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Jul 7, 2020
5:00 PM |
Our Marx Reading Group continues with Chapters 23 (Simple Reproduction) & 24 (Conversion of Surplus-Value into Capital) tomorrow night at 7:00. We hope you'll simply convert your surplus-Wednesday into attending! 📚 https://t.co/HRMIr65D5E | 1 | 10012 | |
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Jul 7, 2020
3:00 PM |
Couple social events for you next week: (RESCHEDULED) Juneteenth POC Virtual Happy Hour on July 10 https://t.co/yj22r9jRKx & Women / NB Happy Hour on July 14 https://t.co/j6TIYMqefS https://t.co/0Vvjd5qx8M |
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Jul 7, 2020
11:27 AM |
... then, on July 28, we'll be back to talk about the donkey in the room, the Democratic Party. https://t.co/nViOrHFxQ7 | 1 | 10012 | |
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Jul 7, 2020
11:24 AM |
Virtual Home School returns next Tuesday! 🍎 These Political Education events will be held biweekly -- no reading required! First up: how to make sense of massive COVID-driven government spending in the age of neoliberalism... https://t.co/dBtRdZjmkr | 5 | 10012 | |
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Jul 6, 2020
4:40 PM |
Our Marx Reading Group examines Capital Vol. 1 to reflect on Marx's relevance for our current political moment. Join our next session on July 8 at 7 PM! https://t.co/HRMIr65D5E | 2 | 10015 | |
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Jul 6, 2020
10:39 AM |
Zoom info for tonight's COVID-19 and the Federal Stimulus talk is now available on our website. See you tonight at 6! https://t.co/lM7Zu7fXXy | 3 | 10019 | |
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Jul 5, 2020
7:59 PM |
Join us tomorrow night at 6 PM for a talk and Q&A with our Policy Committee! https://t.co/lM7Zu7fXXy | 5 | 10022 | |
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Jul 2, 2020
1:21 PM |
RT @DSA_Enviro: Over 60 Representatives have committed -- but we need as many as possible to sign on. Use this toolkit to call and email your Representative to demand a #GreenStimulus that centers social justice! https://t.co/nLAJjS24YS | 0 | 10006 | |
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Jul 2, 2020
10:46 AM |
The virus is far from over, and workers need relief NOW! On July 6 @ 6pm, join our Policy Committee for a lecture on COVID19 and the Federal Stimulus: a crash-course in the history of unemployment insurance, and the emergency legislation we need. https://t.co/lM7Zu7fXXy https://t.co/QmKm7JT4k9 | 3 | 10006 | |
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Jul 1, 2020
10:37 AM |
"Net zero by 2050" is nowhere NEAR good enough! At our last General Meeting we voted to take on 2 #GreenNewDeal campaigns and to establish a Green New Deal Campaign Evaluation Commission. Found out more here: https://t.co/WY0yGAZJue https://t.co/UMgWLtqIRi | 14 | 10000 | |
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Jun 30, 2020
1:53 PM |
Good reading for the last day of Pride 🏳️🌈 "In short, the Stonewall movement was the antithesis of respectability politics, representing instead a radical anti-oppression politics that thoroughly critiqued all of US society." https://t.co/Qne2VaOUMM | 2 | 10001 | |
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Jun 30, 2020
11:02 AM |
This moment presents an opportunity for socialist politics and working-class organizing, but it also threatens to embolden a xenophobic far Right. Please join our Virtual Home School: The World In Crisis tonight at 7 PM! Zoom info can be found here: https://t.co/zGXNznrQTK | 2 | 10002 | |
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Jun 29, 2020
8:39 PM |
Announcing an upcoming lecture from our Policy Committee: "COVID-19 and the Federal Stimulus." 📈 We will cover the history of unemployment insurance, automatic stabilizers, and Bernie & @RepJayapal's Health Care Emergency Guarantee Act. July 6 @ 6 PM! https://t.co/lM7Zu7fXXy | 8 | 10001 | |
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Jun 29, 2020
8:23 PM |
RT @dsam4a: Gilead wants to charge govts $2,340 for a 5-day course, the manufacturing cost fo which is $9. Taxpayers spent $70.5 million developing this drug. If we had Medicare for All, we could bargain down the price, and ensure none of it is passed onto patients. https://t.co/jlf2KVhovp | 0 | 10002 | |
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Jun 29, 2020
10:00 AM |
Radicalized by #COVID19, or recent #BlackLivesMatter/ #DefundthePolice protests? Join our first Virtual Home School tomorrow night at 7 to discuss the multiple crises in which the US finds itself, and whether the Left can win in a World in Crisis. RSVP: https://t.co/zGXNznJrLi | 7 | 10003 | |
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Jun 26, 2020
12:09 PM |
COVID-19 has further shown that crises can easily be used by elites to force through brutal economic restructuring–what Naomi Klein calls “the shock doctrine." Join Philly DSA (virtually) on June 30 at 7 PM as we ask: can the Left win in an age of crisis? https://t.co/zGXNznrQTK | 0 | 10008 | |
