CT First in Country to Pass Baby Bond Program
In July 2021, Connecticut became the first state in the country to pass a statewide baby bond program. It has many strings attached but is ultimately a step forward.
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| UPCOMING EVENTS |
- January 31, 2023
Rideshare rider organizing
January 31, 2023 | 8:00 am - 9:00 am
VirtualThe labor working group is looking for people to join our rideshare rider organizing campaign. Basically, we are looking for people who use Uber and Lyft to talk to their drivers about joining the fight. (FYI to Pete or Peter… This is not really a meeting based, we are currently working together virtually on WhatsApp. People should contact me to get involved. labor@ctdsa.org )
Membership Drive Phonebank
January 31, 2023 | 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
ZoomJoin us for the first phonebank of our 2023 Membership Drive! We will be calling and activating our dues-paying members to re-engage them in our current organizing. https://actionnetwork.org/events/ct-dsa-membership-drive-phonebank-jan-31?source=direct_link&
EcoSocialism Interest Meeting
January 31, 2023 | 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Zoomhttps://actionnetwork.org/events/ecosocialist-interest-meeting?source=direct_link&
Repro Justice Working Group
January 31, 2023 | 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
ZoomAs socialist feminists, reproductive justice to us means organizing towards a world in which abortion is free and safe, on demand, and without apologies, AND where we can give birth without being bankrupted by healthcare debt, have children without worrying how to raise them on starvation wages, and have safe and dignified housing.
Join us our working group to fight for reproductive justice in CT!
- February 1, 2023
Hartford Cap the Rent Canvassing
February 1, 2023 | 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Hartford TBAJoin us for a weeknight canvass in Hartford for the Cap the Rent Campaign! We'll meet up at 4:30pm on Wednesday, February 1 for a quick training and then knock doors in pairs. Location TBA. RSVP here: https://actionnetwork.org/events/cap-the-rent-canvass-hartford-21
Cap the Rent Phonebank & Onboarding
February 1, 2023 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
virtualJoin the Cap the Rent CT campaign for a virtual phonebank (at 7pm) and campaign onboarding (at 6:30pm)! No experience is necessary—we'll give a training on how to make calls to elected representatives and provide a script. The onboarding session at 6:30 is the best way to learn about the campaign and get plugged in.
https://actionnetwork.org/events/cap-the-rent-phone-bank-onboarding
Reunión Informativa para limitar las alzas de renta en CT / Cap the Rent Information Session in Spanish
February 1, 2023 | 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
zoomNo más a las alzas de renta sin límite
Infórmate sobre la campaña legislativa para limitar las alzas de rentas al 2.5% anual y terminar con los desalojos sin causa. Los incrementos de renta sin control están dejando a miles de personas en la calle, pero juntos podemos poner un alto a esta crisis. Regístrate para aprender como puedes unirte a la lucha para usar tu vos y compartir tu historia.
Registración es requerida.
Learn about the legislative campaign to cap annual rent increases at 2.5% and end no cause evictions, and how you can get involved in the fight. Presentation and discussion will be in Spanish. RSVP for zoom link.
RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/cap-the-rent-information-session-in-spanish-informacion-sobre-nuestra-campana-de-limite-la-renta-en-espanol
- February 2, 2023
New Haven Cap the Rent Canvass
February 2, 2023 | 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
TBA in New HavenJoin us for Cap the Rent CT canvassing in the East Rock neighborhood of New Haven. We launch at 4 and work till 6. Bring yourself and a friend, materials and training provided. Location will be emailed. RSVP here: https://actionnetwork.org/events/cap-the-rent-canvass-new-haven-thurs-22
- February 4, 2023
Reproductive Justice Digital Day of Action
February 4, 2023 | 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Hybrid/Zoom link and address provided after RSVPJoin the CT DSA Reproductive Justice Working Group for our second Digital Day of Action!
In our first Day of Action, we made the troubling discovery that local anti-abortion "Crisis Pregnancy Centers" are being listed alongside legitimate providers by a major social services referrals service. In this second day of action, we will research background information to support a campaign seeking to get CPCs removed from this platform, and we will take some digital actions together to expose and isolate CPCs. https://actionnetwork.org/events/reproductive-justice-digital-day-of-action-2?source=direct_link&
- February 5, 2023
Cap the Rent Canvassing - East Hartford
February 5, 2023 | 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
East Hartford TBAJoin us for Cap the Rent CT canvassing in East Hartford. We launch at 12pm and be out til about 3pm. Bring yourself and a friend. Materials and training provided. Exact location to be announced soon. RSVP here: https://actionnetwork.org/events/cap-the-rent-canvass-west-hartford-sat-24
Cap the Rent Manchester Canvass
February 5, 2023 | 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Manchester TBAJoin us for Cap the Rent CT canvassing in Manchester, CT. We launch at 12pm and will knock doors till around 3 pm. Bring yourself and a friend. Materials and training provided. RSVP here: https://actionnetwork.org/events/cap-the-rent-canvass-manchester-sat-24/
Cap the Rent Bridgeport Canvass
February 5, 2023 | 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Bridgeport TBAJoin us for Cap the Rent CT canvassing in Bridgeport. We launch at 1pm and will knock doors till 4 pm. Bring yourself and a friend. Materials and training provided. Exact location to be announced soon. RSVP here: https://actionnetwork.org/events/cap-the-rent-canvass-bridgeport-sat-24
Cap the Rent New Haven Canvass
February 5, 2023 | 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
New Haven TBAJoin us for Cap the Rent CT canvassing in the Fair Haven neighborhood of New Haven. We launch at 1pm and doorknock till 4 pm. Bring yourself and a friend. Materials and training provided. RSVP here: https://actionnetwork.org/events/cap-the-rent-canvass-new-haven-thurs-24
- February 6, 2023
Reunión Informativa para limitar las alzas de renta en CT / Cap the Rent Information Session
February 6, 2023 | 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Stamford TBANo más a las alzas de renta sin límite
Infórmate sobre la campaña legislativa para limitar las alzas de rentas al 2.5% anual y terminar con los desalojos sin causa. Los incrementos de renta sin control están dejando a miles de personas en la calle, pero juntos podemos poner un alto a esta crisis. Regístrate para aprender como puedes unirte a la lucha para usar tu vos y compartir tu historia.
