning socialism. RSVP here.
Thursday, April 29th @ 7:30 PM CST Strategic Campaigns 101 Strategic Campaigns 101 will walk through the process of how to best choose and execute campaigns that will build long-term power for DSA, YDSA, and the working class. You'll learn which questions to ask when planning a campaign, as well as tools to assess your campaign plan for maximum impact. Join us if you're interested in running or are currently running a campaign that puts pressure on a decision maker to pass transformative reforms in your area. RSVP here.
Friday, April 30th @ 7 PM CST DSA Q+A feat. the PRO Act
As part of a special DSA Q&A call series featuring PRO Act organizers, we'll answer questions about the PRO Act and what DSA is doing to make sure this legislation passes, as well as any other questions people have about DSA in general.
During the first 100 days of the Biden administration, DSA has been going all in on a national push to pass the PRO Act, which would strengthen unions, root out racist & unjust labor practices like right-to-work laws, guarantee that immigrant workers have the same rights afforded to their fellow workers, build the power of all workers to organize on the job, and grow our collective capacity to win a just transition to a green economy for all in the years ahead.RSVP here. |
