Boston DSA has proudly endorsed fellow Democratic Socialist Ihssane Leckey for Congress (MA-04)! She is running for Universal Family Care, a Green New Deal, and Medicare for All, and needs our support to defeat the numerous corporate Democrats challenging her.

You can register below for the upcoming phonebanks or email Evan George: egeorge1215@gmail.com to get involved!

Registration link: https://secure.ngpvan.com/p/qqP7PmLuhkW3OaAqH2GTvA2?results=True&date_start=06-30-2020&date_end=07-11-2020&pn=1

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Join us for the monthly meeting of the Mental Health Working Group. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we have moved all our meetings remotely to Zoom. You can find the zoom link for this meeting on our DSA slack channel

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The Boston DSA Labor Working Group meets every month, on the first Wednesday of the month from 6:30-8:30pm. Note that for January 2020 this date is being bumped a week later due to the holiday!!

Our specific meeting room within the building is room 2B on the second floor. NOTE: We're holding meetings over Zoom for the time being. Please reach out to labor@bostondsa.org to get on the listserv and receive the Zoom link.

Agenda will be posted on the labor working group listserv in advance of each meeting. Please reach out to labor@bostondsa.org with any questions you may have!! 🙂

The SEIU 32BJ meeting space downtown is handicapped accessible with elevator access to the meeting room, which is on the second floor. The front door to the building may require assistance to hold open for anyone with mobility limitations.

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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.

This will be a Zoom-only event. We will use the recurring number from past meetings, and will send out an agenda with details prior to the meeting, so if you're not already on our mailing list but would like to attend, please contact ecosocialism@bostondsa.org for meeting details.

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(We will post a Zoom link on the day of the actual event)

Edit: We're moving this event back to Saturday, August 8th. We apologize for any inconvenience.

You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy than the Democratic Party in the United States. But even in this age of systemic collapse and fascist mercs black bagging protesters there are still many who only engage with politics by going to a elementary school gymnasium once every four years to vote. What the hell are we supposed to do with that?

How can socialists build power within the existing electoral framework? Who would socialists endorse? Should we have some basic standards for what they think socialism is? Anyone who calls themselves a socialist? Or anyone that professes to be a "progressive," whatever the hell that means?

In this session we will discuss socialist electoral strategy and what our role should be in bourgeois parliamentarianism.

RSC is a collective of Boston based socialists engaged in labor, housing, anti-fascist and many other struggles

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Virtually join your Somerville DSA comrades over Zoom for a low-stress quarantine happy hour this Sunday night. Fight social isolation as we all practice social(ist) distancing. No agenda, just a hang-out with your fellow democratic socialists to connect in this otherwise tough time.

All you need is a drink (seltzer, tea, coffee, juice, beer, wine, amaro, an old fashioned, or perhaps the cursed "quarantini"), a snack, and your webcam/microphone. Since this is becoming a more regular thing, we believe it would be good to have some Community Guidelines for Snacks and Sips:

1. Assume good faith, and be a supportive comrade
2. Share the mic
3. Maintain a welcoming and accessible environment for all
4. Oops, ouch. We understand that everyone makes mistakes
5. Take care when bringing up sensitive topics
6. Be a comrade, not a creep

The zoom link will be sent out over the Somerville DSA email list and the #somerville slack channel shortly before we start. If you think you should be on the Somerville DSA email list but are not, please message the chapter FB account or email the membership team.

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COVID-19 Update: We will be meeting exclusively on Zoom for the foreseeable future. Please message Tim Follo for the zoom link!

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.

If you have any questions or would like to be added to the working group mailing list, please email immigration@bostondsa.org.

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A reading group that meets every Monday, 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 Zoom link, contact bostonmarxist@gmail.com.

You can also fill out this Google form to register interest: https://forms.gle/4158uVY7mvWoDqot6

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COVID-19 is exacerbating the housing crisis. Rents continue to rise, the landlord class prospers, and the working class continues to get squeezed. But our chapter is part of the growing movement to change all of this. We are putting principles into action and loudly saying: housing is a human right!

Boston DSA has formed a Rent Control Campaign to coordinate housing justice issues in the current moment. We will organize to fight for the immediate demand of today-- an emergency cancellation of rent and mortgages -- and pave the way for further mobilizations to win state-wide rent control.

