North New Jersey Democratic Socialists of America

NJ DSA Immigrant Justice Working Group Hub

Primary Documents

Principles of the working group – These theses serve as our guiding principles

Principles of the working group passed March 15, 2025

Points of Unity

Points of Unity passed March 15, 2025 as a basis for cooperation with other groups

Current version as of March 25, 2025

NJ DSA Immigrant Justice Working Group Bylaws

Bylaws of the working group, passed March 11, 2025

Current version as of March 25, 2025

Regular Meeting Minutes

Minutes of the biweekly meetings of the working group, regularly updated 

R-25-2: New Jersey Immigrant Justice Working Group Proposal

Re-establishes the Immigrant Justice Working Group & permits membership for all members of NJ DSA chapters

Coalition Strategy Meeting Minutes

Minutes of the special coalition strategy meeting held March 15, 2025

 

Resolutions 

Local Contractor PILOT Public Pressure Campaign – NINSA LLC (Proposal Text

Establishes a pilot public pressure campaign initiated by targeting the fencing contractor NINSA LLC, passed September 8, 2025 

Establishing a Palestine Solidarity Committee  

Establishes a Palestine Solidarity Committee under the IJWG, passed September 8, 2025 

Working Group Chat Moderation Guidelines and Standards 

Establishes standards for moderation and general etiquette for group chats administered by the working group, passed September 8, 2025 

Resolution on coalitions and working with allied organizations 

Clarifies distinctions between organizations that share our principles and are our allies, and organizations we may cooperate with at times but do not share our principles and cannot be considered allies, passed September 8, 2025

Coalition Meeting

Outlines plan to reach out to coalition organizations with a proposal to form a joint committee to plan a strategy meeting, passed March 15, 2025

Bylaws Section C Amendment

Updates bylaws policy on attendance to remove penalties and define voting rights, passed March 25, 2025

Bylaws Section E Amendment

Expands Steering Committee from 5 to 6 members, passed March 25, 2025

Bylaws Section A Amendment

Incorporates Principles and Points of Unity into the bylaws, passed March 25, 2025

Points of Unity Amendment: For Broad Based Abolitionism

Adds abolitionist perspective to Points of Unity, passed March 25, 2025. Resolution draft identical to full Points of Unity as of March 25, 2025

 

Other Documents

Mahmoud Khalil Letter

Drafted March 9th, 2025 and passed along to the North New Jersey DSA EC

Steering Committee Candidate Statements

List of candidates and statements for the Steering Committee election held March 25, 2025