1 New Member Orientation New Member Orientation @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

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? Then please join us via Zoom for a New Member Orientation call on Saturday, August 1 at 2 pm! Comrades from our Membership Committee will walk you through the chapter's structure, answer questions, facilitate discussion about socialist organizing in Boston, and discuss how the chapter is responding to the COVID-19 state of emergency and the associated crises of capitalism it has accelerated.

Due to the aforementioned pandemic, this meeting, as well as most of our other meetings and events for the foreseeable future, will be held over Zoom. Please register in advance here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwudO2rrTkjGN162hd2bNgIM1oniUb1jARX https://www.facebook.com/3667076649988151 See more details •

2 The Rank and File Strategy: Reading Group Discussion The Rank and File Strategy: Reading Group Discussion @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Zoom (RSVP to tinyurl.com/laboredu) ***NOTE: please RSVP to tinyurl.com/laboredu to receive the Zoom link for this event!

---------------------------------------------------------------- The Boston DSA Labor Working Group and the MTA rank-and-file caucus Educators for a Democratic Union (EDU) invite you to a special reading group discussion of Kim Moody's "The Rank-and-File Strategy: Building a Socialist Movement in the U.S." (2006). You can read this seminal text for free online at https://solidarity-us.org/rankandfilestrategy. We will discuss the implications of the rank-and-file strategy for the labor movement and for socialism, and what it means for the current moment of anti-capitalist and anti-racist organizing amid a worldwide pandemic and recession. We encourage you to *do the reading* to get the most out of this event, and to participate fully in discussions with fellow activists in the labor and socialist movements! Please remember to RSVP to tinyurl.com/laboredu to receive the Zoom link for this event! https://www.facebook.com/408789786708293 See more details

Somerville DSA Sunday Snacks & Sips from Six to Seven Somerville DSA Sunday Snacks & Sips from Six to Seven @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Zoom Virtually join your Somerville DSA comrades over Zoom for a low-stress quarantine happy hour this Sunday night. Fight social isolation as we all practice social(ist) distancing. No agenda, just a hang-out with your fellow democratic socialists to connect in this otherwise tough time. All you need is a drink (seltzer, tea, coffee, juice, beer, wine, amaro, an old fashioned, or perhaps the cursed "quarantini"), a snack, and your webcam/microphone. Since this is becoming a more regular thing, we believe it would be good to have some Community Guidelines for Snacks and Sips: 1. Assume good faith, and be a supportive comrade

2. Share the mic

3. Maintain a welcoming and accessible environment for all

4. Oops, ouch. We understand that everyone makes mistakes

5. Take care when bringing up sensitive topics

6. Be a comrade, not a creep The zoom link will be sent out over the Somerville DSA email list and the #somerville slack channel shortly before we start. If you think you should be on the Somerville DSA email list but are not, please message the chapter FB account or email the membership team. https://www.facebook.com/573886270188434 See more details • • 3 Marxists Classics Reading Group Marxists Classics Reading Group @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Boston Democratic Socialists of America Boston MA United States 02205 A reading group that meets every Monday, studying various theoretical works that cover socialist organizing, Marxist economics, building in a pre-revolutionary moment, the historical meaning of the Russian Revolution and the effects of Stalinism. For more information about the current readings and the Zoom link, contact bostonmarxist@gmail.com. You can also fill out this Google form to register interest: https://forms.gle/4158uVY7mvWoDqot6 https://www.facebook.com/653341341878421 See more details • 4 DSA Solidarity Phonebank for Ihssane Leckey DSA Solidarity Phonebank for Ihssane Leckey @ 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Boston Democratic Socialists of America Boston MA United States 02205 Boston DSA has proudly endorsed fellow Democratic Socialist Ihssane Leckey for Congress (MA-04)! She is running for Universal Family Care, a Green New Deal, and Medicare for All, and needs our support to defeat the numerous corporate Democrats challenging her. You can register below for the upcoming phonebanks or email Evan George: egeorge1215@gmail.com to get involved! Registration link: https://secure.ngpvan.com/p/qqP7PmLuhkW3OaAqH2GTvA2?results=True&date_start=06-30-2020&date_end=07-11-2020&pn=1 https://www.facebook.com/898941207248956 See more details

