Seattle Democratic Socialists of America

District 2: Soccer & Social
2021-06-19 17:00 - 18:30, 2021-06-12 17:00 - 18:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
Join us hanging out and playing soccer at the Brighton Playfield, https://goo.gl/maps/c74cytjrRB1vpT7h7 , north of/next to Aki Kurose Middle School

Census Phone Banking
2021-06-19 14:00 - 15:30, 2021-06-17 17:30 - 19:00 | On Zoom, WA, United States
Help us make phone calls to reach out to EVERY member of Seattle DSA so we can better understand the make-up of our chapter and provide valuable information to Working Groups, District Groups, and the Local Council which will help us engage more members and build power for socialism!
We’ll start with a training to get everyone oriented to the phone banking process before doing an hour of calls. When you RSVP you will be taken to a link for this event – remember to mark it on your calendar.
RSVP HERE FOR THURSDAY 6/17
RSVP HERE FOR SATURDAY 6/19
RSVP HERE FOR MONDAY 6/21

Seattle DSA Healthcare Working Group
2021-06-19 12:00 - 13:00, 2021-06-12 12:00 - 13:00, 2021-06-05 12:00 - 13:00, 2021-05-16 20:00 - 21:00 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
Join Seattle DSA Healthcare Working Group and stand with us in our fight for health justice!
In our weekly meetings we’ll be discussing our current projects, including our organizing around Medicare for All, education on healthcare/policy, and much more.
New members are very welcome!!!
RSVP for Zoom link

Seattle DSA Local Council Meeting
2021-06-19 10:00 - 12:00 | Register on Action Network for ZOOM Link, WA
The Seattle DSA Local Council meets the 1st Thursday (at 7:30 PM) and 3rd Saturday (at 10 AM) of each month.
RSVP Here.

D4 Social in the Park
2021-06-18 18:00 - 20:00 | 2000 NE 58th St, Ravenna Park Picnic Shelter #1, 2000 NE 58th St, Seattle, 98105
Come eat pizza and (possibly) drink with us as we hang out in Ravenna Park! Meet your fellow members of SDSA District 4, near the Picnic Shelter #1 (driveway SE of the 20th Avenue bridge).

On the Continuum of Struggle in Latin America: Self-described Marxist elected as President of Peru - What can we learn from the protest movements sweeping Latin America? Next District 3 Mtg
2021-06-17 18:30 - 20:00 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
From Chile to Columbia, struggle is breaking out across Latin America from the intolerable conditions of endemic poverty, pervasive violence and corruption, and the economic and social devastation of the COVID pandemic. And now Peru has marked its place on this continuum of struggle with the election of a self-described Marxist as President, Pedro Castillo from the Peru Libre, a socailist party. Castillo is a labor leader who gained national prominence as a leader of multiple teachers strikes. Castillo also comes from an indigenous background, making him only the 2nd President in Peruvian history to be elected from those regions. He ran on a program of agrarian reforms and against the neo-liberal agenda that has impoverished the majority of this mineral rich country.
Protest movements and radical politics are shaking the foundations of Latin American society and elsewhere across the world, what does this tell us about the period we are entering? What’s needed to win these struggles and overthrow capitalism? As oppressed peoples rise up, should socialists uncritically cheer from the sidelines or are there other things we can do to support the movements? Elon Musk supported the right-wing coup in Bolivia because of the minerals needed for Tesla, with Biden heavily promoting electric cars and Peru being an important source of minerals, how will the US ruling class react to Castillo?
We’ll also be electing our District 3 Coordinating Committee members at this meeting, so don’t miss out!
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86736125907
253-215-8782
Meeting ID: 867 3612 5907

District 4 Mutual Aid
2021-06-17 16:30 - 17:30, 2021-06-10 16:30 - 17:30 | University Playground Park, 4745 9th Ave NE, Seattle, WA, United States
Every Thursday at 4:30pm, come to University Playground Park (4745 9th Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98105) to distribute supplies. Bring medical supplies, snacks, and clothes. To get involved, you can also contact Rosa Hayes through the DSA Slack. If you want to contribute financially, send money with the note “mutual aid” to @historynerd1791 on Venmo.