Each monthly meeting will be held over Zoom. Please register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMvce6trjMiGdOTAMMCFhrWenx5CuE6t3mp

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The Boston DSA Coordinating Committee meets semimonthly, usually on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month. We will be meeting online only for the foreseeable future.

We use these meetings to brainstorm and address administrative issues in the chapter. The Zoom link and CC meeting notes are posted in the #ask-cc channel in the chapter Slack. In addition, you can email the CC at boston-dsa-coordinating-committee at googlegroups dot com.

All CC meetings are open to the general membership, but not to the general public. On specific occasions where the CC is handling sensitive information, it may go into executive session for a portion of the meeting; this will be made known beforehand.

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Do you love socialism and posting? Do you have skills in email-writing, calendar-managing, social media, and other officey stuff from your corporate job that you'd like to use to smash capitalism instead? Do you hate canvassing and would prefer to just draft emails for the revolution? Are you good at graphic design (because I'm not and could really use some help on that front)? Then the newly rebooted Communications Committee wants YOU! *World War II recruitment poster pointing*

This Committee is open to all members in good standing, but is only open to members. If you are not a member but are Comms-Committee-curious, you are still welcome to call in, or you can DM us and someone from the Comms Committee will be happy to chat with you about what kind of stuff we do.

Zoom registration link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAoc-2vrDsjH9yZ5X8zTM9Q9iWKduzsgK4T

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This is the monthly meeting of Boston DSA's electoral working group. This meeting is open to all DSA members, non-members, allies, and coalition partners.

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, we are holding this meeting online. The Zoom link will be emailed to the electoral working google group list before the 14th. If you are not on that google group, please register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/v5Mpf-uopjMr5ofu92wMNMb7rvcc4RqNSQ

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

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Virtually join your Somerville DSA comrades over Zoom for a low-stress quarantine happy hour this Sunday night. Fight social isolation as we all practice social(ist) distancing. No agenda, just a hang-out with your fellow democratic socialists to connect in this otherwise tough time.

All you need is a drink (seltzer, tea, coffee, juice, beer, wine, amaro, an old fashioned, or perhaps the cursed "quarantini"), a snack, and your webcam/microphone. Since this is becoming a more regular thing, we believe it would be good to have some Community Guidelines for Snacks and Sips:

1. Assume good faith, and be a supportive comrade
2. Share the mic
3. Maintain a welcoming and accessible environment for all
4. Oops, ouch. We understand that everyone makes mistakes
5. Take care when bringing up sensitive topics
6. Be a comrade, not a creep

The zoom link will be sent out over the Somerville DSA email list and the #somerville slack channel shortly before we start. If you think you should be on the Somerville DSA email list but are not, please message the chapter FB account or email the membership team.

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This is the monthly meeting of the Housing Working Group. Join our ongoing tenant organizing projects and other socialist housing topics!

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, we are holding this meeting online. Please message us for the Zoom link.

We also have a weekly strategy call every Monday at 7pm, and a monthly training on "Tenant Organizing under Covid." (the next one will focus on Eviction Defense, on Sunday 7/26 at 2pm).

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A reading group that meets every Monday, 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 Zoom link, contact bostonmarxist@gmail.com.

You can also fill out this Google form to register interest: https://forms.gle/4158uVY7mvWoDqot6

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Boston DSA has proudly endorsed fellow Democratic Socialist Ihssane Leckey for Congress (MA-04)! She is running for Universal Family Care, a Green New Deal, and Medicare for All, and needs our support to defeat the numerous corporate Democrats challenging her.

You can register below for the upcoming phonebanks or email Evan George: egeorge1215@gmail.com to get involved!

Registration link: https://secure.ngpvan.com/p/qqP7PmLuhkW3OaAqH2GTvA2?results=True&date_start=06-30-2020&date_end=07-11-2020&pn=1

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This is the monthly meeting of the Membership Committee, which meets via Zoom on the third Tuesday of every month. Meetings are open to all Boston DSA members in good standing. To obtain the Zoom information, please email the Membership Committee at coordinators at bostondsa dot org.

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Monthly meeting of the Take Back the Grid campaign, in which we’ll discuss campaign strategy and updates with people new to energy democracy and experienced campaigners alike. For zoom information, if you are not on our mailing list, please email takebackthegrid.boston@gmail.com.

