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SUMMARY:Green New Deal Campaign Planning
DESCRIPTION:We are starting a Green New Deal campaign in Austin!\n\n \nWe will meet weekly to write a campaign plan and a resolution for chapter endorsement. All members are welcome to help us plan. The aim is to start a GND Project Committee to campaign on local demands coordinated with the national GND campaign on PRO Act + Green Infrastructure. If in doubt\, come to the first meeting and see if there’s a place you can plug in!
URL:https://theaustincommon.com/event/green-new-deal-campaign-planning/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Activism/Protest,Volunteer
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210321T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210321T140000
DTSTAMP:20210318T145334Z
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LAST-MODIFIED:20210318T145334Z
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SUMMARY:PRO Act Phonebank
DESCRIPTION:RSVP here: bit.ly/proactphonebank \nTo Solve our climate and economic crises\, we need a Green New Deal! \nTo win a Green New Deal\, we need mass worker power! \nTo build mass worker power\, we need to pass the PRO Act! \n\nDSA’s highest national priority through May Day is to pass the PRO Act (Protect the Right to Organize)\, which would strengthen unions\, the power of the working class to organize on the job\, and our collective capacity to win a just transition to a green economy for all. \nWe’ll be phonebanking voters in states where crucial Senators are yet to sign onto the PRO Act. We will have shifts available every day of this week\, sign up for as many or as few as you can. Each shift will have a quick intro to the campaign and training\, so all experience levels are welcome!
URL:https://theaustincommon.com/event/pro-act-phonebank/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Activism/Protest
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20201212T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20201212T173000
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SUMMARY:Green New Deal Now Bike Ride
DESCRIPTION:This is a matter of life or death. We are facing unprecedented times of health\, economic\, and climate catastrophe. Tens of thousands of Austinites are unemployed\, and more or working for less than living wages during a pandemic. While the working class suffers under COVID conditions\, politicians debate under-powered relief bills that are coming months late. Enough is enough! Join as as we remind our Congressmen that we need real solutions to these crises\, and we need them now! We demand: \n\nImmediate COVID-19 Crisis Relief (including $2\,000 per month for all) – to provide needed support for working class families across America\nA Green Stimulus (including investments in renewable Public Power) – to ensure that the recovery moves us toward a sustainable future\nA Green Job Guarantee – for a recovery that leaves no one behind in restoring millions of jobs lost during the pandemic\nThe PRO Act – that will help thousands of Texans win workplace protections\nThe Healthcare Emergency Guarantee Act – to get people the health care they need in this unprecedented time\n\nJoin us for a social bike ride to Congressman Lloyd Doggett and Senator John Cornyn’s offices. We will stop at their offices to roll out banners\, get photos\, and spread the message. We will be part of actions across the country to demand COVID relief and a Green New Deal!
URL:https://theaustincommon.com/event/green-new-deal-now-bike-ride/
LOCATION:All over Austin\, Austin\, TX\, 78702\, United States
CATEGORIES:Activism/Protest
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20201020T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20201020T203000
DTSTAMP:20201015T223926Z
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SUMMARY:Austin DSA October Monthly Meeting!
DESCRIPTION:Every month\, Austin DSA has a meeting open to members and prospective members. DSA is fighting to build a world where the working class are in charge. Our socialist vision is that if the working class can get political organized\, every single person will have high quality healthcare\, housing\, and good union job. And\, only the project of building socialism can stop climate change. \nOur monthly meetings are a great way to keep up with and plug into the work of our chapter. We’re currently working on a chapter-wide campaign to Defund the Austin Police Department. We’re out at protests and we are organizing to build as much pressure as possible on City Council to defund the police to the tune of $100 Million — or more — and put that money into the social services\, jobs\, and housing that we need to thrive. \nStay tuned for a full agenda\, and make sure to RSVP in order to get the Zoom Link!
URL:https://theaustincommon.com/event/austin-dsa-october-monthly-meeting/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Activism/Protest,Networking
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20201014T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20201014T203000
DTSTAMP:20201007T194802Z
CREATED:20201007T194802Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201007T194802Z
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SUMMARY:Socialist Night School: What Is Democratic Socialism?
