DSA is canvassing for Bernie in Takoma Park on Saturday! There's also a debate watch party in Silver Spring on Sunday, and a happy hour at the end of
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MoCo DSA this week
Comrades:
We have a world to win, and the Bernie Sanders campaign still needs us! Despite trailing Biden in delegates, Bernie is still very much in this race. About half of U.S. states haven't even voted yet, with about 2000 delegates still up for grabs.
That's why the Maryland primary on April 28 is even more important now than ever! Please help us canvass for Bernie in Maryland this weekend! We're meeting at 12:30 pm on Saturday - more info is here ([link removed]) and below.
Our chapter is also planning a debate watch party for Sunday, in Silver Spring - more info is below. The campaign also still needs us to make calls and texts to other states - please sign up here ([link removed]) !
Upcoming events:
Saturday, March 14 at 12:30 pm: Canvass for Bernie in Takoma Park
Join fellow DSA members at the Takoma metro station to canvass for Bernie in Maryland! More details are here ([link removed]) .
Sunday, March 15 at 7:30 pm: Debate Watch Party in Silver Spring
Join fellow DSA members at the Odalis Restaurant to watch the Bernie-Biden debate - more info here ([link removed]) .
Tuesday, March 17: DC Labor Chorus Concert in Takoma Park
The DC Labor Chorus is celebrating Women's History Month with a free concert at the Takoma Busboys & Poets from 6-8 pm. Details here ([link removed]) .
Friday, March 27: Happy Hour & Bowling in downtown Silver Spring
Join us at The Eleanor in DTSS for socializing and maybe a frame or two of duckpin bowling! More info and RSVP here ([link removed]) .
Sunday, April 5: MoCo DSA branch meeting in Silver Spring
Our next monthly meeting will be Sunday, April 5 at the Silver Spring library at 2 pm. Details and RSVP here ([link removed]) .
Good Reads
In Jacobin: "Democratic Socialism is Fighting for Regular, Working-Class People ([link removed]) " - an interview with McKayla Wilkes by MDC DSA's very own Irene Koo! "Twenty-nine-year-old Mckayla Wilkes, inspired and emboldened by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s victory over longtime incumbent Joe Crowley, announced in March 2019 that she would be mounting a primary challenge against the second-most powerful Democrat elected official in the country. Although Wilkes does not have the traditional background or credentials of the typical congressional candidate, she emphasizes that Hoyer and the Democratic establishment have, for decades, failed to address the needs of working communities and people of color and fight for needed change."
In the New York Times: "A $60 Billion Housing Grab by Wall Street ([link removed]) " by Francesca Mari. "Hundreds of thousands of single-family homes are now in the hands of giant companies — squeezing renters for revenue and putting the American dream even further out of reach."
In Current Affairs: "Academics Cannot Evade Their Public Responsibilities ([link removed]) " by Nathan J. Robinson. "Academics are actively discouraged from being part of the popular discourse. They are supposed to be focusing on writing material that is interesting only to other academics...But academics’ evasion of their public responsibilities partly explains why we have such shallow media conversations. This cannot go on: Academics have a responsibility not just to make new knowledge, but to spread that knowledge as far and wide as possible."
In solidarity,
Zach, Elissa, Frank and Susan
MoCo DSA Steering Committee
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