| From | East Bay DSA <[email protected]> |
| Subject | For the many, not the few |
| Date | July 15, 2021 6:41 PM |
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As long as he owns your tools he owns your job, and if he owns your job he is the master of your fate. You are in no sense a free man. You are subject to his interest and to his will. He decides whether you shall work or not. Therefore, he decides whether you shall live or die. And in that humiliating position any one who tries to persuade you that you are a free man is guilty of insulting your intelligence.
-- Eugene Debs
Comrades,
Consider vacation. Holiday. Time off. Do you ever get it? Does someone else decide when you’ve earned it? Does any of that feel fair?
We talk at length about the unfair distribution of resources under capitalism. But Americans, even American socialists, have a hard time discussing the unfair distribution of labor. We work too much. What else can we say?
If you work for a living, the last year may have erased the already-faint concept of "vacation" from your mind and vocabulary. For those of us who had to work through the pandemic, just the same as for those who couldn’t work, COVID-19 put us under all kinds of additional stress, interfered with our recreation, and placed restrictions on our travel. Both within and outside of our jobs and careers, we worked unpaid time and overtime, and gave up on our time off.
Can we get it back? Make it up? Wouldn’t you like to? Those moments are in the past, but we can make them count, we can take them back, in the future – an organized workers’ movement can take power back from the capitalist class, who are so used to telling us when we need to work and when we may briefly relax.
Comrades, believe it: you have earned a vacation. But also understand, the boss will never give it to you; you have to be the one to take it.
Solidarity!
News and Information
Be sure to check out East Bay Majority ([link removed]) , East Bay DSA's news source with a socialist perspective, for the latest news and information.
** TRANSIT CORRIDOR BULLETIN #3: FARES, WHY BOTHER?
------------------------------------------------------------
On May 11, riders pressured the AC Transit Board of Directors to delay a proposed fare increase to 2022. But we should be talking about getting rid of fares entirely.
Read more ([link removed])
Featured Events
While we are still unable to meet face-to-face, events are still going on that you can be a part of. RSVP below to stay updated. You can also keep track on our Events page ([link removed]) .
** ABOLITION WORKING GROUP MEETING
------------------------------------------------------------
Tonight! July 15 | 7–8 p.m.
RSVP for info ([link removed]) ♿️
Meeting of the Abolition Working Group to hear about work done by members who are organizing for the abolition of the Prison Industrial Complex, and to do political education, plan actions, and hold space for folks within the chapter to get involved.
RSVP ([link removed])
** STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING
------------------------------------------------------------
Sunday, July 18 | 2–5 p.m.
Online via Zoom – RSVP for info ([link removed]) ♿️
See how your elected leadership works as we deliberate on current chapter issues. This meeting is open to all DSA members to observe the proceedings. Please RSVP for the Zoom link. The agenda is TBA.
RSVP ([link removed])
** DSA VENEZUELA DELEGATION REPORT BACK
------------------------------------------------------------
Sunday, July 18 | 5–7 p.m.
Online – RSVP for info ([link removed]) ♿️
This June, DSA sent a historic delegation to Venezuela in order to represent the organization in the Congreso Bicentenario de los Pueblos in Caracas. For two weeks this delegation traveled the country, engaging with various political formations and communes, speaking to political leadership at every level, and witnessing firsthand the construction of Venezuelan socialism as it struggled against crippling US sanctions in the time of COVID.
For this special report back, join us for a thoughtful and frank reflection as our delegates discuss US sanctions, socialist solidarity, and the many contradictions and triumphs they experienced during their time in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. Sponsored by the DSA International Committee and DSA National Political Committee.
RSVP ([link removed])
** RACIAL SOLIDARITY COMMITTEE MONTHLY MEETING
------------------------------------------------------------
Monday, July 19 | 7–9 p.m.
contact [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) for location information ♿️
Join the Racial Solidarity Committee for our monthly meeting! The Racial Solidarity Committee (RSC) is dedicated to fighting for the rights of BIPOC communities here in the Bay Area as well as around the world. We are committed to building a multiracial democratic socialist organization that reflects the diversity of the Bay Area working class. Our work ranges from immigration justice and open borders to workers' rights and access to fully-funded public education. In our general meetings, we hold political discussions and report on upcoming RSC campaigns and events. Join us and become a part of the fight for Racial Solidarity!
