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dsa could really use some forums attached to its main website to facilitate collaboration, organization, rallies etc.
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I was the only person repping DSA at the Baltimore protest today, as far as I saw. I got interviewed by some media so I hope that they got a good shot of my DSA button and/or the #dsa on my poster. 
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HEY NONG MAN posted:Just an FYI for people like me who are straight, white, and male, my older sister directed me to sign up for a local Showing Up For Racial Justice (SURJ) group. This isn't random. Stopping hatred, stopping injustice, all of this important and relevant. I've never heard of SURJ but I'll look to see if there are any in rural NY.
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Jan 29, 2017 01:07
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SURJ is great. They usually get plugged into what other groups and campaigns are going on in a city and coordinate support rather than just redundantly building up their own poo poo. Mine at least sends out action items so I just write and call about things, which is great because I hate having to talk to people or go to meetings.
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Jan 29, 2017 02:03
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Yeah I def signed up for text alerts. I have energy that just needs to be appropriately directed.
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Jan 29, 2017 02:36
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Emergency stay in EDNY was just granted - thanks to the ACLU
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HEY NONG MAN posted:Just an FYI for people like me who are straight, white, and male, my older sister directed me to sign up for a local Showing Up For Racial Justice (SURJ) group. Sorry, could you link to some of the Seattle ones? I'm on my phone for awhile and having some trouble finding them.
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Jan 29, 2017 04:03
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Ugh, I've been feeling so useless as a poor rural leftist lately. I don't have the money for train tickets/gas to get to the city for protests or anything but scattered small donations throughout the year, I live in a heavily red area that didn't even have a Dem candidate for the House this year, there's no real local political organizations of any note besides county Rep/Dem branches, etc. It feels like all I can really do is call out shitheads when I see them and sign useless petitions. I have been offering what help I can in organizing a state level chapter of SPUSA for at large members, but I'm the only member in my area. What have other rural goons been doing?
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Jan 29, 2017 04:59
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A Fancy 400 lbs posted:Ugh, I've been feeling so useless as a poor rural leftist lately. I don't have the money for train tickets/gas to get to the city for protests or anything but scattered small donations throughout the year, I live in a heavily red area that didn't even have a Dem candidate for the House this year, there's no real local political organizations of any note besides county Rep/Dem branches, etc. It feels like all I can really do is call out shitheads when I see them and sign useless petitions. I have been offering what help I can in organizing a state level chapter of SPUSA for at large members, but I'm the only member in my area. What have other rural goons been doing? I live in Kansas, where anyone that thinks we should treat non-white humans decently and anyone that believes in science / facts is a dirty liberal that should be stoned. I am just starting to get involved with things since this Trump ordeal truly frightens me. I am going to start calling my state representatives regularly thanks to a goon who posted the link below. I also started making small recurring donations to the ACLU, and I am searching for another 1-2 organizations. Based on what I have learned recently, it sounds like CALLING your state reps and showing up to town hall type meetings voicing your concerns is actually very effective. This guide was linked in another thread, and it's pretty interesting: https://www.indivisibleguide.com/ For phone calls, this is awesome if you haven't checked it out" https://5calls.org/ I don't know if this helps you or not, I'm very new to this and it's all I have to offer right now 
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Jan 29, 2017 05:09
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Annual Prophet posted:dsa could really use some forums attached to its main website to facilitate collaboration, organization, rallies etc. There's a slack set up for DSA, which is pretty good, but I do think you're right about needing something a little less, uhhh, millenial.
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Jan 29, 2017 06:22
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Stryguy posted:I live in Kansas, where anyone that thinks we should treat non-white humans decently and anyone that believes in science / facts is a dirty liberal that should be stoned. I am just starting to get involved with things since this Trump ordeal truly frightens me. I am going to start calling my state representatives regularly thanks to a goon who posted the link below. I also started making small recurring donations to the ACLU, and I am searching for another 1-2 organizations. Based on what I have learned recently, it sounds like CALLING your state reps and showing up to town hall type meetings voicing your concerns is actually very effective. If I may be a shill for a moment, the SPLC is one of the best, and you can check on the integrity of charities with this navigator. I'm another rural lefty (in NY's red territory), with bonus social anxiety, so I can't necessarily go to meetings but I will be making phone calls and donating when I can. Also, apparently sending letters also helps, so we need to look into that.
