Everyone new to left activism is invited to a four session intro reading group on the basics of socialism which will be based on Jacobin's lively pamphlet, “The ABC’s of Socialism”.

The group starts on Monday August 1 and runs for four weeks (Mondays, August 8, 15, 22). All sessions are 7:00-8:30 PM.

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Each session will discuss a few questions raised in “ABCs” that are the kind you are likely to get into with workmates, family members or fellow activists.
Topics will include, among many others: “Why do socialists talk so much about workers?”, “Doesn’t socialism always end in dictatorship?”, and “Don’t the rich deserve to keep most of their money?”

We want this reading group to provide a basic knowledge of socialist goals and analysis in a low-key atmosphere which, we hope, will make learning fun and motivate new DSA’ers to get more deeply involved in the work of our chapter.

"The ABCs of Socialism" can be downloaded here:
https://s3.jacobinmag.com/issues/jacobin-abcs.pdf.

Reading schedule for each session:
August 1
“Isn’t America already kind of socialist?”
“But at least capitalism is free and democratic, right?”
August 8
“Why do socialists talk so much about workers?”
“Don’t the rich deserve to keep all of their money?”
August 15
“What about racism? Don’t socialists only care about class?
“Doesn’t socialism always end up in dictatorship?
“Wouldn’t a more democratic world just mean a bigger environmental crisis?
“Is socialism a western concept?”
August 22
“Aren’t socialism and feminism sometimes in conflict?”
“Will socialists take my Kenny Loggins records?”
“Will socialism be boring?”

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Register here for Zoom information: https://actionnetwork.org/events/degrowth-reading-group/

Boston DSA's Eco-Socialism working group and the Take Back The Grid campaign are hosting a reading and discussion series on The Future is Degrowth: A Guide to a World beyond Capitalism by Andrea Vetter, Matthias Schmelzer, and Aaron Vansintjan. This series begins in August 2, 2022 at 7pm, with the schedule to follow determined at the first meeting. Sign up at the link above to receive all meeting details (including Zoom link).

Please reach out to ecosocialism@bostondsa.org if you have any questions about this reading series, our working group within Boston DSA, or the Take Back the Grid campaign! You can find upcoming events and register for our mailing list at bdsa.us/eco.

Link to purchase of the book and e-book directly from the publisher (no readings for the first session): https://www.versobooks.com/books/3989-the-future-is-degrowth

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The Mental Health Working Group aims to investigate, discuss, and confront the deleterious effects of capitalism on mental health. We address the material and emotional needs and respect and support the autonomy of neurodivergent individuals and those who struggle with substance use disorders.
The Mental Health Working Group's current projects include:
* The Comrade Rosie Project, comrade-rosie.org, a creative, collaborative, mental health support network, by and for the working class of Greater Boston.
* Monthly Peer Support Sessions, on the 2nd Tuesday of every month, a space where leftists can help each other process life under COVID and under capitalism
* Red Roses Writing Workshop, bit.ly/RedRosesWriting, a low-key creative workshop on the fourth Friday of every month. Comrades are encouraged to bring 1 poem or 2 pages of prose writing to share.
* Chill With Comrades, a social hangout on the 4th Tuesday of every month. Though hangin' on Zoom is not the same as socializing with socialists in person, this provides some unstructured time to get to know your comrades and remember that we are all just people, not organizing machines.
* The MHWG Google site, https://sites.google.com/view/wg-mentalhealth, to facilitate long-form writing, in homage to the historical "committees of correspondence"
* The Epoch of Incredulity, https://anchor.fm/epoch-of-incredulity, the working group's least safe for work side project. Since we cannot go to cheap dive bars after meetings anymore, the MHWG has attempted to recreate the experience via podcast.
We serve as a resource for other Boston DSA members as much as we serve the larger community. Thus, people need not be reserved about their struggles or hesitant to ask for help.
The Mental Health Working Group meets monthly on the first Tuesday of every month from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we have moved all our meetings to Zoom. If you have any questions or for a copy of the agenda, check out the #wg-mentalhealth channel on the BDSA Slack, or email us at mentalhealth@bostondsa.org.

Registration link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYvdOivrDgiEtXNW5YkZGkpjyAFaCmjYi0-

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The Prison Abolition & Immigration Working Group is held on Mondays once a month from 7-8:30 pm. To register please visit:
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After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Join us to learn more about how you can get involved in immigration justice and/or police and prison abolitionist work in the greater Boston area.

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Hey Comrade,

Living under capitalism is hard. We want a better world, but for the mean time, those of us with burdens are really struggling. This is a safe space to decompress, and share struggles and successes so we keep going. Self-care is important, and sometimes it works better together.

Register in advance for this meeting:
bdsa.us/PeerSupport

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

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The regular meeting of the BDSA Transformative Justice Committee. Open to all members.

Please join the cmt-transformativejustice channel on Slack or sign up for the email list here to get more info and access to the Zoom link: https://actionnetwork.org/forms/tjc-signup

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Join us for our monthly Membership Committee meeting, where we'll discuss ways to mobilize and engage our Chapter's membership.

This meeting will happen on Zoom. Register here to attend here and receive the meeting link: https://bdsa.us/MemComm

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Boston DSA's Eco-Socialism working group and the Take Back The Grid campaign are hosting a reading and discussion series on The Future is Degrowth: A Guide to a World beyond Capitalism by Andrea Vetter, Matthias Schmelzer, and Aaron Vansintjan. This series begins in August 2022, and will run for four biweekly sessions. Sign up on ActionNetwork (https://actionnetwork.org/events/degrowth-reading-group/) to receive all meeting details (including Zoom link).

Session 1: Intros (8/2, Tues @ 7pm)
Session 2: Chapters 1-2 (8/16, Tues @ 7:30pm)
Session 3: Chapter 3 (8/30, Tues @ 7:30pm)
Session 4: Chapters 4-5 (9/13, Tues @ 7:30pm)
Session 5: Chapters 6-7 (9/27, Tues @ 7:30pm)

Each session will include a discussion on the given reading section and other relevant resources shared that week such as podcasts or interviews about the author, militant climate action, and more. Expect ~75 pages of reading per session, but all newcomers are encouraged to join regardless of their reading pac . We'll also hopefully schedule a discussion with one of the authors later in the reading series.

At the end of the series, members will decide future texts to read together. This is a great, low-pressure opportunity to learn about a key movement within ecosocialism, meet a network of eco-conscious activists in and around DSA, and be introduced to some of the environmental organizing happening locally and internationally. Disagreement and questions are encouraged. Our hope is simply that you'll bring your input and excitement to our discussions and join us for as many sessions as you can!

Please reach out to ecosocialism@bostondsa.org if you have any questions about this reading series, our working group within Boston DSA, or the Take Back the Grid campaign! You can find upcoming events and register for our mailing list at bdsa.us/eco.

Link to purchase of the book and e-book directly from the publisher: https://www.versobooks.com/books/3989-the-future-is-degrowth

If you need an ebook copy, please email ecosocialism@bostondsa.org and we'll hook you up.

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