Racial Solidarity Committee is open to all, and we especially welcome self-identified BIPOC folx. BIPOC facilitators take progressive stack, and we maintain community agreements.
RSVP ([link removed])
** LET’S OWN PG&E CAMPAIGN
------------------------------------------------------------
Wednesday, July 21 | 6:45–8:15 p.m.
Online via Zoom ([link removed]) ♿️
Learn about why a for-profit PG&E will never work for the people or the planet and be a part of winning a Community-owned, Community-controlled PG&E.
Join on Zoom ([link removed])
RSVP ([link removed])
** SOCIAL HOUSING COMMITTEE MEETING
------------------------------------------------------------
Wednesday, July 21 | 7–8:30 p.m.
Online via Zoom ([link removed]) ♿️
Monthly meeting for the EBDSA Social Housing committee. Come to hear updates about our upcoming projects, and have a political discussion about the decommodification of housing in the Bay Area!
Join on Zoom ([link removed])
RSVP ([link removed])
** MEMBER FORUM ON ENDORSEMENTS PROPOSAL
------------------------------------------------------------
Thursday, July 22 | 6–7 p.m.
Online via Zoom – RSVP for info ([link removed]) ♿️
Please join the East Bay DSA Electoral Committee as we host a member forum via Zoom to discuss a proposal for our new electoral endorsements process and solicit feedback in advance of the August General Meeting.
Agenda forthcoming, all members welcome! Please email [email protected] with any questions or accessibility requests.
RSVP ([link removed])
** WHY SOCIALISTS SHOULD BECOME TEACHERS: A PANEL
------------------------------------------------------------
Thursday, July 22 | 7–8:30 p.m.
RSVP for info ([link removed]) ♿️
Since the Red for Ed movement began in 2018, teachers and education workers in red and blue states have stood up against austerity fighting for the schools students deserve. Strikes in Oakland, Arizona, and West Virginia happened in part through shop-floor organizing by teachers with socialist politics.
Join us for a panel of educators discussing their experiences organizing on the job, and hear from the East Bay DSA Jobs Program on how we're helping interested comrades become teachers through training, help with the job search, and connections to local districts.
RSVP ([link removed])
** LABOR COMMITTEE MEETING
------------------------------------------------------------
Sunday, July 25 | 6–8 p.m.
Online via Zoom – RSVP for info ([link removed]) ♿️
Please join the East Bay DSA Labor Committee for our regular monthly meeting. It's open to all DSA members who are interested in getting involved in labor work with their comrades! Learn more about how to get involved in the committee, our ongoing projects, and upcoming solidarity actions! If you'd like to submit an item for the agenda, please email [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) .
RSVP ([link removed])
** MEMBER ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE MONTHLY MEETING
------------------------------------------------------------
Monday, July 26 | 7–9 p.m.
Online via Zoom ([link removed]) ♿️
We need your help building a strong and active chapter! Join our next Member Engagement Committee monthly meeting and learn how you can put your skills to work or grow new ones you never knew you had!
The Membership Engagement Committee was created for the purpose of initiating and sustaining our members' active and healthy participation in the chapter's work. We cannot grow our movement without engaging and fostering growth within our current membership. We strive to grow confident organizers and leaders as well as strong relationships between comrades in our chapter by supporting all committees in their work and creating spaces for learning and camaraderie.
Our committee builds and maintains projects such as (but not limited to) our mobilizers program, planning and execution of chapter socials, new member events, and Organizer's Toolbox Trainings, as well as managing the onboarding of new members. As our chapter grows we need to grow our efforts with it and would love to welcome new members to our committee. Contact us at [email protected].
Join on Zoom ([link removed])
RSVP ([link removed])
** NIGHT SCHOOL: ELECTORAL POLITICS FOR MARXIST DUMMIES
------------------------------------------------------------
Tuesday, July 27 | 6:30–8 p.m.
7th West, 1255 7th St, Oakland ♿️
Come meet up with comrades at our first in-person night school since the pandemic. We're exploring electoral politics and socialist governance. Reading Colin Hays survey of differing Marxist analyses of the State, a piece on Sewer Socialism, and an excerpt from "Outsider in the White House."