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Jan 29, 2017 06:29
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GodFish posted:Sorry, could you link to some of the Seattle ones? I'm on my phone for awhile and having some trouble finding them. https://www.carw.org http://toolsforchange.org https://m.facebook.com/groups/697221816987837/
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Jan 29, 2017 06:51
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How safe would it be for a white, older Muslim on a green card who doesn't speak English to go to an airport protest tomorrow? A friend of mine who is a citizen wants to take her mom along.
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Jan 29, 2017 07:01
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HEY NONG MAN posted:https://www.carw.org Thanks for these!
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Jan 29, 2017 07:11
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BgRdMchne posted:How safe would it be for a white, older Muslim on a green card who doesn't speak English to go to an airport protest tomorrow? A friend of mine who is a citizen wants to take her mom along. They're not arresting people afaik just for protesting, just the ones trying to fly in.
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Jan 29, 2017 07:29
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Started the day with the DNC Chair forum thing with all the chair and vice-chair candidates, ended with protest at IAH. It's so crazy, when the forum ended there were maybe just 5-10 people in our group throwing around the idea of possibly going to the airport to do something, but by the time I arrived there were maybe over 100 people. Three DNC Chair candidates were there (including Perez whom I'm pretty sure our organizers hate so lol) and one vice-chair candidate who was my favorite with the forum answers during her session. There was also a family that had been detained that we got to see leave the airport which was really moving although we crowded them a bit too much. I've only been to 3 protests so far but this was the best one, lots of people came up to share their stories and to inspire and support each other, I cried like twice. Also heard a bunch of people signed up so now our DSA meetings are going to be moved somewhere bigger. I think this whole thing has taught me not to underestimate organizational power in the age of the internet. Did anyone go to the protest at JFK? That thing looked huge. Echoing that you should donate to ACLU, these guys are our heroes, but this isn't their last battle.
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Jan 29, 2017 07:56
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Any Atlanta goons going to the 1/29 4:00pm protest at Hartsfeild-Jackson airport. https://www.facebook.com/events/370576413312630/?ti=ia gohmak fucked around with this message at 09:34 on Jan 29, 2017 |
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Jan 29, 2017 09:20
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I went to the D66 congress yesterday, hinted about coalitioning towards the left if/when they get in the parliament, which other attendees that me and my friend spoke to seemed to universally react positively to but attendance went from 300 people last time to 1500 this year so the chances of this sentiment reaching the upper management is not that great but the idea is there and the next (local) event is in two weeks where there'll be talk about creating a local level party to join next year's municipal elections with in my home town that I'll be doing the same at.
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Jan 29, 2017 15:26
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Asehujiko posted:I went to the D66 congress yesterday, hinted about coalitioning towards the left if/when they get in the parliament, which other attendees that me and my friend spoke to seemed to universally react positively to but attendance went from 300 people last time to 1500 this year so the chances of this sentiment reaching the upper management is not that great but the idea is there and the next (local) event is in two weeks where there'll be talk about creating a local level party to join next year's municipal elections with in my home town that I'll be doing the same at. Nice  Btw, there's a counter-demonstration against PEGIDA in Utrecht next week, if you're in the neighbourhood: https://www.facebook.com/events/1792249741026308/
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Jan 29, 2017 16:06
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unbutthurtable posted:There's a slack set up for DSA, which is pretty good, but I do think you're right about needing something a little less, uhhh, millenial. I still haven't gotten an invite to the slack 
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Jan 29, 2017 16:35
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Also, for anyone near Baltimore/BWI, we're welcoming refugees & immigrants at 5pm today https://twitter.com/BmoreBloc/status/825696099998523392
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Jan 29, 2017 17:25
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Stryguy posted:I live in Kansas, where anyone that thinks we should treat non-white humans decently and anyone that believes in science / facts is a dirty liberal that should be stoned. I am just starting to get involved with things since this Trump ordeal truly frightens me. I am going to start calling my state representatives regularly thanks to a goon who posted the link below. I also started making small recurring donations to the ACLU, and I am searching for another 1-2 organizations. Based on what I have learned recently, it sounds like CALLING your state reps and showing up to town hall type meetings voicing your concerns is actually very effective. That site just keeps giving me Dick Durbin to call, and while he's not perfect, I don't think we have to worry about him supporting most of Trump's worst bullshit. I'm not sure how effective calling my rep would be since he runs unopposed. There's not really much you can threaten to do that would make him worry about re-election chances that isn't also blatantly illegal and stupid like threats of violence.