Mental Health Working Group Meeting Mental Health Working Group Meeting @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Zoom Meeting Join us for the monthly meeting of the Mental Health Working Group. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we have moved all our meetings remotely to Zoom. You can find the zoom link for this meeting on our DSA slack channel https://www.facebook.com/1822191267914532 See more details • • 5 Labor Working Group Meeting Labor Working Group Meeting @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

SEIU 32BJ Meeting Hall 26 West Street Boston MA United States 02111 The Boston DSA Labor Working Group meets every month, on the first Wednesday of the month from 6:30-8:30pm. Note that for January 2020 this date is being bumped a week later due to the holiday!! Our specific meeting room within the building is room 2B on the second floor. NOTE: We're holding meetings over Zoom for the time being. Please reach out to labor@bostondsa.org to get on the listserv and receive the Zoom link. Agenda will be posted on the labor working group listserv in advance of each meeting. Please reach out to labor@bostondsa.org with any questions you may have!! 🙂 The SEIU 32BJ meeting space downtown is handicapped accessible with elevator access to the meeting room, which is on the second floor. The front door to the building may require assistance to hold open for anyone with mobility limitations. https://www.facebook.com/822283231539712 See more details • 6 Boston DSA Ecosocialism Working Group Boston DSA Ecosocialism Working Group @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Boston Democratic Socialists of America Boston MA United States 02205 This is the monthly meeting of the Boston DSA Ecosocialism working group. We'll discuss updates to our campaigns, work with other groups, and a political reading discussion. This will be a Zoom-only event. We will use the recurring number from past meetings, and will send out an agenda with details prior to the meeting, so if you're not already on our mailing list but would like to attend, please contact ecosocialism@bostondsa.org for meeting details. https://www.facebook.com/225988122032559 See more details • 7 8 Toward a Socialist Electoral Strategy Toward a Socialist Electoral Strategy @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Zoom Join Zoom Meeting

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Passcode: marxy Edit: We're moving this event back to Saturday, August 8th. We apologize for any inconvenience. You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy than the Democratic Party in the United States. But even in this age of systemic collapse and fascist mercs black bagging protesters there are still many who only engage with politics by going to a elementary school gymnasium once every four years to vote. What the hell are we supposed to do with that? How can socialists build power within the existing electoral framework? Who would socialists endorse? Should we have some basic standards for what they think socialism is? Anyone who calls themselves a socialist? Or anyone that professes to be a "progressive," whatever the hell that means? In this session we will discuss socialist electoral strategy and what our role should be in bourgeois parliamentarianism. RSC is a collective of Boston based socialists engaged in labor, housing, anti-fascist and many other struggles https://www.facebook.com/2717853115207607 See more details •

9 Somerville DSA Sunday Snacks & Sips from Six to Seven Somerville DSA Sunday Snacks & Sips from Six to Seven @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Zoom Virtually join your Somerville DSA comrades over Zoom for a low-stress quarantine happy hour this Sunday night. Fight social isolation as we all practice social(ist) distancing. No agenda, just a hang-out with your fellow democratic socialists to connect in this otherwise tough time. All you need is a drink (seltzer, tea, coffee, juice, beer, wine, amaro, an old fashioned, or perhaps the cursed "quarantini"), a snack, and your webcam/microphone. Since this is becoming a more regular thing, we believe it would be good to have some Community Guidelines for Snacks and Sips: 1. Assume good faith, and be a supportive comrade

2. Share the mic

3. Maintain a welcoming and accessible environment for all

4. Oops, ouch. We understand that everyone makes mistakes

5. Take care when bringing up sensitive topics

6. Be a comrade, not a creep The zoom link will be sent out over the Somerville DSA email list and the #somerville slack channel shortly before we start. If you think you should be on the Somerville DSA email list but are not, please message the chapter FB account or email the membership team. https://www.facebook.com/573886253521769 See more details • 10 Immigration Working Group Meeting Immigration Working Group Meeting @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Zoom COVID-19 Update: We will be meeting exclusively on Zoom for the foreseeable future. Please message Tim Follo for the zoom link! The Immigration Working Group works in solidarity with (im)migrant-led groups in Boston to help build a broad cultural and legislative campaign in the name of dignity, respect, and political protection for the (im)migrant working class. If you have any questions or would like to be added to the working group mailing list, please email immigration@bostondsa.org. https://www.facebook.com/766080840538753 See more details