Readings:
Marxism and the State ([link removed])
The Socialist Party and the Union in Milwaukee ([link removed])
Socialism in One City ([link removed])
Optional:
Philly DA ([link removed])
RSVP ([link removed])
Upcoming Events
** MEDICARE FOR ALL MOVIE NIGHT
------------------------------------------------------------
Wednesday, July 28 | 6–8 p.m.
Online via Zoom – RSVP for info ([link removed]) ♿️
For our monthly meeting in July, the M4A committee will be watching “The Healthcare Divide." The 54-minute film investigates the growing inequities in US healthcare exposed by COVID-19. Corporate greed is widening the divide between rich and poor hospitals, endangering care for the working class. Discussion, meeting, and action plan to follow.
Join our group chat to get involved.
www.kutt.it/movienight
RSVP ([link removed])
Catch up on Socialist Night School
With social distancing guidelines still in place, now's as good a time as any to catch up on our Socialist Night School.
Catch up on past night school readings and videos below.
Watch past Night School videos ([link removed])
Catch up on Night School readings ([link removed])
Not a Member Yet? Let's Fix That.
DSA now has more than 90,000 members nationally, and we're still growing. There's never been a better time to get involved than right now! Join our national organization by clicking below and become an official socialist organizer.
Join DSA ([link removed])
Caucus Corner
Our caucuses organize events too! Check out the Caucus Corner of our website ([link removed]) to learn more about the activities of East Bay DSA caucuses and how to participate.
Announcements
SIGN UP TO TALK TO A MOBILIZER!
Are you a new DSA member? Or are you looking to get more involved with East Bay DSA's projects and campaigns? Sign up to talk to a mobilizer!
Here are three reasons to sign up to talk to a mobilizer:
1. Meet a fellow socialist organizer
We want to build a movement of millions of working class people and change the exploitative and oppressive system in which we live, but we do that first and foremost by building one-to-one connections with each other.
2. Answer your questions
Learn more about DSA, the local East Bay chapter, and our different committees and projects.
3. Get more involved
The main thing a mobilizer will help you with is getting more involved in DSA. Maybe there’s a campaign or project you’re particularly interested in, or maybe you’re a blank slate and you don’t really know what to do. Either way, a mobilizer will help you figure it out.
Sign up to talk to a mobilizer! ([link removed])
If man is to be liberated to enjoy more leisure, he must also be prepared to enjoy this leisure fully and creatively.
-- Eleanor Roosevelt
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-- Eugene Debs
Comrades,
Consider vacation. Holiday. Time off. Do you ever get it? Does someone else decide when you’ve earned it? Does any of that feel fair?
We talk at length about the unfair distribution of resources under capitalism. But Americans, even American socialists, have a hard time discussing the unfair distribution of labor. We work too much. What else can we say?
If you work for a living, the last year may have erased the already-faint concept of "vacation" from your mind and vocabulary. For those of us who had to work through the pandemic, just the same as for those who couldn’t work, COVID-19 put us under all kinds of additional stress, interfered with our recreation, and placed restrictions on our travel. Both within and outside of our jobs and careers, we worked unpaid time and overtime, and gave up on our time off.
Can we get it back? Make it up? Wouldn’t you like to? Those moments are in the past, but we can make them count, we can take them back, in the future – an organized workers’ movement can take power back from the capitalist class, who are so used to telling us when we need to work and when we may briefly relax.
Comrades, believe it: you have earned a vacation. But also understand, the boss will never give it to you; you have to be the one to take it.
Solidarity!
News and Information
Be sure to check out East Bay Majority ([link removed]) , East Bay DSA's news source with a socialist perspective, for the latest news and information.
** TRANSIT CORRIDOR BULLETIN #3: FARES, WHY BOTHER?
------------------------------------------------------------
On May 11, riders pressured the AC Transit Board of Directors to delay a proposed fare increase to 2022. But we should be talking about getting rid of fares entirely.
Read more ([link removed])
Featured Events
While we are still unable to meet face-to-face, events are still going on that you can be a part of. RSVP below to stay updated. You can also keep track on our Events page ([link removed]) .
** ABOLITION WORKING GROUP MEETING
------------------------------------------------------------
Tonight! July 15 | 7–8 p.m.
RSVP for info ([link removed]) ♿️
Meeting of the Abolition Working Group to hear about work done by members who are organizing for the abolition of the Prison Industrial Complex, and to do political education, plan actions, and hold space for folks within the chapter to get involved.