CANCELED: Housing Justice Working Group
2021-06-16 19:30 - 21:00 | Online, Seattle, WA, United States
Canceled this week – all are encouraged to attend this town hall instead! https://actionnetwork.org/events/townhall-on-the-compassion-seattle-charter-amendment

Columbia City: Knocking Doors with House Our Neighbors!
2021-06-16 16:00 - 18:00, 2021-06-09 16:00 - 18:00, 2021-06-02 16:00 - 18:00 | Columbia City Farmers Market, 3651 S Edmunds St, Seattle, WA, 98118, United States
SIGN UP FOR THIS EVENT AND MORE HERE!
Join the Housing Justice Working Group and House Our Neighbors!
We will be conversing with residents IN-PERSON about Charter Amendment 29, Sweeps, and other important housing issues.
No better way to gain more experience with working-class folks who may not see eye-to-eye at first.
Hope to see you there!

Afrosocialists & Socialists of Color Caucus meeting
2021-06-14 18:30 - 20:00, 2021-06-07 18:30 - 20:00, 2021-05-24 18:30 - 20:00, 2021-05-17 18:30 - 20:00, 2021-05-10 18:30 - 20:00, 2021-05-03 18:30 - 20:00 | 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.

Socialist Night School
2021-06-14 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

—> RSVP here! <—
Required readings:

“How Capital Strikes Yanked Barack Obama’s Presidency to the Right” – Tarun Banerjee, Michael Schwartz, Kevin Young (2020)
Levers of Power, Chapter 4 – Selected Excerpts (2020)

Optional reading:

“A Short Postmortem of Seattle’s Head Tax Repeal” – Paul Alexander (2018)

Description:

The power of workers to strike and win concessions from capitalists is familiar to many socialists. What’s less familiar is how elites use capital strikes – threats to move jobs overseas, replace workers with robots, or simply withhold their investment – to earn concessions of their own. When this happens, politicians have little recourse to fight back.
But powerful movements have defeated capital strikes before. What would it take to do this again?
This month, we’ll be reading excerpts from Levers of Power, a new book by Tarun Banerjee, Michael Schwartz, and Kevin Young. We’ll examine how both the Obama and Trump administrations bowed to the threat of capital strikes, and learn about how a powerful Civil Rights Movement beat capitalists at their own game: not just by appealing to lawmakers, but by taking on business itself.
Join us Monday, June 14th at 6PM on Zoom! A guest speaker will give a short lecture based on the assigned readings, followed by breakout sessions and a large group discussion. DSA members from around the country are welcome to come learn with us. See you then!

NEW 7 PM Green New Deal and Ecosocialism Meeting
2021-06-13 19:00 - 20:30 | 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, fight for Green New Deal measures at state and local levels, and are participating in the national DSA’s Green New Deal campaign. Questions or want the room that we’re in? Email greennewdeal@seattledsa.org
Online chat info:
https://meet.tech-bloc-sea.dev

District 2: Doorknocking for Nikkita
2021-06-13 13:00 - 15:00 | Brighton Playfield (next to Aki Kurose Middle School), 6000 39th Ave S, Seattle, WA, 98118, United States

Queer and Feminist Caucus – The Gay Agenda: gender & sexuality space
2021-06-13 12:00 - 13:30, 2021-05-09 12:00 - 13:30 | Online (Zoom Call), WA
SDSA’s Queer and Feminist Caucus hold a monthly space, open to all, to discuss and explore our gender, sexuality, and politics all-together.
Living under capitalism and heteropatriarchy forms a complex existence for queer, femme, and questioning folks. We open this space for all individuals to be radically vulnerable, emotionally available, and loving as we introduce controversial topics like gender abolition and radical feminism.
Bring a queer buddy as we gather for The Gay Agenda
RSVP here for Zoom info

District 4 Reading Group: Caliban and the Witch
2021-06-12 14:00 - 15:30 | Online (Zoom Call), WA
Join the District 4 reading group June 12th at 2:00 pm to read “Caliban and the Witch” by Silvia Federici — https://libcom.org/library/caliban-witch-silvia-federici. We will be reading Chapter 3 pg 133-155.
This event is open to DSA members and anyone curious about DSA.
Zoom Details:
https://washington.zoom.us/j/92223147165
Meeting ID: 922 2314 7165

