Seattle Democratic Socialists of America

Socialism 101
2019-06-16 16:00 - 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Bellevue Library, 1111 110th Ave NE, Bellevue, WA, 98004, United States
Curious about socialism? Want to get involved advancing progressive policy and improving the lives of your family and neighbors? Join Seattle DSA Eastside for Socialism 101: Father’s Day Edition. Free to everyone, snack provided, and kids welcome!
Sunday, June 16, 2019 Meeting Room 6 Bellevue Library

DSA canvass for Shaun Scott
2019-06-16 11:00 - 15:00 | Magnuson Park (on Baseball fields), 6600 NE 65th St, Seattle, WA, 98115, United States
The tenth official DSA canvass for Shaun Scott. Shaun is a DSA member who is running for Seattle City Council District 4 and received the chapter’s endorsement.
Come and canvass in your DSA swag and let’s get a socialist in City Hall to win affordable housing and Green New Seattle! We’ll be meeting at the E-5 parking lot of Magnuson Park!
Canvassing begins at 11AM with a training; we’re usually done by 3pm with and a social afterwards.
Look forward to seeing you there!

RSVP here

Ice Cream Socialist Social Hour
2019-06-15 18:00 - 20:00 | Full Tilt Ice Cream Columbia City, 5041 Rainier Ave S, Seattle, WA, 98118, United States
Come meet other Seattle DSA members in very chill family friendly environment!

Medicare for All National Weekend of Action Canvass!
2019-06-15 10:30 - 14:00 | Le’s Deli and Bakery, 4219 S Othello St #105, Seattle, WA, 98118, United States
Join Seattle DSA as we knock on doors in Othello as part of DSA’s National Medicare for All Week of Action! Senator Bernie Sanders has recently released his new Medicare for All bill and DSA has been at the forefront of the fight to guarantee healthcare as a human right. Our canvasses are exciting opportunities to flex the collective power of DSA’s national membership towards winning Medicare for All—a vital step towards democratic socialism for the American working class.
Medicare for All is benefiting from unprecedented popularity – the bill just had its 112th co-sponsor sign on – but in order to get even more of our politicians to buck their billionaire donors and side with the majority, we have to threaten them with a mass political movement. Join us on June 15th to continue building the movement to win Medicare for All!
We start off every canvass with a training session and if you’re new to canvassing, we’ll pair you up with an experienced canvasser.
Stick around after canvassing for food and drink and get to know your fellow organizers!
If you have any questions, please send an email to dsa4bernie.seattle@gmail.com. See you there!
Accessibility: Le’s Deli and Bakery is across from the Othello LINK Light Rail stop and is wheelchair accessible. Canvassing routes are on sidewalks and are also wheelchair accessible.

Socialist Social Hour
2019-06-14 18:00 - 20:30 | Raygun Lounge, 501 E Pine St, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
Come meet, greet, and hangout with fellow DSA members at the Raygun Lounge!

Art Workers Union Solidarity Night
2019-06-13 17:00 - 19:00 | Frye Art Museum, 704 Terry Ave, Seattle, WA, 98104, United States
The Art Workers Union, which organized with help from the Seattle DSA Workplace Organizing Committee, has a union election at the Frye Art Museum set for June 18th. This Thursday, June 13th, the community is showing up to show their solidarity! We’re asking folks to stop by the Frye as workers do their jobs and give them some support.
Come by let workers tell everyone that you stand with them, and check out the amazing new installations from Cauleen Smith and Jane Wong.
Support the AWU solidarity fund

District 3 Meeting
2019-06-12 18:30 - 20:00 | Cafe Solstice (Capitol Hill), 925 E Thomas St, Seattle, WA, 98102, United States
Come meet up with DSA members in Disrtct 3! This week we’ll be discussing the constitutional crisis and if Socialists should support and call for impeachment, ways we can get the word out about our citywide Bernie debate watch party for the first Democratic Party primary debates, and more!

Anti-Imperialist Reading Group
2019-06-12 17:45 - 19:00 | Victrola Coffee & Art, 411 15th Ave E, Seattle, WA, 98112, United States
Join us for the first in a series of anti-war caucus reading groups. For our inaugural meeting we will examine a foundational question: what exactly is imperialism? The old, ostensibly simple query continues to provoke heated debates in an era marked by forever wars in the Middle East and Central Asia, coups in Latin America, and neoliberal austerity across the globe. This week’s eclectic set of readings offers socialist and non-socialist definitions of imperialism in the 21st century for us to compare, mull over, and critique. We hope to see you there!

The Specificity of Imperialism
Imperialism After Empire
Is ‘Imperialism’ a Relevant Concept Today? A Debate Among Marxists
The Empire Effect

DSA Phone Bank for Shaun Scott
2019-06-11 18:30 - 21:00 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
The DSA phone bank for Shaun Scott. Shaun is a DSA member who is running for Seattle City Council District 4 and received the chapter’s endorsement.
Come and phone bank and let’s get a socialist in City Hall to win affordable housing and Green New Seattle!
Phone banking begins at 6:30pm with a training and is usually done by 9pm.
Please email info@seattledsa.org for location details.

D2 Communist Manifesto Reading Group
2019-06-11 18:00 - 20:00 | Oak, 3019 Beacon Ave S, Seattle, WA, 98144, United States
A frightful hobgoblin stalks throughout District 2. We are haunted by a ghost—the ghost of Communism! Join our brand-new District 2 Reading group for our first meeting. We will be reading and discussing socialists texts from throughout our rich shared history, from Marx and Engels through contemporary writers. In this session, we will be reading the rest of the Communist Manifesto (chapters 2 through the end).
Learn together by reading socialist texts!
Sharpen our politics with collective discussion!
Make new friends among comrades in District 2!
Bring your friends and your revolutionary spirit to teach and learn from one another!
Required Reading: The Communist Manifesto
Read Online
Youtube
Free Audiobook

