Need help with action items? Book a short Zoom meeting with a Steering Committee member here. We exist to support the goals you voted for.
NOTE: LINKS AND RSVP NEEDS TO BE UPDATED STILL.
Upcoming Meetings and Events
Upcoming Events & Working Meetings
June 7th (Saturday) - 10am-12pm | Working Meeting - Tenant Union Map Fixing (Calendar)
June 14th (Saturday) - 10am-12pm | Lodi Pride (WCU Attending) (Calendar)
June 21st (Saturday) - 10am-12pm | TU - Tenant Union Workshop (Calendar)
June 23rd (Monday) - 6pm-8pm | Working Meeting - “Why Liberals Lose” Article Drafting (Calendar)
June 26th (Thursday) - 6pm-8pm | Working Meeting - Workplace Unionizing Materials Development (Calendar)
June 27th (Friday) - 6pm-8pm | Working Meeting - Union of Unions Outreach Material Drafting (Calendar)
June 30th (Monday) - 6pm-8pm | Working Meeting - “Why Liberals Lose” Article Review (Calendar)
July 12th (Saturday) - 10am-12pm | TU - Tenant Union Workshop (Calendar)
July 26th (Saturday) - (Time TBD, e.g., 10am-12pm) | Organizing Conversations Workshop/Social (Calendar)
August 16th (Saturday) - 10am-12pm | TU - Tenant Union Workshop (Calendar)
Tenant Union Canvassing/Flyering
June 8th (Sunday) - 10am-12pm | Canvassing/Flyering (Calendar)
June 9th (Monday) - 6pm-8pm | Canvassing/Flyering (Calendar)
June 12th (Thursday) - 6pm-8pm | Canvassing/Flyering (Calendar)
June 16th (Monday) - 6pm-7pm | Canvassing/Flyering (Calendar)
June 19th (Thursday) - 6pm-8pm | Canvassing/Flyering (Calendar)
Campaigns
Tenant Union Focus Campaign: June-July
Canvassing for Tenant Union Outreach
Canvassing will involve dropping off flyers. The dates can be found above and on the calendar.
There are several action items that are still in progress for the Tenant Union FC besides canvassing:
- Researching the remaining questions about local law in the tenant union handbook
- Finally, planning the actual Tenant Union Workshop itself
Side Quests
Union of Unions Outreach
We are planning to do outreach to local unions simply to introduce our organization and our current work. We have collected a list of unions to reach out to. Currently, we need to write out a template email to reach out to unions with, alongside talking points for Members that attend any potential meetings with the union. You can find the list of unions and related discussion here: Union of Unions Outreach Side-Quest
Solidarity-Con
I believe the next meeting will be on Friday at 12pm. If you would like to join these meetings on behalf of WCU, please let @Bozzii, @HipGnosis, or myself know and we will add you to the chat.
Membership and Education Committees
Training on Organizing Conversations
We’ve developed an organizing conversations training workshop outline, which was approved at the general meeting.
Goal: To help members and interested tenants with skills for effective organizing conversations, focusing on moving individuals from grievance to collective action.
Next Steps: We discussed pairing these trainings with social events (like a BBQ) and holding them regularly (e.g., twice a year or more often). The first social incorporating this is scheduled for July 26th.
“Why Liberals Lose” Article
We approved an outline for the article focusing on a materialist critique of liberal ideologies (using the “abundance agenda” as an example).
Goal: To provide a framework for understanding why certain liberal arguments on how to improve people’s lives fail and to promote a materialist analysis.
Next Steps:
- Article Drafting Meeting: June 23rd, 6-8 PM
- Article Review Meeting: June 30th, 6-8 PM
- Timeline: Aim to approve the final draft at the next general meeting for publication in August.
Other Updates & Decisions
Coalition Meetings Discussion
The discussion on how to structure and implement coalition/community meetings was tabled. 30 minutes will be allocated at the next general meeting to continue this discussion and aim for a decision.
Spinach Strike Feedback
Members who attended the Spinach Strike Teach-In are encouraged to post their feedback on how it went in the forum thread.
Tabled Agenda Item
- Discussion on “Remote or proxy voting” was tabled.
RSVPs
Upcoming Events & Working Meetings
June 14th (Saturday) - 10am-12pm | Lodi Pride -
June 21st (Saturday) - 10am-12pm | TU - Tenant Union Workshop -
June 23rd (Monday) - 6pm-8pm | Working Meeting - “Why Liberals Lose” Article Drafting -
June 26th (Thursday) - 6pm-8pm | Working Meeting - Workplace Unionizing Materials Development -
June 27th (Friday) - 6pm-8pm | Working Meeting - Union of Unions Outreach Material Drafting -
June 30th (Monday) - 6pm-8pm | Working Meeting - “Why Liberals Lose” Article Review -
July 12th (Saturday) - 10am-12pm | TU - Tenant Union Workshop -
July 26th (Saturday) - (Time TBD, e.g., 10am-12pm) | Organizing Conversations Workshop & Social (BBQ) -
August 16th (Saturday) - 10am-12pm | TU - Tenant Union Workshop -
Tenant Union Canvassing/Flyering
June 8th (Sunday) - 10am-12pm | Canvassing/Flyering -
June 9th (Monday) - 6pm-8pm | Canvassing/Flyering -
June 12th (Thursday) - 6pm-8pm | Canvassing/Flyering -
June 16th (Monday) - 6pm-7pm | Canvassing/Flyering -
June 19th (Thursday) - 6pm-8pm | Canvassing/Flyering -