Seattle Democratic Socialists of America

Raise the Wage Renton Canvass - QFC
2023-09-25 17:00 - 20:00, 2023-10-05 17:00 - 20:00, 2023-10-12 17:00 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Renton 4th St NE QFC, 4800 NE 4th St, Renton, WA, 98059, United States
Join us to canvass for Raise The Wage Renton at QFC as we gather signatures from to qualify for the February ballot.
See you there!
RSVP Here

Local Council Check-In
2023-09-25 17:45 - 18:15, 2023-10-09 17:45 - 18:15, 2023-10-16 17:45 - 18:15, 2023-10-23 17:45 - 18:15, 2023-10-30 17:45 - 18:15, 2023-11-13 17:45 - 18:15, 2023-11-20 17:45 - 18:15, 2023-11-27 17:45 - 18:15 | Online (Zoom Call), WA
The Local Council (LC) is the elected leadership body which serves the members of Seattle DSA. During these short weekly check-ins, LC members will primarily be ensuring work is on track, though pressing business may occasionally be discussed and voted on. Members are welcome to observe LC meetings by RSVPing here: https://actionnetwork.org/forms/seattle-dsa-local-council-check-in/
The LC has an informal check-in meeting every Monday (except the first Monday of the month for the formal meetings) from 5:45pm-6:15pm over Zoom.
If there’s something specific you’d like to bring to the Local Council, please fill out the LC Request Form which can be found on the private resources page of our website.
If you are a member that has not yet been added to our Slack (which is required to log in to the private resources page), you can request to be added here.
Please note that on rare occurrences, LC meetings will be cancelled due to holidays or unusual circumstances and these changes may not always be reflected on this calendar — if you show up to the meeting and aren’t let in by 5:50, that is almost certainly what has happened.

Raise the Wage Renton Tabling – Renton Farmers Market
2023-09-26 15:00 - 19:00 | Renton Farmers Market, 233 Burnett Ave S, Renton, WA, 98057, United States
Join us at our weekly Raise The Wage Renton signature gathering table at the Renton Farmers Market. We’ll be spreading the word about our campaign in the community and gathering signatures to qualify for the ballot!
Our meeting point is on the sidewalk outside the market in Piazza Park along S 3rd St, across the street from Smoking Monkey Pizza.
See you there!
RSVP here (not required, but strongly encouraged so we have a sense of how many volunteers to expect)

Raise the Wage Renton Canvass - Renton Transit Center
2023-09-26 17:00 - 20:00, 2023-09-29 17:00 - 20:00, 2023-09-30 10:00 - 13:00 | Renton Transit Center, 257 Burnett Ave S, Renton, WA, 98057, United States
Join us to canvass for Raise The Wage Renton at Renton Transit Center as we gather signatures from to qualify for the February ballot.
See you there!
RSVP Here

September Chapter Membership Meeting: Tacoma For All
2023-09-26 19:00 - 21:00 | Southside Commons, 3518 S Edmunds St, Seattle, WA, 98118, United States
At this month’s Chapter Membership Meeting we’ll hear a full report from Tacoma DSA leaders about their two promising electoral fights: To elect Tacoma’s first Black socialist to City Council and a ballot initiative to pass the strongest tenant protections in Washington State!
This is also the perfect meeting for members looking to plug-in to our chapters’ work more. The Member Engagement Committee walks everyone through the newly-updated Jobs Board, to match your skills and interests to the needs of our committees and working groups.
Chapter Membership Meetings are the events in which the largest number of members come together to hear about what the chapter has been up to recently, learn what is on the horizon and how to get involved, discuss ideas, and vote on how we should use our collective resources of money to achieve our goals.
RSVP here: https://actionnetwork.org/events/september-general-membership-meeting-3/

Board Games and Buddies: Capitol Hill
2023-09-26 19:00 - 21:00, 2023-10-03 19:00 - 21:00, 2023-10-10 19:00 - 21:00, 2023-10-17 19:00 - 21:00, 2023-10-24 19:00 - 21:00, 2023-10-31 19:00 - 21:00, 2023-11-07 19:00 - 21:00, 2023-11-14 19:00 - 21:00 and 2 more dates | Raygun Lounge, 501 E Pine St, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
Putting the party back in politics.
Board games and (root) beer with some local left homies at a cool bar.
No agenda and no lecture to sit through.
Just having a good time + getting to know folks.
Feel free to bring your own games as well!
NOTES:
Please eat beforehand unless you’re fine with $8.00 grilled cheeses!

