"Not another nickel, not another dime, for Colombia's state crimes." We will take to the streets to demand respect for the human rights to life and democratic dissent in Colombia.

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Everyone new to socialist 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”.

Each session will discuss three or four questions raised in “ABCs” that are the kind you are likely 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 first session will be on Monday, July 26 and in total there will be four sessions (August 2nd, 9th and 16th) on Zoom. There will be about 35 pages of reading for each session.

For the first session please read the first two chapters ("Isn't America already kind of socialist?" and "But at least capitalism is free and democratic, right?"), as well as the chapter "Why do socialist talk so much about workers?"

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

Please email abcsofsocialism@gmail.com for more info

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This is the monthly meeting of the Boston DSA Ecosocialism working group. We will discuss updates to our campaigns and 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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Now that we can meet in the meatspace again, it's time to brush up on how to plan in-person events! Good meetings make people want to show up for socialism, and we'll show you how to plan and execute all kinds of events, from the smallest social hour to the largest general meeting.

We'll cover the administrative skills you need to write an agenda, find a space, provide the right supplies, and keep the meeting accessible and inviting to all our comrades.

Our presenter Claire B. was chair of Boston DSA's General Meeting Planning Committee for 2 years and is excited to share with you all her best practices.

This will be a zoom meeting, and socialists everywhere are encouraged to attend. Register for the call at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcrf-yvrjsoHdPCJAgmDnTA3DQgIWwwbIVv

We are socialists in the streets, and socialists in the spreadsheets!

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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:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0lfuGvrjwsHdBWscC5OQubCbjMN-QixBuZ

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

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The Boston DSA Labor Working Group meets *twice* each month - on the first and third Wednesdays of each month. New, old, and potential DSA members are all welcome! Come for a discussion on local labor updates and a wide variety of projects, including new worker organizing, labor solidarity campaigns, events and panels, as well as our blog, Working Mass (working-mass.com).

Please note: our August 4th meeting has been rescheduled for August 11th!

Please email us at labor@bostondsa.org for the Zoom link, and to get on the mailing list.

If you're interested in getting involved, you can also fill out our interest form (bit.ly/BDSAlabor), and follow us on Twitter (twitter.com/BDSA_Labor).

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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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With only a month left until the election, help us win a majority socialist City Council in Somerville! Join us for a brief canvass training and we'll send you out to knock doors for our seven amazing candidates.

No experience necessary! A charged smartphone and a positive attitude is all you need. If you've never canvassed before, we'll pair you up with someone more experienced.

RSVP for location: https://actionnetwork.org/events/august-chapter-social-canvass

This canvass will be followed by a chapter-wide ice cream social nearby! Learn more: https://www.facebook.com/events/343588920791388/
(If you can't make it to the canvass, you’re still welcome to come to the social!)

About Our Candidates
We've endorsed 7 amazing socialists in Somerville, who are fighting to end the housing crisis with strong tenant protections, pass a municipal Green New Deal (including making the MBTA fare-free for all residents), and to reallocate police department cash into the chronically underfunded social services that actually make our neighborhoods safer and healthier. Somerville voters love these policies, but we can only win these elections if we talk to voters who haven't heard from us yet. We need your help!
https://www.bostondsa.org/endorsements/

Transportation
Our location is a 10 min walk from the Davis Square MBTA stop. Street parking is free without a permit in Somerville on Sundays.

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Join your Boston DSA comrades for our first chapter-wide in-person event since March 2020!

It’s been a long 15 months, and it’s finally safe for us to gather together in person with the comrades we’ve missed--and meet ones we only know through Zoom! There’ll be ice cream, lawn games, and plenty of reunions (hugs optional). Family, friends, partners, and pets are welcome too!

Please RSVP for event location: https://actionnetwork.org/events/august-chapter-social-canvass

This event will be preceded by a canvass for our amazing Somerville socialist city council slate! Learn more & RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/august-chapter-social-canvass

(If you can't make it to the canvass, you’re still welcome to come to the social!)

Transportation
Our location is a 10 min walk from the Davis Square MBTA stop. Street parking is free without a permit in Somerville on Sundays.

Child Watch
Child watch will be available for young comrades attending with their caregivers.

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New to Boston DSA? Not sure how to get started? Not a member yet, but looking to dip your toe in? Or maybe you're a not-so-new member, but haven't been active in a while? Then please join us via Zoom for a New Member Orientation call.

Comrades from our Membership Committee will walk you through the chapter's structure, answer questions, facilitate discussion about socialist organizing in Boston, and discuss how the chapter is responding to the COVID-19 state of emergency and the associated crises of capitalism it has accelerated.
Due to the aforementioned pandemic, this meeting, as well as most of our other meetings and events for the foreseeable future, will be held over Zoom. RSVP at bit.ly/BDSANewMember for the link!

