Please join us at the regular meeting of the Boston Refoundation Caucus. 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.

One Note: The end of this meeting clashes with the begining of Prommunism. We've set up the agenda so that people who need/want to leave early to go the event won't miss much. A good number of us will be heading over after the meeting as well.

We’re meeting in the Parks room of the Democracy Center. 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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Socialism is for everybody, and so is this social! Join your comrades of all ages--including kids!--for a special low-key family- and introvert-friendly social with a photo booth, snacks, arts & crafts, games, and more. Relax and get to know your comrades in a chill environment! For the first hour of the social, there will also be a New Member Orientation (see below) in the mezzanine area of the venue.

Participants 18 and older are welcome to stick around for our Prommunism Dance Party & Fundraiser starting at 7 PM.

4:30 - 5:30 PM // NEW MEMBER ORIENTATION (partially overlaps with social)
Are you brand-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! Join us for this new member orientation with our mobilizing team to learn all about how to get started organizing with Boston DSA!

CHILD WATCH // Child watch and fun kid-friendly activities will be provided! Please email treasurer@bostondsa.org with any questions or requests.

VOLUNTEER // Are you already a highly involved member who wants to help welcome more comrades into BDSA? Sign up here to volunteer: https://goo.gl/forms/52r02e57lra2Yo6u1

ACCESSIBILITY // The Armory is fully wheelchair accessible (including bathrooms), and free on-site parking is readily available, including accessible spots reserved for disabled guests. Please email treasurer@bostondsa.org with any questions or requests.

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LIVE MUSIC // DJs // DANCING // PHOTO BOOTH // CASH BAR

On March 2, Boston DSA storms the Somerville Armory for a dance revolution. Seize the means of celebration and join the party!

Dance the night away with your comrades to our line-up of party favorites for party faithful and fellow travelers:

THE RED SCARE! Boston's most dangerous cover band (of all DSA members)!
HUXLEY! Disco, house, pop and other records he dug up in the backyard!
TIM FAUST! Inspirational shouting!
GREG aka MR. SHOES! Rabble-rousing rock-a-boogie!

TICKETS // $20 suggested donation or pay what you can. 100% of proceeds over the cost of the event will go to support our organizing in greater Boston, including our 2019 local priority campaigns #TakeBackTheGrid and #Medicare4All. PLEASE RESERVE YOUR TICKETS IN ADVANCE! Only a limited number will be available at the door. pre-ticketing closes at noon on Saturday.

CASH BAR // Cider, wine, beer, and seltzer served by Armory bartenders. Bring cash, and remember to tip well!

FOOD // Snacks, cookies, and $2/slice Pini's pizza

RAFFLE // Win authentic Soviet posters, Coolidge Corner & Boston Roller Derby passes, a custom portrait of your pet, DSA swag bag, and more.

ACCESSIBILITY & TRANSPORTATION // The Armory is fully wheelchair accessible (including bathrooms), and free on-site parking is readily available. Please email treasurer@bostondsa.org with any additional questions or requests.

BIG LOUD PARTIES NOT YOUR SCENE? // Join us earlier in the afternoon for our alcohol- and dancing-free All Ages DSA Social (with Member Orientation!)! It'll be the same location and the same friendly comrades, just with chill, low-key vibes. Kids are welcome, and child-watch and fun kid-friendly activities will be provided.

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THIS MONTH'S MEETING TAKES PLACE AT Massachusetts Jobs with Justice! at 375 Centre St, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130

This is the monthly meeting to work on implementation of Boston DSA's Member Organizing System. Contact coordinators@bostondsa.org to learn more or get involved.

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Boston DSA wants YOU (yes you) to become a tenant organizer! Over the past 18 months 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). 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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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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Join us for the March 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 with any accessibility questions or requests.

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Our next Labor Working Group meeting is this Wednesday, March 6, at the Democracy Center, at 45 Mount Auburn Street in Cambridge from 6:30-8:30. Right now for the agenda we have:

Boston DSA's upcoming Regional Convention
The upcoming Stop and Shop strike
Our Socialist Fundamentals presentation
Our upcoming socialist educators event

If you'd like to add anything to the agenda, let me know, and we'll get you added!

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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Medicare for All is gaining momentum — today, 70% of Americans support the single-payer policy. But in order to win it, we’re going to have to overcome the powerful private interests that want to defeat it. Already, establishment Democrats are cowing to private insurers and pharmaceutical manufacturers by attempting to replace Medicare for All with lookalike legislation. As the new Democratic House majority begins to hold hearings and cohere around a healthcare policy, we need an uncompromising mass movement that demands nothing less than a universal, comprehensive, free-at-use Medicare for All.

Join Michael Lighty, long-time single-payer champion and Sanders Institute Fellow, as he stops in Boston on his tour of the East Coast to discuss the urgency of the moment.

The event is free and open to 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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Join us for the our monthly meeting of the Boston DSA Ecosocialism Working Group, which we hold every first Thursday of the month between 7-9pm.

We meet at the Democracy Center:
45 Mt Auburn St, Cambridge, MA 02138

If you need any accessibility accommodations for the meeting, please reach out to ecosocialism@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.

