Save the date to meet our slate!
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Week of September 26, 2022
 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Save the date - Los Angeles for the Working Class: Meet the Slate!

Thursday, October 6 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

DSA-LA is supporting a diverse, working-class slate of democratic socialists in Los Angeles. These candidates are taking on the billionaire class and fighting for a democratic economy that works for all of us.

On October 6th, join DSA-LA and our five candidates for a meet and greet and short discussion about our electoral program, their candidacies, and the broad movement to build a Los Angeles for the working class.

Green New Deal for Public Schools Tabling: Los Feliz

Saturday, October 1 @ 10:30 am - 1:00 pm

Join us in Los Feliz on October 1, 2022, at 10:30 AM to table with DSA-LA endorsed school board candidate Rocío Rivas and the Green New Deal for Public Schools LA working group and have discussions with community members around John Marshall High School about the need to invest in our public schools so they are climate resilient learning environments that nurture students and prepare our communities to take on the climate crisis.

 

The goal of our tabling events is to build measurable community support for the following demands we are making of the LA Unified School District Board of Education:

  • Solar panels on 50% of LAUSD rooftop area by 2027.
  • Free Metro passes for students and staff through 2025
  • Community schools that center social services and green spaces
  • An educator training program to implement a K-12 climate literacy curriculum
  • 100% electric school buses by 2030

If you’ve never tabled before: we will provide you with training, pair you up with someone experienced/confident, and make sure you are comfortable talking to people. Don’t worry — we got you!

How to support our endorsed candidates this week!
  • Saturday, October 1 @ 9:30am - 1:00pm DSA for Hugo Canvass: 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. RSVP: https://dsa-la.org/event/dsa-for-hugo-canvass-2/
  • Sunday, October 2 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm Postcard Party for Rocío Rivas: Our campaign to elect Rocío Rivas to LAUSD School Board will be hosting a Postcard Party in Boyle Heights. We will be writing postcards to local residents about the importance of electing Rocío, a champion for public education, to represent the community in Board District 2. RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/rivas-postcarding/
  • Sunday, October 2 @ 3:30 pm - 6:30 pm DSA Sunday Canvass for Fatima: Help build the movement for Fatima in AD65 by canvassing with us! 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. RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/fatimaoct2

CALENDAR

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!

Foodservice Labor Circle

Monday, September 26 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Across the country, foodservice workers are organizing in their workplaces and building worker power. If you work in a restaurant, bar, coffee shop, or other food establishment, join us at our biweekly meetings and help build a movement for solidarity and power within our industry, within our city.

Mutual Aid Committee Meeting

Monday, September 26 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

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.

Mutual Aid Media Club

Wednesday, September 28 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

The Mutual Aid Media club will be continuing it’s discussion and review of the proposed Chilean Constitution. Please read these articles that analyze the failed vote of ratification from LeftVoice, CounterPunch, and CounterFire.

 

The Mutual Aid Media Club meets on the second and fourth Wednesday of every month.

Champagne Socialism: A Left-Wing Hollywood Drinks Night!

Friday, September 30 @ 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm

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!

Crisis Pregnancy Center Action Planning

Monday, October 3 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

The Mutual Aid committee is hosting a planning meeting to discuss having an action to counter the misinformation and harmful practices that crisis pregnancy centers continue to perpetuate.

 

In the wake of Roe v. Wade being overturned there has been an outpouring of support and actions to provide aid to abortion clinics and other providers that deal in reproductive health. However we believe that there needs to be more done to address those that purposely use misinformation and intimidation to force people to not have abortions.

 

Please join us in having this discussion and gathering information.