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See below for updates to some of the ongoing organizing work within
the chapter!
REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS RALLY AND SPEAKER
PANEL
Tuesday, March 8, 12PM to 3PM
Join Metro Detroit DSA and Wayne State YDSA this Tuesday,
March 8th, International Women's Day, for a rally and speaker panel in
collaboration with Reproductive Rights of Michigan.
With the ultra-conservative United States Supreme Court set
to issue a ruling on Roe V. Wade in late Spring/early Summer, the
right to bodily autonomy via abortion has the potential to be greatly
crippled depending on their ruling. Reproductive Rights of Michigan
has been organizing a series of actions for several months now
protesting the expected outcome of this looming decision and rallying
public support for women's health and reproductive rights, which of
course includes access to safe abortions.
The upcoming rally will be outdoors at 12pm EST at Gullen
Mall on Wayne State's Campus followed by an indoor panel of
Reproductive Rights experts and activists at 1pm- including
fellow Detroit DSA'er Colleen McDaniel! If you are
interested, please RSVP as soon as possible so we can
ensure you meet all on-campus COVID-19 requirements before Tuesday.
See you there!
ENDORSEMENT REQUESTS
The Electoral Committee is in the
process of working through endorsement requests from three different
candidates:
The Electoral Committee is tasked
with deciding whether or not we should decline to endorse or move the
endorsement request to the Steering Committee, our 25 member elected
leadership body. If approved by the Steering Committee, it would be
moved to a General Meeting for a final decisive vote by membership.
Read about our endorsement policy here and read our 2022 electoral strategy here.
In order to vote in the Electoral
Committee on any of the steps in the endorsement process for these
candidates, members must have attended at least two Electoral
Committee meetings within the last year so be sure to join us
every Tuesday at 7PM on Zoom (Zoom meeting link here)!
DSA FOR RASHIDA
Our chapter voted overwhelmingly in
favor (207 YES, 4 NO, 3 ABSTAIN) of re-endorsing DSA member Rashida
Tlaib for Congress for a third time. It was our highest turnout for a
vote ever!
Now you have one more decision to
make: Will you make this campaign our biggest
ever?
Do you want to see a strong DSA for
Rashida campaign that:
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shows people that
democratic socialism is alive and well in the post-Bernie era?
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expands our territory
into new working-class areas?
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forges new connections with
local unions and community colleges?
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raises Metro Detroit DSA’s profile nationally?
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activates our members,
recruits new members, and builds new leaders?
We can do a lot more than knock
some doors between now and the August primary election, but only if
you get involved early! This campaign gives us the ability to talk
about so many issues - Medicare For All, a Green New Deal, good union
jobs with a living wage, education & housing for all, canceling
student debt, and more - all in the name of one of the most popular
democratic socialists currently serving in office and the socialist
organization of which she’s a member! But this can only be made
possible with mass participation from our membership.
Ready to take the next step to win
socialism in Michigan? Here’s how:
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Join the DSA for Rashida Comms Team! We need all researchers, writers, artists,
designers, and online posting warriors to bring your brain and muscle
for a beautiful propaganda operation! The first step in building our
campaign will be creating the physical and digital materials that we
share both online and in-person with folks while organizing in
Rashida’s 12th Congressional District. Share your contact
information here to find out about the first Comms Team
meeting!
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Sign up to volunteer on the DSA For Rashida campaign!
Rashida has thousands of
supporters in her new district and we need YOUR help to bring them
into DSA through direct outreach by making phone calls, knocking
doors, hosting town halls, and more! Share your contact information
here and we will reach out.
We organize regularly using the Slack app. If you'd like to get involved with
planning chapter activities, sign-up for a user account HERE.
Detroit DSA is a 1200+ member funded
organization. We receive no money from outside sources so we can say
things like "Defund the Police" and "Abolish ICE" without losing
funding, and we will always act democratically in the interests of our
members and the working class! If you're able to, we ask that you make
monthly contributions as they more directly benefit our chapter. Thank
you for whatever amount you're able to contribute!
If you think
your dues are out of date, renew your dues here: dsausa.org/join and use the email
address currently associated with your DSA membership.
If you're unsure whether your dues are up to date, reach out
to [email protected] to
check!
- Detroit DSA
http://www.metrodetroitdsa.com/
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