Marxists Classics Reading Group Marxists Classics Reading Group @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Boston Democratic Socialists of America Boston MA United States 02205 A reading group that meets every Monday, studying various theoretical works that cover socialist organizing, Marxist economics, building in a pre-revolutionary moment, the historical meaning of the Russian Revolution and the effects of Stalinism. For more information about the current readings and the Zoom link, contact bostonmarxist@gmail.com. You can also fill out this Google form to register interest: https://forms.gle/4158uVY7mvWoDqot6 https://www.facebook.com/653341331878422 See more details • • 11 Rent Control Campaign: Cancel the Rent! Rent Control Campaign: Cancel the Rent! @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Boston Democratic Socialists of America Boston MA United States 02205 COVID-19 is exacerbating the housing crisis. Rents continue to rise, the landlord class prospers, and the working class continues to get squeezed. But our chapter is part of the growing movement to change all of this. We are putting principles into action and loudly saying: housing is a human right! Boston DSA has formed a Rent Control Campaign to coordinate housing justice issues in the current moment. We will organize to fight for the immediate demand of today-- an emergency cancellation of rent and mortgages -- and pave the way for further mobilizations to win state-wide rent control. Each monthly meeting will be held over Zoom. Please register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMvce6trjMiGdOTAMMCFhrWenx5CuE6t3mp https://www.facebook.com/674398180068003 See more details

Peer Support Session (by Mental Health Working Group) Peer Support Session (by Mental Health Working Group) @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm

Boston Democratic Socialists of America Boston MA United States 02205 Hey Comrade, Living under capitalism is hard. We want a better world, but for the mean time, those of us with burdens are really struggling. This is a safe space to decompress, and share struggles and successes so we keep going. Self-care is important, and sometimes it works better together. This is the zoom link for the event:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81477037203?pwd=WTFOOHpqc21Qay9reWJyZjNnVURBUT09 https://www.facebook.com/963364264126532 See more details • • 12 Families and Educators United: Fight for a Safe Reopening and Fully Funded Schools Families and Educators United: Fight for a Safe Reopening and Fully Funded Schools @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

tinyurl.com/SafeReopeningMA We need our students back in school, but it needs to be safe. Right now, proposals have been put forward to get kids back in the classroom in a rushed and unsafe manner - something educators and parents across the country must fully reject. Any reopening of schools needs to be planned by educators, parents, students, and health care professionals — not corporate politicians. Before we go back to school, we need a mass hiring of educators and the transformation of currently empty buildings and community spaces into additional classrooms so we can properly social distance. We need a robust reserve of PPE for students and all school staff. We need prop- er cleaning supplies and protocol. Students will need more support than ever this fall. We need more counselors in schools, a reduced teacher-student ratio, professional development for educators, and wrap-around social services. We need to fight for a tax on the super rich and corporations in every major city to fund robust investment in our schools. -Committees of educators, families, and health experts should decide how and when schools reopen. If safety requirements are not met educators should prepare to strike.

-No layoffs! No cuts! Tax the Rich & Cut police budgets by at least 50% to fund education!

-Educator unions should rapidly launch organizing drives in Charter Schools and non-union schools.

-Access to high quality, free internet for all!

-Our school infrastructure is crumbling. We need a massive jobs program to revamp school infrastructure!

-Link up with public sector unions facing vicious cuts to fight for the working and living conditions we need! https://www.facebook.com/1175855816130312 See more details

