Online New Member Orientation
2021-02-18 18:00 - 19:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | On Zoom, WA, United States
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 need to be an official member to attend – “DSA curious” folks are welcome!
RSVP for Zoom link
Questions? Contact: member-engagement@seattledsa.org.

Housing Justice Policy Committee
2021-02-18 18:00 - 19:30 | Online, Seattle, WA, United States
Join SDSA for our second meeting of the Housing Justice Policy Committee!
We are currently focused on planning a joint march for Amazon Workers and Tenant Rights on February 20th as part of a national day of solidarity with the Bessemer, Alabama Amazon workers organizing for a union.
We are also building town halls to put maximum pressure on state legislators to pass vital COVID tenant protections including a “just cause” eviction protection and barring landlords from evicting tenants for back rent accrued during the moratorium, and establishing a one-year rent freeze following the moratorium.
Our social media and research team is publicizing the connection between the housing crisis, COVID, capitalism, and the landlord lobby’s pull on the Democratic-Party dominated State Legislature. We are absolutely against any reduction of the Seattle Amazon Tax.
All of this helps us gear up for a broader class-struggle fight for a green jobs program to rapidly build tens of thousands of affordable homes, statewide rent control, and permanent “just cause eviction” protections.
Join us on Thursday to help build for the February 20th Rally for Amazon Workers and Tenant Rights and the campaign beyond!
RSVP here for Zoom info.

POSTPONED: Online New Member Orientation
2021-02-20 12:00 - 13:30 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
We are sorry to postpone today’s Online New Member Orientation. Please join us at the Rally for Amazon Workers and Tenant Rights. Please reach out to the Member Engagement Team to learn more about Seattle DSA or to schedule a one-on-one meeting.
Questions? Contact: member-engagement@seattledsa.org

Rally for Amazon Workers & Tenant Rights!
2021-02-20 14:00 - 15:30 | Washington Multi-Family Housing Association, 711 Powell Ave SW, Renton, WA, 98057, United States
THIS IN-PERSON MARCH WILL BE *STRICTLY* SOCIALLY DISTANCED. MASKS REQUIRED.
Over the years, Amazon has turned Greater Seattle into a city completely unaffordable to ordinary people. Yet while Amazon’s workers struggle to make rent, and 225,000 Washington families are in danger of being swept up by an “eviction tsunami” when the eviction moratorium expires March 31st, Bezos has earned enough money to give each of his workers $150,000 bonuses and still be as rich as he was before COVID.
That’s why King County Labor Council, Tenants Union of Washington, 350 Seattle, Amazon Employees for Climate Justice, Transit Riders Union, UNITE HERE Local 8, Seattle Democratic Socialists of America, and others are uniting in solidarity for a rally and march on February 20th.
This is part of a national day of action to support the union drive of Amazon warehouse workers in Alabama, as well as to demand the state legislature pass the strongest possible tenants rights protections, while thousands of Amazon workers and others struggle through COVID to stay afloat.
We’ll begin with a rally at the headquarters of a corporate landlord lobby group, the Multi-Family Housing Association, one of the most vocal opponents of vital tenant rights legislation in the Washington State Legislature right now — and make our way to the Amazon Flex warehouse a few blocks away.
We’re demanding:

Governor Inslee extends the moratorium until we can guarantee a dignified solution to all unemployed and lower-income workers unable to access quality affordable housing!
Pass a “just cause” eviction protection and bar landlords from evicting tenants for back rent accrued during the moratorium (SB5160)!
Establish a one-year rent freeze following the moratorium (SB5139)!
We need a green jobs program to rapidly build tens of thousands of affordable homes, statewide rent control, and permanent “just cause eviction” protections!
Don’t hollow out the Seattle Amazon Tax! We need progressive taxes to solve our housing crisis.
Amazon: quit your union-busting campaign!

Show up to support unionizing Amazon workers and desperately needed progressive housing legislation!

Queer & Feminist Caucus with Special Guests: The Matchgirls Labor Struggle
2021-02-21 12:00 - 13:30 | Online, Seattle, WA, United States
Join the SDSA Queer & Feminist Caucus for our regular labor history happy hour — this time for brunch!
This month we’ll be joined by special guests from the UK who organizing to raise consciousness around the impact of the Matchgirls, a group of women in the 1880s who went on strike against some of the most horrific working conditions in the world and laid the groundwork for the modern labor movement, not just in the UK and Europe, but in the U.S. and around the world!
RSVP here for Zoom access & info

Socialist Night School
2021-02-22 18:00 - 19:30 | Online (Zoom Call), WA
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 [at] gmail . com

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Last October, after a year marked by mass protests over rising wealth inequality, Chileans voted overwhelmingly to create a new constitution—one that would replace the 1980 document drawn up by the country’s former dictator, Augusto Pinochet. It was a major step in the political revolution against Chile’s neoliberal regime.
What’s next for the creation of Chile’s new constitution? What social forces and political parties are involved? And what does Chile’s recent political history tell us about the challenges and prospects of a new road to democratic socialism?
Joining us to help make sense of all of this is Abigail Gutmann-Gonzalez. Gutmann-Gonzalez grew up in a rural community in post-dictatorial Chile and much of her early experiences there were foundational to her understanding of and belief in the working class. She has been a member of DSA since 2017 and is the former two-term Co-Chair of East Bay DSA. She currently resides in Berkeley, California.
You don’t need to be an expert on international politics or a Seattle DSA member to enjoy this lecture and the Q&A that follows. If you’d like to learn more about the past and future of the Chilean left, please join us!
Optional readings:

Noam Titelman, Allende in Chile Today
Abigail Gutmann-Gonzalez/Andrew Richner, Chile Awakens
René Rojas, Chile’s Democratic Revolution

Afrosocialists & Socialists of Color Caucus meeting
2021-02-22 18:30 - 20:00, 2021-03-01 18:30 - 20:00, 2021-03-08 18:30 - 20:00, 2021-03-15 18:30 - 20:00, 2021-03-22 18:30 - 20:00, 2021-03-29 18:30 - 20:00, 2021-04-05 18:30 - 20:00, 2021-04-12 18:30 - 20:00 and 5 more dates | Online, Seattle, WA, United States
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 public and internal education and agitation, we aim to continue the legacy of the Black radical tradition, as well as the radical traditions of other oppressed minorities. Our goal is to act as a network that will support and develop non-white DSA members as leaders in the organization.
BIPOC socialists (DSA members and nonmembers alike) are invited to join us at our weekly meetings most Mondays at 6:30 pm. Find the Zoom link on SDSA Slack in the #afrosoc channel or email afrosocialists@seattledsa.org and provide your full name to receive an invitation.

