Join us for the monthly meeting of the Mental Health Working Group. We meet in the Tower Room of the First Church in Cambridge.

Accessibility: https://www.firstchurchcambridge.org/community-resources/accessibility-at-first-church. You can also message the Boston DSA Facebook page for accessibility questions or requests.

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Labor Working Group is starting to to run a monthly organizing workshop. If you want to start the process of organizing in your workplace, whether against a bad boss, sexual harassment, wage theft, or for a union, come talk it over with your comrades.

The meeting will be immediately before the Labor Working Group's monthly meeting, on the same block:

Blue Bottle Coffee, 40 Bow St., Cambridge.

We'll also be doing trainings on the basics of organizing principles periodically, but this workshop is for folks who want to get into more specifics about their own situations.

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The Boston DSA Labor Working Group meets once monthly, on the first Wednesday of each month, at the Democracy Center, at 45 Mount Auburn Street in Cambridge from 6:30-8:30.

The Labor Working Group will have its monthly meeting September 4th at 6:30 PM at the Democracy Center, 45 Mt. Auburn Street in Cambridge.

AGENDA

1. Introductions (10 minutes)
2. Parenthood as Labor Presentation & Discussion (45 minutes)
3. Reportback on the Ironworkers Letter-Writing Campaign (30 minutes)
4. Group Editing & Collaboration on Physical Materials (Membership Labor Survey & Strike Support Materials) (25 minutes)
5. Report-backs and Closing

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This is the monthly meeting of the Boston DSA Ecosocialism working group. We'll discuss updates to our campaigns, work with other groups, and a political reading discussion.

Note: We are meeting in the Rosa Parks room.

Accessibility: The Democracy Center is partially wheelchair accessible, no accessible bathroom on site. The Mandela, Parks, and Chavez rooms are accessible, but the Library is not. Wheelchair users are welcome to use the accessible restroom at Daedalus while we plan our improvements for bathroom accessibility. To reach that bathroom, exit the ramp and turn left on Bow St, at the next building (Daedalus) use their accessible entrance and their restroom will be on the right. More information at: democracycenter.org/accessibility. Contact info@democracycenter.org or 617 492 8855 as needed

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Please join us at the regular meeting of the Boston Revolutionary Socialist Caucus. While the cats are away at the DSA National Convention the cats will play! We're a caucus of revolutionary socialists within Boston DSA working on discovering and carrying out a communist praxis for the 21st century.

Our meetings will typically feature discussion of ongoing organizing, political discussions, and logistical work. All who are interested in discussing how revolutionary socialists can work within the DSA are welcome to join.

Accessibility information for the space: The Democracy Center is partially wheelchair accessible, but there is no accessible bathroom on site. The Mandela, Parks, and Chavez rooms are accessible, but the Library is not. Wheelchair users are welcome to use the accessible restroom at Daedalus while we plan our improvements for bathroom accessibility. To reach that bathroom, exit the ramp and turn left on Bow St, at the next building (Daedalus) use their accessible entrance and their restroom will be on the right.

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The Immigration Working Group works in solidarity with (im)migrant-led groups in Boston to help build a broad cultural and legislative campaign in the name of dignity, respect, and political protection for the (im)migrant working class.

immigration@bostondsa.org

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We use these meetings to brainstorm and address administrative issues in the chapter. They are usually the second and fourth Wednesday of each month. There is always a Zoom link posted to the BDSA Slack ask-cc channel. Every other meeting, the CC meets in person at a location also available on Slack. If you're a DSA member but not on Slack, email boston-dsa-coordinating-committee@googlegroups.com for the information. CC meetings are open to DSA members but not the public.

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A reading group that meets every Wednesday, studying various theoretical works that cover socialist organizing, Marxist economics, building in a pre-revolutionary moment, the historical meaning of the Russian Revolution and the effects of Stalinism.

For more information about the current readings and the location, contact bostonmarxist@gmail.com

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Open to all DSA volunteers, members, allies, and coalition partners.

Current projects include:
Continuing our Endorsements for Municipal races in 2019 (Boston City Council, Cambridge City Council, and Medford City Council)
Supporting movement-based Municipal candidates we have endorsed, as well as ongoing work alongside Right to the City to create deep, accountable two-way coalitions
Continuing, long-term work on Raise Up, Mass Alliance, and Green New Deal coalition work

Please watch the electoral working group email list for the Zoom details--or if you are not yet on the list, message us on Facebook.

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Join your fellow socialists and interested passers by to watch, heckle, politically discuss, and hopefully enjoy the September Democratic Presidential debate at Aeronaut Brewing Company in Somerville.

We expect to have a lively and comradely atmosphere and consider questions like whether Boston Democratic Socialists of America should play a role in the campaign for democratic socialist candidate Bernie Sanders, whether the DSA convention was right to adopt "Bernie or Bust," and what we can do right here in Boston to help build movements that can win huge reforms like Medicare for All.

Come for the good time, and stay to sign up to help get socialists elected to city council in Cambridge, Boston, and Medford, for tenants rights organizing, and healthcare justice. We have a world to win!

