General Meeting THIS SATURDAY! (and other upcoming events)

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Hello Comrades,

Thank you to all of you who have made our latest Brake Light Clinic, the Cuba solidarity effort, and Chewbacchus subkrewe such smashing successes! 

  • Last weekend’s Brake Light Clinic in the Seventh Ward had 18 DSA members volunteering to change brake lights, distribute hot meals, and share healthy resources. In a time when politics feel demoralizing, our city is generous and uplifting. Thank you New Orleans!
  • We had a great meeting with the representative from the LA Hands Off Cuba Committee and look forward to sharing more info about getting involved in the fight to end the embargo and reunite Cuba and New Orleans!
  • And the “We’ll BeHeading into the Future” DSA Chewbacchus subkrewe got the whole French Quarter chanting “eat the rich!” 🌹

We’ll be capping off the whirlwind of early new year activity before the height of Carnival with our General Meeting this Saturday at Parish Hall (2533 Columbus St) and on Zoom starting at noon! We will be welcoming newcomers and will discuss matters relating to security in the second Trump era, potential communication platform changes, and the future of our cross-organizational work (among other things), so please make it out to show our new members how the chapter’s democratic process is done! 

NEXT MONDAY (1/17) AT 6PM @ QIQI (2021 Foucher St.): MAKE ENTERGY PAY! We’re planning our first canvass of the year and are wrapping up our power outage guide, so we need support to make 2025 Entergy’s worst year yet. Join us and get involved!

NEXT THURSDAY(1/20) AT 7PM @ PARISH HALL (2533 Columbus St.): POLI ED READING SERIES! Our incredible Poli Ed team’s latest entry is Build It Now: Socialism for the 21st Century by Michael A. Leibowitz. Read, learn, and discuss how we build socialism in our time! 

  • This meeting is hybrid — We’d love to see you in person at Parish Hall, but you can also join the meeting over Google Meet with this link: https://meet.google.com/tkr-jdis-whb 
  • If you haven’t read the book and would just like to listen to the discussion that’s okay too!

OTHER COMMUNITY EVENTS:

LIBERATORY LOVE DURING THE COLLAPSE: A NEW ORLEANS SOLIDARITY STORYTELLERS EVENT ON FEBRUARY 13 AT 6PM @ CAFE ISTANBUL: “Pine with us for love of all types at a showcase of Black, Palestinian and American Indigenous writers, followed by a community conversation on love.” $5 suggested donation, bar & small bites available. Masks required & provided.

PALESTINE FILM DAY: SPECIAL SCREENING OF ANA FALASTINI WITH THE FILMMAKERS ON SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23 AT 6PM @ AL-QUDS HALL (1525 Lapalco Blvd): “Join filmmakers Dalia Alahmad and Rawan Ramini from Vancouver, BC to watch their documentary series which explores the Palestinian diaspora, Ana Falastini, followed by a Q/A about the series and Dalia and Rawan’s process as Palestinian women in film.” Suggested donation $10-20. Food provided

We hope to see you this Saturday (or at another event soon)!

Solidarity forever,

New Orleans DSA Local Council 🌹