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Week of June 21, 2021 |
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ANNOUNCEMENTS |
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Branch Meetings: Saturday, June 26 @ 3:00pm - 5:00pm |
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Join us as we host synchronous branch meetings all across LA county in order to learn from each other and discuss current campaigns, strategies, and opportunities to get involved.
This month’s meetings are going to be focused on learning about and providing room for feedback on the chapter’s “Democratic Socialist Program.”
The Program is collection of policies that express our local priorities. It will be used to help us build unity across the chapter, and also provide clarity and accountability for elected officials or candidates who are seeking our endorsement. Not every branch in our chapter deals with the exact same situations or conditions, so we want to make sure that members from every branch have the opportunity.
Here’s what to expect:
Únase a nosotros mientras organizamos reuniones de sucursales sincrónicas en todo el condado de Los Ángeles para aprender unos de otros y discutir cuáles son nuestras campañas y estrategias para el año. Esto es lo que puede esperar:
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Night School — Lost Angles: Piecing Together a Socialist LA |
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The DSA-LA Political Education Committee is proud to announce the re-launch of our Night School Series - Lost Angles: Piecing Together a Socialist LA. This class was designed to explore the left perspective and critical moments in the history of LA, and is accessible to both new and lifelong Angelinos. In addition to our 5 virtual classes, we will be holding special events related to the Lost Angles series through the summer and across the city. Visit our landing page for the course reader and class dates. |
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Chateau Marmont Protest & Champagne Socialism |
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Friday, June 25 @ 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm |
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It’s a Hollywood Labor Double Feature! DSA-LA’s Hollywood Labor is proud to support UNITE HERE Local 11’s boycott against the Chateau Marmont by joining them on the picket line on Friday, June 25th. Take a stand against unfair labor practices, sexual harassment, and discrimination at the Chateau Marmont by supporting the workers who support Hollywood! After this action, we’ll be heading out for a little Champagne Socialism: Hollywood Labor’s Leftist Hollywood Drinks Night! Come by for a night of drinks, venting, and political education as we brainstorm how we can make Hollywood work for its workers. All are welcome – you don’t need to be a DSA-LA member to attend. (That said, you should become a DSA-LA member!) |
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CALENDAR |
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The following list is only a highlight of what's happening this week with DSA-LA. Please check out our online calendar for full list of committee meetings & chapter events! Be sure to also follow our Instagram & Twitter for real-time announcements and calls-to-action! |
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Political Education Committee Meeting |
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(TODAY) Monday, June 21 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm |
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Join the Political Education Committee for our monthly general meeting. Help us plan for our upcoming events, including trainings, Night Schools, and more! |
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Social Service Workers for Empowerment and Liberation Monthly Meeting |
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(TODAY) Monday, June 21 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm |
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Please join Social Service Workers for Empowerment and Liberation (SSWEL), on Monday 6/21 at 6:30 pm. We welcome various disciplines within social services (social workers, marriage and family therapists, counselors, case workers, etc) to join us and discuss workplace struggles and abolitionist practice. |
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Mutual Aid Skill-Share Subcommittee Meeting |
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(TODAY) Monday, June 21 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm |
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The Mutual Aid Skill-Share Subcommittee is dedicated to giving our members a platform to share their skills and support each other with free resources. If you have a skill to share or want to help us encourage skill shares in your branch, neighborhood or committee, please join us! |
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Prison Abolition Committee Meeting |
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(TODAY) Monday, June 21 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm |
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Join us for our June Prison Abolition Committee meeting. We will review and discuss ongoing campaigns and projects. RVSP HERE to receive zoom info the day of the meeting. |
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Education Workers Happy Hour |
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Tuesday, June 22 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm |
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Join the Education Workers Circle as we celebrate living through and teaching in a year like no other! Stop by to learn about our summer book club and meet other educators interested in building strong, fighting unions! |
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West Hollywood, Pico-Robertson, and Miracle Mile Neighborhood Meeting |
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Tuesday, June 22 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm |
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Neighborhood Meetings are part of DSA-LA’s Neighborhood Solidarity Program—our chapter’s campaign to strengthen and grow socialist organization by uniting with our neighbors through tenant organizing, mutual aid work, and political study. This and all other West Hollywood, Pico-Robertson, and Miracle Mile Neighborhood Meetings are open to new and long-time comrades (as well as non-members!) who live in West Hollywood, Hollywood Hills West, Miracle Mile, Fairfax, Pico-Robertson, Beverly Crest, Beverly Hills, Beverlywood, Carthay, and Beverly Grove. Our fourth Neighborhood Meeting will build on discussions and projects outlined in last meeting — including ways to engage with local struggles for housing justice. Continuing our study of Class Struggle and Socialist Strategy across different terrains, our study topic for this meeting will be Socialist Struggle for Decommodified Goods, with a focus on housing. Short recommended readings to ground the discussion are included below.
