Seattle Democratic Socialists of America

Green New Deal and Ecosocialism Meeting
2020-12-06 15:30 - 17:00, 2020-12-20 15:30 - 17:00, 2021-01-03 15:30 - 17:00, 2021-01-17 15:30 - 17:00, 2021-01-31 15:30 - 17:00, 2021-02-14 15:30 - 17:00, 2021-02-28 15:30 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | 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

Afrosocialists & Socialists of Color Caucus meeting
2020-12-07 18:30 - 20:00, 2020-12-14 18:30 - 20:00, 2020-12-21 18:30 - 20:00, 2021-01-04 18:30 - 20:00, 2021-01-11 18:30 - 20:00, 2021-01-18 18:30 - 20:00, 2021-01-25 18:30 - 20:00, 2021-02-01 18:30 - 20:00 and 7 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.

District 4 Meet-Up
2020-12-08 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/95567184321

Meeting ID: 955 6718 4321
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“We are a working class party now”. The Future of the GOP? Next District 3 meeting
2020-12-10 18:30 - 20:00 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
“We are a working class party now” announced Republican Senator Josh Hawney. “The future of the (Republican) party is based on a multiethnic, multiracial working-class coalition,” (Sen. Marco) Rubio recently said, claiming that Republicans should recognize “the free market exists to serve our people. Our people don’t exist to serve the free market.”
Trump got over 10 million votes more than he did in 2016, taking his total to nearly 75 million. Trump lost the election but has a stranglehold on the party, will right wing populism and Trumpism continue dominating the GOP or will the establishment try to move on? The GOP beat back another Blue Wave delivering several upsets in the house and seem likely to hold onto the Senate. While voter suppression is widespread, suppression alone cannot explain why Republicans are winning so many elections. Is the GOP a new working class party?
Biden is nominating former Obama aides to key Cabinet positions and the threat of Biden unfurling policies that led to Trump in the first place is very real. This will undoubtedly engender discontent and lead many to drift into right-wing populism to express their inchoate anger at their falling living standards, what should DSA and the broader Left do to push back against both a Democratic Party failing to take up the economic demands of poor and working people and the growing appeal of right-populism? Will 2022 see the return of GOP control of Congress? 2024 Trump 2.0?
Join District 3 members this Thursday to discuss and analyze these important developments from a socialist perspective.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82545183038
If you need to call in:
253-215-8782
Meeting ID: 825 4518 3038

Fight for Our Lives GND Day of Action
2020-12-12 09:00 - 13:00 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
Join the Seattle Ecosocialist Caucus, along with dozens of other DSA chapters nationwide, for a socially-distant action to kick off the decade of the Green New Deal. We will be giving away gloves to people who need them. If you have gloves or mittens you would like to contribute, fill out this form.
COVID-19 devastated working people this year. We need money, we need healthcare, and we need jobs. The climate crisis will be even more devastating. It’s time for a just transition. It’s time to fight for our lives.
Our Demands

Immediate COVID-19 Crisis Relief (including $2,000 per month for all)

A Green Stimulus (including investments in renewable Public Power)

A Green Job Guarantee

The PRO Act

The Healthcare Emergency Guarantee Act

Want to join us for the action? Please RSV to greennewdeal@seattledsa.org.

Jacobin Reading Group: The Constitution is Bad, Plus Tech and Global Capital
2020-12-12 11:00 - 13:00 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
For December we will be reading “Failure is an Option.” We’re also going to try an experiment and listen to part of a podcast about sovereign wealth funds and tech (relevant content starts around 20 minutes in). If you’re interested in learning more about the link between global money flow, imperialism, and domestic worker suppression, this should be an accessible and fun entry point.
Meeting link: https://meet.google.com/gzh-yooy-znc

District 4 Reading Group: The Wretched of the Earth
2020-12-12 15:00 - 16:30 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
Join the District 4 reading group December 12th at 3pm 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 through to the end of the chapter “On Violence” in which Fanon writes about the inevitability of violence in the process of decolonization.
This event is open to DSA members and anyone curious about DSA.
https://washington.zoom.us/j/96051788790
Meeting ID: 960 5178 8790