Event Security Training
2021-06-12 14:00 - 15:00 | Freeway Park, 700 Seneca St, Seattle, WA, 98101, United States
Over the course of the last year, protesters in the US have been attacked, assaulted, shot, injured, and in some cases killed. As our movement grows, DSA events – whether public or private, protest or celebration, rally or picket line – will come under increasing scrutiny from bad faith actors who will oppose our movement with violence and harm.
Join us for an in-person training session that will cover practical skills on deescalation tactics, event safety planning, an overview of recommended gear and supplies, and more!
We keep us safe!
RSVP Here: https://actionnetwork.org/events/event-safety-training/

District 2: DSA and elections - what's our strategy?
2021-06-10 18:30 - 20:00 | WA
Draft agenda:
1) 40 min – How do you see DSA developing at the moment? Intro circle: why did you join DSA and what keeps you active? How does DSA at the moment relate to that? How do you feel about DSA at the moment? What does DSA do well or not so well?
2) 50 min – DSA and its electoral policies: In the run up to our national Convention, we want to discuss the resolution that was backed by the national electoral committee: “#8: Toward a Mass Party in the United States (Electoral Priority)” – https://convention2021.dsausa.org/2021-dsa-convention-resolutions/#P1H (if you have time to read it – great, but no precondition!)
3) 10 min – next meetings and planning

New Member Orientation Facilitator Training
2021-06-09 17:00 - 18:00 | Online (Zoom Call), WA
Hey New Member Orientation folx, we will be hosting a new member orientation training for folx who want a refresher or want to learn for the first time how to facilitate a NMO. This training will be quick 45-60 minutes on June 9th at 5pm.

Update July 8 – this meeting has been cancelled. Reach out to member-engagement@seattledsa.org if you are interested in learning more.

No Charity for Cops rally (part 2!)
2021-06-09 16:00 - 19:00 | Westlake Park 4th Ave, Seattle, Washington 98101
The Seattle Foundation has contributed $870,000 to the Seattle Police Foundation in the past 20 years through community grants and donor-advised funds. Since August, Divest SPD has been pushing for them to divest from police, make amends for the harm done, and invest more in the community. On Wednesday, June 9, we’re holding a rally to show them that there’s a growing number of people watching them that agree there should be NO CHARITY FOR COPS! This is a critical moment in our campaign and we’re counting on you to be there and invite folks you know to this event!
* Note: if this event looks familiar, it is because it was rescheduled from March 30. *
Details:

This is a SOCIALLY DISTANCED + MASKED EVENT. We’ll have masks and hand sanitizer on hand.
Rally starts at 4pm and will be over by 7pm at the latest.
We’ll bring the food + drinks, you bring a friend! =)

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

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

June 2021 Immigration Justice Working Group Meeting
2021-06-08 18:00 - 20:00 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
Join us for our June monthly meeting! RSVP here.
As mentioned in email, we have changed our monthly meetings to be every 2nd Tuesday of the month from 6pm-8pm. Our June meeting will be June 8th from 6pm-8pm. Click here to view the agenda.
We will be planning a refresher check-in for all our accompaniment volunteers, where we’ll talk about how accompaniment has changed during COVID and what we can do moving forward. See you there!
RSVP here.

DivestSPD meeting
2021-06-08 17:00 - 18:30 | On Zoom, WA, United States
Come hear about the next steps in our campaigns to get the Seattle Foundation and Starbucks to divest from Seattle Police Foundation and reinvest in BIPOC community organizations. See you there!
RSVP HERE

Census Phone Banking
2021-06-07 17:30 - 19:00, 2021-06-06 14:00 - 15:30, 2021-06-05 14:00 - 15:30, 2021-06-03 17:30 - 19:00 | On Zoom, WA, United States
The events of 2020 brought large numbers of people into movements demanding a more just and equitable world. Seattle DSA’s membership alone has bloomed from around 1,200 members in early 2019 to around 2,000 members by the fall of 2020. While this growth is exciting, it also demands that we take extra care to learn about our members and ensure that they are effectively engaged in the life of the chapter. Help us make phone calls to reach out to EVERY member of DSA so we can better understand the make-up of our chapter and provide valuable information to Working Groups, District Groups, and the Local Council which will help us engage more members and more effectively build power for socialism! This event is for Seattle DSA members only.
There will be four phone banking sessions:
RSVP HERE for Thursday, June 3, 5:30-7pm
RSVP HERE for Saturday, June 5, 2-3:30pm
RSVP HERE for Sunday, June 6, 2-3:30pm
RSVP HERE for Monday, June 7, 5:30-7pm

