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==Personnel== | ==Personnel== | ||
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| − | As of July 16, 2017;<ref>[https://www. | + | As of July 16, 2017;<ref>[https://www.Facebook.com/groups/DSAdisability/]</ref> |
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*[[Philip Bradford]] | *[[Philip Bradford]] | ||
*[[William Daniel Coffey]] | *[[William Daniel Coffey]] | ||
| − | *[[Amy C Pittman]] | + | *[[Amy C. Pittman]] |
*[[Jeremy Gong]] | *[[Jeremy Gong]] | ||
*[[Russell Rawlings]] | *[[Russell Rawlings]] | ||
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*[[Woo Hyden]] | *[[Woo Hyden]] | ||
*[[Pat Smith]] | *[[Pat Smith]] | ||
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*[[Sara Obermeier]] | *[[Sara Obermeier]] | ||
*[[Ryan Schwarzenberger]] | *[[Ryan Schwarzenberger]] | ||
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*[[Martin N. Zank]] | *[[Martin N. Zank]] | ||
*[[Kilgore Trout]] | *[[Kilgore Trout]] | ||
| − | Casey N. Hedstrom | + | *[[Casey N. Hedstrom]] |
| − | Brian Urban | + | *[[Brian Urban]] |
| − | Joseph Schwartz | + | *[[Joseph Schwartz]] |
| − | Sherry Darrow | + | *[[Sherry Darrow]] |
| − | Symeon David Simeonovic-Kilmer | + | *[[Symeon David Simeonovic-Kilmer]] |
| − | Ryne Tipton | + | *[[Ryne Tipton]] |
| − | Ashton Ayers Ingle | + | *[[Ashton Ayers Ingle]] |
| − | Spencer David Potts | + | *[[Spencer David Potts]] |
| − | Jared Abbott | + | *[[Jared Abbott]] |
| − | + | *[[Jim Benthall]] | |
| − | + | *[[JB Rubinovitz]] | |
| − | Jim Benthall | + | *[[Will Bolton]] |
| − | + | *[[James Turner]] | |
| − | + | *[[Ross Kirila]] | |
| − | JB Rubinovitz | + | *[[Xander Klaus Berenstein]] |
| − | + | *[[Daniel Lastres]] | |
| − | + | *[[Cuinn J-p]] | |
| − | Will Bolton | + | *[[Jeremy Jones]] |
| − | + | *[[Rebekah Oakley]] | |
| − | + | *[[Jennifer Rampollo]] | |
| − | + | *[[Aline Carpenter]] | |
| − | + | *[[Christian Avana]] | |
| − | + | *[[Adam Cardo]] | |
| − | James Turner | + | *[[Jordan Jigtse Whitlock]] |
| − | + | *[[Kevin Ruiz]] | |
| − | + | *[[Brendan Davison]] | |
| − | Ross Kirila | + | *[[Lisa Merenda]] |
| − | + | *[[Art Hernandez]] | |
| − | + | *[[Alyssa Gage]] | |
| − | + | *[[Roxie Brookshire]] | |
| − | + | *[[Lori Jackson]] | |
| − | Xander Klaus Berenstein | + | *[[C.j. Fields]] |
| − | + | *[[Lana Dell]] | |
| − | + | *[[Mark Patterson]] | |
| − | Daniel Lastres | + | *[[Louie Messina]] |
| − | + | *[[Miles Stryker]] | |
| − | Cuinn J-p | + | *[[Jacob Curry]] |
| − | + | *[[Candice Hildebrant]] | |
| − | + | *[[Susan M. Gaines Sikes]] | |
| − | Jeremy Jones | + | *[[Sara Brooke]] |
| − | + | *[[David Mason]] | |
| − | + | *[[Paul Boyer]] | |
| − | Rebekah Oakley | + | *[[Randy Colton Thomson]] |
| − | + | *[[Darren Radke]] | |
| − | |||
| − | Jennifer Rampollo | ||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | Aline Carpenter | ||
| − | |||
| − | Christian Avana | ||
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| − | Adam Cardo | ||
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| − | Jordan Jigtse Whitlock | ||
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| − | Kevin Ruiz | ||
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| − | Brendan Davison | ||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | Lisa Merenda | ||
| − | |||
| − | Art Hernandez | ||
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| − | Alyssa Gage | ||
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| − | Roxie Brookshire | ||
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| − | Lori Jackson | ||
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| − | C.j. Fields | ||
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| − | Lana Dell | ||
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| − | Mark Patterson | ||
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| − | Louie Messina | ||
