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.

Two Organizer Positions Appointed

We are excited to announce that our two newly appointed Organizers are Ben T. and Emily S. We are now a full E-Board and hoping to finish this term strong!

Interested in being part of the Local Convention WG?

The Local Convention Working Group is currently planning the annual Local Convention! It will be on 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.

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, August 22nd, 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 >> 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.

YDSA 2022 Fall Drive Kickoff! >>

Tuesday, August 16th, 2022 8:00 PM EDT / 7:00 PM CDT / 6:00 PM MDT / 5:00 PM PDT

Join YDSA on Tuesday, August 16th at 8:00pm ET / 7:00pm CT / 6:00pm MT / 5:00pm PT for our mass call kicking off our YDSA 2022 Fall Drive!

The Fall Recruitment Drive is where we launch and train organizers to start new chapters at their schools, revitalize smaller chapters, and expand our existing chapters to take political power and build solidarity.

At this call we’ll hear from experienced socialist organizers including DSA elected-officials, DSA organizers, and YDSA chapter leaders on their experience building socialism in our time as well get a sneak peak at what’s coming for the trainings on the call.

Another world is possible! Sign up now!

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The Victory of the Nobodies: The Electoral Victory of the Left in Colombia in Historical Perspective >>

Thursday, August 18th, 2022 8:00 PM EDT / 7:00 PM CDT / 6:00 PM MDT / 5:00 PM PDT

The Victory of the Nobodies: The Electoral Victory of the Left in Colombia in Historical Perspective is hosted by the International Committee, Americas Working Group.

For over 70 years, Colombia has been mired in violence that has taken the lives of more than 700,000 people. This violence can be understood as having two phases: the first phase is a consequence of the assassination of Jorge Eliécer Gaitán in 1948, which unleashed a wave of violence between liberals and conservatives called the Bogotazo.

The second phase is ushered in by a conflict between revolutionary forces and a state captured by a powerful oligarchy, in which those in power have resorted to using every means at their disposal to maintain their control, including the use of political assassinations, paramilitaries and even narcotraffickers to shut out the left from any viable legal or civil path to power. This entrenched oligarchy has been extremely successful in not yielding an inch of power to any elements of the left or popular forces, thus an armed conflict arises between the peasants in the countryside and their urban allies forming a militant and armed left in the FARC, ELN and EPL.

In the context of this violent class conflict, the electoral victory of Gustavo Petro and Francia Marquez is a testament to the power of decades of organizing and resistance to an oligarchic-controlled state.

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Organizing Within Racial Capitalism >>

Wednesday, August 24th, 2022 8:00 PM EDT / 7:00 PM CDT / 6:00 PM MDT / 5:00 PM PDT

Join DSA’s National Political Education Committee (NPEC) in collaboration with comrades in the Afrosocialists and Socialists of Color Caucus on Wednesday, August 24th at 8:00pm ET / 7:00pm CT / 6:00pm MT / 5:00pm PT for part two of our race and class series: Organizing Within Racial Capitalism. Last session we learned about the concept of racial capitalism. This session, join our panel in discussion on what racial capitalism means for our work and how race and class impact people’s role in the struggle. Local chapters are encouraged to hold viewings and post-event discussions with their fellow chapter members. Send in your questions on the topic of organizing within racial capitalism to [email protected], or reach out for more information.

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Lessons From The 2022 National Protest In Ecuador >>

Thursday, August 25th, 2022 8:00 PM EDT / 7:00 PM CDT / 6:00 PM MDT / 5:00 PM PDT

Lessons From The 2022 National Protest In Ecuador is hosted by the DSA International Committee.

For 18 days in June 2022, the people of Ecuador, led by the indigenous and poorest, fought austerity to a halt. Tens of thousands barricaded highways, paralyzed the capital and much of the nation. Eight people were killed and hundreds injured by police.

Led by the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (Conaie), poor and working people won major economic and political concessions, and other demands are in negotiation.

Top leaders of this "Paro Nacional" and grassroots organizers from the indigenous communities will explain how they did it and what happens next.

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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! 🌹