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Week of September 13, 2021 |
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ANNOUNCEMENTS |
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Local Convention Registration is Now Open - Register Today! |
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Saturday, October 16, 2021
As part of our commitment to democratic socialism, our chapter meets annually, as mandated by our bylaws, at our Local Convention to discuss our priorities for the next year. The political landscape is shifting all the time; we need to be able to meet the moment by deliberating on where to focus our organizing.
More information about what will be proposed and how convention will work will be available soon!
Convención Anual 2021
Sábado, 16 de octubre de 2021
Como parte de nuestro compromiso con el socialismo democrático, nuestro capítulo se reúne anualmente, según lo dispuesto por nuestros estatutos, en nuestra Convención Local para discutir nuestras prioridades para el próximo año. El panorama político está cambiando todo el tiempo; tenemos que ser capaces de afrontar el momento deliberando sobre dónde enfocar nuestra organización.
¡Más información sobre lo que se propondrá y cómo funcionará la convención estará disponible pronto! |
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DSA-LA Electoral Endorsements Have Begun! |
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Beginning with Los Angeles Council District 13, our chapter membership will soon begin voting on endorsements in 2022 races across the County.
The Electoral Committee has received an endorsement petition for Los Angeles City Council Candidate and DSA-LA member Hugo Soto-Martinez. Running for Council District 13 in 2022, Soto-Martinez is seeking endorsement from our chapter, and this decision will be made by our chapter membership via a membership vote.
LA City Council Disrict 13 is unique among upcoming elections. The district has hundreds of dues paying DSA-LA members within its boundaries, almost twice as many as the next City Council seat to be contested. This is a race where our chapter could play a huge, visible role, if we so decide.
All DSA-LA members in good standing are invited to join the Electoral Politics committee in an open forum with the candidate on September 25th, from 3-4:30pm via Zoom. The forum will feature an open discussion and Q/A period with the candidate, a summary briefing of the race and district, and a recommendation from the ElPol Committee. The event will conclude with closed deliberation among our membership, after which balloting will begin on the endorsement question.
Join your comrades on September 25th at 3pm to decide on the first phase of our chapter’s electoral work. RSVP at DSA-LA Candidate Forum – DSA Los Angeles 1. For those unable to join the forum, a space for statements and questions to the candidate will be made available beforehand. |
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2021 DSA-LA Local Convention Updates |
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Steering Committee received and certified 5 proposals for Priority Resolutions, and 4 proposals for bylaws changes! Check them out on the DSA-LA Member Portal here:
2021 DSA-LA Local Convention Priority Resolution & Bylaw Amendment Submissions
DSA-LA's local convention is open to all members. If you are interested in supporting and getting involved with one of the proposed resolutions, consider joining today!
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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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Healthcare Justice Committee Meeting |
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Monday, September 13 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm |
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Please RSVP here to join us for our September Healthcare Justice Committee meeting! We’ll be giving updates on our committee priorities for the year, discussing statewide healthcare strategy, and providing updates from our subgroup meetings. Zoom link will be provided directly to RSVPs, and an agenda will be sent prior to the meeting. |
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Mutual Aid Committee Meeting |
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Monday, September 13 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm |
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Join the Mutual Aid Committee for our twice-monthly committee meeting, where we’ll be discussing ongoing and upcoming committee work, as well as helping folks get plugged into other work throughout the city. New members always welcome! Please RSVP for meeting connection information. Mutual Aid Committee meetings are held on the second and fourth Monday of each month. |
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Non-Profit Workers Circle |
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Monday, September 13 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm |
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Westwood/West Los Angeles Neighborhood Meeting |
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Saturday, September 18 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm |
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Join the Westwood/ West Los Angeles Neighborhood Meeting on Saturday, September 18! We’ll be meeting at Stoner Park to hear updates from our Strike Solidarity and Neighborhood Mapping Working Groups to discuss how we can support comrades at UCLA who will be going on strike this fall. 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 LA & Westwood Neighborhood Meetings are open to new and long-time comrades who live in Westwood and the greater West LA area, including: Sawtelle, Century City, Bel-Air, and Brentwood. Continuing our study of Class Struggle and Socialist Strategy across different terrains, our study topic for this meeting will be Socialist Propaganda and Consciousness Raising. Short recommended readings to ground the discussion are included below.
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Hollywood Labor September Meeting |
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Saturday, September 18 @ 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 September 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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Palestine: A Socialist Introduction- Part 4 |
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Sunday, September 19 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm |
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The Black Liberation Task Force and DSA-LA BDS are excited to announce the final part of the Palestine: A Socialist Introduction reading group! The fourth session is September 12th at 11am PST. We will be talking about the book as a whole, and having a more general discussion as we finished it last session! It does not matter if you didn’t attended any of the other sessions or aren’t caught up on the reading. All are welcome! The authors and editors of the book will facilitate the reading group. This is the final part! DSA BDS will be putting on more events like this in the future though, so be sure to check out the calendar for those events!. Maybe even consider joining DSA BDS to help plan events like this. Register below for the zoom link. |
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Mutual Aid’s “Give Red” Project Meeting |
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Sunday, September 19 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm |
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Join the Mutual Aid Committee in a discussion of our Give Red project proposal. As proposed, this project has two aims: to provide regular blood donations that save countless lives across our city, and to build strategic coalitions and partnerships to put pressure on institutions to get rid of the FDA’s arbitrary and homophobic and transphobic blood donation restrictions. But to do any of this, we need your help! We have formulated a draft of our Give Red fact sheet. We are still working on condensing and finalizing the information presented in the Fact Sheet and will send out the fact sheet to other committees/subcommittees for feedback. Right now our next blood drive signup is open through the end of the month, click here to sign up! |
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