Seattle Socialist Night School: Ecosocialism and the Green New Deal
2019-06-10 19:00 - 21:00 | Seattle Central College, Broadway-Edison Building, 1701 Broadway, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
Socialist Night School is an open course that provides a chance to develop our politics together, regardless of background knowledge or whether you’ve attended a class before. New members and lifelong socialists, all are welcome! To sign up for our mailing list or to find out more, e-mail us at SeaNightSchool@gmail.com
Since its introduction earlier this year, the Green New Deal has received a lot of attention. So far it is the only US policy proposal that honestly confronts the severity of the climate crisis, and there has been a lot of excitement about its potential. The standard criticisms from the right are well known by now, but there are also criticisms about the policy from the left that are worth examination.
For this session we will be reading several pieces that tackle the Green New Deal from various perspectives on the left. The DSA Ecosocialist Caucus guiding principles for a Green New Deal are linked to help provide an overall socialist framework on this topic. During our discussion we’ll analyze the strengths and weaknesses of each piece, and try to imagine what a socialist Green New Deal might look like.
Readings:

Plan, Mood, Battlefield – Reflections on the Green New Deal, Thea Riofrancos, Viewpoint Magazine
A Class Struggle Strategy for a Green New Deal, Multiple authors, Socialist Forum
Between the Devil and the Green New Deal, Jasper Bernes, Commune
An Ecosocialist Green New Deal: Guiding Principles, DSA Ecosocialists

Event Info:
Monday June 10th, 7 – 9 PM
Seattle Central College
Broadway-Edison Building, Room 4151

Link to map of Seattle Central Campus
Link to map of Broadway Edison Building, 4th floor

SDSA Ecosocialist Caucus Meeting
2019-06-09 13:00 - 15:00 | Capitol Hill Branch Library, 425 Harvard Ave E, Seattle, WA, 98102, United States
Let’s sharpen our thinking and act toward a powerful movement to halt climate change and win environmental justice. Join us.

DSA canvass for Shaun Scott
2019-06-09 11:00 - 15:00 | Gasworks East Entrance, N Northlake Way and Meridian Ave N, Seattle, WA, 98103, United States
The ninth official DSA canvass for Shaun Scott. Shaun is a DSA member who is running for Seattle City Council District 4 and received the chapter’s endorsement.
Come and canvass in your DSA swag and let’s get a socialist in City Hall to win affordable housing and Green New Seattle!
Canvassing begins at 11AM with a training; we’re usually done by 3pm with and a social afterwards.
Look forward to seeing you there!
RSVP here

Seattle DSA Local Council Meeting
2019-06-08 12:00 - 14:00, 2019-04-20 13:00 - 15:00 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
The Local Council is the leadership body of Seattle DSA elected every year at our annual convention.
This meeting is open only to Seattle DSA members in good standing.
For location information and agenda, e-mail info@seattledsa.org.

DSA Bernie Sanders Committee Meeting
2019-06-06 18:30 - 20:00 | Victrola Coffee Roasters, 310 E Pike St, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
It’s the second meeting of the Seattle DSA Committee for Bernie Sanders. Are you excited for 2020 and getting a democratic socialist named Bernard Sanders into office? Then this is the place for you!

See you there!

DSA National Convention Delegate Discussion
2019-06-02 14:00 - 17:00 | Fremont Branch – Seattle Public Library, 731 N 35th St, Seattle, WA, United States
The DSA National Convention will be here in a flash! Come to the Fremont Library on June 2nd at 2pm to discuss issues related to the convention, what priorities DSA should focus on for the next 2 years, and so on. This event is open to all Seattle DSA members – RSVP here! Delegate candidates are especially encouraged to attend, not only to share your views on National DSA matters but also to hear from your comrades. And don’t forget, delegate elections will take place at the June meeting (June 4th, 7-9pm)!

DSA Canvass for Shaun Scott
2019-06-02 11:00 - 15:00 | Bryant Neighborhood Playground, 4103 NE 65th St, Seattle, WA, 98115, United States
The eighth official DSA canvass for Shaun Scott. Shaun is a DSA member who is running for Seattle City Council District 4 and received the chapter’s endorsement.
Come and canvass in your DSA swag and let’s get a socialist in City Hall to win affordable housing and Green New Seattle!
Canvassing begins at 11AM with a training; we’re usually done by 3pm with and a social afterwards.
Look forward to seeing you there!
RSVP here

Seattle DSA POC Social
2019-06-01 14:00 - 17:00 | The Station, 1600 S Roberto Maestas Festival St, Seattle, WA, 98144, United States
Save the date and watch this space for a POC meetup!
We’ll be hanging out at the Station from 2-5 so come on by!

Jacobin Reading Group Discussion
2019-06-01 11:00 - 13:00 | Capitol Hill branch of Seattle Public Library, 2nd floor meeting room, 425 Harvard Ave E, Seattle, WA, 98102, United States
We will discuss the following readings at this edition of Jacobin Reading Group:
Tech Billionaires Think SimCity is Real Life. “Tech companies are getting into the business of making cities. We need to stop Silicon Valley social engineering before things get even worse.”
https://www.jacobinmag.com/2019/05/future-cities-tech-giants-alphabet-toronto
A Plan to Win Socialism in America. “The welfare state isn’t enough. A Sanders government needs to pursue policies that diminish the power of capital and radically democratize the economy.” https://jacobinmag.com/2019/02/a-plan-to-win-socialism-in-america
We’re at the Capitol Hill branch of the Seattle public library this month, in the second floor meeting room.

Stand with the Art Workers Union! Featuring Shaun Scott and Kshama Sawant
2019-05-31 10:00 - 11:00 | Frye Art Museum, 704 Terry Ave, Seattle, WA, 98104, United States
The security staff at the Frye Art Museum have unionized! They’re requesting that the management of the museum voluntarily recognize the union and are holding a kick off press conference on Friday, May 31 with Distrct 3 Councilmember Kshama Sawant and Distrct 4 City Council Candidate Shaun Scott (both endorsed by Seattle DSA) to bring attention their cause.
Show up, stand with the workers, and hold a sign for justice!
Learn more and support the workers at: artworkersunion.info

SDSA Political Education Working Group Monthly Meeting
2019-05-29 19:00 - 20:00, 2019-04-24 19:00 - 20:00 | 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 reserved table in the back or upstairs.

Seattle DSA Local Council Virtual Meeting
2019-05-28 19:00 - 21:00, 2019-04-23 19:00 - 21:00, 2019-03-26 19:00 - 21:00 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
The Local Council is the leadership body of Seattle DSA elected every year at our annual convention. This meeting is open only to Seattle DSA members in good standing. For a link to the virtual meeting and an agenda, e-mail info@seattledsa.org.

