Hello Comrades! Take a look at what Sacramento DSA has in store this month and see how you can get involved.

Announcements

Read through the announcements and learn about any updates or requests to the General Membership.

General Membership Meeting Minutes

We recently had an eventful General Membership Meeting this past weekend, you can read the meeting minutes here.

Within the minutes, you can find our newly passed Chapter Budget, a Letter to the City opposing the purchase of military-grade weapons and the winning t-shirt design to use for future t-shirt purchases.

Two Organizer Positions Open

These would be appointed positions with terms lasting until our Local Convention in mid-September of this year. This is a great way to get your socialist leadership feet wet if you were interested in running in an upcoming election.

To indicate your interest, please fill out this Google Form by Wednesday, July 27th at 11:59pm. We are hoping to appoint the Organizer positions shortly after.

Local Convention WG Members Needed

The Local Convention Working Group is seeking members! Our Local Convention is Saturday, September 17th. The Local Convention is the highest deliberative body of our Chapter and helps sets Chapter priorities. This is where the new Executive Board is elected.

If interested, please email the Benjamin A. at [email protected]. You will contacted soon with more details and information.

Recommitment Drive Volunteers Needed

Do you enjoy connecting with fellow socialists? Connect with other Sacramento DSA members and ask them to rebuild, reenergize, and recommit to building working class power with DSA! As working class people, our power comes from taking collective action together.

If interested or want to know more information and details, please contact our Chapter Co-Chair, Margot, at [email protected].

National DSA Labor Survey

This year, we have seen incredible energy in the labor movement as workers continue to demand power at work. To continue this important work, it’s imperative that we understand the labor participation of DSA members in order to connect workers in the same industry to each other, build strong militant causes in existing unions, help workers organize new shops, and more. That is why National DSA Labor Committee is asking you to fill out their big 2022 Labor Membership Survey.

If you fill out this survey form, you will automatically be entered into a sweepstakes for some amazing union merch and prizes! Winners will be announced once the survey closes.

The survey will run from June 27 through July 22, so don't forget to tell your fellow comrades to fill out the survey for a chance to win!

Labor Solidarity Needed!

Sacramento workers are on the move, pushing for new contracts and raises. Everyone out in solidarity!

UNITE HERE Local 49 Hotel workers picket line
Wed. 7/27 4:30 pm @ Sheraton Hotel 1230 J St.

CAPS state scientists rally
Fri 7/29 noon @ State Capitol https://www.facebook.com/events/california-state-capitol-west-steps/stand-up-for-scientists-rally/399862952114006/

Mutual Aid Committee Update

Between the Mutual Aid Committee and other groups, we’ve been able to distribute 5,192 bottles of water since tracking started in early June. And that’s still not even hitting every encampment!

The need is great, especially with our multiple strings of 100° days and many folks with barely shade to subsist. So if you can volunteer with the Mutual Aid Committee or even our sister orgs including Sac Punks with Lunch and Sacramento Homeless Union that would be great!

Contact the great folks of the Mutual Aid Committee at [email protected]

Interested writing a blog post?

Do you feel passionate about a certain leftist topic? How about current events? Are you a good writer? If you answered yes, we would love to host your writing on our Sacramento DSA blog located on our website!

Our last entry is a few years ago, so we are hungry for new leftist content to display.

If interested, please email Chapter Secretary, Jessie, at [email protected].

Join the United Farm Workers' March for the Governor's Signature

Hundreds of farm workers will launch a grueling 24-day, 335-mile "March for the Governor's Signature" in August from Kern County to the state Capitol urging Governor Newsom to sign The Agricultural Labor Relations Voting Choice Act, AB 2183 (Stone).

More information, including petition, located here: https://ufw.org/caagvotingchoiceact2022/

Upcoming Sacramento DSA Events

Events are a great way to plug into the spirit and culture of Sacramento DSA. Subscribe to our Google Calendar here. Feel free to join your fellow socialists in the upcoming event(s) below. Hope to see you there! 🌹

Mutual Aid Committee >> Bi-Weekly Distribution >>

Monday, July 25th, 2022 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Cesar Chavez Park

Join the Mutual Aid Committee for our next Mutual Aid Monday meal & supply distribution! We meet at the corner of 10th & I st. at Cesar Chavez Park. Come find out what we're all about and how you can get involved! We have a variety of ways for you to help out in person.

