Features

Local Convention is Here: Tomorrow from 1-5pm at Big Couch

Local Convention 2025 is tomorrow, June 28th, at Big Couch, 1045 Desire St. Local Convention is our chapter’s largest event of the year, where we review the past year and current state of the chapter, plan the course of the next year, and vote on important business like bylaws amendments and Local Council members.

Social/check-in starts at 12:30 pm in the lobby with food and drinks. Call to order will start at 1:00 pm sharp. You can check out the proposed amendments, resolutions, and Local Council nominee bios on the Convention Compendium. We’ll also hear from speakers about standing up in the face of recent attacks on immigrants, and will break bread while building community with our comrades! Check out the full agenda here.

Childcare will be provided. Please indicate childcare and accessibility needs when you RSVP.

Observers are welcome to sit in on our discussions and hear from our speakers, but only New Orleans DSA members in good standing are eligible to vote, so be sure to check your membership status at proof.dsausa.org before convention!

After Convention, grab a buddy and head over to the afterparty at The Domino Lounge, 3044 St Claude Ave.

City Council Pulls Surveillance Ordinance, Replaces It With Another on July 10

This week, you called and emailed city officials to oppose Ordinance 35,125, which would have expanded the government’s surveillance powers, including live facial recognition, characteristic tracking, cell-site simulators, and partnerships with unaccountable private entities like Project NOLA. Following overwhelming opposition, Council withdrew the ordinance from the June 26 agenda.

But much like the existing bans on facial recognition didn’t stop NOPD from repeatedly and illegally using facial recognition anyway, Councilmembers Oliver Thomas and Eugene Green are reintroducing the surveillance measure with minor cosmetic changes as Ordinance 35,137. The new ordinance adds lip service to oversight and protecting immigrants and those seeking abortion care, but that’s all it is: lip service.

Nothing about the ordinance, or policing in general, prevents state and federal officials like Jeff Landry and ICE from using these weapons for whatever they want. We already live in one of the most surveilled cities on the planet. Law enforcement has blinking cameras everywhere and drones in the sky, and is constantly monitoring our location data and social media.

None of us wants to live in this dystopia of constant surveillance, a minimum security prison in which our every movement gets precisely tracked. No safeguards purporting to reduce the racial bias of this technology, no fearmongering about radicalized Army veterans, and no amount of “process” or “community input” is going to change our position that surveillance ain’t safety and that our block is not a crime scene. Instead of selling out the city’s financial future on surveillance contracts and all the cameras, software, and data storage needs they’ll perpetually entail, let’s invest in the real changes that reduce violence: housing, healthcare, and education. Before City Council votes on July 10, email your city officials, text your friends, and tell everyone you know to oppose Ordinance 35,137.

Enjoy Yourself, It’s Later Than You Think

News broke recently about Palantir securing another hefty government contract, signaling the continuing integration of AI and surveillance technology into the federal government.

Not to be alarmist, but you’re on the list of socialists. Not just our list so that you can get this newsletter, but the Facebook list because of the thumbs-up you gave your friends when they posted photos of their local protest, and the Twitter list (Musk dead names his own child, so it will always be Twitter) because of the spicy memes you re-tweet, and of course, the Palantir list.

The simultaneous good-and-bad news is that you’re in the Leftist club, whether you want to be there or not (spoiler: it’s good news). Fascists treat anything to the left of them as full-blown communist (even though many of them have no idea what that actually means), so you might as well set your expectations properly. History shows us again and again examples of people who try to “make a deal” with fascists and break off from the Leftists. The fascists take the deal, crush the weakened Leftists, then turn on the folks who thought they’d saved themselves. It’s as regular as the Saints breaking our hearts every year by mid-season.

However, you should remember that Palantir is named after the seeing stones from Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings. Although the stones showed things happening, they didn’t show you everything you needed to know, which made them an unreliable guide to action. This Palantir will be the same way – software never completely performs as designed.

So there’s nothing left for you to do but fight. Learn the theory, do the praxis. Have organizing conversations every day. People want to talk, they want to be listened to, and they want answers that you can help them find. Good luck. We believe in you.

Red Rabbits Recommendation – Don’t Get Kettled

When the class enemies decide to violently break up a protest or a march, one of their options is to “kettle” some or all of the participants. This maneuver is done by boxing in the target group on all sides, then slowly closing the box by pushing into the center of the mass of people. Being squeezed in like this removes the ability of the kettled people to move freely, making them easy pickings for the cops. They peel off members of the immobilized group, package them up, and then transport them to jail. Kettling also often follows an arbitrary declaration of unlawful assembly, capturing large numbers of people who are lawfully assembled. Confining people in a small area with weapons trained on them, sometimes firing at them, can be really dangerous..

One of the big concepts that came out of the protests in Hong Kong a few years back was to “be water.” The crowds were constantly in motion, flowing hither and yon, making it difficult for the class enemies to contain and capture them.

Protest Marshals are an essential component of this type of resistance. A fully-staffed march will have marshals on the perimeter of the crowd and will even have lookout marshals at least a block away from the crowd on all sides, watching for massing groups of cops. The marshals are usually in contact with each other via walkie-talkies, and they’ll try to steer the crowd away from trouble. Marshaling is the embodiment of We Protect Us. If you have the capacity, please consider marshaling with Red Rabbits.

Also, being aware of an area’s geography can help you avoid areas where you can be kettled. Beware of bridges: those are open areas of flat, stable ground with limited access points. Don’t make anything easy for our class enemies.

To paraphrase the gals at My Favorite Murder: Stay Sexy, Don’t Get Kettled!

Bulletins

Fundamentals of Workplace Organizing: EWOC Training Series on How to Unite and Win

Come join Worker Power Louisiana for a four-part training on fundamental principles of effective shop-floor organizing. Four sessions will cover Developing Leadership (July 12), The Organizing Conversation (July 19), The Arc of the Campaign (July 26), and Inoculation and the Boss Campaign (August 2). All sessions are from 3:00-4:30p Central. Sign up here to get started.

City Council Endorsement HQ

Election Day is October 11 and New Orleans DSA has three endorsed members running for City Council. Keep up with Danyelle Christmas, Jackson Kimbrell, and Bob Murrell’s campaigns at Endorsement HQ. Volunteer, donate, follow on social media, and fill out the Campaign Outreach Survey to get involved.

Community Calendar

Friday, June 27

12:00-12:45p Free Palestine! Abolish ICE! Weekly Lunch Hour Rally – Immigration Court, 365 Canal St.

Saturday, June 28

10:00a-12:00p Canvass for Danyelle Christmas, District E – Get involved

11:00a-12:00p Stop the Army Corps Lock Expansion Protest – Sanchez Center, 1616 Fats Domino Ave.

1:00-5:00p New Orleans DSA Local Convention – Big Couch, 1045 Desire St. RSVP here

5:30p The People’s Pride March – Washington Square, 700 Elysian Fields Ave.

6:00p Convention Afterparty – The Domino Lounge, 3044 St Claude Ave.

Sunday, June 29

10:00a-12:00p Canvass for Danyelle Christmas, District E – Get involved

5:00p Black & Palestinian Solidarity Day – Beauty Kingdom, 2147 S. Claiborne Ave.

Tuesday, July 1

5:30p SEIU March and Action to End ICE Raids and Release Those Unjustly Detained – Spanish Plaza, 2 Canal St.

6:00-8:00p Rank & File Project Meeting – REACH Center, 2022 St. Bernard Ave., Bldg. C, 3rd Fl.

Wednesday, July 2

12:00-1:00p NOLA Grannies / Indivisible Weekly Rally – ICE Field Office, 1250 Poydras St.

5:00-6:00p Health Justice and Direct Service Meeting – Zoom

6:00-8:00p VOTE New Orleans Monthly Meeting – VOTE New Orleans, 4930 Washington Ave., Suite A

Thursday, July 3

6:00-8:00p New Orleans Workers’ Center for Racial Justice Monthly Meeting – New Orleans Workers’ Center for Racial Justice, 3500 Canal St., 2nd Fl.

7:00-8:30p Poli-Ed Planning Meeting – Oak St. Brewery, 8201 Oak St. Reading List

Friday, July 4

12:00-12:45p Free Palestine! Abolish ICE! Weekly Lunch Hour Rally – Immigration Court, 365 Canal St.

Saturday, July 5

10:00a-12:00p Canvass for Danyelle Christmas, District E – Get involved

Sunday, July 6

10:00a-12:00p Canvass for Danyelle Christmas, District E – Get involved

Down the Road

July 9 DSA City Council Qualifying Rally – Criminal District Court, 2700 Tulane Ave.

July 10 City Council Surveillance Ordinance Vote – City Council Chamber, 1300 Perdido St., Second Floor West

July 12 Fundamentals of Workplace Organizing: Developing Leadership – Rosa F. Keller Library, 4300 Broad St. Sign Up

July 17 Poli-Ed Reading Group: On Contradiction & The Master’s Tools – Oak St. Brewery, 8201 Oak St. Reading List

July 19 Fundamentals of Workplace Organizing: The Organizing Conversation – Rosa F. Keller Library, 4300 Broad St. Sign Up

July 26 Fundamentals of Workplace Organizing: The Arc of the Campaign – Rosa F. Keller Library, 4300 Broad St. Sign Up

August 2 Fundamentals of Workplace Organizing: Inoculation and the Boss Campaign – Rosa F. Keller Library, 4300 Broad St. Sign Up

August 8-10 DSA National Convention – Chicago

October 11 Municipal Election Day – Open Primary

November 15 Municipal Election Day – Runoff

Complete Calendar

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Features

Local Convention Next Saturday, June 28

Local Convention is our chapter’s largest event of the year, where we review the past year and current state of the chapter, plan the course of the next year, and vote on important business like bylaws amendments and Local Council members. You can check out the proposed amendments, resolutions, and Local Council nominee bios on the Convention Compendium. We’ll also hear from speakers about standing up in the face of recent attacks on immigrants, and will break bread while building community with our comrades! Check out the full agenda here.

