Join the Conflict Resolution Team: Do You Have What It Takes?
Are you a good listener? Are you passionate about fostering an anti-oppressive environment within DSA? Do you have experience in the field of conflict resolution, either formally or informally? Are you good at dealing with stress? If so, you may be a good fit for our Conflict Resolution Team (CRT). DSA-LA is currently seeking to recruit additional members for the CRT. The CRT is our primary body for resolving conflict between members and referring more serious cases for outside mediation. Before applying, please consider referring to the current DSA-LA misconduct policy, as well as Resolution 33, which established grievance policies for DSA on the national level.
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AOC on the Future
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez reflects on Democratic primaries, coronavirus, her own future.
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DSA-LA Steering Committee update on COVID-19
Members of DSA-LA and Other Comrades,
At our most recent meeting, the members of the Steering Committee voted unanimously that, given the current COVID-19 virus public health emergency, we will now be holding most meetings online.
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What is Democratic Socialism Book Panel
DSA-LA Central Branch Presents “What is Democratic Socialism?” Book Panel Series. With the California Primary over, and Bernie Sanders winning California by 33.6%, we must ask ourselves, “What is democratic socialism anyway?” “Why should socialists participate in a socialist organization?” As a starting point, these two book panel presentations aim to provide basic foundations of the political tradition. Democratic Socialism has always been a contested tradition. Both new and old participants in this movement will find these authors worth listening to as we continue to grow and strengthen the Democratic Socialists of America organization.
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2020 Primary Election Voter Guide
Hello, and welcome to the DSA-LA / The Future Left voter guide to the 2020 primary elections!
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Night Schools on Socialism and Electoral Politics: Advancing Working Class Self-Education and a Transformative Politics
Amidst the breakdown of the neoliberal consensus and Bernie Sanders’s insurgent candidacy, millions of people are hearing and talking about socialism for the first time. When millions are talking about socialism, it’s our responsibility as organized socialists to be in conversation with them. Now more than ever, working class self-education is critical to building and sustaining a meaningful socialist movement that extends beyond any single politician or election cycle.
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Congratulations to the DSA-LA 2020 Committee and Working Group Officers!
The elections for the DSA Los Angeles 2020 Committee and Working Group Officers have completed and the results are in.
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Organizing For All Taskforce Workplan Draft
At the DSA-LA convention on October 19, 2019, the DSA-LA general assembly endorsed a resolution titled “Organizing for All.” The resolution called for the chapter to improve “DSA-LA’s internal capacity to engage and develop a membership that reflects the working class of Los Angeles, with a focus on fostering an inclusive and accessible organizing space.” The types of improvements encouraged included, but were not limited, to expanding the accessibility to DSA-LA spaces for people with disabilities and families, women, and queer socialists; building the chapter’s ability to communicate bilingually and cross-culturally (especially among and within the Latinx population of Los Angeles, an underrepresented group within DSA-LA); increasing the representation of other non-white members in DSA-LA; and ultimately growing DSA-LA by adding a branch of the organization in South Los Angeles.
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San Fernando Valley Branch Coordinator Application for 2020
The 2018 DSA-LA Annual Convention passed the “Building DSA-LA Across All Los Angeles County” chapter resolution, formally establishing “branches” as a new entity within the chapter. Since then, our chapter has established the Central, Westside, and San Fernando Valley Branches to advance our collective goal of building an independent, socialist political bloc that represents the full diversity of LA County.
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