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Week of December 6, 2021 |
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ANNOUNCEMENTS |
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Chapter leadership nominations deadline extended! |
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The 2022 Local Officer Election nomination period has been extended, and will now end Friday, December 10th at 11:59 PM! The Nominations Committee hasn’t received enough nominations to fill all of the available Steering Committee and Branch Coordinator positions or hold an election, so we want to give more time for interested folks to nominate themselves! You can nominate yourself here: https://forms.gle/GjMJ7FHNYVqB9rEG8.
Currently, all positions with nominees have no opposition, so according to our bylaws, they are automatically elected by acclamation.) We still have 2 Steering Committee seats and 4 Branch Coordinator seats unfilled.
Although the nomination deadline has been extended, we will still have our candidate forum on Monday, December 13th at 7 pm, and you can register for that here: https://dsa-la.org/event/election_forum_221213/! We’ll update our site with the list of candidates and their public statements as soon as all candidates’ membership has been confirmed and their statements are formatted!
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El período de nominación para las elecciones de funcionarios locales de 2022 se ha ampliado, y ahora terminará el viernes 10 de diciembre a las 23:59. El Comité de Nominaciones no ha recibido suficientes nominaciones para cubrir todos los puestos disponibles del Comité Directivo y de los Coordinadores de Sucursal ni para celebrar una elección, por lo que queremos dar más tiempo a los interesados para que se nominen a sí mismos. Puedes nominarte aquí: https://forms.gle/GjMJ7FHNYVqB9rEG8.
(Actualmente, todos los puestos con candidatos no tienen oposición, por lo que, según nuestros estatutos, son elegidos automáticamente por aclamación). Todavía tenemos 2 puestos del Comité Directivo y 4 puestos de Coordinador de Rama sin cubrir.
Aunque el plazo de presentación de candidaturas se ha ampliado, seguiremos celebrando nuestro foro de candidatos el lunes 13 de diciembre a las 19:00 horas, y puedes inscribirte en él aquí: https://dsa-la.org/event/election_forum_221213/. Actualizaremos nuestro sitio con la lista de candidatos y sus declaraciones públicas tan pronto como se confirme la afiliación de todos los candidatos y se formateen sus declaraciones. |
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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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DSA 101 |
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Tuesday, December 7 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm |
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Are you new or newly returning to DSA? To Los Angeles? To the Left? Then join us for DSA 101! At this orientation, we’ll talk about what capitalism is, how it functions, and why socialism is ideologically opposed to it. Participants will also learn about the history of our organization and our chapter in particular, the current projects we’re working on, and how you can get involved. This is not a lecture, but a meeting for new and veteran organizers. We’re excited to chat with you! Preregistration for this event is required. After RSVPing, you will receive a confirmation email with the information on how to join this meeting via Zoom prior to its start |
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Mutual Aid Book Club: Capitalist Realism Part 2 |
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Tuesday, December 7 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm |
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The Mutual Aid Book Club is taking on the brain worms that are affecting us all with Mark Fisher’s Capitalist Realism. This is the second of two parts, in which we’re reading Chapters Six to Nine of the work, and having reflections on both halves of the issues. Come and try your best to un-learn the boundaries placed on us by the society all around us, to learn to dream again of a brighter tomorrow. Reading the work isn’t required to attend for discussion, but those who need access to the work for free can find it at https://libcom.org/files/[Mark_Fisher]_Capitalist_Realism_Is_There_no_Alte(BookZZ.org).pdf Please RSVP to this event to get connection information. The Mutual Aid Book Club meets on the first and third Tuesday of every month. |
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CalCare tabling w/ Healthcare Justice in Altadena – Wednesday |
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Wednesday, December 8 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
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CalCare (AB1400) will be reintroduced in the CA Assembly in January! Join us as we table to educate on CalCare (AB1400) in Assemblymember Anthony Portantino‘s district. Help gather supporters for a Medicare for All style program in California. 2-hour shifts. Like Medicare for All, CalCare is built on 7 core principles:
Join us as we table to educate on AB1400 Single Payer Healthcare for California. Help gather supporters for healthcare for all. 2 hour shifts |
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Labor Committee General Meeting |
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Wednesday, December 8 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm |
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Join us on Wednesday, December 8th at 7:00 PM for our monthly Labor Committee meeting. We will be discussing workplace organizing, the labor movement, and opportunities for DSA members to organize and build worker power. The core of DSA-LA’s labor work is our Labor Circles program. If you are interested in joining a Labor Circle or forming a new Circle, you can begin by filling out the Socialist Workplace Survey. The survey will help us map where we are in LA’s economy and identify where we have workplace, industry and union membership densities to organize around. Take a minute and fill out the Socialist Workplace Survey today! |
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CalCare tabling w/ Healthcare Justice in South Pasadena – Thursday |
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Thursday, December 9 @ 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm |
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CalCare (AB1400) will be reintroduced in the CA Assembly in January! Join us as we table to educate on CalCare (AB1400) in Assemblymember Anthony Portantino‘s district. Help gather supporters for a Medicare for All style program in California. 2-hour shifts. Like Medicare for All, CalCare is built on 7 core principles:
Join us as we table to educate on AB1400 Single Payer Healthcare for California. Help gather supporters for healthcare for all. 2 hour shifts |
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DSA-LA Labor for Hugo Fundraiser |
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Thursday, December 9 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm |
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Join your fellow labor comrades on December 9th to raise funds for Hugo Soto-Martínez’s campaign for LA City Council, District 13. We need to elect a socialist to the LA City Council that supports all of LA’s residents, not just the wealthy homeowners. To defeat Mitch O’Farrell, we need to raise grassroots money to elect Hugo! If you can’t make it, but you’d like to donate, you can do so here: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dsalabor Looking forward to seeing you there! |
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Electoral Politics Committee Meeting |
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Thursday, December 9 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm |
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Join the Electoral Politics Committee for our monthly meeting on Zoom. |
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Westside Branch Meeting |
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Saturday, December 11 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm |
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Join Westside leaders, organizers, and new members for our final branch-wide meeting of 2021. 🌹 Comrades from all Westside neighborhoods are invited to this outdoor, in-person meeting at Veterans Memorial Park. The agenda will feature time dedicated to discussion and power-mapping aligned with DSA-LA’s campaigns for 2022 – including Universal Childcare and the Green New Deal for Public Schools. Leaving the meeting, comrades will have a better sense of local power and political dynamics and clear paths to advance these campaigns in 2022. |
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Hugo Working Group: Holiday Picnic and Social |
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Sunday, December 12 @ 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm |
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Come eat, drink and be merry with the DSA-LA 4 Hugo working group. It’s a party! Bring a friend and commit to canvassing in 2022! We’re meeting at North Atwater Park. The exact location within the park, and a photo map to guide you there will be shared via email to everyone who RSVPs later on in the week. We will have food, drinks, friends, and opportunities to connect with your comrades, including Hugo! Find us near the grills! |
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