Municipal Action Committee

About

The Municipal Action Committee meets monthly to research and discuss local and state politics. They publish the New Orleans DSA voter guide and are currently working on a calendar of city meetings. They also help with our chapter’s electoral campaigns. Municipal Action Committee (MAC) meetings are open to all. Check the calendar for the next meeting.

MAC also houses an Electoral Politics Working Group within their Committee that meets biweekly. The EPWG recognizes that whoever holds legislative power affects the possibilities for social change. They also recognize that, for many people open to socialist politics, their first experience comes through electoral politics. The group is committed to establishing an openly democratic socialist presence in Louisiana politics. They develop strategies for building working class power and redistributive politics in the electoral arena. They will support chapter efforts to develop and run candidates for office.

Electoral Politics Working Group meetings are held every other Sunday at 2 PM and are open to all. Check the calendar for the next meeting.

Updates

New Orleans DSA 2018 Voting Guide

Posted October 29, 2018 by Municipal Action Committee

Democratic Socialist Voting Guide

Municipal Action Committee

New Orleans Chapter – Democratic Socialists of America

New Orleans DSA organizes for the power and benefit of working class and poor people in Louisiana, and to take power and influence from the wealthy and corporations. In our first electoral guide for the 2018 Midterm elections, we specifically choose not to endorse any candidates. There are currently no candidates for office whose platform includes our core values of fairness, direct democracy, and human dignity. We present this guide to offer historical context, information on candidates, and a vision of how these offices could function differently in our democracy.

The scope of this guide is limited mainly to issues appearing on the Orleans Parish ballot. This is a reflection of the majority composition of our chapter’s membership. It also includes comments on some of the Jefferson Parish School Board races.

There are more than 200 DSA members in New Orleans and more than 300 in Louisiana. If you have any questions or want to get involved, email hello@dsaneworleans.org

Vote Yes on 2 for Unanimous Juries

Posted October 27, 2018 by cochairs

Did you know that in Louisiana you can be convicted of a felony or sent to jail for life without a unanimous jury decision? This unjust rule dates back to the 1898 state convention when white supremacists put Jim Crow laws in Louisiana’s constitution. Louisiana residents have a chance to change this on November 6th by voting YES on Amendment 2.

This sign spotted in the Marigny does a pretty great job illustrating why we need unanimous juries in Louisiana. This past week, our chapter joined the Unanimous Jury Coalition to phone bank and get the word out about Yes on 2.