Seattle Democratic Socialists of America

Ecosocialism Happy Hour
2025-09-19 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Stoup Brewing – Capitol Hill, 1158 Broadway, Seattle, WA, 98122
Let’s hang out in person, get to know each other better, and chat about the ecosocialist flashpoints that have been on our minds: big tech, green jobs, and more! Look for a Seattle DSA banner and/or sign to find us.
We will be joined by some Palestine Solidarity folks who will have a Boycott Chevron craft activity. Please bring scissors if you can.

D4/D5/Ecosocialism Reading Group
2025-09-11 19:00 - 20:30 | Armistice Coffee Roosevelt, 6717 Roosevelt Ave NE, Seattle, WA
Join us at Armistice Coffee Roosevelt on July 24 to start discussing the book Fossil Capital: The Rise of Steam Power and the Roots of Global Warming, by Andreas Malm, through page 193.
Our biweekly discussions seek to inform strategies for winning a democratic socialist society that thrives ecologically. You don’t have to live in city council District 4 or 5, and you can feel free to join the conversation even if you haven’t had time to read. All are welcome!
We sit outdoors in a breezeway. Any questions email greennewdeal@seattledsa.org.

Ecosocialism and Green New Deal Working Group
2025-09-08 20:00 - 21:30, 2025-08-25 20:00 - 21:30, 2025-08-11 20:00 - 21:30, 2025-07-28 20:00 - 21:30, 2025-07-14 20:00 - 21:15, 2025-06-30 20:00 - 21:15, 2025-06-16 20:00 - 21:15, 2025-05-05 20:00 - 21:00 | Virtual, WA, United States
Join us biweekly on Mondays! Ecosocialism promotes democratic control over all institutions that impact life and the environment. A Green New Deal (GND) distills actions to address the climate crisis through a rapid and just transformation of these institutions.
Zoom link here

D4/D5/Ecosocialism Reading Restart COMING UP in Sept
2025-08-14 19:00 - 20:30 | WA
No meeting in August! We resume biweekly meetings starting September 11. Now’s the time to get the book Fossil Capital: The Rise of Steam Power and the Roots of Global Warming, by Andreas Malm, and start reading all the way through page 193! See September 11 posting for more details!

D4/D5/Ecosocialism Reading Group
2025-07-24 19:00 - 20:30 | Armistice Coffee Roosevelt, 6717 Roosevelt Ave NE, Seattle, WA
Join us at Armistice Coffee Roosevelt on July 24 to discuss three articles–“How Mamdani connects climate policy to his affordability agenda” by Dharna Noor in The Guardian, “Zohran Mamdani Is Proposing Green Abundance for the Many” by Batul Hassan in Jacobin, and “Forget Eco-Modernism” by Kai Heron in the Verso blog. We will also discuss including an August meeting in our summertime schedule.
Then get ready to resume biweekly meetings in September, starting with the book Fossil Capital: The Rise of Steam Power and the Roots of Global Warming by Andreas Malm.
Our discussions seek to inform strategies for winning a democratic socialist society that thrives ecologically. You don’t have to live in city council District 4 or 5, and you can feel free to join the conversation even if you haven’t had time to read. All are welcome!
We sit outdoors in a breezeway. Any questions email greennewdeal@seattledsa.org.

D4/D5/Ecosocialism Reading Group
2025-06-05 19:00 - 20:30 | Armistice Coffee Roosevelt, 6717 Roosevelt Ave NE, Seattle, WA
Join us 6/5 at Armistice Coffee Roosevelt to finish the book Capital’s Grave: Neofeudalism and the New Class Struggle by Jodi Dean, from Verso.
Our discussions seek to inform strategies for winning a democratic socialist society that thrives ecologically. You don’t have to live in city council District 4 or 5, and you can feel free to join the conversation even if you haven’t had time to read. All are welcome!
We sit outdoors in a breezeway. Any questions email greennewdeal@seattledsa.org.

Ecosocialism and Green New Deal Working Group
2025-06-02 20:00 - 21:15 | Virtual, WA, United States
Join us biweekly on Mondays! Ecosocialism promotes democratic control over all institutions that impact life and the environment. A Green New Deal (GND) distills actions to address the climate crisis through a rapid and just transformation of these institutions.
Zoom link here!

D4/D5/Ecosocialism Reading Group
2025-05-22 19:00 - 20:30 | Armistice Coffee Roosevelt, 6717 Roosevelt Ave NE, Seattle, WA
Join us 5/22 at Armistice Coffee Roosevelt to kick-off Capital’s Grave: Neofeudalism and the New Class Struggle by Jodi Dean, from Verso. We’ll discuss the Introduction, Chapter 1 and Chapter 2. If you have difficulty with funds for the book, getting it on time, or have questions, email greennewdeal@seattledsa.org.
Our discussions seek to inform strategies for winning a democratic socialist society that thrives ecologically. You don’t have to live in city council District 4 or 5, and you can feel free to join the conversation even if you haven’t had time to read. All are welcome!
We sit outdoors in a breezeway.

Ecosocialism and Green New Deal Working Group
2025-05-19 20:00 - 21:15 | Virtual, WA, United States
Join us biweekly on Mondays! Ecosocialism promotes democratic control over all institutions that impact life and the environment. A Green New Deal (GND) distills actions to address the climate crisis through a rapid and just transformation of these institutions.
Zoom link here .

D4/D5/Ecosocialism Reading Group
2025-05-08 19:00 - 20:30 | Armistice Coffee Roosevelt, 6717 Roosevelt Ave NE, Seattle, WA
Join us 5/8 at Armistice Coffee Roosevelt. We will discuss two contrasting articles. A 1972 work entitled “What is a Marxist-Leninist Party?” expands on our 4/24 discussion of climate Leninism, and a Guardian article “The rise of end times fascism”, by Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor, will inform our present peril. We will also decide on a book to read next.
Our discussions seek to inform strategies for winning a democratic socialist society that thrives ecologically. You don’t have to live in city council District 4 or 5, and you can feel free to join the conversation even if you haven’t had time to read. All are welcome!
We sit outdoors in a breezeway. Questions? E-mail greennewdeal@seattledsa.org .

"Outgrow the System" Film and Panel
2025-05-02 18:00 - 21:00 | Mount Baker Community Club, 2811 Mt Rainier Drive S, Seattle, 98144, United States
Join Seattle DSA, Extinction Rebellion Seattle, and 350 Seattle for a powerful evening of film, local discussion, and action.
The film Outgrow the System explores how we can create a sustainable economy that works for people and the planet—not for corporate profits at the expense of communities and all life. Following the screening, we’ll hear from local organizers already working to build alternative economic models in the Greater Seattle area.
Free admission, food, and refreshments. Donations welcome. Come find your place in the movement! Questions? Email greennewdeal@seattledsa.org
🔗 RSVP Now to save your spot!

D4/D5/Ecosocialism Reading Group
2025-04-24 19:00 - 20:30 | Armistice Coffee Roosevelt, 6717 Roosevelt Ave NE, Seattle, WA
Join us 4/24 at Armistice Coffee Roosevelt. We’ll discuss “Climate Leninism and Revolutionary Transition” by Jodi Dean and Kai Heron, and “The Great Unfettering” by Kai Heron. We will also decide on starting a new book.
Our discussions seek to inform strategies for winning a democratic socialist society that thrives ecologically. You don’t have to live in city council District 4 or 5, and you can feel free to join the conversation even if you haven’t had time to read. All are welcome!
We sit outdoors in a breezeway. Questions? E-mail greennewdeal@seattledsa.org .

