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Week of February 21, 2022 |
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ANNOUNCEMENTS |
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Join us for the first GND4PS Town Hall |
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Wednesday, February 23 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm |
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DSA-LA’s Green New Deal for Public Schools LA campaign is hosting a 3-part public education town hall series (via Zoom) that gets at the core of the fight to defend and fully fund our public schools. If we want to win a robust Green New Deal for LA public schools, we must ensure that our schools are well resourced, fully staffed, and protected from capitalist forces that seek to privatize and siphon funding from public schools that serve the majority BIPOC working class communities of LA County. The first installation of our town hall series is “Public Education v Billionaire Class”. In this town hall, we will discuss how public schools can become sites for class struggle and how LA has become one of the key battlegrounds in the fight over school privatization. To prepare for this town hall we have a shortlist of readings for attendees to review in advance. We highly recommend reading the articles listed below as they will contribute to a collective discussion of the issues facing our public schools and how we can organize to build the schools students deserve. Readings for the town hall:
And here is a supplemental video explainer of Prop 15 and how it affects public school funding in California. We look forward to your participation in this town hall conversation, and to working together to build stronger public schools! |
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First DSA 4 Fatima Kickoff Meeting! |
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TONIGHT! Monday, February 21 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
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Let's get Fatima Iqbal-Zubair elected to the CA State Assembly! Please join the DSA4Fatima Working Group for their kickoff meeting on Monday, February 21 from 5:00pm - 6:00pm. We will be talking about all of the volunteer opportunities and ways to get involved with this campaign! |
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Applications now open to participate in the DSA-LA Organizing Institute training series! |
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Want to learn to be a stronger organizer and leader within DSA? The DSA-LA Organizing Institute is here to help! DSA-LA invites members to apply to our first ever Organizing Institute, a training series to develop members into leaders through skills training and support. In six training sessions, you will learn the fundamentals of Building a Mass Organization, Building Capacity and Developing Leadership Skills, Structured Organizing Conversations, Strategic Campaigns & Building Coalitions, Navigating Conflict, and Administrative Skills. Sessions will run on Saturdays from 11am-2pm on April 9 and 23, May 7 and 21, and June 4 and 18. If you're passionate about making the world a better place, the Organizing Institute will help you gain the tools to do so. All DSA-LA members are welcome to apply! We especially encourage members from historically underrepresented communities to apply. Click here for the application form and to apply. Applications will be open from Monday, February 14th to Monday, February 28th at midnight. Click here for more information on what to expect. Click here if you would like to nominate a fellow DSA member to participate. |
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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 Skill-Share Subcommittee Meeting |
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TODAY! Monday, February 21 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm |
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The Mutual Aid Skill-Share Subcommittee is dedicated to giving our members a platform to share their skills and support each other with free resources. If you have a skill to share or want to help us encourage skill shares in your branch, neighborhood or committee, please join us! |
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SFV Marxism Reading Group: Critique of the Gotha Program & The Historic Contribution of Karl Marx |
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Tuesday, February 22 @ 7:00pm - 9:45pm |
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Come on down and discuss 2 pieces with us on 2/22/22 at 7 PM PST. The first piece is Critique of the Gotha Program by Marx – A letter from the late Marx where he critiques in fine detail the program of the Social Democratic Workers’ Party of Germany, a forerunner to the still extant SDP. In it, Marx gives us some clues into how he thought a post-revolutionary society could develop out of a capitalist one. He gives his position on the party of the working class, the dictatorship of the proletariat, what the phases of communist society will be, protelarian internationalism, and (naturally) production. All of them topics that are still debated. The second piece we’ll be discussing is The Historic Accomplishment of Karl Marx, the printed form of a lecture Karl Kautsky gave in 1907. Recently translated by Alexander Gallus of Cosmonaut Magazine, Kautsky’s lecture summarizes what Marx and Engels brought to socialist thought, and gives us an idea of how they influenced the Orthodox Marxists. Since the writing style in the 19th century was weird we’ll be reading from a collaborative Google doc where we can ask questions, clarify points, and post takes. Please RSVP for access to the doc and Zoom Connection info. We will also be voting on the contents of the next module, Latin American Socialism, at 9:30. Got some recommendations? Tell us about it! RSVP here! |
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Housing & Homelessness Committee Meeting |
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Friday, February 25 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm |
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Join us as we decide what the focus and direction of the Housing & Homelessness Committee should be in 2022. |
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Eastside & San Gabriel Valley Branch Meeting and Social |
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Saturday, February 26 @ 3:00pm - 5:00pm |
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We’ll be talking about our priority campaigns for the year, Green New Deal for Public Schools and Childcare for All. Let's build working class power in the Eastside and San Gabriel Valley! |
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Westside Branch Meeting And Social |
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Sunday, February 27 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm |
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Join Westside Branch leaders, organizers, and new members for our first branch-wide meeting of 2022 to talk about our path to winning our socialist campaigns in LA,and make strategic decisions for the road ahead! Comrades from all Westside neighborhoods are invited to this outdoor, in person meeting at Carlson Park in Culver City. The agenda will be focused on strategic planning for DSA-LA’s campaigns for 2022–including Childcare for All, the Green New Deal for Public Schools, and Fatima for State Assembly–and will include small and large group discussions, neighborhood specific updates and discussions, and work planning our implementation of these campaigns. We’ll also have time dedicated for members to meet and hang out with our socialist neighbors across the Westside. Leaving the meeting, comrades will have a better sense of our priority campaign work plans and clear paths to contribute to these campaigns. Not sure if this is your branch? Neighborhoods on the Westside include: Coastal Areas, Palms & Culver City, South Bay, West Hollywood/Miracle Mile/Pico-Robertson, and Westwood/West LA. |
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Central Branch Meeting & Social |
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Sunday, February 27 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm |
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Join Central branch leaders, organizers, and new members for our first branch-wide meeting of 2022 to talk about our path to winning our socialist campaigns in Central LA, and make strategic decisions for the road ahead! Comrades from all Central neighborhoods are invited to this outdoor, in-person meeting at a park to be announced soon. The agenda will be focused on strategic planning for DSA-LA’s campaigns for 2022 — including Hugo for City Council, Universal Childcare and the Green New Deal for Public Schools — including dedicated time for large group discussion and small group, neighborhood-specific discussion to talk about the priorities for our branch as we plan our work implementing these various campaigns, and decide on some concrete steps to move us forward. We’ll also carve out some time just to hang out and get to know our socialist neighbors across Central LA! Not sure if this is your branch? Neighborhoods in Central LA include: Atwater Village, Arlington Heights, Chinatown, Downtown, East Hollywood, Echo Park, Elysian Park, Elysian Valley, Fairfax, Hancock Park, Harvard Heights, Hollywood, Hollywood Hills, Koreatown, Larchmont Village, Los Feliz, Mid-City, Mid-Wilshire, Pico-Union, Silver Lake, Westlake, and Windsor Square. |
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Political Education Committee Meeting |
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Monday, February 28 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm |
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Join the Political Education Committee for our February general meeting! We will be talking about upcoming events and continuing to develop materials and education events for our chapter campaigns, including Childcare for All, Green New Deal for Public Schools, and Hugo for CD13. We will also discuss the progress we've been making on our upcoming Night School on Black Leftist Thought. Whether you a regular member or a brand new attendee, we welcome you to join us on Zoom this month so you can get plugged into this work! |
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Mutual Aid Committee Meeting |
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Monday, February 28 @ 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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