Housing Justice Town Hall Planning
2021-02-24 19:30 - 20:30 | https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81171650966
Come join us for our next pillar of the Housing Justice campaign: Town Hall events! We’re planning multiple town halls for state legislators to hear their constituents – tenants, housing justice advocates – and why they must pass vital tenants rights legislation, including SB 5160. We will also bring our demands of No Evictions, Social Housing, Shelter for All, and Rent Control! Come help us plan, we need you!
~SDSA’s Housing Justice Policy Committee

District 4 Meet-Up
2021-02-25 18:30 - 20:30 | Online (Zoom Call), WA
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, Wallingford, Roosevelt, Ravenna, Bryant, Laurelhurst, Sand Point, View Ridge, and Wedgwood.

Zoom Details:
https://washington.zoom.us/j/95571608202
Meeting ID: 955 7160 8202
*Please contact us at d4sdsa@gmail.com if you have any accessibility concerns re: zoom*

Queer & Feminist Caucus - Community Meeting
2021-02-28 12:00 - 13:30 | Online (Zoom Call), WA
Hop on a call with the Queer & Feminist Caucus as we talk about the future of our community. We’ll be gathering to discuss a new meeting structure and setting goals/projects we can work towards!
Grab yourself some food, a coffee, a mimosa and join us for Sunday brunch!

RSVP here for Zoom info

Immigration Justice Working Group
2021-02-28 15:00 - 17:00 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
RSVP HERE
Immigration Justice Working Group February meeting. Let’s celebrate the win on the state bill to ban for-profit prisons in WA state. And then plan what to do next to move forward on more justice for immigrants.
RSVP HERE

Green New Deal and Ecosocialism Meeting
2021-02-28 15:30 - 17:00 | Virtual, WA, United States
Join us 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, are developing a campaign for fare-free transit, and are participating in the national DSA’s Green New Deal campaign. Questions? Email greennewdeal@seattledsa.org
Zoom info:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83567416514?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 835 6741 6514
Password: [REDACTED]
Join by phone +1 253 215 8782

District 3 Movie Night: Judas and the Black Messiah
2021-02-28 18:30 - 20:30 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
Join D3 comrades for our monthly movie night! This month, we’ll be watching the new film Judas and the Black Messiah. Starring Daniel Kaluuya and Lakeith Stanfield, Judas and the Black Messiah is a dramatic portrayal of Illinois Black Panther Party chairman Fred Hampton’s (Kaluuya) assassination by local and federal law enforcement, aided by FBI informant Bill O’Neal (Stanfield).
We’ll watch the film together and have a discussion afterward.
Zoom info:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81426471411

March General Membership Meeting and Candidate Forum
2021-03-02 19:00 - 21:00 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
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 this link may have an outdated agenda from the last month’s meeting. If so, the Local Council will eventually update this link with the proposed agenda for the upcoming month’s meeting as soon as it’s available. If you have an announcement or suggestion for the agenda, please email info@SeattleDSA.org

Housing Collective (El Grupo para Organizar su Edificio) – Online Meeting
2021-03-03 17:30 - 19:00, 2021-04-07 17:30 - 19:00 | Online (Zoom Call), WA
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 will be having a presentation about eviction defense.
Can’t make this event but you’d like to discuss how to improve your housing situation? Email the event organizers at housing@seattledsa.org to set up a one-on-one appointment.
Zoom Call Info available upon signing up here.

Housing Justice Policy Committee
2021-03-04 17:30 - 19:00 | Online, Seattle, WA, United States
Join Seattle DSA for our Housing Justice Policy Committee!
RSVP here for zoom information.

District 4 Reading Group: The Wretched of the Earth
2021-03-05 18:30 - 20:00 | Online (Zoom Call), WA
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 anyone curious about DSA.
Zoom Details:
https://washington.zoom.us/j/92664693099
Meeting ID: 926 6469 3099

Queer and Feminist Caucus - Work Meeting
2021-03-07 12:00 - 13:30 | Online (Zoom Call), WA
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 drive our future work!

You wanna fight for justice
Live in a liberated world
Party like it’s a club

You better work b****!

RSVP here for Zoom info

Workers and the World Unite! DSA's PRO Act Launch
2021-03-07 14:00 - 15:30 | Virtual, WA, United States
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

Rebels & Resistance Reading Group
2021-03-09 19:30 - 21:00 | https://meet.tech-bloc-sea.dev/RebelsandResistanceMarch2021
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 did these movements practice international solidarity? How did their tactics relate to their historical contexts? What lessons can we learn from their experiences?
Check out these articles if you can; you’re still welcome to come even if you can’t.
An Interview with Robin D. G. Kelley
Tute Bianche: The Practical Side of Myth Making (in Catastrophic Times)
Online here

Alabama Amazon Workers Rally Planning Meeting
2021-03-10 19:00 - 20:30 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
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% 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. In 2020, Bezos made $35 MILLION PER HOUR, while most Amazon workers made only $15 per hour. They also work under grueling, unsafe, stressful conditions, risking their lives during the pandemic. If this union election wins, the impact on labor organizing in the south and around the country, on building BIPOC-led worker power, would be enormous. However, Amazon has spent nearly $10,000 PER DAY on a vicious propaganda campaign to pressure workers to vote against unionizing.
A strong show of solidarity here in Amazon’s hometown will send a powerful message to the Alabama workers that we’ve got their back. Come help boost the media coverage for our rally at the international headquarters of this corporate behemoth on this International Day of Action!
Speakers include Amazon warehouse workers.
The rally will also educate people about the PRO Act, which would remove legal obstacles to unionization, and we will call on President Biden and the Senate to pass this crucial bill.
Please RSVP for the rally here! (The rally will be socially distanced.)
Zoom link for tonight’s planning meeting at 7 pm.
Flier with more info

Seattle DSA Eastside Branch meeting
2021-03-11 17:30 - 18:30, 2021-04-08 17:30 - 18:30, 2021-05-06 17:30 - 18:30 | On Zoom, WA, United States
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.

