Events

Join us for New Member Orientation! If you recently joined DSA or are interested to learn more, please come out! (You do not need to already be a member to attend.)

The educational portion will be a quick hour. We have an optional hang-out afterwards at a nearby restaurant, so feel free to join us for that if you have the time.

RSVP at https://actionnetwork.org/events/new-member-orientation-145/

Labor Solidarity Action that PGH DSA members are showing up to.

The details of the event aren't public, but you can find more information in the Slack #labor_committee channel or #general

https://actionnetwork.org/events/strike-ready-phonebank-4/

Pittsburgh DSA has resolved to make supporting Starbucks worker a priority for the next four months.  We'll be calling members to invite them to an upcoming fundraiser and an exciting campaign event.

You'll make calls from your home, with DSA members on zoom to help you do it.

We'll start at 5PM and go until 8PM.  You're welcome to join anytime, and call a little later if 5PM is too early for you.

This is for the monthly Eco socialist and Mutual Aid Planning Meeting.

In this meeting, we will be discussing:
- Ongoing Projects such as hot Meal Distro, Skill shares, etc.
-- What do for winter?

Updates/news on priorities like:
- No Appetite for Apartheid
- Starbucks workers strike (hot food kitchen?)
- Squirrel Hill Fire Relief
- Starting Patreon again(?), Postcard design for leaving w/ folks who we help

Control of our own bodies is a fundamental human right which is frequently under attack by fascists. The Bodily Autonomy Committee strives to realize bodily autonomy for all individuals through reproductive freedom and freedom for individuals to choose how their bodies align to their genders.

This committee meets the first Thursday of every month. Members and guests are both welcome to join our meetings and events!

Join Pittsburgh DSA for tabling at First Fridays. We will set up our main table at the intersection of Penn/Evaline in Garfield. Volunteers can come between 6-7:30pm.

We will have some activities around our two chapter priorities for winter: No Appetite for Apartheid (NA4A) and Strike Ready for Starbucks Workers.

Visitors at the NA4A table will be encouraged to sign a pledge saying they will boycott israeli products, download an app that assists with that, and sign up to help with the campaign of getting local businesses to divest.

Visitors at the Strike Ready table will be encouraged to sign a pledge saying they will boycott Starbucks if workers are striking, possibly support striking workers with donations, and sign up to stay connected with their worker-driven campaign.

Volunteers will pair up and check out local businesses to see what kinds of materials they offer, noting any products that are made in israel that we would want off shelves or boycotted.

We will meet at a TBD location in Bloomfield, go over the tips, and pass out guides for spotting these products. No experience required!

Come join us on zoom to discuss how we currently handle selling, designing, and promoting chapter merchandise; and what adjustments are needed.

Civil Disobedience: what it is, why is works, how it works, and possible legal and physical outcomes - an educational and training forum with Mike Healy, long time human rights and labor attorney.

Meeting to discuss the bones of organizing in PGH DSA--onboarding new folks, keeping members engaged, developing leaders, planning socials, etc. Only DSA members may attend.

DSA supports Starbucks Workers United fighting for a fair contract.  RSVP to get more info on an exciting action taking place in Pittsburgh

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Pittsburgh DSA is proud to host a special screening of The Alabama Solution, directed by Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman. This documentary follows a six-year investigation to discover the reality behind the walls of one of the nation’s deadliest prison systems.

Through unprecedented direct access and video shot on contraband cell phones, the filmmakers learn from the men inside about a suspicious and violent death. What follows is a story of brutality, corruption, and a system in collapse. As the men fight for their own survival, they embark on a campaign of resistance, against all odds.

Please RSVP so we have an accurate count for refreshments!