Socialist Night School - What is Marxism (and why should I care)?
2020-12-14 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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What is Marxism (And Why Should I Care)? A discussion w/Ramsin Canon of Chicago DSA
The work of Karl Marx and other Marxist thinkers have been a guiding influence for socialist movements around the world for over 150 years. In the years since Capital‘s release, however, anti-capitalist movements have risen and fallen, and capitalism has grown and changed dramatically.
Why, then, is Marx still relevant for socialists? Can it inform our organizing in a tangible way? And what does it mean to call yourself a Marxist?
Join us for a special Seattle DSA Socialist Night School as we speak with Ramsin Canon, three-term political education coordinator for Chicago DSA. We’ll discuss his Midwest Socialist essay “What It Means to Be a Marxist,” what the hell “Marxism” is, why it’s not just a historical curiosity for the hyper-educated…and much more.
Recommended readings:

Ramsin Canon, “What It Means to Be a Marxist”
Ellen Meiskins Wood, “Back to Marx”

Divest SPD meeting
2020-12-15 17:00 - 18:30 | On Zoom, WA, United States
Come get involved in our campaign to get corporations and nonprofits to divest from Seattle Police Foundation and reinvest in BIPOC community organizations. When you RSVP on this page the next page you are taken to will include the Zoom link for the meeting. See you there!
RSVP HERE: https://actionnetwork.org/events/divest-spd-meeting-7/

Online New Member Orientation
2020-12-17 18:00 - 19:30, 2020-12-19 12:00 - 13:30, 2021-01-21 18:00 - 19:30, 2021-01-23 12:00 - 13:30 | 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.

QFC Campfire Chat
2020-12-19 17:00 - 18:30 | On Zoom, WA, United States
Join us for a contemplative and low-key chat about where our caucus has been over the past year and where we want to go in 2021. Let’s brainstorm projects, check in with each other, and spread some end-of-year cheer! New members welcome to jump on in!

District 4 Reading Group: The Wretched of the Earth
2020-12-26 15:00 - 16:30 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
Join the District 4 reading group December 26th at 3pm 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 through to the end of the chapter “On Violence” in which Fanon writes about the inevitability of violence in the process of decolonization.
This event is open to DSA members and anyone curious about DSA.
https://washington.zoom.us/j/99301013240
Meeting ID: 993 0101 3240

No Honeymoon for Biden - First Action Planning Meeting
2020-12-27 14:00 - 15:30 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
President-elect Biden has made clear from the moment he was elected that he plans to oversee a neoliberal, racist, business-as-usual agenda during his term. From his appointment of corporate lobbyists like Tom Vilsack, a dairy/ago-industry exec, to vehemently underscoring how he will not use executive action to pass a progressive agenda, it’s clear that Biden is more interested in punching left than providing a way forward to the millions of people struggling right now.
If we let this do-nothing agenda go unchallenged, we can be certain we will be facing a Trump 2.0 situation in four years. That’s why it’s vital the left comes together on Day 1 of Biden’s administration to get organized and show our commitment to fighting for Black Lives Matter, real COVID relief, Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, and an end to deportations and detentions. We have four years to get organized and build a working-class alternative.
Seattle DSA will be organizing an Inauguration Day (or week) event in January to help bring the left together and fight for our shared demands. If you’re interested in helping plan this action, come to our first planning meeting!
RSVP here for zoom info!

Ecosocialism Reading/Discussion Group
2020-12-27 15:30 - 17:00 | Virtual, WA, United States
The Ecosocialism reading/discussion group will be meeting on Sunday, 12/27 at 3:30pm. Please join us for a discussion of national DSA’s Green New Deal campaign. https://ecosocialists.dsausa.org/fight-for-our-lives-demands/
Zoom info:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88049261164?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 880 4926 1164
Passcode: [REDACTED]
By phone 253-215-8782

D3 Movie Night: Miles of Smiles, Years of Struggle
2020-12-27 18:30 - 20:30 | Online (Zoom Call), WA
Join District 3 comrades for a movie night! We’ll be taking a break from our regular meetings over the holidays, but watching a movie together and discussing it is a great, low-barrier way for us to stay engaged with each other.
Miles of Smiles, Years of Struggle chronicles the organizing of the first Black trade union—the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters. This inspiring story of the Pullman porters provides one of the few accounts of African American working life between the Civil War and World War II.
Miles of Smiles describes the harsh discrimination which lay behind the porters’ smiling service. Narrator Rosina Tucker, a 100 year old union organizer and porter’s widow, describes how after a 12 year struggle led by A. Philip Randolph, the porters won the first contract ever negotiated with Black workers. Miles of Smiles both recovers an important chapter in the emergence of Black America and reveals a key source of the Civil Rights movement.
Join us on Zoom to watch together: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85205647875

