We can’t speak for everyone, of course, but we here at the Bulletin have never before been this excited for a Presidential primary debate. Bernie’s been on a tear lately, between his bill to cancel all student debt (and his cheeky Warren-esque debt calculator), his uncompromising push to stop the US from going to war with Iran, and his continued usage, maybe unprecedented, of his campaign email lists to mobilize strike support and warn immigrants of upcoming ICE raids.
Of course, most people don’t follow politics closely enough to know about all this, but among those who do, Bernie’s rising in the polls and is showing yet again that he’s the only candidate capable of building a mass working class movement to defeat Trump.
Philly DSA’s hosting a debate watch party in the Parish Room of the First Unitarian Church tonight. Bring your friends, whether they’re Bernie bros, Bernie-curious, or just normal people who like yelling at the TV. Starts at 8:00 pm, goes until Marianne Williamson is done doing.. that thing she does. See you there.
On Tuesday night, our friends in New York City DSA pulled off another huge electoral upset. Socialist Tiffany Cabán, a DSA-endorsed public defender, beat machine candidate Melinda Katz in the Democratic primary for Queens district attorney on a platform of ending mass incarceration and prosecuting corporate crimes instead of low-level misdemeanors. Here’s Oren Schweitzer in Jacobin on what Cabán hopes to accomplish in office:
“As district attorney, Cabán will be able to wield the power of the state against mass incarceration and police militarization, hopefully in ways similar to Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner. These policies can drastically diminish the burden of day-to-day indignities and brutalities inflicted by the carceral system on working-class communities, as well as mitigate its financial impediments and emotional traumas.”
Philly DSA is sending twenty-five (25) delegates to this year’s National Convention. That’s great! Travelling is expensive, and none of us are paid wages commensurate with the value we create for our employers; that’s less great.
We’ve run one fundraiser already, and we’re planning another (a comedy show on July 13), but in the meantime, consider making a donation via this link. Money raised will offset registration, travel, and accommodations costs for our delegates. We want to keep their out-of-pocket expenses as low as possible. Donate if you can, share if you can’t, and solidarity forever.
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Bernie Sanders Debate Watch Party Thursday, June 27 | First Unitarian Church, Basement | 2125 Chestnut St
Delco DSA June MeetingThursday, June 27 | Penn Pines Park | 820 E Providence Rd, Upper Darby, Pennsylvania 19036
Pan-Leftist AssemblySaturday, June 29 | 11:00 am - 3:00 pm | Love in Action United Church of Christ | 350 S. York Rd, Hatboro, PA 19040
BuxMont DSA Ecosocialist Garden Picnic & HikeSunday, July 7 | 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm | Norristown State Hospital Community Garden | 1001 Sterigere St, Norristown, PA 19401
Marxism and Politics Reading GroupMonday, July 8 | 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm | Chapterhouse Cafe | 620 S 9th St
Fairmount Happy HourTuesday, July 9 | 6:30 pm | Lorraine | 1502 Brown St
Comedy Fundraiser: Help Send Our Delegates to the DSA ConventionSaturday, July 13 | 8:00 pm | 5213 Grays Ave Room 228
Summer Night School: CapitalTuesday, July 16 | 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm | First Unitarian Church | 2125 Chestnut St
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Marxism and Politics Summer Lecture Series: Dan Lutz on Socialist PlanningMonday, July 22 | 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm | First Unitarian Church, Parish Room | 2125 Chestnut St
Host a Canvass!
The Philly DSA Canvassing Committee will be running smaller, shorter weeknight and weekend canvasses out of members' homes and in order to do this, we need people to volunteer their houses and apartments as launch locations! Please email Vicki at [email protected] with any questions. If you're interested in hosting, please fill out the form below:
Host a Canvass
Member Surveys: Childcare
At our November 2018 General Meeting, the local established a childcare committee in order to implement more consistent childcare practices for the organization. The committee has prepared an initial survey to assess member needs and interests in order to guide their work. Please take a moment to fill out the survey:
Childcare Survey
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In Solidarity,
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