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| − | Miles Stryker | ||
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| − | Jacob Curry | ||
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| − | |||
| − | Candice Hildebrant | ||
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| − | |||
| − | Susan M. Gaines Sikes | ||
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| − | Sara Brooke | ||
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| − | David Mason | ||
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| − | Paul Boyer | ||
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| − | Randy Colton Thomson | ||
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| − | Darren Radke | ||
*[[David Littman]] | *[[David Littman]] | ||
*[[Lena Butingaro]] | *[[Lena Butingaro]] | ||
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*[[Shining Raven]] | *[[Shining Raven]] | ||
*[[Deborah Beltran]] | *[[Deborah Beltran]] | ||
| − | *[[Walker Green]] | + | *[[Cliff Walker Green]] |
*[[Hannah Allison]] | *[[Hannah Allison]] | ||
*[[Henry D. Brown]] | *[[Henry D. Brown]] | ||
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*[[Kat Colter]] | *[[Kat Colter]] | ||
*[[David Abbott]] | *[[David Abbott]] | ||
| − | Michael Lindberg | + | *[[Michael Lindberg]] |
| − | + | *[[Patrick Earns]] | |
| − | + | *[[Madalena McNeil]] | |
| − | Patrick Earns | + | *[[Christie Lauren]] |
| − | + | *[[Drew Spears]] | |
| − | + | *[[Daniel T. Kirsch]] | |
| − | Madalena McNeil | + | *[[Michelle Denise Fisher]] |
| − | + | *[[Sacit Mutlu]] | |
| − | + | *[[Solomon Choina]] | |
| − | Christie Lauren | + | *[[Alex Macias]] |
| − | + | *[[Amber Fannin]] | |
| − | + | *[[Brendan Muckian Bates]] | |
| − | Drew Spears | + | *[[GT Luke]] |
| − | + | *[[Travis Donoho]] | |
| − | Daniel T Kirsch | + | *[[Molly E. Toth]] |
| − | + | *[[Kelly Ann Graff]] | |
| − | Michelle Denise Fisher | + | *[[Christina Michelle]] |
| − | + | *[[Connie Moss Crowley]] | |
| − | Sacit Mutlu | + | *[[Amy Burdett]] |
| − | + | *[[Ned Burke]] | |
| − | + | *[[Matthew Teeters]] | |
| − | Solomon Choina | + | *[[John Miles Branch]] |
| − | + | *[[Benjamin Jordan]] | |
| − | + | *[[Diana Crow]] | |
| − | + | *[[Jesse Carla]] | |
| − | Alex Macias | + | *[[Avery Ray Colter]] |
| − | + | *[[Danny Saenz]] | |
| − | + | *[[Misty Ballew]] | |
| − | + | *[[Ellen Joannides]] | |
| − | Amber Fannin | + | *[[Mandy Lafond]] |
| − | + | *[[Zach McDonald]] | |
| − | + | *[[James H. Williams]] | |
| − | Brendan Muckian Bates | + | *[[John Best]] |
| − | + | *[[Gabriel Kilpatrick]] | |
| − | GT Luke | + | *[[Julie E. Macdonald]] |
| − | + | *[[Cat Flynn]] | |
| − | + | *[[Kristen Ehart]] | |
| − | Travis Donoho | + | *[[Patty Williams]] |
| − | + | *[[Tili Girouard Sokolov]] | |
| − | + | *[[Travis Reid]] | |
| − | Molly E. Toth | + | *[[Anthony J. Piccione]] |
| − | + | *[[Claudia Cahill]] | |
| − | + | *[[John W. Adams]] | |
| − | Kelly Ann Graff | + | *[[Mayra Guardiola]] |
| − | + | *[[Peter Morency]] | |
| − | Christina Michelle | + | *[[Shannon Sorhaindo]] |
| − | + | *[[Lee Hawkins]] | |
| − | Connie Moss Crowley | + | *[[Amanda Heaton Veilleux]] |
| − | + | *[[Conor Arpey]] | |
| − | + | *[[Aaron Voreck]] | |
| − | Amy Burdett | + | *[[Lisa Anne Morris]] |
| − | + | *[[Camilo Payan]] | |
| − | + | *[[Ben Jonah]] | |
| − | Ned Burke | + | *[[Jan Langrod]] |
| − | + | *[[Lisa L. Lind]] | |
| − | + | *[[Maureen Graves]] | |
| − | Matthew Teeters | + | *[[Alexander Billet]] |
| − | + | *[[Jonathan Erdman]] | |
| − | + | *[[Josh Goodman]] | |
| − | John Miles Branch | + | *[[Donald White]] |
| − | + | *[[JP Polin]] | |
| − | + | *[[Brenna Silberstein Silbory]] | |
| − | Benjamin Jordan | + | *[[Alisen Redmond]] |
| − | + | *[[Alicia Hawkes]] | |
| − | + | *[[Eric Edling]] | |
| − | Diana Crow | + | *[[Gregory Laynor]] |
| − | + | *[[Andee Sunderland]] | |
| − | + | *[[Desiree Michaels]] | |