Contact JJ B. at 360-319-2009 to meet up!
Hosted by the Housing Justice Working Group.

Raise the Wage Renton Canvass - The Landing
2023-09-27 17:00 - 20:00, 2023-09-28 17:00 - 20:00, 2023-10-07 10:00 - 13:00, 2023-10-14 10:00 - 13:00 | The Landing, 1215 N Landing Way, Renton, WA, 98057, United States
Join us to canvass for Raise The Wage Renton at Target at The Landing as we gather signatures from to qualify for the February ballot.
See you there!
RSVP Here

Homegrown Workers Union Informational Picket
2023-09-28 16:00 - 18:00 | Queen Anne Homegrown, 2201 Queen Anne Ave N, Seattle, WA, 98119
Thurs 9/28 at 4PM: Picket at Queen Anne Homegrown
Come join Homegrown pickets this week!! Workers are picketing and talking to customers ahead of our bargaining to maximize our pressure to the company and win our contract.
Homegrown Workers have been bargaining since the beginning of the year and won many of their demands. But at the last bargaining session, company has made it clear that they’re not going to respect what workers are fighting for.

Homegrown Workers are still fighting for:
-Affordable Healthcare for Families
-$20.50 Starting Pay
-No Subcontracting Union Workers Jobs
-To Keep their Contract Even if the Owner Decides to Sell the Company

DSA's Midwest Electoral Surge: A National Solidarity Event
2023-09-28 18:00 - 19:00
RSVP here!

DSA’s electoral strength is surging in Minneapolis, with five DSA-endorsed candidates running for election to the 13-member City Council. In Indianapolis, DSA is on the verge of electing its first City Councilmember.
To support and learn from our Midwest comrades, three Pacific Northwest DSA chapters – Seattle, Tacoma, and Portland – are hosting a national solidarity event and a discussion with three DSA Midwest candidates up for election in November!
Robin Wonsley is the first Black democratic socialist elected to Minneapolis City Council. Robin was a leader in the movement that won a $15 minimum wage in the Twin Cities (Minneapolis and St. Paul). She emerged as a key leader and DSA’s foremost spokesperson in Minneapolis during the George Floyd uprising, and her initial election victory in 2021 was fueled by the energy of that movement.
Soren Stevenson is running to expand Twin Cities DSA’s presence in Minneapolis City Hall from its current three members to five. His eye was shot out by the Minneapolis Police Department during the George Floyd uprising, and he is now running for office to help defeat the conservative majority dominating city government.
Jesse Brown is running for Indianapolis City Council to promote a socialist vision of workers’ rights, housing and healthcare for all, and environmental justice. He won over 55% in the May Democratic primary election running openly as a Democratic Socialist. He would be Indianapolis DSA’s first elected council member.

RSVP here!
Mark your calendar, and invite friends!

UAW (Autoworkers) Strike Solidarity Meeting
2023-09-28 18:00 - 19:00
Join comrades to discuss possible ways for us to support the on going UAW strike.
Over the past week we phone banked members to gauge interest and availability for the possibility of making a trip to the nearest picket line in Portland.
Now we are going to review interest and see if we can figure out coordinating such a trip.
RSVP Here for the zoom link!

Socialist Tech Workers Social
2023-09-29 19:00 - 21:00, 2023-10-27 19:00 - 21:00 | Chuck’s Hop Shop (Central District), 2001 E Union St, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
Come meet like-minded workers in tech at the Socialist Tech Workers Social! We will discuss workplace organization and mutual aid, in a time where layoffs are affecting a lot of us, and “voting with your feet” might no longer be a viable option. Invite your friends and coworkers!
RSVP here.

