The first summer social is nearly here and we're ready to see your lovely faces again! Below you'll find a quick description of the social, followed by a handful of announcements about what the chapter is up to right now - and how you can get involved.
🌹 Labor Committee Meeting
Saturday, August 7th | 10am - 11:30am  Join us here!
We'll discuss supporting Care Workers next week and labor news. We'll also be supporting NEWR as they push to get on the ballot for next year and we'll be voting on a new chair!
🌹 Electoral Committee Meeting/Social Hour
Monday, August 9th | 6pm - 7PM Join here!
We'll be planning the kickoff canvass for Adam Fung and discuss fast tracking an endorsement for Bryan Lindstrom! You can sign up directly for the kickoff event here if you cannot make the meeting. For more info, email [email protected]
🌹 Ecosocialist Committee Meeting
Monday, August 16th | 6:30 - 8:00 PM Â Join us on Zoom!
This committee meets every other Monday over Zoom with in-person options in the works. We are taking the lead here in Denver for the nationwide Green New Deal for Public Schools campaign so teachers, school staff, parents and youth especially - join us!
We have also been invited to join the Fossil Free the Federal Reserve action on August 25-27 and you are invited to join us for a group trip to the Grand Tetons National Park in Wyoming. This is where where the Federal Reserve is having its national annual meeting and where the first, big in-person action for the Fossil Free Federal Reserve campaign will kick-off! Â Stay tuned for more. Get involved by emailing the chapter at [email protected]
🌹 Tech Committee Meeting
Tuesday, August 24th | 6:30 - 8:00 PM Â Join here!
🌹 Steering Committee Meeting
Monday, August 9th | 6:00 - 7:00 PM Â Join us here!
Our chapter's Steering Committee meets every 2nd and 4th Monday to help guide the chapter at large and promote cohesion between committees and working groups.
These meetings are open to all, so please come with any questions or concerns!
🌹 DSA Orientation
Wednesday, August 18th| 7:00 - 8:30 PM Â On Zoom
New member? Been around but not sure what's new? Find out how to get plugged in here.
🌹 Housing Justice Committee Meeting
The Housing Justice Committee is partnering with the Covid 19 Eviction Defense Project to coordinate emergency outreach and aid responses to the coming wave of evictions as CDC protections expire. If you will have some spare time in August and want to help mitigate the crisis, please email Wren at [email protected]!
🌹 Abolition Working Group
Thursday, August 5 | 7:00 - 8:30 PM Â On Zoom
Join Abolition, Housing Justice, and Allies to Abolitionists for a digital screening of
Message to the Mayor 2: Encumberance followed by a discussion panel afterwards.
The Denver Task Force to Reimagine Policing and Public Safety in Denver are looking for volunteers to help with various forms of outreach whether it's with the community at-large or city council and the AG's office. If you are interested in lending some time to these efforts, email Greg at [email protected]. You can find the 112 recommendations from the task force here.
🌹 NEWR Fundraising & Signature Gathering Canvass
As we prepare for a
wave of evictions across the country in the coming weeks and months - we invite you to canvass alongside us or
donate if you are unable to join. We are hoping to use these donations to hire another full-time canvasser to take us through to the deadline. Our canvassers will be out and about across the city this weekend at the times listed below - join us to make universal right to counsel a reality and to help
stop evictions!
Thursday August 5
- Globeville Farmers Market: 4:30pm - 7:30pm (at 3455 Ringsby Ct)
Friday August 6
- First Friday at Santa Fe Arts District: 5:30pm - 9:30pm (at Santa Fe from 7th - 11th)
Saturday August 7
- Union Station Farmers Market: 9am - 1pm (at Union Station)
- City Park Farmers Market: 8am - 1pm (at the City Park Esplanade)
Sunday, August 8
- South Pearl Street Farmers Market: 9am - 1pm (S. Pearl Street between Iowa and Arkansas)
- Central Park Farmers Market: 9am - 1pm (The Green - 29th Ave and Roslyn)
- 13th Avenue Flea Market: 11am - 5pm (13th Avenue and Washington across from Wax Trax)
Help stop unjust evictions in Denver with NEWR! (And don't forget to follow the campaign on Instagram & Twitter)
🚨NEW MERCH ALERT🚨
Did you see that DDSA now has a store up on the site? Head there now to see a couple of shirts designed by your very own comrades and pick one up if you fancy it.
I hope everyone enjoys a wonderful weekend.
In solidarity,
Matthew Rambles, Communications Chair
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