This year’s convention will be on Saturday, June 28th, 1-5pm at Big Couch. We encourage you to arrive at 12:30 to sign-in and hang out before we start the meeting at 1:05. This is the highest decision-making body in our chapter, so we strongly urge you to join us in person or online! Food and masks will be provided. Please indicate other childcare and accessibility needs when you RSVP.

Observers are welcome to sit in on our discussions and hear from our speakers, but only New Orleans DSA members in good standing are eligible to vote, so be sure to check your membership status at proof.dsausa.org before the day of convention!

RSVP for Local Convention, share childcare and accessibility needs, and indicate if you can volunteer day-of at this link: https://actionnetwork.org/events/new-orleans-dsa-local-convention/

We Do Not Want to Live in a Minimum Security Prison

NOPD lied about surveilling us with facial recognition. They got caught.

• New Orleans Police Department using facial recognition despite years of denial (2020).

Then they just kept doing it, laundering it through ex-officer Bryan Lagarde’s Project NOLA surveillance system.

• Police secretly monitored New Orleans with facial recognition cameras (2025).

They wasted money on racist and ineffective Shot Spotter sensors.

• High-tech crime fighting tool now defunct (2013).

Now they want to start that all over again.

• Scoop: New Orleans brings back controversial gunshot-detecting technology (2025).

They made our city a testing ground for fascist Peter Thiel’s massive data scraper Palantir. The same Palantir that’s making an “ImmigrationOS” Surveillance Platform to track people for ICE.

• Palantir has secretly been using New Orleans to test its predictive policing technology (2018).

City Council, NOPD, and the District Attorney already have drones in the sky, and they’re already scraping our socials and calling it Open Source Intelligence. Now they want more surveillance, including live facial recognition, characteristic tracking, and cell-site simulators. They’ll take up Ordinance 35,125 at Thursday’s Council meeting.

These cameras track your every move, identifying you by your face, your clothing, or the dents on your car. It gives the government unprecedented power to track your daily life. As our political landscape evolves, we are seeing these surveillance technologies used against our immigrant community, abortion seekers, labor movement leaders, and activists exercising their right to free speech. The data collected through these technologies can be shared with third parties, including private companies and federal agencies like ICE or the National Guard.

“Always in Minimum Security” is how artist Jackie Sumell has described the surveillance state in New Orleans. We don’t want to build a surveillance infrastructure to hand over to our authoritarian president’s secret police force. We don’t want to be the architects of our own imprisonment. Oppose Ordinance 35,125 at City Council’s Thursday meeting and beyond.

What Did You Do During the War?

The long-anticipated (not in the good way) war between Iran and Israel has begun. Israel was unable to Shock-and-Awe their way to victory and is now calling for the US to come to their aid. Another way to see the US/Israel relationship is not so much one of patron state and client state, but more like Good Cop/Bad Cop. The reality show president is trying to wield a trillion-dollar military like a reveal on The Apprentice. Will he or won’t he “enter the war” and hit Iran with the bunker-buster bombs?

As it turns out, the US is already involved in the war, using our missile defense systems and fighter planes to shield Israel from Iranian reprisals. Mostly. Iranian weapons are increasingly getting through the Iron Dome. The hypocrisy of Israel unilaterally launching a sneak attack and then begging for help from the people who told them not to do it is an affront to anyone who understands that actions have consequences. Except that’s not really true for everyone is it? This kind of contradiction is a powerful organizing tool, and we should not waste this opportunity.

The cracks are there and growing. We need to keep asking the kinds of questions that will make people confront the BS contradictions that they’ve internalized and adapted to: If you thought that Trump was going to keep us out of wars, then why this change? How are the ICE raids affecting you? How long has the road been torn up in front of your house? Talk to people. Listen to people. Help them figure out that no one is coming to save them, that we have to do this ourselves.

Red Rabbits Recommendation – Protest Planning

People don’t plan to fail, they fail to plan. Protesting in NOLA these past few years has ranged from impassioned speeches at Lafayette Square to storming the Crescent City Connection and getting tear-gassed by NOPD. You need to know what kind of protest you’re going to and plan accordingly.

Talk with your household so everyone understands and agrees about the level of activity you will engage in. If things go pear-shaped, the repercussions will affect them as well.

If you get arrested, it’s good to already have a lawyer that you can call. Although there are groups organizing bail and jail support, having this set up means you’ll be one less person drawing on limited resources.

If things take a bad turn, protect your head and the back of your neck. If you do get a projectile or blow to your head, be sure to get it checked out, even if you feel okay afterwards. You’ll want to make sure that you don’t have a brain bleed.

Water is essential. A camelback is great, but bottles of water will do fine.

Tear gas should be flushed out with water. Lots of water. ONLY water. If water is applied quickly, you’ll only be debilitated for a few minutes. Mace is designed to disable you for 20-30 minutes. You treat it with lots of water and Dawn dish soap. Another option for Mace is Sudecon wipes. Maybe keep a few of those with you, if you can.

Wear glasses instead of contacts. Chemical agents can fuse the lenses to your eyeball.

And don’t get kettled. We owe it to each other not to make anything easy for the class enemies. Stay smart. Stay safe.

Bulletins

Erica Johnson Wins Soil and Water Conservation District Election

Last Saturday, you packed the polls to elect DSA-recommended Erica Johnson to the Crescent Soil and Water Conservation District. Erica will continue serving on CSWD’s District Board of Supervisors. You can keep up with CSWD on Instagram.

Support Our Endorsed Candidates for City Council

Our chapter voted to endorse three candidates in this year’s City Council races. Now, it’s up to us to help get our members into those seats! Check out our newly launched Endorsement HQ to find up-to-date info on all of our endorsed candidates! Take a minute to follow them on social media, donate to their campaigns, and volunteer using the links provided. Also, fill out our (very brief) Campaign Outreach Survey and let us know how you can best get involved.

Municipal Action Committee Wants You!

MAC currently has 2 vacant co-chair positions. While they aren’t strictly defined roles, we think it would be extremely useful to have one that is focused on electoral work, such as coordinating with our endorsed candidates, and one that is focused on civic engagement, such as keeping tabs on our various city governmental institutions. If either of these areas interest you, please shoot an email to hello@dsaneworleans.org or find Charlie B on Slack!

Chapter Merchandise Available Now!

Support and rep your favorite socialist organization with merch! Help us fundraise to send our delegates to DSA’s biennial National Convention, move into a new space by ordering a shirt, or just give us feedback on what items you might want to see in the future. Check it out at bit.ly/dsanola-merch.

Community Calendar

Friday, June 20

12:00-12:45p Free Palestine! Abolish ICE! Weekly Lunch Hour Rally – Immigration Court, 365 Canal St.

Saturday, June 21

10:00a-12:00p Canvass for Danyelle Christmas, District E – Get involved

12:00-6:00p Jane Place 30 Days of Housing Justice Celebration & Resource Fair – First Grace United Methodist Church, 3401 Canal St.

Sunday, June 22

9:00a-12:00p Canvass for Jackson Kimbrell, District C – Get involved

10:00a-12:00p Canvass for Danyelle Christmas, District E – Get involved

Wednesday, June 25

12:00-1:00p NOLA Grannies / Indivisible Weekly Rally – ICE Field Office, 1250 Poydras St.

2:00-6:00p Geaux Get Ready Hurricane Prep Party – Women With a Vision, 2028 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd.

7:00-8:00p Municipal Action Committee Meeting – Meet

Thursday, June 26

10:00a City Council Facial Recognition Meeting – City Council Chamber, 1300 Perdido St., Second Floor West Live Stream

Friday, June 27

12:00-12:45p Free Palestine! Abolish ICE! Weekly Lunch Hour Rally – Immigration Court, 365 Canal St.

Saturday, June 28

10:00a-12:00p Canvass for Danyelle Christmas, District E – Get involved

1:00-5:00p New Orleans DSA Local Convention – Big Couch, 1045 Desire St. RSVP here

6:00p Convention Afterparty – Location TBD

Sunday, June 29

10:00a-12:00p Canvass for Danyelle Christmas, District E – Get involved

Down the Road

July 17 Poli-Ed Reading Group: On Contradiction & The Master’s Tools – Oak St. Brewery, 8201 Oak St. Reading List

August 8-10 DSA National Convention – Chicago

October 11 Municipal Election Day – Open Primary

November 15 Municipal Election Day – Runoff

Complete Calendar

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Vote Tomorrow: New Orleans DSA Recommends Erica Johnson for Soil and Water Conservation District

We believe that the Soil and Water Conservation Districts of Louisiana should be representative of the diverse communities stewarding the land of Louisiana—including small farmers, sustainable agriculture, urban agriculture, and farmers of color.