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Jan 29, 2017 17:31
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Annual Prophet posted:dsa could really use some forums attached to its main website to facilitate collaboration, organization, rallies etc. that's what the slack is for, comrade
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Jan 29, 2017 19:31
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Ruzihm posted:I still haven't gotten an invite to the slack someone prodded larry on friday about accepting invites, they were distracted for a bit. do the details you gave on the invite form match your DSA membership details (name, email, phone etc)? we're trying not to overwhelm the social media team cause they're scattered rn with everything going on but i'll see if they need more help triaging invite requests
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A Fancy 400 lbs posted:That site just keeps giving me Dick Durbin to call, and while he's not perfect, I don't think we have to worry about him supporting most of Trump's worst bullshit. I'm not sure how effective calling my rep would be since he runs unopposed. There's not really much you can threaten to do that would make him worry about re-election chances that isn't also blatantly illegal and stupid like threats of violence. Flooding an unopposed rep with calls makes a gigantic difference. The last thing a "safe district" rep wants to deal with is actually having to campaign, and if they think the winds are blowing toward a primary or a PAC-funded challenge, they'll freak the gently caress out immediately. Remember, the right eats their own, and if the party thinks a rep can't handle a district, they will be replaced. Even if they aren't thinking about an election challenge, when you call their office you're speaking to the same staff they speak to and spend time with every day. If that staff is spending all day every day answering phone calls about the muslim ban or healthcare, you bet they're going to hear about it. Organize and create constant, daily pressure. Never think your calls don't matter.
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ChickenOfTomorrow posted:someone prodded larry on friday about accepting invites, they were distracted for a bit. do the details you gave on the invite form match your DSA membership details (name, email, phone etc)? we're trying not to overwhelm the social media team cause they're scattered rn with everything going on but i'll see if they need more help triaging invite requests I'm pretty sure it is. I don't want to overload the google doc, but should I resubmit just to be sure?
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Jan 29, 2017 19:38
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ChickenOfTomorrow posted:remember if you don't have a trade-specific union open to you and you don't have the resources to organize one, you can join the iww Just wanted to say thanks for this. The local union for HVAC related stuff in Orlando seems to be pretty pathetic for this kinda stuff. Next step, joining the DSA.
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How in the gently caress am I going to get a DSA chapter started in Wyoming when I move back home this weekend and I'm not in Casper, Cheyenne, or Laramie?
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A Fancy 400 lbs posted:Ugh, I've been feeling so useless as a poor rural leftist lately. I don't have the money for train tickets/gas to get to the city for protests or anything but scattered small donations throughout the year, I live in a heavily red area that didn't even have a Dem candidate for the House this year, there's no real local political organizations of any note besides county Rep/Dem branches, etc. It feels like all I can really do is call out shitheads when I see them and sign useless petitions. I have been offering what help I can in organizing a state level chapter of SPUSA for at large members, but I'm the only member in my area. What have other rural goons been doing? Call your reps and senators as often as you can about issues that matter, and ask for a personal response to specific questions you ask. Look up something they've done that you like and say that even though you like [legislative action] and would like to support him/her in the next election, you're troubled that they haven't joined moderate conservatives in opposing Trump's Muslim ban because it's the wrong way to keep the nation safe. Ask a question that makes them seem like they're not taking care of their district and say that while you hate to do it, you'll join the next campaign against them if they don't take a strong position against Trump's overreach and meddling in the power of the legislature. Several republican senators have criticized Trump on the grounds above, and while it's a lovely xenophobic position it is a challenge to the unique threat that Trump poses in making himself an autocrat.