Aeronaut Brewing is an ADA accessible space with accessible restrooms. If you have any accessibility concerns, please reach out to to request accommodations. You may also email coordinators@bostondsa.org or use the http://bit.ly/bosdsaaccess form to reach the Boston DSA accessibility team.

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Recently, many of us attended a town hall for Stephen Lynch. Numerous constituents asked why he has failed to sign on to co-sponsor the Medicare For All Act of 2019. Instead of a coherent answer, Lynch rattled off a series of empty talking points and said he is "open to persuasion" on the issue. Let's persuade him.

Boston DSA and South Shore DSA will be joining forces to canvass voters in Quincy with a petition asking Lynch to join the majority of the MA delegetation in co-sponsoring the Medicare For All Act.

The canvass will take place on September 14, from 10am-3pm. We will be meeting at the Dunkin Donuts at 1250 Hancock St # 1, Quincy, MA 02169 for a training, then we will go out to canvas. First-timers can follow a more experienced canvasser to start.

No experience required, but you should bring a phone with the miniVAN app downloaded ahead of time if possible (it's free, please create an account as well).

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Come and discuss DSA stuff in Somerville! Get caught up on Union Sq Neighborhood Council, Somerville City Council. Hang out with your friends, bring new people, be a new person, etc! There will be time for socializing, too, my comrades.

If you have any accessibility concerns, please reach out to tech@bostondsa.org to request accommodations. You may also email accessibility@bostondsa.org or use the http://bit.ly/bdsaaccess form to reach the Boston DSA accessibility team.

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Boston DSA wants YOU (yes you) to become a tenant organizer! Over the past 2 years our Housing Working Group has expanded the scope of its activities from broad canvassing and mobilizing to organizing with tenants unions in several building complexes. Organizing like this takes a lot of time and energy, and we need a larger team to keep our momentum and to expand out from the buildings we're currently organizing in. The purpose of this training is to impart what we've learned about tenant organizing and get you out there doing the work as quickly as possible. We will also spend some time talking about strategy for the buildings in which we are organising.

If you need any accessibility accommodations at the meeting, please reach out to Evan (evanrlemire@gmail.com) or the housing group (housing@bostondsa.org). You may also fill out the accessibility request form at http://bit.ly/bdsaaccess or email accessibility@bostondsa.org to reach the Boston DSA accessibility team. Our chapter's accessibility guide can be found at http://www.bostondsa.org/accessibility/.

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Come meet with other artists, musicians and creators within DSA to discuss how we can use our talents and interests to enhance the cultural landscape of our organization. We will be discussing events we've been planning, including music shows, movie screenings and anything else people have energy to try and put together. We also will be discussing the possibility of turning this caucus into a working group that meets regularly to tackle arts related issues from a socialist perspective.

Accessibility requests go here; bit.ly/bosdsaaccess. Some info on the venue;

The Democracy Center is partially wheelchair accessible, no accessible bathroom on site. The Mandela, Parks, and Chavez rooms are accessible, but the Library is not. Wheelchair users are welcome to use the accessible restroom at Daedalus while we plan our improvements for bathroom accessibility. To reach that bathroom, exit the ramp and turn left on Bow St, at the next building (Daedalus) use their accessible entrance and their restroom will be on the right. More information at: democracycenter.org/accessibility. Contact info@democracycenter.org or 617 492 8855 as needed.

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The monthly meeting of the Housing Working Group. Join us to talk about our ongoing tenant organizing projects and other socialist housing topics!

This meeting will rotate between Jobs with Justice in JP and the Democracy Center in Cambridge for the rest of 2019. Accessibility info for both locations is below. The location should reflect this month's location, but the following is the master list:

Jobs with Justice - July, September, November
Democracy Center - August, October, December

If you need any accessibility accommodations at the meeting, please reach out to our working group email (housing@bostondsa.org). You may also fill out the accessibility request form at http://bit.ly/bdsaaccess or email accessibility@bostondsa.org to reach the Boston DSA accessibility team. Our chapter's accessibility guide can be found at http://www.bostondsa.org/accessibility/.

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JOBS WITH JUSTICE ACCESSIBILITY INFO

Jobs with Justice is wheelchair accessible.

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DEMOCRACY CENTER ACCESSIBILITY INFO

The Democracy Center is partially wheelchair accessible, with no accessible bathroom on site. We'll be meeting in the Rosa Parks room, which is accessible. Wheelchair users are welcome to use the accessible restroom at Daedalus while we plan our improvements for bathroom accessibility. To reach that bathroom, exit the ramp and turn left on Bow St, at the next building (Daedalus) use their accessible entrance and their restroom will be on the right.

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Are you new to DSA? Joined a while ago but not sure where to start? Want to learn more about our structure, campaigns, decision-making process, and how you can get involved? Great! Come on down to Cambridge for this new member orientation with our mobilizing team & membership coordinators to learn all about how to get started organizing with Boston DSA!