Erica Johnson is an urban farmer in Central City, producing vegetables, fruit, and shelf-stable products. She believes in a collective bettering of her community and often engages neighborhood members and children on the land. Her farm focuses on “finding strength, joy, and potential in providing limited but efficient nutrition options to a city that holds such high food insecurity.” You may have seen her at the New Orleans Flower Collective Mother’s Day Flower Market, and you can find her at the Crescent City Farmers Market on Sundays.

In Erica’s first term, she led the effort to improve public visibility and accessibility of the board and increased support for local urban farmers. She became treasurer and introduced new programming like low-cost tool rental for small-scale and urban farmers. Her challenger has no experience or history with the SWCD and doesn’t represent our diverse community.

We urge you to rally your friends and vote first thing tomorrow morning at one of the only eight polling places available in the region. To be eligible to vote in the Soil & Water Conservation District election, you must be 18 years old with a state ID, and reside in Jefferson, Orleans, St. Bernard, St. Charles, or St. John the Baptist parishes.

Click here to find your polling place – it’s probably not the one you usually go to.

Brake Light Clinic & Health Fair Tomorrow!

After you cast your vote for Erica Johnson, join us at the Brake Light Clinic & Health Fair from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm at 4961 N Claiborne Ave.

We can check and change your brake light, share food and cold drinks, take your blood pressure, connect you to community health resources, and chat about achieving socialist revolution together. We also put together gift bags and other goodies to distribute as well!

Wanna volunteer? We can teach you how to change brake lights day-of and always have other little tasks available to make the event the best it can be, so don’t be afraid to come by to lend a hand.

See you tomorrow!

Soft Power 101: Tulane Forces Out Environmental Scientist Kimberly Terrell

On Wednesday, the AP reported that Kimberly Terrell, the director of community engagement at Tulane’s Environmental Law Clinic (TELC), has resigned. Among other things, TELC researches the environmental impact of Louisiana’s petrochemical industry and illuminates their racial disparities in hiring practices. Although this work is beneficial to the community, it puts Tulane leadership in a bind. Tulane needs money from the state as well as from private donors to continue their downtown development project at Charity Hospital. Petrochemical companies don’t like TELC making them look bad, but they don’t have to go after Tulane directly with time-consuming lawsuits or expensive advertising campaigns. They simply lobby our elected officials, convince them to turn off money to Tulane or shut down any money that they send Tulane themselves, and poof!

Remember that a private university is a business. They combine sports teams, hedge funds, and private resorts into a service that trains and disciplines successive waves of workers and elites. Benefit to the community is secondary to the primary objective of maintaining the capitalist system, as Terrell’s struggle so clearly illustrates.

This is a classic example of Soft Power, and it is the dominant way that things get done. Send an angry email to your city councilor? Good luck. Have a meaningful conversation with someone who has the councilor’s ear? Now you’re getting somewhere. A fundamental task of organizing is Power Mapping. You need to find out who influences those who make the decisions. We can all agree that it’s not the working class – yet.

Mind you, it’s still important for us to continue to march, so that we can declare to the world what we think is wrong, find like-minded people, and organize them. The bourgeoisie is already organized: they don’t need to march.

Red Rabbits Recommendation – STFU Friday

Don’t talk to cops.

Cops are class enemies whose sole purpose for being is to enforce property rights. Anything helpful they do beyond that is lagniappe. They are under no obligation to help you or protect you from harm. This comes from the case Castle Rock v. Gonzales (2005), where the Supreme Court ruled that state and local government officials are not obligated to protect the public from harm they did not create.

They have no material interest in justice – they are there to maintain order, as defined by those with the property rights we talked about above.

It can be helpful to think about your interactions with them like you would interact with a feral animal: keep your distance and don’t talk to or taunt them, because they may seem perfectly calm at one moment and then violently lash out the next. Sometimes you just never know.

It’s possible that we’re rolling into a long hot summer of protesting, so here are some things to keep in mind when you decide to take to the streets:

• Know who’s leading your group (join a trusted group)
• Know what the plan is (have a clear plan)
• Know what actions you agree together to take (know what to expect) or avoid (know when to leave)

We owe it to each other not to make anything easy for class enemies. Stay smart. Stay safe.

Bulletins

Local Convention Update: Preliminary Agenda with Proposals and Nominees

Excited for the Local Convention on June 28th? Start preparing by checking out our Convention Compendium, which includes the proposed bylaw amendments, resolutions, consent agenda, and the agenda. Check them out and submit any suggested amendments to the proposals. We finalize the agenda and compendium a week before the convention with any amendments proposed by that time, but people are welcome to propose amendments day-of as well. RSVP for Local Convention here!

Support Our Endorsed Candidates for City Council

Our chapter voted to endorse three candidates in this year’s City Council races. Now, it’s up to us to help get our members into those seats! Check out our newly launched Endorsement HQ to find up-to-date info on all of our endorsed candidates! Take a minute to follow them on social media, donate to their campaigns, and volunteer using the links provided. Also, fill out our (very brief) Campaign Outreach Survey and let us know how you can best get involved.

Political Education Reading Group Meets June 19

Poli-Ed Reading Group’s book for the month is The Jakarta Method by Vincent Bevins. Whether you finish the book, only part of it, or just want to hang out for discussion, come by Oak St. Brewery, 8201 Oak St., on June 19 at 7:00 pm.

Municipal Action Committee Wants You!

MAC currently has 2 vacant co-chair positions. While they aren’t strictly defined roles, we think it would be extremely useful to have one that is focused on electoral work, such as coordinating with our endorsed candidates, and one that is focused on civic engagement, such as keeping tabs on our various city governmental institutions. If either of these areas interest you, please shoot an email to hello@dsaneworleans.org or find Charlie B on Slack!

Chapter Merchandise Available Now!

Support and rep your favorite socialist organization with merch! Help us fundraise to send our delegates to DSA’s biennial National Convention, move into a new space by ordering a shirt, or just give us feedback on what items you might want to see in the future. Check it out at bit.ly/dsanola-merch.

Community Calendar

Friday, June 13

12:00-12:45p Free Palestine! Abolish ICE! Weekly Lunch Hour Rally – New Orleans Immigration Court, 365 Canal St.

1:00p Tulane Environmental Law Clinic Under Attack Press Conference & Rally – 6823 St. Charles Ave.

6:00-8:00p Toxic Legacies: Environmental Racism & Resistance in Louisiana – Café Istanbul, 2372 St Claude Ave., Room 252

Saturday, June 14

8:00a-6:00p Election for Crescent Soil and Water Conservation District – Find your polling place

10:00a-12:00p No Kings Counter-Parade & Protest – Mandeville & Decatur St.

11:00a-2:00p Brake Light Clinic & Health Fair – 4961 N. Claiborne Ave.

4:00p No Pride in Genocide/Shell Out of Pride March – N. Rampart & St. Peter St.

Sunday, June 15

9:00a-12:00p Canvass for Jackson Kimbrell, District C – Get involved

Monday, June 16

6:00-7:30p Make Entergy Pay Campaign Meeting – Care Forgot Beercraft, 1728 St. Charles Ave.

6:00p The Canal Will Kill NOLA General Meeting – Sanchez Center, 1616 Fats Domino Ave.

Tuesday, June 17

7:00-9:00p Sports Drink Community Night: Politics Edition – Sports Drink, 1042 Toledano Ave.

Thursday, June 19

3:00-10:00p NOCOP Juneteenth Fundraiser & Community Block Party – Café Istanbul, 2372 St Claude Ave.

3:30-7:00p VOTE Juneteenth Cookout for the People – VOTE, 4930 Washington Ave.

7:00-8:30p Poli-Ed Reading Group: The Jakarta Method – Oak St. Brewery, 8201 Oak St.

Friday, June 20

12:00-12:45p Free Palestine! Abolish ICE! Weekly Lunch Hour Rally – New Orleans Immigration Court, 365 Canal St.

Saturday, June 21

10:00a-12:00p Canvass for Danyelle Christmas, District E – Get involved

Sunday, June 22

9:00a-12:00p Canvass for Jackson Kimbrell, District C – Get involved

10:00a-12:00p Canvass for Danyelle Christmas, District E – Get involved

Down the Road

June 28 New Orleans DSA Local Convention – New Orleans, RSVP here

August 8-10 DSA National Convention – Chicago

October 11 Municipal Election Day – Open Primary

November 15 Municipal Election Day – Runoff

Complete Calendar

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Features

You Deserve a Union! Come Learn How to Organize for One!

Tomorrow at 3:00-4:30 pm, DSA organizers will meet at the New Orleans Nora Navra Library, 1902 St. Bernard Ave., with individuals interested in labor organizing, learning about labor organizing, and meeting with labor allies in the New Orleans area. Everyone from every experience level is welcome, whether you are newly curious about the labor movement, or you are a seasoned organizer.

Labor unions are a step toward workplace and economic democracy. The past few years have illustrated how much the US struggles with capitalist powers that control our political system. Radical change is needed at the grassroots level to save working people. In addition to challenging this power imbalance, union participation can immediately change your workplace as you know it. If you think a labor union is “not for you” or “doesn’t work” in your industry, please come anyway! The organized labor landscape is changing tremendously in the US, and we need everyone to get involved.

We are also putting on a labor organizing in-person training series starting on July 12, in which we will host an in-person showing of the Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee’s (EWOC) live training seminar, along with time to discuss and exchange ideas with fellow labor organizers. We will encourage people to sign up on June 7, but if you would like to secure your spot ahead of time, please go to https://workerorganizing.org/training/.

