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Week of April 25, 2022 |
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ANNOUNCEMENTS |
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Six more days until one of the most important socialist events of the year! |
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Sunday, May 1 @ 10:00am |
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May Day, or International Workers Day, is a holiday to celebrate workers and recognize the ongoing struggle for worker power and worker rights. As socialists, we recognize that workers have built the world. On Sunday, May 1, DSA-Los Angeles honors the contributions of workers, immigrants, and all those who fight for a socialist Los Angeles at the annual May Day rally and march. For this year's coalition of organizations, the theme is “Essential & United for Justice.” We will be lifting up the work we have been doing throughout the pandemic: from supporting immigrants, to unionization efforts, to fighting evictions, all of us united in solidarity as the working class. Join us at the intersection of Olympic Blvd and Broadway Blvd in Downtown LA to march alongside DSA-LA and fellow workers! Wear red or a DSA shirt! Public Transportation: We highly encourage marchers to take the Metro Blue/Expo Line and exit the Pico Station stop. There is a 0.7 mile walk from the Pico station to Olympic & Broadway Blvd. Look for the flatbed truck, signs and banners for May Day on Spring Street. |
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Need a shirt for May Day? We're having a sale!!! |
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We're having a big merch sale to make room for some exciting new DSA-LA swag! |
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Hang out with comrades at the MAY DAY AFTERPARTY! |
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Sunday, May 1 @ 3:30pm |
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Come hang out with DSA comrades and enjoy some food and drinks after the march! Look for the big DSA banner, and RSVP to get updates on the exact location within the park where we set up. |
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Still don't really know what May Day is all about? Check out this documentary! |
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Saturday, April 30 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm |
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We Mean to Make Things Over: A History of May Day is a new half-hour documentary video exploring how May Day became a workers’ holiday all over the world, except in the United States—despite the fact that the tragic events that inspired the holiday occurred in this country. It will premiere on Zoom at 7:00 PM on Saturday, April 30. At a time when the labor movement is showing renewed signs of life, and the socialist left is the largest since the onset of the Cold War, the appearance of We Mean to Make Things Over is extremely timely. Using hand drawn illustrations by Berkeley artist Jos Sances, archival images and animation by L.A.-based animator and DSA-LA member Paul Zappia, edited by award-winning PBS documentary filmmaker Rick Tejada-Flores, and a compelling musical score by Sokio, We Mean to Make Things Over is an educational and entertaining tour of a long-suppressed story from American working-class history. Writer/Director Fred Glass is a labor historian, retired union communications director, and member of East Bay DSA. He will introduce the video and answer questions afterward. |
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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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TODAY! Monday, April 25 @ 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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Phonebanks for Fatima! |
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Tuesday, April 26 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm |
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Tuesday April 26: https://actionnetwork.org/events/phonebank-for-fatima-10 Thursday April 28: https://actionnetwork.org/events/phonebank-for-fatima-11 |
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May Day Phonebanking – Hit up other DSA members with us! |
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Tuesday, April 26 @ 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm |
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To have a strong May Day, we need to contact our comrades to show up and celebrate International Workers Day! Come phonebank with DSA-LA Steering Committee to ensure we have an amazing turnout and prove to the ruling class that LA is turning to a socialist region!! RSVP here: https://dsa-la.org/event/may-day-phonebanking-4/ We will provide a quick training on how to phonebank. If you’ve never participated in a DSA event, do not worry because this is your chance to step up, learn how to make an ask, and enjoy your evening with great comrades! The Westside Branch will be also hosting a phonebank for May Day turnout on Wednesday April 27 -- RSVP here: https://actionnetwork.org/events/westside-may-day-turnout-phonebank?source=direct_link& |
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SFV Marxism Reading Group: Open Veins of Latin America – Session 3 |
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Tuesday, April 26 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm |
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Please join us for our discussion of the book, Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent by Uruguayan journalist Eduardo Galeano on Tuesday, April 26 from 7:00PM – 9:00PM PST. In Open Veins, Galeano covers topics such as colonialism, imperialism, and dependency theory in Latin America through histories of European colonization and exploitation of natural resources. We’ll be discussing the last third of the book, beginning at the chapter How the War Against Paraguay Wrecked The Only Successful Attempt at Independent Development. Attendance at previous meetings isn’t required. You can begin the book here if you like. A collaborative doc with the text we’ll be discussing, and links to audiobooks are provided. The discussion group is open to all, including DSA members outside of the San Fernando Valley and non-DSA members. Please RSVP for Zoom connection information and the text. |
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Hollywood Labor for Hugo Canvass |
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Saturday, April 30 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm |
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Hugo Soto-Martínez’s candidacy is an incredible opportunity to elect a longtime socialist union organizer and core chapter member; to activate hundreds of our members in a diverse, renter-heavy district; and to keep building coalitions with labor and broad social justice campaigns across Los Angeles. If you’ve been to a few Hollywood Labor events, you’ve probably seen Hugo around, showing his support for our work backing the entertainment industry – so we want to make sure we have his back. We’ll be meeting first in Elysian Park at Stadium Way & Academy Rd! If you’ve never canvassed before: we will provide you with a thorough training, pair you up with someone experienced/confident, and make sure you are comfortable going out. Don’t worry — we got you! Paid for by Hugo Soto-Martinez For City Council 2022 16633 Ventura Blvd #1008 Los Angeles, CA 91436 |
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Eastside & SGV Branch Meeting – April |
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Saturday, April 30 @ 3:00 pm - 5:30 pm |
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Come out to the DSA-LA Eastside/San Gabriel Valley April Branch Meeting! We’ll be meeting on April 30th at 3pm at Granada Park in Alhambra to work on our priority campaigns. We will also be doing some light outreach at the park about our chapter’s Childcare for All campaign. See you there! |
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DSA + Fatima for a Green New Deal Canvass |
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Saturday, April 30 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm |
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Join comrades from the Westside Branch, GND4PS Priority Campaign, and DSA for Fatima Working Group to canvass for a greener future for our public schools and a state assembly that advances the cause of public goods.
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