Steering Committee Meeting: February 9th, 2026

Chair/Facilitator(s): Jesser S. / Brian T.

Attendance: Sophie D., Anthony L., Casey L., Jaden P., Jesser S., Lorenzita S., Sand H., Keean G., David L., Tyler C., Kurtis C., Megan C., Brian T.S., Shaun N.,

Notetaker: Anthony L, Sophie D.

Agenda

Call to Order

Approve agenda
Approve last meeting’s minutes

Check-ins

How is everyone doing, need support with anything?
Follow up on action items

March & April GBM

Any prep for March, or leave it for the next meeting?
We need to book April GBM ASAP!
- GBM poll suggested the first Saturday instead of Sunday
- Still want to do PLAN?

Office Space Fundraiser & Updates

Review monthly contribution fundraiser
Discuss application & deadline

Discussion on Campaign Progress and Needs

ICE Out Discussion

Debrief on community ICE coalition event
- Vote on participation
ICE out Organizer Town Hall

Communications Training & Subcommittees

Organizer Trainings

Open Comment

Adjourn

Meeting Minutes

Call to order 7:08
Agenda adopted unanimously
Check ins:
- Sophie was appointed the National Archives Committee, which is exciting but may impact her capacity
- Casey has some capacity to pick things up
- Jaden will have a new work schedule soon, may need to move Comms meetings
- All others good
Reviewed previous action items, carried forward outstanding items
March GBM
- Poli Ed prepared for a presentation if there’s time, on imperialism
- Abolish ICE campaign resolution expected
- Amended budget proposal
  - Should we discuss office space budgeting?
- Nuts and bolts
  - Roberts Rules
  - Chapter structure
  - Making an ask
  - DSA committees and structure
  - National/other chapter relationships
  - Fundamentals of coalition building
- Maybe less procedural work
- Save time for reports/do it first
April GBM
- General consensus on first Saturday of the month
- Regular place is unavailable
  - PLAN might be too small
  - Can maybe ask Paul
Office Space Fundraiser & Updates
- Sophie has an email drafted, but fundraising campaign on hold until we have more info about our monthly budget
- Anthony expresses concern with not having a thorough campaign designed or plan, Steering Committee has not yet received a report from the exploratory committee on recommendations or possible options, and the members have not yet approved a campaign to start raising funds
- First draft of application is due by the Fundraising Committee meeting on February 18th
  - Ideally finalized by next steering meeting on the 23rd
  - Tasks from the checklist are split amongst steering members
Campaign updates and needs
- Stewards need to work on further asks of their members outside of Slack
- Mutual Aid doing Brake Light Clinic on the 15th
- LVWOC is doing great
  - Need more people to sign up for the fundamentals of workplace organizing training – lvdsa.org/fundamentals
  - Working on mapping out power and allyship of unions
  - Going to write a resolution to create a labor committee with LVWOC under it
  - A movie screening is being planned – Partners, about Starbucks workers
  - Considering Amazon pressure at request of national
- Electoral campaigns are going well
  - Val’s canvasses are especially well planned
  - Shaun’s canvasses needs more updating
- Anthony wants to know if MEC can help with campaign outreach
  - Especially phonebanks
  - Tyler has created a lot of sub-roles in leadership, which LVWOC and electoral campaigns might want to emulate
  - “Member outreach” may be good phrasing, their role would be to text or call folks about chapter priorities as well as dues renewals
ICE Out meeting
- Productive, until anti-DSA participant derailed the meeting
- Nathaniel, who was expelled from the chapter, is going to be allowed to participate and derail despite being warned he is an infiltrator
- Jesser has prepared a statement to send to the coalition
- Sophie shares that the meeting’s chair ignored and criticized her concerns, said DSA needed to shape up
- Anthony expresses that we should not be involved in the coalition
- Megan jumps in to express that at the very least, less of us should come (2-3 delegates)
- Anthony opposes Jesser’s proposal and seconds Megan’s suggestion
- Tyler motions: If Sand H accepts this nomination; they shall be designated delegate to the potential coalition and will be given at least five (5) minutes at future steering committee meetings to discuss updates.
  - Anthony seconds
  - Anthony motions to amend to say only if Sand requests time
  - Tyler withdraws motion
Communications Training & Subcommittees
- Anthony wants to work with Jaden to recruit and find sub-roles
Organizer trainings
- Anthony is going to put it on the calendar
- Looking for skills we want to train on
  - Running a meeting
  - Recruitment
  - Action Network (Anthony can’t do it)
  - Developing leadership
  - Fundamentals of coalition building
    - Better for GBM
  - Fundraising
  - Mapping
  - Listwork
  - Making an ask
  - Individualism and liberalism
  - Understanding organizing
  - Strategies, demands, tactics
- Leaning towards making an ask or listwork
Open Comment
- Jaden wants to bring discussion of the Epstein files into the chapter
  - Agitprop, education
  - Any connections to vegas?
  - How can we combat apathy?
  - Social media graphics?
  - Anthony and Jaden will discuss
Meeting adjourned at 9:21pm