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Week of July 12, 2021 |
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ANNOUNCEMENTS |
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DSA-LA presents National Convention Town Hall and Debate |
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July 28 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm |
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Our chapter has elected delegates to participate in next month’s national convention. Come hear from them about how they plan to represent us! The national convention will make important decisions on topics ranging from electoral strategy to international relations. At this local event, we’ll have plenty of time for members to learn, discuss, and debate. Join us! |
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Start planning for local convention |
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Our local convention will take place on October 16, 2021. Steering Committee will announce details around the convention soon, including a timeline for submitting proposed priority resolutions and bylaws amendments. The local convention is the most important meeting of the year. It is when we vote on member-written proposals to determine our priorities for the coming year. If you are interested in helping plan logistics for the local convention, please let us know! There is a lot of work to be done to make it happen. |
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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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NIGHT SCHOOL – Lost Angles Part 2: Building a Radical Los Angeles |
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(TODAY) Thursday, July 15 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm |
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Despite its frequent portrayal as a region of sun-drenched bungalows, citrus trees and quaint conservatism, Los Angeles in the first half of the 20th century was roiled by radicalism. A rise in worker militancy led to the development of the Los Angeles CIO, one of the most diversely led labor formations in the United States. Labor organizing and a racist judicial system, clearly seen in the trials following the Zoot Suit Riots, brought together community leaders, radicals, and communists in broad coalitions dedicated to defending the rights of the multiracial working class. In this class we’ll explore how leftists built multiracial organizations in fields, factories and communities and think through the lessons these experiences might hold for socialists today. Join the DSA-LA Political Education Committee for our second class of the Political Education Committee’s 5-Part Night School Series: Lost Angles Building a Radical Los Angeles on Thursday, July 15 at 6 pm. Each session features a brief, informal presentation followed by facilitated discussion designed to engage all levels and connect current events to foundational socialist concepts and debates. Comrades are encouraged (but not required) to review recommended readings linked in the class reader aligned with session topic found here. Check out more classes in this series:
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Hollywood Labor July Meeting |
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Saturday, July 17 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm |
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Hollywood Labor is a group within DSA-LA and DSA-LA’s Labor Committee that focuses on issues pertaining to the entertainment industry in Los Angeles. We fight for a Hollywood that works for all workers to fight for a more fair and equitable industry. Come join us for our July General Meeting for a discussion of how to continue our work – and if you’re a new member, learn more about us! Any questions? Feel free to email us at [email protected]
If you’d like to get involved, please sign up on our intake survey here! |
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Mutual Aid’s Prisoner Outreach Solidarity Team |
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Sunday, July 18 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm |
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Join the Prisoner Outreach Solidarity Team (POST) this week to write birthday letters to political prisoners in the US. We will be writing to Hanif Shabazz Bey, one of the wrongly convicted Virgin Island 3. We meet every 1st and 3rd Sunday. All are welcome! Please RSVP to this event for connection information. |
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