rich 1.0 Action Network https://actionnetwork.org <link href='https://actionnetwork.org/css/style-embed-v3.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /><script src='https://actionnetwork.org/widgets/v6/event/coordinating-committee-formerly-the-organizing-committee?format=js&source=widget'></script><div id='can-event-area-coordinating-committee-formerly-the-organizing-committee' style='width: 100%'><!-- this div is the target for our HTML insertion --></div> Seattle DSA https://actionnetwork.org/groups/seattle-dsa-2 https://can2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/groups/default_facebook_images/000/141/209/original/sdsa-circle-lockup.png?1580533066 One of the biggest challenges we face in Seattle DSA is a lack of coordination and communication between all the many working groups and district groups—and between these groups and the chapter’s elected leadership, the Local Council. As more DSA district groups are growing, groups are doing overlapping work (competing phone-banks, for example) and we are missing opportunities to share good ideas and experiences with each other. Pooling our resources and coordinating efforts will put us in a stronger position. For these reasons, the Local Council and Internal Organizers are now organizing monthly meetings of an Organizing Committee to allow co-chairs of working groups and district groups to have more of a say in the life of the chapter, and an easy connection to the Local Council. Both Internal and External Organizers from the Local Council will be present at the meetings, and all Local Council members are encouraged to attend. Representatives from all district, working groups, and caucuses are encouraged to bring reports, proposals, and ideas to these meetings. This will increase the membership’s input into the Local Council’s work and the chapter’s work. The working groups, district groups, and caucuses should decide which representative(s) to send to the Organizing Committee meetings, but we prefer that at least one co-chair from your group consistently attends if possible. https://actionnetwork.org/events/coordinating-committee-formerly-the-organizing-committee