Brake Light Clinic & Health Fair is Around the Corner!

Join us next Saturday, June 14, from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm at 4961 N Claiborne Ave. for our Brake Light Clinic & Health Fair. We can check and change your brake light, share food and cold drinks, take your blood pressure, connect you to community health resources, and chat about achieving socialist revolution together. We also put together gift bags and other goodies to distribute as well!

Wanna volunteer? We can teach you how to change brake lights day-of and always have other little tasks available to make the event the best it can be, so don’t be afraid to come by to lend a hand. Sign up here to volunteer.

See you next Saturday!

How Did We Become The Oddities? -Andy L

As our good friend William Gibson reminds us: “the future is already here… it’s just not evenly distributed.” The end goal of the prison abolitionists (building a world where we don’t have police) shows itself in the wealthy, well resourced neighborhoods of rich folks – you almost never see the cops there. This is what calls us to socialism. We want to build that better world for everyone, not just for those who can afford it.

As it turns out, we can all afford it, and the way we’ll build that world is through the democratic method, the method of discussion, criticism, persuasion and education, and not by the method of coercion or repression. We cannot compel people to give up idealism, any more than we can force them to embrace Marxism.* We see the injustices of homelessness, of Palestine, of people treating others in a way they wouldn’t dare treat their own mothers. This is the world that we’re fighting to change.

Society is full of seemingly good people, yet this basic extension of humanity to EVERYONE escapes them. We need to talk to them, try to get to the root of what went wrong in their lives, and get them back on track. I’m not talking about deep psychotherapy, just listening to them (mostly listening), talking to them, and helping them work through some of the contradictions they’ve internalized growing up in a capitalistic society. None of us started out as socialists; we had help getting to where we are now. To pay it back, you need to help others along the path. Socialists aren’t the oddities – we’re the ones who are still in touch with enough of our humanity that we want the whole world to become more fully human.**

* Mao

** Marx

Red Rabbits Recommendation – Don’t Feed The Trolls

When we’re out at a protest/march/event, there will sometimes be counterprotesters. It’s important not to engage with them. They are there to distract us from the purpose of our event and dissipate the energy there. Remember – gathering in groups gives power to the group: if you’re alone in the tall grass and you hear a tiger, you get afraid. If you’re there with ten of your comrades, you say, “let’s get that tiger!”

We’re social beings – it’s hardwired into us over tens of thousands of years, and you can feel that energy when you’re gathered together and focused on a task. Don’t let a bunch of ding-dongs take that away from you. Let the protest marshals take care of any counterprotesters – that’s why we have them at events. Any time you spend with the trolls is time you’re not focusing on the event speakers, the calls to action, or your fellow comrades. You can go home and argue online as much as you want, but when you’re at an event, do yourself a favor and recharge yourself on the energy flowing through the space. Don’t give the trolls a second thought.

Bulletins

Recommendation to Vote for Erica Johnson on June 14

At our May GM, the chapter voted to recommend Erica Johnson for Crescent Soil and Water Conservation District. Click the link above to find your polling place – it’s probably not the one you usually go to.

Support our Endorsed Candidates for City Council

Our chapter voted to endorse three candidates in this year’s City Council races. Now, it’s up to us to help get our members into those seats! Check out our newly launched Endorsement HQ to find up-to-date info on all of our endorsed candidates! Take a minute to follow them on social media, donate to their campaigns, and volunteer using the links provided. Also, fill out our (very brief) Campaign Outreach Survey and let us know how you can best get involved.

We’re on Bluesky!

New Orleans DSA is now on Bluesky! Give the account a follow and get the latest chapter news.

Political Education Committee Reading Group

The Political Education Committee’s book for the month is The Jakarta Method by Vincent Bevins. Whether you finish the book, only part of it, or just want to hang out for discussion, come by Oak St. Brewery, 8201 Oak St., on June 19 at 7:00 pm.

Nominations for 2025-2026 Local Council

Local Council is our democratically elected chapter leadership with responsibility for managing the overall direction of the chapter. Local Council consists of two co-chairs, one membership chair, one secretary, one treasurer, two at-large members, a steward for each of the official committees, and a representative of each administrative or currently-chartered campaign group. For a complete description, see our chapter bylaws. To nominate yourself or someone else, fill out this form.

Submissions Open for 2025 Local Convention

New Orleans DSA’s annual Local Convention will be June 28. Submissions can include proposals to amend bylaws, resolutions for new campaigns, or they can be for other chapter business. Reach out to Jack RS for information on how to write a resolution, and stay tuned for a resolution writing workshop ahead of convention. Be sure to RSVP for the Local Convention here.

Municipal Action Committee Wants You!

MAC currently has 2 vacant co-chair positions. While they aren’t strictly defined roles, we think it would be extremely useful to have one that is focused on electoral work, such as coordinating with our endorsed candidates, and one that is focused on civic engagement, such as keeping tabs on our various city governmental institutions. If either of these areas interest you, please shoot an email to hello@dsaneworleans.org or find Charlie B on Slack!

Chapter Merchandise Available Now!

Support and rep your favorite socialist organization with merch! Help us fundraise to send our delegates to DSA’s biennial National Convention, move into a new space by ordering a shirt, or just give us feedback on what items you might want to see in the future. Check it out at bit.ly/dsanola-merch.

Announcing our National Convention delegates!

Congratulations to John L, Emmanuel S, Benjamin H, Wash F, Jack RS, Amelie D, and Aspen W on their election as delegates to National Convention. They will represent our chapter at the highest decision making body of DSA in Chicago this summer. Thank you to all our candidates for running.

Community Calendar

Friday, June 6

12:00-12:45p Free Palestine! Abolish ICE! Weekly Lunch Hour Rally – NOLA ICE Field Office, 1250 Poydras St.

Saturday, June 7

10:00a-12:00p Canvassing (Danyelle Christmas, District E) – Get involved

1:00-4:00p Canvassing (Bob Murrell, District A) – Signup

3:00-4:30p You Deserve a Union! – Nora Navra Library Conference Room, 1902 St. Bernard Ave.

Sunday, June 8

10:00a-12:00p Canvassing (Danyelle Christmas, District E) – Get involved

1:00-4:00p Canvassing (Bob Murrell, District A) – Signup

Tuesday, June 10

6:00-7:00p DSA Chapter Orientation – Zoom

Thursday, June 12

5:30-6:30p Red Rabbits Working Group: Convention Prep

6:00-7:30p Local Council Meeting – Meet

Friday, June 13

12:00-12:45p Free Palestine! Abolish ICE! Weekly Lunch Hour Rally – NOLA ICE Field Office, 1250 Poydras St.

6:00-8:00p Toxic Legacies: Environmental Racism & Resistance in Louisiana – Café Istanbul, 2372 St Claude Ave., Room 252

Saturday, June 14

8:00a-6:00p Election for Crescent Soil and Water Conservation District – Find your polling place

10:00a-12:00p No Kings Counter-Parade & Protest – Lafayette Square, 550 St. Charles Ave.

11:00a-2:00p Brake Light Clinic & Health Fair – 4961 N. Claiborne Ave.

Sunday, June 15

9:00a-12:00p Canvassing (Jackson Kimbrell, District C) – Get involved

Down the Road

June 17 Sports Drink Community Night: Politics Edition – Sports Drink, 1042 Toledano Ave.

June 19 Political Education Committee Reading Group – Oak St. Brewery, 8201 Oak St.

June 28 New Orleans DSA Local Convention – New Orleans, RSVP here

August 8-10 DSA National Convention – Chicago

October 11 Municipal Election Day – Open Primary

November 15 Municipal Election Day – Runoff

Complete Calendar

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Features

Comrades and Canvassing – Lauren J

New Orleans DSA is endorsing three chapter members in city council races. Let’s talk about the power of canvassing and the power that our membership has to help candidates win.

Over the years, New Orleans DSA members have canvassed to build power across our city and state. Canvassing is simply going door-to-door and talking to people about the issues. For elections, that can mean informing them about ballot measures and candidates. Canvassing tends to be the most effective voter outreach – even more than phone banking, sign waving, or social media – because voters tend to remember when you show up on their porch, after walking two miles in New Orleans humidity, to ask for their vote! That effect is even greater when you apply a strategic and consistent approach, like targeting registered and chronic voters in high turn-out precincts.

Powerful, member-driven organizations canvass. Our Make Entergy Pay campaign canvasses about the importance of safe and reliable utilities, asking people to join our Entergy debt strike. Even before I joined DSA, I canvassed with my comrades in the UTNO teachers’ union for New Orleans DSA member Marguerite Green’s run for Louisiana Commissioner of Agriculture.

The act of direct voter-to-voter contact has remained an important tactic for our chapter as we have ventured into more electoral work. New Orleans DSA members have canvassed for endorsed candidates Mandie Landry, Davante Lewis, Bob Murrell, Devin Davis, Gabriela Biro, and me, with many of these efforts resulting in victories. Even when they have not, our canvassing work still builds power down the line and furthers our chapter’s work. Canvassing was also successfully employed by several of our members who ran for positions on the Democratic State Central Committee (DSCC) and local Democratic Parish Executive Committees (DPECs) in spring 2024. Every time we put in the work to build a strong electoral campaign, we set the foundation for work later on.