Ecosocialism and Green New Deal Working Group
2025-04-21 20:00 - 21:30, 2025-04-07 20:00 - 21:30 | WA
We meet biweekly on Mondays. All are welcome.
RSVP below, or on the event page to get meeting information.

D4/D5/Ecosocialism Reading Group
2025-04-10 19:00 - 20:30 | Armistice Coffee Roosevelt, 6717 Roosevelt Ave NE, Seattle, WA
Join us 4/10 at Armistice Coffee Roosevelt to finish off the book California Burning: the Fall of Pacific Gas and Electric. We’ll discuss the Epilogue, and anything else you’ve chosen to read along the way. PLUS a bonus article “Polanyi’s Prescience”, a book review from the journal Economic Sociology & Political Economy.
Our discussions seek to inform strategies for winning a democratic socialist society that thrives ecologically. You don’t have to live in city council District 4 or 5, and you can feel free to join the conversation even if you haven’t had time to read. All are welcome!
We sit outdoors in a breezeway. Questions? E-mail greennewdeal@seattledsa.org .

America to Palestine: Climate, Colonialism, and Conservation
2025-04-05 17:00 - 20:00 | Cherry Street Village, 720 25th Ave, Seattle, 98122, United States
Join the DSA, the Pacific Workers Collective, the International Solidarity Movement, protective presence veterans, climate scientists, and anti-colonial indigenous speakers, as we discuss practical ways to free land and people, from the Pacific Northwest to Palestine!
Food and childcare will be available!
Sign up here: tinyurl.com/386zx2z4

D4/D5/Ecosocialism Reading Group
2025-03-27 19:00 - 20:30 | Armistice Coffee Roosevelt, 6717 Roosevelt Ave NE, Seattle, WA
Join us 3/27 at Armistice Coffee Roosevelt to discuss Chapters 5, 6 and 7 of the book California Burning: the Fall of Pacific Gas and Electric (less than 60 pages), PLUS two articles —“Market Failure: A discussion between Brett Christophers and Adam Tooze” and “Brett Christophers · So much for Paris: Climate Overshoot“.
Our discussions seek to inform strategies for winning a democratic socialist society that thrives ecologically. You don’t have to live in city council District 4 or 5, and you can feel free to join the conversation even if you haven’t had time to read. All are welcome!
We sit outdoors in a breezeway. Questions? E-mail greennewdeal@seattledsa.org .

Ecosocialism and Green New Deal Working Group
2025-03-24 20:00 - 21:30 | WA
Ecosocialism promotes democratic control over all institutions that impact life and the environment. A Green New Deal (GND) distills actions to address the climate crisis through a rapid and just transformation of these institutions. Let’s continue refining plans for future projects and get them in to action.
We meet biweekly on Mondays. All are welcome.
RSVP below, or on the event page to get meeting information.

D4/D5/Ecosocialism Reading Group
2025-03-13 19:00 - 20:30 | Armistice Coffee Roosevelt, 6717 Roosevelt Ave NE, Seattle, WA
Join us 3/13 at Armistice Coffee Roosevelt to start discussing the book California Burning: the Fall of Pacific Gas and Electric, by Katherine Blunt, aiming to get through the end of Chapter 4.
Our discussions seek to inform strategies for winning a democratic socialist society that thrives ecologically. You don’t have to live in city council District 4 or 5, and you can feel free to join the conversation even if you haven’t had time to read. All are welcome!
We sit outdoors in a breezeway. Questions? E-mail greennewdeal@seattledsa.org .

Ecosocialism and Green New Deal Working Group
2025-03-10 20:00 - 21:30 | Virtual, WA, United States
Let’s continue refining plans for future projects and get them in to action. Ecosocialism promotes democratic control over all institutions that impact life and the environment. A Green New Deal (GND) distills actions to address the climate crisis through a rapid and just transformation of these institutions.
Zoom link here
Meeting ID: 814 2401 1631
Passcode: [REDACTED]
We meet biweekly on Mondays. All are welcome.

D4/D5/Ecosocialism Reading Group
2025-02-27 19:00 - 20:30 | Armistice Coffee Roosevelt, 6717 Roosevelt Ave NE, Seattle, WA
Join us 2/27 at Armistice Coffee Roosevelt to discuss two articles: “Fragile Leviathan” by Cedric Durand, and “Public Utility’s Potential” by Alison Gocke. (The second one looks pretty long but is mostly footnotes.)
We will also talk about what book to start reading next, so come on by. Our discussions seek to inform strategies for winning a democratic socialist society that thrives ecologically. You don’t have to live in city council District 4 or 5, and you can feel free to join the conversation even if you haven’t had time to read. All are welcome!
Questions? E-mail greennewdeal@seattledsa.org .

Ecosocialism and Green New Deal Working Group
2025-02-24 20:00 - 21:30 | Virtual, WA, United States
Let’s refine our ides for future projects and get them in to action. Ecosocialism promotes democratic control over all institutions that impact life and the environment. A Green New Deal (GND) distills actions to address the climate crisis through a rapid and just transformation of these institutions.
Zoom link here
We meet biweekly on Mondays.

D4/D5/Ecosocialism Reading Group
2025-02-13 19:00 - 20:30 | Armistice Coffee Roosevelt, 6717 Roosevelt Ave NE, Seattle, WA
Join us 2/13 at Armistice Coffee Roosevelt to discuss Chapter 11 through completion of the book If We Burn by Vincent Bevins. We will also talk about what to read next, so even if you skipped the book, come on by.
Our discussions seek to inform strategies for winning a democratic socialist society that thrives ecologically. You don’t have to live in city council District 4 or 5, and you can feel free to join the conversation even if you haven’t had time to read. All are welcome!
Questions? E-mail greennewdeal@seattledsa.org .

Ecosocialism and Green New Deal Working Group
2025-02-10 20:00 - 21:30 | Virtual, WA, United States
Join the revived Ecosocialism and GND Working Group to refine our ides for future projects and get them in to action. Ecosocialism promotes democratic control over all institutions that impact life and the environment. A Green New Deal (GND) distills actions to address the climate crisis through a rapid and just transformation of these institutions.
Zoom link here
We meet biweekly on Mondays 8-9

Ecosocialism and Green New Deal Working Group
2025-01-27 20:00 - 21:00 | Virtual, WA, United States
Join the third meeting of the revived Ecosocialism and GND Working Group. Ecosocialism promotes democratic control over all institutions that impact life and the environment. A Green New Deal (GND) distills actions necessary to address the climate crisis through a rapid and just transformation of these institutions. We’ll continue to refine our ideas for future projects and get them into action.
Zoom link here
We plan to meet biweekly on Mondays 8-9

D4/D5/Ecosocialism Reading Group (updated)
2025-01-23 19:00 - 20:30 | Armistice Coffee Roosevelt, 6717 Roosevelt Ave NE, Seattle, WA
Join us 1/23 at Armistice Coffee Roosevelt to discuss Chapters 6 – 10 (thru p. 137) of the book If We Burn by Vincent Bevins.
Our discussions seek to inform strategies for winning a democratic socialist society that thrives ecologically. You don’t have to live in city council District 4 or 5, and you can feel free to join the conversation even if you haven’t had time to read. All are welcome!
Questions? E-mail greennewdeal@seattledsa.org .

