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  Metro DC DSA · [email protected]
October 2, 2020 at 1:00 PM

Metro DC DSA Weekly Newsletter for Oct 2, 2020

Defunding MPD updates, electoral work continues, and tech updates View the Weekly Update in browser Not subscribed or want to send this update to a friend? Sign up here. UP FRONT DC Electoral Campaigns update An update from MDC DSA’s Cyber Command DSA Recruitmen…
  Metro DC DSA · [email protected]
September 25, 2020 at 1:00 PM

Metro DC DSA Weekly Newsletter for Sep 25, 2020

Endorsements, rent control victories, Defund MPD updates and (so) much more... View the Weekly Update in browser Not subscribed or want to send this update to a friend? Sign up here. UP FRONT Mysiki Valentine is endorsed overwhelmingly for DC State Board of Educatio…
  Metro DC DSA · [email protected]
September 11, 2020 at 1:00 PM

Metro DC DSA Weekly Newsletter for Sep 11, 2020

Organizing to Defund MPD and delivery electoral victory this November View the Weekly Update in browser Not subscribed or want to send this update to a friend? Sign up here. UP FRONT MDC DSA General Body Meeting - this Sunday, 3:00 PM Joining the local effort to Def…
  Metro DC DSA · [email protected]
September 4, 2020 at 1:00 PM

Metro DC DSA Weekly Newsletter for Sep 4, 2020

Justice for Deon Kay View the Weekly Update in browser Not subscribed or want to send this update to a friend? Sign up here. UP FRONT Justice for Deon Kay - this weekend and upcoming Stand with restaurant workers - Monday at 1 PM Washington Socialist Labor Day issu…
  Metro DC DSA · [email protected]
August 28, 2020 at 1:00 PM

Metro DC DSA Weekly Newsletter for Aug 28, 2020

Uproar over the near murder of Jacob Blake fuels weekend protests in this runup to Labor Day. View the Weekly Update in browser Not subscribed or want to send this update to a friend? Sign up here. UP FRONT Weekend March on Washington - Saturday at 8:45 AM Call for …
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August 25, 2020 at 10:00 PM

The US Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Don't forget to attend the next socialist night school On August 6, 1945, the US dropped an atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima. It was the first time such a weapon was used. A few days later on August 9, 1945, the US dropped another atomic bomb, this time on the city of Naga…
  Metro DC DSA · [email protected]
August 23, 2020 at 8:28 PM

We're excited you're here

Here are your next steps. Friend, We're excited to call you our comrade during these times. We need your help and taking two simple actions will get you in touch with people who can get you started. If you'd like to become a dues-paying member, please do so here. If you'd lik…
  Metro DC DSA · [email protected]
August 21, 2020 at 1:00 PM

Metro DC DSA Weekly Newsletter for Aug 21, 2020

This week: rally against gentrification, build direct action capacity, and rally for graduate student workers View the Weekly Update in browser Not subscribed or want to send this update to a friend? Sign up here. UP FRONT Supporting Park Morton residents - Tuesday,…
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August 18, 2020 at 10:00 PM

Intersection of U.S. Immigration Enforcement and the Criminal Justice System

Don't forget to attend the next socialist night school Intersection of U.S. Immigration Enforcement and the Criminal Justice System This lecture provides a brief history of U.S. immigration enforcement leading up the creation of the Department of Homeland Security and ICE, ex…
  Metro DC DSA · [email protected]
August 14, 2020 at 1:00 PM

Metro DC DSA Weekly Newsletter for Aug 14, 2020

(Socialy Distant) in-person organizing returns in defense of rent strikers and the USPS. View the Weekly Update in browser Not subscribed or want to send this update to a friend? Sign up here. UP FRONT New Member Orientation - this Sunday at 3 PM NoVa Branch Anti-E…
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August 11, 2020 at 3:00 PM