Now it’s time for us to provide the material support we committed to for the City Council campaigns of endorsed members Danyelle Christmas (District E), Jackson Kimbrell (District C), and Bob Murrell (District A). Let’s hit the streets and empower our neighbors to build a city that works for all of us. Together, our voices are powerful.

Not All Milestones Are Good – Andy L

We passed a dubious milestone recently: the 800th flight of US weapons sent to Israel since October 2023 landed on Tuesday. Sure, there was medical equipment and personal protective gear as well, but most of the supplies were bombs and armored vehicles. 90,000 tons of them.

Stick with me here for a little math. The area of the Gaza Strip is 141 square miles. New Orleans (the land part) is 169 square miles, so we’re about 20% bigger than Gaza. 20% more weapons would be 108,000 tons. 108,000 tons divided by 169 square miles is 639 tons per square mile. As it turns out, there are 640 acres in a square mile, so let’s restate that result as one ton (2,000 lb) per acre. (Stick with me, we’re almost there). A typical plot in the city is 30’ wide by 150’ deep, which is 1/10 of an acre. So what we’ve done is given Israel the equivalent of a 200 lb bomb for every house in New Orleans.

That level of destruction still has not broken the Palestinian people. Israel has lost the war. They cannot defeat the Palestinians – they can only kill them. If you haven’t been doing it already, it’s time to talk to your friends about Palestine. Public opinion is turning against Israel, and one way we can accelerate that is by having sincere, patient, informed conversations with our peers. The Al-Aqsa Flood was 600 days ago, so there has been ample time for folks to realize what we’re doing to the Palestinians.

And I say “we” because this genocide is funded by, supplied by, and diplomatically protected by the U.S. Just as Germany will forever be tied to the Holocaust, the US will be permanently tied to the Gazan genocide.

Liberate Palestine.

Red Rabbits Recommendation – Mask Up!

Masking is one of those special activities that is good for you and good for others, which means that we should be doing more of it. We all know the public health benefits: keeping whatever’s inside you closer to you, so that you don’t spread it to others – while also slowing down anything let loose by someone else. What you might not have thought about is masking up for security reasons. Cops waste our tax dollars on security cameras, drones, facial recognition software, and all kinds of other expensive toys rather than investing in our communities with more teachers, smooth roads, and neighborhood clinics. However, something as simple as a face mask can frustrate that technology. Keep your masks simple but effective – that fully-blinged out Saints mask may be the bee’s knees, but it is also identifiable, and therefore traceable. We owe it to each other to not make anything easy for the pigs. Stay smart. Stay safe.

Bulletins

May General Membership Meeting Saturday

Our monthly GM will be this Saturday at 12:00 pm in room 204 of the Healing Center (2372 St. Claude). We will be hearing from the candidates running for delegate to August’s National Convention. We’ll also hear from members returning from a delegation to Cuba. We’ll discuss our upcoming Local Convention, the DSA Fund’s How We Win Conference, and get committee updates and more. RSVP here and request a proxy if you’re unable to attend.

Support our Endorsed Candidates for City Council

Our chapter voted to endorse three candidates in this year’s City Council races. Now, it’s up to us to help get our members into those seats! Check out our newly launched Endorsement HQ to find up-to-date info on all of our endorsed candidates! Take a minute to follow them on social media, donate to their campaigns, and volunteer using the links provided. Also, fill out our (very brief) Campaign Outreach Survey and let us know how you can best get involved.

Nominations for Delegates to National Convention

We have 10 members who are running for delegates to National Convention. DSA National Convention will be August 8-10 in Chicago. Chapter delegates and at-large delegates from across the country meet to set our course for the following two years and elect our new National Political Committee (NPC), which functions as DSA’s highest decision-making body between conventions. The nominees will be introduced at the General Membership meeting. After the General Membership meeting, everyone will receive an OpaVote link to vote over a 5-day period. You can view the candidate statements here

Nominations for 2025-2026 Local Council

Local Council is our democratically elected chapter leadership with responsibility for managing the overall direction of the chapter. Local Council consists of two co-chairs, one membership chair, one secretary, one treasurer, two at-large members, a steward for each of the official committees, and a representative of each administrative or currently-chartered campaign group. For a complete description, see our chapter bylaws. To nominate yourself or someone else, email a candidate statement to hello@dsaneworleans.org.

Submissions Open for 2025 Local Convention

New Orleans DSA’s annual Local Convention will be June 28. Submissions can include proposals to amend bylaws, resolutions for new campaigns, or they can be for other chapter business. Reach out to Jack RS for information on how to write a resolution, and stay tuned for a resolution writing workshop ahead of convention.

Municipal Action Committee Wants You! 🫵

MAC currently has 2 vacant co-chair positions. While they aren’t strictly defined roles, we think it would be extremely useful to have one that is focused on electoral work, such as coordinating with our endorsed candidates, and one that is focused on civic engagement, such as keeping tabs on our various city governmental institutions. If either of these areas interest you, please shoot an email to hello@dsaneworleans.org or find Charlie B on Slack!

Chapter Merchandise Available Now!

Support and rep your favorite socialist organization with merch! Help us fundraise to send our delegates to DSA’s biennial National Convention, move into a new space by ordering a shirt, or just give us feedback on what items you might want to see in the future. Check it out at bit.ly/dsanola-merch.

Brake Light Clinic & Health Fair

We’re co-hosting our next Brake Light Clinic & Health Fair with member and endorsed City Council District E candidate Danyelle Christmas. Join us on Saturday, June 14, from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm at 4961 N Claiborne Ave. Sign up here to volunteer.

Political Education Committee Reading Group

The Political Education Committee’s book for the month is The Jakarta Method by Vincent Bevins. Whether you finish the book, only part of it, or just want to hang out for discussion, come by Oak St. Brewery, 8201 Oak St., on June 19 at 7:00 pm.

Community Calendar

Friday, May 30

12:00-12:45p Free Palestine! Abolish ICE! Weekly Lunch Hour Rally – NOLA ICE Field Office, 1250 Poydras St.

Saturday, May 31

11:00a-3:00p Peace by Piece Youth and Family Wellness Day – Conrad Park, 3400 Hamilton St.

12:00-2:00p New Orleans DSA General Meeting – New Orleans Healing Center, 2372 St. Claude Ave. Room 204 – RSVP

2:30-4:30p Canvassing (Bob Murrell, District A) – Signup

Sunday, June 1

9:00a-12:00p Canvassing (Jackson Kimbrell, District C)

11:00a-1:00p Listwork Session – Coffee Science, 410 S. Broad St.

1:00-4:00p Canvassing (Bob Murrell, District A) – Signup

Monday, June 2

6:00-7:30p Make Entergy Pay Campaign Meeting – Care Forgot Beercraft, 1728 St. Charles Ave.

Wednesday, June 4

5:00-6:00p Health Justice and Direct Service Meeting – Zoom

6:00-8:00p VOTE New Orleans Monthly Meeting – VOTE New Orleans, 4930 Washington Ave. Suite A

Thursday, June 5

7:00-8:30p Political Education Committee Planning Meeting – Meet

Friday, June 6

12:00-12:45p Free Palestine! Abolish ICE! Weekly Lunch Hour Rally – NOLA ICE Field Office, 1250 Poydras St.

Saturday, June 7

1:00-4:00p Canvassing (Bob Murrell, District A) – Signup

Sunday, June 8

1:00-4:00p Canvassing (Bob Murrell, District A) – Signup

Down the Road

June 12 Drinking Liberally Socially – Location TBD

June 14 Brake Light Clinic & Health Fair – 4961 N. Claiborne Ave.

June 14 No Kings Counter-Parade & Protest – Lafayette Square, 550 St. Charles Ave.

June 17 Sports Drink Community Night: Politics Edition – Sports Drink, 1042 Toledano Ave.

June 19 Political Education Committee Reading Group – Oak St. Brewery, 8201 Oak St.

June 28 New Orleans DSA Local Convention – New Orleans

August 8-10 DSA National Convention – Chicago

October 11 Municipal Election Day – Open Primary

November 15 Municipal Election Day – Runoff

Complete Calendar

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Features

The South United: Power in Numbers – Wash F

Yesterday, over 300 protesters trekked to the Central Louisiana ICE Processing Center in Jena to demand the release of Mahmoud Khalil. Our state is the second largest immigration detention hub in the country, and these jails are notoriously inhumane. ICE kidnapped the Columbia University student two months ago for his pro-Palestine advocacy. Since then, his wife has given birth alone. When she traveled to visit him in the hopes he could hold his newborn – something federal policy encourages – ICE refused to allow it. All of this because he dared to advocate for human rights and the end of the Palestinian genocide.

Protestors piled into buses from New Orleans, Houston, Dallas, and Austin, and more drove in from Shreveport, Alexandria, and elsewhere. They came representing the Palestinian Youth Movement, Jewish Voice for Peace, Party for Socialism and Liberation, Southeast Dignity Not Detention, and New Orleans Stop Helping Israel’s Ports (NOSHIP). You can check out more photos and videos from the march on NOLA 4 Palestine’s Instagram.

We must never stop fighting for an end to ICE’s inhumane, racist, xenophobic, and blatantly cruel actions, both for political prisoners like Mahmoud Khalil and for the immigrants facing an uptick in raids and other attacks by our current administration. Freedom for all – the people demand it!