Coordinating Committee Meeting Coordinating Committee Meeting @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Boston Democratic Socialists of America Boston MA United States 02205 The Boston DSA Coordinating Committee meets semimonthly, usually on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month. We will be meeting online only for the foreseeable future. We use these meetings to brainstorm and address administrative issues in the chapter. The Zoom link and CC meeting notes are posted in the #ask-cc channel in the chapter Slack. In addition, you can email the CC at boston-dsa-coordinating-committee at googlegroups dot com. All CC meetings are open to the general membership, but not to the general public. On specific occasions where the CC is handling sensitive information, it may go into executive session for a portion of the meeting; this will be made known beforehand. https://www.facebook.com/3188933301331333 See more details • • 13 BDSA Communications Committee Meeting BDSA Communications Committee Meeting @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Boston Democratic Socialists of America Boston MA United States 02205 Do you love socialism and posting? Do you have skills in email-writing, calendar-managing, social media, and other officey stuff from your corporate job that you'd like to use to smash capitalism instead? Do you hate canvassing and would prefer to just draft emails for the revolution? Are you good at graphic design (because I'm not and could really use some help on that front)? Then the newly rebooted Communications Committee wants YOU! *World War II recruitment poster pointing* This Committee is open to all members in good standing, but is only open to members. If you are not a member but are Comms-Committee-curious, you are still welcome to call in, or you can DM us and someone from the Comms Committee will be happy to chat with you about what kind of stuff we do. Zoom registration link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAoc-2vrDsjH9yZ5X8zTM9Q9iWKduzsgK4T https://www.facebook.com/2090083057782913 See more details

BDSA Electoral Working Group Meeting BDSA Electoral Working Group Meeting @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Boston Democratic Socialists of America Boston MA United States 02205 This is the monthly meeting of Boston DSA's electoral working group. This meeting is open to all DSA members, non-members, allies, and coalition partners. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, we are holding this meeting online. The Zoom link will be emailed to the electoral working google group list before the 14th. If you are not on that google group, please register in advance for this meeting:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/v5Mpf-uopjMr5ofu92wMNMb7rvcc4RqNSQ After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. https://www.facebook.com/979529912503169 See more details

Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook Reading Group Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook Reading Group @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Hi Comrade, You are cordially invited to read Professor Mark Bray's “Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook” with Boston DSA's Direct Action, De-Escalation, and Security (DADS) Committee and Political Education Working Group (PEWG). We’re hoping to better understand the rise of fascism & white nationalism, and our response to it. Please acquire the book and read the intro and chapter 1 before the first meeting. Register in advance for this meeting: https://partners.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIrfu6rrjkrH9SfTY0zEitJyIZ_Ov1sDK6g After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. https://www.facebook.com/577676112918112 See more details • • • 14 15 August General Meeting August General Meeting @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Please join the Boston chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America on Saturday, August 15 from 2 pm to 4 pm for our monthly General Meeting! This month we will have a brief presentation from our Afrosocialists and Socialists of Color Caucus about how comrades of color can get involved and what white comrades can do to support the Caucus. Most of the rest of the meeting will be devoted to debating and voting on proposed bylaw amendments and resolutions. Any member in good standing is able to submit bylaw and resolution proposals. All submitted amendment proposals will be send out to the chapter a few days before the meeting. After the meeting, comrades are welcome to hang out on Zoom line for a bit longer with some socializing with socialists. Comrades of color are invited to an Afrosocialists and Socialists of Color Caucus hangout from 4 to 4:30. The Zoom links for both the GM and the Afrosoc hangout will be sent to the chapter listserv before the meeting. If you are not on the chapter listserv but are interested in attending, please DM us for the call-in info. These meetings are open to the public, so you don't have to be a member to attend. https://www.facebook.com/751651025635816 See more details

AfroSoc & Socialists of Color Unwind AfroSoc & Socialists of Color Unwind @ 4:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Boston Democratic Socialists of America Boston MA United States 02205 Hello from the newly revived Boston DSA AfroSocialists and Socialists of Color Caucus! We invite all Black and POC-identifying DSA members, old and new, to join us for a casual hangout (an "unwind") right after this month's Boston DSA general meeting to meet fellow comrades of color in our chapter. Bring yourself and a beverage of choice! DSA-curious folks are also very welcome. Please register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcqf-qrpzooGtSrr6uBfCzLa2BJTWSON935 https://www.facebook.com/291396775644879 See more details • •