Puget Sound Troublemakers School
2023-09-30 09:00 - 16:00 | South Seattle College in West Seattle, 6000 16th Ave SW, Seattle, WA, 98106, United States
​Join labor organizers from across Seattle from 9 AM to 4 PM on September 30th at South Seattle College in West Seattle for 2023’s Puget Sound Trouble Makers School. If you haven’t already registered do so here!
​This is a good opportunity not only to learn some new skills but also to meet other labor activists. To help with that Seattle DSA members will be reaching out to those who have RSVP’d through this link (not the Labor Notes registration page) to meet up after the event to get to know one another.
Register for the Event Here
RSVP Here to Get in Touch with Other Seattle DSA Members going to the Event
​Description from Event Organizers Below:
Calling all troublemakers! That means you: union members, leaders, shop stewards, worker center activists, folks new to organizing. Activists from around the Puget Sound area are coming together for a day of workshops and sessions to connect and learn from each other how to build the movement we need.
The planet is heating up, wages are way behind inflation, and corporations are taking home more profits than ever. But we are seeing a huge surge in organizing! Unions of all kinds are organizing and taking the fight to their bosses. We see brand new unions, labor-organized community campaigns, workplace actions and strikes and more challenging the power and winning.
Join Labor Notes and labor activists from around the area to strategize, share skills, and learn ways to organize to win.
Troublemakers Schools are day-long mini-conferences that cover organizing skills and highlight real-world examples of taking on the boss – and winning. Whether you’re new to union activism or are an experienced union activist, there’s something there for you!

Peoples Breakfast: UDistrict
2023-10-01 08:00 - 11:00, 2023-10-08 08:00 - 11:00, 2023-10-15 08:00 - 11:00, 2023-10-22 08:00 - 11:00, 2023-10-29 08:00 - 11:00 | University Heights, 5031 University Way, Seattle, WA, 98105, United States
Contact JJ Bartlett to sign up: 360-319-2009
Masks required in-kitchen. and outdoors! Must be vaccinated!

Scrambled Eggs, Pancakes, and Hashbrowns!
Donuts, Coffee, Hot Chocolate, and Water!
Come to cook, eat breakfast, and get to know your unhoused neighbors here in the UDistrict!

Sundays at University Heights Community Center.
Cooking (off-site) = 8:00am – 9:30am.
Serving (UHeights) = 9:30am – Food Runs Out.
Stay for the whole time or show up to one shift!
Operated in close collaboration with University Heights Community Center!
We are currently seeking financial supporters to bottom-line a breakfast day!
Each breakfast costs around $120.00 USD in Food+Equipment to serve 60 people.
Our Menu!

Raise the Wage Renton Canvass - The Landing (Morning)
2023-10-01 10:00 - 13:00, 2023-10-08 10:00 - 13:00 | The Landing, 1215 N Landing Way, Renton, WA, 98057, United States

Socialist Soccer!
2023-10-01 14:00 - 16:00, 2023-10-08 14:00 - 16:00 | Volunteer Park- Amphitheater, 1139-1157 Volunteer Park Rd, Seattle, WA, 98102, United States
Come play soccer with fellow socialists and bring your friends! This is a fun, enjoyable way to get outdoors, exercise, and meet friendly socialists as well as other non-socialist soccer enthusiasts!
All genders and skill levels are welcome! Safety is our top priority. To participate you must abide by our norms and agreements to avoid injuries and help us take care of one another.
Join us at Brighton Playfield in South Seattle. Map: goo.gl/maps/c74cytjrRB1vpT7h7
We almost always play on the most southern edge of the field.
We confirm if we have enough players each Sunday on a socialist soccer Signal chat. To be added, download the Signal app, and email your phone number to ramy@seattledsa.org with a request to be added.

Homegrown Workers Union Leafleting
2023-10-01 15:30 - 17:30 | Homegrown Capitol Hill at Melrose Market at 1531 Melrose Ave, 1531 Melrose Ave, Seattle, 98122
Sun Oct 1 at 3:30PM: Leaflet at Cap Hill Homegrown
1531 Melrose Ave, Seattle, WA 98122
Come join Homegrown pickets this week!! Workers are picketing and talking to customers ahead of our bargaining to maximize our pressure to the company and win our contract.
Homegrown Workers have been bargaining since the beginning of the year and won many of their demands. But at the last bargaining session, company has made it clear that they’re not going to respect what workers are fighting for.