DESCRIPTION:Socialist Night School is an open course that provides a chance to develop our politics together\, regardless of background knowledge or whether you’ve attended a class before. New members and lifelong socialists\, all are welcome! \nThis session\, we’re going back to the basics. What is Democratic Socialism and why should we fight for it? And how? We’ll answer those questions together by readings the two articles below and discussing them. \nWe’ll start Socialist Night School with a lecture (so you can participate even if you couldn’t do the readings)\, and then we’ll break out into small\, guided discussion groups led by trained facilitators. \nReadings: \nNeal Meyer\, What is Democratic Socialism. \nThis Jacobin article\, written by a DSA member\, spells out the basics of democratic socialism\, especially how it differs from liberalism and social democracy. It also names many of the challenges democratic socialists face\, and what we can do to get past them. \n  \nhttps://www.jacobinmag.com/2018/07/democratic-socialism-bernie-sanders-social-democracy-alexandria-ocasio-cortez \nMeagan Day\, Democratic Socialism Explained \nThis Vox article\, also written by a DSA member\, explains why socialists want to go beyond reforming and regulating capitalism. \nhttps://www.vox.com/first-person/2018/8/1/17637028/bernie-sanders-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-cynthia-nixon-democratic-socialism-jacobin-dsa
URL:https://theaustincommon.com/event/socialist-night-school-what-is-democratic-socialism/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Class/Skill-Building,Lecture/Guest Speaker
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200929T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200929T203000
DTSTAMP:20200923T151615Z
CREATED:20200923T151615Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200923T151615Z
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SUMMARY:Austin DSA Special Voting Meeting: Endorsements!
DESCRIPTION:Endorsements are a big deal for Austin DSA- we don’t just rubber-stamp lists of people who we think it would be good to have in office\, we pick campaigns that highlight the struggles of working-class people\, develop our chapter as organizers\, and give us leverage in future pressure campaigns! As such\, our endorsement means we will put organizing muscle\, membership\, and resources behind targeted campaigns\, and we don’t make those decisions without wide participation. \nWe’ve received endorsement requests from a handful of campaigns that have the potential for membership support\, and we need to have your vote\, to make sure we don’t move on anything that doesn’t have the full backing of our membership.
URL:https://theaustincommon.com/event/austin-dsa-special-voting-meeting-endorsements/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Activism/Protest,Lecture/Guest Speaker,Networking
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200927T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200927T203000
DTSTAMP:20200923T152000Z
CREATED:20200923T152000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200923T152000Z
UID:44794-1601233200-1601238600@theaustincommon.com
SUMMARY:Austin DSA Monthly Reading and Discussion Group
DESCRIPTION:***You must RSVP at this link to receive the Zoom Call Information: https://actionnetwork.org/…/austin-dsa-monthly-reading…/\n\n \nEvery month\, Austin DSA hosts a Reading Group. There is no assigned reading\, every participant is invited to discuss and share whatever political readings you’ve done lately! It’s always a lively discussion. Please come with thoughts and links to things that you’ve read!
URL:https://theaustincommon.com/event/austin-dsa-monthly-reading-and-discussion-group/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Class/Skill-Building,Networking
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200924T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200924T200000
DTSTAMP:20200917T192939Z
CREATED:20200917T192939Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200917T192939Z
UID:44771-1600974000-1600977600@theaustincommon.com
SUMMARY:DSA New Member Orientation
DESCRIPTION:The membership of DSA\, the largest socialist organization in the United States\, is rapidly growing by the thousands. Millions of everyday people are calling for Medicare for All\, a Green New Deal\, defunding the police\, universal rent control\, and more.\n\n \nOn this call\, we’ll discuss Austin DSA’s current and past work\, and ways to get involved with ongoing organizing projects. We’re looking forward to meeting you!