D2 meeting and co-convener elections
2021-03-11 18:00 - 19:00 | On Zoom, WA, United States
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.

Seattle’s Fight for $15: Lessons for Socialists today? Next District 3 meeting (all are welcome!)
2021-03-11 18:30 - 20:00 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
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 willing or prepared to fight for it. Can we rely on the Democratic Party? What can DSA, the Left, and the labor movement do to win $15/hour min.wage?
Join District 3 members to hear from one of the organizers of the fight for $15 in Seattle, the first major city to win $15, and discuss what we can learn from that struggle to win $15 across the US today. We’ll also discuss the International Day of Solidarity with the Amazon warehouse workers fighting to unionize, the upcoming housing justice town hall, and the Kshama Sawant solidarity campaign.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85862786160
If you need to call in:
253-215-8782
Meeting ID: 858 6278 6160

2021 SDSA Local Convention
2021-03-13 11:00 - 14:00 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
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 it will shape the political direction of the chapter in the coming year! Join us on March 13th at 11AM!
REGISTER HERE to attend

Queer & Feminist Caucus - The Gay Agenda: gender & sexuality space
2021-03-14 12:00 - 13:30 | Online (Zoom Call), WA
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 like gender abolition and radical feminism.

Bring a queer buddy as we gather for The Gay Agenda

RVSP here for Zoom info

Alabama Amazon Workers Rally Planning Meeting
2021-03-15 19:00 - 20:00 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
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.
Nearly 5,800 workers, 70% of whom are Black, have begun standing up against the second largest company in the country and the second richest man in the world, Jeff Bezos. In 2020, Bezos made $35 MILLION PER HOUR, while most Amazon workers made only $15 per hour. They also work under grueling, unsafe, stressful conditions, risking their lives during the pandemic. If this union election wins, the impact on labor and anti-racist organizing in the south and around the country would be enormous. However, Amazon has spent nearly $10,000 PER DAY on a powerful propaganda campaign to pressure workers to vote against unionizing.
A strong show of solidarity here in Amazon’s hometown will send an inspiring message to the Alabama workers that we’ve got their back. Come help boost the media coverage for our rally at the international headquarters of this corporate behemoth on this International Day of Action!
Please RSVP for the rally here! (The rally will be socially distanced.)
Endorsed by: Labor for Black Lives, Seattle Education Association, UNITE HERE Local 8, International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 52, Social Equity Educators, 350.org Seattle Action, City Councilmember Kshama Sawant, United Auto Workers Local 4121, National Educators United, Committee to Stop Police Terror & Systemic Racism, Socialist Alternative, and Freedom Socialist Party.
Speakers will educate people about the PRO Act, which would remove legal obstacles to unionization, and we’ll call on President Biden and the Senate to pass this crucial bill
Please let ramy2345@gmail.com know if your union or organization can endorse this rally.
NEW Zoom link for planning meeting

Tenants Rights Town Hall With Community Leaders & State Legislators
2021-03-17 18:30 - 20:30 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
——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, Real Change, Share, Wheel, Nickelsville, Social Equity Educators, Hate Free Delridge, Community Acupuncture Project, Alki UCC.
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Over 225,000 households are behind in rent in Washington and facing the threat of eviction if the statewide moratorium is not extended past March 31st. Washington families need Governor Inslee to extend the moratorium, and our state legislators to pass the strongest possible tenant rights protections this month.
That includes passing bills 1236 and 5160, guaranteeing “just cause” eviction protections statewide and banning evictions for back-debt accrued during the moratorium, among other protections. While the Democratic Party controls both legislative houses, unless the party leadership prioritizes the fight for tenant rights – and unless we build strong enough grassroots pressure – there is a big danger that the landlord lobby and Republican obstruction tactics will kill or water down this vital legislation.
Join our coalition for a Tenant Rights Town Hall to demand action from our state legislators, learn about the bills we are backing, and find out how to get involved in the fight for housing justice.
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Seattle DSA believes that, at root, quality stable housing must be treated as a human right, guaranteed to all regardless of ability to pay, not as a commodity sold to the highest bidders. Unless we take the housing industry out of the private marketplace, the drive for profits by the real estate companies will block every effort to guarantee stable affordable housing to all.
Beyond the immediate emergency legislation on the table today, Seattle DSA’s Housing Justice Policy Committee is calling on our elected officials at every level to enact the following policies:
1. No Economic Evictions Until Affordable Housing is Available to All
2. Rapidly Build Enough Affordable Social Housing to Fully Meet Our Needs
3. Immediate Shelter For all – Build 5,000 tiny Homes in Seattle This Year
4. Pass Statewide Rent Control and Lift the Rent Control Ban on Local Governments
This meeting will be held over Zoom. RSVP here for Zoom info.