| − | Jesse Carla | + | *[[Tom DiNardo]] |
| − | + | *[[Michael Sullivan]] | |
| − | Avery Ray Colter | + | *[[David Roddy]] |
| − | + | *[[James Green]] | |
| − | + | *[[Naomi Zingman-Daniels]] | |
| − | Danny Saenz | + | *[[Kit Cali]] |
| − | + | *[[Michelle Fedoruk]] | |
| − | + | *[[Janice A. Sloan Moran]] | |
| − | Misty Ballew | + | *[[Liza Trinkle]] |
| − | + | *[[Timothy Tarkelly]] | |
| − | + | *[[Kelly Kasperavicius]] | |
| − | Ellen Joannides | + | *[[Jose Gutierrez]] |
| − | + | *[[Lou Freshwater]] | |
| − | + | *[[Brad McGarr]] | |
| − | Mandy Lafond | + | *[[James Siegrist]] |
| − | + | *[[Paul G. Overstreet]] | |
| − | + | *[[Carly Elizabeth Branam]] | |
| − | Zach McDonald | + | *[[Kathryn Eskew|Kate Eskew]] |
| − | + | *[[Maria Svart]] | |
| − | James H. Williams | + | *[[Stuart Harrison]] |
| − | + | *[[Shawn Michael Grauel]] | |
| − | + | *[[Kerrie N. Tandle]] | |
| − | + | *[[Conrad Jonny]] | |
| − | + | *[[Nicole Estefania Cabrera Salazar]] | |
| − | + | *[[Caleb White]] | |
| − | John Best | + | *[[Ren Choi]] |
| − | + | *[[Jessie Sorrells]] | |
| − | + | *[[Sean Monahan]] | |
| − | Gabriel Kilpatrick | + | *[[Greg Capillo]] |
| − | + | *[[Emma Alpern]] | |
| − | + | *[[Bethany Patrick]] | |
| − | Julie E. Macdonald | ||
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| − | |||
| − | Cat Flynn | ||
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| − | Kristen Ehart | ||
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| − | Patty Williams | ||
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| − | Tili Girouard Sokolov | ||
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| − | Travis Reid | ||
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| − | Anthony J. Piccione | ||
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| − | John W. Adams | ||
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| − | Mayra Guardiola | ||
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| − | Peter Morency | ||
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| − | Shannon Sorhaindo | ||
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| − | Lee Hawkins | ||
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| − | Amanda Heaton Veilleux | ||
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| − | Conor Arpey | ||
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| − | Aaron Voreck | ||
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| − | Lisa Anne Morris | ||
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| − | Camilo Payan | ||
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| − | Ben Jonah | ||
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| − | Jan Langrod | ||
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| − | Lisa L Lind | ||
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| − | Maureen Graves | ||
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| − | Alexander Billet | ||
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| − | Jonathan Erdman | ||
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| − | Josh Goodman | ||
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| − | Donald White | ||
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| − | JP Polin | ||
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| − | Brenna Silberstein Silbory | ||
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| − | Alisen Redmond | ||
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| − | Alicia Hawkes | ||
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| − | Eric Edling | ||
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| − | Gregory Laynor | ||
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| − | Andee | ||
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| − | Desiree Michaels | ||
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| − | Tom DiNardo | ||
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| − | Michael Sullivan | ||