16 Somerville DSA Sunday Snacks & Sips from Six to Seven Somerville DSA Sunday Snacks & Sips from Six to Seven @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Zoom Virtually join your Somerville DSA comrades over Zoom for a low-stress quarantine happy hour this Sunday night. Fight social isolation as we all practice social(ist) distancing. No agenda, just a hang-out with your fellow democratic socialists to connect in this otherwise tough time. All you need is a drink (seltzer, tea, coffee, juice, beer, wine, amaro, an old fashioned, or perhaps the cursed "quarantini"), a snack, and your webcam/microphone. Since this is becoming a more regular thing, we believe it would be good to have some Community Guidelines for Snacks and Sips: 1. Assume good faith, and be a supportive comrade

2. Share the mic

3. Maintain a welcoming and accessible environment for all

4. Oops, ouch. We understand that everyone makes mistakes

5. Take care when bringing up sensitive topics

6. Be a comrade, not a creep The zoom link will be sent out over the Somerville DSA email list and the #somerville slack channel shortly before we start. If you think you should be on the Somerville DSA email list but are not, please message the chapter FB account or email the membership team. https://www.facebook.com/573886266855101 See more details • 17 BDSA Housing Working Group Meeting BDSA Housing Working Group Meeting @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Boston Democratic Socialists of America Boston MA United States 02205 This is the monthly meeting of the Housing Working Group. Join our ongoing tenant organizing projects and other socialist housing topics! Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, we are holding this meeting online. Please message us for the Zoom link. We also have a weekly strategy call every Monday at 7pm, and a monthly training on "Tenant Organizing under Covid." (the next one will focus on Eviction Defense, on Sunday 7/26 at 2pm). https://www.facebook.com/170110787753018 See more details

Marxists Classics Reading Group Marxists Classics Reading Group @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Boston Democratic Socialists of America Boston MA United States 02205 A reading group that meets every Monday, studying various theoretical works that cover socialist organizing, Marxist economics, building in a pre-revolutionary moment, the historical meaning of the Russian Revolution and the effects of Stalinism. For more information about the current readings and the Zoom link, contact bostonmarxist@gmail.com. You can also fill out this Google form to register interest: https://forms.gle/4158uVY7mvWoDqot6 https://www.facebook.com/653341388545083 See more details • • 18 DSA Solidarity Phonebank for Ihssane Leckey DSA Solidarity Phonebank for Ihssane Leckey @ 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Boston Democratic Socialists of America Boston MA United States 02205 Boston DSA has proudly endorsed fellow Democratic Socialist Ihssane Leckey for Congress (MA-04)! She is running for Universal Family Care, a Green New Deal, and Medicare for All, and needs our support to defeat the numerous corporate Democrats challenging her. You can register below for the upcoming phonebanks or email Evan George: egeorge1215@gmail.com to get involved! Registration link: https://secure.ngpvan.com/p/qqP7PmLuhkW3OaAqH2GTvA2?results=True&date_start=06-30-2020&date_end=07-11-2020&pn=1 https://www.facebook.com/898941210582289 See more details

Membership Committee meeting Membership Committee meeting @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Boston Democratic Socialists of America Boston MA United States 02205 This is the monthly meeting of the Membership Committee, which meets via Zoom on the third Tuesday of every month. Meetings are open to all Boston DSA members in good standing. To obtain the Zoom information, please email the Membership Committee at coordinators at bostondsa dot org. https://www.facebook.com/516509532614838 See more details

Mental Health Working Group (makeup) meeting Mental Health Working Group (makeup) meeting @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm

Boston Democratic Socialists of America Boston MA United States 02205 Comrades: Join us for the (properly scheduled) August Mental Health Working Group meeting!

Unfortunately, we were unable to meet at our normal scheduled time at the beginning of the month; we apologize to anyone who may have gotten stuck waiting for the zoom to open up. We have since sorted out conflicts of timing, and all Mental Health Working Group general meetings will be hosted from 8:00-9:30pm from now on. We will continue to hold these working group meetings the first Tuesday of every month. Also, check out comrade-rosie.org to get a sense of what we've been up to! Zoom link for the meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84760217737?pwd=OGJGVjlLVk9GY0RVc1h2cHI3T1dyUT09 https://www.facebook.com/232597941228463 See more details • • • 19 Take Back the Grid Monthly Meeting Take Back the Grid Monthly Meeting @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Boston Democratic Socialists of America Boston MA United States 02205 Monthly meeting of the Take Back the Grid campaign, in which we’ll discuss campaign strategy and updates with people new to energy democracy and experienced campaigners alike. For zoom information, if you are not on our mailing list, please email takebackthegrid.boston@gmail.com. https://www.facebook.com/571815976862780 See more details

