West Hollywood, Pico-Robertson, and Miracle Mile Neighborhood Meeting

Start: 2021-05-18 19:00:00 UTC Pacific Daylight Time (US & Canada) (GMT-07:00)

End: 2021-05-18 20:30:00 UTC Pacific Daylight Time (US & Canada) (GMT-07:00)

This is a virtual event

Come one come all, if you live in the easternmost outskirts of the Westside Branch you belong to this neighborhood! We'll catch up on our grocery solidarity program in response to Kroger's corporate greed, talk about an opportunity to help with community fridges, and talk about other things we can do in our neighborhood.

Our study topic for this meeting will cover Socialist Struggles for Decommodified Public Goods. Totaling ~21 pages, the following set of recommended excerpts and articles provide a foundation for discussion on social strategy in workplace organizing:

Labour Wants to Free Us From the Market, by Thomas Hanna / Saoirse Gowen (Jacobin Magazine, 2019) This piece goes over decommodification through the lens of government intervention and how universal programs—specifically the NHS—can be used to take public goods out of the market.
Decolonial Feminist Economics: A Necessary View for Strengthening Social and Popular Economy by Natalia Quiroga Diaz (Viewpoint Magazine, 2015) Along with presenting some different forms and features of solidarity/popular economies, the reading contextualizes thm with examples from South America focusing on a decolonial and feminist perspective.
Seven Ways to Build the Solidarity Economy -- by Emily Kawano (Open Democracy, 2018) A brief explanation of some ways individuals can foster a solidarity economy.

If you have questions about whether or not this is your Neighborhood – email us at westside@dsa-la.org and we’ll get back to you right away.

Registration is Closed