Pittsburgh DSA

Sign up by Friday so we can get the tournament schedule finalized! pghdsa.org/basketball

We'll also have some tasty baked goods, music, and fun so come by on Saturday! 1-4pm at the Library St. Basketball Courts in Braddock.

On a black background, a photo of the cover of Angela Davis’ book Are Prisons Obsolete? is paperclipped to a torn out notebook page. Off-white and yellow text gives the time and date, RSVP information, and other details for a reading group for the same book. The leftmost text adds, Join in with community dedicated to love and liberation.

Join the Abolition & Anti-Imperialism Committee in our summer reading of “Are Prisons Obsolete?”

Thurs, 7/31, 7:30pm, Zoom. Chapters 4-6. You don’t have to be a DSA member to join us!

This is a short and compelling read. The PDF is available at the RSVP link: actionnetwork.org/events/are-p...

💪 Labor: Updates about ongoing strikes and union efforts around Pittsburgh, how we can support and advise workers

🗳️ EPC: Update on STOP Cop City PGH with City Council member Deb Gross, chatting about updating our endorsement process.

A tan background with cartoon people standing along the bottom in uniforms for a chef, clerk, scientist, nurse, doctor, and construction worker. The logo for Pittsburgh DSA is at the top. Blue and orange text says Mon 7/28 6:30pm, Labor Committee Meeting, Solidarity Gets The Goods.

A pale red background with a white grid with various white icons of things representing public needs like a stack of books, a stethoscope, a house, etc. The logo of Pittsburgh DSA is in the bottom left. White and black text says Elections & Pressure Campaigns Committee Meeting, Monday 7/28 8-9pm on Zoom

Two of our standing committees meet tomorrow, Monday 7/28, on Zoom

💪 Labor 6:30-8pm: actionnetwork.org/events/july-...

🗳️ Elections & Pressure Campaigns 8-9pm: actionnetwork.org/events/july-...

Thanks to our volunteers this week! Next one is Wednesday, August 6.

A cartoon pierogi and apple walk in the grass carrying a cartoon of tea, a carrot, and a red Heart DSA flag. Red checkboard at the top is with text saying Wilkinsburg Hot Food Distribution. Text at the bottom with icons says Come Hungry, Leave Full, Come grab a plate! Enjoy free homemade food from your neighbors--no cost, just good food for the community! Want to contribute? Please reach out to the Pittsburgh DSA. At Community Forge, 1256 Franklin, Wilkinsburg. 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month 6-8pm, Questions? Want to help? Email us at info@pghdsa.org.

Today is another Hot Food Distro! Swing by Community Forge (1256 Franklin Ave in Wilkinsburg) 6-8pm to grab a plate, donate prepared or shelf-stable food, or lend a pair of helping hands!

A cartoon of a DSA's Bud mascot holding a basketball and jumping over and dunking on the Monopoly Man. Bud us a red anthropomorphic rose with black sunglasses. The Monopoly Man is a white man with a white mustache wearing a black suit and monocle. The background is red and yellow with a basketball next. Text: Pittsburgh Democratic Socialists of America Present Dunk on Capitalism. 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament with games to 21. Library Street Basketball Courts, 446-478 Library St, Braddock. August 2nd, 1-4pm, $20-30, no one turned away for lack of funds. Food, drinks, baked goods for sale, and a full day of fun and community for everyone. Sign up pghdsa.org/basketball.

🏀 Who's ready to Dunk on Capitalism?? 🏀

We will be hosting a 3v3 basketball tournament!

Sat 8/2, 1-4pm, Library St. Basketball Courts in Braddock

$20-30 suggested for players. You can sign up with a team or as an individual.

RSVP and view all the details: pghdsa.org/basketball.

A cartoon of a blue ballot box with a hand inserting a yellow ballot next to the red round logo for Pittsburgh DSA. The ballot box says Democracy Subcommittee Meeting. Text near it says Monday 7/21, 7-8pm, Zoom. The ballot has three checked boxes next to Proportional representation, Ranked choice voting, and Corruption out of politics.