D3 Reading Group: The Communist Manifesto
2021-01-03 18:30 - 20:30 | Online (Zoom Call), WA
Join District 3 members for a reading and discussion group on the Communist Manifesto! It’s a classic for a reason, folks!
Who are the proletariat? Who are the bourgeoisie? What is class struggle? Why do we still read this 172-year-old text? Join us to answer all these questions and more!
We’ll be discussing Part 1 (Bourgeois and Proletarians) of the Manifesto this week. Study questions for this week are available here.
If you don’t have a physical copy (Samuel Moore’s translation is preferred), you can find a digital copy here, including links for ePub, PDF, and audiobook formats: https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1848/communist-manifesto/index.htm
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84016589039

Seattle DSA General Membership Meeting
2021-01-05 19:00 - 21:00 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
Join Seattle DSA for our monthly General Membership Meeting! This meeting will be a business meeting. We will discuss seven member-submitted resolutions. The resolutions have been sent to members via email and are available on Slack. If you are a member and can’t find the resolutions, please email info@seattledsa.org. Members in good standing are eligible to vote at the meeting.
This is a virtual meeting meeting. To attend the meeting, you must register here. Please register as early as possible so we can verify your membership.

January General Membership Meeting
2021-01-05 19:00 - 21:00 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
Join Seattle DSA for our monthly General Membership Meeting! This meeting will be a business meeting. We will discuss two member-submitted resolutions. The resolutions have been sent to members via email and are available on Slack. If you are a member and can’t find the resolutions, please email info@seattledsa.org. Members in good standing are eligible to vote at the meeting.
This is a virtual meeting meeting. To attend the meeting, you must register here. Please register as early as possible so we can verify your membership.

Housing Collective (El Grupo para Organizar su Edificio) – Online Meeting
2021-01-06 17:30 - 19:00, 2021-02-03 17:30 - 19:00, 2021-03-03 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.

District 4 Reading Group: The Wretched of the Earth
2021-01-09 15:00 - 16:30 | Online (Zoom Call), WA
Join the District 4 reading group January 9th at 3pm 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 chapter “Grandeur and Weakness of Spontaneity”.
This event is open to DSA members and anyone curious about DSA.
https://washington.zoom.us/j/93280489412
Meeting ID: 932 8048 9412

Ecosocialism Reading/Discussion Group
2021-01-10 15:30 - 17:00 | Virtual, WA, United States
Please join members of the Ecosocialist Caucus Sunday, 1/10 at 3:30 for a casual conversation about Ecosocialism, the Green New Deal and our priorities for the discussion group and our organizing in 2021. .
Zoom info:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86416563477?pwd=[REDACTED]
By phone: 253 215 8782
Meeting ID: 864 1656 3477
Passcode: [REDACTED]

D3 Study Group: The Communist Manifesto (pt. 2)
2021-01-10 18:30 - 20:30 | Online (Zoom Call), WA
Join District 3 comrades to continue our discussion on The Communist Manifesto! Let’s keep the ball rolling after a dynamic first session!
What’s the distinction between socialism and communism? What is private property, and why should we get rid of it? Do communists want to abolish nations? We’ll answer these questions and more!
Study questions for this week’s session available here.
If you don’t have a physical copy of the book, you can find a free digital copy here in a variety of formats: https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1848/communist-manifesto/index.htm
Zoom info:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82463888346
Meeting ID: 824 6388 8346
To call in:
+12532158782, 82463888346# US (Tacoma)

Right-wing Capitol Rampage: What does it signify & how should DSA and the Left respond? Next District 3 Meeting
2021-01-14 18:30 - 20:00 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
This past Wednesday was an outrageous attempt by far-right Trump supporters to disenfranchise millions of working class votes by storming the Capitol building, some with murderous intent. This is universally being referred to as a failed coup attempt and an act of domestic terrorism. Prominent people on the Left are calling for the expulsion of GOP Senators and Representatives on the grounds they incited violence and violated their “sacred oath.” The Democratic Party is moving to impeach Trump again. Social media companies are restricting or locking out Trump. Some in the GOP establishment are distancing themselves from Trump, while sections of big business are calling for him to step down. Is this the end of Trumpism? Was what happened an insurrection? Should DSA support Cori Bush’s call to expel GOP congresspeople? Who stands to benefit from the changed political situation? What demands could Socialists be putting forward?
Join District 3 members (all are welcome!) this Thursday to discuss and analyze these important developments from a socialist perspective.