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| − | David Roddy | ||
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| − | James Green | ||
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| − | Naomi Zingman-Daniels | ||
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| − | Kit Cali | ||
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| − | Michelle Fedoruk | ||
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| − | Janice A. Sloan Moran | ||
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| − | Liza Trinkle | ||
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| − | Timothy Tarkelly | ||
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| − | Kelly Kasperavicius | ||
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| − | Jose Gutierrez | ||
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| − | Lou Freshwater | ||
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| − | Brad McGarr | ||
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| − | James Siegrist | ||
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| − | Paul G. Overstreet | ||
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| − | Carly Elizabeth Branam | ||
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| − | Kate Eskew | ||
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| − | Maria Svart | ||
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| − | Shawn Michael Grauel | ||
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| − | Kerrie N. Tandle | ||
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| − | Conrad Jonny | ||
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| − | Nicole Estefania Cabrera Salazar | ||
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| − | Caleb | ||
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| − | Ren Choi | ||
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| − | Jessie Sorrells | ||
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| − | Sean | ||
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| − | Greg Capillo | ||
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| − | Emma Alpern | ||
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| − | Bethany Patrick | ||
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*[[Brandon Payton-Carrillo]] | *[[Brandon Payton-Carrillo]] | ||
*[[Alex Fortwengler]] | *[[Alex Fortwengler]] | ||
*[[Marion Quirici]] | *[[Marion Quirici]] | ||
*[[Geoffrey Meldahl]] | *[[Geoffrey Meldahl]] | ||
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*[[Guthrie Jon Byard]] | *[[Guthrie Jon Byard]] | ||
*[[Kate McDonnell]] | *[[Kate McDonnell]] | ||
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*[[Nate Schuster]] | *[[Nate Schuster]] | ||
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| + | ==Conference delegates== | ||
| + | During the weekend of August 4-6, 2017 nearly 1000 people took part in the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) 2017’s national convention, where we deal with issues large and small. This year, we voted to leave the Socialist International, endorse BDS, and more. | ||
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| + | On Sunday, the Disability Caucus and Working Group wanted to insert phrasing referencing disabled comrades in the national priorities resolution, a document that articulates the political and social focus of DSA’s work in the next two years. Specifically, we wanted to have our disabled comrades recognized as an important identity group within DSA, alongside our comrades of color and our comrades in the LGBTQIA+ community. | ||