SDSA Ecosocialist Caucus Meeting
2019-05-26 13:00 - 15:00 | Delridge Branch – Seattle Public Library, 5423 Delridge Way SW, Seattle, WA, 98106

DSA Canvass for Shaun Scott
2019-05-26 11:00 - 15:00 | Dahl Playfield, 7700 25th Ave NE, Seattle, WA, United States
The seventh official DSA canvass for Shaun Scott. Shaun is a DSA member who is running for Seattle City Council District 4 and received the chapter’s endorsement.
Come and canvass in your DSA swag and let’s get a socialist in City Hall to win affordable housing and Green New Seattle!
Canvassing begins at 11AM with a training and is done by 3pm with and a social afterwards.
Look forward to seeing you there!
RSVP here

Immigration Justice Meeting
2019-05-25 13:00 - 15:00 | Beacon Hill Branch – Seattle Public Library, 2821 Beacon Ave S, Seattle, WA, 98144, United States
Come join us for a caucus meeting! We’re discussing our work with the bond fund, court support and accompaniment, community education, and internal organizing. New faces welcome!

New Member Orientation
2019-05-25 13:00 - 15:00 | Fremont Branch – Seattle Public Library, 731 N 35th St, Seattle, WA, United States
Are you new to the group and interested in learning more about Seattle DSA or socialism in general? If so, this New Member Orientation is for you. We’ll give a brief introduction to Democratic Socialism, an overview of the Seattle DSA, and a summary of the projects Seattle DSA is currently engaged in as well as ways you can get involved.

Red May Event: Chile 1973, America 2020
2019-05-24 19:00 - 21:00 | Seattle Labor Temple Association – Hall #1, 2800 1st Avenue, Seattle, WA 98121, USA, 2800 1st Avenue, Seattle, WA, 98121, United States
Tour the three tumultous years of Chile’s attempt at a peaceful transition to Socialism: the Popular Unity Government of Salvador Allende, the thousand days that shook the world. How can we use the Chilean experience as a way of thinking about what we might (and might not) face if Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez or Bernie Sanders were in the Oval Office? How we can struggle to make sure that this has a better ending than the one in Chile? Our guides will be Marian Schlotterbeck, Philip Wohlstetter, Jaime Concha, and Dani Tutt of East Bay DSA.

Green New Future...Let's Win It
2019-05-22 19:00 - 20:45 | El Centro De La Raza, 2524 16th Ave S, Seattle, WA 98144, USA
Red May forum “A Green New Future…and How to Win It” was initiated by System Change not Climate Change, and will feature three additional socialist organizations including the Seattle DSA Ecosocialist Caucus. Content warning: it might involve seizing the means of production.
Room 310
(Check out SCNCC systemchangenotclimatechange.org)

District 2 Communist Manifesto Reading Group
2019-05-21 18:00 - 20:00 | Third Place Books, 5041 Wilson Ave S, Seattle, WA, 98118, United States
A frightful hobgoblin stalks throughout District 2. We are haunted by a ghost—the ghost of Communism! Join our brand-new District 2 Reading group for our first meeting. We will be reading and discussing socialists texts from throughout our rich shared history, from Marx and Engels through contemporary writers. In this session, we will be reading the rest of the Communist Manifesto (chapters 2 through the end).

Learn together by reading socialist texts!
Sharpen our politics with collective discussion!
Make new friends among comrades in District 2!
Bring your friends and your revolutionary spirit to teach and learn from one another!

Required Reading: The Communist Manifesto (Chapter 2 through 4)
Read Online: https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1848/communist-manifesto/index.htm
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdYLRTGmQ3c
Free Audiobook: https://librivox.org/the-communist-manifesto-by-karl-marx-and-friendrich-engels/

DSA Canvass for Shaun Scott
2019-05-19 11:00 - 15:00 | Red Square, 4063 Spokane Ln, Seattle, WA, 98105, United States
The sixth official DSA canvass for Shaun Scott. Shaun is a DSA member who is running for Seattle City Council District 4 and received the chapter’s endorsement.
Come and canvass in your DSA swag and let’s get a socialist in City Hall to win affordable housing and Green New Seattle!
Canvassing begins at 11AM with a training and is done by 3pm with and a social afterwards.
Look forward to seeing you there!
RSVP here

Medicare for All Canvass
2019-05-18 10:30 - 13:30 | Cherry Street Coffee House, 1223 E Cherry St, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
Join Seattle DSA as we knock on doors in the Central District as part of DSA’s national Medicare for All campaign! Senator Bernie Sanders has recently released his new Medicare for All bill and DSA has been at the forefront of the fight to guarantee healthcare as a human right. Our canvasses are exciting opportunities to flex the collective power of DSA’s national membership towards winning Medicare for All—a vital step towards democratic socialism for the American working class.
Medicare for All is benefiting from unprecedented popularity, but in order to get our politicians to buck their billionaire donors and side with the majority, we have to threaten them with a mass political movement. Join us on May 18th to build the movement to win Medicare for All!
We start off every canvass with a training session and if you’re new to canvassing, we’ll pair you up with an experienced canvasser.
Stick around after canvassing for food and drink and get to know your fellow organizers!
If you have any questions, please send an email to sdsa.m4a@gmail.com. See you there!

District 4 Meet-Up
2019-05-16 18:30 - 20:30 | Urban Luxe Café, 6105A Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle, WA, 98115, United States
Join us for our monthly District 4 meet-up! We’ll discuss upcoming DSA events and initiatives and upcoming neighborhood events and campaigns. Then we’ll break for open discussion. The event is open to DSA members from other districts – or anyone curious about DSA!
(D4 hosts these meet-ups on the third Thursday of every month.)

District 2 Socialist Social
2019-05-16 18:00 - 21:00 | Perihelion Brewery, 2800 16th Ave S, Seattle, WA, 98144, United States
Do you live in South Seattle? Are you dying to hang out with some of your fellow socialists in the area? Then come to the District 2 socialist social on Thursday, May 16th at 6PM at Perihelion Brewing in Beacon Hill. Talk about district 2 politics, upcoming events, your summer plans, or whatever else suits you while enjoying food & libations.