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Join us for the monthly member meeting of the Forward Caucus! We'll talk about our work within Boston DSA, and, of course, politics.

Check out our Points of Agreement to learn more about the caucus: https://medium.com/@bdsa.forward/boston-dsa-forward-caucus-principles-of-agreement-8462388bcb88.

If you're interested in attending, please message us for the location.

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Monthly meeting of BDSA's immigration working group

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The Refoundation Caucus will discuss the Inter-generational Organizing and Child Watch priority with one of its primary organizers. We'll be addressing what role Refoundation can play in supporting this priority.

This meeting is open to all who are interested, please come and join us!

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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-sc channel. Every other meeting, the SC meets in person at a location also available on Slack. If you're a DSA member but not on Slack, email info@bostondsa.org for the information. SC 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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We will be reporting back on campaign updates and discussing upcoming DPU rate hike hearings, political education and research needs and other ways to get involved!

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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Regular meeting of the Electoral working group! Open to all DSA members, coalition partners, and community members interested in electoral work.

RSVPs are helpful but not required: https://app.organizetogether.com/calendar/41/event/280

Jobs With Justice is wheelchair accessible. If you need any accessibility accommodations at the meeting, please reach out to sailorpinkmoon@gmail.com. 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.

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Marcharemos da do Boston Common até o Consulado Brasileiro levantando nossas vezes, juntas contra o fascismo, a misoginia, homofobia, transfobia e racismo no Brasil. Comemoraremos a vida de Marielle e marcharemos por seu legado! Tentaram nos enterrar, mas somos sementes...

We will be marching from the Boston Common to the Brazilian Consulate, bringing with us our voices against fascism, misogyny, homophobia, transphobia and racism in Brazil. We will commemorate the life of Marielle and march for her legacy! They tried to bury us be we are seeds...

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Last month, Bernie Sanders announced that he is once again running for President of the United States, seeking the nomination of the Democratic Party. What does a Bernie 2020 run mean for revolutionary socialists, how should revolutionary socialists engage with presidential elections and the contemporary Democratic Party, and what progress towards socialism can be made through the presidency? The Refoundation caucus of Boston DSA will be meeting to discuss these and other topics relating to Bernie’s announcement. All who are interested are welcome to join.

We’re meeting in the Chavez room of the Democracy Center. 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.

Here are some articles regarding Bernie Sanders’ candidacy. They’re optional for the discussion, but may be helpful:

https://jacobinmag.com/2019/02/bernie-sanders-presidential-primary-democratic-party

http://socialistworker.org/2019/02/27/getting-ready-for-bernie-2020

https://link.medium.com/JaeBio6q5U

http://blackrosefed.org/teacher-strikes-bernie-eric-blanc/

https://cosmonaut.blog/2019/02/20/no-bernie/

https://dsabuild.org/four-strategic-logics-bernie-2020

https://www.versobooks.com/blogs/4109-the-lesser-evil-the-left-the-democrats-and-1984

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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 2018. 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 - January, March, May
Democracy Center - February, April, June

If you need any accessibility accommodations at the meeting, please reach out to Juliet (eldredjuliet@gmail.com). 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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The Boston DSA Healthcare Working Group monthly meeting will be next Monday, 3/18, at 7pm at the NonProfit Center in Boston. We will be hosting a NARCAN opioid overdose training and discussing continued work on our medical debt clinics and Medicare For All strategy.

The NonProfit Center is fully accessible, but any questions can be directed to healthcare@bostondsa.org.

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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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The March meeting of the Boston DSA Internationalism Working Group is Thursday, 3/21, 7-9pm at the MIT Dewey Library, 30 Wadsworth St. Cambridge, room 218. We have a few items on the agenda:

One of our members has just returned from a solidarity mission in El Salvador. At this month's meeting, he will share his experience, and what he learned from activists on the ground.

We also have two members preparing presentations for the DSA Regional Unity Conference, which is happening the same week. They will be reviewing their presentations and soliciting input from the working group.

Finally, we will be discussing the aggression against Venezuela, and how DSA can organize to help.

To find the room, go to the second floor of Dewey library near Kendall Sq. and follow signage on the walls. There is an elevator, and this building and its bathroom are wheelchair accessible. If we can do anything to make this meeting more accessible for you, please reach out via email to accessibility@bostondsa.org or through this form: http://bit.ly/bdsaaccess

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This regular neighborhood meeting of MetroWest DSA will be hosted in the Community room at the McAuliffe Branch of the Framingham Public Library located at 746 Water Street.

The McAuliffe 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 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/.

If you'd like to attend via video conference, get information by messaging this page or emailing metrowest@bostondsa.org.

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A specter is haunting New England, the specter of the 2019 New England Democratic Socialists of America Conference #NEDSA2019! Save the dates, March 22nd through 24th in Boston!

THIS EVENT IS OPEN TO DELEGATES AND VOLUNTEERS ONLY. If that describes you, please check your email inbox for details on the location, schedule, etc.

We all have different expertise, but as socialists, we all care about the same fundamentals. Learn and debate with your DSA comrades from Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island.

Learn more about DSA's regional pre-convention conferences here: https://www.dsausa.org/regconfs19-faq/#where-when

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