Our Democracy Subcommittee meets this evening! We'll continue discussing work to make Pennsylvania more electorally fair. Monday, July 21, 7pm on Zoom. RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/democ...

See yinz in about an hour!

Thanks for tuning in!

For the full recap email, join our mailing list: pghdsa.org/join-us/sign...

Our next General Meeting is Thurs August 21. pghdsa.org/rsvp/

We accidentally left our candidate outside well past deliberation, but they enjoyed touching grass in the meantime. We did endorse! But that official announcement will go out in the near future.

The basketball tournament will also have a bake sale. Baking and cooking are useful skills for community and socialism! Give us your tired, your poor, your cupcakes.

Members, let us know your thoughts about resolutions coming to National Convention so we can vote accordingly!

Everyone, consider throwing us a few bucks to help defray costs of getting our delegates to Chicago! pghdsa.org/delegates

Events — Hugo Cruz and Caminos - Live Music Pittsburgh

Cuba advocates are watching out for sanctions coming from the Trump admin in terms of limits on who can go, what hotels can house you, etc.

This Sunday, Kingsfly Distillery, social/cultural event with music and Cuba solidarity! www.hugocruzandcaminos.com/events

Post meeting social at Murphy's Tap Room over in Regent Square. See you soon!

We're hopign to run a basketball tournament for fun and to raise some money on Aug 2 (Aug 3 rain date) up in Braddock! We'll get that official event announcement up soon.

We made a motion to extend the meeting until 9:10. Sorry that democracy takes so much time! Thanks for coming and listening along!

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Abolition & Anti-Imperialism
- Stop Cop City had a win for delaying a big vote with public comment
- Kush Wilkerson vs. Allegheny County Jail. Support this man! triblive.com/local/excess...
- Reading group July 31st 7:30. Are Prisons Obsolete?
- Next cmte meeting to come

Bodily Autonomy
- Gender affirming care? Abortions? Hell yeah. Aug 7 Thurs 7pm for our next committee meeting

Ecosocialism & Mutual Aid
- Fri July 18 (tomorrow) talking about a bike repair clinic. Know how to fix bikes? Reach out! We'd love to borrow your skills
- Aug 17 Tech Repair Clinic, time TBD
- Home Repair Skill Swap might be coming in the future, let us know if you have those skills too!

Elections & Pressure Campaigns
- Mon July 21 8-9 Zoom committee meeting. Deb Gross will join
- Subcommittee for revamping the endorsement process, come give your thoughts!
- Democracy Subcmte meeting Mon July 21 7-8 on Zoom

Health Justice
- Tues July 22 7pm Zoom is our next business meeting
- Medicare Birthday on the 30th! City County Building. Noon. Make a sign 😎
- Visited McCormick's office recently about medicare for all

Housing
- No meeting this month for some family emergencies and time conflicts, but tenant organizing work continues at various times

Labor
- 4th Mon business meeting July 28
- 2nd Mon reading articles group Aug 11
- 1st Weds Labor Happy Hour! next at East End Brewing Aug 6, union members and union hopefuls welcome

Political Education!
- new Secretary!
- Aug 3 reflections and future planning meeting, 6-7
- Discussions groups: Black Shirts and Reds in early Aug, Are Prisons Obsolete?, Spoutin Bout Socialism late Aug
- Discussion group for the TV show Andor?? 👀

While we tally the votes, we will hear updates from our standing committees.

Up next, we are considering an endorsement of a candidate!

We considered an amendment relating to how many days' notice these tweaks should have for bylaw 2 here. But we ended up passing both 👍 Democracy at work.

2. We'd like to make some tweaks to how committee formation works.

We find that committees making basic tweaks takes up too much time for decisions that no one objects to. And we'd like to have a clause that dissolves committees if they are inactive for a year. Hopefully this keeps our work going!

Up next are two tweaks that are very related.

1. The Ecosocialism & Mutual Aid Committee would like to tweak their charter to have the option for co-chairs