Homegrown Workers are still fighting for:
-Affordable Healthcare for Families
-$20.50 Starting Pay
-No Subcontracting Union Workers Jobs
-To Keep their Contract Even if the Owner Decides to Sell the Company

Raise the Wage Renton Canvass - The Landing (Evening)
2023-10-01 16:00 - 19:00, 2023-10-08 16:00 - 19:00 | The Landing, 1215 N Landing Way, Renton, WA, 98057, United States

Raise the Wage Renton Canvass - The Landing
2023-10-02 17:00 - 20:00 | Renton Target, 1215 N Landing Way, Renton, WA, 98057, United States

Local Council Monthly Meetings
2023-10-02 17:30 - 19:30, 2023-11-06 17:30 - 19:30 | Online (Zoom Call), WA
The Local Council (LC) is the elected leadership body which serves the members of Seattle DSA. Members are welcome to observe LC meetings by RSVPing here: https://actionnetwork.org/forms/seattle-dsa-local-council-monthly-meetings/
The LC has a formal meeting every first Monday from 5:30pm-7:30pm over Zoom.
If there’s something specific you’d like to bring to the Local Council, please fill out the LC Request Form which can be found on the private resources page of our website.
If you are a member that has not yet been added to our Slack (which is required to log in to the private resources page), you can request to be added here.
Please note that on rare occurrences, LC meetings will be cancelled due to holidays or unusual circumstances and these changes may not always be reflected on this calendar — if you show up to the meeting and aren’t let in by 5:35, that is almost certainly what has happened.

UAW (Autoworkers) Strike Solidarity Meeting
2023-10-03 18:00 - 19:00
Join comrades to discuss possible ways for us to support the on going UAW strike.
Over the past week we phone banked members to gauge interest and availability for the possibility of making a trip to the nearest picket line in Portland. And on Sunday a few members made the trip down.
Now we are going to review interest and work in coordinating a second trip. At the same time we will discuss how the previous one went and what we hope to accomplish on a second trip.
RSVP for Zoom Link: https://actionnetwork.org/events/uaw-autoworkers-strike-solidarity

Pay Transparency Project Meeting
2023-10-03 19:00 - 20:00, 2023-11-07 17:30 - 18:30 | Online (Zoom Call), WA
Let’s meet to discuss the last updates of the Tech Workers Organizing Group’s Pay Transparency Project!

RSVP HERE.

Homegrown Workers Union Informational Picket
2023-10-04 15:30 - 17:30 | Homegrown Mercer Island, 3016 78th Ave SE, Mercer Island, WA, 98040, United States
Wed Oct 4 at 3:30PM: Picket at Mercer Island Homegrown
3016 78th Ave SE, Mercer Island, WA 98040
Come join Homegrown pickets this week!! Workers are picketing and talking to customers ahead of our bargaining to maximize our pressure to the company and win our contract.
Homegrown Workers have been bargaining since the beginning of the year and won many of their demands. But at the last bargaining session, company has made it clear that they’re not going to respect what workers are fighting for.

Homegrown Workers are still fighting for:
-Affordable Healthcare for Families
-$20.50 Starting Pay
-No Subcontracting Union Workers Jobs
-To Keep their Contract Even if the Owner Decides to Sell the Company

Theory Underground Tour
2023-10-05 13:00 - 16:00 | 3414 1/2 Fremont Ave N Suite D, Seattle, WA 98103, 3414 1/2 Fremont Ave N Suite D, Seattle, WA, 98103, United States
Join Theory Underground on their Seattle Tour Stop.
https://www.youtube.com/@theory_underground

Socialist Night School: What is Capitalism?
2023-10-05 18:00 - 19:30 | Beacon Hill Branch – Seattle Public Library, 2821 Beacon Ave S, Seattle, WA, 98144, United States
The world is heading towards disaster under capitalism. In order to win power and best fight it, the working class – those who live by wage labor – must be equipped with socialist theory and a wide knowledge of society.

Seattle DSA’s Socialist Night School program aims to provide a solid foundation of socialist theory that can develop participants into confident socialists and inspire them into starting their own intellectual journeys. This session will help attendees learn the defining features of the capitalist mode of production through a discussion around the section ‘Bourgeois and Proletarians’ from the Communist Manifesto and an excerpt from Vivek Chibber’s Understanding Capitalism.
RSVP here: https://actionnetwork.org/events/socialist-night-school-what-is-capitalism/

UAW Picket in Portland
2023-10-07
Last weekend several Seattle DSA members and a few UAW 4121 Members went down to the UAW Picket Lines. If you’d be interest in going down this Saturday or helping out the strike or the labor movement here are some options below:

Join the picket line on Saturday! The closest picket to us is at a Parts Distribution Center (PDC) in Portland. We’re pulling together a group to carpool down & back this Saturday 10/7, leaving sometime in the morning. There’s no guarantee that we will have enough ride space but the sooner you reach out the sooner we can try and figure something out and if you can give a ride that would be a great help. If you’re interested in joining, get in touch by emailing ryancsdsa@gmail.com or at 360-201-3147
If you can’t join the pickets this weekend, join next week or weekend! You can sign up here to get connected & coordinate carpools (along with UAW 4121)
Contribute to the hardship & strike support fund: Anything helps. You can make a contribution here (& include a note that you’re sending solidarity from SDSA!)
If you can’t make it down to Portland this weekend, participate in other important labor actions in Seattle! Raise the Wage Renton canvasses on 10/7 and 10/8

Note: If you haven’t already gone out to canvass for RTW this week and your debating between going to the UAW picket lines and RTW Canvassing we’d encourage you to go canvassing there will be time to go to other picket lines (this strike or another) in the future.

Labor Working Group Monthly Meeting
2023-10-10 18:00 - 19:30 | Zoom
Join comrades for a discussion on our on going labor organizing and to meet others involved in labor organizing work. We will discuss and plan any upcoming labor work and ongoing campaigns. There will also be updates on any labor organizing our members are involved in.
Look for the full agenda in the labor channel on slack! Though the meeting will be primarily focused on how to improve our labor solidarity work going forward.
RSVP: Here

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

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

Socialist Educators Happy Hour
2023-10-13 18:00 - 20:00 | Chuck’s Hop Shop (Central District), 2001 E Union St, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
Educators from all over (Seattle, Renton, Highline, etc…) get together, chat politics, & share about struggles in their union. All union activists and socialists are welcome to attend!
We often anchor our discussions with a reading, but we’ll provide a short summary so everyone can participate whether they read or not.
RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/socialist-educators-happy-hour-2/

All Out For Palestine
2023-10-14 13:00 - 15:00
Seattle DSA has endorsed the following march and rally in support of the people of Palestine.
We encourage everyone to come if you can. We have also printed a large number of the banner below, which we will carry.

Raise the Wage Renton & Tacoma For All Solidarity Party!
2023-10-14 14:00 - 18:00
Raise The Wage Renton has enough signatures to qualify for the ballot in February.(*)
Tacoma For All’s Tenant Bill of Rights will be on the ballot in November.
Seattle DSA and Tacoma DSA have been key forces behind both ballot initiatives, and now that they are both on the ballot, it is time to celebrate — before we get back to work, to make sure both initiatives are approved by voters.
Come join us for an outdoor celebration on Saturday October 14, before northwest winter sets in.
This event is mostly a social/celebration of the work we’ve done so far. There will also be brief updates and discussion on the two campaigns from 4 to 5 PM.
We will have:
– A special update announcement on Raise the Wage Renton
– A celebration/fundraiser for the Tacoma for All ballot initiative
– Snacks
– Outdoor space
– Music and great company
Please bring a snack or drink to share.
And please contribute to these important campaigns if you can.
The celebration will be outdoors, under covers, at a private residence near the Othello light rail station in south Seattle. Please RSVP below, and look for the exact address in the confirmation email.
RSVP Here (to get exact address)
(*) While we don’t have the official notice from King County Elections, we do have more than enough signatures to qualify.

Socialist Soccer!
2023-10-15 14:00 - 16:00, 2023-10-22 14:00 - 16:00, 2023-10-29 14:00 - 16:00, 2023-11-05 14:00 - 16:00, 2023-11-12 14:00 - 16:00, 2023-11-19 14:00 - 16:00, 2023-11-26 14:00 - 16:00 | Volunteer Park- Amphitheater, 1139-1157 Volunteer Park Rd, Seattle, WA, 98102, United States
Come play soccer with fellow socialists! This is a fun, enjoyable way to get outdoors, exercise, and meet friendly socialists as well as non-socialist soccer enthusiasts!
All genders and skill levels are welcome! Safety is our top priority. To participate you must abide by our norms and agreements to avoid injuries and help us take care of one another.
Join us at Brighton Playfield in South Seattle. Map: goo.gl/maps/c74cytjrRB1vpT7h7
We almost always play on the most southern edge of the field.
We confirm if we have enough players each Sunday on a socialist soccer Signal chat. To be added, download the Signal app, and email your phone number to tdupuis42@gmail.com with a request to be added.

