Organize Strike Repeat: Recent Episodes
Kevin Richardson
Organize Strike Repeat is a podcast that highlights the work of organizers in Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), the largest socialist organization in the United States. The goal of the podcast is to share concrete experiences, campaigns, and strategies that move us toward us democratic socialism.
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 - Introduction
0:16- Tenant Organizing Collective
2:13- Parallels between Tenant and Workplace Organizing
4:10- How to Organize Tenants
11:30- Preparing for Landlord Tactics
20:00- Founding an AFROSOC chapters
27:17- Benefits of a local AFROSOC chapter
32:00- 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 - Introduction
0:30- Getting Involved in Labor Organizing
6:40- Organizing One to Ones
8:30- Organizing Multiple Stores
11:20- Setting up the Organizing Committee
15:05- Dealing with the Fear of Retaliation
17:23- Bianca’s DSA History
25:30- 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 Fund
7:22 - Partnership w/ Carrboro Mutual Aid
9:47 - Fundraising & Music Stream
15:43 - How to organize mutual aid funds in local chapters
18:39 - Mobilizing new members
22:38 - Success of the fund
26:08 - Mutual Aid vs Charity
31:00 - Challenges of mutual aid organizing
36:30 - 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 DSA
6:00 - Climate change, capitalism, and racism
12:30 - Local campaigns for public power
23:00 - DSA national ecosocialist working group
31:00 - How to start a local ecosocialist campaign
https://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/JabariBrisport
https://jabariforstatesenate.com/
https://jackieforsenate.com/
https://nikilsaval.com/
organizestrikerepeat.com
0:00 - Intro
1:57 - Jabari’s path to socialism and DSA
5:17 - How did DSA support your electoral campaign?
12:44 - The challenges of electoral work
23:00 - How electoral work strengthens organizers and the org
25:50 - Campaigning during a pandemic
34:10 - Why socialists should run for office
37:36 - 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.
@kksteffany
dsantx.org
organizestrikerepeat.com
0:00 - Intro
0:50 - Kristian’s anti-racist organizing background
5:45 - DSA campaigns
11:40 - DSA-NTX Racial Justice Working Group
17:05 - Police Oversight Initiative
28:50 - Transformative Justice
38:53 - 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 Notes
https://www.symonebaptiste.com/
Afrosocialists and Socialists of Color Caucus
Noname Book Club
DSA-LA
0:00 - Intro
0:30 - Symone's Reparations Film
9:10 - Engaging Leftist Media
16:55 - Art as Activism
21:21 - Symone's Filmmaking Background
27:52 - DSA
34:15 - Antiracism
38:30 - Advice for Organizers
41: 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!