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Everyone new to socialist 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”.

Each session will discuss three or four questions raised in “ABCs” that are the kind you are likely 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 first session will be on Monday, July 26 and in total there will be four sessions (August 2nd, 9th and 16th) on Zoom. There will be about 35 pages of reading for each session.

For the first session please read the first two chapters ("Isn't America already kind of socialist?" and "But at least capitalism is free and democratic, right?"), as well as the chapter "Why do socialist talk so much about workers?"

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

Please email abcsofsocialism@gmail.com for more info

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The Membership Committee meets via Zoom on the third Tuesday of every month. MemCom handles member data and membership issues, hosts New Member Orientations, and runs trainings for chapter members on organizing skills. It is also charged with implementing our Member Engagement and Inclusion priority for 2021. Meetings are open to all Boston DSA members in good standing. For the agenda and call-in link, please email the Membership Committee at membership 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. Right now we're focusing on our Utility Relief for All campaign to pass HD.3313 in the MA State House. For zoom information, if you are not on our mailing list, please email takebackthegrid.boston@gmail.com.

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Join Take Back the Grid to hear about next steps to pass utility debt relief in the MA state house.

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The Boston DSA Labor Working Group meets *twice* each month - on the first and third Wednesdays of each month. New, old, and potential DSA members are all welcome! Come for a discussion on local labor updates and a wide variety of projects, including new worker organizing, labor solidarity campaigns, events and panels, as well as our blog, Working Mass (working-mass.com).

Please note: our August 4th meeting has been rescheduled for August 11th!

Please email us at labor@bostondsa.org for the Zoom link, and to get on the mailing list.

If you're interested in getting involved, you can also fill out our interest form (bit.ly/BDSAlabor), and follow us on Twitter (twitter.com/BDSA_Labor).

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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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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.

On the agenda for our May meeting: upcoming Palestine solidarity organizing, our ongoing campaigns on ending vaccine apartheid and military aid to Honduras, and a special presentation on the strikes in Colombia and how DSA can show up in solidarity with the local Colombian community.

Meeting Zoom link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85731117799?pwd=WlJmMVl0MHBrdUNVbmdmSjBKS1Fjdz09

Email internationalism@bostondsa.org with questions.

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Socialists frequently say that we have a “class” analysis, we talk about the power of the working “class”, that we want a “class”less society. But what does all of that mean?

Understanding class is the first essential step in understanding socialist perspective and strategy. At this Night School, we’ll be going over what exactly we mean when we talk about class: what it is, where it comes from, and how it works. We’ll also be talking about why the working class is so important for a socialist movement.

The event will start with a short lecture on the topic of class, followed by a brief Q&A. We’ll also have discussion groups so that everyone can really absorb and work through the material they just learned.

Socialist Night Schools are an introductory, low-barrier to entry series. No prior experience with socialism or theory is needed! Amateurs and experts alike are welcome to join.

Register: https://bit.ly/ClassBDSA

This event is part of a 3-part series about Class from Boston DSA's Socialist Night School. Feel free to join for as many as you like! The other sessions are:
(What Is Class? https://fb.me/e/417BFkwDM) Register here: https://bit.ly/ClassBDSA
(Race & Class https://fb.me/e/1IiOYNCoK) Register here: https://bit.ly/RaceClassBDSA
(Gender & Class https://fb.me/e/2r53YSZaN) Register here: https://bit.ly/GenderClassBDSA
And there will be more Socialist Night School sessions planned to follow!

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Let's put the social back in Socialism! Everyone knows that nothing compares to hanging out and socializing with comrades in-person, but since that's not possible due to Covid, this is the next best thing! Take the opportunity to socialize with members of the chapter, as well as cope with the social isolation imposed by the pandemic. There's no meeting agenda for this event, no readings to do in advance, just show up and have a good time! If you have any questions at all, feel free to email us at, mentalhealth@bostondsa.org. We hope to see you there!

Register in advance for this event:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEkdO-orjIuGdRD7KJ2nHNofZJFYeEVorOY

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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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Update: The Red Roses Workshop on Friday, July 30 is cancelled. See you next month, on August 27!

“To exist, humanly, is to name the world, to change it. Once named, the world in its turn reappears to the namers as a problem and requires them a new naming. Human beings are not built in silence, but in word, in work, in action-reflection.” Paulo Freire, Pedagogy of the Oppressed.

Join the Mental Health Working Group’s very own writing workshop! This workshop will be guided by Comrade Binx, a published poet and MFA candidate at Emerson College. Centered around expression and encouragement, the Red Roses Writing Workshop serves as a space for building voices of change. Attendees should bring 1 poem or 1-2 pages of prose for the workshop.

Register for the Zoom call at bit.ly/RedRosesWriting

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