Ecosocialism/GND Working Group Revival Meeting Two
2025-01-13 20:00 - 21:00 | Virtual, WA, United States
Let’s continue the revival of the Ecosocialism and Green New Deal Working Group with a zoom meeting. Especially if you missed the first revival meeting, join us to review the working group charter for re-submission, review the first meeting’s content, and plot a course forward.
Zoom link https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89064195574?pwd=[REDACTED]

D4/D5/Ecosocialism Reading Group
2025-01-09 19:00 - 20:30 | Armistice Coffee Roosevelt, 6717 Roosevelt Ave NE, Seattle, WA
Join us 1/9 at Armistice Coffee Roosevelt to discuss the Introduction and first 5 chapters (thru p. 86) of the book If We Burn by Vincent Bevins,
Our discussions seek to inform strategies for winning a democratic socialist society that thrives ecologically. You don’t have to live in city council District 4 or 5, and you can feel free to join the conversation even if you haven’t had time to read. All are welcome!
Questions? E-mail greennewdeal@seattledsa.org .

Ecosocialism/GND Working Group Revival Meeting
2025-01-04 13:00 - 15:00 | Beacon Hill Branch – Seattle Public Library, 2821 Beacon Ave S, Seattle, WA, 98144, United States
Let’s kick-off the revival of the Ecosocialism and Green New Deal Working Group. Join us to review the charter for this working group, assess capacity and plot a course forward for climate and other ecosocialist oriented organizing! The Beacon Hill Library is walking distance from the light rail station.
…and don’t forget to do some Social Housing Proposition 1A canvassing at one of the events beforehand!

D4/D5/Ecosocialism Reading Group
2024-12-19 19:00 - 20:30 | Armistice Coffee Roosevelt, 6717 Roosevelt Ave NE, Seattle, WA
Join us 12/19 at Armistice Coffee Roosevelt to finish discussing the book Abolishing Fossil Fuels by Kevin Young (Chapter 6 and Conclusion).
Our discussions seek to inform strategies for winning a democratic socialist society that thrives ecologically. You don’t have to live in District 4 or 5, and you can feel free to join the conversation even if you haven’t had time to read. All are welcome!
Questions? E-mail greennewdeal@seattledsa.org .

D4/D5/Ecosocialism Reading Group
2024-12-12 19:00 | Armistice Coffee Roosevelt, 6717 Roosevelt Ave NE, Seattle, WA
Join us 12/12 at Armistice Coffee Roosevelt to continue discussing the book Abolishing Fossil Fuels by Kevin Young, Chapters 4 and 5.
Our discussions seek to inform strategies for winning a democratic socialist society that thrives ecologically. You don’t have to live in District 4 or 5, and you can feel free to join the conversation even if you haven’t had time to read. All are welcome!
Questions? E-mail greennewdeal@seattledsa.org .

D4/D5/Ecosocialism Reading Group
2024-11-21 19:00 - 20:30 | Armistice Coffee Roosevelt, 6717 Roosevelt Ave NE, Seattle, WA
Join us 11/21 at Armistice Coffee Roosevelt to continue discussing the book Abolishing Fossil Fuels by Kevin Young, through the end of Chapter 3.
Our discussions seek to inform strategies for winning a democratic socialist society that thrives ecologically. You don’t have to live in District 4 or 5, and you can feel free to join the conversation even if you haven’t had time to read. All are welcome!
Questions? E-mail greennewdeal@seattledsa.org .

Hurricane Disaster Relief Fundraiser
2024-11-16 17:00 - 20:00 | Southside Commons, 3518 S Edmunds St, Seattle, WA, 98118, United States
Hurricane Disaster Relief Fundraiser Event
The climate crisis is at our doorsteps, and our friends in Florida DSA, NC Triangle DSA, and Asheville DSA need our help! Join us for Live Entertainment, family fun activities, and a pizza POTLUCK. (Please label food for common allergens and diet restrictions.) MASKS PROVIDED
November 16th, 5pm to 8pm, Southside Commons
Pay What You Can Entry Tickets
$5 Raffle Tickets for Gift Baskets
Community Clean Up Begins at 7:30pm
RSVP HERE

D4/D5/Ecosocialism Reading Group
2024-11-07 19:00 - 20:30 | Armistice Coffee Roosevelt, 6717 Roosevelt Ave NE, Seattle, WA
Join us 11/7 at Armistice Coffee Roosevelt to begin discussing the book Abolishing Fossil Fuels by Kevin Young. Give it a start, and if you can’t get the book in time, read the Google preview of the first 45 pages!
Our discussions seek to inform strategies for winning a democratic socialist society that thrives ecologically. You don’t have to live in District 4 or 5, and you can feel free to join the conversation even if you haven’t had time to read. All are welcome!
Questions? E-mail greennewdeal@seattledsa.org .

D4/D5/Ecosocialism Reading Group
2024-10-24 07:00 - 20:30 | Armistice Coffee Roosevelt, 6717 Roosevelt Ave NE, Seattle, WA
Join us 10/24 at Armistice Coffee Roosevelt to discuss articles relating to the passage of the Build Public Renewals Act (BPRA) by the New York state legislature in May 2023, and an article bringing us back to our situation in Washington State. The articles are “New York Socialists Won Big On Climate. How Did It Happen?“, “The Next Front in Climate Activism Is De-Privatizing Utilities” and “How Washington State’s Climate Legacy Wound Up on the Ballot”
We will also talk about choosing another book to read, so come on by.
Our discussions seek to inform strategies for winning a democratic socialist society that thrives ecologically. You don’t have to live in District 4 or 5, and you can feel free to join the conversation even if you haven’t had time to read. All are welcome!
Questions? E-mail greennewdeal@seattledsa.org .

D4/D5/Ecosocialism Reading Group
2024-10-10 19:00 - 20:30 | Armistice Coffee Roosevelt, 6717 Roosevelt Ave NE, Seattle, WA
Join us 10/10 at Armistice Coffee Roosevelt to discuss the final chapters 10 and 11 of the book, The Price Is Wrong: Why Capitalism Won’t Save the Planet (Brett Christophers, from Verso). We will also talk about what to read next, so come on by.
Our discussions seek to inform strategies for winning a democratic socialist society that thrives ecologically. You don’t have to live in District 4 or 5, and you can feel free to join the conversation even if you haven’t had time to read. All are welcome!
Questions? E-mail greennewdeal@seattledsa.org .

D4/D5/Ecosocialism Reading Group
2024-09-26 19:00 - 20:30 | Armistice Coffee Roosevelt, 6717 Roosevelt Ave NE, Seattle, WA
Join us 9/26 at Armistice Coffee Roosevelt to discuss Chapters 7, 8 and 9 of the book, The Price Is Wrong: Why Capitalism Won’t Save the Planet (Brett Christophers, from Verso).
Our discussions seek to inform strategies for winning a democratic socialist society that thrives ecologically. You don’t have to live in District 4 or 5, and you can feel free to join the conversation even if you haven’t had time to read. All are welcome!
Questions? E-mail greennewdeal@seattledsa.org .

