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==Personnel==
 
==Personnel==
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As of July 16, 2017;<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/DSAdisability/]</ref>
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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]]
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*[[Amy C. Pittman]]
 
*[[Jeremy Gong]]
 
*[[Jeremy Gong]]
 
*[[Russell Rawlings]]
 
*[[Russell Rawlings]]
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*[[Woo Hyden]]
 
*[[Woo Hyden]]
 
*[[Pat Smith]]
 
*[[Pat Smith]]
*[[Rachel]]
 
 
*[[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
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*[[Casey N. Hedstrom]]
Brian Urban
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*[[Brian Urban]]
Joseph Schwartz
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*[[Joseph Schwartz]]
Sherry Darrow
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*[[Sherry Darrow]]
Symeon David Simeonovic-Kilmer
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*[[Symeon David Simeonovic-Kilmer]]
Ryne Tipton
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*[[Ryne Tipton]]
Ashton Ayers Ingle
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*[[Ashton Ayers Ingle]]
Spencer David Potts
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*[[Spencer David Potts]]
Jared Abbott
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*[[Jared Abbott]]
 
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*[[Jim Benthall]]
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*[[JB Rubinovitz]]
Jim Benthall
 
 
 
Add Friend
 
JB Rubinovitz
 
 
 
 
*[[Will Bolton]]
 
*[[Will Bolton]]
 
*[[James Turner]]
 
*[[James Turner]]
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*[[Lana Dell]]
 
*[[Lana Dell]]
 
*[[Mark Patterson]]
 
*[[Mark Patterson]]
Louie Messina
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*[[Louie Messina]]
Miles Stryker
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*[[Miles Stryker]]
Jacob Curry
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*[[Jacob Curry]]
Candice Hildebrant
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*[[Candice Hildebrant]]
Susan M. Gaines Sikes
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*[[Susan M. Gaines Sikes]]
Sara Brooke
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*[[Sara Brooke]]
David Mason
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*[[David Mason]]
Paul Boyer
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*[[Paul Boyer]]
 
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*[[Randy Colton Thomson]]
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*[[Darren Radke]]
Randy Colton Thomson
 
 
 
Darren Radke
 
 
*[[David Littman]]
 
*[[David Littman]]
 
*[[Lena Butingaro]]
 
*[[Lena Butingaro]]
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*[[Shining Raven]]
 
*[[Shining Raven]]
 
*[[Deborah Beltran]]
 
*[[Deborah Beltran]]
*[[Walker Green]]
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*[[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
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*[[Michael Lindberg]]
 
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*[[Patrick Earns]]
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*[[Madalena McNeil]]
Patrick Earns
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*[[Christie Lauren]]
 
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*[[Drew Spears]]
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*[[Daniel T. Kirsch]]
Madalena McNeil
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*[[Michelle Denise Fisher]]
 
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*[[Sacit Mutlu]]
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*[[Solomon Choina]]
Christie Lauren
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*[[Alex Macias]]
 
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*[[Amber Fannin]]
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*[[Brendan Muckian Bates]]
Drew Spears
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*[[GT Luke]]
 
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*[[Travis Donoho]]
Daniel T Kirsch
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*[[Molly E. Toth]]
 
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*[[Kelly Ann Graff]]
Michelle Denise Fisher
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*[[Christina Michelle]]
 
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*[[Connie Moss Crowley]]
Sacit Mutlu
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*[[Amy Burdett]]
 
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*[[Ned Burke]]
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*[[Matthew Teeters]]
Solomon Choina
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*[[John Miles Branch]]
1 mutual friend
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*[[Benjamin Jordan]]
 
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*[[Diana Crow]]
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*[[Jesse Carla]]
Alex Macias
 
 
 
Philip Bradford
 
 
 
Amber Fannin
 
 
 
Add Friend
 
Brendan Muckian Bates
 
 
 
GT Luke
 
 
 
Add Friend
 
Travis Donoho
 
 
 