——RSVP HERE——

Alabama Amazon Workers Rally Planning Meeting
2021-03-18 18:00 - 19:00 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
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.
Nearly 5,800 workers, 70% of whom are Black, have begun standing up against the second largest company in the country and the second richest man in the world, Jeff Bezos. In 2020, Bezos made $35 MILLION PER HOUR, while most Amazon workers made only $15 per hour. They also work under grueling, unsafe, stressful conditions, risking their lives during the pandemic. If this union election wins, the impact on labor organizing in the south and around the country, on building BIPOC-led worker power, would be enormous. However, Amazon has spent nearly $10,000 PER DAY on a powerful propaganda campaign to pressure workers to vote against unionizing.
A strong show of solidarity here in Amazon’s hometown will send an inspiring message to the Alabama workers that we’ve got their back. Let’s send a strong message at the international headquarters of this corporate behemoth on this International Day of Action!
Please RSVP for the rally here! (The rally will be socially distanced.)
Endorsed by: Labor for Black Lives, Seattle Education Association, UNITE HERE Local 8, International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 52, Social Equity Educators, 350.org Seattle Action, City Councilmember Kshama Sawant, United Auto Workers Local 4121, National Educators United, Committee to Stop Police Terror & Systemic Racism, Socialist Alternative, and Freedom Socialist Party.
Speakers will educate people about the PRO Act, which would remove legal obstacles to unionization, and we’ll call on President Biden and the Senate to pass this crucial bill.
Please let ramy2345@gmail.com know if your union or organization can endorse this rally.
NEW Zoom link for planning meeting

Online New Member Orientation
2021-03-18 18:00 - 19:30, 2021-03-24 18:00 - 19:30 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
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 need to be an official member to attend – “DSA curious” folks are welcome!
RSVP for Zoom Link
Questions? Contact: member-engagement@seattledsa.org

District 4 Reading Group: The Wretched of the Earth
2021-03-19 18:30 - 20:00 | Online (Zoom Call), WA
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 and anyone curious about DSA.
Zoom Details:
https://washington.zoom.us/j/93450515302
Meeting ID: 934 5051 5302

POSTPONED: Rally to Support Alabama Amazon Union Drive! International Day of Action
2021-03-20 14:00 - 15:30 | Amazon Spheres, 2101 7th Ave, Seattle, WA, 98121, United States
The rally that had been scheduled for Sat. March 20 was rescheduled to this Friday, March 26 at 5 pm. We found out from the mayor’s office on the night before the rally that there is a vaccination clinic one block from our rally location. The organizations co-hosting the rally held an emergency meeting and democratically voted to reschedule the rally to avoid potential criticisms from the mayor and capitalist media that we were impeding vaccinations. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Please join us this Friday, March 26 at 5 pm at the Amazon Spheres, and invite others!
Seattle DSA, particularly our District 3 group, is hosting another rally this Saturday in solidarity with the Alabama Amazon workers union drive!
Endorsers so far: Asian American Pacific Labor Alliance, Labor for Black Lives, Seattle Education Association, UNITE HERE Local 8, International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 52, Social Equity Educators, 350.org Seattle, City Councilmember Kshama Sawant, United Auto Workers Local 4121, Seattle Transit Riders Union, National Educators United, Committee to Stop Police Terror & Systemic Racism, Socialist Alternative, Freedom Socialist Party, Organized Workers for Labor Solidarity, Radical Women. If anyone can get additional organizations to endorse and invite people, please email ramy2345@gmail.com
80% of the Bessemer, Alabama Amazon warehouse workers are Black, and many are women. They are fighting the second largest company in the country and the second richest man in the world to set up the first union at an Amazon workplace in the country! Even if they do not win the union election, which is quite possible given that Amazon is spending millions to intimidate its workforce, it’s impressive how much the workers have achieved already.
A strong show of solidarity at the iconic Amazon spheres here in Amazon’s hometown will send an inspiring message to the Alabama workers that we’ve got their backs. Please join us this Friday at 5 pm, please RSVP on Facebook, and invite friends!!
The rally will educate folks about the PRO Act, which would remove legal obstacles to unionization, and call on Biden and the Senate to scrap the filibuster and pass this crucial bill.

Queer and Feminist Caucus - Labor History Happy Hour
2021-03-21 12:00 - 13:30 | Online (Zoom Call), WA
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 members will present a historic labor struggle and we will have the same opportunity for collective education.

Join us as we educate ourselves for more effective socialist organizing.

RSVP here for Zoom info

Ecosocialism Reading/Discussion Group
2021-03-21 18:30 - 20:00 | Virtual, WA, United States
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=[REDACTED]
Dial in by phone: 253 215 8782
Meeting ID: 868 1450 9454
Passcode: [REDACTED]

To Break or Not To Break? DSA Takeover of the Nevada Democratic Party & Question of New Party. Next District 3 Meeting (all are welcome!)
2021-03-25 18:30 - 20:00 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
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 the Democratic Party? Is it just a matter of electing new progressive, socialist leadership? Is it simpler to just take over the Democratic Party rather than forging a new one? Eriacta http://www.sildenafilanswers.com/eriacta/
This development in Nevada has intensified the debate in DSA about how DSA should relate to the Democratic Party. Should we elect as many DSA members as possible with the goal of taking over the Democratic Party and using it to fight for what the working class needs and to achieve socialism? Should we take steps toward independence from the Democratic Party by running openly as socialists and independent of the Democartic Party, while being willing to run on their ballot line if tactically necessary? Or should we have a clean break from the Democratic Party now and form a working class political party? Fildena http://www.wolfesimonmedicalassociates.com/fildena/
Join Seattle DSA District 3 members to discuss these important developments from a socialist perspective. We’ll also discuss the Kshama Sawant Solidarity campaign and other activities in District 3. If you don’t live in D3, come anyway! These are open meetings that we hold every other Thursday.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86948527197
If you need to call in:
253-215-8782
Meeting ID: 869 4852 7197