Electoral Working Group Monthly Meeting
2023-10-17 18:30 - 19:30, 2023-11-28 18:30 - 19:30 | Online (Zoom Call), WA
Come join our Electoral Working Group Meeting (Virtually) where we’ll be discussing all things elections! Our top priorities currently are planning for upcoming 2023 and 2024 ballot initiatives and candidate endorsement processes!

RSVP here for Zoom link.

Clinic Defense!
2023-10-21 09:00 - 10:30, 2023-11-18 09:00 - 10:30 | Lee Minto Planned Parenthood, 2001 E. Madison Street, Seattle, WA, United States
Help counter the anti-abortion Extremists that regularly stand outside this clinic. Show Solidarity with clinic patients And staff. Join the movement to defend Abortion!
We will use our beautiful political signs, rainbow flags, and chants to protect patients from harassers by the antis and to show the community that the pro-abortion and pro-reproductive-justice movement is here and growing.

Where are we meeting? – We are defending the Lee Minto Planned Parenthood Center at 2001 E. Madison Street, Seattle. Meet at the bus stop outside the clinic.
What should I bring? – Dress for the weather including comfortable shoes, a water bottle, cough drops or hard candy (chanting causes dry mouth), your locked cell phone, emergency contact # written on your body in Sharpie, and your passion for reproductive justice! You can bring a picket sign or some will be provided.

This Clinic Defense is Organized by the Puget Sound Mobilization For Reproductive Justice, a coalition of groups organizing for Reproductive Justice, including the Seattle DSA Reproductive Justice Working Group.

Seattle/Tacoma DSA Solidarity Canvass for Tacoma for All
2023-10-21 11:00 - 13:00, 2023-10-21 13:00 - 15:00
Join us in solidarity with Tacoma DSA to canvass for Tacoma for All!
Tacoma for All is a campaign to pass a Tenant Bill of Rights via ballot initiative THIS November in Tacoma.
Learn more at https://www.tacoma4all.org/.
Look forward to seeing you there! RSVP HERE
Meetup location: S 54th St & Fawcett Ave, Tacoma, WA 98408

Labor Movie Night: Finally Got the News
2023-10-21 16:00 - 18:00 | The Beacon Theater, 4405 Rainier Ave S, Seattle, WA, 98118, United States
RSVP for a free ticket!

Saturday October 21st, 4 PM
The Beacon Cinema, 4405 Rainier Ave S
Join union members, Seattle DSA members, workers and friends for a screening of Finally Got The News at the Beacon Cinema in Columbia City!
“FINALLY GOT THE NEWS is a forceful, unique documentary that reveals the activities of the League of Revolutionary Black Workers inside and outside the auto factories of Detroit. Through interviews with the members of the movement, footage shot in the auto plants, and footage of leafleting and picketing actions, the film documents their efforts to build an independent black labor organization that, unlike the UAW, will respond to worker’s problems, such as the assembly line speed-up and inadequate wages faced by both black and white workers in the industry.
Beginning with a historical montage, from the early days of slavery through the subsequent growth and organization of the working class, FINALLY GOT THE NEWS focuses on the crucial role played by the black worker in the American economy. Also explored is the educational ‘tracking’ system for both white and black youth, the role of African American women in the labor force, and relations between white and black workers.”
This event is open to the public, and will be great for new and prospective members to get to know each other — so be sure to invite your friends!
The screening is completely free but a $10 donation is encouraged to help cover the costs of organizing the screening. Donate Here!
RSVP for a free ticket!

Workers in Tech Say NO to APEC - teach-in
2023-10-24 18:00 - 19:30 | Virtual. RSVP for details, WA, United States
The Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), where corporations and heads of state (including Biden) will collude on extraction of resources from the Asia Pacific, is coming to San Francisco in November. In advance of that, the NO to APEC coalition is holding a teach-in on October 24th from 6-7:30 PM about the influence of Big Tech companies like Microsoft, Boeing, Amazon, and Google on the upcoming Free Trade Agreements that will affect the climate and around 3 billion people, primarily in the global south.Register to come here: https://forms.gle/fXcNuDsaxjAwq5r58 and invite all your friends (especially those in tech!)