If you have questions about whether or not this is your Neighborhood – email us at [email protected] and we’ll get back to you right away. |
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Covered California and the American Rescue Plan |
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Wednesday, June 23 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm |
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Did you know enrollment for Covered California plans is still open? If you have a Covered California plan, did you notice your premiums decreasing last month? Both of these are examples of the many changes the American Rescue Plan has made to healthcare plans this year. Join the Mutual Aid Skill Share Subcommittee to explore the new options and learn how you can get involved with the fight for single payer healthcare in California! |
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Locks on My Block on the Westside: Mini Canvass Training + Phonebank |
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Wednesday, June 23 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm |
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All comrades—but especially Westside comrades in and around Venice—are invited to join this Mini Canvass Training + Phonebank in preparation for the upcoming Locks On My Block Canvass in Venice on June 26th. AirBnB is an infamous engine for displacement and there is a particularly high density of AirBnB rentals in Venice. NOlympics-LA and the Anti-Eviction Mapping Project have built an organizing tool called LOCKS ON MY BLOCK [nolympicsla.com/locks] to report & track illegal Airbnbs in our city. This event will train comrades to spot illegal Airbnbs and start conversations with tenants in your neighborhood and organize against these predatory practices. We’ll also be making calls to comrades in Venice to join us in this hyper-local organizing work going forward. If you’ve never canvassed or phonebanked before, no worries! This virtual hosted event is a great way to get involved in neighborhood organizing work; there will be time dedicated to ensure comrades know what to expect for future irl canvassing and we’ll walk through the phone bank script step-by-step. |
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Koreatown / Westlake / Mid-Wilshire & Adjacent Neighborhood Meeting |
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Thursday, June 24 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm |
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New and long-time comrades who live in Koreatown, Westlake, Mid-Wilshire, Fairfax, Larchmont, Hancock Park, and Windsor Square are invited to our third Neighborhood Meeting as part of the DSA-LA Neighborhood Solidarity Program — our chapter’s campaign to strengthen and grow socialist organization by uniting with our neighbors through tenant organizing, mutual aid work, and political study. This and all future Neighborhood Meetings will be organized to engage all comrades in the Neighborhood Solidarity Program in tangible ways that build solidarity with our neighbors by:
If you have questions about whether or not this is your neighborhood – email us at [email protected] and we’ll get back to you right away.
If you do want to prepare for the meeting in some way, start thinking about what you might need in order to begin building power with your neighbors. Interpretacion sera disponible en español / Spanish interpretation will be available! |
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South Bay Neighborhood Meeting |
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Thursday, June 24 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm |
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Neighborhood Meetings are part of DSA-LA’s Neighborhood Solidarity Program—our chapter’s campaign to strengthen and grow socialist organization by uniting with our neighbors through tenant organizing, mutual aid work, and political study. This and all other South Bay Neighborhood Meetings are open to new and long-time comrades who live in El Segundo, Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach, Torrance, Lawndale, Alondra Park, Carson, and West Carson. Our fourth South Bay Neighborhood Meeting will build on discussions and projects outlined in last meeting — including South Bay-focused power mapping and strategizing tenant organizing work alongside our own neighbors. Continuing our study of Class Struggle and Socialist Strategy across different terrains, our study topic for this meeting will be Socialist Struggle for Decommodified Goods, with a focus on housing. Short recommended readings to ground the discussion are included below.
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NOlympics Locks On My Block Venice Canvass |
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Saturday, June 26 @ 11:00 am - 2:00 pm |
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All comrades—but especially Westside comrades in and around Venice—are invited to join this Locks On My Block Training + Canvass. ✊ AirBnB is an infamous engine for displacement and there is a particularly high density of AirBnB & short-term rentals in Venice. New and experienced canvassers are welcome: this canvassing event will provide comrades training on how to spot illegal Airbnbs and start conversations with tenants in your neighborhood to organize against these predatory practices. This irl event is a great way to get involved in neighborhood organizing work on the Westside and connect with NOlympics—who have collaborated with the Anti-Eviction Mapping Project to built an organizing tool called LOCKS ON MY BLOCK [nolympicsla.com/locks] to report & track illegal Airbnbs in our city. |
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DSA-LA Child Watch Parent Survey Working Meeting |
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Sunday, June 27 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm |
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The DSA-LA Child Watch program wants to know more about the parents of DSA-LA (and parents not-quite-yet-of DSA-LA!) in order to make sure that our focus and work is most effective. To this end, we are working on a survey to help us better understand where parents are located, and what sorts of things (active or passive) our chapter could do to make organizing more accessible to them and their children. At this meeting, we will be going over all of the suggestions and feedback we’ve gotten and putting together one final, official survey for distribution. If you can’t make it to this meeting, or if you’d just like to give feedback in the meantime, please email [email protected] and we can get you early access to it, or answer any other questions that you may have! |
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Fearless Cities Workshop 4 of 4 |
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Sunday, June 27 @ 7:00 pm |
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Come learn about socialist municipal politics across the world in our Fearless Cities Workshop. We’ll meet every at 7pm. every Sunday in June to read Fearless Cities. We’ll discuss how we can bring anti-capitalist, mass-democratic politics to our neighborhoods. In night 4, we’ll discuss pages pgs. 100 thru the end of the book. Here’s our study guide. |
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