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Chevron’s Out of French Quarter Fest. Now What?

Last month, news broke that Chevron will no longer be a sponsor of French Quarter Fest as of 2027. This ends a thirteen-year relationship which saw Chevron as the title sponsor of the event. Now, at least in part due to our Chevron Out of French Quarter Fest campaign, Chevron is out! But where does that leave our energy and what does it mean for French Quarter Fest?

The campaign is still urging strong attendance at French Quarter Fest! This campaign was about supporting our local musicians and festivals, without letting them be used as a public relations shield for a corporation that’s destroying our home. We want to support a clean French Quarter Fest by showing up! Bring a sign, a flag, a shirt, or a keffiyeh, and show up to any of the French Quarter Fest stages between April 16th and 19th. The campaign will also be distributing official Chevron Out swag at the event! The event is not ticketed, so the only thing needed is time and presence.

Come support our community that has eschewed Chevron and send a message to French Quarter Fest and the musicians performing there that we, the people, stand with them in the wake of the fossil fuel imperialist reign.

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Bywater-Lower 9 Neighborhood Social

Building a socialist future requires identifying the needs of our community in order to take collective action. New Orleans DSA invites all members and non-members alike to an informal social near you. Come chat and get to know comrades in your community. DSA members sign up for your neighborhood circle.

Join us from 6-8 pm at Parleaux Beer Lab, 634 Lesseps St.

Inter-Organizational Solidarity with Direct Service and Health Justice

Join us on March 15th, 11:30 am, at the Healing Center for Fork & Knife Club. We’ll plate and distribute food to food pantries and community fridges across the city. We will also be collecting canned food for a drive to deliver to Broadmoor Community Church, so please bring your cans! We are always in need of chefs willing to prepare large batches of food for these events. If this interests you, message us in our Discord channel. Volunteer here.

Join Us at Our March 15 Poli-Ed Committee Meeting

At our last Poli-Ed Committee meeting, we chose to read and discuss Mark Fisher’s Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative? (2009). Clocking in at about 90 pages, it is a readable and relevant booklet describing “the widespread sense that not only is capitalism the only viable political and economic system, but also that it is now impossible even to imagine a coherent alternative to it.” Please join us at the Healing Center, Room 258, on the 15th to discuss this important and influential text and how we can apply Fisher’s observations to the work of New Orleans DSA.

Queer Socialists Map Release

New Orleans DSA’s Queer Socialists Section has released its map of pro- and anti- LGBTQ+ businesses in the greater New Orleans Area! This map is an ongoing project which requires community support! If you know of a business that is pro- or anti-LGBTQ+, or if you are the owner of a business, please submit information to Queer Soc’s tip-line!

Demand a Withdrawal of the $740,000 FQMD & NOPD Drone Proposal

NOPD and the French Quarter Management District are proposing a dangerous $740,000 Drones as First Responder program that would launch camera-equipped drones to many 911 calls across the French Quarter. The Drones as First Responder program represents a major expansion of an aerial surveillance system built for constant use.

Police drones are a dangerous investment. A budget deficit has caused hundreds of furloughs, cuts to youth and family programs, and whole city offices to shut down. We cannot afford this expensive, long‑term aerial surveillance system. Tell the FQMD, City Council, and Mayor Moreno: NO POLICE DRONES IN OUR CITY!

Not One Dime at Starbucks

Starbucks Workers United (SBWU) baristas continue their nationwide strike against unfair labor practices. That strike includes our local unionized Starbucks in River Ridge. Please support our striking baristas here and across the country by boycotting Starbucks donating to the workers’ solidarity fund. Baristas have been fighting for over two years for a fair contract. As participants in a wage market system, every worker has a stake in seeing the SBWU fight to the end.

Meet Comrades in Your Neighborhood Circle

Organizing is about trust, and trust gets built by showing up again and again and getting to know your neighbors. Neighborhood circles are how we connect with comrades where we live, work, or otherwise spend our time. We’re using them to host gatherings, plan events, and organize around issues in our neighborhoods. Click here to join yours today! Neighborhood circles are for members only and follow the chapter’s code of conduct and guidelines for respectful discussion.

Community Calendar

Friday, March 6

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Saturday, March 7

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Sunday, March 8

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Monday, March 9

Voter Guide Meeting
6:00 pm
Address on Discord

Immigration Advocacy Working Group
6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Register for Zoom

Local Council Meeting
8:00 pm (Monday after General Meeting)
Meet

Tuesday, March 10

Direct Service & Health Justice Meeting
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Meet

Wednesday, March 11

Navarre Neighborhood Social
7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Second Line Brewing, 433 N Bernadotte

Thursday, March 12

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Friday, March 13

Bywater-Lower 9 Neighborhood Social
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Parleaux Beer Lab, 634 Lesseps St

Saturday, March 14

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Sunday, March 15

Fork & Knife Club
11:30 am – 2:00 pm
Healing Center, 2372 St Claude Av #204 – Sign Up

Poli-Ed Reading Group: Capitalist Realism (Mark Fisher)
5:00 pm – 6:30 pm (third Sunday)
Healing Center, 2372 St Claude Av #258 – Meet

Down the Road

March 19 NOPD Immigration Policy Forum
March 21 New Orleans DSA General Meeting
March 28 Cohort Graduation & Chapter Social
March 28 No Kings
April 5 Coffee With Comrades
April 8 Comedy Fundraiser
April 19 Poli-Ed Reading Group: Socialism and Man in Cuba (Che Guevara)
June 27 New Orleans DSA Local Convention