Friends -- 

Our July General Meeting is TODAY from 10A-12P via Zoom. Members and visitors are welcome as always. You must register for the meeting here.

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with the link to join the meeting.

Interview with Yusef Bunchy Shakur

Yusef Bunchy Shakur--author, father, youth mentor, inspirational speaker, community organizer and bookstore owner--will be joining us for an interview at today's meeting!

Yusef has organized various community initiatives and events in and around the City of Detroit during the past 10 years. They include but are not limited to, providing backpacks and school supplies to more than 600 children over the last 3 years! He is also a member of Community Movement Builders.

He has also been collaborating with the The Black and Brown Alliance of Greater Detroit DSA to put on a series of events, Liberation Mondays: Defund the Police, Rebuild Our Neighborhoods, that are neighborhood-based political education events on the movement to defund the police, defend blacks lives, and rebuild our neighborhoods.

Other upcoming events:

Sunday 7/12 at 7PM
Socialist Netflix Party: LA 92
We'll be screening LA 92 via Netflix Party and we'll have a post discussion with socialists who remember the uprising. We will talk about the intersections to now, and the idea that the uprising never really ended and tie it into our continued function in the movement as socialists.
Register

Monday 7/13 at 7PM
Liberation Mondays: Defund the Police, Rebuild Our Neighborhoods - Youth Voices
The second in the new series, Liberation Mondays, will focus on youth voices. Our speakers will be placing the present moment and its demands in the larger context of the fight to end capitalist exploitation--and the violent, racist police and military tactics used everywhere to defend it.

This will be an in-person meeting. Masks are strongly encouraged. Chairs at 6 ft. apart to comply with social distancing protocols.

LOCATION:
Detroit is Different's Khary Frazier's spot at 1640 Clements St, Detroit, MI 48238

Tuesday 7/14 at 6:30PM
Socialist Night School: Why We're Not Progressives—and Stand with Socialism!
The current political environment has shown now more than ever the need to have more than just good ideas lying around. Join the discussion of why we call ourselves socialists, and why we need strong socialist policies and officials, not just progressives, to shape the new landscape.
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Thursday 7/16 at 6:30PM
Phonebanking for Rashida and Abraham
We will be calling Rashida Tlaib's constituents in the 13th District to keep our favorite Congressional Representative in office. We will also make calls for State Rep candidate Abraham Aiyash who is running to represent Hamtramck and parts of Detroit.
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Saturday 7/18 at 5PM
Detroit DSA New Member Orientation
Are you a new member and want to know how to get plugged in? Join us for our monthly New Member Orientation that will show you what we're up to and how to get involved.
Register

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