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82738245592
253-215-8782
Meeting ID: 827 3824 5592

District 3 Study Group: The Communist Manifesto (pt. 3)
2021-01-17 18:30 - 20:30 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
Join District 3 comrades to round out our discussion of the Communist Manifesto!
We’ve had two great sessions so far. For this week, we’ll review the Manifesto as a whole, answer any lingering questions, and hammer home the key takeaways of this seminal text.
To help demystify the text a little, here are some supplemental materials that help explain what the hell Marx and Engels are talking about:

Red Menace podcast: The Communist Manifesto
Hadas Thier (contemporary Marxist writer/economist) on who makes up the proletariat
Short animation on the Manifesto

You can find this week’s study questions here.
If you don’t have a physical copy of the book, you can find a free digital copy here in a variety of formats: https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1848/communist-manifesto/index.htm
If you missed the first two sessions, that’s okay! Feel free to join us anyway. This study group is for anyone interested in or curious about Marxism/communism, whether you’ve read all of Capital or barely know who Marx is!
Zoom info: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82616759609
Meeting ID: 826 1675 9609
To call in:
+12532158782, 82616759609# US (Tacoma)

D1 and D2: Bridging the Gap in Seattle Transit and Environmental Policy
2021-01-21 19:00 - 20:00 | On Zoom, WA, United States
Join the Ecosocialism caucus and the Districts 1 and 2 groups to fight for transit justice in South Seattle. We’ll discuss options to make the West Seattle bridge more sustainable and accessible and strategize next steps to center the long-term interests of our communities and the planet.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83539645207?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 835 3964 5207
Passcode: [REDACTED]

Ecosocialism Reading/Discussion Group
2021-01-24 15:30 - 17:00 | Virtual, WA, United States
Join us 3:30 Sunday for discussion of militarization in the U.S. liberal response to climate change. Please check out the following podcasts and readings on the topic, and come on in even if you aren’t able to get to them.
https://citationsneeded.libsyn.com/episode-122-climate-chaos-part-ii-the-militarization-of-liberals-climate-change-response
https://ips-dc.org/climate-militarism-primer/
Bonus:
https://citationsneeded.libsyn.com/news-brief-the-ice-and-pentagon-bloating-vagueness-of-the-climate-change-is-a-national-security-issue-mantra
Zoom info:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86265916035?pwd=[REDACTED]
Join by phone: 253 215 8782
Meeting ID: 862 6591 6035
Passcode: [REDACTED]

The First 100 Days of Socialism
2021-01-24 17:00 - 18:30 | Virtual, WA, United States
National DSA is hosting this panel discussion envisioning what “The First Hundred Days…” could look like. https://www.dsausa.org/calendar/the-first-100-days-of-socialism/ . Includes reps from several national DSA working groups, including Ecosocialist, and will probably include a little more info on the national Green New Deal campaign that our chapter voted to join.

District 3 Movie Night: The Take
2021-01-24 18:30 - 20:30 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
Join District 3 members for a movie night! We’ll watch a film together, then discuss!
This month we’re watching The Take, a 2004 documentary that tells the story of workers in Buenos Aires, Argentina who reclaim control of a closed Forja auto plant where they once worked and turn it into a worker cooperative.
You can find some discussion questions we’ll use to facilitate discussion here.
Zoom info: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89064478814
Meeting ID: 890 6447 8814
To call in:
+12532158782, 89064478814# US (Tacoma)

Adam Smith: No More Excuses! End the war in Yemen!
2021-01-25 12:00 - 13:00 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
No More Excuses! Adam Smith, use your power as chair of the House Armed Services Committee to actually help end the war in Yemen
Washington congress-member Adam Smith has been the powerful chair of the Armed Services Committee since 2019. He has added language to the Defense Authorization Act to end US funding for the war in Yemen, knowing full well that the Senate version will restore the funding, and always allowing the funding to be restored when the two versions are reconciled. This way he can have his cake and eat it too — claiming to be fighting to end the war and suffering, while not expending any political capital to make it happen.