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| + | The convention’s schedule was jam-packed and little time was reserved for debate on the national priorities resolution. The convention itself was riddled with disability access issues and lacked speaking time for disability rights issues. The Afro-Socialist and People of Color Caucus, Socialist Feminist Working Group, and Queer Socialists Working Group have all had ample time to present their issues to our organization, including at the convention, and while we are glad that they did, we did not. While we appreciate the overwhelming support that allowed our resolution (Resolution #42) to be added to the consent agenda, this prevented us from ever having the opportunity to motivate our resolution and discuss issues of disability ignorance within (and, clearly, outside of) DSA. Moreover, due to accessibility issues, members of our group were consistently unable to be on the convention floor, let alone participate actively in the proceedings of the convention. | ||
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| + | All of us in DSA have learning and unlearning to do. We have been conditioned by capitalism to sacrifice solidarity and camaraderie in the service of abstract progress. We love our comrades, and we want to “call in” rather than “call out”; in order to do so, however, we must be full members of this organization. We cannot call our comrades in when we are not in the room and we are not given the opportunity to speak. | ||
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| + | In light of this, the Disability Caucus and Working Group members at the convention decided to make a series of motions on the floor of the convention, including the aforementioned motion to add reference to disabled comrades to the national priorities resolution. | ||
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| + | This post was signed by: | ||
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| + | *[[David Abbott]], [[New York City Democratic Socialists of America]] | ||
| + | *[[Natasha Abner]], [[North New Jersey Democratic Socialists of America]] / [[Huron Valley Democratic Socialists of America]] | ||
| + | *[[Philip Bradford]], [[South Sound Democratic Socialists of America]] | ||
| + | *[[Casey J. Chapman|CJ Chapman]], [[Albany Democratic Socialists of America]] | ||
| + | *[[Tongzhi Douglass]], [[Piedmont Democratic Socialists of America]] | ||
| + | *[[Brian Escobar]], [[Syracuse Democratic Socialists of America]] | ||
| + | *[[Kathryn Eskew|Kate Eskew]], [[Democratic Socialists of America - Buffalo]] | ||
| + | *[[Nora Gayer]], [[Boulder Democratic Socialists of America]] | ||
| + | *[[Casey Hedstrom]], [[Philadelphia Democratic Socialists of America]] | ||
| + | *[[Peter Morency]], [[Boston Democratic Socialists of America]] | ||
| + | *[[Eliza Mulcahy]], [[Boston Democratic Socialists of America]] | ||
| + | *[[Rachel Ochs|Rachel Ochs-Mejia]], [[Central Florida Democratic Socialists of America]] | ||
| + | *[[Ashley Payne]], [[East Bay Democratic Socialists of America]] | ||
| + | *[[Cassandra Perry]], [[Metro DC Democratic Socialists of America]] | ||
| + | *[[Marion Quirici]], [[Piedmont Democratic Socialists of America]] | ||
| + | *[[Russell Rawlings]], [[Sacramento Democratic Socialists of America]] | ||
| + | *[[Matilda Sokolov]], [[Upper Manhattan/Bronx Democratic Socialists of America]] | ||
| + | *[[Jessie Sorrells]], [[North Shore Democratic Socialists of America]] | ||
| + | *[[Nicole Soza]], [[Red Hills Democratic Socialists of America]]<ref>[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CylzxsZ2AfL87e4dbXA5FQzxvuuPAo39KwVjUPFRYME/edit]</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Democratic Socialists of America]] | [[Category:Democratic Socialists of America]] | ||
[[Category:Young Democratic Socialists]] | [[Category:Young Democratic Socialists]] | ||
| + | [[Category:DSA Disability Caucus/Working Group]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:23, 14 February 2021
Template:TOCnestleft DSA Disability Caucus/Working Group is a disability caucus and working-group for members and friends of Democratic Socialists of America and Young Democratic Socialists.