D4/D5/Ecosocialism Reading Group
2024-09-12 19:00 - 20:30 | Armistice Coffee Roosevelt, 6717 Roosevelt Ave NE, Seattle, WA
Join us 9/12 at Armistice Coffee Roosevelt to discuss chapters 4 thru 6 of the book The Price Is Wrong: Why Capitalism Won’t Save the Planet (Brett Christophers, from Verso).
Our discussions seek to inform strategies for winning a democratic socialist society that thrives ecologically. You don’t have to live in District 4 or 5, and you can feel free to join the conversation even if you haven’t had time to read. All are welcome!
Questions? E-mail greennewdeal@seattledsa.org .

D4/D5/Ecosocialism Reading Group
2024-08-29 19:00 - 20:30 | Armistice Coffee Roosevelt, 6717 Roosevelt Ave NE, Seattle, WA
Join us 8/29 at Armistice Coffee Roosevelt to continue discussing the first 3 chapters of the book The Price Is Wrong: Why Capitalism Won’t Save the Planet (Brett Christophers, from Verso).
Our discussions seek to inform strategies for winning a democratic socialist society while thriving ecologically. You don’t have to live in District 4 or 5, and you can feel free to join the conversation even if you haven’t had time to read. All are welcome!
Questions? E-mail greennewdeal@seattledsa.org .

D4/D5/Ecosocialism Reading Group
2024-08-22 19:00 - 20:30 | Armistice Coffee Roosevelt, 6717 Roosevelt Ave NE, Seattle, WA
Join us 8/22 at Armistice Coffee Roosevelt to discuss the book The Price Is Wrong: Why Capitalism Won’t Save the Planet (Brett Christophers, from Verso), starting with the first 3 chapters.
Our discussions seek to inform strategies for winning a democratic socialist society that thrives ecologically. You don’t have to live in District 4 or 5, and you can feel free to join the conversation even if you haven’t had time to read. All are welcome!
Questions? E-mail greennewdeal@seattledsa.org .

D4/D5/Ecosocialism Reading Group
2024-08-08 19:00 - 20:30 | Armistice Coffee Roosevelt, 6717 Roosevelt Ave NE, Seattle, WA
Join us 8/8 at Armistice Coffee Roosevelt to discuss two readings: “Extractivism and Resistance in North Africa” by Hamza Hamouchene and “Violence and Care” by Maggie Fitzgerald . After these, on 8/22, we will start discussing the book The Price Is Wrong: Why Capitalism Won’t Save the Planet (Brett Christophers, from Verso).
Our discussions seek to inform strategies for winning a democratic socialist society that thrives ecologically. You don’t have to live in District 4 or 5, and you can feel free to join the conversation even if you haven’t had time to read. All are welcome!
Questions? E-mail greennewdeal@seattledsa.org .

D4/D5/Ecosocialism Reading Group
2024-07-25 19:00 - 20:30 | Armistice Coffee Roosevelt, 6717 Roosevelt Ave NE, Seattle, WA
Join us 7/25 to discuss “On the Concept of History” by Walter Benjamin.
Our discussions seek to inform strategies for winning a democratic socialist society that thrives ecologically. You don’t have to live in District 4 or 5, and you can feel free to join the conversation even if you haven’t had time to read. All are welcome!
Questions? E-mail greennewdeal@seattledsa.org .

D4/D5/Ecosocialism Reading Group
2024-07-11 19:00 - 20:30 | Armistice Coffee Roosevelt, 6717 Roosevelt Ave NE, Seattle, WA
Join us 7/11 at Armistice Coffee Roosevelt to wrap up discussion of the book The Exhausted of the Earth by Ajay Singh Chaudhary, with the last chapter “The Long Now”. We’ll also talk about what to read next, so bring your ideas.
Our discussions seek to inform strategies for winning a democratic socialist society that thrives ecologically. You don’t have to live in District 4 or 5, and you can feel free to join the conversation even if you haven’t had time to read. All are welcome!
Questions? E-mail greennewdeal@seattledsa.org .

D4/D5/Ecosocialism Reading Group
2024-06-27 19:00 - 20:30 | Armistice Coffee Roosevelt, 6717 Roosevelt Ave NE, Seattle, WA
Join us 6/27 as we continue the book The Exhausted of the Earth by Ajay Singh Chaudhary. We’ll discuss Chapter 4 “The Exhausted of the Earth”.
Our discussions seek to inform strategies for winning a democratic socialist society that thrives ecologically. You don’t have to live in District 4 or 5, and you can feel free to join the conversation even if you haven’t had time to read. All are welcome!
Questions? E-mail greennewdeal@seattledsa.org .

D4/D5/Ecosocialism Reading Group
2024-06-13 19:00 - 20:15 | Armistice Coffee Roosevelt, 6717 Roosevelt Ave NE, Seattle, WA
Join us 6/13 as we continue the book The Exhausted of the Earth by Ajay Singh Chaudhary. We’ll discuss Chapter 3 “Climate Lysenkoism”.
Our discussions seek to inform strategies for winning a democratic socialist society that thrives ecologically. You don’t have to live in District 4 or 5, and you can feel free to join the conversation even if you haven’t had time to read. All are welcome!
Questions? E-mail greennewdeal@seattledsa.org .

D4/D5/Ecosocialism Reading Group
2024-05-30 19:00 - 20:15 | Armistice Coffee Roosevelt, 6717 Roosevelt Ave NE, Seattle, WA
Join us 5/30 as we start the book The Exhausted of the Earth by Ajay Singh Chaudhary. We’ll discuss the Prologue and Chapters 1 and 2. Our discussions seek to inform strategies for winning a democratic socialist society that thrives ecologically. Note new start time of 7pm.
You don’t have to live in District 4 or 5, and you can feel free to join the conversation even if you haven’t had time to read. All are welcome!
Questions? E-mail greennewdeal@seattledsa.org .

D4/D5/Ecosocialism Reading Group
2024-05-16 18:45 - 20:00 | Armistice Coffee Roosevelt, 6717 Roosevelt Ave NE, Seattle, WA
Join us 5/16 to discuss two articles. The first, “State-Run Oil Companies and the Energy Transition: The case of Colombia’s Ecopetrol”, by Daniel Chavez and Lala Peñaranda, came to us by way of Trade Unionists for Energy Democracy. And “Italy’s Longest-Ever Factory Occupation” shows how workers can transform production, from Jacobin by Francesca Gabbriellini and Giacomo Gabbuti.
We will also talk about whether to start a new book, or what else to read next.
You don’t have to live in District 4 or 5, and you can feel free to join the conversation even if you haven’t had time to read. All are welcome! We seek to inform strategies for winning a democratic socialist society that thrives ecologically.
Questions? E-mail greennewdeal@seattledsa.org .

