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Join ROC DSA for our Queer Solidarity Group's Queer Vainglory Party, at the South Wedge Mission [125 Caroline St] on November 8th starting at 5:30PM for a night of fashion and fun!
Bring clothes to swap. We are hosting a "runway" prior to karaoke. There will be snacks!
Join us for our Halloween Party. Bring a beverage or snack to share. Rides can be provided.
Sign up here: bit.ly/rochalloween
On the first Tuesday of each month @ 6:30pm, ROC DSA meets to resolve chapter business and promote participatory democracy.
The meeting is hybrid, in-person at First Universalist Church [150 S. Clinton Ave.] and over Zoom.
Register: bit.ly/nov-gm
October 26 @ 11:00am over Zoom.
Register here: bit.ly/dsanmo-oct
Come learn more about ROC DSA and how to get involved! We’ll provide an overview of DSA’s history and structure, and the work of our chapter’s organizing groups.
Socialism 201: Socialism and the Working Class
This session will be about the life of the working class, focusing especially on gender and disability.
Sunday, October 19 @ 3:00pm at Marie Daley Park [160 Gregory St.]
Register: bit.ly/soc201-3
On the first Tuesday of each month @ 6:30pm, ROC DSA meets to resolve chapter business and promote participatory democracy.
This month, on Oct. 7 @ 6:30pm, we'll be hearing reportbacks from our chapter working groups.
Register: bit.ly/oct-dsagm.
NOT ANOTHER 34% RATE HIKE FROM RGE.
WE SAY ENOUGH.
Join us at 5:30PM at City Hall at 9/30. Make our demand to stop the hikes.
On Saturday October 4th @ 2:00PM, join us to celebrate the beginning of Autumn with apple picking, refreshments and fun!
Members will be meeting at Schutt's Apple Farm, 1063 Plank Road in Webster. Can't wait to see you there!
Register: bit.ly/dsa-apple
Did you know ROC DSA regularly streams Speak to Council sessions? We do this to provide transparency and amplify the concerns of our community.
Tune in this month on September 18 @ 6:00pm here: YouTube.com/@rocdsa.
LABOR DAY PARADE
WHEN: Mon., September 1 @ 10:30 AM
March with us in the Labor Day Parade as we celebrate unions and workers!
Sign up for location information:
bit.ly/labor-parade
Labor Day Social.
The weekend was won by the sacrifices of workers. Honor this struggle by enjoying leisure time with comrades.
WHERE: Genesee Valley Park [1000 E. River Rd.]
WHEN: August 31 @ 2:00pm.
REGISTER: bit.ly/laborday-dsa
#rochester #rochesterny #rocdsa
A group of people around a table drawing a poster about democracy and socialism.
New & Prospective Member Orientation.
August 24 @ 11:00am over Zoom.
Register here: bit.ly/nmo-aug
Come learn more about ROC DSA and how to get involved! We’ll provide an overview of DSA’s history and structure, and the work of our chapter’s organizing groups.
Speak to Council. Did you know ROC DSA regularly streams Speak to Council sessions? We do this to provide transparency and amplify the concerns of our community.
Tune in this month on August 21 @ 6:00pm here: YouTube.com/@rocdsa.
#rochester #rochesterny #rocdsa
Carl Marx overlooking the dates of this event.
Socialism 201: The Basics of Capitalism.
WHEN: Sunday, August 17 @ 3:00pm
WHERE: Marie Daley Park [160 Gregory St.].
Please come prepared to contribute in small-group discussion.
Register to receive reading materials in advance: bit.ly/soc201-class1
EWOC Launch Party & Training.
Rochester’s Emergency Workplace Organizing Committe is launching!
Includes a training on how to talk to your co-workers about unionizing.
WHERE: 740 Driving Park Ave, Suite A
WHEN: Fri. July 25, 6-7:30pm
This will be a masked event.
ROC DSA at Pride!
Saturday July 19, 10:00am - 4pm
At Highland Park/intersection of Highland and Furman (Sign up to get a more precise address for tabling)
Fill out this form if you’ll be tabling:
actionnetwork.org/events/table...
People standing around a table making a banner.
New & Prospective Member Orientation.
WHEN: July 20 @ 11:00am
WHERE: Zoom.
Register here: bit.ly/nmo-july
Come learn more about ROC DSA and how to get involved! We’ll provide an overview of DSA’s history and structure, and the work of our chapter’s organizing groups.
Details of event over a slanted background with a symbol of a person of in a wheelchair traveling upwards.
Socialist Sunday School #78: Disability Justice
WHEN: 7/20 @ 3pm
WHERE: Marie Daly Park
Register Here: bit.ly/sss-78
Did you know ROC DSA regularly streams Speak to City Council sessions?
We do this to provide transparency and amplify the concerns of our community.
Tune in this month on July 17 @ 6:00pm here: YouTube.com/@rocdsa.
On Saturday, July 5 @ 1:00pm, come enjoy a cookout with comrades and participate in a post-election debrief.
We'll be at Marie Daley Park [160 Gregory St.].
Hamburgs, hotdogs, and vegetarian options will be available, but feel free to bring additional food!
Register: bit.ly/ewg-social.
ROC DSA is raising money to send our chapter delegates to DSA's 2025 biennial Convention August 8 - 10 in Chicago!
WHEN: Saturday, July 12 @ 6PM
WHERE: Star Alley Park, 662 South Ave
Welcome to the July issue of Red Star. You’ll find Upcoming Events, coverage of chapter activities, and articles on the Democratic primary elections, capitalism’s death toll, podcast recommendations, community gardening, and more.
rocdsa.org/blog/rochest...
Congratulations to Chiara "Kee Kee" Smith and Stanley Matin!
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On the first Tuesday of each month @ 6:30pm, ROC DSA meets to resolve chapter business and provide opportunities for participatory democracy.
Register: bit.ly/gm-july
A lineup of delegates going to the national convention above a picture of a rose.
We're raising money to send our ROC DSA delegates to the 2025 National DSA Convention! This year we have a record 7 delegates plus 1 alternate.
A bigger chapter means more delegates which means we need to raise more money. Help get our delegates to Chicago!
www.gofundme.com/f/send-our-r...
Get Out The Vote For
THE PEOPLE'S SLATE
Events every day leading up to election day.
Kickoff on Saturday, June 21st 12PM at 1150 University Ave, Suite 8
This Saturday, at 1pm at the NYSUT building (30 N Union Street), DSA member, socialist, activist, and former president of the Vermont AFL-CIO, David Van Deusen, will be talking about his book!
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A man in a suit, Mayor Evans, speaking into a microphone while looking uncomfortable.
No, Mayor Evans, the Answer is not "Zero": On Arresting the Unhoused
"Capitalist society builds a carceral framework around homelessness in more devious ways. The threat of homelessness disciplines labor...establishes a hyper-exploitable reserve army of labor."
rocdsa.org/blog/no-mayo...
Metro Justice released a Public Power Report Card on which candidates in the upcoming primary have committed to fund a study on how to replace RG&E, and which have refused.
Those the committed candidates include Mary Lupien, Stanley Martin, Chiara “Kee Kee” Smith, Kelly Cheatle, and Kevin Stewart.
ROC DSA New Member Orientation
WHEN: Sunday, June 22 @ 11AM
WHERE: Zoom
REGISTER: bit.ly/june-nmo