Ongoing donations needed: tents (the larger, the better), sunscreen, tarps, bug spray/wipes, gently used clean/new bedding, gently used clothing & shoes for all adult sizes & genders, clean socks, underwear (all sizes & genders--especially larger sizes), deodorant, dry shampoo, baby powder (travel-sized please), self-defense tools, menstrual products, lotion, hair care products for all types of hair, floss, dog supplies, and more. We also go out to encampments from time to time and could always use help if that better fits your availability/capacity.

Can't make it out to distributions but want to support? You can make an ongoing donation here.

Email us if you have any questions or would like help coordinating a donation: [email protected]

We look forward to seeing you out there!

-The Mutual Aid Committee 🌹

Racial Solidarity Committee >> "Wretched of the Earth" Reading Group >>

Tuesday, July 19th, 2022 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Tuesday, July 26th, 2022 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Tuesday, August 8th, 2022 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Tuesday, August 9th, 2022 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Interested in engaging in socialist topics with other people? First time in a reading group? Or just want to be in the same space as other socialists and observe? The "Wretched of the Earth" Reading Group is just for you!

You can view the timeline of the reading group here. We meet every Tuesdays from 7-8pm via Zoom. Register below, we hope to see you soon!

Racial Solidarity Committee >> Weekly Tabling @ Oak Park Farmer's Market >>

Sundays from 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Oak Park Farmers Market

In order to meet our local community members where they are at, the Racial Solidarity Committee are tabling every Sunday at the Oak Park Farmers Market from 9am-12pm.

We invite every Chapter member to help out with tabling efforts or stop by to say hello!

Please contact RSC Co-Chairs Thomas or Jessie at [email protected] for more information in getting plugged into the tabling efforts!

Upcoming National DSA Events

Getting plugged into national DSA events are a great way to meet other comrades from across the country! Feel free to join any of the following national DSA events.

July Socialist Night School Training >>

Tuesday, July 19th, 2022 7:00 PM EDT / 6:00 PM CDT / 5:00 PM MDT / 4:00 PM PDT

Learn how to plan and conduct a Socialist Night School in your chapter! This training will take place over two consecutive Tuesday evenings. Session 1, covering the nuts and bolts of facilitation and the "What is Socialism?" module, will be held on Tuesday 7/19 from 7-9pm EST; Session 2, covering backwards planning and the "What is Capitalism?" module, will be held on Tuesday 7/26 from 7-9pm EST. We look forward to seeing you there!

RSVP Here

Reproductive Justice: An Abolitionist Framework for Abortion Access and Beyond >>

Wednesday, July 27th, 2022 8:00 PM EDT / 7:00 PM CDT / 6:00 PM MDT / 5:00 PM PDT

Join DSA comrades and other organizers for a mass call on Reproductive Justice, an abolitionist framework for thinking about our next steps with the fall of Roe. As Marian Jones, who will be a panelist at the event, writes, "Struggles for affordable housing, the abolition of prisons, anti-imperialism, and the end of environmental racism are all part of a reproductive justice agenda. So are any other intersectional fights for bodily autonomy." You'll be hearing from speakers involved in these fights, and get to strategize next steps with comrades in break-out groups. We'll see you on zoom on Wednesday, July 27th from 8-9:30pm EST.

RSVP Here

Protect Abortion Training Session II >>

Tuesday, August 2nd, 2022 8:00 PM EDT / 7:00 PM CDT / 6:00 PM MDT / 5:00 PM PDT

Our bodies, our lives, our rights, and our democracy are on the line as the ruling class seeks to control our reproductive labor and outlaws abortion. As socialists, we know this is but their first step and we are not the only ones in their sights. We know a mass movement is the only thing that can save us. And we know only we, the people, can build that movement.

This is the second of a two-part training series. The first call was an overview of the legal and political landscape and an introduction to tools for assessing your own community and state: who has power and where does it come from, who is active on this issue both allies and opponents, etc. The second call will be an interactive workshop to help you develop a long-term organizing strategy and campaign tailored to your unique conditions and therefore more likely to succeed.

RSVP Here

Upcoming Committee Meetings

Committees drive much of the energy in Sacramento DSA. Learn more about our Committees on our Sacramento DSA website here. Then feel free to join any of the upcoming Committee meetings below. We are hope to see you in an upcoming meeting soon! 🌹