Add Friend
 
Molly E. Toth
 
 
 
Add Friend
 
Kelly Ann Graff
 
 
 
Christina Michelle
 
 
 
Connie Moss Crowley
 
 
 
Add Friend
 
Amy Burdett
 
 
 
Add Friend
 
Ned Burke
 
 
 
Add Friend
 
Matthew Teeters
 
 
 
Add Friend
 
John Miles Branch
 
 
 
Add Friend
 
Benjamin Jordan
 
 
 
Add Friend
 
Diana Crow
 
 
 
Add Friend
 
Jesse Carla
 
 
 
 
*[[Avery Ray Colter]]
 
*[[Avery Ray Colter]]
 
*[[Danny Saenz]]
 
*[[Danny Saenz]]
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*[[Anthony J. Piccione]]
 
*[[Anthony J. Piccione]]
 
*[[Claudia Cahill]]
 
*[[Claudia Cahill]]
*[[William Daniel Coffey]]
 
 
*[[John W. Adams]]
 
*[[John W. Adams]]
 
*[[Mayra Guardiola]]
 
*[[Mayra Guardiola]]
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*[[Conor Arpey]]
 
*[[Conor Arpey]]
 
*[[Aaron Voreck]]
 
*[[Aaron Voreck]]
Lisa Anne Morris
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*[[Lisa Anne Morris]]
Camilo Payan
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*[[Camilo Payan]]
Ben Jonah
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*[[Ben Jonah]]
Jan Langrod
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*[[Jan Langrod]]
Lisa L. Lind
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*[[Lisa L. Lind]]
Jeremy Gong
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*[[Maureen Graves]]
 
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*[[Alexander Billet]]
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*[[Jonathan Erdman]]
Maureen Graves
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*[[Josh Goodman]]
 
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*[[Donald White]]
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*[[JP Polin]]
Alexander Billet
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*[[Brenna Silberstein Silbory]]
 
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*[[Alisen Redmond]]
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*[[Alicia Hawkes]]
Jonathan Erdman
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*[[Eric Edling]]
 
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*[[Gregory Laynor]]
Josh Goodman
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*[[Andee Sunderland]]
 
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*[[Desiree Michaels]]
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*[[Tom DiNardo]]
Donald White
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*[[Michael Sullivan]]
 
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*[[David Roddy]]
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*[[James Green]]
JP Polin
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*[[Naomi Zingman-Daniels]]
 
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*[[Kit Cali]]
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*[[Michelle Fedoruk]]
Brenna Silberstein Silbory
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*[[Janice A. Sloan Moran]]
 
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*[[Liza Trinkle]]
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*[[Timothy Tarkelly]]
Alisen Redmond
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*[[Kelly Kasperavicius]]
 
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*[[Jose Gutierrez]]
Alicia Hawkes
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*[[Lou Freshwater]]
 
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*[[Brad McGarr]]
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*[[James Siegrist]]
Eric Edling
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*[[Paul G. Overstreet]]
 
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*[[Carly Elizabeth Branam]]
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*[[Kathryn Eskew|Kate Eskew]]
Gregory Laynor
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*[[Maria Svart]]
 
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*[[Stuart Harrison]]
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*[[Shawn Michael Grauel]]
Andee Johanna Sunderland
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*[[Kerrie N. Tandle]]
 
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*[[Conrad Jonny]]
Desiree Michaels
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*[[Nicole Estefania Cabrera Salazar]]
 
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*[[Caleb White]]
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*[[Ren Choi]]
Tom DiNardo
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*[[Jessie Sorrells]]
 
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*[[Sean Monahan]]
Michael Sullivan
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*[[Greg Capillo]]
 
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*[[Emma Alpern]]
David Roddy
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*[[Bethany Patrick]]
 
 
Add Friend
 
James Green
 
 
 
Add Friend
 
Naomi Zingman-Daniels
 
1 mutual friend
 
 
 
Leah Terry
 
 
 
