Events

Hello Comrades! Come and join us as we look over party programs past and present in order to draw inspiration for our own Chapter Tasks and Perspectives Document. There will be two sessions of this group. If you find you cannot finish all the readings, focus on one or two programs in addition to the supplemental material for that session. Links and additional information is in the Google doc below. We will be reading the stuff under "session two".

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vVc7sLplTY72mLdrhxUNbRIDKLar2zXajNVg-a-nmwU/edit

We will be discussing the methods we can use to bring liberals and even conservatives over to left-leaning politics. RSVP for zoom link: https://actionnetwork.org/events/political-development-brainstorming

RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/tenant-right-to-counsel-petition-canvassing-greenfield

Come join us for our fifth canvas of the Tenant Right to Counsel Plus petition campaign; this time we'll be in Greenfield!

https://actionnetwork.org/events/chapter-tasks-resolution-discussion-3?source=direct_link&

Join us for another discussion on the proposed chapter tasks and priorities document. This resolution would set up defined priorities for the chapter to pursue annually. We will be discussing amendments to the resolution before it is presented back to the full membership at the April general meeting. Getting feedback from all our members on the organization of the chapter's work is important, regardless of how experienced you are. All are welcome.

This is the April meeting of the Political Education Committee. We will be discussing what to plan for our next film screening, what to do with the chapter library, how to implement a revitalized discussion group, how to balance committee centered education and deep theoretical exploration, the report-back from the NPEC Conference, and so much more! Be sure to join if you are interested in the work of Political Education.

In this group, we will be discussing In Defense of Housing: The Politics of Crisis, by Peter Marcuse and David Madden. It explores the historical and structural roots of the current housing crisis, as well as laying out the psychology of tenancy and homeownership. It also provides strategic advice for how to think about the steps required to solve this crisis. For this meeting, we will be discussing chapter 3.

Welcome to the Jane McAlevey Reading Group! We will start by reading through Raising Expectations, a chapter at a time. Please acquire the book if you have not already done so. We will be discussing chapter 11. If we have time, we also have some supplementary material to look at, provided to us by Steph:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ge_2pGXigaWEiB8qhnmE8yY1F7C7dlpO/view?usp=sharing

https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vQGtIuNGJsN7p2WL4-mDuYcCDYSVwNj40dioPc9lZs-lWa2Dybn_9snGoFyeK2g5jlLMZJqdW8xJFk3/pub

Please save the date and RSVP for this day of housing justice. There will be tenant organizing workshops, discussions of housing rights and a potential tenants bill of rights for Pittsburgh, and more. Lunch will be provided.

RSVP link is here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf3LJcDnn8RiRIBjS1Zej_qCHp0IzGPA0MOqmTxGFpt66J45A/viewform

This event is a coordinated effort between Pittsburgh DSA, Human Rights City Alliance, and Housing Justice Table 

Join DSA comrades at Commonplace Coffee (North Shore location) for some leftist brunch vibes! Everyone is welcome, you don't need to be a member.

This is not a DSA-run event. But it is being hosted at Community Forge where we have an office so we wanted to promote it to those who use our Google Calendar to schedule DSA events.

Pittsburgh Creatives Against Genocide is curating an art show featuring visual and performance artists of all mediums who would like to help raise evacuation funds for Nadin Abdullatif and her family.

5-7pm will be family-friendly content
7-8pm will be 18+ content

Get tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/safe-passage-an-art-show-and-fundraiser-for-nadin-abdullatif-tickets-862413731687

Artists of all kinds, you can submit art pieces until April 7: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/18SQBtD9ikyWTmK_rN-vXA34ihod4F5I1BBoxkpe7P88/viewform?edit_requested=true

Join Pittsburgh DSA for our April General Meeting! At 6 PM there will be a Potluck and social hour before the meeting business starts at 7:00. Bring friends and family who want some free food and drinks.

Once the meeting gets going we will have committee report backs, a political education segment, and discussion over any business brought to the chapter internally and externally.

After the meeting ends there will be a post-meeting hangout at the Evergreen Café (7330 Penn Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15208)

This meeting will be hybrid--the in-person portion will be at Community Forge, 1256 Franklin Ave., Wilkinsburg, PA 15221. To access the virtual portion, RSVP for the Zoom login!

To belatedly celebrate April Fool’s day, and to do something lighter, come to see Slavoj Zizek’s The Pervert’s Guide to Ideology (2012) ! Within this movie, the Slovenian Marxist philosopher inserts himself into scenes from various films and then deconstructs the ideological content present within the work, often to produce one of his abstract anticapitalist philosophical messages. He explores everything from The Sound of Music to A Clockwork Orange to Soviet propaganda films. It’s a wild time, so be sure not to miss it! Food will likely be provided.

In this group, we will be discussing In Defense of Housing: The Politics of Crisis, by Peter Marcuse and David Madden. It explores the historical and structural roots of the current housing crisis, as well as laying out the psychology of tenancy and homeownership. It also provides strategic advice for how to think about the steps required to solve this crisis. For this meeting, we will be discussing chapter 3.

Join us for our annual trivia night fundraiser for Western PA Fund For Choice as part of the National Network of Abortion Funds Fund-a-thon! This year we are going to be doing it at Trace Brewing in Bloomfield with the Radical Trivia crew running the game! Bring friends and help us raise money for abortion access!

You can donate to fund-a-thon here: https://fund.nnaf.org/Zoe_Abortyinz_fund

We will be discussing the methods we can use to bring liberals and even conservatives over to left-leaning politics. In particular, we will cover some surface topics tat we didn't get too last meeting, as well as some deeper stuff. If this is something you have an interest in, be sure to join! No specific agenda, but we will likely be using this document to spur discussion again when needed.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sxia966GRQq2PKpKb0o4uROyVe3Yf5P_UmQjPGyGQz4/edit

Join Pittsburgh DSA and fellow community members in creating art to commemorate the lives lost to the Palestinian genocide and art for future actions.

Some supplies, snacks, and non-alcoholic drinks will be provided. Please feel free to bring some of your own!

Masks will also be provided for attendees. Park on the street or in the church parking lot; entrance is in the alley behind the church.