Socialist Night School: The Strike Wave
2019-05-13 19:00 - 21:00 | Seattle Central College, 1701 Broadway, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
Socialist Night School is an open course that provides a chance to develop our politics together, regardless of background knowledge or whether you’ve attended a class before. New members and lifelong socialists, all are welcome! To sign up for our mailing list or to find out more, e-mail us at SeaNightSchool@gmail.com

From West Virginia to LA, strikes swept across the country last year in numbers not seen since the 1980s. Nearly 500,000 workers participated in major work stoppages in 2018, a stunning increase over a near record low of 25,000 the previous year. The workers won major victories, and the momentum created by their actions is continuing into this year.
For this session we will use the LA teachers strike as an example of a highly successful action, and analyze how, why, and what they were able to win. We will also discuss the rank-and-file strategy and its importance to our work as socialist organizers. We’ve included a reading with some labor history to give some context to the challenges faced by workers and organizers today.

Required Readings:

Eric Blanc, Never Trust a Billionaire’s Anti-racism
Barry Eidlin, What is the Rank-and-File Strategy, and Why Does it Matter?
Charlie Post, The Forgotten Militants

Optional Reading:

Meagan Day, Red for Higher Ed
Jane McAlevey, The Strike as the Ultimate Structure Test

Event Info
Monday May 13, 7 – 9 PM
Seattle Central College
Broadway-Edison Building, Room 4143

Link to map of Seattle Central Campus
Link to map of Broadway Edison Building, 4th floor

Together and Free for Mother’s Day: Bond Fund Fundraiser
2019-05-12 17:00 - 20:00 | Optimism Brewing Company, 1158 Broadway, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
Join the SDSA Immigrant Justice Working Group for a Mother’s Day fundraiser! The Fair Fight Bond Fund helps immigrants who are locked up at the NW Detention Center pay their bond so they can get out, be with their families, and seek legal counsel, all of which greatly reduces their chance of deportation!
Come out, have some drinks, learn about the immigration system, hear from folks who have directly benefited from the work of the Bond Fund, and get involved in the fight to keep families together!
Kids and dogs are welcome!

Eastside Monthly Member Meeting
2019-05-12 16:00 - 18:00 | Redmond Library, 15990 NE 85th St, Redmond, WA, 98052, United States
This 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.
Bring a friend or two who might like to learn more about the group, or who would just like to spend some time with like-minded people in a relaxed environment.
See you in Room 1!

SDSA Ecosocialist Caucus Meeting 🌹
2019-05-12 13:00 - 15:00 | Montlake Branch of The Seattle Public Library, 2401 24th Ave E, Seattle, WA 98112, USA, 2401 24th Ave E, Seattle, WA, 98112, United States
Let’s sharpen our thinking and actions toward a powerful movement to halt climate change and win environmental justice. Join us.

DSA Canvass for Shaun Scott
2019-05-12 11:00 - 15:00 | Laurelhurst Playfield, 4544 NE 41st St, Seattle, WA, 98105, United States
The fifth official DSA canvass for Shaun Scott. Shaun is a DSA member who is running for Seattle City Council District 4 and received the chapter’s endorsement.
Come and canvass in your DSA swag and let’s get a socialist in City Hall to win affordable housing and Green New Seattle!
Canvassing begins at 11AM with a training and is done by 3pm with and a social afterwards.
Look forward to seeing you there!
RSVP here

Dance party for Immigrant Justice
2019-05-11 19:00 - 23:00 | Shoreline Unitarian Universalist Church, 14724 1st Ave NE, Shoreline, WA, 98155, United States
Let’s party to help immigrants in danger of deportation. The Fair Fight Bail Bond fund gives people time to seek legal counsel and provide for their kids. Posting bail greatly reduces the chance of deportation. So let’s dance, drink specialty cocktails, eat birthday cake, and create justice. All ages event, open to everyone! $20 donation at the door, no one turned away.

Eyewitness Venezuela: 30+ City Speaking Tour with Gloria La Riva
2019-05-11 19:00 - 21:00 | Welcome Table Church in Beacon Hill, 1322 S Bayview St, Seattle, WA, 98144, United States
Anti-war activist Gloria La Riva will speak in numerous cities on the current situation in Venezuela, with a progressive perspective on the crucial issues facing the Venezuelan people: the U.S. economic sanctions, the U.S. media blockade, and the people’s organizing efforts to overcome the aggression. La Riva will show exclusive first-hand video footage from her trip and answer the questions:

What is the Bolivarian revolution all about?
Is Venezuela suffering an economic collapse?
What is the role of the U.S., is the danger of U.S. war near?
How can people in the United States get involved?

Dinner with Bhaskar Sunkara: Jacobin Reading Group
2019-05-11 17:00 - 19:00 | Bar Cotto, 1546 15th Ave, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
We will have a special Jacobin Reading Group this month. Editor and publisher of Jacobin Magazine, Bhaskar Sunkara, will join us for dinner! Bring plenty of questions.

Red May Event: The Return of the Strike: Red State Revolt
2019-05-11 12:00 - 13:45 | University Bookstore, 4326 University Way NE, Seattle, WA, 98105, United States
A Spectre is haunting the USA: the first strike wave in over four neoliberal decades. West Virginia, Oklahoma, Arizona, Los Angeles, teachers have walked off their jobs and shut down schools to demand better pay, more funding for students, no funding for charter schools, and an end to years of austerity. Slowdowns and a threatened strike by flight attendants and airport screeners ended the government shutdown. Eric Blanc, Kate Doyle Griffiths, and Wayne Au explore the new landscape of solidarity and Bhaskar Sunkara moderates, as Red May and Verso Books salute Eric Blanc’s new book, Red State Revolt: The Teachers’ Strike Wave and Working-Class Politics (Verso, 2019)

Seattle DSA Local Council Meeting (Virtual)
2019-05-11 09:00 - 11:00 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
The Local Council is the leadership body of Seattle DSA elected every year at our annual convention.
This meeting is open only to Seattle DSA members in good standing. This meeting will be teleconferenced.
For location information and agenda, e-mail info@seattledsa.org.

DSA Bernie Sanders Committee Meeting
2019-05-09 19:00 - 21:00 | 201 5th Ave N, 201 5th Ave N, Seattle, WA, 98109, United States
It’s the first meeting of the Seattle DSA Committee for Bernie Sanders. Are you excited for 2020 and getting a democratic socialist named Bernard Sanders into office? Then this is the place for you!
We’ll be going over the initial proposal for how to work for the Sanders election, explaining what an Independent Expenditure campaign is, and setting up initial roles.
See you there!

