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DSA's caucus of Afrosocialists and Socialists of Color (AFROSOC) brings Black, indigenous and people of color socialists together to educate ourselves and organize our campaigns. We are doing the work of cultivating coalitions as communities of color to help build antiracist multiracial working-class base -- the only viable strategy for securing a socialist future. Through ... Read more
Join Seattle DSA for our March General Membership Meeting, where we will have a candidate forum, featuring candidates for the 2021 Local Council! This is a virtual meeting. For Zoom login info, please RSVP by registering here! This is the link we use to post the proposed agenda for our monthly membership meetings. It is possible that ... Read more
The Housing Collective is a group of Seattle area tenants who meet every month to learn and teach each other concrete, effective organizing skills to build power at home. If you're worried about an eviction, maintenance issues that are going unaddressed, or general mistreatment from your landlord, this meeting is for you. This month we ... Read more
Monthly meeting of the SDSA Political Education Working Group. If you’re interested in working on member political education efforts, come on by! Look for us at the reserved table in the back or upstairs.
Join Seattle DSA for our Housing Justice Policy Committee! RSVP here for zoom information.
Seattle DSA has endorsed the Kshama Solidarity Campaign, and we will work to defend our only socialist city council member from the millionaire-funded recall effort coming in 2021. We have formed a committee to lead this effort. Please join us for the next meeting of this committee. We will plan our next activities, including the ... Read more
Join the District 4 reading group March 5th at 6:30pm to read the classic “The Wretched of the Earth” by Frantz Fanon — https://grattoncourses.files.wordpress.com/2019/12/frantz-fanon-richard-philcox-jean-paul-sartre-homi-k.-bhabha-the-wretched-of-the-earth-grove-press-2011.pdf. We will be reading the first three series of the last chapter “Colonial War and Mental Disorders", pages 181-216 in Richard Philcox's translation. This event is open to DSA members and ... Read more
The Member Engagement Team is the group that puts on New Member Orientations, sets up 1-on-1 meetings between more experienced organizers within DSA and new members, as well as other projects to get new members involved in the work of the chapter. Our work is very important for getting folks that join up involved with ... Read more
This monthly meeting is dedicated to organizing around issues and campaigns that impact communities & individuals with femme or gender nonconforming identities. Ongoing buckets of work include: Sex Work Decriminalization, Trans & QTBIPOC advocacy, Harm Reduction mutual aid, Reproductive Justice. This is just the start, join SDSA’s Queer and Feminist Caucus in the struggle and ... Read more
DSA's campaign to pass the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act launches Sunday with a nationwide call featuring Naomi Klein, Sarah Nelson (International President of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA) and Jamaal Bowman (US Representative from NY). Join the call, join the campaign! More information and RSVP for zoom link here https://actionnetwork.org/events/workers-and-the-world-unite-dsa-for-pro-act-launch-call
DSA's caucus of Afrosocialists and Socialists of Color (AFROSOC) brings Black, indigenous and people of color socialists together to educate ourselves and organize our campaigns. We are doing the work of cultivating coalitions as communities of color to help build antiracist multiracial working-class base -- the only viable strategy for securing a socialist future. Through ... Read more
Come down to hear about the next steps in our campaigns to get the Seattle Foundation and Starbucks to divest from Seattle Police Foundation and reinvest in BIPOC community organizations. We've got an in-person rally / party coming up for the Seattle Foundation campaign this month and a lot of stuff to roll out for ... Read more
Do you know the story of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade who fought fascism in the Spanish Civil War? How about the Tute Bianche, the 1990s Italian movement against global capital inspired by the Zapatistas? Join some comrades to talk about a couple of the rich examples of mass resistance to oppression, violence and capitalism. How ... Read more
Join us for a meeting to plan our rally on the International Day of Solidarity with Alabama Amazon Workers. SDSA is holding another rally on Sat. March 20th at 2 pm to support the Alabama Amazon warehouse workers who are fighting to form the nation's first union at an Amazon workplace!! Nearly 5,800 workers, 70% ... Read more
This online get-together is open to members of the Democratic Socialists of America, non-members who are interested in learning more about the group, and anyone else who’d like to get acquainted with the DSA and its activities. For Zoom details, RSVP here.
NOTE, WE ARE CANCELING AND RESCHEDULING TONIGHT'S PHONE BANK TO A DIFFERENT DAY. Check seattledsa.org/kshama for future phonebanks! Defend Seattle’s socialist city council member! After failing to buy District 3’s city council seat in 2019, Seattle’s ruling class is attempting a right-wing recall of Kshama Sawant. We won’t let it happen! Join us to phone-bank our membership about the Kshama Solidarity campaign. We’ll inform our comrades about ... Read more
The out-going co-conveners of the D2 district group invite all district 2 members of SDSA to come and meet our new candidates for co-convener, and elect our replacements! RSVP here for Zoom details. Check out the D2 slack channel for a link to candidate statements.