RSVP ([link removed])
** STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING
------------------------------------------------------------
Sunday, July 18 | 2–5 p.m.
Online via Zoom – RSVP for info ([link removed]) ♿️
See how your elected leadership works as we deliberate on current chapter issues. This meeting is open to all DSA members to observe the proceedings. Please RSVP for the Zoom link. The agenda is TBA.
RSVP ([link removed])
** DSA VENEZUELA DELEGATION REPORT BACK
------------------------------------------------------------
Sunday, July 18 | 5–7 p.m.
Online – RSVP for info ([link removed]) ♿️
This June, DSA sent a historic delegation to Venezuela in order to represent the organization in the Congreso Bicentenario de los Pueblos in Caracas. For two weeks this delegation traveled the country, engaging with various political formations and communes, speaking to political leadership at every level, and witnessing firsthand the construction of Venezuelan socialism as it struggled against crippling US sanctions in the time of COVID.
For this special report back, join us for a thoughtful and frank reflection as our delegates discuss US sanctions, socialist solidarity, and the many contradictions and triumphs they experienced during their time in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. Sponsored by the DSA International Committee and DSA National Political Committee.
RSVP ([link removed])
** RACIAL SOLIDARITY COMMITTEE MONTHLY MEETING
------------------------------------------------------------
Monday, July 19 | 7–9 p.m.
contact [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) for location information ♿️
Join the Racial Solidarity Committee for our monthly meeting! The Racial Solidarity Committee (RSC) is dedicated to fighting for the rights of BIPOC communities here in the Bay Area as well as around the world. We are committed to building a multiracial democratic socialist organization that reflects the diversity of the Bay Area working class. Our work ranges from immigration justice and open borders to workers' rights and access to fully-funded public education. In our general meetings, we hold political discussions and report on upcoming RSC campaigns and events. Join us and become a part of the fight for Racial Solidarity!
Racial Solidarity Committee is open to all, and we especially welcome self-identified BIPOC folx. BIPOC facilitators take progressive stack, and we maintain community agreements.
RSVP ([link removed])
** LET’S OWN PG&E CAMPAIGN
------------------------------------------------------------
Wednesday, July 21 | 6:45–8:15 p.m.
Online via Zoom ([link removed]) ♿️
Learn about why a for-profit PG&E will never work for the people or the planet and be a part of winning a Community-owned, Community-controlled PG&E.
Join on Zoom ([link removed])
RSVP ([link removed])
** SOCIAL HOUSING COMMITTEE MEETING
------------------------------------------------------------
Wednesday, July 21 | 7–8:30 p.m.
Online via Zoom ([link removed]) ♿️
Monthly meeting for the EBDSA Social Housing committee. Come to hear updates about our upcoming projects, and have a political discussion about the decommodification of housing in the Bay Area!
Join on Zoom ([link removed])
RSVP ([link removed])
** MEMBER FORUM ON ENDORSEMENTS PROPOSAL
------------------------------------------------------------
Thursday, July 22 | 6–7 p.m.
Online via Zoom – RSVP for info ([link removed]) ♿️
Please join the East Bay DSA Electoral Committee as we host a member forum via Zoom to discuss a proposal for our new electoral endorsements process and solicit feedback in advance of the August General Meeting.
Agenda forthcoming, all members welcome! Please email [email protected] with any questions or accessibility requests.
RSVP ([link removed])
** WHY SOCIALISTS SHOULD BECOME TEACHERS: A PANEL
------------------------------------------------------------
Thursday, July 22 | 7–8:30 p.m.
RSVP for info ([link removed]) ♿️
Since the Red for Ed movement began in 2018, teachers and education workers in red and blue states have stood up against austerity fighting for the schools students deserve. Strikes in Oakland, Arizona, and West Virginia happened in part through shop-floor organizing by teachers with socialist politics.
Join us for a panel of educators discussing their experiences organizing on the job, and hear from the East Bay DSA Jobs Program on how we're helping interested comrades become teachers through training, help with the job search, and connections to local districts.
RSVP ([link removed])
** LABOR COMMITTEE MEETING
------------------------------------------------------------
Sunday, July 25 | 6–8 p.m.