Registración es requerida.
Learn about the legislative campaign to cap annual rent increases at 2.5% and end no cause evictions, and how you can get involved in the fight. Presentation and discussion will be in Spanish with English interpretation. RSVP for location in Stamford.
RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/reunion-informativa-para-limitar-las-alzas-de-renta-en-ct-cap-the-rent-information-session
- February 8, 2023
Cap the Rent Phonebank & Onboarding
February 8, 2023 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
virtualJoin the Cap the Rent CT campaign for a virtual phonebank (at 7pm) and campaign onboarding (at 6:30pm)! No experience is necessary—we'll give a training on how to make calls to elected representatives and provide a script. The onboarding session at 6:30 is the best way to learn about the campaign and get plugged in.
https://actionnetwork.org/events/cap-the-rent-phone-bank-onboarding
- February 9, 2023
Cap the Rent: Public Testimony Workshop
February 9, 2023 | 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
zoomLa traducción al español está abajo / Spanish translation is below
RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/cap-the-rent-public-testimony-workshop-2/
Every voice counts in the fight to pass SB 138 to cap annual rent increases at 2.5% and end no-cause evictions. The real estate lobby has money, but millions of dollars is no match for the power of people acting collectively. Together—whether homeowner or renter, across race, class, and zip code—we’re going to show our state elected officials that rent stabilization NOW is the will of the people of Connecticut.
The date of the public hearing for SB 138 will only be announced 5 days in advance. It could happen anytime from mid February to early March. For maximum impact, we must be prepared ahead of time, with our testimonies already written and rehearsed, so that we can show up in numbers at the Capitol in Hartford and powerfully combine our voices.
Public testimonies are 3 minutes in length and can be given in person or online.
Why do you support Cap the Rent and housing stability for all? What's your housing story? Join us online to workshop your public testimony with help from seasoned movement leaders.
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Cada voz cuenta en la lucha para aprobar la SB 138 para limitar los aumentos anuales de renta al 2.5% y eliminar los desalojos sin causa. El lobby inmobiliario tiene dinero, pero millones de dólares no pueden competir con el poder de la gente que actúa colectivamente. Juntos, ya sean propietarios o inquilinos, sin importar la raza, la clase y el código postal, vamos a mostrarles a los legisladores de nuestro estado que la estabilización de la renta AHORA es la voluntad de la gente de Connecticut.
La fecha de la audiencia pública para la SB 138 solo se anunciará con 5 días de anticipación. Podría suceder en cualquier momento desde mediados de febrero hasta principios de marzo. Para lograr el máximo impacto, debemos estar preparados con anticipación, con nuestros testimonios ya escritos y ensayados, de modo que podamos llegar con numeros grandes de personas en el Capitolio en Hartford y combinar poderosamente nuestras voces.
Los testimonios públicos tienen una duración de 3 minutos y se pueden dar en persona o en línea.
¿Por qué apoya Cap the Rent y viviendas estables para todos? ¿Cuál es su historia de vivienda? Únase a nosotros en línea para escribir su testimonio público con la ayuda de líderes experimentados del movimiento.
Habrá interpretación en español.
RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/cap-the-rent-public-testimony-workshop-2/
- February 11, 2023
Cap the Rent Story Slam
February 11, 2023 | 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Q House (Dixwell Community House), 197 Dixwell Ave, New Haven, CT 06511RSVP here: https://actionnetwork.org/events/cap-the-rent-story-slam
When the demands of our Cap the Rent campaign are raised for a public hearing at the Capitol, it will be a battle for the story we tell about people, power, and profit as they relate to housing. Landlords will tell a story about lazy tenants and the supposedly dire consequences of regulating rent. We will tell a different story: about dignity, empowerment, stability, and community.
Why do you support Cap the Rent? What's your housing story?
Join us for a "story slam," a chance to share our stories with each other first, before we share them at the Capitol. Just like at a public hearing, each speaker will have 3 minutes to speak about why we need a cap on rent and an end to no-fault evictions. This will be a supportive and creative space to practice our public testimonies with each other and to hear from a diversity of community members about why we need housing stability for all.
- February 12, 2023
Western CT DSA February 12th 4 pm in person meet up in Bethel CT
February 12, 2023 | 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Molten Java. 213 Greenwood Ave, Bethel, CT 06801 - USFebruary in-person Meetup.
Topics: Reorganizing as the Western CT branch of Connecticut DSA.
Housing issues in Fairfield and Litchfield Counties. Organizing tenants in the area.
Other opportunities to get involved in the chapter.RSVP here; https://actionnetwork.org/events/western-ct-dsa-02-12-2023-meetup