District 2 Action: Pass the PRO Act!
2021-03-25 19:00 - 20:30 | Online, Seattle, WA, United States
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, significantly improve the protection of workers organizing a union at their workplace, and make it harder for bosses to engage in union busting. This act has the potential to reorganize relations between the classes in the US in our favor, which is why it faces opposition.
What needs to happen?
The Act passed the House on March 9, but faces the threat of being killed in the Senate. Despite the Democrats having a majority, some moderate Democrats believe that working class rights are less important than the rights of the Republican minority to filibuster and block passage. Though a majority of Democrats seem willing to vote for the PRO Act, unfortunately most of them don’t want to turn on the heat for this legislation by mobilizing and pushing aggressively for its passage.
However, DSA is! We can play a role in this effort. If you already feel confident enough to help phone bank, please sign up here: https://actionnetwork.org/forms/proactphonebank. If you need more information or want to talk about how to phone bank, what you’ll experience, or just want to discuss this struggle, please join us on Thursday, March 25, 8pm for a 1 hour meeting. It would also be helpful to keep some time open on Friday and Saturday of that week for calling people to increase the pressure!
Thu, March 25, 7pm: What’s the PRO Act and how to phone bank – SDSA D2 Short Action Meeting
Manuel C, our previous co-chair, and an experienced union organizer and shop steward will kick us off. He’ll help us understand the ins and outs of this act – and how to talk to people about it.
Web: https://zoom.us/j/93487676902?pwd=[REDACTED]
Dial: +1 253 215 8782, Meeting ID: 934 8767 6902, Passcode: [REDACTED]

Rally in Solidarity with Alabama Amazon Workers
2021-03-26 17:00 | Amazon Spheres, 2101 7th Ave, Seattle, WA, 98121, United States
Seattle DSA, particularly our District 3 group, is hosting another rally this Saturday in solidarity with the Alabama Amazon workers union drive!
Endorsers so far: Asian American Pacific Labor Alliance, Labor for Black Lives, Seattle Education Association, UNITE HERE Local 8, International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 52, Social Equity Educators, 350.org Seattle, City Councilmember Kshama Sawant, United Auto Workers Local 4121, Seattle Transit Riders Union, National Educators United, Committee to Stop Police Terror & Systemic Racism, Socialist Alternative, Freedom Socialist Party, Organized Workers for Labor Solidarity, Radical Women. If anyone can get additional organizations to endorse and invite people, please email ramy2345@gmail.com
80% of the Bessemer, Alabama Amazon warehouse workers are Black, and many are women. They are fighting the second largest company in the country and the second richest man in the world to set up the first union at an Amazon workplace in the country! Even if they do not win the union election, which is quite possible given that Amazon is spending millions to intimidate its workforce, it’s impressive how much the workers have achieved already.
A strong show of solidarity at the iconic Amazon spheres here in Amazon’s hometown will send an inspiring message to the Alabama workers that we’ve got their backs. Please join us this Friday at 5 pm, please RSVP on Facebook, and invite friends!!
The rally will educate folks about the PRO Act, which would remove legal obstacles to unionization, and call on Biden and the Senate to scrap the filibuster and pass this crucial bill.
This rally had originally been scheduled for March 20 but was rescheduled to this Friday, March 26 at 5 pm. We found out from the mayor’s office on the night before the rally that there is a vaccination clinic one block from our rally location. The coalition of organizations co-hosting the rally held an emergency meeting and democratically voted to reschedule the rally to avoid potential criticisms from the mayor and capitalist media that we were impeding vaccinations. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Queer and Feminist Caucus - Community Meeting
2021-03-28 12:00 - 13:30 | Online (Zoom Call), WA
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 some food, a coffee, a mimosa and join us for Sunday brunch!

RSVP here for Zoom info

Tenant Union Caucus Meeting
2021-03-28 17:00 - 18:30, 2021-04-04 17:00 - 18:30, 2021-04-11 17:00 - 18:30, 2021-04-18 17:00 - 18:30 | Online, Seattle, WA, United States
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 you’ve got longstanding maintenance issues, an unresponsive landlord, or just want to connect with your neighbors, we’re here to help!
Shoot us an email at contact@soundtenants.org for a meeting link! We’re excited to fight alongside you!

MOVIE NIGHT: Oscar winning film on a labor battle in the South: Harlan County USA
2021-03-28 18:30 - 20:30 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
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 corporations and the state will resort to to prevent unionization.
We’ll watch the film together and have a discussion afterward.
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88157815561
Link to stream: https://sdsa-owncast.ddns.net/

Socialist Night School: Labor Lessons from the South w/Michael Goldfield
2021-03-29 18:00 - 20:00 | Online (Zoom Call), WA
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 [at] gmail . com
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Amazon, Bessemer, and Alabama Exceptionalism: Labor Lessons from the South
w/Michael Goldfield, author of The Southern Key
​Nearly six thousand Amazon warehouse workers in Bessemer, Alabama are currently voting on whether to unionize. If successful, they’ll be the first unionized Amazon workers in the United States.
​How did this effort come about? What makes Alabama such a unique backdrop for this historic effort? And what can previous efforts like Operation Dixie teach us about the challenges of labor organizing in the South?
​Join us and special guest lecturer Michael Goldfield, author of The Southern Key: Race, Class, and Radicalism in the 1930s and 1940s as we discuss these topics and more! This event will be a comprised of a short lecture followed by small breakout sessions. Check out the readings and join us!
​Readings:

The Alabama Amazon Union Drive Could Be the Most Important Labor Fight in the South in Decades​ (interview w/Michael Goldfield)
​Excerpt from “The Failure of Labor Unionism in the US South”​, Cody R. Melcher & Michael Goldfield​​

No Charity for Cops rally (part 2!)
2021-03-30 15:00 - 18:30 | Westlake Park, 401 Pine St, Seattle, WA, 98101, United States
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 sign on letter with hundreds (thousands?) of signatures to their offices and holding a rally to show them that there’s a growing number of people watching them that agree there should be NO CHARITY FOR COPS! This is a critical moment in our campaign and we’re counting on you to be there and invite folks you know to this event!
* Unfortunately, our ASL interpreters cancelled at the last minute. We are very sorry that we can not make this event accessible in this way as we’d previously advertised. *
Details:

This is a SOCIALLY DISTANCED + MASKED EVENT. We’ll have masks and hand sanitizer on hand.
Letter delivery will take place at 3:30pm, rally starts at 4pm.
This is a CELEBRATION! Bring noisemakers / party hats / etc.! We’ll bring the food + drinks.