Seattle DSA for Stephanie subcommittee
2021-06-07 17:30 - 19:00 | On Zoom, WA, United States
Monthly meeting of the Seattle DSA for Stephanie subcommittee.
RSVP here and please spread the word.
Agenda will be posted later.
Alternatively, if you want to help with the work but can’t make monthly meetings, you can sign up to volunteer for specific tasks.

Queer and Feminist Caucus - Work Meeting
2021-06-06 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

District 2: Social & Soccer
2021-06-05 17:00 - 18:30 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States

InfoSec Training
2021-06-05 13:00 - 14:00 | Online, Seattle, WA, United States
Join us for a discussion on Information Security (InfoSec) and how we can use it to keep ourselves and our comrades safer. If you’ve ever wondered what the terms “end-to-end encryption”, “multi-factor authentication”, and “VPN” means, this is the seminar for you! We’ll be exploring these and more in this hour-long training session.
RSVP Here! https://actionnetwork.org/events/infosec-training/

Member Engagement Team Meeting
2021-06-05 10:00 - 12:00, 2021-05-01 10:00 - 12:00 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
The Member Engagement Team is the group that puts on New Member Orientations, sets up 1-on-1 meetings between more experienced organizers within DSA and new members, as well as other projects to get new members involved in the work of the chapter. Our work is very important for getting folks that join up involved with the work of our chapter so we can build the power we need to create a socialist future!
To RSVP, click here.
If you have any questions, contact member-engagement@seattledsa.org.

Strikes, Blockades & Mass Protests: Columbia’s Mass Working Class & Youth Uprising Next District 3 Mtg
2021-06-03 18:30 - 20:00 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
Since the end of April there has been a mass uprising in Columbia of mass demonstrations, general strikes, and blockades. The initial spark was the imposition of a hated tax increase, however, underlying anger over endemic poverty and violence, exacerbated by the pandemic, fueled the uprising. In response, the state has been brutal, killing protesters. While the Biden Administration and Democratic Party politicians have condemned the state violence, Biden and the Democratic Party have supported free trade deals that impoverished millions of Columbians and supported deporting Columbians who were fleeing from violence. From Black Lives Matter to Israel / Palestine to Columbia, what’s causing the global eruption of mass protests? What can we learn from the tactics of strikes and blockades? What role has US imperialism and the Democratic Party played in Columbia and in Latin America? What are the roles of socialists and the fight for socialism in mass struggle?
Join District 3 members to discuss these important developments from a socialist activist perspective. We’ll also discuss the exciting Nikkita Oliver campaign and how we can pitch in to get them elected, as well as the Kshama Sawant solidarity campaign.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82010444236
If you need to call in:
253-21-8782
Meeting ID: 820 1044 4236

Seattle DSA Eastside Branch meeting
2021-06-03 17:30 - 18:30, 2021-05-06 17:30 - 18:30 | On Zoom, WA, United States
This online get-together is open to members of the Democratic Socialists of America, non-members who are interested in learning more about the group, and anyone else who’d like to get acquainted with the DSA and its activities.
For Zoom details, RSVP here.

Seattle DSA Political Education Working Group Monthly Meeting
2021-06-02 18:30 - 19:30, 2021-05-05 18:30 - 19:30 | Cafe Solstice (Capitol Hill), 925 E Thomas St, Seattle, WA, 98102, United States
Monthly meeting of the SDSA Political Education Working Group. If you’re interested in working on member political education efforts, come on by! Look for us at the reserved table in the back or upstairs.

June General Membership Meeting
2021-06-01 19:00 - 21:00 | On Zoom, WA, United States
Join Seattle DSA for our June General Membership Meeting. We’re voting again, this time for who represents the chapter at the August DSA National Convention. Come by to make your voice heard!