Democrats for Education Reform & School Privatization | Socialist Night School

Don't forget to attend the next socialist night school Over the last several decades, public education has been under attack by corporate and private entities looking to profit from K-12 education. In this session of Socialist Night School, we will explore the tactics and hist…
  Metro DC Dem Socialists · [email protected]
August 9, 2020 at 1:00 PM

TODAY: August General Meeting

Join our all-Chapter meeting... Dear Comrade, Today at 3pm our DSA chapter is hosting our August general membership meeting via Zoom. Our General Body Meeting is the forum in which our whole chapter--across campaigns and regions--comes together to discuss our work and decide o…
  Metro DC DSA · [email protected]
August 7, 2020 at 1:00 PM

Metro DC DSA Weekly Newsletter for Aug 7, 2020

View the Weekly Update in browser Not subscribed or want to send this update to a friend? Sign up here. UP FRONT MDC DSA’s General Body Meeting - Sunday, August 9 Saturday and Sunday actions in support of striking tenants at the Southern Towers Organizing to protec…
  Metro DC DSA · [email protected]
July 31, 2020 at 1:00 PM

Metro DC DSA Weekly Newsletter for July 31, 2020

View the Weekly Update in browser Not subscribed or want to send this update to a friend? Sign up here. UP FRONT Emergency eviction blockade -TODAY at 4pm in Chillum, Maryland New Medicare for All working group to meet Sunday, August 2nd Afrosocialist digital hap…
  Metro DC DSA · [email protected]
July 24, 2020 at 1:00 PM

Metro DC DSA Weekly Newsletter for July 24, 2020

View the Weekly Update in browser Not subscribed or want to send this update to a friend? Sign up here. Interested in assisting the MDC DSA's electoral efforts? Want to run for one of many open Advisory Neighborhood Commission seats in DC or local government in Montgomery…
  Metro DC DSA · [email protected]
July 17, 2020 at 1:01 PM

Metro DC DSA Weekly Newsletter for July 17, 2020

View the Weekly Update in browser Not subscribed or want to send this update to a friend? Sign up here. Help the rent strikers of Southern Towers feed their families! Donated funds will be distributed to those most in need through the tenant organizing committee. Co…
  Metro DC DSA · [email protected]
July 10, 2020 at 1:00 PM

Metro DC DSA Weekly Newsletter for July 10, 2020

View the Weekly Update in browser Not subscribed or want to send this update to a friend? Sign up here. Help the rent strikers of Southern Towers feed their families! Donated funds will be distributed to those most in need through the tenant organizing committee. Co…
  Metro DC DSA · [email protected]
July 3, 2020 at 1:00 PM

Metro DC DSA Weekly Newsletter for July 3, 2020

View the Weekly Update in browser Not subscribed or want to send this update to a friend? Sign up here. Help the rent strikers of Southern Towers feed their families! Donated funds will be distributed to those most in need through the tenant organizing committee. …
  Metro D.C. DSA · [email protected]
July 2, 2020 at 4:16 PM

Stand With Maryland Delegate Gabriel Acevero to Dismantle Police Power

Dear Comrade, Yesterday, the New York Times published a report about Metro D.C. DSA chapter member and sitting Maryland state delegate Gabriel Acevero. The story details how the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) pressured UFCW Local 1994 — a local union based in Gaithersburg — …
  Metro DC DSA · [email protected]
June 26, 2020 at 1:00 PM

Metro DC DSA Weekly Newsletter for June 26, 2020

View the Weekly Update in browser Not subscribed or want to send this update to a friend? Sign up here. Help the rent strikers of Southern Towers feed their families! Donated funds will be distributed to those most in need through the tenant organizing committee. …
  Metro DC DSA via ActionNetwork.org · [email protected]
June 25, 2020 at 6:15 PM