URL:https://theaustincommon.com/event/dsa-new-member-orientation/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Activism/Protest,Lecture/Guest Speaker,Networking
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200916T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200916T190000
DTSTAMP:20200910T153749Z
CREATED:20200910T153749Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200910T153749Z
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SUMMARY:Political Education Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The Political Education Committee (PEC) is a subcommittee of the Austin DSA Leadership Committee. Our purpose is to organize regular and special\, one-off chapter political education events. \n\nJoin us if you are interested in learning how to organize events like our Socialist Night Schools\, book talks with invited authors\, or if you want help organizing other political education events! This committee meets monthly and we work to train organizers in the skills needed to teach and learn about class struggle with our comrades.\n\nRead our charter here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sIcHwjLr004EBrSrG-bNfdtRVYsxdp6ozdG6_lZhNF4/edit\n\nAnd our agenda for this meeting here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xI4VXRrkGxTdIiasW4-Dinb421juYoy1JpeYDTwISQM/edit
URL:https://theaustincommon.com/event/political-education-committee-meeting/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Activism/Protest,Lecture/Guest Speaker,Networking
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200915T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200915T203000
DTSTAMP:20200910T153406Z
CREATED:20200910T153406Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200910T153406Z
UID:44711-1600196400-1600201800@theaustincommon.com
SUMMARY:Austin DSA September Monthly Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Agenda to come! \nEvery month\, Austin DSA has a meeting open to members and prospective members. DSA is fighting to build a world where the working class are in charge. Our socialist vision is that if the working class can get political organized\, every single person will have high quality healthcare\, housing\, and good union job. And\, only the project of building socialism can stop climate change. \nOur monthly meetings are a great way to keep up with and plug into the work of our chapter. We’re currently working on a chapter-wide campaign to Defund the Austin Police Department. We’re out at protests and we are organizing to build as much pressure as possible on City Council to defund the police to the tune of $100 Million — or more — and put that money into the social services\, jobs\, and housing that we need to thrive. \nStay tuned for a full agenda\, and make sure to RSVP in order to get the Zoom Link!
URL:https://theaustincommon.com/event/austin-dsa-september-monthly-meeting/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Activism/Protest,Lecture/Guest Speaker
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200914T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200914T190000
DTSTAMP:20200903T215518Z
CREATED:20200903T215518Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200903T215518Z
UID:44678-1600106400-1600110000@theaustincommon.com
SUMMARY:Restaurant Organizing Project Happy Hour
DESCRIPTION:Are you pissed off about your boss? Is your restaurant making you work in unsafe conditions? Do you just need time to hang out and vent? DSA and the Restaurant Organizing Project (ROP) are hosting this get together for people in the service industry to share stories\, talk about conditions at their bars an restaurants\, and get resources and support for fighting for better treatment during the COVID recession and pandemic. \nWe’ll have cocktail demonstrations from ROP leaders and talk about the state of the industry\, during COVID and after. Come join us!
URL:https://theaustincommon.com/event/restaurant-organizing-project-happy-hour/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Activism/Protest,Class/Skill-Building
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200910T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200910T200000
DTSTAMP:20200903T215129Z
CREATED:20200903T215129Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200903T215129Z
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SUMMARY:Socialist Night School: How Can Socialists Support Public Education?