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

Pass the Pro Act Phone Banking
2021-05-31 15:30 - 17:30, 2021-05-30 14:00 - 17:00, 2021-05-30 11:00 - 14:00, 2021-05-29 12:00 - 14:30, 2021-05-29 09:00 - 12:00, 2021-05-26 15:30 - 17:30, 2021-05-24 15:30 - 17:30, 2021-05-23 14:00 - 17:00 and 3 more dates | Online, Seattle, WA, United States
Together we have made well over 700,000 dials across Arizona, Maine, West Virginia, and Virginia. We talked with thousands of people about why we need to pass the PRO Act to rebuild a fighting labor movement—and got them to action with us to pressure their Senators about the bill.
Register here.
By building that pressure with regular people across the country, we flipped Senator Angus King of Maine and Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia to support the PRO Act. And we are now targeting Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska).
Join us to reach our goal of **one million dials** to working people in Alaska, Arizona, and Virginia!

Register here.
Every shift has a thorough training on the campaign and the software—beginners and experienced phone bankers are all very, very welcome. Sign up for as many shifts as you can, and bring your friends!
WEEKENDS OF ACTION
All out to reach a million calls! Double the shifts for double the pressure!
Join us for our shifts on:
May 22, May 23, May 29, and 30.
See you on the phones!

District 3 Movie Night: 5 Broken Cameras
2021-05-30 18:30 - 21:00 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
Join District 3 comrades for our monthly movie night!
This month we’ll be watching 5 Broken Cameras, a first-hand account of protests in Bil’in, a West Bank village affected by the Israeli West Bank barrier.
When his fourth son, Gibreel, is born in 2005, self-taught cameraman Emad Burnat, a Palestinian villager, gets his first camera. At the same time in his village of Bil’in, the Israelis begin bulldozing village olive groves to build a barrier to separate Bil’in from the Jewish settlement Modi’in Illit. The barrier’s route cuts off 60% of Bil’in farmland and the villagers resist this seizure of more of their land by the settlers.
Burnat films the army and police beating and arresting villagers and activists who come to support them. Settlers destroy Palestinian olive trees and attack Burnat when he tries to film them. The army raids the village in the middle of the night to arrest children. He, his friends, and brothers are arrested or shot; some are killed. Each camera used to document these events is shot or smashed.
We’ll watch the film together and have a discussion afterward.
Zoom link: https://dsausa.zoom.us/j/95209258862
Stream link: https://sdsa-owncast.ddns.net/

District 4 Reading Group: Caliban and the Witch
2021-05-29 14:00 - 15:30 | Online (Zoom Call), WA
Join the District 4 reading group April 24th at 4:30 pm to read “Caliban and the Witch” by Silvia Federici — https://libcom.org/library/caliban-witch-silvia-federici. We will be reading the rest of Chapter 2 pg 92-115.
This event is open to DSA members and anyone curious about DSA.
Zoom Details:
https://washington.zoom.us/j/92223147165
Meeting ID: 922 2314 7165

Seattle DSA Healthcare Working Group
2021-05-29 12:00 - 13:00 | https://washington.zoom.us/j/91708325322

Spoke Text Blast - GMM
2021-05-28 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
Scheduled Spoke text blast going out to encourage folks to sign up for our June 1st General Membership Meeting.

D2 Meeting: Sweeps are No Compassion - with Tiffani McCoy, Real Change Advocacy Director
2021-05-27 18:30 - 20:00 | zoom: tinyurl.com/SDSA-D2, WA, United States
Tiffani McCoy, advocacy director of Real Change, will explain the corporate backed initiative (a charter amendment) to sweep our homeless neighbors and call that “Compassion Seattle”. Tiffani will talk about the alternatives to fight homelessness not homeless people and the struggle for affordable housing for all.
After the lead off, we’ll have a questions and answer session, followed by a discussion. Join us → Thu, 5/27, 6.30pm, zoom: tinyurl.com/SDSA-D2

Mobilization Committee Meeting
2021-05-26 19:00 - 20:30 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
Our meeting next week will cover a variety of topics, including the Paris Commune, a brief history of resistance in Palestine, reviewing the campaign against “Compassion” Seattle, & our continuing series in disaster preparedness. Plus more!
https://actionnetwork.org/events/mobilization-caucus-meeting/