D4/D5/Ecosocialism Reading Group
2024-05-02 18:45 - 20:00 | Armistice Coffee Roosevelt, 6717 Roosevelt Ave NE, Seattle, WA
Join us 4/25 to discuss the last 3 chapters of the book Climate Change as Class War by Matt Huber: Chapter 6 “Electrifying the Climate Movement”, Chapter 7 “Power in the Union”, and the Conclusion “Species Solidarity”. We will also talk about what to read next.
You don’t have to live in District 4 or 5, and you can feel free to join the conversation even if you haven’t had time to read. All are welcome! We seek to inform strategies for winning a democratic socialist society that thrives ecologically.
Questions? E-mail greennewdeal@seattledsa.org .

UPDATE! D4/D5/Ecosocialism Reading Group
2024-04-25 19:00 - 20:30 | Third Place Books, 5041 Wilson Ave S, Seattle, WA, 98118, United States
This week, the normally north-end reading group is going on a trip! Join us 4/25 at Third Place Books Seward Park for the author Ajay Singh Chaudary’s presentation on his book The Exhausted of the Earth.

More info and register for the event here. All are welcome! We seek to inform strategies for winning a democratic socialist society that thrives ecologically. Questions or want to carpool? E-mail greennewdeal@seattledsa.org .

D4/D5/Ecosocialism Reading Group
2024-04-11 18:45 - 20:00 | Armistice Coffee Roosevelt, 6717 Roosevelt Ave NE, Seattle, WA
Join us 4/11 to continue with the book Climate Change as Class War by Matt Huber. Discussion will focus on Chapter 5 “Proletarian Ecology” and Chapter 6 “Electrifying the Climate Movement” (through p. 256 in the hard-copy).
We seek to inform strategies for winning a democratic socialist society that thrives ecologically. You don’t have to live in District 4 or 5, and you can feel free to join the conversation even if you haven’t had time to read. All are welcome!
Questions? E-mail greennewdeal@seattledsa.org .

D4/D5/Ecosocialism Reading Group
2024-03-28 18:45 - 20:00 | Armistice Coffee Roosevelt, 6717 Roosevelt Ave NE, Seattle, WA
Join us 3/28 to continue with the book Climate Change as Class War by Matt Huber. Discussion will focus on Chapter 3 “Credentialed Politics” and Chapter 4 “Carbon Guilt” (through p. 175 in the hard-copy). NEW LOCATION: Armistice Coffee House just north of Roosevelt light rail station.
We seek to inform strategies for winning a democratic socialist society that thrives ecologically. You don’t have to live in District 4 or 5, and you can feel free to join the conversation even if you haven’t had time to read. All are welcome!
Questions? E-mail greennewdeal@seattledsa.org .

D4/D5/Ecosocialism Reading Group
2024-03-14 18:45 - 20:00 | Café on the Ave, 4201 University Way NE, Seattle, WA, 98105, United States
Join us 3/14 to begin discussing the book Climate Change as Class War by Matt Huber, starting with the Introduction and Part I.
Our reading selections and discussions seek to inform strategies for winning a democratic socialist society that thrives ecologically. You don’t have to live in District 4 or 5, and you can feel free to join the conversation even if you haven’t had time to read. All are welcome!
Questions? E-mail greennewdeal@seattledsa.org .

D4/D5/Ecosocialism Reading Group
2024-02-29 18:45 - 20:00 | Café on the Ave, 4201 University Way NE, Seattle, WA, 98105, United States
Location update: Cafe on the Ave, details below. Join us to discuss the article “Neither Productivism nor Degrowth” by Ståle Holgersen, from Spectre Journal.
You don’t have to live in District 4 or 5, and you can feel free to join the conversation even if you haven’t had time to read. All are welcome!
Questions? E-mail greennewdeal@seattledsa.org .

D4/D5/Ecosocialism Reading Group
2024-02-15 18:45 - 20:00 | Café on the Ave, 4201 University Way NE, Seattle, WA, 98105, United States
Join us Thursday 2/15 at 6:45 to discuss the article “Planned Degrowth: Ecosocialism and Sustainable Human Development” by John Bellamy Foster, from Monthly Review.
The article recognizes the need to challenge current notions of “prosperity” and to move to a sustainable model of human development that meets the needs of individuals and communities. It argues for a revolutionary shift in the social relations governing the means production, and the planning of our economy around the survival of the species, rather than the endless drive to accumulation.
You don’t have to live in District 4 or 5, and you can feel free to join the conversation even if you haven’t had time to read. All are welcome!
Questions? E-mail greennewdeal@seattledsa.org .

D4/D5/Ecosocialism Reading Group
2024-02-01 18:45 - 20:00 | Café on the Ave, 4201 University Way NE, Seattle, WA, 98105, United States
Join us to finish discussion of Old Gods, New Enigmas: Marx’s Lost Theory, by Mike Davis, on Thursday 2/1 at 6:45. Our reading and discussions aspire to inform strategies for winning an ecologically thriving democratic socialist society. We will also discuss what to read next.
You don’t have to live in District 4 or 5, and you can feel free to join the conversation even if you haven’t had time to read. All are welcome!
Questions? E-mail greennewdeal@seattledsa.org .

D4/D5/Ecosocialism Reading Group
2024-01-18 18:45 - 20:00 | Café on the Ave, 4201 University Way NE, Seattle, WA, 98105, United States
Join us for continued discussion of Old Gods, New Enigmas: Marx’s Lost Theory, by Mike Davis, on Thursday 1/18 at 6:45. We will aim to read through p. 154 of the book. Our discussions aspire to inform strategies for winning an ecologically thriving democratic socialist society.
You don’t have to live in District 4 or 5, and you can feel free to join the conversation even if you haven’t had time to read. All are welcome!
Questions? E-mail greennewdeal@seattledsa.org .

D4/D5/Ecosocialism Reading Group
2024-01-04 18:45 - 20:00 | Café on the Ave, 4201 University Way NE, Seattle, WA, 98105, United States
Join us as we start reading Old Gods, New Enigmas: Marx’s Lost Theory, by Mike Davis, on Thursday 1/4 at 6:45. Our discussions aspire to inform strategies for winning an ecologically sound democratic socialist society.
You don’t have to live in District 4 or 5, and you can feel free to join the conversation even if you haven’t had time to read. All are welcome!
Questions? E-mail greennewdeal@seattledsa.org .

D4/D5/Ecosocialism Reading Group
2023-12-14 18:45 - 20:00 | Café on the Ave, 4201 University Way NE, Seattle, WA, 98105, United States
Join us for our final discussion of the book Assembly by Michael Hardt and Antonio Negri. We will also start discussing what to read next and all are welcome to join in.
No need to live in District 4 or 5.
Questions? E-mail greennewdeal@seattledsa.org (or post in our channel in Seattle DSA’s Slack workspace).

D4/D5/Ecosocialism Reading Group
2023-11-30 18:45 - 20:00 | Café on the Ave, 4201 University Way NE, Seattle, WA, 98105, United States
All are welcome to join us for a continuing discussion of the book Assembly by Michael Hardt and Antonio Negri, through Part III (Chapter 12). In the workerist/autonomist tradition of Marxism, this book informs DSA’s path to a mass movement to replace capitalism with democratic socialism.
No need to live in District 4 or 5, and feel free to join the conversation even if you haven’t had time to read!
Questions? E-mail greennewdeal@seattledsa.org (or post in our channel in Seattle DSA’s Slack workspace).