What Should Socialism Mean in the 21st Century?
2019-05-08 19:00 - 20:45 | University of Washington, Kane Hall 120, 4069 Spokane Ln, Seattle, WA, 98195, United States
Politicians like Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wear the socialist label proudly and win support, while organizations that espouse it attract new members in droves. What do they mean by “socialism”? What does or should “socialism” signify in the present era? Nancy Fraser constructs an expanded conception of socialism that overcomes the narrow understandings. Fraser contends that socialism must do more than transform the economy: it must also transform the economy’s relation to its background conditions, especially non-human nature, the unwaged work of social reproduction, and political power. In a nutshell, a socialism for the 21st century must be ecological, feminist, anti-racist, and democratic.

Seattle DSA Canvass for Shaun Scott
2019-05-05 11:00 - 15:00 | NE 83rd St and Roosevelt Way NE, NE 83rd St and Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle, WA, 98115, United States
The forth official DSA canvass for Shaun Scott. Shaun is a DSA member who is running for Seattle City Council District 4 and received the chapter’s endorsement.
Come and canvass in your DSA swag and let’s get a socialist in City Hall to win affordable housing and Green New Seattle!
Canvassing begins at 11AM with a training and is done by 3pm with and a social afterwards.
Look forward to seeing you there!
RSVP here

District 4 Reading Group
2019-05-02 18:30 - 20:30 | Urban Luxe Café, 6105A Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle, WA, 98115, United States
Join our reading discussion of Emily McGuire’s pamphlet on Social Ecology available http://libcom.org/library/social-ecology-pamphlet. Feel free to bring discussion topics and questions of your own. Hope to see you there!

Seattle DSA Socialist Sunday 🌹
2019-04-28 14:00 - 16:00 | Kaladi Brothers Coffee, 517 E Pike St Ste C, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
Socialize on Sunday with your DSA comrades. Kick back, grab a cup of joe, and learn more about Seattle DSA and the great folks that make it great 🙂

SDSA Ecosocialist Caucus Meeting
2019-04-28 13:00 - 15:00 | Delridge Branch – Seattle Public Library, 5423 Delridge Way SW, Seattle, WA, 98106
Let’s sharpen our thinking and actions toward a powerful movement to halt climate change and win environmental justice.

Seattle DSA Canvass for Shaun Scott
2019-04-28 10:00 - 14:00 | 2101 N Northlake Way, 2101 N Northlake Way, Seattle, WA, 98103, United States
The second official DSA canvass for Shaun Scott. Shaun is a DSA member who is running for Seattle City Council District 4 and received the chapter’s endorsement.
Come and canvass in your DSA swag and let’s get a socialist in City Hall.
Canvassing begins at 10AM with a training and is done by 2pm with a de-brief and chill afterwards.
Look forward to seeing you there!
RSVP here

Seattle DSA Socialist Happy Hour 🌹
2019-04-27 17:00 - 21:00 | Eastlake Zoo Tavern, 2301 Eastlake Ave E, Seattle, WA, 98102, United States
Join your comrades to socialize in a socialist way this Saturday, April 27. Hang out and get to know all your socialist friends and neighbors and learn a little more about Seattle DSA.
* Cash Only Bar *

Queer and Feminist Caucus Meeting
2019-04-27 15:00 - 17:00 | Douglass-Truth Branch – Seattle Public Library, 2300 E Yesler Way, Seattle, WA, United States
In light of recent events on the left both inside and outside of DSA, we’ll be talking about sexual harassment in American socialist organizations. We’ve selected a couple optional (and short) readings, which we’ll also summarize at the beginning of the meeting:
What socialists can learn from #MeToo
Restorative Justice Is Bringing Humanity Back to Some Survivors of Assault
And a few topics to help guide the discussion:

How can we build a culture of accountability?
Why should we focus on restorative justice?
What might restorative justice (and restorative investigations?) look like?

Additionally we’ll figure out who wants to be on the planning committee, and we’ll also have updates on the Seattle Clinic Defense partnership and the May 12th Mother’s Day event put on by the Immigration Caucus. Snacks will be provided.

Queer & Feminist Caucus Meeting
2019-04-27 15:00 - 17:00 | Douglass-Truth Library, 2300 E Yesler Way, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
Join us at for the next meeting of the Queer & Feminist Caucus. More info coming soon

District 2 Reading Group
2019-04-22 17:30 - 19:30 | Rainier Beach Branch – Seattle Public Library, 9125 Rainier Ave S, Seattle, WA, 98118, United States
A frightful hobgoblin stalks throughout District 2. We are haunted by a ghost—the ghost of Communism! Join our brand-new District 2 Reading group for our first meeting. We will be reading and discussing the first half of the most famous and influential Marxist text of all time: The Communist Manifesto, by Marx and Engels. This rich text reveals new layers and ideas with every read, whether it is your first time or your fiftieth. Bring your friends and your revolutionary spirit to teach and learn from one another!
Required Reading: The Communist Manifesto (Preamble, Chapter 1: Bourgeois and Proletarians)
Read Online: https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1848/communist-manifesto/index.htm
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdYLRTGmQ3c
Free Audiobook: https://librivox.org/the-communist-manifesto-by-karl-marx-and-friendrich-engels/
Alternate Reading: Communist Manifesto Reader: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1RBzMBKTcCYa-khDdCXPlokOnS-AOVVbY

Seattle IWOC Community Meeting
2019-04-21 15:30 - 17:00 | The Pipsqueak Gallery, 173 16th Ave, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
Join to discuss Seattle IWOC’s current work, what prison abolition means to you, and what we can do together locally to transform harm and collaborate with self-organized prisoners to meet their goals. @pipsqueak.seattle ‘s twice a month prisoner letter writing night will follow immediately and go until 7:30 if you wish to stay.

Access info: Pipsqueak is ADA accessible and has an ADA accessible all gender bathroom.