Enough is enough!

As part of the January 25 International Day of Action on Yemen, we demand that Adam Smith do the right thing for once, and use his power and his position and work with the Democratic controlled Senate and the Biden administration to immediately stop this genocidal war — because without US logistical and intelligence support, the Saudi-led effort will come to an end.

To participate, write a letter on ActionNetwork and share on social media.

Please note that the petition site will only send the letter if you live in Adam Smith’s district. If your address does not fall in his district, you may get a “no recipients were found” error message.

Socialist Night School
2021-01-25 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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Our theme for this session is “Socialism and the Family“. We’ll be discussing the ways in which capitalism shapes family life (spoiler: it’s not good, folks!) and what an alternative might look like. We’ll also be discussing the ways in which the pandemic has further exposed the failures of capitalism to address the basic needs of working class families. RSVP for Zoom info!

Required Readings:

Parenting is a Job. During the Pandemic it’s Impossible by Hadas Thier
An excerpt from The Politics of Everybody: Feminism, Queer Theory, and Marxism at the Intersection by Holly Lewis
It’s Okay to have Children by Connor Kilpatrick

Optional Readings:

“A Blueprint for Universal Childhood” by Megan Erickson
An excerpt from “Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism”

What can we expect from the Biden Administration - friend or foe? Next District 3 Meeting
2021-01-28 18:30 - 20:00 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
Join District 3 DSA members to discuss…
Before Biden took office many on the left said that Biden was a corporate Democrat that would champion a neoliberal agenda. However, in his first 3 days in office Biden has signed a raft of progressive executive orders cancelng the Keystone XL Pipeline, strengthening DACA, ending the Muslim ban, preventing workplace discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity, putting forward a $15/minimum wage and more. Is Biden a corporate Democrat? Do the executive orders mean that Biden and the Democratic Party have moved to the left and are more of a pro-working class political party? In this changed situation, what’s the role of DSA?
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85683369169
Meeting ID: 856 8336 9169
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UNITE HERE Rally to Demand Extended and Increased Unemployment Benefits
2021-01-30 12:00 - 14:00 | Amazon Spheres, 2101 7th Ave, Seattle, WA, 98121, United States
A Tale of Two Pandemics: Millions Will Starve / Billionaires Make Another Trillion

In 2020, billionaires gained $1 trillion—while millions of working people lost jobs and are barely surviving.

Join UNITE HERE Local 8 and Restaurant Workers United on Saturday, January 30th to demand extended unemployment benefits, increased unemployment benefits, and extending the eviction moratorium.
Where: Amazon Spheres, 7th Ave & Lenora St
When: Saturday, January 30th at 12PM

UNITE HERE is the union of hospitality and food service workers, workers who were hardest hit by job losses from COVID-19. Workers and their families are barely surviving, making less than $337/week on unemployment, or receiving no income if they are undocumented. Restaurant Workers United is a growing network of food service workers who started to organize together during the pandemic around safety, relief, and respect.

Meanwhile, Seattle Area billionaires Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates’ wealth increased by $92.1 billion from the beginning of the COVID-19 shutdown—for a combined net worth of $303.1 billion as of December 2020.

In a country where the billionaires’ wealth has increased since the beginning of the COVID-19 shutdown, we cannot accept the excuse that there is not funding for relief that will stave off starvation, homelessness and even greater loss. At a minimum, we demand:

Extension of federal unemployment relief beyond April — when millions whose jobs have not returned will lose all income — through the end of the pandemic.
Increase of weekly unemployment benefits to a livable income.
Extension of the eviction moratorium until after the pandemic has ended so that families can remain safely in their homes.

We demand action. Extend and increase unemployment benefits until jobs come back! Extend the eviction moratorium and cancel rent!

Join hospitality and food service workers at the Amazon Spheres at 12PM on Saturday, January 30th!