DESCRIPTION:Socialist Night School is an open course that provides a chance to develop our politics together\, regardless of background knowledge or whether you’ve attended a class before. New members and lifelong socialists\, all are welcome!\n\nSCROLL ALL THE WAY DOWN TO SEE THE READINGS. \nWe will begin with a guest lecture from a DSA member and rank and file teacher\, Robert LeVertis Bell from Louisville\, Kentucky. \nAfter the lecture\, we will go into breakout groups for open discussion on the readings\, the lecture\, and what socialists can and should do to support organizing teachers\, school workers\, and working class parents through this crisis. \nThe American capitalist class and their representatives in state and federal government have completely failed to responsibly manage the COVID-19 pandemic. Their single-minded focus on protecting their profits has made America’s richest billionaires even richer\, while nearly 200\,000 Americans are dead.\n\nCapitalists need schools to reopen so that parents can do the work that makes capitalists their profits with fewer distractions. Working class parents\, however\, do not want to sacrifice the lives and safety of their families. School workers\, including teachers and support staff\, have the power to fight for a just response to these pandemic conditions.\n\nSince West Virginia teachers and school workers went on a statewide strike in February 2018\, educators have been leading the working class. The fight for safe school openings could become a decisive showdown that could shift the balance of power in favor of the working class\, and as socialists\, we want to be educated and prepared on what our role could be in this looming crisis.\nWe’re going to read about the recent teacher strike wave and the nationwide demand for safe school openings. \nReadings: \nWill New York Teachers Strike for Safe Schools? An Interview with Jia Lee\, a special education teacher at the Earth School\, a United Federation of Teachers (UFT) chapter leader\, and an organizer with the Movement of Rank-and-File Educators (MORE)\, the UFT’s rank-and-file caucus.\nhttps://jacobinmag.com/2020/08/teacher-strike-new-york-covid-19-reopening-schools \nInterview with Eric Blanc: We Need to Reconnect Socialists to the US Labor Movement https://www.jacobinmag.com/2019/08/eric-blanc-labor-movement-militant-minority-red-state-revolt \nSocialists have historically played a key role in the US labor movement as part of a broader current of militant rank-and-file workers. The recent teachers’ strike wave shows that to rebuild unions\, we have to build that militant current.
URL:https://theaustincommon.com/event/socialist-night-school-how-can-socialists-support-public-education/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Class/Skill-Building,Lecture/Guest Speaker
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200901T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200901T190000
DTSTAMP:20200826T190207Z
CREATED:20200826T190207Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200826T190207Z
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SUMMARY:Community Food Distribution Pop-Up and Rally for the Unemployed
DESCRIPTION:Join us at City Hall to receive or donate food\, and to demand our leaders save our $600! The $600 per week in federal unemployment benefits has expired. President Trump’s proposed executive order on federal unemployment is a failure. We deserve the full $600\, fully funded\, and administratively simple.\n \n\nIf you have food donations (shelf-stable foods\, canned foods\, pasta\, rice\, etc.) or hygiene products you can donate please take them to Native Hostel and The Far Out Lounge until the end of the week (8/30).\n \n\nWant to contribute but don’t have canned goods? Hit our linktree for the Cashapp grocery donation button!\nhttps://linktr.ee/atxROP\n \n\nSign up to attend here!\nhttps://actionnetwork.org/events/community-food-distribution-pop-up-and-rally-for-the-unemployed/\nWe are unemployed through no fault of our own\, and we deserve enough support to survive. Many of us are restaurant\, bar\, and venue workers\, and our workplaces are struggling to stay in business. We need our unemployment! We feed you\, don’t let us starve!
URL:https://theaustincommon.com/event/community-food-distribution/
LOCATION:Austin City Hall\, 301 W. 2nd St. \, Austin\, TX\, 78701\, United States
CATEGORIES:Activism/Protest
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200821T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200821T220000
DTSTAMP:20200819T223212Z
CREATED:20200819T223212Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200819T223212Z
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SUMMARY:Social(ist) Ride: "Victory" Lap for Black Lives
DESCRIPTION:Last week\, Austin City Council voted unanimously to take money out of the police budget. While we still have a lot more work to do to get to a world without the racist violence of the police\, we want to take a lap to celebrate the historic numbers of people who made it possible for Austin to not add more cops this year. \n  \nJoin Austin DSA for a “victory” lap for Black Lives. Masks required! Location TBD! Check Facebook for updates. 