Kit Cali
 
 
 
Add Friend
 
Michelle Fedoruk
 
 
 
Add Friend
 
Janice A. Sloan Moran
 
 
 
Add Friend
 
Liza Trinkle
 
 
 
Add Friend
 
Timothy Tarkelly
 
 
 
Add Friend
 
Kelly Kasperavicius
 
 
 
Add Friend
 
Jose Gutierrez
 
 
 
Lou Freshwater
 
 
 
Add Friend
 
Brad McGarr
 
 
 
Add Friend
 
Catherine Hoffman
 
 
 
Add Friend
 
James Siegrist
 
 
 
Paul G. Overstreet
 
 
 
Add Friend
 
Carly Elizabeth Branam
 
 
 
Kate Eskew
 
 
 
Maria Svart
 
 
 
Add Friend
 
Stu Harrison
 
 
 
Shawn Michael Grauel
 
 
 
Add Friend
 
Kerrie N. Tandle
 
 
 
Add Friend
 
Conrad Jonny
 
 
 
Add Friend
 
Nicole Estefania Cabrera Salazar
 
 
 
Add Friend
 
CJ Chapman
 
 
 
Caleb Bishop White
 
 
 
Ren Choi
 
 
 
Add Friend
 
Jessie Sorrells
 
 
 
Add Friend
 
Sean F. Monahan
 
 
 
Add Friend
 
Greg Capillo
 
 
 
Add Friend
 
Emma Alpern
 
 
 
Bethany Patrick
 
 
 
Add Friend
 
 
*[[Brandon Payton-Carrillo]]
 
*[[Brandon Payton-Carrillo]]
 
*[[Alex Fortwengler]]
 
*[[Alex Fortwengler]]
 
*[[Marion Quirici]]
 
*[[Marion Quirici]]
 
*[[Geoffrey Meldahl]]
 
*[[Geoffrey Meldahl]]
*[[Rosemary A.]]
 
 
*[[Guthrie Jon Byard]]
 
*[[Guthrie Jon Byard]]
 
*[[Kate McDonnell]]
 
*[[Kate McDonnell]]
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*[[Nate Schuster]]
 
*[[Nate Schuster]]
 
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==Conference delegates==
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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]]
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*[[Natasha Abner]], [[North New Jersey Democratic Socialists of America]] / [[Huron Valley Democratic Socialists of America]]
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*[[Philip Bradford]], [[South Sound Democratic Socialists of America]]
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*[[Casey J. Chapman|CJ Chapman]], [[Albany Democratic Socialists of America]]
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*[[Tongzhi Douglass]], [[Piedmont Democratic Socialists of America]]
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*[[Brian Escobar]], [[Syracuse Democratic Socialists of America]]
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*[[Kathryn Eskew|Kate Eskew]], [[Democratic Socialists of America - Buffalo]]
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*[[Nora Gayer]], [[Boulder Democratic Socialists of America]]
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*[[Casey Hedstrom]], [[Philadelphia Democratic Socialists of America]]
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*[[Peter Morency]], [[Boston Democratic Socialists of America]]
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*[[Eliza Mulcahy]], [[Boston Democratic Socialists of America]]
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*[[Rachel Ochs|Rachel Ochs-Mejia]], [[Central Florida Democratic Socialists of America]]
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*[[Ashley Payne]], [[East Bay Democratic Socialists of America]]
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*[[Cassandra Perry]], [[Metro DC Democratic Socialists of America]]
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*[[Marion Quirici]], [[Piedmont Democratic Socialists of America]]
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*[[Russell Rawlings]], [[Sacramento Democratic Socialists of America]]
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*[[Matilda Sokolov]], [[Upper Manhattan/Bronx Democratic Socialists of America]]
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*[[Jessie Sorrells]], [[North Shore Democratic Socialists of America]]
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*[[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: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

Dsadippers.JPG

As of July 16, 2017;[1]

Admins

Members

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:

References

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