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Jun 25, 2020
5:58 PM |
RT @LansingDSALabor: New from @inthesetimesmag is a great piece by @lil_yenta of the @DSA_Labor Steering Committee about the collective efforts of organized labor and environmental activism that helped @PhillyDSA member @NikilSaval unseat an 11-year incumbent #UnionStrong https://t.co/7la4rZOUFi | 0 | 9997 | |
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Jun 25, 2020
5:30 PM |
Imagine a world where the phantom of unemployment is banished and anyone who seeks decent, living-wage work can find it - guaranteed. In 30 minutes, join our video call with with Pavlina R. Tcherneva on her book, The Case for a Job Guarantee. https://t.co/YkgF6Y0m9G | 2 | 9997 | |
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Jun 25, 2020
3:21 PM |
In our latest bulletin, we announce: ✅Our new local #GreenNewDeal campaigns 🎉The latest DSA electoral news (Congrats to @Fiedler4Philly, @rick4westphilly & @NikilSaval!) 👩🏭Essential Workers Protection Act Passes! and more. Take a look: https://t.co/S6i6P5EJMG | 14 | 9997 | |
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Jun 25, 2020
2:43 PM |
RT @HelenGymAtLarge: We just passed the Essential Worker Protection Act, making Philadelphia the first municipality or state in the nation to prohibit retaliation against workers for reporting workplace violations of mandatory public health orders related to COVID-19 - thread👇 (1/6) https://t.co/lkUBHdXQfh | 0 | 9997 | |
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Jun 25, 2020
2:43 PM |
A crucial win for Philadelphia workers! https://t.co/kxHIBuEgz8 | 47 | 9997 | |
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Jun 25, 2020
10:30 AM |
🚨TONIGHT at 6pm🚨 Join our video call with @ptcherneva , The Case for a Job Guarantee. https://t.co/YkgF6Y0m9G | 0 | 9992 | |
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Jun 25, 2020
9:43 AM |
Today's council meeting (starting at 10 AM) includes a vote on Bill No. 200328, which prohibits retaliation against workers who report or disclose violations of a public health order in their workplace. If passed we'll be the ONLY city with such a law. https://t.co/5wARmnX0Zi | 44 | 9992 | |
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Jun 24, 2020
2:00 PM |
Announcing our Summer Virtual Home School series! First on Tues. 6/30 (7 PM), join us for The World in Crisis, a discussion on how the Left can win in an era of apparently permanent crisis. No prior reading required! RSVP. https://t.co/zGXNznrQTK | 0 | 9988 | |
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Jun 24, 2020
1:05 PM |
RT @DemSocialists: It was never about any one candidate or campaign. It is about a working-class movement for democratic socialism. “Not me. Us.” means worker solidarity. Campaigns end, movements endure. Join DSA today: https://t.co/e7mPGJaXMs #BiggerThanBernie #JoinDSA #TrySocialism https://t.co/aeMzgb4784 | 0 | 9988 | |
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Jun 24, 2020
12:00 PM |
Our video call with @ptcherneva , The Case for a Job Guarantee, is TOMORROW at 6pm. Join us! https://t.co/YkgF6XIKL6 | 7 | 9987 | |
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Jun 24, 2020
9:00 AM |
Tonight at 7pm! Join our Marx reading group as we continue discussing Capital Volume I. RSVP: https://t.co/FAl24xGw6a | 1 | 9986 | |
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Jun 23, 2020
4:00 PM |
Don't forget our Marx reading group, happening (virtually) tomorrow. RSVP: https://t.co/FAl24xoVeC | 6 | 9973 | |
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Jun 23, 2020
12:33 PM |
@APWUnational ... and Philly DSA members are also on their way past in the socially distanced car caravan. Postal workers are ESSENTIAL! Protect the postal service! https://t.co/tupJHMrbhq |
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Jun 23, 2020
12:29 PM |
We're out with the Philly local of @APWUnational to #SaveOurUSPS! Here's Paul Prescod from the Labor Commission, masked but mic'd up, speaking at today's rally... https://t.co/uKKb65nD5F |
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Jun 23, 2020
8:00 AM |
🚨TODAY! 11am, 316 Market St.🚨 Join us and Philly #APWU in a rally and car caravan to #SaveTheUSPS 📬❤️ Also: don't forget to call your senators! Script in event description. https://t.co/e7fwk4krA2 | 10 | 9969 | |
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Jun 22, 2020
6:58 PM |
After tomorrow's caravan, join the march from South Philly to City Hall to show that we reject racist vigilantes who assault and threaten protesters, and the PPD's decision to facilitate their violence. Broad & Snyder, 3 PM! https://t.co/VQ43PonCmu | 7 | 9964 | |
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Jun 22, 2020
3:00 PM |
"Critically, a Job Guarantee raises the wage floor by establishing a labor standard for minimum pay and working conditions for all jobs in the economy." https://t.co/lunURR5Cc0 Join our call, The Case for a Job Guarantee, with @ptcherneva on Thursday: https://t.co/YkgF6XIKL6 | 2 | 9964 | |