D4/D5/Ecosocialism Reading Group
2023-11-02 18:45 - 20:00 | Big Time Brewery & Alehouse, 4133 University Way NE, Seattle, WA, 98105, United States
LOCATION UPDATE: Big Time Brewery covered seating OUTDOORS in front. Bundle up and join us for a discussion of the book Assembly by Michael Hardt and Antonio Negri, through Chapter 10. In the workerist/autonomist tradition of Marxism, this book informs DSA’s path to a mass movement to replace capitalism with democratic socialism. You don’t have to live in District 4 or 5, and feel free to join the conversation even if you haven’t had time to read!
Big Time Brewery (4133 University Way) is easily accessible from the south exit of the U District light rail station. All are welcome. Questions? E-mail greennewdeal@seattledsa.org (or post in our channel in Seattle DSA’s Slack workspace).

D4/D5/Ecosocialism Reading Group
2023-10-12 18:45 - 20:00 | Die Bierstube, 6106 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle, WA, 98115, United States
Join us Thursday 10/12 to begin discussion of the book Assembly by Michael Hardt and Antonio Negri. The book informs DSA’s self-organizing path to a mass movement to replace capitalism with democratic socialism, in the workerist/autonomist tradition of Marxism. We will discuss Part I (Chapters 1-5).

You don’t have to live in District 4 or 5, and feel free to join the conversation even if you haven’t had time to read! All are welcome. Questions? E-mail greennewdeal@seattledsa.org (or post in our channel in Seattle DSA’s Slack workspace). Location update: Die Bierstube, details below.

D4/D5/Ecosocialism Reading Group
2023-09-14 18:45 - 20:00 | Die Bierstube, 6106 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle, WA, 98115, United States
Join us at Die Bierstube in Roosevelt, Thursday 9/14, to continue the discussion of a technical vision for a 100% renewable energy future, along with barriers/strategies for getting there. We will finish No Miracles Needed: How Today’s Technology Can Save Our Climate and Clean Our Air by Mark Jacobson.
We plan to return to political education topics that sharpen our thinking for the struggle to bring about an ecologically sound democratic socialist society, so come on in! We can choose our next reading and talk about alternative meeting locations and frequency.
You don’t have to live in District 4 or 5, and feel free to join the conversation even if you haven’t had time to read! All are welcome.

D4/D5/Ecosocialism Reading Group
2023-08-17 18:45 - 20:15 | Urban Luxe Café, 6105A Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle, WA, 98115, United States
Join us at Urban Luxe Cafe in Roosevelt, Thursday 8/17, to continue discussions of a technical vision for a 100% renewable energy future, along with barriers/strategies for getting there. We will be discussing No Miracles Needed: How Today’s Technology Can Save Our Climate and Clean Our Air by Mark Jacobson, through Chapter 9. The book provides thorough definitions and accessible technical descriptions for an optimal transition to 100% renewable energy.
You don’t have to live in District 4 or 5, and feel free to join the conversation even if you haven’t had time to read! All are welcome.

Urbanism Brainstorming Group
2023-07-22 15:00 - 16:00 | Online (Zoom Call), WA
Let’s get together and brainstorm to see if there’s an urbanist project that fits SDSA!
RSVP here for Zoom link.

D4/D5/Ecosocialism Reading Group
2023-07-20 18:45 - 20:15 | Urban Luxe Café, 6105A Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle, WA, 98115, United States
Join us at UrbanLuxe Cafe in Roosevelt, Thursday 7/20, to continue discussions of two technical visions for a 100% renewable energy future, along with barriers/strategies for getting there. We are each starting or will have finished one of two books (your choice which you would like to read). Electrify: An Optimist’s Playbook for Our Clean Energy Future by Saul Griffith emphasizes consumer choices and is a shorter read. No Miracles Needed: How Today’s Technology Can Save Our Climate and Clean Our Air by Mark Jacobson provides thorough definitions and accessible technical descriptions for an optimal transition to 100% renewable energy.
You don’t have to live in District 4 or 5, and feel free to join the conversation even if you haven’t had time to read! All are welcome.

D4/D5/Ecosocialism Reading Group
2023-06-22 18:45 - 20:30 | Urban Luxe Café, 6105A Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle, WA, 98115, United States
Join us 6:45 Thursday 6/22 at Urban Luxe Cafe, to kick off discussions of two technical visions for a 100% renewable energy future, and barriers/strategies for getting there. The plan is to have each gotten started reading one of these two books (your choice which) to inform the discussion–Electrify: An Optimist’s Playbook for Our Clean Energy Future by Saul Griffith, OR No Miracles Needed: How Today’s Technology Can Save Our Climate and Clean Our Air by Mark Jacobson. From there we’ll figure out the pace for finishing them.
You don’t have to live in District 4 or 5, and feel free to join the conversation even if you haven’t had time to read! All are welcome.

D4/D5/Ecosocialism Reading Group
2023-05-25 18:45 - 20:30 | Urban Luxe Café, 6105A Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle, WA, 98115, United States
Join us at Urban Luxe Cafe, 6:45 Thursday 5/25, for a discussion of “Covid, Climate Change: Is the World Ready for ‘Global Public Goods’?” from New Left Review, by Sean Sweeney. Sean Sweeney is at CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies and is one of the forces behind the global organization Trade Unionists for Energy Democracy.
You don’t have to live in District 4 or 5, and feel free to join the conversation even if you haven’t had time to read! All are welcome.

D4/D5/Ecosocialism Reading Group
2023-05-11 18:30 - 20:00 | Distant Worlds Coffeehouse, 6401 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle, WA, 98115, United States
Join northeast Seattle comrades at Distant Worlds Coffeehouse, 6:30 Thursday 5/11, for a discussion of “Socialist Politics and the Electricity Grid” by Syracuse DSA’s Matt Huber and Jacobin writer Fred Stafford, published in Catalyst. The article applies Marxist thinking to what is arguably the central project for eliminating fossil fuel consumption in the U.S. in pursuit of a just transition to address climate change.
You don’t have to live in District 4 or 5, and feel free to join the conversation even if you haven’t had time to read! All are welcome.

D4/D5/Ecosocialism Reading Group
2023-04-27 18:30 - 20:00 | Distant Worlds Coffeehouse, 6401 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle, WA, 98115, United States
Join northeast Seattle comrades at Distant Worlds Coffeehouse, 6:30 Thursday 4/27. We meet bi-weekly to discuss articles or books that inform our organizing–in general, or most often in relation to climate change. This time we are taking a breath for a relaxed conversation about what we want to read next. We have some great ideas–check out the slack channel or email greennewdeal@seattledsa.org to preview some of them–and please feel free to bring your own!
You don’t have to live in District 4 or 5, and feel free to join the conversation even if you haven’t had time to read! All are welcome.

Earth Day Rally and March
2023-04-22 12:00 - 15:30 | Seattle City Hall, 600 4th Ave, Seattle, WA 98104, USA, 600 4th Ave, Seattle, WA USA, WA, 98104, United States
Join 350 Seattle, Seattle DSA and others in demanding that the City move big businesses off fossil fuels now! If we don’t speak up, Big Business will set the timeline for Seattle’s climate action–way too little, way too late! RSVP here and sign the Electrify Seattle pledge.
To travel there or meet up with other SDSA comrades, please email greennewdeal@seattledsa.org, preferably by 4/21 latest.

