Event Calendar

Ayah Al-Zubi is SO grateful for all the work that folks have been putting up on the doors that she is buying you pizza! Show up to Sennott Park at 11:30 for a nice picnic lunch before 1:00PM when we'll have a nice  picnic LAUNCH for our Saturday canvass!

*Link to RSVP on ActionNetwork:* https://actionnetwork.org/events/pizza-picnic-with-ayah-al-zubi

This event is at 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM.

Join the Immigration and Internationalism Working Group (IIWG) while we collect signatures for our petition!

Clipboarding is a form of outreach that removes tables from the equation so that there's no need to secure a permit. In public spaces, we will hand out general literature / resources in relation to our campaign and ask for passersby to sign our petition.

We'll review talking points and strategies as we go. We welcome both seasoned comrades and those new to organizing. Bring a friend!

The IIWG's Safe Communities Campaign aims to win safe, affordable communities for all working-class people in Greater Boston by defending immigrant workers from the dual terror of ICE raids and housing displacement. To learn more and get involved, attend this event and/or reach out to us on the Discord channel!

*Link to RSVP on ActionNetwork:* https://actionnetwork.org/events/clipboard-fields-corner

Leading up to the event, those who RSVP will be added to a Signal chat.

You do not have to come for the entire event.

Set up: 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM

[road closures begin at 9:00 AM]

Event: 10:30 AM - 3:00 PM

Break down: 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

We're looking for comrades new and old! Help us distribute flyers, get signatures for our Safe Communities petition, and chat with people about joining the chapter!

*Link to RSVP on ActionNetwork:* https://actionnetwork.org/events/open-streets-hyde-park

Come canvass for Boston DSA's own Ayah Al-Zubi! Ayah is running for Cambridge City Council to make Cambridge a more affordable, accessible, and dignified home for all.

*Link to RSVP on ActionNetwork:* https://actionnetwork.org/events/sundays-with-ayah-al-zubi-2

[In-person, RSVP for location] Join the electoral working group and the Somerville neighborhood group for the evening to call comrades about canvassing for our endorsed electoral campaigns! This is a great opportunity to meet comrades, learn more about our endorsed campaigns, and get comfortable making asks!

*Link to RSVP on ActionNetwork:* https://actionnetwork.org/events/turnout-tuesdays-wsomerville-dsa-7

This event is at 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM EST via Zoom.

The State Pressure Team is part of the Immigration and Internationalism Working Group (IIWG). We meet weekly to discuss the Safe Communities campaign, which includes petition efforts. New members are always welcome!

The IIWG's Safe Communities Campaign aims to win safe, affordable communities for all working-class people in Greater Boston by defending immigrant workers from the dual terror of ICE raids and housing displacement. To learn more and get involved, attend this training and/or reach out to us on the Discord channel!

*Link to RSVP on ActionNetwork:* https://actionnetwork.org/events/spt-august-12

Canvass for Willie Burnley Jr on Wednesday nights!

RSVP here: https://secure.ngpvan.com/tQRFi2LVm0KnHusB8pg0bA2

*Link to RSVP on ActionNetwork:* https://actionnetwork.org/events/willie-for-somerville-wednesdays-6

We will hold a virtual coordinating meeting to prepare for the August General Meeting (which will be on Sunday, August 24th). These regular coordinating meetings are tentatively scheduled for 6:30pm on the Wednesday 10-11 days before the General Meeting, in this case August 13th.

*Link to RSVP on ActionNetwork:* https://actionnetwork.org/events/gm-coordinating-meeting-2

Our eighth session of the Leadership and Political Education reading and discussion group for Somerville DSA! All are welcome, even if you are not (yet) a Somerville DSA member.

The pre-reading for this session is:

The Revolutionary Party, Part 2

• Reading: Lenin, What is to be Done?, Chapter 4

It is not necessary to have attended Part 1 to attend this meeting.

We will be meeting at Nick's House (RSVP for location) as well as on Zoom.

