Hey comrades, 

We hope you're all staying safe and warm as we enter the New Year. It was great seeing everyone who was able to come out to December's Holiday Social, and we hope to see everyone again soon! Keep scrolling to read about upcoming events and recent news. 

TOMORROW (SATURDAY)! Join us for our January General Meeting, where we'll be discussing:

• City Council Strategy Resolution
• Planning: Org Fair, events & fundraising
• Updates: People's Platform, sweeps & more!

WHEN: Saturday, January 18th from 12 to 2pm!
WHERE: Nora Navra Library (1902 St. Bernard) and online - RSVP here
Please mask if you're coming in person (masks will be available for those without)!

NEXT SATURDAY (Jan 25th)! Community Organizing Fair

Get to know a range of organizations, check out helpful trainings, & build community with others fighting for a better New Orleans! 

• WHEN: Saturday January 25th 12-7pm

• WHERE: André Cailloux Center (2541 Bayou Rd)

Learn more >

UPCOMING COMMUNITY ACTIONS:

• 1/18 - Rally against Trump 
• 1/19 - Martyrs’ March 
• 1/20 - MLK Day Rally 

UPCOMING DSA COMMITTEE MEETINGS:

• 1/20 @ 6pm - Make Entergy Pay @ QiQi (2021 Fourcher)
• 1/21 @ 7pm - Municipal Action Committee attending Community Night at Sports Drink (1042 Toledano)
• 1/22 @ 7pm - Municipal Action Committee on Zoom
• 1/23 @ 7pm - Political Education Reading Group at Zotz’s

OTHER NEWS:
Our chapter has released a statement on the New Year's Bourbon Street Attack. You can find the full statement on our website here and the abbreviated version on our Instagram here and Twitter here.

We also released a statement on Instagram here and Twitter here demanding an end to the embargo on Cuba, highlighting the need for urgent humanitarian aid to address the crises the country is currently facing, and affirming our commitment to re-establishing the historical ties between the people of New Orleans and Cuba. 

• We are pleased that the Biden administration committed to removing Cuba from the State Sponsors of Terrorism list shortly after (influenced by our statement, no doubt). However, signs indicate the Trump administration is likely to reverse that decision once they take office and Cuba remains in desperate need of relief, so our work is not done.

Additionally, Jeff Landry and the Louisiana State Police have begun an absurdly expensive and inhumane campaign forcibly relocating those experiencing homelessness to a remote, unfinished warehouse under threat of arrest. Check out Verite's coverage here for details and follow NOHHARRM on Instagram for more information and updates.  

Solidarity forever,
New Orleans DSA Local Council