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More information about where the Seattle Foundation’s money is going:

Donations given to the Seattle Police Foundation (the nonprofit arm of the Seattle Police Department) cover costs like police dogs, riot gear, and training in violent crowd control techniques used to suppress recent demonstrations for Black lives.
In the past two years, only an average of 6% of community grants and less than 2% of donor-advised grants went to Black-led organizations.
The Seattle Foundation has appointed a committee to help them revise their policies around racial equity, but have not committed to any specific actions yet — a broad show of support is needed right now to make sure these demands are met. The demands listed in this letter are aligned with both community calls to stop funding violent policing as well as demands from leaders in the nonprofit sector to increase investments into BIPOC community-based organizations.
Organizations, donors, and community members, please SIGN ON TO THIS LETTER and join us in our call to the Seattle Foundation to immediately divest from police, make amends for the harm done, and invest more in the community!

Immigration Justice Monthly Meeting
2021-03-30 18:00 - 20:00 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
–>> 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 mistreatment/injustice. Let’s also talk about the possibility of having mid-month social events for our group.
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Community RALLY AND MARCH to halt the Housing Crisis
2021-03-31 17:30 - 19:30 | Seattle City Hall, 600 4th Ave, Seattle, WA 98104, USA, 600 4th Ave, Seattle, WA USA, WA, 98104, United States
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 Kroger and Amazon make millions and the legislature doles out breadcrumb reforms with the full knowledge this will do little to stop the flood of evictions that will come when the local, state, and federal eviction moratoriums expire.

Enough! Stand up for a massive housing program that gives immediate shelter to those most in need by taxing the mega wealthy. Together let’s take to the streets to demand bold solutions to this crisis.

We are demanding the following:

Cancel the Rent!
Housing for All!
Tax the Rich!
Rent Control Now!

This event will be livestreamed.

Sponsored by Cancel the Rent Coalition.
For information, or if your organization would like to endorse this action, contact us at CancelTheRent2021@gmail.com.

Washington Legislature Intro Teach-In
2021-04-06 17:00 - 18:30 | https://meet.google.com/hsy-ibxo-fpp, WA, United States
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.

District 2 Meeting: The Struggle for Affordable Housing
2021-04-08 18:00 - 19:30 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
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 have stable living conditions during and after the pandemic, how can we end gentrification, and how can we win strong tenant protections, including a Just Cause law through the King County Council? We will hear about the “Stay Housed — Stay Healthy” campaign that a coalition of organizations in Seattle is moving forward.
Beyond just reacting to the situation that tenants face, we also want to discuss how to fundamentally change the situation. Housing is a human right. However, under capitalism housing is first and foremost real estate — a commodity. How can we connect the struggles against gentrification and for tenants’ rights to the necessary socialist change we are fighting for?
We will hear reports about the recent activities of the Housing Justice Policy Committee of Seattle DSA and what their next plans are.
Web: https://zoom.us/j/93487676902?pwd=[REDACTED]
Dial: +1 253 215 8782, Meeting ID: 934 8767 6902, Passcode: [REDACTED]

PRO Act: What is it? How should socialists fight for it & engage in the labor movement? Next District 3 meeting (All are welcome!)
2021-04-08 18:30 - 20:00 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
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 Act? If the Democrats support it, does it mean that the Democrats are less pro-corporate now? How should labor and socialists fight for the bill? What’s the role of socialists in the labor movement?
Join District 3 in discussing this important bill from a socialist perspective. We’ll also be discussing the Kshama Sawant Solidarity campaign, the Nikita Oliver campaign for Seattle City Council and more!
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81059407406
If you need to call in:
253-215-8782
Meeting ID: 810 5940 7406

District 4 Reading Group: Caliban and the Witch
2021-04-10 13:00 - 14:30 | Online (Zoom Call), WA
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 1997 5752

Queer & Feminist Caucus - The Gay Agenda: gender & sexuality space
2021-04-11 12:00 - 13:30 | Online (Zoom Call), WA
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 controversial topics like gender abolition and radical feminism.

Bring a queer buddy as we gather for The Gay Agenda

RSVP here for Zoom info

April General Membership Meeting
2021-04-13 19:00 - 21:00 | Online, Seattle, WA, United States
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 Zoom login info, please RSVP by registering here!
Here is the proposed agenda for our monthly membership meetings. If you have an announcement or suggestion for the agenda, please email info@SeattleDSA.org.

Online New Member Orientation
2021-04-15 18:00 - 19:30, 2021-04-28 18:00 - 19:30 | Online (Zoom Call), WA
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 need to be an official member to attend – “DSA curious” folks are welcome!
RSVP for Zoom Link

Queer & Feminist Caucus - Labor History Happy Hour
2021-04-18 12:00 - 13:30 | Online (Zoom Call), WA

Got Green Earth Day Events
2021-04-22 11:00 - 20:00 | various in South Seattle, WA, United States
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, in-person with safety protocols
BLOC Party Assembly: Climate Justice Keynote, afternoon, online — with Rainier Beach High and WA-BLOC
Community Dialogue with Got Green & Duwamish River Clean-Up Coalition, 6-8pm, online

Please RSVP to Earth Day events at bit.ly/earthdaygg. Further details will be shared in a confirmation email. Questions? E-mail greennewdeal@seattledsa.org

District 2: Informal meeting/happy zoom hour - Biden’s first 100 days
2021-04-22 18:00 - 19:30 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
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 and announcements at the end. Hope to see you there and feel free to brink a drink!
Thursday, April 22, 6pm
Web: https://zoom.us/j/93487676902?pwd=[REDACTED]
Dial: +1 253 215 8782, Meeting ID: 934 8767 6902, Passcode: [REDACTED]

Crisis at the border: What's the Socialist solution? Open Borders? Next District 3 Meeting
2021-04-22 18:30 - 20:00 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
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 more they stay the same. Children are being separated from their families and interned, the construction of the wall continues, and deportations continue apace. At the 2019 DSA National Convention, there was overwhelming support for the demand of “open borders”, should we be calling for this? What is the socialist solution to the growing crisis at the border?
We’ll also be discussing the Kshama Sawant Solidarity Campaign and the Nikita Oliver of City Council race!
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89063624357
If you need to call in:
253-215-8782
Meeting ID: 890 6362 4357