*Link to RSVP on ActionNetwork:* https://actionnetwork.org/events/somerville-dsa-leadership-political-education-meeting-8

Join us to discuss the Boston DSA Ecosocialism Working Group's campaign to get free, publicly accessible restrooms built around major transit hubs throughout the Boston area!

This meeting will be held virtually over Zoom. RSVP for the link to attend!

*Link to RSVP on ActionNetwork:* https://actionnetwork.org/events/transit-oriented-public-restrooms-campaign-meeting-9

Join us to plan the next Boston DSA chapter-wide General Meetings. No experience required and all skillsets are welcome! We are always looking for more capacity. Still unsure of joining? There are many small tasks with little to no commitments needed make it all happen every month 🙂

*Link to RSVP on ActionNetwork:* https://actionnetwork.org/events/general-meeting-planning-committee-meeting-4

Build tenant power and start your own tenant association!

The first half of this training equips participants with the skills and knowledge to become effective tenant organizers. Learn how to collectively bargain with your landlord, push back against rent hikes, and win better housing conditions. During the second half, we will cover what a Notice-To-Quit is and your rights during the eviction process.

RSVP for the Zoom Training

The venue is wheelchair accesible and masks will be made available for attendees.

*Link to RSVP on ActionNetwork:* https://actionnetwork.org/events/tenant-organizer-and-know-your-rights-training

Join Allston/Brighton DSA members for a canvass at the Somerville Farmers' Market! We're supporting Somerville for Palestine's divestment ballot question.

Join us to learn to canvass, talk to Somerville voters about BDS (Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions) against Israel for the genocide in Gaza, and contribute to a material effort to fight back!

*Link to RSVP on ActionNetwork:* https://actionnetwork.org/events/a-b-dsa-somerville-divestment-canvass

Come canvass for Boston DSA's own Ayah Al-Zubi! Ayah cares deeply about community building, and what better way to build community then to throw water balloons at your friends? Join us for a fun saturday canvass with post-canvass hijinks! Water balloons included ?

*Link to RSVP on ActionNetwork:* https://actionnetwork.org/events/saturdays-with-ayah-al-zubi

This event is at 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM at the August Moon Festival.

We will meet at the Quincy Center T stop (1300 Hancock St & Washington St, Quincy, MA 02169), then walk up and down Coddington Street, where the event takes place.

Join the Immigration and Internationalism Working Group (IIWG) while we collect signatures for our petition!

Clipboarding is a form of outreach that removes tables from the equation so that there's no need to secure a permit. In public spaces, we will hand out general literature / resources in relation to our campaign and ask for passersby to sign our petition.

We'll review talking points and strategies as we go. We welcome both seasoned comrades and those new to organizing. Bring a friend!

The IIWG's Safe Communities Campaign aims to win safe, affordable communities for all working-class people in Greater Boston by defending immigrant workers from the dual terror of ICE raids and housing displacement. To learn more and get involved, attend this event and/or reach out to us on the Discord channel!

*Link to RSVP on ActionNetwork:* https://actionnetwork.org/events/clipboard-quincy

Join us for our monthly neighborhood group meeting! This will be a hybrid meeting using zoom. Accommodations available on request (reach out to somerville@bostondsa.org or accessibility@bostondsa.org).

*Link to RSVP on ActionNetwork:* https://actionnetwork.org/events/somerville-dsa-august-monthly-meeting

Join Boston DSA's Housing Working Group for our July meeting!

We will be at the Brookline Village Library, 361 Washington St., Brookline, MA 02445

There is a Zoom option, RSVP for the link.

Solidarity,

Kelly

*Link to RSVP on ActionNetwork:* https://actionnetwork.org/events/boston-dsa-housing-wg-august-meeting

[In-person, RSVP for location] Join the electoral working group and the Somerville neighborhood group for the evening to call comrades about canvassing for our endorsed electoral campaigns! This is a great opportunity to meet comrades, learn more about our endorsed campaigns, and get comfortable making asks!