Immigration Justice Meeting
2019-04-21 13:00 - 15:00 | Beacon Hill Public Library, 2821 Beacon Ave S, Seattle, WA, 98144, United States

DSA Canvass For Shaun Scott 🌹
2019-04-21 10:00 - 14:00 | Bryant Neighborhood Playground, 4103 NE 65th St, Seattle, WA, 98115, United States

Medicare for All Canvass
2019-04-20 10:30 - 14:00 | Cortona Cafe, 2425 E Union St, Seattle, WA, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
Join Seattle DSA as we knock on doors in the Central District as part of DSA’s national Medicare for All campaign! Washington State Rep. Pramila Jayapal has recently introduced the Medicare for All Act of 2019 and DSA has been at the forefront of the fight to guarantee healthcare as a human right. Our canvasses are exciting opportunities to flex the collective power of DSA’s national membership towards winning Medicare for All—a vital step towards democratic socialism for the American working class.
Medicare for All is benefiting from unprecedented popularity, but in order to get our politicians to buck their billionaire donors and side with the majority, we have to threaten them with a mass political movement. Join us on April 20 to build the movement to win Medicare for All!
We start off every canvass with a training session and if you’re new to canvassing, we’ll pair you up with an experienced canvasser.
If you have any questions, please send an email to sdsa.m4a@gmail.com. See you there!

Beacon Food Forest Work Party
2019-04-20 10:00 - 14:00 | Beacon Food Forest, 15th Avenue South & South Dakota Street, Seattle, WA, 98108
Get your hands dirty with other Ecosocialists. Check out the permaculture vision at https://beaconfoodforest.org/ . Bring a $2 to $5 donation for an amazing lunch if you can. Family friendly!

District 4 Meet-Up
2019-04-18 18:30 - 20:30 | Urban Luxe Café, 6105A Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle, WA, 98115, United States
Join us for an informal District 4 gathering!
We’ll discuss upcoming DSA events and meetings, upcoming neighborhood gatherings and events (DSA and otherwise), and local concerns related to our neighborhood. If time allows, we’ll have an additional discussion topic (TBD). This event is open to DSA members from other districts – or anyone curious about DSA!
D4 hosts these meet-ups on the third Thursday of every month.

SDSA Ecosocialist Caucus Meeting
2019-04-14 13:00 - 15:00 | Beacon Hill Branch – Seattle Public Library, 2821 Beacon Ave S, Seattle, WA, 98144, United States
Join us for a series of biweekly meetings where we sharpen our thinking and actions toward a powerful movement to halt climate change and win environmental justice.

DSA Canvass For Shaun Scott
2019-04-14 10:00 - 14:00 | Southeast Entrance Magnusson Park, 6225 65th Ave NE, Seattle, WA, 98115, United States
The first official DSA canvass for Shaun Scott. Shaun is a DSA member who is running for Seattle City Council District 4 and received the chapter’s endorsement.
Come and canvass in your DSA swag and let’s get a socialist in City Hall.
Canvassing begins at 10AM with a training and is done by 2pm with a de-brief and chill afterwards.
Look forward to seeing you there!
RSVP here!

North King County Socialist Social Hour at Hellbent Brewing
2019-04-13 15:00 - 19:00 | Hellbent Brewing, 13035 Lake City Way NE, Seattle, WA, 98125, United States
Join the comrades of the North, for a socialist social hour at Hellbent Brewing. We’ve got a big table reserved downstairs, so come hang out, chat about socialism, and meet your fellow socialists.

Volunteer Canvass: 🌃❤ Scott 2019 Campaign
2019-04-13 10:00 - 14:00 | Dahl Playfield, 7700 25th Ave NE, Seattle, WA, United States
As you may have heard, Shaun Scott is currently in FIRST PLACE CITYWIDE for the most Democracy Vouchers received (send yours in today!) AND just rolled out his Seattle Green New Deal platform. The campaign is thriving, and you can continue supporting us by attending our regular volunteer canvass THIS SATURDAY (4/13)!

Upcoming Volunteer Opportunities:
Our next volunteer canvass will be THIS SATURDAY in Roosevelt! See the details below and PLEASE EMAIL THE CAMPAIGN IF YOU PLAN TO ATTEND.
Corina: corina@electscott2019.com
Cassandra: cassandra@electscott2019.com
What: Scott 2019 volunteer door canvass
When: Saturday, April 13th from 10:00am to 2:00pm
Where: Roosevelt – meet at Dahl Playfield (7700 25th Ave NE) at 10am and meet back up at Mojito (7545 Lake City Way NE,) at 2pm.
Why: Face-to-face conversations with D4 voters are super important and we need your help to talk to our neighbors about the issues we care about.
*We will also be adding additional volunteer opportunities this month, so STAY TUNED!*

Shaun Scott DSA Phone/Text Bank
2019-04-10 18:00 - 21:00 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
RSVP here
On Sunday, we’ll be holding the first-ever Seattle DSA canvass for Shaun Scott. But to get people to that we’ve got to give them a call!
RSVP today for the first Phone bank!
Wednesday, April 10, 6PM-9PM
Location: Downtown (RSVP for address)
Feel free to bring snacks and drinks

Electoral Committee Meeting
2019-04-08 18:00 - 19:30 | Montlake Branch of Seattle Public Library, 2401 24th Ave E, Seattle, WA, 98112, United States
Join the Seattle DSA electoral committee to discuss and implement our work on the Shaun Scott campaign, new endorsements, turnout, phone banking and canvass operations!

Medicare for All Canvass 🌹
2019-04-06 10:30 - 14:00 | Union Coffee, 2407 E Union St Suite B, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
Join Seattle DSA as we knock on doors in the Central District as part of DSA’s national Medicare for All campaign! Washington State Rep. Pramila Jayapal has recently introduced the Medicare for All Act of 2019 and DSA has been at the forefront of the fight to guarantee healthcare as a human right. Our canvasses are exciting opportunities to flex the collective power of DSA’s national membership towards winning Medicare for All—a vital step towards democratic socialism for the American working class.
Medicare for All is benefiting from unprecedented popularity, but in order to get our politicians to buck their billionaire donors and side with the majority, we have to threaten them with a mass political movement. Join us on March 9 to build the movement to win Medicare for All!
We start off every canvass with a training session and if you’re new to canvassing, we’ll pair you up with an experienced canvasser.
If you have any questions, please send an email to sdsa.m4a@gmail.com. See you there!