District 4 Reading Group: Caliban and the Witch
2021-04-24 16:30 - 18:00 | Online (Zoom Call), WA
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

Pro-Labor Decarbonization Teach-In: Why the New Energy System?
2021-04-25 16:00 - 17:30 | On Zoom, WA, United States
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? Email: greennewdeal@seattledsa.org
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcuduGgqjwpEtLiuRptK1dChCKv1XRbl3-e

D3 Movie Night: Sorry to Bother You
2021-04-25 18:30 - 21:00 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
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 his activist friends to organize their workplace.
We’ll stream the movie together, then have a discussion.
Zoom link: https://dsausa.zoom.us/j/95209258862
Stream link: https://sdsa-owncast.ddns.net/

Pro-Labor Decarbonization Part 2: Public Power
2021-04-26 17:30 - 19:00 | On Zoom, WA, United States
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 greennewdeal@seattledsa.org
Register in advance for this meeting: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEvdO-orTgsHdPGLC5GeNgMzoCaCpKjphDJ

SDSA Labor Committee Meeting
2021-04-27 18:00 - 19:30 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
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.

Immigration Justice Working Group - April Monthly Meeting
2021-04-27 18:00 - 20:00 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
Join us for our monthly meeting! New member friendly.
>> RSVP Here!! <<

Disrupting Climate Colonialism: Can We Change Dynamics at UN COP26?
2021-04-29 17:30 - 19:00 | Online, Seattle, WA, United States
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 conferences? What role does American and multinational finance/capital play in the UN COP? How can workers and ordinary people use their power to change the current catastrophic course?
This panel serves as an introduction to the UN COP ahead of the November 2021 convening. Attendees will have the opportunity to meet in breakout rooms and share their thoughts with one another.
Keynote from Dr. Doreen E. Martinez (Colorado State University), Sociology PhD and noted Indigenous scholar and author.
Please register at https://dsausa.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0rdeugqz4qHtZ8XXNeWAIwDcfCGqVkFx23

District 4 Meet-Up
2021-04-29 18:30 - 20:00 | Online (Zoom Call), WA
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, Wallingford, Roosevelt, Ravenna, Bryant, Laurelhurst, Sand Point, View Ridge, and Wedgwood.

Zoom Details:
https://washington.zoom.us/j/97522369058
Meeting ID: 975 223 69058
*Please contact us at d4sdsa@gmail.com if you have any accessibility concerns re: zoom*

May Day March for Excluded and Essential Workers
2021-05-01 12:00 - 14:00 | Saint Mary’s Church, 611 20th Ave S, Seattle, WA, 98144, United States
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 march for the rights of immigrants and workers, including for the passage of the PRO Act by the U.S Senate. The march will end with a rally at the Federal Building at 7th Ave and Stewart St downtown. Look for the Seattle DSA banner and join us!

May General Membership Meeting
2021-05-04 19:00 - 21:00 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
Join Seattle DSA for our May General Membership Meeting, where we will vote on two new positions for Local Council.

This is a virtual meeting. For Zoom login info, please RSVP by registering here!
The proposed agenda for our monthly membership meeting is here. If you have an announcement or suggestion for the agenda, please email info@SeattleDSA.org.

Vaccine Apartheid: COVID Crisis in Global South & Big Pharma Profits - What can DSA do? Next District 3 Meeting
2021-05-06 18:30 - 20:00 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
Join Seattle DSA District 3 (all are welcome!) to discuss…
Vaccine Apartheid: COVID Crisis in Global South & Big Pharma Profits – What can DSA do?
A deadly new wave of infections is ravaging India and South America, exacerbated by the for-profit nature of the big pharmaceutical corporations who own the vaccine patents and are refusing to waive their rights to them; and countries like the US or those in the EU who’ve inked huge contracts for hundreds of millions of vaccines, far more than their populations needed. Big Pharma is clearly putting profits before human need, but it goes beyond them to include the manufacturers and distributes medical equipment, PPE, Bill gates, and more. What does this tell us about capitalism? What can we, DSA, do to help? Can we rely on Biden and the Democratic Party? What is the socialist solution?
We’ll also be discussing what we can do in District 3 for the Nikkita4Nine Campaign and the Kshama Sawant Solidarity Campaign.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84749131195
If you need to call in:
253-215-8782
Meeting ID: 847 4913 1195

Pass the PRO Act Town Hall
2021-05-06 19:00 - 20:30 | Virtual, WA, United States
Listen to socialist workplace organizers and labor leaders talk about how passing the PRO Act will build working class power and put us on a track towards a Green New Deal, Racial and Immigration Justice, and more.
Hear from organizers from Seattle DSA, 350 Seattle, MLK Labor, Labor for Black Lives, UAW 4121, WFSE Local 1488, and IUPAT 116, as well as Seattle City council member Kshama Sawant!
Our co-sponsors and endorsements include 350 Seattle, Socialist Alternative Seattle, UAW 4121, WFSE Local 1488, IUPAT 116, and CWA Local 7800.
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZclceqqqTsiGd1FWNnovDOG–eDkZsjm4-W
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

District 4 Reading Group: Caliban and the Witch
2021-05-08 16:30 - 18:00 | Online (Zoom Call), WA
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 start of Chapter 2 pg 61-82.
This event is open to DSA members and anyone curious about DSA.
Zoom Details:
https://washington.zoom.us/j/92026742449
Meeting ID: 920 2674 2449

Stephanie Gallardo for Congress Campaign Kickoff Party!
2021-05-08 17:00 - 18:00 | On Zoom, WA, United States
Join us as we celebrate the launch of Stephanie Gallardo’s campaign for Congress in Washington’s 9th Congressional District!
RSVP here and please spread the word.