Phone/text bank for Earth Day rally!
2023-04-20 19:30 - 21:00 | Online (Zoom Call), WA
Help phone bank for the Earth Day rally! Fight for a Green New Deal in Seattle and union jobs! More here: https://350seattle.org/green-new-deal-electrify-seattle/
Link to Earth Day rally info:

https://seattledsa.org/?p=31397

RSVP here for Zoom link.

D4/D5/Ecosocialism Reading Group
2023-04-13 18:30 - 20:00 | Distant Worlds Coffeehouse, 6401 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle, WA, 98115, United States
Join northeast Seattle comrades at Distant Worlds Coffeehouse, 6:30 Thursday 4/13, for a discussion of Part III, Conclusion, and Appendix of The Red Nation’s book, The Red Deal: Indigenous Action to Save Our Earth, available from Common Notions Press. For an inspiring description, check out the national DSA’s 2019 statement of endorsement of the Red Deal .
You don’t have to live in District 4 or 5, and feel free to join the conversation even if you haven’t had time to read! All are welcome.

D4/D5/Ecosocialism Reading Group
2023-03-30 18:30 - 20:00 | Distant Worlds Coffeehouse, 6401 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle, WA, 98115, United States
Join northeast Seattle comrades at Distant Worlds Coffeehouse, 6:30 Thursday 3/30, for a discussion of Part II of The Red Nation’s book, The Red Deal: Indigenous Action to Save Our Earth, available from Common Notions Press. For an inspiring description, check out the national DSA’s 2019 statement of endorsement of the Red Deal .
Extreme nerds may also read the 2010 People’s Agreement of Cochabamba (Bolivia) which is mentioned in the book, completely optional.
You don’t have to live in District 4 or 5, and feel free to join the conversation even if you haven’t had time to read! All are welcome.

D4/D5/Ecosocialism Reading Group
2023-03-16 18:30 - 20:00 | Distant Worlds Coffeehouse, 6401 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle, WA, 98115, United States
Join northeast Seattle comrades at Distant Worlds Coffeehouse, 6:30 Thursday 3/16, for a discussion of the Introduction and Part I of The Red Nation’s book The Red Deal: Indigenous Action to Save Our Earth, available from Common Notions Press. For an inspiring description, check out national DSA’s 2019 statement of endorsement of the Red Deal here https://www.dsausa.org/statements/dsa-red-deal-statement-of-endorsement/
You don’t have to live in District 4 or 5, and feel free to join the conversation even if you haven’t had time to read! All are welcome.

D4/D5/Ecosocialism Reading Group
2023-03-02 18:30 - 20:00 | Distant Worlds Coffeehouse, 6401 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle, WA, 98115, United States
Join northeast Seattle comrades at Distant Worlds Coffeehouse, 6:30 Thursday 3/2, for a discussion of Peter Drucker’s commentary “DSA and the Democratic Party”, which is a review of the book Breaking the Impasse by Kim Moody.
You don’t have to live in District 4 or 5, and feel free to join the conversation even if you haven’t had time to read! All are welcome.

D4/D5/Ecosocialism Reading Group
2023-02-16 18:30 - 20:30 | Distant Worlds Coffeehouse, 6401 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle, WA, 98115, United States
Join northeast Seattle comrades at Distant Worlds Coffeehouse, 6:30 Thursday 2/16, for a discussion of the Chapter 3 of Half-Earth Socialism by Troy Vetesse and Drew Pendergrass (reasonably priced epub from Verso). The book provocatively contemplates life after capitalism, reversing climate disaster, and mechanisms of socialist governance.
You don’t have to live in District 4 or 5, and feel free to join the conversation even if you haven’t had time to read! All are welcome.

D4/D5/Ecosocialism Reading Group
2023-02-02 18:15 - 20:00 | Bulldog News (extended hours for us–ignore google), 4208 University Way NE, Seattle, WA, 98105, United States
Join northeast Seattle comrades Thursday 2/2 at 6:15 at Bulldog News for a discussion of “Naive Questions on Degrowth” by Kenta Tsuda from New Left Review. The author eloquently interrogates the notion of degrowth as promoted to address climate change. It is sure to inform our actions in response to climate and our continued reading of the book Half Earth Socialism, to which we will return at the subsequent meeting. Bulldog News is staying open just for us–disregard google which will show them as closing at 6.
You don’t have to live in District 4 or 5, and feel free to join the conversation even if you haven’t had time to read! All are welcome.

D4/D5/Ecosocialism Reading Group
2023-01-19 18:15 - 20:00 | Café on the Ave, 4201 University Way NE, Seattle, WA, 98105, United States
Join northeast Seattle comrades at Cafe on the Ave, 6:15 Thursday 1/19, for a discussion of the Chapter 2 of Half-Earth Socialism by Troy Vetesse and Drew Pendergrass (very reasonably priced from Verso). The book provocatively contemplates life after capitalism, reversing climate disaster, and mechanisms of socialist governance.
You don’t have to live in District 4 or 5, and feel free to join the conversation even if you haven’t had time to read! All are welcome.

D4/D5/Ecosocialism Reading Group
2023-01-05 18:15 - 20:00 | Café on the Ave, 4201 University Way NE, Seattle, WA, 98105, United States
Join northeast Seattle comrades at Cafe on the Ave, 6:15 Thursday 1/5, for a discussion of the Introduction and Chapter 1 of Half-Earth Socialism by Troy Vetesse and Drew Pendergrass (very reasonably priced from Verso). The book provocatively contemplates life after capitalism, reversing climate disaster, and mechanisms of socialist governance.
You don’t have to live in District 4 or 5, and feel free to join the conversation even if you haven’t had time to read! All are welcome.

D4/D5/Ecosocialism Reading Group
2022-12-15 18:15 - 20:15 | Café on the Ave, 4201 University Way NE, Seattle, WA, 98105, United States
Join Seattle comrades at Cafe on the Ave, 6:15 Thursday 12/15, for a discussion of Nancy Fraser’s article from New Left review, “Climates of Capital” .
Fraser argues that as political actors of multiple hues are turning green, the political climate is turbulent. Safeguarding the planet requires disclosing the capitalist drivers of multiple strands of injustice and irrationality, to develop a powerful counter-hegemonic project of societal transformation. Please support New Left Review by purchasing the article for approx $3.50 (in British pounds) or contact hildreth@seanet.com for assistance.
You don’t have to live in District 4 or 5, and feel free to join the conversation even if you haven’t had time to read! All are welcome.

D4/D5/Ecosocialism Reading Group
2022-12-01 18:15 - 20:15 | Café on the Ave, 4201 University Way NE, Seattle, WA, 98105, United States
Join northeast Seattle comrades at Cafe on the Ave, Thursday 12/1, 6:15, for a discussion of a quick climate-related read, “The Whole Field”, by Max Krahé. Then, we have three candidate books in mind to read next—you can help us decide which one.
You don’t have to live in District 4 or 5, and feel free to join the conversation even if you haven’t had time to read! All are welcome.