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Jun 22, 2020
12:00 PM |
If you missed it before, check out Philly DSA members Paul Prescod and @lil_yenta 's virtual lecture on why we need to #SavetheUSPS. Now that you're excited, join us TOMORROW at 11am at 316 Market St. for a rally and car caravan with the Philly APWU! https://t.co/4U3SOcNGGX | 4 | 9963 | |
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Jun 21, 2020
12:00 PM |
Last month, Philly DSA member @lil_yenta wrote about why we need to #SaveTheUSPS . What a great reminder to join us Tuesday at 11am at 316 Market St. for a rally and car caravan with Philly #APWU ! https://t.co/O1E7jFOX62 | 16 | 9965 | |
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Jun 21, 2020
11:00 AM |
Our Marx reading group will be meeting (virtually) this Wednesday to continue our discussion of Capital Volume I. RSVP to join us. https://t.co/FAl24xGw6a | 2 | 9963 | |
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Jun 20, 2020
4:05 PM |
Getting excited for Tuesday's rally and car caravan to #SaveTheUSPS ? Look back on Phily DSA member Paul Prescod's 2019 piece about the USPS and black workers. Then join us Tuesday! https://t.co/mO6ETPUpHD | 10 | 9968 | |
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Jun 20, 2020
4:00 PM |
Don't forget to join us and the Philly #APWU for a rally and car caravan to #SavetheUSPS ! Tuesday, 11am, 316 Market St. 📬 The event description also includes a call script. Call your senators! https://t.co/e7fwk4C2YC | 6 | 9968 | |
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Jun 20, 2020
3:05 PM |
Thanks to all who attended our general meeting today! If you're in @BuxMontDSA , don't forget your branch general meeting on Tuesday! https://t.co/ZO6ymI7mJd | 5 | 9968 | |
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Jun 20, 2020
2:36 PM |
(Procedural) VOTES: We have also established a GND Campaign Evaluation Commission & amended our standing rules. There is no Standing Rules emoji so we'll just leave it there Thanks for coming! Head to https://t.co/c7FBY0FPLk for event updates & to get involved in our campaigns! | 5 | 9968 | |
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Jun 20, 2020
2:25 PM |
VOTES: We have voted to establish a SEPTA Frequency and Route Redesign Campaign, to establish a Philly Green Schools Campaign, and to support essential workers in Philadelphia! 🚌🚎🏫🍃🧑⚕️👍🌹🚚 | 9 | 9967 | |
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Jun 20, 2020
1:57 PM |
VOTE: David R. unanimously elected Chair of the Communications Committee. He built our voting interface today and did a ton of necessary work on the website when everything went online. Five-minute recess, more business after! | 5 | 9967 | |
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Jun 20, 2020
1:46 PM |
Steering Committee report: Bernie withdrew before PA , but we WON three local primaries with @rick4westphilly, @NikilSaval, & @Fiedler4Philly! We participated in campaigns to support Philly workers & save the USPS, & the SC established a Racial Justice Commission last week. ✊ | 4 | 9967 | |
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Jun 20, 2020
1:26 PM |
First order of business is a final report from the Green New Deal Strategy Committee. Thanks to Matt L. and the rest of the committee for the work they've done. The Committee has 3 resolutions on the floor; we'll be voting on those resolutions in the second part of the meeting. | 2 | 9967 | |
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Jun 20, 2020
1:03 PM |
And we're in! Couple reminders: Since it's a virtual meeting, we'll be voting on all elections (one) & resolutions (five) electronically. Philly DSA members should sign in to vote -- please follow the instructions at the bottom of the agenda. https://t.co/0lt5uoVupO | 1 | 9967 | |
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Jun 20, 2020
12:51 PM |
T-minus ten minutes; follow this thread for updates from the floor! | 2 | 9967 | |
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Jun 20, 2020
10:32 AM |
Us at our last GM in February vs. us at 1:00 pm today.. 🥺 ⬇️ RSVP for link ⬇️ https://t.co/eJiU7Hizxi https://t.co/0Rf1gPkpiC |
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Jun 20, 2020
9:00 AM |
Who's ready for a Philly DSA general meeting TODAY at 1:00? Don't forget to RSVP if you haven't yet: https://t.co/eJiU7Hizxi | 3 | 9966 | |
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Jun 19, 2020
8:03 PM |
Paul Prescod of Philly DSA in Labor Notes: "Public employees are staring down the barrel of austerity at the same time that we face huge hazards. Public and private sector workers together will need to fight for a post-COVID recovery that protects labor." https://t.co/lP88CyJVVz | 17 | 9965 | |
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Jun 19, 2020
2:00 PM |
Our general meeting is TOMORROW at 1:00! The assembled membership is the ultimate decision-making body of the local. Please RSVP to join us. https://t.co/eJiU7HAaoQ | 0 | 9964 |