Organize Strike Repeat

Wale is the former co-chair of Seattle DSA and member of AFROSOC. They talk with us about founding a tenant organizing collective and how organizing around housing strengthens organizing throughout chapters and organizing with AFROSOC.0:00 - Introduction0:16- Tenant Organizing Collective 2:13- Parallels between Tenant and Workplace Organizing4:10- How to Organize Tenants11:30- Preparing for Landlord Tactics 20:00- Founding an AFROSOC chapters27:17- Benefits of a local AFROSOC chapter32:00- Closing https://seattledsa.org/https://www.dsausa.org/working-groups/afrosocialists-and-socialists-of-color-caucus/

Bianca is the founder of Afrosocialists and Socialists of Color Caucus and organizer with NYC DSA. She talks with us about her background as a labor organizer, history with the DSA, how to build solidarity with coalition partners, and the role of DSA in antiracist organizing coalitions. (Note: this episode was recorded shortly after the George Floyd uprisings.)0:00 - Introduction0:30- Getting Involved in Labor Organizing 6:40- Organizing One to Ones8:30- Organizing Multiple Stores11:20- Setting up the Organizing Committee15:05- Dealing with the Fear of Retaliation 17:23- Bianca’s DSA History25:30- Building Solidarity 33:00- Role of DSA in antiracist organizing 37:31- Closing https://www.dsausa.org/working-groups/afrosocialists-and-socialists-of-color-caucus/https://www.socialists.nyc/

Megan Somerday is the chapter co-chair for NC Piedmont DSA. She talks about the Mutual Aid Carrboro & N.C. Piedmont DSA Covid-19 Relief Mutual Aid fund, how to mobilize new members into organizing work, the differences between mutual aid and charity and organizing during Covid-19.https://www.dsanc.org/https://www.mutualaidcarrboro.org/0:00 - Introduction 1:25 - Covid-19 Mutual Aid Fund7:22 - Partnership w/ Carrboro Mutual Aid 9:47 - Fundraising & Music Stream15:43 - How to organize mutual aid funds in local chapters18:39 - Mobilizing new members22:38 - Success of the fund26:08 - Mutual Aid vs Charity31:00 - Challenges of mutual aid organizing36:30 - Organizing in Covid-19

Ashik Siddique is an organizer with Metro DC DSA and a steering committee member of DSA’s National Ecosocialist Working Group. He talks about campaigns for public power, the intersection between climate change, capitalism, and racism, and what it means to have an ecosocialist Green New Deal.0:00 - Ashik's background in climate organizing and DSA6:00 - Climate change, capitalism, and racism12:30 - Local campaigns for public power23:00 - DSA national ecosocialist working group31:00 - How to start a local ecosocialist campaignhttps://twitter.com/ahsheek?https://mdcdsa.org/https://ecosocialists.dsausa.org/https://www.janeese4dc.com/

Today’s guest is Jabari Brisport, an educator and member of NYC-DSA. Jabari is running for New York State’s senate in District 25. Earlier this year, he won the Democratic Party primary for this seat and he has been endorsed by people like Bernie Sanders and AOC. Jabari is going to talk to us about how democratic socialists can run successful electoral campaigns.https://twitter.com/JabariBrisporthttps://jabariforstatesenate.com/https://jackieforsenate.com/https://nikilsaval.com/organizestrikerepeat.com0:00 - Intro1:57 - Jabari’s path to socialism and DSA5:17 - How did DSA support your electoral campaign?12:44 - The challenges of electoral work23:00 - How electoral work strengthens organizers and the org25:50 - Campaigning during a pandemic34:10 - Why socialists should run for office37:36 - Post-election scenarios

In this episode of Organize Strike Repeat, we talk to Kristian Hernandez, a co-chair of DSA North Texas, member of the National Political Committee, and member of the Socialist Majority Caucus Steering Committee. She talks about abolitionist organizing and transformative justice.@kksteffanydsantx.orgorganizestrikerepeat.com0:00 - Intro0:50 - Kristian’s anti-racist organizing background5:45 - DSA campaigns11:40 - DSA-NTX Racial Justice Working Group17:05 - Police Oversight Initiative 28:50 - Transformative Justice38:53 - Takeaways

We talk to Symone Baptiste, a filmmaker and member of DSA-LA. She talks about her new film and the role of art and culture in socialist organizing.Show Noteshttps://www.symonebaptiste.com/Afrosocialists and Socialists of Color CaucusNoname Book ClubDSA-LA0:00 - Intro0:30 - Symone's Reparations Film9:10 - Engaging Leftist Media16:55 - Art as Activism21:21 - Symone's Filmmaking Background27:52 - DSA34:15 - Antiracism38:30 - Advice for Organizers41: 35 - Political Educations Recommendations

In this trailer, we describe the show. The first episode will be posted on September 17, 2020. New episodes will be posted every other week!