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Dr. Fishopolis posted:
if you will forgive a somewhat anachronistic expression, right on, Dr. Fishopolis! a lot of people i know aren't sitting down and taking it this time around: they're in the streets and on the phone, in mosques and donating, volunteering their time. it's encouraging, it's cathartic, it's the right thing to do, it's a goddamn moral imperative. speaking of which, for those goons who happen to be attorneys, now is the time, if there ever was one, for pro bono. directly or indirectly, all of the people impacted by the eo on refugees, and the other actions taken or to be taken by the trump administration, and the people opposing them, like david cole over at aclu, can use your help. get in there and fight! Eta https://mobile.twitter.com/dnvolz/status/825854514947317761 Red Dad Redemption fucked around with this message at 01:22 on Jan 30, 2017 |
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Jan 30, 2017 00:29
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ate all the Oreos posted:I legit did not know this and was stewing over tech nerds' collective inability to think about anyone other than themselves or organize like, at all, thanks! If you're in a major city, you should drop into a Tech Solidarity meeting! See https://twitter.com/techsolidarity?lang=en. They're starting a (very nascent) tech collective action movement.
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Jie posted:If you're in a major city, you should drop into a Tech Solidarity meeting! See https://twitter.com/techsolidarity?lang=en. They're starting a (very nascent) tech collective action movement. was thinking about dropping in on a local 2600 meeting for (somewhat) similar reasons
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yellowyams posted:Started the day with the DNC Chair forum thing with all the chair and vice-chair candidates, ended with protest at IAH. It's so crazy, when the forum ended there were maybe just 5-10 people in our group throwing around the idea of possibly going to the airport to do something, but by the time I arrived there were maybe over 100 people. Three DNC Chair candidates were there (including Perez whom I'm pretty sure our organizers hate so lol) and one vice-chair candidate who was my favorite with the forum answers during her session. There was also a family that had been detained that we got to see leave the airport which was really moving although we crowded them a bit too much. I've only been to 3 protests so far but this was the best one, lots of people came up to share their stories and to inspire and support each other, I cried like twice. Also heard a bunch of people signed up so now our DSA meetings are going to be moved somewhere bigger. I think this whole thing has taught me not to underestimate organizational power in the age of the internet. Did anyone go to the protest at JFK? That thing looked huge. If your organizers hate Perez on a personal level they're being myopic; oppose him as chair if you like but he's a good guy who is a strong friend of labor, precisely the sort any effective socialist movement will need as allies.
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Quorum posted:If your organizers hate Perez on a personal level they're being myopic; oppose him as chair if you like but he's a good guy who is a strong friend of labor, precisely the sort any effective socialist movement will need as allies. I meant as DNC chair choice, I have no idea how they feel about him on a personal level.
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Ruzihm posted:I'm pretty sure it is. I don't want to overload the google doc, but should I resubmit just to be sure? mmmaybe... i appreciate the concern about overloading the doc, though.
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of the organizers i know they're definitely supporting Ellison over Perez but Perez gets points for showing up to the action amd honestly the dnc crew being there probably kept the cops at bay sat night. also i voted for la riva in the presidential election so i dont have very developed opinions on most democrats anyway. tonight was wild. id say between 1-1.5k people showed up but it didnt feel as good as last night. cops had everything too jammed up so the action was missing some of the defiant character it should have had.
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5calls got me to call my congresswoman and get tallied despite my phone nerves, but neither senator will connect to the number provided, which is annoying. Ah well: to Dr. Fishopolis: thank you! That's a good website and I'm gonna call again tomorrow.
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StrixNebulosa posted:5calls got me to call my congresswoman and get tallied despite my phone nerves, but neither senator will connect to the number provided, which is annoying. Try the senators again, I think that error is indicative of high traffic. I got through to mine by waiting a few minutes and dialing again.
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Every call I tried to make today was busy or voicemail, which is predictable considering what happened over the weekend. Don't be discouraged, this is a marathon, not a sprint.
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