District 2 Meeting: Trump's Gone, Now What? Fighting for What We Need During the Biden Presidency
2021-01-30 15:00 - 16:30 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
While together we breathe a collective sigh of relief over Trump’s departure, we also know that these crises pre-date Trump and that the very conditions that led to the rise of Trumpism remain completely intact: massive wealth inequality, corporate money dominating our political system, mass incarceration, low-wage jobs, and a wholly inadequate private healthcare system that leaves 40 million uninsured. Many of these policies were created or expanded under the Obama/Biden administration, including the deportation of 2.7 million people.
Join District 2 DSA for a discussion about how we can organize for what we need under a Biden presidency. What are the challenges and opportunities for the socialist movement?
RSVP here for Zoom info.

February General Membership Meeting
2021-02-02 19:00 - 21:00 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
Join Seattle DSA for our February General Membership Meeting, where we’ll discuss how we can build the socialist movement to defeat the far right, as well as hear from housing and homelessness activists who are leading the fight for shelter for all and the Kshama Solidarity campaign. This meeting is open to the public.

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

Ecosocialism Reading/Discussion Group
2021-02-07 15:30 - 17:00 | Virtual, WA, United States
The capitalist system, driven at its core by the maximization of profit regardless of social and ecological costs, is incompatible with a just and sustainable future. Ecosocialism stands against both reformist “market ecology” and “productivist socialism.” Join us for an open discussion!
Zoom Link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85980105698?pwd=[REDACTED]
Passcode: [REDACTED]
Dial in by phone: 253 215 8782
Meeting ID: 859 8010 5698

District 3 Study Group: More Than Just Kings & Queens
2021-02-07 18:30 - 20:30 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
Join District 3 comrades to continue our study of Marxism! This week, we’ll be reading an article called More Than Just Kings & Queens. This accessible piece will help us delve a little further into historical materialism, building on our discussions of the Communist Manifesto.
Study Questions for this week can be found here.
We’re also including an optional (but recommended) supplemental reading that covers some of Marx’s & Engels’s thoughts on historical materialism. You can find that reading here.
Zoom info:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85009605172
To call in:
+12532158782,,85009605172# US (Tacoma)

Kshama Solidarity Phone-Bank: Fight the Right-Wing Recall!
2021-02-09 18:00 - 20:00 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
Defend Seattle’s socialist city council member! After failing to buy District 3’s city council seat in 2019, Seattle’s ruling class is attempting a right-wing recall of Kshama Sawant. We won’t let it happen!
Join us to phone-bank our membership about the Kshama Solidarity campaign. We’ll inform our comrades about the recall effort, rally volunteers, and ask for donations.
——RSVP here——
We’ll meet over Zoom for a brief training on our call system, then hit the phones. Phone-banking is a fun, easy way to get involved with this campaign. We’ll be talking to our fellow neighborhood socialists, so expect friendly conversations!

Housing Justice Policy Committee - First Meeting!
2021-02-10 19:00 - 21:00 | Online, Seattle, WA, United States
With the eviction moratorium set to expire March 31st, an “eviction tsunami” is looming if we don’t force lawmakers to take action to prevent it. Unemployment remains at historic highs, and statewide 14% of renters owe back-rent to landlords according to a survey last month. That’s nearly 225,000 households facing possible eviction and homelessness.

We are forming the Housing Justice Policy Committee to fight back. As a first step, we will push our state legislatures to pass the strongest possible tenant rights protections before the legislative session ends in early April.

We will work in coalition with other housing justice groups to pass several bills they’ve helped shape. One bill would ban landlords from evicting tenants for back rent accrued during the moratorium and force landlords into mandatory mediation where tenants have the right to legal counsel, and create a statewide “just cause” eviction requirement. Another bill would mandate a statewide 12-month rent freeze (capping increases to inflation rates) following the moratorium.

As socialists, our goal is not simply to become another lobbying group, but to link the fight for these partial emergency reforms with a mass movement building strategy, keeping our eyes on the prize. In today’s fights we must popularize the need for transformative socialist policies, like permanent statewide rent control and a massive expansion of green social housing, offering all who need it an affordable and democratic alternative to the failed private sector real estate casino. Join Seattle DSA’s HJP Committee to help win this vision.

RSVP here.

Online New Member Orientation
2021-02-18 18:00 - 19:30 | On Zoom, WA, United States

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

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

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 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 | 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.

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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 | 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!