Biden and the Democratic Party establishment stripped increasing the federal minimum wage to $15/an hour out of the $1.9 trillion stimulus bill despite widespread support in the working class. While its arguable whether the majority of the Democratic Party establishment truly wanted a $15 an hour minimum wage, what is not is whether they were ... Read more
The Local Convention is coming! At the Local Convention, chapter members will vote on the 13-member Local Council, nominate candidates, propose amendments to the chapter bylaws, and propose resolutions. In order to participate in the convention, you’ll need to be a member in good standing - remember to renew your membership or request a dues waiver. This convention is extremely important, as ... Read more
SDSA’s Queer and Feminist Caucus hold a monthly space, open to all, to discuss and explore our gender, sexuality, and politics all-together. Living under capitalism and heteropatriarchy is difficult for queer, femme, and questioning folks. We open this space for all individuals to be radically vulnerable, emotionally available, and loving as we introduce controversial topics ... Read more
Join District 3 members to POSTER District 3 (Cap Hill, Central District) for the SDSA Housing Justice and Tenants Rights Town Hall with Community Leaders and State Legislators. The Town Hall is next Wednesday 3/17 at 6:30pm. We’ll be meeting at the Cap Hill Light Rail Station on Broadway and John at 2pm. Then we’ll ... Read more
DSA's caucus of Afrosocialists and Socialists of Color (AFROSOC) brings Black, indigenous and people of color socialists together to educate ourselves and organize our campaigns. We are doing the work of cultivating coalitions as communities of color to help build antiracist multiracial working-class base -- the only viable strategy for securing a socialist future. Through ... Read more
Seattle DSA is holding another rally Saturday March 20th at 2 pm to support the Alabama Amazon warehouse workers who are fighting to form the nation's first union at an Amazon workplace!! Join us for a meeting to plan the rally on the International Day of Solidarity with Alabama Amazon Workers.
——RSVP HERE—— We will be joined by Sen Jamie Pederson and Reps Frank Chopp and Nicole Macri of the 43rd LD, and Sen Joe Nguyen and Rep Joe Fitzgibbon of the 34th LD Town Hall hosted by DSA and ENDORSED BY: Tenants Union of WA, Transit Riders Union, King County Equity Now, Be:Seattle, 350 Seattle, ... Read more
Seattle DSA is holding another rally Saturday March 20th at 2 pm to support the Alabama Amazon warehouse workers who are fighting to form the nation's first union at an Amazon workplace! Join us for a meeting to plan the rally on the International Day of Solidarity with Alabama Amazon Workers. No experience needed.
Come to learn about what Democratic Socialism is all about, what we can learn about capitalism and socialism from the current uprisings and the pandemic, and how YOU can get involved with Seattle DSA’s efforts to engage in mutual aid and building power for a socialist future in which people come before profits. You don’t ... Read more
The Seattle DSA Electoral Committee meets on the third Thursday of the month at 7 PM. An agenda will be added shortly. Please RSVP here then check your email for zoom details.
Join the District 4 reading group March 19th at 6:30pm to read the classic “The Wretched of the Earth” by Frantz Fanon — https://grattoncourses.files.wordpress.com/2019/12/frantz-fanon-richard-philcox-jean-paul-sartre-homi-k.-bhabha-the-wretched-of-the-earth-grove-press-2011.pdf. We will be reading the last series of the chapter “Colonial War and Mental Disorders" and the conclusion, pages 216-239 in Richard Philcox's translation. This event is open to DSA members ... Read more
If it succeeds, the unionization drive at the huge Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama will become the first union at an Amazon facility in the U.S. Nearly 5,800 workers, 70% of whom are Black, have begun standing up against the second largest company in the country and the richest man in the world, Jeff Bezos. The workers are voting this month on forming a union, and a victory would inspire workers and people of color across the country to organize and fight back against the starvation wages and horrific working conditions that made the Amazon executive Jeff Bezos a multi-billionaire. A strong show of solidarity here at Amazon’s international headquarters will send a powerful message to Amazon workers in Alabama that we got their backs!
