How did I not see that had happened, that’s a lot of people to get in one place for that kind of organized protest effort! I’m looking for information, and of course mainstream media is vague and lib-coded, but it got their attention, so that’s a win.

Yeah they would much rather not report but we are able to pull big enough numbers for these nationwide calls that they can’t entirely ignore it.

Does PSL often work with other orgs like DSA and/or FRSO, or do they tend to stick to themselves?

We have a few nationwide relationships that are very strong. Most prominent is with Palestinian Youth Movement, who we coordinate with at the national and local levels all over the country. Individual branches develop relationships based on their particular conditions. My branch has a good relationship with local DSA and cooperates with them on some Palestine work. There’s no local FRSO that I’m aware of so I can’t say about that. As a rule we try to avoid beefing with other orgs.

What’s the plan for after the election? I know you clarified that they do other things, and the campaign amplifies those things, but what happens when they no longer have that amplification? How do they plan to keep up the momentum? I hope this (or any of this) doesn’t come off as rude, I’m genuinely curious and I don’t know a lot about how PSL operates.

So far our work on Palestine has been far more significant for the growth of our profile and party than the campaign. We work on every struggle that affects the working class and the consistency and strength of our political position, organizing capacity, and internal training program (candidacy) are the reason for our success. We’ll continue to do that work. For example, my branch right now is:

• continuing to organize for Palestine as part of a local coalition that includes PYM, DSA, USPCN, and some entirely local groups; we are targeting our county for divestment and organizing with healthcare workers for solidarity actions

• doing a series of Pride events focused on reclaiming the radical anti-imperialist history of pride - marches, educational panels, etc

• organizing black-brown solidarity between working class black folks and Palestinians

• running renovations for a local African American Museum in poor condition that is too radical to receive foundation support

• operating our physical location, the Liberation Center, as a community space and citywide activist hub

• doing clerical support for an AIM run Native American museum

• running three separate Juneteenth marches with different focuses, including one that’s queer focused

• planning for some [redacted] labor organizing

• utilizing links between the local Puerto Rican community (of which many members are a part) and the island to build a socialist independence movement

• and a few local members are in Cuba on solidarity work as we speak

That’s just presently ongoing work - we have done tons of other stuff the last few months, including student encampment support (our members were the first to get arrested) and carrying out a successful ballot access petitioning campaign in coordination with other branches in our state.