*Link to RSVP on ActionNetwork:* https://actionnetwork.org/events/turnout-tuesdays-wsomerville-dsa-8

The Administrative Committee is responsible for handling our chapter’s routine administrative functions such as chapter communications, technology infrastructure, membership data maintenance, and new member onboarding. The Administrative Committee is chaired by the Communications Coordinator and the Membership Coordinators of the Coordinating Committee.
Want to do socialism from a computer while in your pajamas? Register to attend an upcoming meeting and chip in: https://bdsa.us/AdComm

*Link to RSVP on ActionNetwork:* https://actionnetwork.org/events/administrative-committee-meeting-10

This event is at 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM EST via Zoom.

The State Pressure Team is part of the Immigration and Internationalism Working Group (IIWG). We meet weekly to discuss the Safe Communities campaign, which includes petition efforts. New members are always welcome!

The IIWG's Safe Communities Campaign aims to win safe, affordable communities for all working-class people in Greater Boston by defending immigrant workers from the dual terror of ICE raids and housing displacement. To learn more and get involved, attend this training and/or reach out to us on the Discord channel!

*Link to RSVP on ActionNetwork:* https://actionnetwork.org/events/spt-august-19

Join us to discuss the Boston DSA Ecosocialism Working Group's campaign to get free, publicly accessible restrooms built around major transit hubs throughout the Boston area!

This meeting will be held virtually over Zoom. RSVP for the link to attend!

*Link to RSVP on ActionNetwork:* https://actionnetwork.org/events/transit-oriented-public-restrooms-campaign-meeting-8

Canvass for Willie Burnley Jr on Wednesday nights!

RSVP here: https://secure.ngpvan.com/tQRFi2LVm0KnHusB8pg0bA2

*Link to RSVP on ActionNetwork:* https://actionnetwork.org/events/willie-for-somerville-wednesdays-7

At our monthly meeting, we'll have updates on our priority campaign and opportunities to connect with comrades in Cambridge.

*Link to RSVP on ActionNetwork:* https://actionnetwork.org/events/cambridge-wg-august-meeting

The Boston DSA Coordinating Committee meets semimonthly, usually on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month. We use these meetings to brainstorm and address administrative issues in the chapter.

*Link to RSVP on ActionNetwork:* https://actionnetwork.org/events/coordinating-committee-meeting-34

Join us every third Thursday of the month at 7:30PM is the general meeting of South Shore Democratic Socialists of America.

As usual, we will catch up on our continued struggle fighting for renters fighting for better conditions in Randolph, hear about South Shore Medicare for All battle to bring single payer healthcare to Massachusetts, and also discuss the chapter's priority Safe Communities campaign to win safe, affordable communities for all working-class people in Greater Boston by defending immigrant workers, our support of ongoing strikes, and other ways to expand out efforts. Stick around after for casual conversations with other like minded comrades!

Get involved, a better world is possible!

Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81669336907?pwd=XvXZ66JtkblfDJigtj4sJ6gJ22y8x9.1

*Link to RSVP on ActionNetwork:* https://actionnetwork.org/events/south-shore-dsa-monthly-meeting-9

New to Boston DSA? Not sure how to get started? Not a member yet, but looking to dip your toe in? Or maybe you're a not-so-new member, but haven't been active in a while? Welcome! Join us via Zoom for a Chapter Orientation.

Comrades from our Onboarding & Membership Team will walk you through the chapter's mission and structure, answer questions, facilitate discussion about socialist organizing in Boston, discuss our Chapter's current priorities and projects, and help you get plugged in and involved in fighting for a better world.

*Link to RSVP on ActionNetwork:* https://actionnetwork.org/events/chapter-orientation-saturday-august-23

Join Allston/Brighton DSA members for canvass for Willie Burnley Jr. for Somerville Mayor!

Somerville DSA is running Willie for Somerville mayor on a platform of housing affordability and fast and free public transit.