URL:https://theaustincommon.com/event/socialist-ride-victory-lap-for-black-lives/
LOCATION:TBD\, Austin
CATEGORIES:Activism/Protest,Party With a Purpose
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200809T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200809T190000
DTSTAMP:20200807T030546Z
CREATED:20200807T030546Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200807T030546Z
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SUMMARY:Phonebank to #DefundAPD
DESCRIPTION:We’re coming into the home stretch! We are now at the point where there are amendments on the table before city council which would\, if passed actually remove $100 MILLION dollars from APD to spend on essential services and alternative first response. Something that would have been flatly impossible a few years ago is now just a few votes from being a reality\, but we have to work as hard as possible to make sure we get those votes! \nAustin DSA will be calling progressive voters in the districts of the swing council members to make sure they tell their council members to move forward on truly transformative reforms! We’re using an auto-dialer\, which makes the calls faster and more effective the more people who are doing it at once\, which means you should BRING A FRIEND (or comrade). We’ll be training folks to speak on the specific amendments\, and then working through our entire list!
URL:https://theaustincommon.com/event/phonebank-to-defundapd/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Activism/Protest
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200809T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200809T170000
DTSTAMP:20200807T031039Z
CREATED:20200807T031039Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200807T031039Z
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SUMMARY:DSA New Member Call
DESCRIPTION:RSVP here for the zoom link —> https://actionnetwork.org/events/new-member-call\n\n \nDemocratic Socialist politicians like Bernie Sanders\, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez\, and Austin’s own Jose Garza are raising the expectations of millions of people across the United States and bringing them into a political awakening. The membership of DSA\, the largest socialist organization in the United States\, is rapidly growing by the thousands. Millions of everyday people are calling for Medicare for All\, a Green New Deal\, defunding the police\, universal rent control\, and more.\n\n \nBut what is democratic socialism? What does it mean to be a member of DSA?\nLet’s talk about it.\n \n\nThis event will be held on zoom! RSVP for the Zoom link here —> https://actionnetwork.org/events/new-member-call\n\n \nJoin us to discuss what our political moment calls for\, make new friends\, and get plugged into our fight for democratic control of the things that we need for all of us to live a dignified life.
URL:https://theaustincommon.com/event/dsa-new-member-call/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Activism/Protest,Networking
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200805T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200805T203000
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SUMMARY:Socialist Night School: Why Are The Police Like This?
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Wednesday\, August 5th for a discussion about the history of policing in America\, and their role in repressing labor and social justice movements. \nSocialist Night School is an open course that provides a chance to develop our politics together\, regardless of background knowledge or whether you’ve attended a class before. Non-members\, New members\, and lifelong socialists\, all are welcome! \nWe will start with a brief lecture on the readings\, then break out into discussion groups. \n“We live in the aftermath of a history.” \n-Alex Gourevitch \nReadings: \nWhy Are The Police Like This? – by Alex Gourevitch: \nhttps://jacobinmag.com/2020/06/police-united-states-strikebreaking-class-war. \nThe Best Way to “Reform” the Police Is to Defund the Police\, an Interview with Alex Vitale:\n\nhttps://jacobinmag.com/2020/06/defund-police-reform-alex-vitale
URL:https://theaustincommon.com/event/socialist-night-school-why-are-the-police-like-this/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Activism/Protest,Class/Skill-Building,Lecture/Guest Speaker
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200721T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200721T203000
DTSTAMP:20200709T014052Z
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SUMMARY:Austin DSA July Monthly Meeting
DESCRIPTION:RSVP here to get the Zoom link: https://actionnetwork.org/events/austin-dsa-july-monthly-meeting/\n \n\nEvery month\, Austin DSA has a meeting open to members and prospective members.\n \nOur monthly meetings are a great way to keep up with and plug into the work of our chapter. We’re currently working on a chapter-wide campaign to Defund the Austin Police Department. We’re out at protests and we are organizing to build as much pressure as possible on City Council to defund the police to the tune of $100 Million — or more — and put that money into the social services\, jobs\, and housing that we need to thrive.\n \n\nStay tuned for a full agenda\, and make sure to RSVP in order to get the Zoom Link!