Medicare for All Speak Out
2019-04-06 10:30 - 12:00 | The Summit on Pike, 420 E Pike St., Seattle, WA, United States
Join Congresswoman Jayapal in the fight to improve and expand Medicare for All to all Americans.
Share your healthcare story. Learn more about HR 1834, the Medicare for All Act of 2019, and take action to implement universal, single-payer health care.

Elect Shaun Scott! Canvass in D4!
2019-04-06 10:00 - 14:00 | University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA, 3701 University Way NE, Seattle, WA, United States
Thanks so much to those of you who attended our canvass this past weekend – we knocked on around 300 doors in Ravenna and Roosevelt and had great conversations with D4 residents about the issues that impact us all. Thanks to the support of volunteers like you, our campaign is making great strides; we are currently in FIRST PLACE CITYWIDE for the most Democracy Vouchers received (send yours in today!). We need YOUR help to continue thriving, which you can do by joining us for our regular volunteer canvass THIS SATURDAY (4/6)!

What: Scott 2019 volunteer door canvass
When: Saturday, April 6th from 10:00am to 2:00pm
Where: University District – meet at Red Square at the University of Washington (1320 NE Campus Pkwy) at 10am and meet back up at Cafe Racer (5828 Roosevelt Way NE) at 2pm.
Why: Face-to-face conversations with D4 voters are super important and we need your help to talk to our neighbors about the issues we care about.

Seattle Clinic Defense--National Day of Abortion Defense
2019-04-06 07:45 - 11:00 | Planned Parenthood Central District, 2001 E Madison St, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
On April 6, there is a national day of action for abortion defense!
In various cities around the united states people will be rallying to defend reproductive justice! Seattle Clinic Defense is joining in to support and defend the Madison St Planned Parenthood! Come join us!
***We will be having an orientation to clinic defense at 7:45 and starting our defense at 8:00***
If you have never been to a clinic defense, please plan to come at 7:45. We will meet across the street from the clinic. (Sometimes people cluster on the side of the street that the clinic is on– generally look for pink items of clothing and pro-choice signs)
Please note: this Planned Parenthood will be open during this defense, so our tactics in blocking the anti-choicers will be centered on ensuring that we are creating a supportive presence for patients. We ask that if you have not done a clinic defense before, please arrive 15 min early for training on de-escalation tactics.

District 4 Reading Group
2019-04-04 18:30 - 20:30 | Wayward Coffee House, 6417 Roosevelt Way NE #104, Seattle, WA, United States
For the reading group on the 4th it looks like we’ll be going ahead with the 7th/final chapter in “From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation” by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor!
PDF: https://library.nyc-lsc.org/book/62

Watch for news and hold the date to join your D4 DSA neighbors for socialist reading and lively discussion on first Thursdays of the month. Location is is off 65th and “down under”.

Stand with Educators!
2019-04-04 08:00 - 08:30 | Garfield High School, 500 23rd Ave, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
Seattle schools are facing big cuts. Next year, Librarians are being cut to half time. Class sizes are going up. Educators of color have been particularly impacted.
On Thursday, educators at Garfield are having a “Walk in” in solidarity with librarians being cut. DSA will be there at 8 am with donuts and coffee.
Show up in solidarity wearing your DSA and Educator RED, and stand with educators in the fight against unnecessary austerity!
In a state with as many billionaires as ours, there should be no reason to cut back where we need it most.

Socialist Night School: Part 3 of The ABCs of Capitalism
2019-04-01 19:00 - 21:00 | Seattle Central College, 1701 Broadway, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
The first two parts of our mini-series covered some rather bleak aspects of living in a capitalist society: bosses will always put the pursuit of profit over workers, the state is far from neutral, and the system really does favor the interests of the wealthy over the working class. But we shouldn’t despair just yet! Part 3 is here to give us hope and point us toward a path out of the muck.

The discussion for our final session in this mini-series will be about class struggle and working-class political strategy. We will examine why class struggle creates power and political leverage, and how that leverage can help us win victories in all of our battles against all forms of oppression.
We hope to see you there!

Session 3: Capitalism and Class Struggle

Required* reading
The ABCs of Capitalism: Capitalism and Class Struggle

*If you don’t have a copy of the pamphlets, the lecture linked below is an adequate substitute.

Alternative reading

If you can’t get your hands on a copy of the pamphlet in time, this lecture by Vivek Chibber covers much of the same material and should adequately prepare you to take part in the discussion.

Event Info
Monday, April 1, 7–9 PM
Seattle Central College
Broadway-Edison Building, Rm 4143
Link to map of Seattle Central Campus
Link to map of Broadway Edison Building, 4th floor

SDSA Ecosocialist Caucus Meeting
2019-03-31 15:00 - 16:30 | Delridge Branch – Seattle Public Library, 5423 Delridge Way SW, Seattle, WA, 98106

Tech Workers Coalition Presents Burn Contract Burn: The Rise of Tech’s Contingent Workforce
2019-03-30 15:00 - 17:30 | Capitol Hill Branch Library, 425 Harvard Ave E, Seattle, WA, 98102, United States
An event for tech vendor employees and contractors
As the tech industry faces unprecedented growth, contracting is becoming the new normal. Companies like Google—where over half the employees are temps, vendors, and contractors—have felt the sting of workers who call contracting a de-facto caste system, defined by precarious working conditions, unequal treatment, and less job security. Tech companies hire contractors to clean offices, drive shuttles, write code, manage teams, do design work, etc. Contractors hired for tech positions often do the same work for wildly different compensation and benefits.
Tech companies claim the rise of contracting is a natural response to a changing workforce, but contracting is an old story of exploitation, whose origins start in our own backyard. What can we learn about the contracting business model and its consequences to workers? How do decades-old decisions lead to growing inequality and enormous tech industry profits? And what can workers do to fight back?

Elect Shaun Scott! Canvass in D4
2019-03-30 10:00 - 14:00 | Cowen Park, 5849 15th Ave NE, Seattle, WA, United States
The next volunteer canvass will be THIS SATURDAY in Ravenna and Roosevelt! See the details below and please RSVP to Corina if you plan to attend!