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Join us for the monthly Tech & Infrastructure Committee meeting where we discuss ongoing projects and opportunities for direct action.

Join the #cmt-tech-infra channel on Slack or send an email to boston-dsa-tech-infra@googlegroups.com for more information on how to get involved.

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This months meeting will be online only. We will be discussing the campaign against sanctions, and how we intend to participate.

The Boston DSA Internationalism Working Group meets the 3rd Thursday of every month.

Mission: The Internationalism Working Group aims to build global solidarity for global liberation. We oppose globalized capitalism, imperialism, militarism, settler colonialism, and all forms of oppression wherever they occur. Capitalism is global — to defeat it, we must be too.

Campaigns: We are working as part of a coalition against unjust economic sanctions.

We will have Zoom call available. Details are at the bottom.

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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Virtually join your Somerville DSA comrades over Zoom for a low-stress quarantine happy hour this Sunday night. Fight social isolation as we all practice social(ist) distancing. No agenda, just a hang-out with your fellow democratic socialists to connect in this otherwise tough time.

All you need is a drink (seltzer, tea, coffee, juice, beer, wine, amaro, an old fashioned, or perhaps the cursed "quarantini"), a snack, and your webcam/microphone. Since this is becoming a more regular thing, we believe it would be good to have some Community Guidelines for Snacks and Sips:

1. Assume good faith, and be a supportive comrade
2. Share the mic
3. Maintain a welcoming and accessible environment for all
4. Oops, ouch. We understand that everyone makes mistakes
5. Take care when bringing up sensitive topics
6. Be a comrade, not a creep

The zoom link will be sent out over the Somerville DSA email list and the #somerville slack channel shortly before we start. If you think you should be on the Somerville DSA email list but are not, please message the chapter FB account or email the membership team.

https://www.facebook.com/573886286855099

A reading group that meets every Monday, 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 Zoom link, contact bostonmarxist@gmail.com.

You can also fill out this Google form to register interest: https://forms.gle/4158uVY7mvWoDqot6

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Join Boston DSA members to discuss ongoing local mutual aid efforts in response to COVID-19 and how to get involved. This meeting will be held over Zoom. Contact mutualaid@bostondsa.org with any questions or if you want to be added to the working group mailing list.

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The Boston DSA Coordinating Committee meets semimonthly, usually on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month. We will be meeting online only for the foreseeable future.

We use these meetings to brainstorm and address administrative issues in the chapter. The Zoom link and CC meeting notes are posted in the #ask-cc channel in the chapter Slack. In addition, you can email the CC at boston-dsa-coordinating-committee at googlegroups dot com.

All CC meetings are open to the general membership, but not to the general public. On specific occasions where the CC is handling sensitive information, it may go into executive session for a portion of the meeting; this will be made known beforehand.

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Due to the COVID-19 public health emergency, working group meetings will be held over Zoom until it is safe to meet in person. Please email education@bostondsa.org or message the Boston DSA page for Zoom information.

This is the monthly meeting of the Political Education Working Group. Come and discuss internal and external education projects for Boston DSA!

If you have any accessibility concerns, please reach out to education@bostondsa.org to request accommodations.

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Virtually join your Somerville DSA comrades over Zoom for a low-stress quarantine happy hour this Sunday night. Fight social isolation as we all practice social(ist) distancing. No agenda, just a hang-out with your fellow democratic socialists to connect in this otherwise tough time.

All you need is a drink (seltzer, tea, coffee, juice, beer, wine, amaro, an old fashioned, or perhaps the cursed "quarantini"), a snack, and your webcam/microphone. Since this is becoming a more regular thing, we believe it would be good to have some Community Guidelines for Snacks and Sips:

1. Assume good faith, and be a supportive comrade
2. Share the mic
3. Maintain a welcoming and accessible environment for all
4. Oops, ouch. We understand that everyone makes mistakes
5. Take care when bringing up sensitive topics
6. Be a comrade, not a creep

The zoom link will be sent out over the Somerville DSA email list and the #somerville slack channel shortly before we start. If you think you should be on the Somerville DSA email list but are not, please message the chapter FB account or email the membership team.

https://www.facebook.com/573886283521766

A reading group that meets every Monday, 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 Zoom link, contact bostonmarxist@gmail.com.

You can also fill out this Google form to register interest: https://forms.gle/4158uVY7mvWoDqot6

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