Upcoming Maine DSA Events

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https://actionnetwork.org/events/agenda-working-group-convention-planning-3

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Join Leo and Rose to plan the January 2023 Maine DSA Convention. All members welcome!

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https://actionnetwork.org/events/comms-meeting

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This will be a comms meeting to wrap up what we've done this year, what we can do better in 2023, as well as general comms needs for the chapter.

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https://actionnetwork.org/events/pine-roses-meeting-9

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Join us for our first meeting of 2023! We'll be discussing the renewal of our Working Group's charter, taking volunteers for editorial collective roles, discussing a proposal for a podcast episode, and more! If you're interested in helping with our written Pine & Roses project, or our Maine Mural podcast, this is the place to be.

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https://actionnetwork.org/events/labor-solidarity-meeting-3

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The Labor Solidarity Working Group will be deciding its direction for the next few months at this meeting as well as reflecting on the past year.

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https://actionnetwork.org/events/steering-committee-meeting-30

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Regularly scheduled chapter steering committee meeting. Join us to make your voice heard, ask questions about how to organize, and hang out! All members are welcome.

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https://actionnetwork.org/events/agenda-working-group-convention-planning-4

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Join Leo and Rose to plan the January 2023 Maine DSA Convention. All members welcome!

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https://actionnetwork.org/events/political-education-forum

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Join us for our monthly committee meeting! This month we will be holding a discussion-style forum on the topic of what we hope for 2023 with candidates for committee co-chair. We will also pin down a topic for our workshop at convention. It’ll be a creative, comradely discussion, so RSVP now!

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https://actionnetwork.org/events/data-entry-party-2

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Come help enter the signatures we collected into spreadsheets so we can use all of that data to plan out the rest of the campaign. Pizza will be provided!

You will need to bring a laptop to help with data entry.

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https://actionnetwork.org/events/mask-policy-roundtable-discussion

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Co-authors of the proposed chapter mask policy are providing a space for comrades to discuss the proposed policy and a revised policy (based on feedback during the debate at the last GM). Together we decide how we navigate organizing in times of public health failures.

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https://actionnetwork.org/events/agenda-working-group-convention-planning-5

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Final meeting before convention: Join Leo and Rose to plan the January 2023 Maine DSA Convention. All members welcome!

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https://actionnetwork.org/events/mobilizer-huddle-10

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Our weekly Membership Working Group meeting where we discuss how to organize our members and get them involved.

NOTE: your barista comrade was very tired and did NOT make an action network for this , but hope you come anyways 🫡

Come hang, have a coffee , order drinks under #unionstrong and what not

One of our reps will be on the floor all day to answer any questions you might have about our union

Also Note: it's NOT the one in target 🎯 other one lol. Sometimes one thing says Alfred St, sometimes things say Alfred Rd ... Idk lol

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https://actionnetwork.org/events/january-new-member-orientation-2

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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/abortion-rights-2022-recap-next-steps

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Good news! Mainers spoke up for reproductive rights and spoke out against deceptive anti-abortion centers, and members of the Portland city council and Maine legislature have listened! So they're proposing bills restricting crisis pregnancy centers, now what? Now we organize to win this and whatever comes next, and we need your help to do it!
All members of the community are invited to join this special Abortion Rights working group call, where we will discuss our achievements and experiences thus far, plan for what comes next, and discuss our proposed charter up for review at the winter convention on January 21-22.
Read about the proposed bills here and read more about our work against CPCs here

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https://actionnetwork.org/events/2022-maine-dsa-annual-convention

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Join DSA members from across the state for our 4th annual Chapter Convention!

Starting the evening of Friday, January 20th with a statewide membership working group call, it will continue through the weekend of January 21st - 22nd and include lots of workshops, important Chapter business, and elections for chapter leadership.

This convention will consist of both in-person and online events & workshops. All chapter business will be conducted remotely via Zoom.  Just like last year, this convention is gearing up to be a fun, educational, and productive time for all attendees. Don't miss out, RSVP today!

