CAUCUS & CAMPAIGN MEETINGS:
🌹 – Great event for first-timers!
Very First Social Events Working Group Meeting
December 2 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Getting a bunch of socialists in a room together is a good thing, right? If you think this should happen more often, and that we should have a wider range of social events that are accessible to everyone, you should come to the inaugural meeting of the Social Events Working group at 6:30PM on Monday, Dec 2nd at the College Inn Pub.
🌹 Seattle DSA Monthly General Meeting
December 3 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Seattle DSA holds a General Meeting, first Tuesday of each month at Washington Hall. This event is member friendly and oftentimes has voting on issues affecting the chapter.
For inquiries to childcare, contact [email protected]
🌹 Workplace Organizing Collective (El Grupo para Organizar su Lugar de Trabajo)
December 4 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Are you frustrated that you don’t have a voice at work? Are you a freelancer who rarely gets paid on time? Are you working 2 or 3 gigs just to make rent? You’re not alone.
The Workplace Organizing Collective is a group of Seattle DSA members, including experienced labor organizers, who meet every week to teach each other concrete, effective organizing skills to build power at work.
This collective is open to everyone who wants to improve the lives of their families and communities by organizing for economic justice.
Email [email protected] for more information.
Entrance is at the rear of the church on 10th Ave E. Meetings take place in the Colonial Room upstairs. Text the posted phone number or buzz the Colonial Room for access.
🌹 Jewish Voice for Peace Webinar with Naomi Klein
December 5 @ 5:00 pm
This webinar on Jewish Voice for Peace, Palestine, and Climate Justice will be held at a Northend Seattle DSA member’s home. Come early if you can!
In her new book, On Fire: The (Burning) Case for the Green New Deal, Klein characterizes rising white supremacy and fortressed borders as “climate barbarism.” The book is a scathing indictment of capitalism and calls on us to break down the silos of our organizing work. Klein discusses the linkages between climate chaos, white supremacy, mass migration, electoral politics, JVP, and the Palestinian liberation struggle.
To prepare, consider reading the following (which are also chapters in the book):
https://www.lrb.co.uk/v38/n11/naomi-klein/let-them-drown
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/sep/14/crisis-talk-green-new-deal-naomi-klein
Please RSVP to [email protected] for the address and any questions.
🌹 District 3 Discussion Group – The Ruling Class Strikes Back: How Can We Win Medicare for All?
December 5th @ 6:30 PM
Medicare for All (M4A), Bernie’s signature issue, is under siege by corporate Democrats and the corporate media. Billions in profits are at stake for the 1%. Mayor Pete has rocketed to the head of the pack (in some polls) through his assault on M4A, aided by an eager ruling class who are determined to undermine and stop the movement for M4A. How should DSA approach Warren’s M4A plan? Should we accept the incrementalist reforms championed by the Democratic Party establishment as better than Trumpcare? What can DSA and Bernie do to win M4A?
Event Details:
Thursday, December 5th @ 6:30 PM in the Sojourners Room at All-Pilgrims Church (500 Broadway E)
Note: Enter All-Pilgrims Church through the back of the building.
🌹 WTO 20th Anniversary Event Ft. Joseph Stiglitz & Lori Wallach
December 7 @ 10:00 am - 9:00 pm
Join the Washington Fair Trade Coalition and Community Allies to mark the 20th Anniversary of the WTO protests!
10:00am-12:00 pm Rally at OCCIDENTAL PARK
3:30pm-6:00pm Trade Justice Workshops @ TOWN HALL
Session 1
Environment with Selden Prentice of 350 Seattle
Labor Issues in Trade Policy with Motthida Chin and Barbara Byrd
Public Health with Leigh Haynes and Julia Robinson of Peoples’ Health Movement and Health Alliance International
Immigration
Session 2
7:30pm Keynote with Joseph Stiglitz and Brief Action Orientation with Lori Wallach @ TOWN HALL
General admission for the keynote is $20. A limited number of free student tickets are available first-come-first-serve. Scholarships are available–contact Hillary at [email protected] for more information.
Event presented by Washington Fair Trade Coalition and community partners and allies
🌹 Jacobin Reading Group Discussion: Are Managers a Class?
December 7 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
We’ll discuss two articles that take opposite positions on whether managers constitute their own social class.
“The Right’s Phony Class War”, by David Sessions – https://www.jacobinmag.com/2019/08/national-conservatism-right-politics-james-burnham-josh-hawley-managerialism
“The Characterless Opportunism of the Managerial Class”, by Amber Frost – https://americanaffairsjournal.org/2019/11/the-characterless-opportunism-of-the-managerial-class/
🌹 Socialist Bake Off: A Queer and Feminist Wintry Bonanza
December 7 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Bring your choux, your sponge, and your ciabatta — we’re having a Bake Off! Come keep the darkness away and talk revolutionary indigenous history with the Queer and Feminist caucus’ monthly social. Feel free to bring your best baked good for the judges, or just bring yourself and you be the judge! In honor of the 50th anniversary of the Occupation of Alcatraz, we’ll talk about LaNada War Jack and indigenous history and resistance.
🌹 Green New Deal and Ecosocialism Meeting/Potluck
December 8 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
We envision a fair and effective Green New Deal to halt climate change and win environmental justice. In the short term, Seattle DSA’s Green New Deal Committee is developing a campaign to win Free Transit for All county-wide. This meeting will be combined with a potluck meal at a member’s home.
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