Bulletins

Nominations for Delegates to National Convention: DEADLINE TOMORROW

If you’re interested in being one of our seven New Orleans delegates, please fill out this form by tomorrow, May 24th. DSA National Convention will be August 8-10 in Chicago. Chapter delegates and at-large delegates from across the country meet to set our course for the following two years and elect our new National Political Committee (NPC), which functions as DSA’s highest decision-making body between conventions. After nominations, everyone will receive an OpaVote link to vote.

May General Membership Meeting Next Saturday

Our monthly GM will be Saturday, May 31st, at 12:00 pm, in room 204 of the Healing Center (2372 St. Claude). We will be hearing from the candidates running for delegate to August’s National Convention. We’ll also hear from members returning from a delegation to Cuba. We’ll discuss our upcoming Local Convention, the DSA Fund’s How We Win Conference, and get committee updates and more. RSVP here and request a proxy if you’re unable to attend.

Nominations for 2025-2026 Local Council

Local Council is our democratically elected chapter leadership with responsibility for managing the overall direction of the chapter. Local Council consists of two co-chairs, one membership chair, one secretary, one treasurer, two at-large members, a steward for each of the official committees, and a representative of each administrative or currently-chartered campaign group. For a complete description, see our chapter bylaws. To nominate yourself or someone else, email a candidate statement to hello@dsaneworleans.org.

Submissions Open for 2025 Local Convention

New Orleans DSA’s annual Local Convention will be June 28. Submissions can include proposals to amend bylaws, resolutions for new campaigns, or they can be for other chapter business. Reach out to Jack RS for information on how to write a resolution, and stay tuned for a resolution writing workshop ahead of convention.

Chapter Merch Available Now!

Support and rep your favorite socialist organization with merch! Help us fundraise to send our delegates to DSA’s biennial National Convention, move into a new space by ordering a shirt, or just give us feedback on what items you might want to see in the future. Check it out at bit.ly/dsanola-merch.

Brake Light Clinic & Health Fair

We’re co-hosting our next Brake Light Clinic & Health Fair with member and endorsed City Council District E candidate Danyelle Christmas. Join us on Saturday, June 14, from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm at 4961 N Claiborne Ave. Sign up here to volunteer.

Community Calendar

Friday, May 23

12:00-12:45p Free Palestine! Abolish ICE! Weekly Lunch Hour Rally – NOLA ICE Field Office, 1250 Poydras St.

Saturday, May 24

1:00-4:00p Canvassing (Bob Murrell, District A) – Signup

Sunday, May 25

1:00-4:00p Canvassing (Bob Murrell, District A) – Signup

5:00p George Floyd National Day of Action March Against Executive Order 14288 – City Hall, 1300 Perdido St.

Wednesday, May 28

7:00-8:00p Municipal Action Committee Meeting – Meet

Thursday, May 29

5:30-6:30p Gaby Biro OPSB End of Year Community Town Hall – East New Orleans Regional Library, 5641 Read Blvd.

Friday, May 30

12:00-12:45p Free Palestine! Abolish ICE! Weekly Lunch Hour Rally – NOLA ICE Field Office, 1250 Poydras St.

Saturday, May 31

11:00a-3:00p Peace by Piece Youth and Family Wellness Day – Conrad Park, 3400 Hamilton St.

12:00-2:00p New Orleans DSA General Meeting – New Orleans Healing Center, 2372 St. Claude Ave. Room 204 – RSVP

2:00-5:00p Canvassing (Bob Murrell, District A) – Signup

Sunday, June 1

9:00a-12:00p Canvassing (Jackson Kimbrell, District C)

11:00a-1:00p Listwork Session – Coffee Science, 410 S. Broad St.

1:00-4:00p Canvassing (Bob Murrell, District A) – Signup

Down the Road

June 14 Brake Light Clinic & Health Fair – 4961 N. Claiborne Ave.

June 28 New Orleans DSA Local Convention – New Orleans

August 8-10 DSA National Convention – Chicago

October 11 Municipal Election Day – Open Primary

November 15 Municipal Election Day – Runoff

Complete Calendar

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Features

Fascism Doesn’t Belong in New Orleans, and We Should Start Acting Like It – Bob M

Recently, a performer with Waka Flocka at the Ohm Lounge wore a swastika on stage. A group of Nazis yelled “white power” and threw Nazi salutes walking down Decatur. Outside of John Stanton’s Nazis FAFO article, these displays have met little to no outcry from public officials or prominent community members. If there’s a room full of people not immediately leaving or interrupting a show when a fascist symbol of hate is adorned, what does that say about our city?

We must loudly reject fascism’s presence in New Orleans. While ICE abducts a child with cancer months after they were hanging out on the St. Charles parade route, how does this make you feel? Will the people claiming it’s antisemitic to oppose the genocide in Gaza loudly condemn the owner not shutting down the performance featuring a swastika? When Nazi symbols start appearing more in our city, will you be a patron at the Kit Kat Klub in Cabaret while fascism floods all around you, letting the good times roll?

Local cyclist Eric Gabourel’s piece about punching fascists speaks about how fighting fascism isn’t just about literally fighting them. We need unions and electeds to stand against fascism, not just in word but in action. City Council releases statements about the mayor’s travel patterns but not condemning skinheads doing Nazi salutes on Decatur. At venues that allow symbols of hate, workers need to organize and shut them down until they are safe. Neighbors in the French Quarter and CBD should picket places that patronize fascists. People who are outraged should join organizations fighting fascism. Thankfully, people have been marching and rallying. If you haven’t joined them, then show up to the next one. Mass movements require a mass of people, so get your mass out there!

Resistance to fascism is in the very soil of New Orleans. We brag about fighting fascists at the WW2 Museum but hear nary a word about the club blocks away hosting a performer wearing a swastika. We honor the French and Spanish heritage of our city but dishonor their fights against fascism. When we uplift the heroes in the struggle against Jim Crow, we must continue their legacy of resistance.

Let’s do better, New Orleans. Only you can prevent fascism.

Help Public Sector Unions Defeat State Anti-Labor Bills

New Orleans City Workers Union AFSCME Local 2349, the Louisiana Federation of Teachers (LFT), and the Louisiana Association of Educators (LAE) are calling on you to denounce HB 293 at the state legislature. HB 293 has moved out of the House and has reported favorably out of the Senate Labor Committee. This is our LAST CHANCE to stop a bill that will cancel our union membership yearly, void our contracts every year or every time there is a change in cost, force us to sign up through our bosses, allow our bosses to drop our membership any time, and as a whole will make it incredibly hard for us to keep our unions. HB 293 will decimate public sector unions in our state.

As public employees in Louisiana, we have suffered enough. We do not need a bill written entirely by a political PAC and brought by a legislator who works for a union-busting law-firm. No Louisiana worker asked for this bill, and no Louisiana worker was consulted about it. Please sign this and share.

Write your senators! Defend the public! Oppose HB 293!

Red Rabbits Recommendation

When you’re heading out to a protest or a rally (for example, we hear that there is a lovely gathering planned this Saturday at 3, at Jackson Square), you might want to think about leaving your phone at home. The cops use devices called Stingrays, which act like cell towers, but aren’t really cell towers at all. Your phone doesn’t know the difference and says, “Hey there, perfectly innocent looking cell tower, I’m Citizen Q’s cell phone, and I would like to be ready to make a call.” The Stingray says, “Wonderful! Thank you for registering with us,” and then promptly ignores your phone. However, now they have a record of your phone (and thereby you) at the event.

If you don’t leave your phone at home, then you’ll want to disable your phone’s biometric security access. That means your face recognition and/or your fingerprint access. If things go pear shaped and you get rolled up by the pigs, chances are they will be very excited to copy all the information they can from your phone. If your phone is locked, they can’t easily access it. However, if your biometrics are enabled, all they have to do is hold it up to your face or put your finger on the sensor, and the phone will unlock, revealing your innermost secrets as well as your grandmother’s chocolate cake recipe. They don’t need a warrant to do that. However, they can’t read what’s in your mind, so keep your phone PIN protected if there’s any chance someone else might end up with your phone.

Bulletins

Nominations for Delegates to National Convention

DSA National Convention will be August 8-10 in Chicago. Chapter delegates and at-large delegates from across the country meet to set our course for the following two years and elect our new National Political Committee (NPC), which functions as DSA’s highest decision-making body between conventions. If you’re interested in being one of our seven New Orleans delegates, please fill out this form by May 24th. After nominations, everyone will receive an OpaVote link to vote.

Nominations for 2025-2026 Local Council

Local Council is our democratically elected chapter leadership with responsibility for managing the overall direction of the chapter. Local Council consists of two co-chairs, one membership chair, one secretary, one treasurer, two at-large members, a steward for each of the official committees, and a representative of each administrative or currently-chartered campaign group. For a complete description, see our chapter bylaws. To nominate yourself or someone else, email a candidate statement to hello@dsaneworleans.org.

Submissions Open for 2025 Local Convention

New Orleans DSA’s annual Local Convention will be June 28. Submissions can include proposals to amend bylaws, resolutions for new campaigns, or they can be for other chapter business. Reach out to Jack RS for information on how to write a resolution, and stay tuned for a resolution writing workshop ahead of convention.

Brake Light Clinic & Health Fair

Our next Brake Light Clinic & Health Fair is June 14 at A.P. Tureaud Civil Rights Memorial Park, 1800 A.P. Tureaud Ave.! Last time we changed lights in 19 vehicles and distributed 96 hot meals. If you’re interested in volunteering you can sign up here.

