You've joined DSA - Great. Now register for this New Member Orientation call and find out more about our politics and our vision. And, most importantly, how you can become involved. 9 PM ET; 8 PM CT; 7 PM MT; 6 PM PT.
Are you starting a new group? Or have you been doing most of the work for your longtime group? Has it been hard to keep new people involved or get them to take responsibility? But suddenly everybody wants to jump in at the same time! Learn how to mentor new leaders and make sure they have all the information and tools they need to succeed.
Join us for our latest organizing training for democratic socialist activists: DSA’s (Virtual) Little Red Schoolhouse.
NOTE: This training is at 4:00pm Eastern (3:00pm Central, 2:00pm Mountain, 1pm Pacific). Please RSVP.
Instructor:
- Steve Max, DSA Vice Chair and one of the founders of the legendary community organizing school, The Midwest Academy.
In Leadership Development you will learn:
The proven steps to developing the leadership skills and commitment of more members:
- identifying potential leaders
- recognizing what each one brings to the group
- asking people to volunteer
- giving them specific tasks
- supporting them in their efforts
- creating opportunities for new leadership
- following up.
Training Details
- This workshop is for local leaders who will be active in their chapters.
- If you have a computer with microphone, speakers and good internet access, you can join via internet for free.
- If you have questions, contact Theresa Alt talt@igc.org 607-280-7649.
- If you have technical questions, contact Tony Schmitt schmittaj@gmail.com 608-355-6568.
- You can participate in every workshop or just attend once in a while.
- Workshops will generally be on a weekends or evenings.
- Participation requires that you register at least 40 hours in advance -- by midnight Thursday.
Practice talking about socialism in plain language. Create your own short rap. Prepare for those conversations about socialism that happen when you table in public.
Join us for our latest organizing training for democratic socialist activists: DSA’s (Virtual) Little Red Schoolhouse.
This training is at 4:00pm Eastern, 3:00pm Central, 2:00pm Mountain, 1:00pm Pacific, noon Alaska, and 11:00am Hawaii Time. Please RSVP.
Instructor:
Steve Max, DSA Vice Chair and one of the founders of the legendary community organizing school, The Midwest Academy
In Talking About Socialism you will learn to:
- Have a quick response ready to go next time someone asks you about democratic socialism.
- Create your own elevator pitch about democratic socialism and DSA.
- Use your personal experience and story to explain democratic socialism.
- Think through the most important ideas you want to convey about democratic socialism.
- Have a concise explanation of what DSA does, for your next DSA table, event or coalition meeting.
Training Details
- This workshop is for those who have already had an introduction to democratic socialism, whether from DSA's webinar or from other sources.
- If you have a computer with microphone, speakers and good internet access, you can join via internet for free.
- If you have questions, contact Theresa Alt talt@igc.org 607-280-7649.
- If you have very technical questions, contact Tony Schmitt <schmittaj@gmail.com 608-335-6568.
- Participation requires that you register at least 40 hours in advance, by midnight Thursday.
Join Bill Barclay, Chicago DSA co-chair, and Peg Strobel, National Political Committee and Feminist Working Group co-chair, on this webinar for an overview of what we in Democratic Socialists of America mean when we talk about "socialism," "capitalism" and the goals of the socialist movement. 2 PM ET; 1 PM CT; noon MT; 11 AM PT.
- This webinar is free for any DSA member in good standing.
- You need a computer with good internet access.
- Your computer must have headphones (preferred) or speakers; you can speak thru a mic or use chat to "speak".
- If you have questions, contact Bill Barclay, chocolatehouse@sbcglobal.net.
- If you have technical questions, contact Tony Schmitt, schmittaj@gmail.com, 608-355-6568.
Join DSA members Glenn Scott and Richard Croxdale to discuss videos produced by People’s History in Texas (PHIT), a project that brings to life the stories of ordinary people in significant socio-political movements in Texas. They will discuss The Rag, their newest documentary, which tells the story of an influential underground paper based in Austin, Texas, from 1966-77. Click here to view Part I (the early years as an all-volunteer paper covering the student, anti-Vietnam and Civil Rights movements), Part II (the impact of Women’s Liberation on the paper) and Part III (building community: covering local politics, nukes, co-ops, feminist institutions). But also check out the video on the Stand-Ins about a group of university students who led a movement to desegregate Austin’s movie theaters in 1961. 8 ET/7 CT/6 MT/5 PT.
The Grassroots Economics Training for Understanding and Power is a series of DSA Fund popular education workshops arming activists and organizers with the knowledge, tools and skills to explain economics from the perspective of the 99% instead of the 1%. Why is poverty on the rise? Why is a low-wage economy unproductive? Who is behind the deregulation, tax-cuts, privatization and de-unionization of the last thirty years? What might an alternative economic model look like?