Seattle DSA Healthcare Working Group
2021-05-09 20:00 - 21:00 | https://washington.zoom.us/j/91708325322
Join Seattle DSA Healthcare Working Group and stand with us in our fight for health justice!
In our weekly meetings we’ll be discussing our current projects, including our organizing around Medicare for All, education on healthcare/policy, and much more.
New members are very welcome!!!
RSVP here for Zoom link

Socialist Night School
2021-05-10 18:00 - 19:30 | Online (Zoom Call), WA
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 [at] gmail . com

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Topic:
Cuba’s New Socialism: Economic Development in the 21st Century
Recommended reading:
Camila Piñeiro Harnecker, “Cuba’s New Socialism: Different Visions Shaping Current Changes”​
Description:
Since 2005, Cuba’s economy has been radically transforming its economy toward worker co-operatives. Over 500 co-ops have been created since the policy implementation began in 2011. Their strategy offers lessons for us as we consider and think about different kinds of socialist policies.
How did this economic transition come about? What do the early results say about the strategy? And, what could a co-op driven economic policy look like?
Join us for a Q&A on Cuba’s 21st century economy with a special guest speaker! You don’t need to be an expert on Cuba or socialism to join us. Check out our recommended reading ahead of this meeting to learn more.

D2 Campaign Meeting: Nikkita for Nine!
2021-05-13 18:00 - 19:30 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
“Power comes from the people and our policy making should too!”, writes Nikkita on their website, nikkitafornine.com. The democratic socialist is running for a city wide seat this year with a clear vision: “Equity and justice for all means that your race, gender, where you were born or the work you do does not prevent you from living a whole, healthy, thriving life. Thriving means that we have the right to joy, to health, to rest, to work, to balance, not just to getting by. We need economic, social, racial, and environmental justice, and a radical redistribution of wealth and political power to have the safer city of which we dream.”
With representatives of Nikkita’s campaign, we’ll discuss their campaign, the main demands and how to support them:
Thursday, May 13, 6pm,
Web: https://zoom.us/j/93487676902?pwd=[REDACTED]
Dial: +1 253 215 8782, Meeting ID: 934 8767 6902, Passcode: [REDACTED]
In the meeting, we’ll also prepare tabling, door knocking, collecting Democracy Vouchers and more in our District 2. If you’ve never campaigned, no worries – this is the time to get involved and you’ll get all the help you’ll need to be part of this exciting effort to mobilize, organize and build for a democratic socialist future.
Hope to see you there,
Your D2 CoConveners
Mark Rafferty, Phil Rudd, Stephan Kimmerle, Sundar Sharma

Solidarity Prayer Walk and Call for Justice for Missing & Murdered Indigenous People
2021-05-15 10:00 - 16:00 | Be’er Sheva Park, 8650 55th Ave. South, Seattle, WA, 98118, United States
Indigenous women, girls, trans people and two-spirits are murdered and disappear at a rate ten times the national average. Less than ten percent of cases are even investigated. Roxanne White, a dedicated, tireless organizer, is hosting a prayer walk and gathering to call for an end to this violence. This event ties in to May 5th, Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day. The link between fossil fuel extraction and murdered Indigenous people shows how the capitalist system continues to be hostile to life. Come show that the community cares about Native lives.
The march will end at Othello Park, 4351 S. Othello Street.

D2 Action: Door knocking for NikkitaForNine.com
2021-05-15 13:00 - 15:00 | Othello Playground, 4351 S Othello St, Seattle, WA, 98118, United States
We’ll be doing our first SDSA D2 canvas in Othello Park for Nikkita Oliver’s campaign for city council! It’ll be a really important way to connect with our neighbors (in covid-safe ways) to help build grassroots support. Can you come to the meeting and to the doorknock?
[Please RSVP here]

DSA pickup soccer
2021-05-15 16:00 - 17:00 | Brighton Playfield, 6000 39th Ave S, Seattle, WA, 98118, United States
Very casual, very informal.
Come kick a ball around, or just hang out.
Brighton Playfield, Hillman City.
No RSVP required. Just show up and bring a friend!

District 4 Reading Group: Caliban and the Witch
2021-05-15 16:30 - 18:00 | Online (Zoom Call), WA
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 start of Chapter 2 pg 61-91.
This event is open to DSA members and anyone curious about DSA.
Zoom Details:
https://washington.zoom.us/j/92223147165
Meeting ID: 922 2314 7165

District 3 Hangout Get Together BBQ Extravaganza- and you’re invited!
2021-05-16 18:00 - 20:00 | Coleman Beach, 1732 Lakeside Ave S, Seattle, WA, United States
Join District 3 members for an in-person, socially distanced (if needed) hangout BBQ! Get to know your fellow D3 socialists! Now that its safer to get together – we should! Its been far too long! We’ll be gathering at Coleman Beach (1732 Lakeside Ave S) at 6pm for food, drinks, laughter, political discussion, and for the bravehearted maybe swimming? Come for the camaraderie, the food & drinks, and because we can now! 🙂
This will also be a good opportunity to sign up for Nikkita 4 Nine doorknocking and to donate your Democracy Vouchers to their campaign.

Ecosocialism Reading / Discussion Group
2021-05-16 18:30 | Virtual, WA, United States
Please join your ecosocialist comrades for an introductory conversation about The Red Deal and Indigenous Socialism!
Suggested readings and podcasts: Democracy Now interview “Decolonization or Extinction” parts one and two
The Red Nation Podcast episode on “The Red Deal”
Revolutionary Socialism is the Primary Political Ideology of The Red Nation
Zoom info:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86814509454?pwd=[REDACTED]
Dial in by phone: 253 215 8782
Meeting ID: 868 1450 9454
Passcode: [REDACTED]

Seattle DSA Healthcare Working Group
2021-05-16 20:00 - 21:00 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
Join Seattle DSA Healthcare Working Group and stand with us in our fight for health justice!
In our weekly meetings we’ll be discussing our current projects, including our organizing around Medicare for All, education on healthcare/policy, and much more.
New members are very welcome!!!
RSVP for Zoom Link

District 7 Meetup
2021-05-20 18:00 - 19:00 | Sculpture Park, 2901 Western Ave, Seattle, WA, 98121, United States
District 7 will meetup at Sculpture Park at 6pm on Thursday, May 20. There will be pizza!