Community Calendar

Friday, May 16

12:00-12:45p Free Palestine! Abolish ICE! Weekly Lunch Hour Rally – NOLA ICE Field Office, 1250 Poydras St.

Saturday, May 17

1:00-4:00p Canvassing (Bob Murrell, District A) – Signup

3:00p The People Stand with Palestine: Rally and March in Commemoration of Nakba Day – Jackson Square Amphitheater, 700 block Decatur St.

Sunday, May 18

1:00-4:00p Canvassing (Bob Murrell, District A) – Signup

3:00-6:00p Vigil for Unhoused Lives – Duncan Plaza, 343 Loyola Ave.

Monday, May 19

6:00-7:30p Make Entergy Pay Campaign Meeting – Care Forgot Beercraft, 1728 St. Charles Ave.

6:00-7:30p Jewish Voice for Peace General Body Meeting – Linktree

Tuesday, May 20

7:00p Sports Drink Community Night: All About Labor – Sports Drink, 1042 Toledano Ave.

Wednesday, May 21

6:00-7:00p DSA Chapter Orientation – Zoom

Thursday, May 22

6:00a-8:00p All Out for Mahmoud Khalil Bus to Jena – Signup

6:00p Eye on Surveillance Monthly Meeting – REACH Center, 2022 St. Bernard Ave., Bldg. C, 3rd Fl.

Friday, May 23

12:00-12:45p Free Palestine! Abolish ICE! Weekly Lunch Hour Rally – NOLA ICE Field Office, 1250 Poydras St.

Saturday, May 24

1:00-4:00p Canvassing (Bob Murrell, District A) – Signup

Sunday, May 25

1:00-4:00p Canvassing (Bob Murrell, District A) – Signup

Down the Road

May 29 Gaby Biro OPSB End of Year Community Town Hall – East New Orleans Regional Library, 5641 Read Blvd.

May 31 New Orleans DSA General Meeting – New Orleans Healing Center, 2372 St. Claude Ave.

June 14 Brake Light Clinic & Health Fair – A.P. Tureaud Civil Rights Memorial Park, 1800 A.P. Tureaud Ave.

June 28 New Orleans DSA Local Convention – New Orleans

August 8-10 DSA National Convention – Chicago

October 11 Municipal Election Day – Open Primary

November 15 Municipal Election Day – Runoff

Complete Calendar

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Features

Why I’m Running: Bob Murrell for City Council District A

I’m so honored to be on the chapter’s endorsed slate. It’s been a pleasure serving on this Local Council term, assisting with planning the org fair, writing and editing the Voter Guide, coordinating with coalition partners like Eye on Surveillance, assisting our previous endorsement campaigns, and making sure our members are able to participate in our General Membership meetings.

I believe DSA is a cohesive bond of all the fights in New Orleans for a more just society, and together we are more powerful than the sum of our parts. Whether you’re a new member or someone whose dues lapsed, I ask you to get engaged with our chapter so we can be better together. Great ideas don’t fall from the sky, they are made from us together, and I believe we have a lot to contribute in shared vision and action.

I hope you can join me on the campaign trail to talk to people in District A and see the sights. Whether it’s labor struggle, tenants’ rights, or public goods like our parks, the class conflict in District A is sharp and we need socialists to help raise our neighbors’ consciousness and organize them into the fight by joining DSA or other orgs. I’ll leave you with a quote from Friedrich Engels: “On the day the thermometer of universal suffrage registers the boiling point among the workers, both they and the capitalists will know where they stand.”

Solidarity forever.

Sign up to join Team Bob or visit Bob Murrell for District A!

Views from Membership: Louisiana Wounded by Another Round of DOGE Cuts – Wash F

On April 28th, with no warning, all Tulane AmeriCorps VISTAs received the email we had been afraid of since DOGE began its assaults: “The AmeriCorps VISTA project to which you have been assigned has been terminated.”

DOGE’s sweeping cuts included the immediate termination of nearly all VISTAs in New Orleans, myself included. At least a dozen local nonprofits suddenly lost workers they depended on for important roles, including many directly responsible for their site’s fundraising. These duties are now falling onto overworked and overwhelmed organizations, including UNITY, Dress for Success, El Centro, People’s Housing+, and Youth Run NOLA.

Over 32,000 servicemembers across the country have lost their income. Most were already living paycheck-to-paycheck, unable to save money for a rainy day like this. Terminating our service means also terminating benefits like healthcare, childcare support, loan forbearance, and a $7,500 end-of-service student loan credit. AmeriCorps members are ineligible for unemployment because we are considered volunteers.

AmeriCorps is vital to our country’s health and to its communities in times of crisis. The VISTA program was established as part of the War on Poverty, and other AmeriCorps programs assist Americans after disasters and other crises. Their positive impact is hard to quantify, but studies show a $34 return on every federal dollar invested. The programs receive bipartisan support, especially in disaster-prone and high poverty areas like ours.

Over 3,100 AmeriCorps members served more than 50,000 people at more than 400 locations across Louisiana, including schools, food banks, homeless shelters, clinics, youth centers, and veterans facilities.

We are heading into ever more tumultuous times defined by economic collapse, climate catastrophe, and unbridled fascism. With these cuts, we are doing so while weaker and more vulnerable than we have been in decades.

For action items, you can check out the America’s Service Commissions statement on the funding cuts, and contact your representatives through Voices for National Service.

Nakba Day and What It Means for Our Work

Thursday is Nakba Day, commemorating the disaster 77 years ago when Zionists created the state of Israel by ethnically cleansing their Palestinian neighbors. The challenge of the liberation of Palestine calls to us as a chapter as well as to each of us as individual socialists. We must act when we can, and we must educate who we meet. Think about active groups in our chapter:

Political Education – Although most of American society is focused on the October 7, 2023, al-Aqsa Flood, events from the 1890s (The Dreyfus Affair), the WWI era (Balfour Declaration, Sykes-Picot Agreement) and the misuse of the fledgling UN in the late 1940s are all part of this process. We must learn and tell this story.

Municipal Action – Chapter members have been in coalition with other groups to pressure City Council, institutions of higher education, and local businesses. We have three comrades running for City Council this term. Let’s keep the pressure on, including when it means demanding more from ourselves.

Mutual Aid – Our Palestinian neighbors have witnessed this ramped-up genocide of their families and destruction of their ancestral homes for 18 months now. They need psychological and material support. Mutual Aid is not charity. It is working together in coalition with others to fulfill the material needs of a liberatory struggle.

Our ongoing work is about Liberation, beyond just Freedom. The State can take away Freedom on a whim, but once you are liberated, there is no going back. The process of achieving your liberation changes how you see the world. As socialists who profess international solidarity, that means the farmer in Illinois is as valuable as the tailor in Kashmir or the cab driver in Nigeria. All children are our children. We owe it to all of us to dismantle the empire, liberate our fellow Americans, and continue this long transition from capitalism to socialism. Liberate Palestine.

Bulletins

Political Education Committee Reading Group

The Political Education Committee’s book for the month is Revolutionary Mathematics by Justin Joque. Whether you finish the book, only part of it, or just want to hang out for discussion, come by Z’otz Cafe, 8210 Oak St., on May 15 at 7:00 pm.

New Orleans DSA Launches Red Rabbits Working Group

Red Rabbits Working Group is looking to provide membership with digital safety techniques and assist with marshaling in-person events. If you’d like to get involved in digital safety please contact Aaron J, or for in-person marshaling please contact Tristan T.

Nominations for Delegates to National Convention

DSA National Convention will be August 8-10 in Chicago. Chapter delegates and at-large delegates from across the country meet to set our course for the following two years and elect our new National Political Committee (NPC), which functions as DSA’s highest decision-making body between conventions. If you’re interested in being one of our seven New Orleans delegates, please fill out this form by May 24th. After nominations, everyone will receive an OpaVote link to vote.

Nominations for 2025-2026 Local Council

Local Council is our democratically elected chapter leadership with responsibility for managing the overall direction of the chapter. Local Council consists of two co-chairs, one membership chair, one secretary, one treasurer, two at-large members, a steward for each of the official committees, and a representative of each administrative or currently-chartered campaign group. For a complete description, see our chapter bylaws. To nominate yourself or someone else, email a candidate statement to hello@dsaneworleans.org.

Submissions Open for 2025 Local Convention

New Orleans DSA’s annual Local Convention will be June 28. Submissions can include proposals to amend bylaws, resolutions for new campaigns, or they can be for other chapter business. Reach out to Jack RS for information on how to write a resolution, and stay tuned for a resolution writing workshop ahead of convention.

Labor Notes New Orleans Troublemakers School

Troublemakers School is a one-day organizing conference where workplace organizers can learn skills and share strategies for building stronger unions. Build your organizing muscle to take on bosses who are on the offensive. Hear from local workers who’ve fought back and won. Expand your toolkit for grievances, contract campaigns, and community fights. Let’s put some movement back in the labor movement! The next Troublemakers School is Saturday, May 31, 10:00a-5:00p, at IATSE Union Hall, 511 N. Hennessey St. Information and registration at Labor Notes, or contact courtney@labornotes.org.

Brake Light Clinic & Health Fair

Our next Brake Light Clinic & Health Fair is June 14 at A.P. Tureaud Civil Rights Memorial Park, 1800 A.P. Tureaud Ave.! Last time we changed lights in 19 vehicles and distributed 96 hot meals. If you’re interested in volunteering you can sign up here.

