SEATTLE – Seattle Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) and the Martin Luther King Labor Council, together with the Tenants Union of Washington, UNITE HERE Local 8, AFSCME Local 2083, Labor… Read more »
Official Statements
Seattle DSA Endorsement – Background & Motivation
Due to their limited impact, Seattle DSA tends to avoid paper endorsements, which are nothing more than a permission for a campaign to use our name and logo on their… Read more »
Seattle DSA Statement in Support of Council Member Kshama Sawant
In 2019, Seattle’s 1% blatantly attempted to purchase a city council seat. Working people all over the city recognized this, fought back, and won, re-electing Kshama Sawant by thousands of… Read more »
Support Sherae Lascelles for State House
Seattle DSA preparing to canvass in support of the Sherae for State campaign.
Mayor Durkan: Stop Your Victim-Blaming and Respond to our Demands
On Tuesday, June 30, Mayor Jenny Durkan wrote a memo to Seattle City Council president Lorena González calling on her to remove Councilmember Kshama Sawant from office for supposed “disorderly… Read more »
MLK Labor Council Kicks out Police Union – Statement by Seattle DSA
In a groundbreaking move, on June 17 the Martin Luther King County Labor Council kicked out the Seattle Police Officers Guild (SPOG) by a vote of 55% to 45%. Seattle… Read more »
2020 State of the Seattle Chapter of DSA
Well aren’t these interesting times! This dispatch is offered per the chapter bylaws for the annual Seattle DSA chapter Convention, Part 1 of which was held virtually on March 29. Our… Read more »
Seattle DSA Condemns Antisemitism
The members of Seattle DSA are horrified and enraged by Saturday’s terrorist attack on the Jewish community of Pittsburgh during Shabbat morning services and we mourn the loss of eleven… Read more »
Statement of Support with Sex Workers Fighting SESTA/FOSTA
Last month the US congress overwhelmingly passed two bills: the “Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act” (SESTA) and the “Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act” (FOSTA).… Read more »
Seattle DSA Statement on the Syrian Air Strikes
The following was written by the Seattle DSA Anti-War Caucus and endorsed by the Local Council on behalf of Seattle DSA. ————— On 14 April, 2018, an allied coalition of the… Read more »
Statement of Solidarity With Survivors of Sexual Abuse & Harassment
This statement was authored by the Seattle DSA Socialist Feminist Committee and approved by a vote from the general membership on December 5.
Seattle DSA Steering Committee Statement on Danny Fetonte
The Seattle Democratic Socialists of America Steering Committee calls for Danny Fetonte to step down from his position on the DSA National Political Committee. An overwhelming number of our delegates… Read more »