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Week of September 27, 2021 |
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ANNOUNCEMENTS |
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Should DSA-LA endorse Hugo Soto-Martinez for City Council? |
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All DSA-LA members in good standing should have received a ballot on Saturday evening asking them to vote on this important question. Read the analysis and recommendation from our Electoral Politics Committee on our discussion board here -- and if you haven't joined the discussion board yet, you can learn how to do so here. If you believe you are a member in good standing and you have not received a ballot, please contact [email protected]. |
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Pre-Local Convention Town Hall |
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Wednesday, September 29 @ 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm |
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Join us for a pre-local convention town hall! This is an opportunity to learn about the convention agenda, ask authors questions, and begin to discuss the things that will be voted on at convention. // ¡Únase a nosotros para un ayuntamiento de la convención pre-local! Esta es una oportunidad para aprender sobre la agenda de la convención, hacer preguntas a los autores y comenzar a discutir las cosas que se votarán en la convención. |
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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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Mutual Aid Committee Meeting |
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Monday, September 27 @ 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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South Bay Neighborhood Meeting |
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Tuesday, September 28 @ 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 & community members who live in El Segundo, Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach, Torrance, Lawndale, Alondra Park, Carson, and West Carson. Our seventh South Bay Neighborhood Meeting will include a focus on information for renters in connection with our ongoing ‘know your rights’ tenant canvassing in Torrance. To ground political discussion on socialist political strategy, we recommend the 2 following short readings from Jacobin’s ABC’s of Socialism: [CLICK HERE FOR LINK] 1). Why do socialists talk so much about workers? (pgs. 120-126). 2). What about racism? Don’t socialists only care about class?” (pgs. 71-80) |
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Climate Justice Committee Presents: How Capitalism Drives the Climate Crisis |
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Thursday, September 30 @ 6:30 pm |
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DSA-LA Climate Justice Committee Presents: “How Capitalism Drives the Climate Crisis”. In discussion with Special Guest Speakers: David Klein (Professor & DSA-LA Member) Eric Gill (Organizer, Extinction Rebellion) Jasmin Vargas (Organizer, Food & Water Watch) Moderated by: Aura Vasquez, DSA-LA Climate Justice Committee Co-chair. **We will be streaming live on DSA-LA Social Media Channels.** |
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South Bay Neighborhood ‘Know your rights’ Canvass |
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Saturday, October 2 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm |
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DSA-LA’s Neighborhood Solidarity Program is a campaign to strengthen and grow socialist organization by uniting with our neighbors through tenant organizing, mutual aid work, and political study. Led by local South Bay Neighborhood Organizers, this ‘Know your rights” canvass is organized to build connections and solidarity with renters in Torrance, to ensure they know their rights (emergency protections & state-wide rent relief) and have the resources and support they need to claim their rights and connect these struggles to our fight for an affordable city. New and long-time socialist organizers and community members in the South Bay are welcome to join; this event kicks off with a canvassing training at the beginning to make sure comrades have all of the information and resources they need. |
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Climate Justice Committee October Meeting |
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Saturday, October 2 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm |
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See you at Climate Justice’s Monthly Committee Meeting. We will be meeting on Zoom on Saturday, 10/2 @ 10:30AM. RSVP below! |
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Mutual Aid Committee Culture Forum |
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Saturday, October 2 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm |
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Join the Mutual Aid Committee for a special meeting to work through internal friction and issues, giving and receiving support, and finding our direction forward. An ombudsperson from our Conflict Resolution team will be on hand to help facilitate a fruitful discussion! Please bring your worries, your questions and your ideas! |
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