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Hi everyone,
Our chapter's monthly General Meeting is THIS THURSDAY//JUEVES at 6:30 PM! You can find the agenda with the Zoom link to register here. Una decisión reciente que estamos entusiasmados con era contratar un servicio de traducción para estas reuniones para que más personas puedan participar. ¡Ven y haz que se escuche tu voz!
This month, we will hear a presentation from the national DSA Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) Working Group on the struggle for Palestinian liberation, on Zionism as a settler colonial movement, the urgency of a full boycott of the state of Israel, and the interconnectedness of the Palestinian liberation movement to broader issues DSA organizes around (e.g. commitments to antiracist divest/invest campaigns, decolonization, military industrial complex). We will also have a guest speaker from DSA's National Political Committee -- the esteemed Jen from Eugene! -- to talk about the upcoming DSA National Convention, which you can read more about here. Our chapter will be sending 9 delegates to the Convention, and it is not too late to run! Email [email protected] to nominate yourself.
On that note, our local chapter Convention is also coming up. We will be electing new chapter leadership on June 12th, and we will be discussing political proposals that will shape our work for the next year on June 26th. Convention, both local and national, always involves a lot of moving parts, but you can stay up to date by checking out our local Convention hub here and reading more about the roles we will be electing here!
Additionally, a number of our members provided protest support at last night's powerful Muslim Youth rally for Palestine. If you are interested in getting involved with our Rapid Response Working Group, which coordinates our protest and direct action support, email [email protected]!
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
Monday, May 24th @ 6:30 PM Pre-Convention Tailgate! To prepare our chapter for our Local Convention, we will hold three Pre-Convention Tailgates! These will be opportunities to meet & greet with the current local chapter leadership and hear about what the job entails, and it will be an opportunity to learn about how Robert's Rules work and how to write a bylaw amendment or a political resolution. We will will also have some political debate on different critical topics for the left! Register here.
Tuesday, May 25th @ 5:30 PM Health Justice Campaign Organizing Call The urgent need for a more just health care system has never been more clear than it is in this moment. Join our Health Justice Committee for discussions on how to organize for health justice. This is also the space where we will discuss our new "Help Not Handcuffs" coalition campaign with Orleans Parish Prison Reform Coalition, where we are fighting to take 10 million dollars out of the NOPD budget and apply it to a non-police crisis response team. Register here.
Tuesday, May 25th @ 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 here (Passcode: 094170).
Wednesday, May 26th @ 6 PM Workplace Organizing Training Worker Power Louisiana is leading a workplace organizing training series over the next several months. In this series, folks can learn the steps for organizing in your workplace, how to talk to your coworkers about issues at work, and gain confidence in practicing these skills! Feel free to bring a friend or coworker! Contact [email protected] with any questions! Register here.
Thursday, May 27th @ 6:30 PM May General Meeting Our monthly General Meetings are the most important meetings in the chapter. These are the meetings where we convene the full membership to make decisions for the chapter. These are meetings where we take up campaigns, approve mutual aid projects, vote on spending money or appointing representatives, and set the political direction for the chapter. Join us! All are welcome to join these meetings, although only DSA members will be eligible to vote on proposals. If you aren't a DSA member yet, you can join here: dsausa.org/join. Register here.
Sunday, May 30th @ 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 here.
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
Tuesday, May 25th @ 7 PM CST Building a Mass Working Class Organization Why build a mass organization and what will it take? This training includes historical context, discussions, and breakouts to explore the idea of building a mass organization, and why DSA is committed to becoming a mass working class organization. Register here.
Wednesday, May 26th @ 7 CST What is Pre-Majority Unionism? Workers can win gains in wages, benefits and working conditions with this strategy, but it has different challenges and dynamics. This discussion will feature several veterans of these kinds of organizing campaigns. What led them to try this strategy? What was won, and what are the lessons learned from organizing in this way? Should unions embrace this strategy on a large scale? Register here.
Thursday, May 27th @ 7 CST Farmworkers Modernization Act: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Join the Immigrants' Rights Working Group of DSA for a discussion about current immigration legislation in Congress.Register here. |