As we organize and socialize for a socialist future, it’s important we learn from past movements: the obstacles, victories, and lessons learned. Monthly, SDSA’s Queer and Feminist Caucus meets for our Labor History Happy Hour. Some months we will assign a piece of literature or media to analyze for relevant and applicable learnings. Sometimes QFC ... Read more
Come join your Ecosocialist comrades for some casual conversation Sunday 3/21 at 6:30 pm! Lots to talk about including our upcoming committee cochairs election. Hope to see you there! Zoom info: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86814509454?pwd=VlpYRFlnRU8raFE1endGZWdVczdodz09 Dial in by phone: 253 215 8782 Meeting ID: 868 1450 9454 Passcode: 860638
DSA's caucus of Afrosocialists and Socialists of Color (AFROSOC) brings Black, indigenous and people of color socialists together to educate ourselves and organize our campaigns. We are doing the work of cultivating coalitions as communities of color to help build antiracist multiracial working-class base -- the only viable strategy for securing a socialist future. Through ... Read more
Defend Seattle’s socialist city council member! After failing to buy District 3’s city council seat in 2019, Seattle’s ruling class is attempting a right-wing recall of Kshama Sawant. We won’t let it happen! Join us to phone-bank our membership about the Kshama Solidarity campaign. We’ll inform our comrades about the recall effort, rally volunteers, and ask ... Read more
Come to learn about what Democratic Socialism is all about, what we can learn about capitalism and socialism from the current uprisings and the pandemic, and how YOU can get involved with Seattle DSA’s efforts to engage in mutual aid and building power for a socialist future in which people come before profits. You don’t ... Read more
The Local Council is the leadership body of Seattle DSA elected every year at our annual convention. This meeting is open only to Seattle DSA members in good standing. For location information and agenda, check Slack or email [email protected].
Join District 3 members (open to all!) to discuss... Recently, in a stunning upset, a slate of DSA members swept elections for key leadership positions in the Nevada Democratic Party, giving them formal leadership of the party in Nevada. How did this happen? What does it tell us about the Democratic Party? What exactly is ... Read more
Topics for this month: Let's hear about what you're struggling with as a tech worker, and join together to provide mutual aid! Update on how the PRO Act could positively impact tech workers, and what you can do to get involved in the national DSA effort to make it law. A member of SDSA will ... Read more
DSA is organizing phone banking nationally to push for the passage of the PRO Act, from March 21 through 27, https://actionnetwork.org/forms/proactphonebank. We should join that effort! What is the PRO Act? The Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act would dismantle “Right to Work” laws in all states. It would allow solidarity strikes of workers in different industries, ... Read more
DSA is hosting a rally in solidarity with the Alabama Amazon workers union drive! Join us and invite friends!
Once a month the Queer & Feminist Caucus gathers for Sunday brunch and community building. In this space we’ll discuss current events, spill political tea, and engage in energetic conversation around the material conditions of our community. Occasionally we may host a watch party, play games, or otherwise be silly and queer together. Grab yourself ... Read more
The Tenant Union Caucus is building up an autonomous tenant union powerful enough to completely transform our housing system in the Puget Sound region. Housing should be built and maintained for the purposes of the people who will live there, not for profits, and everyone should have housing that meets all their housing needs. If ... Read more
Join District 3 comrades for our monthly movie night! This month we'll be watching Harlan County USA, a 1976 Oscar-winning documentary about miners in Harlan County, Kentucky fighting for union recognition. This is a powerful story about labor organizing that clearly shows the lines drawn between the workers and the owners, and the brutal tactics that ... Read more
Socialist Night School is an open course that provides a chance to develop our politics together, regardless of background knowledge or whether you’ve attended a class before. New members and lifelong socialists, all are welcome! To sign up for our mailing list or to find out more, e-mail us at SeaNightSchool gmail . com ---> ... Read more
DSA's caucus of Afrosocialists and Socialists of Color (AFROSOC) brings Black, indigenous and people of color socialists together to educate ourselves and organize our campaigns. We are doing the work of cultivating coalitions as communities of color to help build antiracist multiracial working-class base -- the only viable strategy for securing a socialist future. Through ... Read more
The Seattle Foundation has contributed $870,000 to the Seattle Police Foundation in the past 20 years through community grants and donor-advised funds. Since August, Divest SPD has been pushing for them to divest from police, make amends for the harm done, and invest more in the community. On Tuesday, March 30, we’ll be delivering a ... Read more
Seattle DSA has endorsed the Kshama Solidarity Campaign, and we will work to defend our only socialist city council member from the millionaire-funded recall effort coming in 2021. We have formed a committee to lead this effort. Please join us for the next meeting of this committee. We will plan our next activities, such as ... Read more
-->> Register Here <<-- In addition to our usual work, this time we'll be discussing WAISN’s Federal Immigration Priorities and whether or not to sign on as an organization. There’s also an opportunity to get involved in a new campaign around a home for immigrant youth in Seattle where that have been some allegations of ... Read more
As the economy reopens, thousands of Washington residents face skyrocketing rents, looming evictions, rental and mortgage debt, and homelessness. The global impact of coronavirus drastically accelerated the housing crisis in the U.S., which disproportionately burdens Black, Indigenous, and People of Color communities as well as people with disabilities, women and children. Meanwhile, pandemic profiteers like ... Read more
Please join the members of our Local Council (the elected leadership body of SDSA) in their bi-weekly public meetings. Please submit items you would like the LC to consider for their agenda to this document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tNHD8vpVz25EkU_b2y9OK75jhOU5UI3jalgSiTIPZwg/edit To RSVP for the meeting, please visit: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJckf-6oqjMvH9SkFVVt8K5Bs9jDJs3VZlmV
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