URL:https://theaustincommon.com/event/austin-dsa-july-monthly-meeting/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Activism/Protest,Lecture/Guest Speaker
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200715T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200715T200000
DTSTAMP:20200702T182652Z
CREATED:20200702T182555Z
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SUMMARY:Bigger Than Bernie: A Book Talk with Meagan Day & Micah Uetricht
DESCRIPTION:You must RSVP here for the Zoom link! https://actionnetwork.org/events/bigger-than-bernie-book-talk-with-meagan-day-and-micah-uetricht\n \n\nMeagan Day and Micah Uetricht’s book\, Bigger than Bernie\, is a plan for winning socialism regardless of who’s in the White House. The book is a great introduction to:\n– the past few years of DSA wins and the coalitions behind them\n– class struggle candidates and a “dirty break” from the Democratic Party\n– the rank-and-file labor strategy and activism\n\n \nWe’ll discuss more recent DSA and labor organizing campaigns\, protests\, and police unions – and take questions from y’all.\n\nBOOK LINK: https://www.versobooks.com/books/3167-bigger-than-bernie\n\nAnd here are some podcast interviews they did recently:\nCurrent Affairs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Nxp60bsXvI\nThe Dig: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqq3hqFcrLE\nThe Vast Majority:\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-nfgrlwhao
URL:https://theaustincommon.com/event/bigger-than-bernie-a-book-talk-with-meagan-day-micah-uetricht/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Lecture/Guest Speaker
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200709T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200709T200000
DTSTAMP:20200617T173724Z
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SUMMARY:Toward Freedom\, a Discussion on Race and Class w/ Touré Reed
DESCRIPTION:You must RSVP here to receive the Zoom link for the event! https://actionnetwork.org/events/toward-freedom-a-discussion-on-race-and-class-with-author-toure-reed \nJoin us for a book talk on race and class struggle! Professor Touré Reed of Illinois State University will give a talk about how race reductionism distracts from not only the economic inequity of African Americans\, but of all working people\, and how a multiracial coalition of the working-class combined with social-democratic policies are the only means to solving black poverty and racial disparities.
URL:https://theaustincommon.com/event/toward-freedom-a-discussion-on-race-and-class-w-toure-reed/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Lecture/Guest Speaker
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200623T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200623T203000
DTSTAMP:20200617T173354Z
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SUMMARY:June Housing Committee Meeting - Austin DSA
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our June meeting where we’ll be discussing our Eviction Solidarity Network campaign and other ways in which we can promote housing justice in Austin. \nWe’ll also be holding a Housing Committee co-chair election. If you are interested in running\, please email housing@austindsa.org. \nRegister for Zoom info.
URL:https://theaustincommon.com/event/june-housing-committee-meeting-austin-dsa/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Lecture/Guest Speaker,Networking
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200616T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200616T203000
DTSTAMP:20200615T170046Z
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SUMMARY:Austin DSA June Monthly Meeting - Open to All!
DESCRIPTION:RSVP here for the Zoom Call link: https://actionnetwork.org/events/austin-dsa-june-monthly-meeting/ \nEvery month\, Austin DSA hosts our general meeting to share updates on what socialists are fighting for locally and nationally. Join us and learn how to get involved! \nAgenda forthcoming. The agenda will include an update on the last month in class struggle (it’s been a busy one) from chapter’s chair\, ongoing discussion of how socialists should work in solidarity with the movement to end racist police violence\, and updates on the work we are doing to build independent working class power.
URL:https://theaustincommon.com/event/austin-dsa-june-monthly-meeting-open-to-all/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Lecture/Guest Speaker
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200605T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200605T210000
DTSTAMP:20200603T212420Z
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SUMMARY:How Can Socialists Fight for The End of Policing?
