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

[Bo Elder]

Glad to hear it, Monty, and I agree with what you said. -Bo

On Tue, Sep 5, 2017 at 5:01 PM, Monty Kroopkin <mkroopkin at juno.com> wrote:

> I can attend too. I think this meeting also means it is better to send the
> CRSD docs out to the sdrah list asap. If Justin has them already all
> together, it would be good to send them out tonight. I would rather see the
> meeting on Sunday be one where people have already read our material. -
> monty
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> RR will attend Sunday 10am as well. - Bo
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> On Tue, Sep 5, 2017 at 4:16 PM, Bo Elder <belder76 at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> On Tue, Sep 5, 2017 at 2:33 PM, Monty Kroopkin <mkroopkin at juno.com>
>> wrote:
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>>> 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 ?
>>>
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>> Thanks, Monty, I agree.  Good comments and questions.  Let me try to
>> answer:
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>> 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.
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>> 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.
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>> 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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