BDSA Tech/Infrastructure Committee BDSA Tech/Infrastructure Committee @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Boston Democratic Socialists of America Boston MA United States 02205 Join us for the monthly Tech & Infrastructure Committee meeting where we discuss ongoing projects and opportunities for direct action. Join the #cmt-tech-infra channel on Slack or send an email to boston-dsa-tech-infra@googlegroups.com for more information on how to get involved. https://www.facebook.com/3175583149152865 See more details • • 20 BDSA Internationalism Working Group Meeting BDSA Internationalism Working Group Meeting @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Boston Democratic Socialists of America Boston MA United States 02205 This months meeting will be online only. We will be discussing the campaign against sanctions, and how we intend to participate. The Boston DSA Internationalism Working Group meets the 3rd Thursday of every month. Mission: The Internationalism Working Group aims to build global solidarity for global liberation. We oppose globalized capitalism, imperialism, militarism, settler colonialism, and all forms of oppression wherever they occur. Capitalism is global — to defeat it, we must be too. Campaigns: We are working as part of a coalition against unjust economic sanctions. We will have Zoom call available. Details are at the bottom. Send a DM or email internationalism@bostondsa.com if you would like to put something on the agenda. Follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/bdsa_global If you need assistance with accessibility, please reach out via email to accessibility@bostondsa.org or through this form: http://bit.ly/bdsaaccess Join Zoom Meeting

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23 Somerville DSA Sunday Snacks & Sips from Six to Seven Somerville DSA Sunday Snacks & Sips from Six to Seven @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Zoom Virtually join your Somerville DSA comrades over Zoom for a low-stress quarantine happy hour this Sunday night. Fight social isolation as we all practice social(ist) distancing. No agenda, just a hang-out with your fellow democratic socialists to connect in this otherwise tough time. All you need is a drink (seltzer, tea, coffee, juice, beer, wine, amaro, an old fashioned, or perhaps the cursed "quarantini"), a snack, and your webcam/microphone. Since this is becoming a more regular thing, we believe it would be good to have some Community Guidelines for Snacks and Sips: 1. Assume good faith, and be a supportive comrade

2. Share the mic

3. Maintain a welcoming and accessible environment for all

4. Oops, ouch. We understand that everyone makes mistakes

5. Take care when bringing up sensitive topics

6. Be a comrade, not a creep The zoom link will be sent out over the Somerville DSA email list and the #somerville slack channel shortly before we start. If you think you should be on the Somerville DSA email list but are not, please message the chapter FB account or email the membership team. https://www.facebook.com/573886286855099 See more details • 24 Healthcare Working Group Meeting Healthcare Working Group Meeting @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

This is the monthly meeting of the Healthcare Working Group. Register in advance for this meeting here:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEkc-qorzMuGNx9BEu_Bc1shNCChMDBix_i After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. To join the mailing list or to inquire about other meeting details, locations, accessibility, etc., please email healthcare@bostondsa.org. https://www.facebook.com/733521257478949 See more details