Community Calendar

Friday, May 9

8:30a Rally to Free Rümeysa Ozturk – Southern Louisiana ICE Processing Center, 3843 E. Stagg Ave., Basile, LA 70515 https://bit.ly/basileaction

Saturday, May 10

1:00-4:00p Canvassing (Bob Murrell, District A) – Signup

Sunday, May 11

3:00-7:00p Madres Sin Fronteras: A fundraiser for recently deported immigrant mothers and their American citizen children – BJ’s Lounge, 4301 Burgundy St.

Tuesday, May 13

6:00-7:00p DSA Chapter Orientation – Zoom

Wednesday, May 14

7:00-8:00p Municipal Action Committee Meeting – Zoom

7:00-9:00p DSA NPEC Childwatch Training – Virtual

7:30-9:00p DSA NEC Electoral Academy: Campaigns 101! – Virtual

Thursday, May 15

7:00-8:30p Political Education Committee Reading Series – Z’otz Cafe, 8210 Oak St.

Saturday, May 17

3:00p The People Stand with Palestine: Rally and March in Commemoration of Nakba Day – Jackson Square Amphitheater, 700 block Decatur St.

Down the Road

May 20 Sports Drink Community Night: All About Labor – Sports Drink, 1042 Toledano Ave.

May 22 Eye on Surveillance Monthly Meeting – REACH Center, 2022 St. Bernard Ave., Bldg. C, 3rd Fl.

May 31 New Orleans DSA General Meeting – New Orleans Healing Center, 2372 St. Claude Ave.

May 31 Troublemakers School – IATSE Union Hall, 511 N. Hennessey St.

June 4 VOTE New Orleans Monthly Meeting – VOTE New Orleans, 4930 Washington Ave., Suite A

June 14 Brake Light Clinic & Health Fair – A.P. Tureaud Civil Rights Memorial Park, 1800 A.P. Tureaud Ave.

June 28 New Orleans DSA Local Convention – New Orleans

August 8-10 DSA National Convention – Chicago

October 11 Municipal Election Day – Open Primary

November 15 Municipal Election Day – Runoff

Complete Calendar

Solidarity Means Action is the weekly newsletter of the New Orleans Democratic Socialists of America. Subscribe to receive updates every Friday at 8:00 am Central.

Features

UMC Nurses Strike on May Day!

On International Workers Day, after more than a year at the bargaining table, unionized nurses at University Medical Center held their third strike for safe staffing, fair pay, and the ability to provide quality care for patients. Their fight is about saving lives in a system where they’re constantly being asked to do more with less: fewer nurses, fewer resources, more patients, more pressure. It’s a recipe for burnout, for harm, and for driving good nurses out of the profession entirely.

With the support of a united front of the New Orleans Rank & File Project, Step Up Louisiana, AFSCME, Unite Here, CWA, IUPAT, FRSO, and DSA, the nurses picketed from 7:00 in the morning to 7:00 at night, and they’re ready to continue so long as management refuses to sign a fair contract. UMC executives know if nurses win a strong, enforceable union contract, it sets a precedent for nurses everywhere. It proves that organizing works, that solidarity works, that workers united can beat back corporate greed. So this fight isn’t just about UMC, it’s about standing up to an entire system that treats people as costs to cut instead of lives to care for. It’s about saying no to a world where executives get bonuses while denying frontline workers basic dignity.

It’s about building power together. When nurses strike, they don’t get paid. After prior strikes, management has turned to out-of-state replacements at outrageous cost, locking nurses out of work for days. Many live paycheck to paycheck, have families to support, student loans to pay, and no safety net. A strike fund gives them a fighting chance—it helps us hold the line just a little longer.

Every dollar we donate to the Strike Fund keeps a nurse on the picket line. It’s gas in the tank, food on the table, rent paid. But more than that, it’s a declaration: you believe that workers—not CEOs—control the future of healthcare.

Views from Membership: Something For Everyone – Andy L

None of us knows what the future will hold, and watch out if someone says that they have it all worked out. We’re driving at night here – we may know where we’re headed, but the headlights will only light up so far ahead. However, there are things that we can do now, skills we can hone, relationships that we can build that will help us no matter what comes down the road.

One of the biggest challenges facing us is overcoming the atomization of our society. This rugged individualist bullshit that we’ve been fed for decades is going to be the death of us, be it by making us easy to pick off one-by-one or by intimidating us when we look at the enormity of the task ahead.

Look, I get it: when you’re alone in the tall grass and you hear a tiger, you get scared. But when you’re out there with ten of your buddies, you’re like, “Let’s get that fucking tiger!”

Humans accomplish things together. We always have, and we always will. We, as organizers, need to drive everyone we can into groups who are doing the work. Just get people active. Some will join us in DSA, others will find homes in other orgs. The important thing is that they are active with some organization, not doom scrolling alone on their couch.

Talk to your liberal friends. Heck, your conservative friends as well. Find out what they care about the most, and nudge them towards an org that is doing that kind of work. And then follow up with them. This isn’t rocket science. This is organizing, and we’re organizers. It’s OK to be a little annoying – they’re your friends, right? To change everything, we’re going to need everybody.

Bulletins

Nominations for Delegates to National Convention

DSA National Convention will be August 8-10 in Chicago. Chapter delegates and at-large delegates from across the country meet to set our course for the following two years and elect our new National Political Committee (NPC), which functions as DSA’s highest decision-making body between conventions. If you’re interested in being one of our seven New Orleans delegates, please fill out this form by May 24th. After nominations, everyone will receive an OpaVote link to vote.

Nominations for 2025-2026 Local Council

Local Council is our democratically elected chapter leadership with responsibility for managing the overall direction of the chapter. Local Council consists of two co-chairs, one membership chair, one secretary, one treasurer, two at-large members, a steward for each of the official committees, and a representative of each administrative or currently-chartered campaign group. For a complete description, see our chapter bylaws. To nominate yourself or someone else, email a candidate statement to hello@dsaneworleans.org.

Submissions Open for 2025 Local Convention

New Orleans DSA’s annual Local Convention will be June 28. Submissions can include proposals to amend bylaws, resolutions for new campaigns, or they can be for other chapter business. Reach out to Jack RS for information on how to write a resolution, and stay tuned for a resolution writing workshop ahead of convention.

New Orleans DSA Launches Red Rabbits Working Group

Red Rabbits Working Group is looking to provide membership with digital safety techniques and assist with marshaling in-person events. If you’d like to get involved in digital safety please contact Aaron J, or for in-person marshaling please contact Tristan T.

Political Education Committee Reading Group

The Political Education Committee’s book for the month is Revolutionary Mathematics by Justin Joque. Whether you finish the book, only part of it, or just want to hang out for discussion, come by Z’otz Cafe, 8210 Oak St., on May 15 at 7:00 pm.

Labor Notes New Orleans Troublemakers School

Troublemakers School is a one-day organizing conference where workplace organizers can learn skills and share strategies for building stronger unions. Build your organizing muscle to take on bosses who are on the offensive. Hear from local workers who’ve fought back and won. Expand your toolkit for grievances, contract campaigns, and community fights. Let’s put some movement back in the labor movement! The next Troublemakers School is Saturday, May 31, 10:00a-5:00p, at IATSE Union Hall, 511 N. Hennessey St. Information and registration at Labor Notes, or contact courtney@labornotes.org.

Brake Light Clinic & Health Fair

Our next Brake Light Clinic & Health Fair is June 14 at A.P. Tureaud Civil Rights Memorial Park, 1800 A.P. Tureaud Ave.! Last time we changed lights in 19 vehicles and distributed 96 hot meals. If you’re interested in volunteering you can sign up here.

Community Calendar

Saturday, May 3

7:00a-8:00p Election Day – Sample Ballot

1:00-4:00p Canvassing (Bob Murrell, District A) – Signup

Sunday, May 4

11:00a-12:00p Coffee with Comrades – Coffee Science, 410 Broad St.

1:00-4:00p Canvassing (Bob Murrell, District A) – Signup

Monday, May 5

6:00-7:30p Make Entergy Pay Campaign Meeting – Care Forgot Beercraft, 1728 St. Charles Ave.

Tuesday, May 6

6:00-8:00p Rank & File Project Meeting – REACH Center, 2022 St. Bernard Ave., Bldg. C, 3rd Fl.

Wednesday, May 7

5:00-6:00p Health Justice and Direct Service Meeting – Zoom

7:00-8:00p Municipal Action Committee Meeting – Zoom

Thursday, May 8

6:00-7:30p Local Council Meeting – Zoom

Saturday, May 10

1:00-4:00p Canvassing (Bob Murrell, District A) – Signup

Down the Road

May 20 Sports Drink Community Night: All About Labor – Sports Drink, 1042 Toledano Ave.

May 31 New Orleans DSA General Meeting – New Orleans Healing Center, 2372 St. Claude Ave.

May 31 Troublemakers School – IATSE Union Hall, 511 N. Hennessey St.

June 14 Brake Light Clinic & Health Fair – A.P. Tureaud Civil Rights Memorial Park, 1800 A.P. Tureaud Ave.

June 28 New Orleans DSA Local Convention – New Orleans

August 8-10 DSA National Convention – Chicago

October 11 Municipal Election Day – Open Primary

November 15 Municipal Election Day – Runoff

Complete Calendar

Solidarity Means Action is the weekly newsletter of the New Orleans Democratic Socialists of America. 

Subscribe to receive updates every Friday at 8:00 am.