DESCRIPTION:You must RSVP here for the Zoom Link: https://actionnetwork.org/events/how-can-socialists-fight-for-the-end-of-policing-a-conversation-with-alex-vitale/ \nThe nationwide protests against racist police violence have been inspiring\, and as socialist organizers we fight for political reforms like defunding the police that can meaningfully restructure our society for justice and peace. On Friday\, join us for a discussion with Alex Vitale\, Professor of Sociology at Brooklyn College and author of The End of Policing (temporarily free as an e-book) on how we can organize for lasting political reform. \nWe’re living through another wave of racial terrorism and police murders of black people. Working class people and working class communities of color in the United States have just lost tens of millions of our jobs through no fault of our own. As a result of the structure of the racial capitalism\, the victims of COVID-19 are overwhelming black people and people of color\, who disproportionately are low-wage essential workers who cannot work from home\, and who disproportionately cannot afford quality healthcare. Throughout this crisis\, politicians at all levels of government are overwhelmingly in the hands of the capitalist class\, and are doing all they can to bail capitalists out at the expense of the working class. \nWe know that neoliberal capitalism leaves millions of us to starve and to be targeted\, harassed\, and imprisoned. We have a carceral and police system designed to target the poorest among us instead of providing universal\, class-wide social programs for our health\, housing\, and dignity. Without universal social reforms that undermine the basis of poverty\, the capitalist class divides the working class and targets the most vulnerable among us. This is how we have ended up with a years-long pandemic of US police killing people\, often without consequences. They are fulfilling their role in society\, and it is our job to change society to eliminate that role. Let’s discuss how we can do that together and organize for justice for all.
URL:https://theaustincommon.com/event/how-can-socialists-fight-for-the-end-of-policing/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Lecture/Guest Speaker
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200520T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200520T193000
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SUMMARY:Socialist Night School: Green New Deal!
DESCRIPTION:RSVP here to get the Zoom call link: https://actionnetwork.org/events/socialist-night-school-green-new-deal-may-20 \nSocialist Night School is an open course that provides a chance to develop our politics together\, regardless of background knowledge or whether you’ve attended a class before. New members and lifelong socialists\, all are welcome! To sign up for our mailing list or to find out more\, e-mail us at leadership@austindsa.org \nSince its introduction\, the Green New Deal has received a lot of attention. Bernie and AOC’s Green New Deal is the only US policy proposal that honestly confronts the severity of the climate crisis\, and there has been a lot of excitement about its potential. The standard criticisms from the right are well known by now\, but there are also criticisms about the policy from the left that are worth examination. \nFor this session we will be reading several pieces that tackle the Green New Deal from various perspectives on the left. During our discussion we’ll analyze the strengths and weaknesses of each piece\, and try to imagine what a socialist Green New Deal might look like. \nREADINGS: \nPlan\, Mood\, Battlefield – Reflections on the Green New Deal\, Thea Riofrancos\, Viewpoint Magazine\nhttps://www.viewpointmag.com/2019/05/16/plan-mood-battlefield-reflections-on-the-green-new-deal/ \nA Class Struggle Strategy for a Green New Deal\, Multiple authors\, Socialist Forum\nhttps://socialistforum.dsausa.org/issues/winter-2019/a-class-struggle-strategy-for-a-green-new-deal/
URL:https://theaustincommon.com/event/socialist-night-school-green-new-deal/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Class/Skill-Building
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20191109T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20191109T180000
DTSTAMP:20191029T201109Z
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SUMMARY:The ABC's of the Green New Deal with Sunrise ATX
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by Sunrise ATX and the Austin Democratic Socialists of America –\nAustin DSA and Sunrise ATX will host a 90 minute session on the basics of climate change\, how we got here\, and how the Green New Deal\, as socialists envision it\, can help us solve the great existential challenge of our time. \nThe session will open with a short presentation on the problem of climate change and how it got so bad (hint: we call it “capitalism”) followed by breakout groups on Green New Deal policies that can help us solve the underlying crisis and care for those least responsible and most affected by it. Then we’ll talk about our campaigns and how you can get involved locally in this exciting work. \nThe event is kid friendly (no childcare on site though\, unfortunately) and wheelchair accessible. More details to come\, but make plans now to join us!
URL:https://theaustincommon.com/event/the-abcs-of-the-green-new-deal-with-sunrise-atx/
LOCATION:IBEW Local 520\, 4818 East Ben White Boulevard\, Suite 300\, Austin\, 78741\, United States
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