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Week of July 19, 2022 |
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ANNOUNCEMENTS |
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A recap of DSA-LA's 2022 Local Convention |
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The 2022 DSA-LA Convention was attended by 199 members, 39 of whom joined the organization in the last couple of months. With the inclusion of proxy votes, there were 326 members voting.
Convention began with a presentation on the state of the chapter: Jack S-L. celebrated and highlighted some of our chapter's achievements in strengthening our labor organizing, responding to the abortion rights crisis, significant electoral victories, and building out our branch system. The full text of this presentation will be posted on our chapter website within the week.
Following Jack, Leslie C. introduced speakers to talk about the successes of the 2021-2022 priority campaigns: Marc K. presented the expansion of Green New Deal for Public Schools’ canvassing operation and their engagement with building trades and UTLA; Farzana W. highlighted Childcare For All’s outreach in neighborhoods and community-building with parents; and Alex Wi. and Allyson R. reported on the Organizing Institute’s first complete cohort training.
To close out the plenary block, Starbucks union organizer Veronica received a standing ovation for her speech about leading unionizing efforts at her store, and encouraged everyone to sign the No Contract, No Coffee pledge; followed by treasurer Nick H. who gave us a detailed and thorough treasurer’s report. This report can be found on the members-only discussion board.
After a Robert’s Rules training by Andre A. and the approval of the convention rules, we moved into the first block of voting, on renewing the Childcare For All resolution for another year; the resolution passed 215 to 28. After a lunch break, DSA-LA-endorsed candidate Fatima Iqbal-Zubair spoke to us about the importance of the socialist movement and how we must get engaged and plugged in to carry out the socialist revolution occurring in LA.
The second debate bloc began with the For A Strike-Ready DSA resolution, which failed 77 to 204. The following resolution, renewing Green New Deal for Public Schools, passed 258 to 8.
The third and final debate bloc began after a fifteen-minute break with the Membership Engagement and Development resolution, which passed 242 to 34, and ended with We Are Tenants: Let’s Organize Like It, which received a majority of votes at 150 to 121, but failed to pass the 2/3rds threshold necessary to be adopted.
The convention closed out with a tribute to the late Carol Newton, who revitalized the DSA-LA chapter and led us into its modern age. |
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A huge thank you to all members who participated, and to all the volunteers who made it happen! |
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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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Champagne Socialism: A Left-Wing Hollywood Drinks Night! |
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Friday, July 22 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm |
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DSA-LA Hollywood Labor is proud to present our latest iteration of Champagne Socialism: A Leftist Hollywood Drinks Night! Join workers from across the industry for a fun, low-key space to discuss the worker’s struggle in Hollywood!
Whether you’re new to DSA, a longtime member, or have literally never heard of us before, if you’re interested in making a Hollywood that works for its workers–and meeting other leftists in the industry–this is the event for you! |
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Mutual Aid Committee Meeting |
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Monday, July 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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