Elections & Constitutional Review, T-Shirts, and more….

Good afternoon comrades,

As you are aware, tomorrow we are going to have a special meeting for the elections and the accompanying constitutional review. I have yet to create the polls on the voting booth because I have some relevant updates that I’d like to share with you, and because I’d like to list the positions and nominees for those positions as well as their duties as described by the officers in those positions where possible.

First I must start with rescinding my first proposal from last week’s meeting to formally merge our Labor Relations committee with our Theory & Education committee. I have a multitude of reasons for this, not the least of which being that as a communist organization, it is our duty to not only include labor in our guiding ideology, but in our praxis as well.

Practically speaking, the committees do not cost us anything and do not drain each other of any sort of resources to speak. It behooves us to maintain our organizational structure rather than obscure that organizational structure, even if it is for the sake of holding co-chairs accountable for inactivity. But this has always been the long game, and should be a tenet of any self-respecting socialist organization.

Along with some long-needed voting reforms to be discussed at Sunday’s meeting, Labor Relations co-chair Liam has guaranteed me a renewed commitment to our efforts and involvement in organizing the working class, starting with a meeting to work on the “Immigrants Are Not Taking Your Jobs” pamphlet in our Meeting Room at some point this week. The time and other details are still TBD and will be announced it in the #labor channel.

This renewed commitment also comes with the news of Labor co-chair Chris’s agreement to step down from his position so that current sitting Theory & Education David can step in and help. David obviously is probably one of the most qualified people around when it comes to understanding the intricacies of running a CJS committee, but more importantly, has experience in staging workplace actions in New Brunswick during his time in the food service industry.

It was a mistake on my part to impose such a massive change to the way that the organization should formally and ideally work without consulting the people who the bulk of the work would fall on, so I take full responsibility for that.

Now, without further ado, our nominees for election:

• General Secretary(vacant seat): Arly
• Mutual Aid(vacant seat): Pat
• Treasurer(vacant seat): Danny
• Outreach Officer(if Arly is confirmed): Ming
• Labor Relations: David
• Theory & Education: Johnny

The vote to confirm them will begin after this Sunday’s meeting.

12/27’s passed proposals:

1. the creation of a Direct Action Committee. Ming and Danny have nominated themselves for officership.
2. Having co-chairs attend other committee meetings as a requirement for officership
3. Collaboration with Food Not Bombs Asbury(and having Doris speak at one of our general meetings)

Tentative Action Plan for the Week:

1. Sunday, 1/3 @ 8PM – Constitutional Review/Election Confirmation meeting(optional, attendance not mandatory, but important org business)
2. Next week @ TBD – Labor Relations meeting
3. Next week @ TBD – Mutual Aid care package assembly
4. Sunday, 1/10 @ 8PM – General Meeting(with a focus on Lincoln Annex fight)
5. Monday, 1/11 @ 7PM – Lincoln Annex Parking Deck Demolition planning board public hearing

And be sure to pre-order a t-shirt! Thus far, Pat is the only person who has put in an order! If we don’t get enough pre-orders, we won’t be able to get any made!

In solidarity,

Nishad

General Secretary

CJS