Online via Zoom – RSVP for info ([link removed]) ♿️
Please join the East Bay DSA Labor Committee for our regular monthly meeting. It's open to all DSA members who are interested in getting involved in labor work with their comrades! Learn more about how to get involved in the committee, our ongoing projects, and upcoming solidarity actions! If you'd like to submit an item for the agenda, please email [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) .
RSVP ([link removed])
** MEMBER ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE MONTHLY MEETING
------------------------------------------------------------
Monday, July 26 | 7–9 p.m.
Online via Zoom ([link removed]) ♿️
We need your help building a strong and active chapter! Join our next Member Engagement Committee monthly meeting and learn how you can put your skills to work or grow new ones you never knew you had!
The Membership Engagement Committee was created for the purpose of initiating and sustaining our members' active and healthy participation in the chapter's work. We cannot grow our movement without engaging and fostering growth within our current membership. We strive to grow confident organizers and leaders as well as strong relationships between comrades in our chapter by supporting all committees in their work and creating spaces for learning and camaraderie.
Our committee builds and maintains projects such as (but not limited to) our mobilizers program, planning and execution of chapter socials, new member events, and Organizer's Toolbox Trainings, as well as managing the onboarding of new members. As our chapter grows we need to grow our efforts with it and would love to welcome new members to our committee. Contact us at [email protected].
Join on Zoom ([link removed])
RSVP ([link removed])
** NIGHT SCHOOL: ELECTORAL POLITICS FOR MARXIST DUMMIES
------------------------------------------------------------
Tuesday, July 27 | 6:30–8 p.m.
7th West, 1255 7th St, Oakland ♿️
Come meet up with comrades at our first in-person night school since the pandemic. We're exploring electoral politics and socialist governance. Reading Colin Hays survey of differing Marxist analyses of the State, a piece on Sewer Socialism, and an excerpt from "Outsider in the White House."
Readings:
Marxism and the State ([link removed])
The Socialist Party and the Union in Milwaukee ([link removed])
Socialism in One City ([link removed])
Optional:
Philly DA ([link removed])
RSVP ([link removed])
Upcoming Events
** MEDICARE FOR ALL MOVIE NIGHT
------------------------------------------------------------
Wednesday, July 28 | 6–8 p.m.
Online via Zoom – RSVP for info ([link removed]) ♿️
For our monthly meeting in July, the M4A committee will be watching “The Healthcare Divide." The 54-minute film investigates the growing inequities in US healthcare exposed by COVID-19. Corporate greed is widening the divide between rich and poor hospitals, endangering care for the working class. Discussion, meeting, and action plan to follow.
Join our group chat to get involved.
www.kutt.it/movienight
RSVP ([link removed])
Catch up on Socialist Night School
With social distancing guidelines still in place, now's as good a time as any to catch up on our Socialist Night School.
Catch up on past night school readings and videos below.
Watch past Night School videos ([link removed])
Catch up on Night School readings ([link removed])
Not a Member Yet? Let's Fix That.
DSA now has more than 90,000 members nationally, and we're still growing. There's never been a better time to get involved than right now! Join our national organization by clicking below and become an official socialist organizer.
Join DSA ([link removed])
Caucus Corner
Our caucuses organize events too! Check out the Caucus Corner of our website ([link removed]) to learn more about the activities of East Bay DSA caucuses and how to participate.
Announcements
SIGN UP TO TALK TO A MOBILIZER!
Are you a new DSA member? Or are you looking to get more involved with East Bay DSA's projects and campaigns? Sign up to talk to a mobilizer!
Here are three reasons to sign up to talk to a mobilizer:
1. Meet a fellow socialist organizer
We want to build a movement of millions of working class people and change the exploitative and oppressive system in which we live, but we do that first and foremost by building one-to-one connections with each other.
2. Answer your questions
Learn more about DSA, the local East Bay chapter, and our different committees and projects.
3. Get more involved
The main thing a mobilizer will help you with is getting more involved in DSA. Maybe there’s a campaign or project you’re particularly interested in, or maybe you’re a blank slate and you don’t really know what to do. Either way, a mobilizer will help you figure it out.
Sign up to talk to a mobilizer! ([link removed])
If man is to be liberated to enjoy more leisure, he must also be prepared to enjoy this leisure fully and creatively.
-- Eleanor Roosevelt
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