Join us to learn to canvass, talk to Somerville voters about the issues important to them, and to win a socialist Somerville mayor!

*Link to RSVP on ActionNetwork:* https://actionnetwork.org/events/a-b-dsa-willie-canvass

Individual conversations are the building blocks of our movement. We talk to one another to inspire each other to action, to have a sense of agency in a world where we otherwise feel powerless, and to take care of one another. One-on-one conversations are essential to labor and tenant organizing as well as onboarding and activation in any volunteer-run space. In this training, you will learn and practice how to structure and have these conversations!

This in-person training will focus on how to ask individuals to get more involved in our work and take on roles of responsibility. All members are welcome, though anyone interested in helping grow our chapter by talking to new members is highly encouraged to attend.

A Zoom-only training will be scheduled for September or October.

*Link to RSVP on ActionNetwork:* https://actionnetwork.org/events/structured-organizing-conversations-onboarding-training-823

August General Meeting to be held from 12:30 to 3:30 PM on Sunday August 24th at Warehouse XI in Somerville, agenda TBD.

*Link to RSVP on ActionNetwork:* https://actionnetwork.org/events/august-general-meeting-33

Attend a monthly meeting of the BDSA Healthcare Working Group. We'll be
discussing our current projects, including our organizing around
Medicare for All.

*Link to RSVP on ActionNetwork:* https://actionnetwork.org/events/healthcare-working-group-meeting-51

[In-person, RSVP for location] Join the electoral working group and the Somerville neighborhood group for the evening to call comrades about canvassing for our endorsed electoral campaigns! This is a great opportunity to meet comrades, learn more about our endorsed campaigns, and get comfortable making asks!

*Link to RSVP on ActionNetwork:* https://actionnetwork.org/events/turnout-tuesdays-wsomerville-dsa-9

This event is at 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM EST via Zoom.

The State Pressure Team is part of the Immigration and Internationalism Working Group (IIWG). We meet weekly to discuss the Safe Communities campaign, which includes petition efforts. New members are always welcome!

The IIWG's Safe Communities Campaign aims to win safe, affordable communities for all working-class people in Greater Boston by defending immigrant workers from the dual terror of ICE raids and housing displacement. To learn more and get involved, attend this training and/or reach out to us on the Discord channel!

*Link to RSVP on ActionNetwork:* https://actionnetwork.org/events/spt-august-26

Canvass for Willie Burnley Jr on Wednesday nights!

RSVP here: https://secure.ngpvan.com/tQRFi2LVm0KnHusB8pg0bA2

*Link to RSVP on ActionNetwork:* https://actionnetwork.org/events/willie-for-somerville-wednesdays-8

*Link to RSVP on ActionNetwork:* https://actionnetwork.org/events/jamaica-plain-neighborhood-group-meeting-7

Join Allston/Brighton DSA members for canvass for Ayah Al-Zubi for Cambridge City Council!

Cambridge DSA is running Ayah for City Council on a platform of housing affordability and fast and free public transit.

Join us to learn to canvass, talk to Cambridge voters about the issues important to them, and to win a socialist City Councilor in Cambridge!

*Link to RSVP on ActionNetwork:* https://actionnetwork.org/events/a-b-dsa-ayah-canvass

This event is at 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM.

Join the Immigration and Internationalism Working Group (IIWG) while we collect signatures for our petition!

Clipboarding is a form of outreach that removes tables from the equation so that there's no need to secure a permit. In public spaces, we will hand out general literature / resources in relation to our campaign and ask for passersby to sign our petition.

We'll review talking points and strategies as we go. We welcome both seasoned comrades and those new to organizing. Bring a friend!

The IIWG's Safe Communities Campaign aims to win safe, affordable communities for all working-class people in Greater Boston by defending immigrant workers from the dual terror of ICE raids and housing displacement. To learn more and get involved, attend this event and/or reach out to us on the Discord channel!

*Link to RSVP on ActionNetwork:* https://actionnetwork.org/events/clipboard-chelsea