Check out a preliminary schedule of events here: https://airtable.com/shrSDR2uYu7N3l0aE/tblMl0pZV2kt7stLQ

Please note, you must RSVP in advance for both business meetings as well as the Stop the Bleed Skillshare event.

RSVP here for Saturday Business

RSVP here for Sunday Business

RSVP here for Stop the Bleed Skillshare

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https://actionnetwork.org/events/statewide-membership-engagement-workshop

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Maine DSA's Membership Working Group wants to hear from you about what sort of social events and internal organizing you would like to see in the coming year. We'll also talk a little bit about how membership's annual report, developing a strategy to better engage members, and the best ways to keep in touch with us.

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https://actionnetwork.org/events/2022-maine-dsa-annual-convention

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Join DSA members from across the state for our 4th annual Chapter Convention!

Starting the evening of Friday, January 20th with a statewide membership working group call, it will continue through the weekend of January 21st - 22nd and include lots of workshops, important Chapter business, and elections for chapter leadership.

This convention will consist of both in-person and online events & workshops. All chapter business will be conducted remotely via Zoom.  Just like last year, this convention is gearing up to be a fun, educational, and productive time for all attendees. Don't miss out, RSVP today!

Check out a preliminary schedule of events here: https://airtable.com/shrSDR2uYu7N3l0aE/tblMl0pZV2kt7stLQ

Please note, you must RSVP in advance for both business meetings as well as the Stop the Bleed Skillshare event.

RSVP here for Saturday Business

RSVP here for Sunday Business

RSVP here for Stop the Bleed Skillshare

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https://actionnetwork.org/events/stop-the-bleed-skillshare-2023-convention-workshop-rsvp-required

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Get together with trusted community safety volunteers and organizers to share skills, learn, and practice techniques to aid others who've received traumatic injuries. This is not a training, but a session for people of all skill-levels and experience to practice what they know and aid others in developing skills helpful for dealing with traumatic injuries at demonstrations & protests, on the job, and in everyday life.

No experience or equipment required. Thank you for considering but this workshop has reached max enrollment.

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https://actionnetwork.org/events/winter-semi-annual-business-meeting-day-1

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Business portion of the Maine DSA Convention/Winter Semi-Annual Meeting. All are welcome but only members may vote. Make sure to register on zoom as well to receive a link to the meeting.

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https://actionnetwork.org/events/winter-semi-annual-business-meeting-day-2

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Business portion of the Maine DSA Convention/Winter Semi-Annual Meeting. All are welcome but only members may vote. Make sure to register on zoom as well to receive a link to the meeting.

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https://actionnetwork.org/events/post-convention-social

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After three days of workshops, business and discussion, relax and hang out with all of your comrades at a beer caucus at the bar.

TIME SUBJECT TO CHANGE BASED ON WHAT TIME BUSINESS ENDS ON SUNDAY

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https://actionnetwork.org/events/mobilizer-huddle-11

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Our weekly Membership Working Group meeting where we discuss how to organize our members and get them involved.

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https://actionnetwork.org/events/data-entry-party-3

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Come help the Our Power campaign do data entry on the signatures we collected over the past year. Pizza will be provided!

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https://actionnetwork.org/events/roe-should-be-50th-hybrid-event-with-grr-at-the-ecc

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Join Maine DSA's abortion rights working group, as well as pre-Roe socialist feminists from around the country and speakers sharing pre-Roe abortion stories and discussing how we advance abortion justice post-Roe.

This is a hybrid event and will go fully virtual if there is severe weather in Portland on the evening of the 26th. The in-person capacity of the Equality Community Center is 50 people.

GRR!'s big Roe anniversary event, which you can sign up to attend virtually *or* join us in Portland or Augusta at in-person watch parties!

Register for virtual attendance (open to anyone anywhere):

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEpcO2urTgoH9xAp8r0pWGAzQ5LTOm3t3hy?fbclid=IwAR12duf6BoICFoNK0IfAHijCcTGyyHPHDUViH4ghYDUTncS5dNDOOUTNA4Q