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Yeah they would much rather not report but we are able to pull big enough numbers for these nationwide calls that they can't entirely ignore it.
We have a few nationwide relationships that are very strong. Most prominent is with Palestinian Youth Movement, who we coordinate with at the national and local levels all over the country. Individual branches develop relationships based on their particular conditions. My branch has a good relationship with local DSA and cooperates with them on some Palestine work. There's no local FRSO that I'm aware of so I can't say about that. As a rule we try to avoid beefing with other orgs.
So far our work on Palestine has been far more significant for the growth of our profile and party than the campaign. We work on every struggle that affects the working class and the consistency and strength of our political position, organizing capacity, and internal training program (candidacy) are the reason for our success. We'll continue to do that work. For example, my branch right now is:
continuing to organize for Palestine as part of a local coalition that includes PYM, DSA, USPCN, and some entirely local groups; we are targeting our county for divestment and organizing with healthcare workers for solidarity actions
doing a series of Pride events focused on reclaiming the radical anti-imperialist history of pride - marches, educational panels, etc
organizing black-brown solidarity between working class black folks and Palestinians
running renovations for a local African American Museum in poor condition that is too radical to receive foundation support
operating our physical location, the Liberation Center, as a community space and citywide activist hub
doing clerical support for an AIM run Native American museum
running three separate Juneteenth marches with different focuses, including one that's queer focused
planning for some [redacted] labor organizing
utilizing links between the local Puerto Rican community (of which many members are a part) and the island to build a socialist independence movement
and a few local members are in Cuba on solidarity work as we speak
That's just presently ongoing work - we have done tons of other stuff the last few months, including student encampment support (our members were the first to get arrested) and carrying out a successful ballot access petitioning campaign in coordination with other branches in our state.
Physical Location? That's pretty cool, I was actually going to mention the possibility for a community/third space but I don't think other orgs do that either so it's not like a standard had been set. Also glad to see they are hosting pride events as well, intersectionality is good to see.
It is an objective of every PSL branch to get a Liberation Center set up. It's the main thing dues go towards for our branch, but it massively amplifies our organizing capacity. Plus the cheapest spots are usually in the kinds of neighborhoods where we want to do the most work.
Not just good to see but fundamental to our approach. It is impossible to have a serious liberation movement that doesn't aggressively stand up against all forms of oppression and chauvinism.
I'm practically sold. Hope the SF PSL is as lit as your branch.
I believe that is the first branch 🫡