Location Change!! D4/D5/Ecosocialism Reading Group
2022-11-17 18:15 - 20:00 | Distant Worlds Coffeehouse, 6401 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle, WA, 98115, United States
LOCATION CHANGE! Join northeast Seattle comrades Thursday 11/3, 6:15 at Distant Worlds Coffee Shop, SW corner Roosevelt & 65th under the “SPEX in the City” sign, for a discussion of “Capitalism, Nature, Socialism: A Theoretical Introduction”, by James O’Connor . For extreme nerds, insomniacs or fanatics, here is a supplemental commentary on O’Connor as well–“Capitalism and Ecology” by John Bellamy Foster , no pressure.
You don’t have to live in District 4 or 5, and feel free to join the conversation even if you haven’t had time to read! All are welcome.

D4/D5/Ecosocialism Reading Group
2022-11-03 18:30 - 20:30 | Urban Luxe Café, 6105A Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle, WA, 98115, United States
Join northeast Seattle comrades Thursday 11/3, 6:30 at Urban Luxe Cafe for a discussion of “Understanding what sustainability is not – and what it is” . The article explains that “Ecologically sustainable development”, adopted by the UN WCED and other institutions as a guiding principle, is impossible to implement. Instead “sustainable development” provides psychological comfort, maintains the status quo of neoliberal capitalism, and provides rewarding employment for the professional class. The article convincingly promotes sustainable eco-socialism on ‘spaceship’ Earth through relational application of the formula of “from each according to their ability to each according to their need”.
You don’t have to live in District 4 or 5, and feel free to join the conversation even if you haven’t had time to read! All are welcome.

D4/D5/Ecosocialism Reading Group
2022-10-13 18:30 - 20:30 | Urban Luxe Café, 6105A Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle, WA, 98115, United States
Join northeast Seattle comrades Thursday 10/13, 6:30 at Urban Luxe Cafe for a second discussion of the last chapter of Corona, Climate, Chronic Emergency by Andreas Malm (chapter entitled “War Communism”). We’ll add a related article, “Socialism with An Anarchist Squint” (heads up it’s fairly long). You don’t have to live in District 4 or 5, and feel free to join the conversation even if you haven’t had time to read! All are welcome.
For an epub of the Malm book, please email hildreth@seanet.com.

D4/D5/Ecosocialism Reading Group
2022-09-29 18:30 - 20:30 | Urban Luxe Café, 6105A Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle, WA, 98115, United States
Join northeast Seattle comrades Thursday 9/29, 6:30 at Urban Luxe Cafe, five blocks from Roosevelt light rail station. We are reading just the last chapter of Corona, Climate, Chronic Emergency by Andreas Malm (chapter entitled “War Communism”). To request an epub of the book, please email hildreth@seanet.com. Optional supplemental reading “Ecological Leninism”, a response to Malm by Adam Tooze. You don’t have to live in District 4 or 5, and feel free to join the conversation even if you haven’t had time to read! All are welcome.

D4/D5/Ecosocialism Reading Group
2022-09-15 18:30 - 20:30 | Urban Luxe Café, 6105A Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle, WA, 98115, United States
Join northeast Seattle comrades again, Thursday 9/15 at 6:30, at Urban Luxe Cafe, 6105 Roosevelt Way NE, indoors or outdoors negotiable. We will finish Class Matrix by Vivek Chibber (Sections 4.3 thru 4.5 and then Chapter 5). Anyone is still welcome to join or sit in on the conversation. You don’t have to be in District 4 or 5, and if you want an epub of this GREAT book, please email 3eshaw@gmail.com.

D4/D5/Ecosocialism Reading Group
2022-09-01 18:30 - 20:30 | Urban Luxe Café, 6105A Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle, WA, 98115, United States
Join northeast Seattle comrades in person outdoors at Urban Luxe (details below) on Thurs 9/1 to talk about The Class Matrix by Vivek Chibber–through Chapter 4 section 4.2 “Agents and Automatons”. Relax and join the conversation with or without reading that far. For an epub version of the book, please email 3eshaw@gmail.com. All are welcome!

D4/D5/Ecosocialism Reading Group
2022-08-18 18:30 - 20:00 | On Zoom, WA, United States
Join northeast Seattle comrades on August 18 to talk about the first two chapters of the book The Class Matrix by Vivek Chibber, that is, the chapters titled “Class Structure” and “Class Formation”. If you would like an epub version of the book please email 3eshaw@gmail.com . We will go back to zoom this time due to COVID persistence, but we have a new outdoor plan for Sept 1. Join the discussion here https://washington.zoom.us/j/92917285708 . All are welcome!

Green New Deal and Ecosocialism Meeting
2022-07-17 12:30 - 14:00, 2022-07-03 12:30 - 14:00, 2022-06-05 12:30 - 14:00 | Online, Seattle, WA, United States
Join us bi-weekly Sunday’s at 12:30 pm to pursue a fair and effective Green New Deal to halt climate change and win environmental justice. We explore ecosocialist theory, organize with climate groups, fight for Green New Deal measures at state and local levels, and are participating in the national DSA’s Green New Deal campaign. Questions? Email greennewdeal@seattledsa.org
Zoom info: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81706731716?pwd=[REDACTED]
Join by phone: 253 215 8782
Meeting ID: 817 0673 1716
Passcode: [REDACTED]

Green New Deal and Ecosocialism Meeting CANCELED
2022-06-19 12:30 - 14:00 | Online, Seattle, WA, United States
Ecosocialists and Ecosocialism Curious, our June 19 meeting is canceled to honor Juneteenth and because tomorrow is the last opportunity for gathering signatures to get the housing initiative (I-135) on the ballot. Celebrate and help if you can!
Join us bi-weekly Sunday’s at 12:30 pm to pursue a fair and effective Green New Deal to halt climate change and win environmental justice. We explore ecosocialist theory, organize with climate groups, fight for Green New Deal measures at state and local levels, and are participating in the national DSA’s Green New Deal campaign. Questions? Email greennewdeal@seattledsa.org
Zoom info: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81706731716?pwd=[REDACTED]
Join by phone: 253 215 8782
Meeting ID: 817 0673 1716
Passcode: [REDACTED]

D4/D5/Ecosocialism Reading Group
2022-05-26 18:30 - 20:00 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
On Thursday, May 26 we will be reading the last three chapters of Creating an Ecological Society: Toward a Revolutionary Transformation by Fred Magdoff and Chris Williams. Creating an Ecological Society reveals an overwhelmingly simple truth: Fighting for reforms is vital, but revolution is essential. Because it aims squarely at replacing capitalism with an ecologically sound and socially just society, Creating an Ecological Society is filled with revolutionary hope. Fred Magdoff and Chris Williams, who have devoted their lives to activism, Marxist analysis, and ecological science, provide informed, fascinating accounts of how a new world can be created from the ashes of the old. Their book shows that it is possible to envision and create a society that is genuinely democratic, equitable, and ecologically sustainable.
Check the reading group Slack channel or text Denise at 206-276-6063 for a link to the reading.
Zoom link for the meeting: https://washington.zoom.us/j/91708325322
New members are always welcome! Join us! Many areas of practice will be addressed and tied into the struggle to create an Ecosocialist society.
