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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
-->> 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
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
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
State legislatures: how do they work? What is happening in Olympia this session? Come join us for an informal teach-in to learn about how laws get made in Washington State. We'll do a brief presentation and a Q&A.
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
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.
with a report from SDSA's Housing Justice Policy Committee with Sundar Sharma, SDSA housing Justice Policy Committee and coconvener in D2 and Jacob Roth, Puget Sound Tenants Union After SDSA was involved in pushing tenants' rights forward in Olympia, the focus is now on Seattle and King County: How can we make sure all tenants ... Read more
The PRO Act, if passed, could set off a prairie fire of workplace organizing and unionization efforts. Biden and the majority of the Democratic Party has come out in favor of the Act but intransigent resistance from the GOP and big business, expressed through the filibuster, promises to scuttle the bill. What is the PRO ... Read more
Join the District 4 reading group April 10th at 1:00 pm to read “Caliban and the Witch” by Silvia Federici — https://libcom.org/library/caliban-witch-silvia-federici. We will be reading up until the section Liberty and Social Division on page 28. This event is open to DSA members and anyone curious about DSA. Zoom Details: https://washington.zoom.us/j/93119975752 Meeting ID: 931 ... 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 forms a complex existence for queer, femme, and questioning folks. We open this space for all individuals to be radically vulnerable, emotionally available, and loving as we introduce ... 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
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 April General Membership Meeting, where members can share their goals and thoughts with our new Leaders' Council. Meet two candidates for local office seeking Seattle DSA's endorsement! Hear from the candidates, and bring your questions about their visions for a more just, socialist future. This is a virtual meeting. For ... 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
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
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
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
Got Green organizes for environmental, racial, and economic justice as a South Seattle-based grassroots organization led by people of color and low income people. Attend or support their on-line and in-person events throughout Earth Day. Garden Work Party 11am-5pm, in-person with safety protocols - with Nurturing Roots Postering & Canvassing in the South End 11am-5pm, ... Read more
Our next District 2 Group meeting is going to be an informal discussion about Biden’s first 100 days. Policies, wins, shortcomings, perceptions, we want to discuss it all! We want this to be a very casual discussion-based meeting/happy hour, so there will be no reserved speaker roles. We will still hold space for D2 actions/updates ... Read more
Tens of thousands of immigrants are streaming toward the US/Mexico border to escape endemic violence and the economic devastation of the pandemic. After 4 years of Trump’s brutal racist anti-immigrant policies, many are hoping that Biden will follow through on his promise of a humane immigration policy. Unfortunately, it appears the more things change, the ... Read more
Join the District 4 reading group April 24th at 4:30 pm to read “Caliban and the Witch” by Silvia Federici — https://libcom.org/library/caliban-witch-silvia-federici. We will be reading the rest of Chapter 1 pg 28-60. This event is open to DSA members and anyone curious about DSA. Zoom Details: https://washington.zoom.us/j/94394817135 Meeting ID: 943 9481 7135
Terrified or baffled by climate change? This is for you! An accessible and interactive forum on the basics of the carbon cycle, the U.S. energy system, and transforming it via worker power. This is the decade of the Green New Deal—let’s not dither around in our pursuit of a just transition to a 100% renewable energy system. Questions? ... Read more
Join district 3 comrades for our monthly movie night! This month we'll be watching Sorry to Bother You, a hilarious and surreal film that follows Cassius "Cash" Green (Lakeith Stanfield), a young black telemarketer who adopts a white accent to succeed at his job. Swept into a corporate conspiracy, he must choose between profit and joining ... Read more
How can we build labor and climate connections for a just transition to 100% renewable energy in the U.S.? Let's continue on from Sunday's teach-in basics (not required), and we'll strategize on immediate opportunities to win fights for energy democracy, with Syracuse DSA and right here in King County! Join us! Questions? Email [email protected] Register ... 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
Are you looking to get involved in the labor movement in Seattle or do you have ideas about how Seattle DSA should orient towards labor? Come to an SDSA labor meeting! The Seattle DSA Labor Committee invites union members, labor activists, and people interested in workplace organizing to our meetings. Register here for zoom info.
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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 United States, as a global superpower, has an outsize influence on the UN Conference of the Parties (COP), the international meeting where countries agree on how to fight climate change. International cooperation is indispensable to fighting a global problem like climate change. What is climate colonialism? How has the United States influenced previous UN ... Read more
Join District 4 a casual zoom-based meet-up! This will be a time to get to know each other, build community, chat about whatever topics are on our minds, answer questions, etc. This event is open to DSA members from other districts – or anyone curious about DSA. District 4 is roughly U District, Eastlake, Fremont, ... Read more
Prior to the march, we recommend that DSA members meet at the field next to the north baseball diamond of Judkins Park, which is right next to the start location. Look for our banner! March and rally with El Comité, Seattle DSA and others starting at Noon at St. Mary's Church near Judkins Park. We'll ... Read more
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