We will be meeting in the Mandela room of the Democracy Center at 45 Mt Auburn Street, Cambridge. The Democracy Center is partially wheelchair accessible, but the bathroom is not wheelchair accessible. The Daedalus (the restaurant next door) has allowed DC patrons to use their accessible bathroom. Contact accessibility@bostondsa.org for questions or concerns.

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In advance of the climate strike and week of action, join us on Tuesday Sept. 17th for a discussion on the role of scientists in the youth climate strike. We will highlight the strike organizers and their demands, internationally, nationally, and locally, as well as ways to get involved in long term organizing.

The webinar will feature 3 panelists:

Vignesh Ramachandran (Digital Organizer, 350MA)
What are the climate strike demands and how can scientists communicate about them effectively?

Nathan Phillips (Earth and Environmental Scientist, Boston University)
How can scientists get involved in community organizing?

Nafis Hasan (DSA ecosocialism working group, Biologist, Tufts University)
Enacting climate justice through local campaigns

A discussion among attendees on effectively organizing your workplace to participate in climate action will follow.

The webinar will be conducted over Zoom and in-person at MIT 54-915 and Clark 201 at WHOI

You can join by clicking this link:
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The Membership Committee's monthly meeting will be held over Zoom. It is open to all members in good standing of Boston DSA, but only to members. Please inquire on slack or over Messenger for the Zoom link.

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We have some big questions about what all those Somerville cops were doing at the "straight pride" march. Come to the auditorium at Somerville High School on Wednesday Sept 18th to ask them! Hearing starts at 7 (or maybe a little before or maybe a little after). If you come early enough, we'll give you a button.

Somerville cops: who do you serve? who do you protect?

Some more info:
https://patch.com/massachusetts/somerville/somerville-public-hearings-airplane-noise-straight-pride-parade

Note: if you have big feelings about airplane noise in Somerville, you can come to the same place at 6pm for that hearing.

This event about how cops are bad is being held in an accessible space, to the best of our knowledge. If you have any accessibility concerns, please reach out to tech@bostondsa.org to request accommodations. You may also email accessibility@bostondsa.org or use the http://bit.ly/bdsaaccess form to reach the Boston DSA accessibility team.

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Join us for the monthly Tech & Infrastructure Committee meeting where we discuss ongoing projects and opportunities for direct action. This meeting will be at the Dewey Library (building E53) at 30 Wadsworth St, Cambridge, MA 02142. Take the elevator in the lobby to the 4th floor - don't go in the library itself. Elevators are on the right. Meeting room is on the 4th floor to the right

Please RSVP before coming to a meeting so we know how many people to expect for room booking. Join the #cmt-tech-infra channel on Slack or send an email to tech@bostondsa.org for more information on how to get involved.

This meeting is being hosted in an accessible space. If you have any accessibility concerns, please reach out to tech@bostondsa.org to request accommodations. You may also email accessibility@bostondsa.org or use the http://bit.ly/bdsaaccess form to reach the Boston DSA accessibility team.

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This is the monthly meeting for Boston DSA’s Take Back the Grid campaign, in which we’ll discuss campaign strategy and updates with people new to energy democracy and experienced campaigners alike.

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A reading group that meets every Wednesday, studying various theoretical works that cover socialist organizing, Marxist economics, building in a pre-revolutionary moment, the historical meaning of the Russian Revolution and the effects of Stalinism.

For more information about the current readings and the location, contact bostonmarxist@gmail.com

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MWDSA Regular Monthly Meeting

Thursday, September 19

7 pm - 8:45 pm

Main Branch, Framingham Public Library
Costin Room
49 Lexington Street, Framingham

This regular neighborhood meeting of MetroWest DSA will be hosted in the Costin Room at the Main Branch of the Framingham Public Library, located at 49 Lexington Street.

The Main Branch of the Framingham Public Library is a fully accessible building with parking spots reserved for individuals with disabilities, and an automatic door at the main entrance.

If you need any accessibility accommodations at the meeting please email accessibility@bostondsa.org to reach the Boston DSA accessibility team. Our chapter’s accessibility guide can be found at http://www.bostondsa.org/accessibility/.

This meeting will also be video conferenced using Zoom:
Topic: MetroWest DSA
Time: Sep 19, 2019 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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The July meeting of the Boston DSA Internationalism Working Group is Thursday, 9/19, 7-8:30pm.
Address: 11 Garden St., Cambridge, MA 02138

Agenda: We are building a campaign to pressure Rep. Katherine Clark to co-sponsor legislation that would prohibit military intervention in Venezuela. Our last action was a canvas for postcards in Clark's district and at this meeting we will discuss next steps.

We will also be discussing a reading on the occupation of Kashmir.
https://www.jacobinmag.com/2019/08/jammu-kashmir-narendra-modi-bjp-rss

Send a DM or email internationalism@bostondsa.com if you would like to put something on the agenda.

Follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/bdsa_global

If you need assistance with accessibility, please reach out via email to accessibility@bostondsa.org or through this form: http://bit.ly/bdsaaccess

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