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
Dispatches
The latest on local issues, education on class struggle, chapter news, and actions.
By Deepa B., Seattle DSA member When Katrina Johnson’s cousin, Charleena Lyles, was killed by Seattle Police officers in 2017, Johnson refused to accept that officers pumped seven bullets into … Read more
By the Queer & Feminist Caucus of the Seattle Democratic Socialists of America This year, in the midst of a Black-led uprising against police violence and systemic racism, Pride looks … Read more
We are bringing the movement’s demands to the Mayor on Sunday at the Rally for Accountability: Defund SPD & Reinvest in Communities! The uprising for Black lives has activated thousands … Read more
In the wake of the police murder of George Floyd, educators of color in the Highline Education Association near Seattle, Washington launched a petition to kick the Seattle Police Officers … Read more
Robin Wonsley from Twin Cities DSA joined us to talk about her experience on the ground in Minneapolis and gave her advice on how socialists should contribute to the fight … Read more
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
By Whitney Kahn, SDSA member and special education paraeducatorMonday night, my union, the Seattle Education Association (SEA), of over 5,000 public school educators, voted on bold proposals to stand with … Read more
Did you hear the exciting news? It’s not every day that socialists score a victory. But the economic crisis unleashed by the coronavirus has created a completely new political situation … Read more
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
On the heels of powerful grassroots momentum to Tax Amazon and big business on a scale commensurate with the gravity of the crisis, the political establishment and big business are … Read more
The following statement was read at a rally at Victor Steinbrueck park on Saturday, January 4: The US must withdraw from the Middle East. Not just for its crimes today … Read more