Building Tenant Power & Taking on the Real Estate Lobby: Lessons from New York State’s Housing Justice Movement
2021-05-26 18:00 - 19:30 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
Join Seattle Democratic Socialists of America and Be:Seattle in conversation with Cea Weaver of Housing Justice For All to discuss the movement behind New York’s historic wins for tenant rights in 2019.
In the last 5 years, Housing Justice for All, a statewide coalition of 100 grassroots organizations, tenants, and homeless New Yorkers, created a movement that has shocked New York’s powerful real estate lobby and is shifting the power balance at the state capital. As Washington State ends its legislative session, New York’s housing justice movement is a lesson on creating coalitions with the power to demand sweeping tenant protections that extends beyond each legislative session.
Cea Weaver is a housing organizer, community advocate, and urban planner in New York City. She currently coordinates Housing Justice for All, a statewide coalition of over 100 organizations that represent tenants and homeless New Yorkers in Albany. She coordinated the 2019 campaign to strengthen and expand tenants’ rights across the State and in 2020 worked to win an eviction moratorium during the COVID-19 pandemic. She has worked in affordable housing policy and planning in NYC for over a decade.
Bridget McGuire is a Brooklyn-based artist, educator, and tenant organizer with NYC DSA.
RSVP HERE

Online New Member Orientation
2021-05-26 18:00 - 19:30, 2021-04-28 18:00 - 19:30 | Online (Zoom Call), WA
Come to learn about what Democratic Socialism is all about, what we can learn about capitalism and socialism from the current uprisings and the pandemic, and how YOU can get involved with Seattle DSA’s efforts to engage in mutual aid and building power for a socialist future in which people come before profits. You don’t need to be an official member to attend – “DSA curious” folks are welcome!
RSVP for Zoom Link

Immigration Justice Working Group Meeting
2021-05-25 18:00 - 20:00 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
Join the SDSA Immigration Justice Working Group for our next meeting, Tuesday, May 25th from 6pm-8pm!
Click here for details and to RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/immigration-justice-working-group-monthly-meeting?source=email&

Labor Committee Meeting
2021-05-25 18:00 - 19:30 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
Are you looking to get involved in the labor movement in Seattle or do you have ideas about how Seattle DSA should orient towards labor?
Come to an SDSA labor meeting! The Seattle DSA Labor Committee invites union members, labor activists, and people interested in workplace organizing to our meetings.
Register here for zoom info.

D2: Social & Soccer
2021-05-22 17:00 - 18:30 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
Join us at Brighton Playfield, goo.gl/maps/AHyzYsMybST1E7aV9 to play soccer and hang out!

Seattle DSA Healthcare Working Group
2021-05-22 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom

May Electoral Committee Meeting
2021-05-20 19:00 - 21:00 | On Zoom, WA, United States
The Seattle DSA Electoral Committee meets on the third Thursday of the month at 7 PM.
An agenda will be added shortly.
Please RSVP here then check your email for zoom details.

War: Israeli and Palestinian Conflict Escalates, Why, & What’s the Socialist Solution? Next District 3 Meeting (all are invited!)
2021-05-20 18:30 - 20:00 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
The threat of war and civil war looms in Israel/Palestine as the Israeli ruling class escalates its brutal onslaught against the Palestinian masses. What led to the current conflict? What role does imperialism play? Do Israeli Jews have the right to a Jewish state? Is this an issue of irreconcilable religious differences, or something more? What should socialists and the Left be calling for, both long term and immediately?
Join District 3 to discuss these vital questions (and more!) from a socialist perspective. We’ll also discuss the Nikkita Oliver campaign and the Kshama Solidarity Campaign and how you can get involved in both campaigns.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89776839876
253-215-8782
Meeting ID: 897 7683 9876

CANCELLED: Online New Member Orientation
2021-05-20 18:00 - 19:30 | Online (Zoom Call), WA
This Online New Member Orientation has been cancelled. Join us on Wednesday, May 26 or one of our other upcoming sessions.

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!