Personnel
As of July 16, 2017;[1]
Admins
- CJ Chapman
- Philip Bradford
- William Daniel Coffey
- Amy C. Pittman
- Jeremy Gong
- Russell Rawlings
- Melody Yee
- Leah Terry
- Catherine Hoffman
Members
- Tongzhi Douglass
- Nora Zimmerman
- Allison Brown
- Anthony Lyons
- Jeff Governale
- Cody Clayton
- Brian Abrahamson
- John Hess
- Mae Nimick
- Kara Hartman
- Woo Hyden
- Pat Smith
- Sara Obermeier
- Ryan Schwarzenberger
- Ney Rivera Garcia
- Jim Tourtelott
- Alice Kostinsky
- Olivia Hiers
- Dan Cooper
- Lachrista Greco
- Hannah Clevenger
- Jamie Genovese
- Martin N. Zank
- Kilgore Trout
- Casey N. Hedstrom
- Brian Urban
- Joseph Schwartz
- Sherry Darrow
- Symeon David Simeonovic-Kilmer
- Ryne Tipton
- Ashton Ayers Ingle
- Spencer David Potts
- Jared Abbott
- Jim Benthall
- JB Rubinovitz
- Will Bolton
- James Turner
- Ross Kirila
- Xander Klaus Berenstein
- Daniel Lastres
- Cuinn J-p
- Jeremy Jones
- Rebekah Oakley
- Jennifer Rampollo
- Aline Carpenter
- Christian Avana
- Adam Cardo
- Jordan Jigtse Whitlock
- Kevin Ruiz
- Brendan Davison
- Lisa Merenda
- Art Hernandez
- Alyssa Gage
- Roxie Brookshire
- Lori Jackson
- C.j. Fields
- Lana Dell
- Mark Patterson
- Louie Messina
- Miles Stryker
- Jacob Curry
- Candice Hildebrant
- Susan M. Gaines Sikes
- Sara Brooke
- David Mason
- Paul Boyer
- Randy Colton Thomson
- Darren Radke
- David Littman
- Lena Butingaro
- Jesica Butler
- Kristoff Campbell
- Steven Spires
- Carley Towne
- Alec Johnson
- Sarah Knutson
- Morgan Campbell
- Shining Raven
- Deborah Beltran
- Cliff Walker Green
- Hannah Allison
- Henry D. Brown
- JM Wish
- Mark Cappetta
- Jacob Becker
- Melody Galloway
- Mark Alper
- Margaret Boardman
- Kat Colter
- David Abbott
- Michael Lindberg
- Patrick Earns
- Madalena McNeil
- Christie Lauren
- Drew Spears
- Daniel T. Kirsch
- Michelle Denise Fisher
- Sacit Mutlu
- Solomon Choina
- Alex Macias
- Amber Fannin
- Brendan Muckian Bates
- GT Luke
- Travis Donoho
- Molly E. Toth
- Kelly Ann Graff
- Christina Michelle
- Connie Moss Crowley
- Amy Burdett
- Ned Burke
- Matthew Teeters
- John Miles Branch
- Benjamin Jordan
- Diana Crow
- Jesse Carla
- Avery Ray Colter
- Danny Saenz
- Misty Ballew
- Ellen Joannides
- Mandy Lafond
- Zach McDonald
- James H. Williams
- John Best
- Gabriel Kilpatrick
- Julie E. Macdonald
- Cat Flynn
- Kristen Ehart
- Patty Williams
- Tili Girouard Sokolov
- Travis Reid
- Anthony J. Piccione
- Claudia Cahill
- John W. Adams
- Mayra Guardiola
- Peter Morency
- Shannon Sorhaindo
- Lee Hawkins
- Amanda Heaton Veilleux
- Conor Arpey
- Aaron Voreck
- Lisa Anne Morris
- Camilo Payan
- Ben Jonah
- Jan Langrod
- Lisa L. Lind
- Maureen Graves
- Alexander Billet
- Jonathan Erdman
- Josh Goodman
- Donald White
- JP Polin
- Brenna Silberstein Silbory
- Alisen Redmond
- Alicia Hawkes
- Eric Edling
- Gregory Laynor
- Andee Sunderland
- Desiree Michaels
- Tom DiNardo
- Michael Sullivan
- David Roddy
- James Green
- Naomi Zingman-Daniels
- Kit Cali
- Michelle Fedoruk
- Janice A. Sloan Moran
- Liza Trinkle
- Timothy Tarkelly
- Kelly Kasperavicius
- Jose Gutierrez
- Lou Freshwater
- Brad McGarr
- James Siegrist
- Paul G. Overstreet
- Carly Elizabeth Branam
- Kate Eskew
- Maria Svart
- Stuart Harrison
- Shawn Michael Grauel
- Kerrie N. Tandle
- Conrad Jonny
- Nicole Estefania Cabrera Salazar
- Caleb White
- Ren Choi
- Jessie Sorrells
- Sean Monahan
- Greg Capillo
- Emma Alpern
- Bethany Patrick
- Brandon Payton-Carrillo
- Alex Fortwengler
- Marion Quirici
- Geoffrey Meldahl
- Guthrie Jon Byard
- Kate McDonnell
- Amy R. Boyd
- Beth McGarr
- Brian Escobar
- Tim Hiller
- Rachel Ochs-Mejia
- Ashley K.I. Payne
- Richard Raphael Tedford
- Natasha Abner
- Bob Dephillips
- Nate Schuster
Conference delegates
During the weekend of August 4-6, 2017 nearly 1000 people took part in the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) 2017’s national convention, where we deal with issues large and small. This year, we voted to leave the Socialist International, endorse BDS, and more.
