[Sdalliance] new action committee? (was Re: CRSD Outreach and SDRA H meeting Friday)

[Bo Elder]

RR will attend Sunday 10am as well. - Bo

On Tue, Sep 5, 2017 at 4:16 PM, Bo Elder <belder76 at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Tue, Sep 5, 2017 at 2:33 PM, Monty Kroopkin <mkroopkin at juno.com> wrote:
>
>> If an ad hoc committee of CRSD members is wanting to have a meeting next
>> Sunday to talk with interested non-members about 'rapid response' work, and
>> talking about writing up a proposal for that, is it a proposal to be
>> ratified by CRSD or to submit to sdrah?
>>
>> It is great that so many new people are wanting to get something going
>> along these lines, and want to do it with CRSD. Let's think through how ?
>>
>
>
> Thanks, Monty, I agree.  Good comments and questions.  Let me try to
> answer:
>
> My understanding is that the only thing SDRAH agreed on was to create a
> listserv.  As far as I can tell, there is no certainty that a next meeting
> of SDRAH will happen soon or at all.
>
> I've spoken to over 20 people now who are going to meet Sunday 10am to
> continue sustained anti-fascist, anti-racist organizing, some of whom are
> expressly interested in becoming involved in CRSD. Members of DAF and PSL
> have also confirmed they will attend.  I don't plan to push Sunday's group
> to immediately decide on whether or not to be part of CRSD (it would take
> time for CRSD to approve that anyway), but will rather try to help people
> decide what we want to *do* regardless of banner, while being honest and
> open about the fact that I do hope it becomes part of CRSD.
>
> So yes, this would be an ad hoc committee for rapid response that could
> hopefully become a regular committee of CRSD.
>
> I think it's right to seize the time.  People are pouring into the streets
> about DACA now, and many are ready to go far beyond being added to a
> listserv.
>
> How does this sound?  Can you and/or Eric from IWW join us (I know Lydia
> cannot)?
>
> Bo
>
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