Endorsement Alert! Help Support Ed Lazere for DC Council

Comrade, Last weekend, our DSA chapter voted overwhelmingly to endorse Ed Lazere for DC Council At-Large. Ed is a community leader, policy expert, and a transformative candidate running on a left platform that includes strengthening and expanding rent control, ensuring that all…
  Metro DC DSA · [email protected]
June 19, 2020 at 1:00 PM

Metro DC DSA Weekly Newsletter for June 19, 2020

View the Weekly Update in browser UPFRONT WEEKEND AND UPCOMING BRIEFS EVENTS FROM ALLIES MDC DSA CALENDAR OF EVENTS INFO ACCESS EVENTS …
  Metro D.C. DSA via ActionNetwork.org · [email protected]
June 18, 2020 at 4:45 PM

TOMORROW: Join Us for a Juneteenth Solidarity March (Fri, 6/19, 5pm)

Comrade, As protests against racial injustice continue around the U.S. and across the world, the Movement for Black Lives is calling for a mass mobilization in D.C. on Juneteenth (tomorrow). The demands for political leaders are simple: defund the police and invest in Black com…
  Metro DC DSA · [email protected]
June 14, 2020 at 10:45 AM

TODAY: June General Meeting

Dear Comrade, Today at 3pm our DSA chapter is hosting our June general membership meeting via Zoom. Our General Body Meeting is the forum in which our whole chapter--across campaigns and regions come together to discuss our work and decide on how we are going to continue our w…
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June 12, 2020 at 1:00 PM

Metro DC DSA Weekly Newsletter for June 12, 2020

View the Weekly Update in browser UPFRONT WEEKEND AND UPCOMING EVENTS FROM ALLIES BRIEFS MDC DSA CALENDAR OF EVENTS INFO ACCESS EVENTS …
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June 5, 2020 at 1:00 PM

Metro DC DSA Weekly Newsletter for June 5, 2020

View the Weekly Update in browser UPFRONT WEEKEND AND UPCOMING BRIEFS MDC DSA CALENDAR OF EVENTS EVENTS FROM ALLIES EVENTS FROM DSA NATIONAL INFO ACCESS WASHINGTON SO…
  Metro DC DSA Socialist Night School · [email protected]
June 3, 2020 at 1:00 PM

TONIGHT: What is Police Abolition? | Socialist Night School

Friend, In the wake of continuing protests in response to the police murder of George Floyd, we invite all MDC DSA comrades to join us for an emergency Social Night School on police abolitionism.Policing (and prisons) are ubiquitous features of our world, yet these institutio…
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May 29, 2020 at 1:01 PM

Justice for George Floyd | Metro DC DSA Weekly Newsletter for May 29, 2020

View the Weekly Update in browser UPFRONT WEEKEND AND UPCOMING WASHINGTON SOCIALIST BRIEFS MDC DSA CALENDAR OF EVENTS INFO ACCESS EVENTS FROM ALLIES EVENTS FROM DSA…
  Metro D.C. DSA via ActionNetwork.org · [email protected]
May 22, 2020 at 4:15 PM

No Job, No Rent! DC Tenants Union Organizing Meeting TOMORROW at 4pm

Dear Comrade, We are in a moment of severe crisis for working-class people around the world. The COVID-19 pandemic is disproportionately affecting people of color and “essential workers” who aren’t able to work from home. Others have lost jobs and income, leaving them unable t…
  Metro DC DSA · [email protected]
May 22, 2020 at 1:00 PM

Metro DC DSA Weekly Newsletter for May 22, 2020

View the Weekly Update in browser Not subscribed or want to send this update to a friend? Sign up here. Support Metro DC DSA here - all donations go directly to the chapter. Help the rent strikers of Southern Towers feed their families! Donated funds will be distributed to…
  Metro D.C. DSA via ActionNetwork.org · [email protected]
May 21, 2020 at 4:16 PM

LESS THAN TWO WEEKS Until D.C. Election Day: Make Calls for Janeese!

