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Hi everyone,
Seizing state power, abolishing the capitalist mode of production, and creating a society where the control and distribution of resources are equitably and democratically run are, admittedly lofty goals. DSA works to be a vehicle for that type of transformative and revolutionary societal shift. Our analysis on how to get there is that a mass movement of the working class already holds the power to accomplish this! Unless you happen to be a billionaire, that mass movement needs you.
Getting involved with organizing can seem daunting. It can seem like taking the weight of the world on your shoulders. Luckily, when one gets involved, one finds that there are comrades there ready to carry the weight with you. That feeling of solidarity really is incredible, and we recommend experiencing it first hand!
This Saturday, May 8th at noon, we will be holding a New Member Orientation. Whether you're new to New Orleans DSA, you've been away for a while and are looking to get plugged into our work, or you're a longtime member looking to connect with other organizers and hone your organizing skills, come join us for this new member orientation!
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
Thursday, May 6th @ 7 PM Municipal Action Committee The Municipal Action Committee meets to discuss local politics and how to make a better world, starting at home. Register Here
Saturday, May 8th @ 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 8th @ 12PM New Member Orientation New to New Orleans DSA? Been away for a while and looking to get plugged into our work? Longtime member looking to connect with other organizers and hone your organizing skills? Join us for this new member orientation!
Sunday, May 9th @ 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.
Sunday, May 9th @ 7 PM Books & Roses: Parable of the Talents Discussion This is a book discussion series as we read Octavia Butler's novel Parable of the Talents. Join us as we learn to apply Butler's prescient wisdom to our world, our lives, and our organizing. This meeting we'll cover up to chapter 18 in the book. All are welcome! Register Here
Monday, May 10th @ 4PM Ecosocialist Working Group Meeting Join us for our biweekly Ecosocialist Working Group meeting as we plan an intersectional, ecosocialist political education series for the chapter, develop local strategy towards a radical Green New Deal, and organize to support the regional fight for Environmental & Climate Justice. Register for the meeting here!
Monday, May 10th @ 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
DSA Q&A feat. the PRO Act Saturday, May 8th, 2021 @ 2 PM
Interested in DSA but haven’t joined yet? Looking to get involved in the fights to stop evictions, win the PRO Act, or defund the police, but unsure how to get started? Frustrated with the limited possibilities of national, top-down politics and looking for an alternative?
Join DSA leaders from across the country to talk about how organizing as socialists and engaging in mass, bottom-up movement struggle is the best path forward to winning our demands and building a better future, together.
We'll also have leaders from our national PRO Act campaign on to talk about the next steps for growing the labor movement and winning our other demands like a Green New Deal.Interested in DSA but haven’t joined yet? Looking to get involved in the fights to stop evictions, win Medicare for All, defund the police, or pass a Green New Deal, but unsure how to get started? Join DSA leaders from across the country to talk about how organizing as socialists and engaging in mass, bottom-up movement struggle is the best path forward to winning our demands and building a better future, together.
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. |
