Upcoming Maine DSA Events

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https://actionnetwork.org/events/political-education-study-group-planning-session

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Join the Political Education Committee to plan out the first group study session

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https://actionnetwork.org/events/socialism-101-planning-session

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Come help plan our education program for new members

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https://actionnetwork.org/events/data-entry-party-5

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Come help Our Power do data entry, pizza will be provided to all those who attend!

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https://actionnetwork.org/events/abortion-rights-call-7

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Our weekly abortion rights working group call! join us to check in, make decisions, and plan events! we've got a lot in the works from informational flyers to educational events and abortion rights legislation.

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https://actionnetwork.org/events/march-general-meeting-15

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Our chapter gathers at the monthly General Membership Meeting to hear updates from our various committees and working groups, learn about volunteer opportunities, vote on business, and connect with comrades from across the state.

If you'd like to submit an agenda item or request time for any purpose, please fill out this brief form.

You must register in advance on zoom for this meeting. Please click here to register.

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https://actionnetwork.org/events/membership-working-group-mobilizer-huddle

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bi-weekly meeting of the membership working group, we're working on getting our new and existing members involved and engaged in activities and organizing across Maine and we'd love your help!

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https://actionnetwork.org/events/labor-solidarity-meeting-6

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Join us as we discuss ongoing labor organizing in Maine. This meeting we will also be discussing how our chapter can support UFCW as they launch new organizing efforts in Maine and across New England.

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https://actionnetwork.org/events/abortion-rights-call-8

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Our weekly abortion rights working group call! join us to check in, make decisions, and plan events! we've got a lot in the works from informational flyers to educational events and abortion rights legislation.

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https://actionnetwork.org/events/march-with-us-in-the-st-patricks-parade

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Join our "Larkin-Connolly Committee for Labor" and march with your friends and comrades in the parade at noon, we'll gather at the Portland Fish Pier parking area at 320 Commercial St, Portland (across the street from the address listed), at 11:00-11:15 and you may have to look around a bit. Look for the white banner and red flags. We are in Group 4 with the labor organizations.

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https://actionnetwork.org/events/membership-working-group-mobilizer-huddle-2

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weekly meeting of the membership working group, we're working on getting our new and existing members involved and engaged in activities and organizing across Maine and we'd love your help! This week we're formalizing a system for contacting our members, we're also debriefing from the Paddy's day parade and continuing to plan for May day! Drop in if you live outside of Portland and are interested in organizing events in your area!

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https://actionnetwork.org/events/comms-office-hours-2

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Hey y'all, comms co-chairs will be hosting bi-weekly meetings where we will discuss and do work that needs to be done. This is an excellent meeting to attend if you're interested in doing comms work for the chapter or if you have comms-related requests/questions.

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https://actionnetwork.org/events/organizing-in-the-21st-century-study-group-hegemony-how-to

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Introducing a new political education series Organizing in the 21st Century

How can DSA best organize to confront the multiple crises facing the working class? What can we learn from the left's organizing efforts over the last decade? Join us for our upcoming study session as we formulate answers to these pressing questions. We will examine excerpts from Jonathan Smucker (Hegemony), Jane McAlevey (No Shortcuts), and others to prepare our chapter to take on a looming recession and an impending strike by UPS workers.

First up we have Hegemony How-To which looks back at the Occupy Movement and tries to propose a path forward in the aftermath of Trump's election in 2016.

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https://actionnetwork.org/events/data-entry-party-6

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We've logged over half of the 77,000 signatures we collected, but we still have a long way to go! Come help enter signatures into our data base so we can use this valuable information. Event will run from 5 to 7, feel free to show up whenever available. Pizza will be provided!

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https://actionnetwork.org/events/abortion-rights-call-9

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Our weekly abortion rights working group call! join us to check in, make decisions, and plan events! we've got a lot in the works from informational flyers to educational events and abortion rights legislation.

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https://actionnetwork.org/events/march-new-member-orientation

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Join the Membership Working Group as we do our monthly orientation to help new members learn how to interact with the Chapter and how to get involved!

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https://actionnetwork.org/events/portland-city-council-meeting-2

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At this Portland City Council Meeting come give public comment against the SMLA ballot question that will gut the city's rent control law and devastate tenants by driving up rents on any unit after a vacancy. We will be encouraging the Council to change the summary language to be more neutral and encouraging them to add a competing measure to the ballot. We need all hands on deck to ensure these happen! Guide for giving public comment here.

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https://actionnetwork.org/events/membership-working-group-mobilizer-huddle-3

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A weekly meeting of the membership working group, we're working on getting our new and existing members involved and engaged in activities and organizing across Maine and we'd love your help! This week we're debriefing from the recent New Member Orientation and we're continuing to plan for May day! Drop in if you're interested in contacting fellow DSA members or if you live outside of Portland and are interested in organizing events in your area!

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https://actionnetwork.org/events/labor-solidarity-meeting-7

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Come discuss ongoing labor issues and how DSA can help the labor movement at this virtual meeting

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https://actionnetwork.org/events/scontras-center-talk-vanessa-sylvester

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Vanessa Sylvester, Portland Adult Education and former Regional Organizing Director, National Nurses United
The Scontras Center for Labor and Community Education at the University of Southern Maine, which so many of you worked to get established and funded during the last legislative session, is about to hire a director.
Each of the five finalist candidates has been invited to campus for a series of activities, including an open coffee on campus as well as a public talk that is free and open to all, and which will include some time for Q&A with the candidate. Each candidate was given the title of the talk “The Role of Labor and Community Education in Empowering Maine’s Contemporary Working Class.” All the talks will be held at Luther Bonney on the USM campus and will also be available via Zoom at the times and dates listed below.
The search committee encourages union members and leaders to come and “meet” the finalist candidates as the Center moves closer to formally launching.

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https://actionnetwork.org/events/socialism-101-planning-session-2

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Come discuss new member education with the Political Education Committee

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https://actionnetwork.org/events/scontras-center-talk-angela-macwhinnie

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Angela MacWhinnie, Director of Organizing and Field Operations, Maine Service Employees Association

The Scontras Center for Labor and Community Education at the University of Southern Maine, which so many of you worked to get established and funded during the last legislative session, is about to hire a director.

Each of the five finalist candidates has been invited to campus for a series of activities, including an open coffee on campus as well as a public talk that is free and open to all, and which will include some time for Q&A with the candidate. Each candidate was given the title of the talk “The Role of Labor and Community Education in Empowering Maine’s Contemporary Working Class.” All the talks will be held at Luther Bonney on the USM campus and will also be available via Zoom at the times and dates listed below.

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https://actionnetwork.org/events/abortion-rights-call-10

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Our weekly abortion rights working group call! join us to check in, make decisions, and plan events! we've got a lot in the works from informational flyers to educational events and abortion rights legislation.