On Sunday, the Disability Caucus and Working Group wanted to insert phrasing referencing disabled comrades in the national priorities resolution, a document that articulates the political and social focus of DSA’s work in the next two years. Specifically, we wanted to have our disabled comrades recognized as an important identity group within DSA, alongside our comrades of color and our comrades in the LGBTQIA+ community.
The convention’s schedule was jam-packed and little time was reserved for debate on the national priorities resolution. The convention itself was riddled with disability access issues and lacked speaking time for disability rights issues. The Afro-Socialist and People of Color Caucus, Socialist Feminist Working Group, and Queer Socialists Working Group have all had ample time to present their issues to our organization, including at the convention, and while we are glad that they did, we did not. While we appreciate the overwhelming support that allowed our resolution (Resolution #42) to be added to the consent agenda, this prevented us from ever having the opportunity to motivate our resolution and discuss issues of disability ignorance within (and, clearly, outside of) DSA. Moreover, due to accessibility issues, members of our group were consistently unable to be on the convention floor, let alone participate actively in the proceedings of the convention.
All of us in DSA have learning and unlearning to do. We have been conditioned by capitalism to sacrifice solidarity and camaraderie in the service of abstract progress. We love our comrades, and we want to “call in” rather than “call out”; in order to do so, however, we must be full members of this organization. We cannot call our comrades in when we are not in the room and we are not given the opportunity to speak.
In light of this, the Disability Caucus and Working Group members at the convention decided to make a series of motions on the floor of the convention, including the aforementioned motion to add reference to disabled comrades to the national priorities resolution.
This post was signed by:
- David Abbott, New York City Democratic Socialists of America
- Natasha Abner, North New Jersey Democratic Socialists of America / Huron Valley Democratic Socialists of America
- Philip Bradford, South Sound Democratic Socialists of America
- CJ Chapman, Albany Democratic Socialists of America
- Tongzhi Douglass, Piedmont Democratic Socialists of America
- Brian Escobar, Syracuse Democratic Socialists of America
- Kate Eskew, Democratic Socialists of America - Buffalo
- Nora Gayer, Boulder Democratic Socialists of America
- Casey Hedstrom, Philadelphia Democratic Socialists of America
- Peter Morency, Boston Democratic Socialists of America
- Eliza Mulcahy, Boston Democratic Socialists of America
- Rachel Ochs-Mejia, Central Florida Democratic Socialists of America
- Ashley Payne, East Bay Democratic Socialists of America
- Cassandra Perry, Metro DC Democratic Socialists of America
- Marion Quirici, Piedmont Democratic Socialists of America
- Russell Rawlings, Sacramento Democratic Socialists of America
- Matilda Sokolov, Upper Manhattan/Bronx Democratic Socialists of America
- Jessie Sorrells, North Shore Democratic Socialists of America
- Nicole Soza, Red Hills Democratic Socialists of America[2]