Marxists Classics Reading Group Marxists Classics Reading Group @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Boston Democratic Socialists of America Boston MA United States 02205 A reading group that meets every Monday, studying various theoretical works that cover socialist organizing, Marxist economics, building in a pre-revolutionary moment, the historical meaning of the Russian Revolution and the effects of Stalinism. For more information about the current readings and the Zoom link, contact bostonmarxist@gmail.com. You can also fill out this Google form to register interest: https://forms.gle/4158uVY7mvWoDqot6 https://www.facebook.com/653341375211751 See more details • • 25 Mutual Aid Working Group Meeting Mutual Aid Working Group Meeting @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Boston Democratic Socialists of America Boston MA United States 02205 Join Boston DSA members to discuss ongoing local mutual aid efforts in response to COVID-19 and how to get involved. This meeting will be held over Zoom. Contact mutualaid@bostondsa.org with any questions or if you want to be added to the working group mailing list. https://www.facebook.com/2511858242461695 See more details • 26 Coordinating Committee Meeting Coordinating Committee Meeting @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Boston Democratic Socialists of America Boston MA United States 02205 The Boston DSA Coordinating Committee meets semimonthly, usually on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month. We will be meeting online only for the foreseeable future. We use these meetings to brainstorm and address administrative issues in the chapter. The Zoom link and CC meeting notes are posted in the #ask-cc channel in the chapter Slack. In addition, you can email the CC at boston-dsa-coordinating-committee at googlegroups dot com. All CC meetings are open to the general membership, but not to the general public. On specific occasions where the CC is handling sensitive information, it may go into executive session for a portion of the meeting; this will be made known beforehand. https://www.facebook.com/3188933304664666 See more details • 27 Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook Reading Group Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook Reading Group @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Hi Comrade, You are cordially invited to read Professor Mark Bray's “Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook” with Boston DSA's Direct Action, De-Escalation, and Security (DADS) Committee and Political Education Working Group (PEWG). We’re hoping to better understand the rise of fascism & white nationalism, and our response to it. Please acquire the book and read the intro and chapter 1 before the first meeting. Register in advance for this meeting: https://partners.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIrfu6rrjkrH9SfTY0zEitJyIZ_Ov1sDK6g After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. https://www.facebook.com/577676109584779 See more details

Political Education Working Group Political Education Working Group @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Boston Democratic Socialists of America Boston MA United States 02205 "It’s in making decisions that we learn to decide." - Paolo Friere, Pedagogy of Freedom Boston DSA's Political Education Working Group meets on the last Thursday of every month at 7 pm, unless we have to move it for a holiday, which happens more often than you'd think. PEWG's goal is to provide our members with the theoretical knowledge and practical skills to organize effectively and strategically, and to educate the wider public on DSA's vision for a socialist future and the often-erased leftist movements of the past. PEWG hosts a number of ongoing projects, such as the chapter's political education blog (bostonpewg.org), our Socialist Fundamentals and Socialist Book Report lecture series, and periodic New Member Reading Groups. We also run one-time (or a-few-times) events such as reading groups, lectures, and panel discussions; and work with other working groups in the chapter to run political education events related to their areas of organization. To request a copy of the next meeting agenda or Zoom link, join the working group mailing list, or merely ask any questions (or for book recommendations), please don't hesitate to email us at education@bostondsa.org. Due to the COVID-19 public health emergency, working group meetings will be held over Zoom only until it is safe to meet in person. You can also, as always, message the Boston DSA page for call-in information. https://www.facebook.com/745531499585458 See more details

AfroSoc & Socialists of Color Monthly Hangout AfroSoc & Socialists of Color Monthly Hangout @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIvdO6hrjMvH9S3x1V4NTOIIr5H1hHfBxPt Calling all leftists of color! Boston DSA AfroSocialists and Socialists of Color Caucus is hosting a hangout on Zoom to discuss how to build a strong, diverse, and organized Left -- and why BIPOC socialists in Boston and beyond might consider joining DSA and getting active in Boston DSA. DSA is the largest socialist organization in the United States, with 70K members, and growing daily. But we can only win radical demands like the Green New Deal and Medicare for All if our membership reflects the working class generally. Share how you're holding up during the Covid-19 pandemic, tell us your stories about what it means to you to be a leftist of color, and have a good time! Let’s build the bonds that can pull us closer to take on the fights ahead. Register at: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIvdO6hrjMvH9S3x1V4NTOIIr5H1hHfBxPt https://www.facebook.com/755378848608278 See more details • • • 28 Socialist Feminist Working Group Meeting Socialist Feminist Working Group Meeting @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Boston DSA's Socialist Feminist Working Group integrates socialist feminist theory and praxis into the chapter's work and advances socialist feminist causes in the greater Boston area. In addition to one-time events and socialist feminist political education, we are developing a project to expose fake abortion clinics in the Boston area. To learn more or in join the working group, please email socialistfeminism@bostondsa.org to be added to our listserv. Each month's Zoom registration link will be posted in the comments. https://www.facebook.com/918304721983929 See more details • 29