Dear Comrade, Mail-in voting has begun for the D.C. Democratic primary election, and we have just 12 DAYS until Election Day on June 2.   Our chapter-endorsed candidate for the Ward 4 D.C. Council seat, Janeese Lewis George, stands with working people in the fight for a more …
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May 18, 2020 at 10:15 AM

TONIGHT: What Would a Socialist Response to COVID Look Like?

We can plainly see that the US government has pursued a disastrous, neoliberal response to COVID-19 crisis, killing many thousands and inflicting misery on many millions. But what would a socialist response to the pandemic look like? Join Metro DC DSA and renowned Indian histo…
  Metro D.C. Democratic Socialists of America · [email protected]
May 16, 2020 at 11:31 PM

TOMORROW (Sun, 5/17): Join us for our chapter's monthly general meeting

Dear Comrade, Tomorrow, Sunday, May 17 our DSA chapter is hosting our May general membership meeting via Zoom. These types of monthly, all-member meetings are a great way to get plugged into the activities of the chapter! Please see meeting details below: Date: Tomorrow, Su…
  Metro DC DSA · [email protected]
May 15, 2020 at 1:00 PM

Metro DC DSA Weekly Newsletter for May 15, 2020

View the Weekly Update in browser Not subscribed or want to send this update to a friend? Sign up here. Support Metro DC DSA here - all donations go directly to the chapter. Help the rent strikers of Southern Towers feed their families! Donated funds will be distributed to…
  Metro D.C. DSA · [email protected]
May 12, 2020 at 9:15 PM

Deadline is TODAY to register to vote for the D.C. primary election

Dear Comrade, This is a reminder that today is the last day for voter registration if you are voting by mail in the D.C. Democratic primary election. You must register to vote in order to request a mail-in ballot. Registration closes at 11:59 p.m. tonight. You can find ways t…
  Metro DC Dem Socialists of America · [email protected]
May 9, 2020 at 6:58 PM

MDC DSA wants too see more of you!

We want YOU more involved! Here's a few quick steps... Hiya Friend, This is Kristen from Metro DC Democratic Socialists of America (MDC DSA). We’ve enjoyed your participation in the past, whether for Bernie or otherwise. And now we want to see more of you--even if only virtual…
  Metro DC DSA · [email protected]
May 8, 2020 at 1:00 PM

Metro DC DSA Weekly Newsletter for May 8, 2020

View the Weekly Update in browser Not subscribed or want to send this update to a friend? Sign up here. Support Metro DC DSA here - all donations go directly to the chapter. Help the rent strikers of Southern Towers feed their families! Donated funds will be distributed to…
  Metro D.C. DSA via ActionNetwork.org · [email protected]
May 5, 2020 at 5:15 PM

CALL TO ACTION: Cancel rent in Northern Virginia!

Dear Comrade, Landlords in Rep. Don Beyer’s district (VA-08) have prioritized their own profit over the wellbeing of their tenants. In response, those tenants are standing together to ensure that their neighbors make it through the COVID-19 pandemic safely, without living in f…
  Metro DC DSA · [email protected]
May 1, 2020 at 1:00 PM

Metro DC DSA Weekly Newsletter for May 1, 2020

Metro DC DSA Weekly Update for Friday, May 1, 2020 View the Weekly Update in browser Not subscribed or want to send this update to a friend? Sign up here. Support Metro DC DSA here - all donations go directly to the chapter. Metro DC DSA needs an accessible and centrally…
  Metro D.C. DSA · [email protected]
April 28, 2020 at 2:00 PM

Call the D.C. Council Today to Reclaim Rent Control!