October General Membership Meeting
2023-10-24 19:00 - 21:00 | Southside Commons, 3518 S Edmunds St, Seattle, WA 98118, USA
General Membership Meetings are the events in which the largest number of members come together to hear about what the chapter has been up to recently, learn what is on the horizon and how to get involved, discuss ideas, and vote on how we should use our collective resources of money to achieve our goals.
RSVP here: https://actionnetwork.org/events/october-general-membership-meeting-4/

Housing Justice Working Group [Hybrid Meeting!]
2023-10-25 18:00 - 19:30
Short URL: https://seattledsa.org/?p=32402

Seattle DSA’s Housing Justice Working Group!
Home of the Peoples Breakfast.
Working towards a massive expansion of publicly-owned green social housing.
Building a fighting tenants movement.
We are now running a hybrid meeting format!
Join us in-person at the Seattle Public Library, Columbia Branch, from 6:00pm to 7:30pm.
For those who can’t make it in-person, join us on Zoom for the business portion of the meeting starting at 6:30pm!

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87517626169?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 875 1762 6169
Passcode: [REDACTED]

Raise the Wage Renton Canvass - The Landing
2023-10-27 16:30 - 18:30 | Renton Target, 1215 N Landing Way, Renton, WA, 98057, United States
It’s official — we are 166 signatures short, and we have 10 days as of October 24 to make it up.
Join us to canvass for Raise The Wage Renton at Target at The Landing as we gather signatures from to qualify for the February ballot.
See you there!
RSVP Here

Socialist Educators Happy Hour
2023-10-27 18:00 - 20:00 | Chuck’s Hop Shop (Central District), 2001 E Union St, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
Educators from all over (Seattle, Renton, Highline, etc…) get together, chat politics, & share about struggles in their union. All union activists and socialists are welcome to attend!
We often anchor our discussions with a reading, but we’ll provide a short summary so everyone can participate whether they read or not.
RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/socialist-educators-happy-hour-3

Raise the Wage Renton Canvass - The Landing
2023-10-28 10:00 - 13:00 | The Landing, 1215 N Landing Way, Renton, WA, 98057, United States

Seattle/Tacoma DSA Solidarity Canvass for Tacoma for All
2023-10-28 11:00 - 13:00, 2023-10-28 13:00 - 15:00
Join us in solidarity with Tacoma DSA to canvass for Tacoma for All!
Tacoma for All is a campaign to pass a Tenant Bill of Rights via ballot initiative THIS November in Tacoma.
Learn more at https://www.tacoma4all.org/.
Look forward to seeing you there! RSVP HERE

Raise the Wage Renton Canvass - The Landing (Evening)
2023-10-28 15:00 - 18:00, 2023-10-29 15:00 - 18:00 | The Landing, 1215 N Landing Way, Renton, WA, 98057, United States

Raise the Wage Renton Canvass - The Landing (Morning)
2023-10-29 10:00 - 13:00 | The Landing, 1215 N Landing Way, Renton, WA, 98057, United States

Raise the Wage Renton Canvass - The Landing
2023-10-30 16:30 - 18:30, 2023-11-01 16:30 - 18:30 | Renton Target, 1215 N Landing Way, Renton, WA, 98057, United States
It’s official — we are 166 signatures short, and we have 10 days as of October 24 to make it up.
Join us to canvass for Raise The Wage Renton at Target at The Landing as we gather signatures from to qualify for the February ballot.
Note that days are getting shorter, and it is practically dark by 6:30 so please try to arrive by 4:30 so we can do almost 2 hours of canvassing before dark.
See you there!
RSVP Here

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

Seattle DSA Social: West Seattle
2023-11-05 16:00 - 19:00 | Larry’s Tavern, 3405 California Ave SW, Seattle, 98116, United States
Join us at Larry’s Tavern for food, drinks, and fun with other leftists!

https://actionnetwork.org/events/seattle-dsa-social-west-seattle/

Redmond Homegrown Strike
2023-11-11 10:00 - 13:30 | Redmond Homegrown, 7841 Leary Wy, Redmond, 98052, United States
Join homegrown workers on the picket lines from 10-1 PM Saturday 11/11. These pickets are occurring daily as the strike continues but we’d like to encourage DSA members to turn out this day specifically.
In response to a worker leader’s unjust firing, her coworkers at the Redmond Homegrown have committed to go on ULP strike and stay out on pickets until she gets her job back.
If you have DSA or Union gear please wear it to show homegrown workers the labor movement and the socialist movement is behind them.
Daily Picket Shift Sign Up Link: https://unitehere.jotform.com/233066819676064
Donate to the Strike Solidarity Fund Here:
https://gofund.me/8234c931

March for Palestine -- Demand a Ceasefire
2023-11-11 14:00 - 17:00 | Westlake Park, 401 Pine St, Seattle, WA, 98101, United States
Join DSA members and others in a rally and march for the over 10,000 children, families, and innocent civilians massacred by Israel’s bombing and total siege against Gaza.
We must end the senseless cycle of violence in the Middle East by ending the policy of occupation and genocide.
Join the growing movement to demand an end to all US military aid for Israel and to Free Palestine.