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

Divest SPD Meeting
2021-05-18 17:00 - 18:30 | On Zoom, WA, United States
It’s been a minute! Come down to hear about the next steps in our campaigns to get the Seattle Foundation and Starbucks to divest from Seattle Police Foundation and reinvest in BIPOC community organizations. See you there!
RSVP HERE

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

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

District 4 Reading Group: Caliban and the Witch
2021-05-15 16:30 - 18:00 | Online (Zoom Call), WA
Join the District 4 reading group April 24th at 4:30 pm to read “Caliban and the Witch” by Silvia Federici — https://libcom.org/library/caliban-witch-silvia-federici. We will be reading the start of Chapter 2 pg 61-91.
This event is open to DSA members and anyone curious about DSA.
Zoom Details:
https://washington.zoom.us/j/92223147165
Meeting ID: 922 2314 7165

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

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

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

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

Kshama Solidarity Phonebank 5
2021-05-11 18:30 - 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!
The Washington Supreme Court just authorized the recall election, so it’s time to go all-out to defend Kshama. 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. We’ll also be informing members about our next General Meeting, with more electoral endorsements pending, so we can make quorum!
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!

Socialist Night School
2021-05-10 18:00 - 19:30 | Online (Zoom Call), WA
Socialist Night School is an open course that provides a chance to develop our politics together, regardless of background knowledge or whether you’ve attended a class before. New members and lifelong socialists, all are welcome! To sign up for our mailing list or to find out more, e-mail us at SeaNightSchool [at] gmail . com

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

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

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

District 4 Reading Group: Caliban and the Witch
2021-05-08 16:30 - 18:00 | Online (Zoom Call), WA
Join the District 4 reading group April 24th at 4:30 pm to read “Caliban and the Witch” by Silvia Federici — https://libcom.org/library/caliban-witch-silvia-federici. We will be reading the start of Chapter 2 pg 61-82.
This event is open to DSA members and anyone curious about DSA.
Zoom Details:
https://washington.zoom.us/j/92026742449
Meeting ID: 920 2674 2449

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

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

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

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

Tenant Union Caucus Meeting
2021-05-02 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!

May Day March for Excluded and Essential Workers
2021-05-01 12:00 - 14:00 | Saint Mary’s Church, 611 20th Ave S, Seattle, WA, 98144, United States
Prior to the march, we recommend that DSA members meet at the field next to the north baseball diamond of Judkins Park, which is right next to the start location. Look for our banner!
March and rally with El Comité, Seattle DSA and others starting at Noon at St. Mary’s Church near Judkins Park. We’ll march for the rights of immigrants and workers, including for the passage of the PRO Act by the U.S Senate. The march will end with a rally at the Federal Building at 7th Ave and Stewart St downtown. Look for the Seattle DSA banner and join us!

District 4 Meet-Up
2021-04-29 18:30 - 20:00 | Online (Zoom Call), WA
Join District 4 a casual zoom-based meet-up! This will be a time to get to know each other, build community, chat about whatever topics are on our minds, answer questions, etc.
This event is open to DSA members from other districts – or anyone curious about DSA.
District 4 is roughly U District, Eastlake, Fremont, Wallingford, Roosevelt, Ravenna, Bryant, Laurelhurst, Sand Point, View Ridge, and Wedgwood.

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

Disrupting Climate Colonialism: Can We Change Dynamics at UN COP26?
2021-04-29 17:30 - 19:00 | Online, Seattle, WA, United States
The United States, as a global superpower, has an outsize influence on the UN Conference of the Parties (COP), the international meeting where countries agree on how to fight climate change. International cooperation is indispensable to fighting a global problem like climate change.
What is climate colonialism? How has the United States influenced previous UN conferences? What role does American and multinational finance/capital play in the UN COP? How can workers and ordinary people use their power to change the current catastrophic course?
This panel serves as an introduction to the UN COP ahead of the November 2021 convening. Attendees will have the opportunity to meet in breakout rooms and share their thoughts with one another.
Keynote from Dr. Doreen E. Martinez (Colorado State University), Sociology PhD and noted Indigenous scholar and author.
Please register at https://dsausa.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0rdeugqz4qHtZ8XXNeWAIwDcfCGqVkFx23