Dear Comrade, The D.C. Council has taken important steps in the last few weeks to protect tenants during the covid-19 crisis, including freezing rent increases temporarily. However, the affordable housing crisis in this city is not new and it is NOT temporary. Join us in cal…
  Metro DC DSA · [email protected]
April 24, 2020 at 1:00 PM

Metro DC DSA Weekly Newsletter for April 24, 2020

Metro DC DSA Weekly Update for Friday, April 24, 2020 View the Weekly Update in browser Not subscribed or want to send this update to a friend? Sign up here. Support Metro DC DSA here - all donations go directly to the chapter. Metro DC DSA needs an accessible and centra…
  Metro D.C. DSA · [email protected]
April 18, 2020 at 7:45 PM

TOMORROW (Sun, 4/19): Join us for our monthly all-chapter meeting!

Dear Comrade, Tomorrow, Sunday, April 19 our DSA chapter is hosting our April all-chapter meeting via Zoom. This month’s meeting we’ll be focused primarily on ecosocialism. These types of general meetings are a great way to get plugged into the activities of the chapter. To …
  Metro DC DSA · [email protected]
April 17, 2020 at 1:00 PM

Metro DC DSA Weekly Newsletter for April 17, 2020

Metro DC DSA Weekly Update for Friday, April 17, 2020 View the Weekly Update in browser Want to join Metro DC DSA? Join here. Not subscribed or want to send this update to a friend? Sign up here. Support Metro DC DSA here - all donations go directly to the chapter. Want…
  Metro D.C. DSA · [email protected]
April 13, 2020 at 3:30 PM

Virginia tenants say cancel rent: Email the Alexandria City Council before noon tomorrow!

Comrade, Tenants in Alexandria are standing up to their landlord with just four words: "No job? No rent." That's what Sami Bourma said when he was laid off from his job due to the COVID-19 emergency. Sami is a leader in the labor union UNITE HERE Local 23 and he knows that,…
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April 10, 2020 at 2:00 PM

Demand DC Protect ALL Workers!

Dear Comrade, On Tuesday, the DC Council voted on the second piece of legislation to address the COVID crisis. They took many important steps to protect renters, workers, incarcerated people, and more. Unfortunately, they continued to fail excluded workers. Nearly all members …
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April 10, 2020 at 1:01 PM

Metro DC DSA Weekly Newsletter for April 10, 2020

Metro DC DSA Weekly Update for Friday, April 10, 2020 View the Weekly Update in browser Not subscribed or want to send this update to a friend? Sign up here. Support Metro DC DSA here - all donations go directly to the chapter. Metro DC DSA needs an accessible and centra…
  Metro D.C. DSA · [email protected]
April 6, 2020 at 3:17 PM

Tell the D.C. Council: All tenants need rent relief!

Hi Comrade, Thanks again for pressuring the D.C. Council to #cancelrent as the coronavirus pandemic grinds our economy to a halt — our calls are working, and the Council is feeling the pressure. But it's not enough, and they still have the ear of the real estate lobby and res…
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April 3, 2020 at 1:00 PM

Metro DC DSA Monthly Newsletter for April 2020

Metro DC DSA Washington Socialist for April 2020 View the Weekly Update in browser View the Washington Socialist in browser Not subscribed or want to send this update to a friend? Sign up here. Support Metro DC DSA here - all donations go directly to the chapter. …
  Metro D.C. DSA via ActionNetwork.org · [email protected]
March 31, 2020 at 3:15 PM

Help elect a DSA member to the D.C. Council! Sign up for at-home volunteer opportunities

Comrade, The coronavirus pandemic is showing us just how broken and unfair the power structures in America can be. Now more than ever we need champions of public programs to fight against such severe inequities. Janeese Lewis George — endorsed by our DSA chapter in November —…
  [email protected] via ActionNetwork.org · [email protected]
March 27, 2020 at 9:23 PM

Let's #CancelRent and Mortgage Payments in D.C.

We need you to contact DC Councilmembers! Comrade, The DC Tenants Union organized really aggressively last week alongside two dozen other organizations—and DSA!—to call on the DC Council and Mayor to pressure Landlord-Tenant Court to close, and halt all eviction proceedings—and…