| This week marks two years since the murder of George Floyd at the hands of the Minneapolis Police Department. As socialists and Twin Cities residents, we’re painfully aware of how little has changed in the two years since we took to the streets. What little was secured by the movement in convictions and promises of reform has been overshadowed by the scrambling of both Republicans and the vast majority of Democrats to show that their commitment to a racist and brutal system of policing is unconditional at the first sign of hand-wringing over sensationalist crime stories. We invite you to read in the recent statement published by the national Afrosocialists and Socialists of Color Caucus and take a moment this week to reflect on how we can carry our demands for justice, for abolition, and for black lives into our organizing in the months ahead. On a brighter note, it was a joy to see so many comrades out at Grilling (With) Your Electeds on Friday. Over 40 comrades were able to make it out to hear from Councilmembers Chughtai, Chavez, and Wonsley Worlobah and enjoy a beautiful Spring day. The results of our brainstorming activities at the May general meeting showed that many of us are wanting more socials and opportunities to connect in person. We’ll be hoping to provide many more chances for it this summer, and look forward to you joining us! |
| Big Events |
| • Socialist Feminist Branch Meeting – Saturday 5/28, at 2:00pm – Online, Register Here |
| Our monthly branch meetings are a space to talk about current organizing and how people can get involved! This one will focus on furthering our organizing around abortion access as a follow up to our updates at the May General Meeting. We encourage all TCDSA members outraged by the Supreme Court’s leaked decision to end Roe v Wade to attend so we can determine next steps. |
| • Solidarity “Sip In” – Saturday 6/4, at 11:00am-1:30pm – RSVP Here, See below for locations |
| TCDSA Members will visit 3 local Starbucks stores along the Southwest 494 corridor that have Union elections that start in June. Beginning at the Eden Prairie location at 11 AM, we will spend 30-45 minutes at each location meeting with organizing workers, socializing and holding space in a show of solidarity. Signs and SBWU buttons will be available. Members are encouraged to participate for the whole event or join us at an individual store. Carpools encouraged. This event has been approved and considered highly effective by the area Union organizer(s)! Locations and times: 11 AM: Eden Prairie / 9250 Hennepin Town Rd, Eden Prairie, 55347 12:15 PM: Mall of America 1st Floor / 164 E Broadway, Bloomington, 55425 (Located at the Rotunda in the Mall, use East Parking ramp) 1 PM: Lyndale Ave S / 5351 Lyndale Ave S, Minneapolis, 55419 |
| • Open Streets – Lyndale – Sunday 6/5, 11:00am-4:30pm – Lyndale Ave S, around 37th Street |
| Twin Cities DSA is tabling at Open Streets on Lyndale Ave! Members can sign up here to help with tabling. Everyone is encouraged to stop by and meet some comrades in person! |
| • Labor Branch Union Jobs Fair – Thursday 6/9, 6:30pm Zoom Link |
| There’s a lot going on in the labor movement right now: a historic strike by Minneapolis educators, Starbucks organizing, Amazon, a huge UPS contract and lots more. We need socialists to be right in the middle of it. We’ll have brief presentations by DSA members who are already employed in union jobs or organizing drives about what the political opportunities are where they work. They’ll also describe what kind of qualifications you will need to get hired. If you are fired up about the prospect of being part of this historic upsurge in working class struggle or just curious and thinking about switching jobs, please join us! |
| Chapter Branch/Committee Meetings and Events |
| • St Paul Branch Meeting – Sunday 5/29 1:00pm – Online, Register Here |
| St. Paul comrades in TCDSA meet on the 2nd Thursday and 4th Sunday of each month |
| • New Member Phonebank – Wednesday, 5/30, at 6:00pm – Online, Register Here |
| Join the Internal Organizing Committee as we call new TCDSA members! We will meet on Zoom to go over the script, mute ourselves and make calls, and then return to debrief how it went. These calls are a chance to meet newer members to TCDSA, hear what they need from our chapter and what brings them to socialism. All are welcome! See the pinned post on the #internal-organizing channel on Slack for more info. |
| • Internal Organizing Committee– Wednesday 6/1, at 6:30pm – Online, Register Here |
| The Internal Organizing Committee works to create the spaces, structures, and resources to initiate and sustain members’ active and healthy participation in chapter work. Through internal organizing, we strive to grow our capacity by developing confident and skilled organizers and leaders who are empowered to turn their resources into collective power to make socialist change. Join the #internal-organizing channel on Slack for more info. New members are always welcome to join! |
| • Political Education Committee – Thursday 6/2, at 6:30pm – Online, Register Here |
| Political Education Committee meeting. All members are welcome to join the Political Education committee or to attend any of our meetings. |
| • Electoral Committee General Meeting – Sunday 6/5, at 2:00pm – Online, Register Here |
| Political Education Committee meeting. All members are welcome to join the Political Education committee or to attend any of our meetings. |
| • Tech Ops: Website Redesign Meeting – Tuesday 6/7, at 6:00pm – Online, Register Here |
| Join us to resume discussion on improving the TC DSA website. We’ll be focusing on next steps to conduct a chapterwide survey and get input from folks about how to move forward. |
| • Steering Committee Meeting – Wednesday, 6/8, at 7:00pm – Online |
| Check the #steeringcommittee slack channel for the zoom link and agenda. |
| Go to tcdsa.org/events to see everything! |