Labor Working Group Monthly Meeting
2023-11-14 18:00 - 19:30 | Virtual. RSVP for details, WA, United States
Join comrades for a discussion on our on going labor organizing and to meet others involved in labor organizing work. We will discuss and plan any upcoming labor work and ongoing campaigns. There will also be updates on any labor organizing our members are involved in.
Look for the full agenda in the labor channel on slack!
This event is virtual only.
RSVP for Zoom Link: Here

Housing Justice Working Group [Hybrid Meeting!]
2023-11-15 18:00 - 19:30
Seattle DSA’s Housing Justice Working Group!
Home of the Peoples Breakfast.
Working towards a massive expansion of publicly-owned green social housing.
Building a fighting tenants movement.
We are now running a hybrid meeting format!
Join us in-person at the Seattle Public Library, Columbia Branch, from 6:00pm to 7:30pm.
For those who can’t make it in-person, join us on Zoom for the business portion of the meeting starting at 6:30pm!

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87517626169?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 875 1762 6169
Passcode: [REDACTED]

Agenda: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gxhFExgKMXDKUolOVPxah77RF-9_9FgiOh8-CtpfPCU

Red Cup Rebellion
2023-11-16
Join Starbucks Workers on strike across the country on November 16th.
Starbucks has committed hundreds of violations of labor law since the beginning of the Starbucks Workers fight for a union and a fair contract. In spite of this Starbucks Workers have continued to organize.
As a part of fighting back against Starbuck’s violations of labor law Starbucks Workers will be going on strike across the country in an unfair labor practice strike on November 16th.
Starbucks Workers are also asking community allies and organizations visit non union stores to educate the public about our contract fight and the challenges workers face in the industry.
If you’re a union member, it’s likely that your org has already “adopted” some locations, otherwise everyone is encouraged to find an event near them on this map: https://starbucksworkersunited.controlshift.app/calendars/red-cup-rebellion
Make sure to wear any DSA or Union gear that you have to show Starbucks workers that Socialist and Labor Movement is behind their fight!

Socialist Educators Happy Hour
2023-11-17 18:00 - 20:00 | Chuck’s Hop Shop (Central District), 2001 E Union St, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
Educators from all over (Seattle, Renton, Highline, etc…) get together, chat politics, & share about struggles in their union. All union activists and socialists are welcome to attend!
We often anchor our discussions with a reading, but we’ll provide a short summary so everyone can participate whether they read or not.
RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/socialist-educators-happy-hour-4

Seattle DSA Social: Columbia City
2023-11-19 11:00 - 12:00
Come socialize with your Seattle DSA members in Columbia City in a courtyard near Genesee Park. Newcomers, friends, family, and non members welcome!
This is a family friendly event with crafts, snacks, tea/coffee sips and free balloon animals for anyone brining kids!
For more information and contact information on how to enter… RSVP HERE https://actionnetwork.org/events/seattle-dsa-social-columbia-city-2

Redmond Homegrown Strike
2023-11-26 10:00 - 13:30 | Redmond Homegrown, 7841 Leary Wy, Redmond, 98052, United States
Join homegrown workers on the picket lines from 10-1 PM Sunday 11/26. These pickets are occurring daily as the strike continues but we’d like to encourage DSA members to turn out this day specifically.
In response to a worker leader’s unjust firing, her coworkers at the Redmond Homegrown have committed to go on ULP strike and stay out on pickets until she gets her job back.
If you have DSA or Union gear please wear it to show homegrown workers the labor movement and the socialist movement is behind them.
Daily Picket Shift Sign Up Link: https://unitehere.jotform.com/233066819676064
Donate to the Strike Solidarity Fund Here:
https://gofund.me/8234c931