What: Scott 2019 volunteer door canvass
When: Saturday, March 30th from 10:00am to 2:00pm
Where: Ravenna and Roosevelt – meet at Cowen Park (5849 15th Ave NE – see map below) at 10am and meet back up at Rain City Burgers (6501 Roosevelt Way NE) at 2pm.
Why: Face-to-face conversations with D4 voters are super important and we need your help to talk to our neighbors about the issues we care about.

https://scott2019.com/

M4A Canvass with Snohomish DSA!
2019-03-30 10:00 - 14:00 | Centennial Park, 1129 208th St SE, Bothell, WA, 98021, United States
Join Seattle DSA and Snohomish County DSA as we knock on doors in Bothell as part of DSA’s national Medicare for All campaign!
Washington State Rep. Pramila Jayapal has recently introduced the Medicare for All Act of 2019 and DSA has been at the forefront of the fight to guarantee healthcare as a human right. Our canvasses are exciting opportunities to flex the collective power of DSA’s national membership towards winning Medicare for All—a vital step towards democratic socialism for the American working class. Medicare for All is benefiting from unprecedented popularity, but in order to get our politicians to buck their billionaire donors and side with the majority, we have to threaten them with a mass political movement. Join us to build the movement to win Medicare for All! We start off every canvass with a training session and if you’re new to canvassing, we’ll pair you up with an experienced canvasser. Representative Suzan DelBene has not signed on in support of Medicare for All, so it’s especially important that we canvass in Bothell which is in her district.
If you have any questions, please send an email to sdsa.m4a@gmail.com. See you there!

Seattle DSA Communications Meeting
2019-03-26 19:00 - 21:00 | Pineapple Bar, 2200 5th Ave, Seattle, WA, 98121, United States
The second part of the series is here. We’re picking up on The Hellhole, writing, editing, producing, digital media, and more. If any of this stuff is YOU and/or you want to get to know the world of media and communications stop by and get involved!

Immigrant & Refugee Justice Committee Meeting
2019-03-23 12:00 - 14:00 | Capitol Hill Branch Library, 425 Harvard Ave E, Seattle, WA, 98102, United States
Join us as we organize to fight for immigrant and refugee rights in the Puget Sound area!

Medicare for All Canvass
2019-03-23 10:30 - 14:00 | Cherry Street Coffee House, 1223 E Cherry St, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
Join Seattle DSA as we knock on doors in the Central District as part of DSA’s national Medicare for All campaign!
Washington State Rep. Pramila Jayapal has recently introduced the Medicare for All Act of 2019 and DSA has been at the forefront of the fight to guarantee healthcare as a human right. Our canvasses are exciting opportunities to flex the collective power of DSA’s national membership towards winning Medicare for All—a vital step towards democratic socialism for the American working class. Medicare for All is benefiting from unprecedented popularity, but in order to get our politicians to buck their billionaire donors and side with the majority, we have to threaten them with a mass political movement. Join us to build the movement to win Medicare for All! We start off every canvass with a training session and if you’re new to canvassing, we’ll pair you up with an experienced canvasser.
If you have any questions, please send an email to sdsa.m4a@gmail.com. See you there!

District 4 Meet-up
2019-03-21 18:30 - 20:30 | Urban Luxe Café, 6105A Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle, WA, 98115, United States
Join us for an informal District 4 gathering! We’ll discuss upcoming DSA events and meetings, upcoming neighborhood gatherings and events (DSA and otherwise), and local concerns related to our neighborhood. If time allows, we’ll have an additional discussion topic (TBD). This event is open to DSA members from other districts – or anyone curious about DSA!
D4 hosts these meet-ups on the third Thursday of every month. This month’s gathering will take place at Urban Luxe Café (the same location as last month). There are two steps at the entrance of the café. The bathroom is gender neutral.
Parking: There is some parking on Roosevelt Ave. There are usually a few spots along 9th Avenue NE between Ravenna and NE 65th Street (west of Roosevelt), as well some along NE 63rd Street.

Rebel Reading Circle: The Fight Against Fascism in the U.S.A.
2019-03-18 18:30 - 20:00, 2019-03-11 18:30 - 20:00, 2019-03-04 18:30 - 20:00 | New Freeway Hall, 5018 Rainier Ave. S., Seattle
The Fight Against Fascism in the U.S.A.
Lessons From the 1930’s – 40’s
8-week series, beginning January 28
Delve into gripping first-person accounts by anti-fascist organizers from the Great Depression era. The rise of fascism in Europe has been well-documented, but the home-grown Nazi movement it inspired is rarely discussed. This booklet is a compilation by participants who mounted successful campaigns to counter burgeoning fascist movements in New York, Minneapolis and Los Angeles, where they confronted organizations like the German-American Bund and the Silver Shirts, which emerged out of North Carolina, and demagogues like Father Coughlin, an ultra-right Catholic priest. Their stories contain valuable lessons for today’s anti-fascist activists in how we can unite unions, leftists and community organizations to effectively oppose racism, anti-Semitism, misogyny and red-baiting.

Electoral Committee Meeting
2019-03-18 18:00 - 19:30 | Montlake Branch of Seattle Public Library, 2401 24th Ave E, Seattle, WA, 98112, United States
Electoral organizing and discussion of local politics.

Queer & Feminist Caucus Meeting
2019-03-17 15:00 - 17:00 | Cafe Red, 7148 Martin Luther King Jr Way S, Seattle, WA, 98118, United States
Join us at Cafe Red for the next meeting of the Queer & Feminist Caucus. From the previous meeting, we’ll be discussing Wages Against Housework by Silvia Federici, “Sheri Dwight”, a chapter from Inside this Place, Not of It: Narratives from Women’s Prisons, and Bloodchild by Octavia Butler.

SDSA Ecosocialist Caucus Meeting
2019-03-17 13:00 - 15:00 | Southwest Library Branch, 9010 35th Ave SW, Seattle, WA, 98126, United States

Beacon Food Forest Work Party
2019-03-16 10:00 - 14:00 | Beacon Food Forest, 15th Avenue South & South Dakota Street, Seattle, WA, 98108
Get your hands dirty with other Ecosocialists. Check out the permaculture vision at https://beaconfoodforest.org/ . Bring a $2 to $5 donation for an amazing lunch. Family friendly!

Communism ... er, communications workgroup meeting
2019-03-12 19:00 - 21:00 | 5303 Rainier Ave S, hill city taphouse and bottle shop
Do you want to be a part of our communications cavalcade? Show up to our meeting.
Writers, editors, graphic designers, PR people, meme makers, film makers, producers, administrations.
All are welcome, because we handle the comms work for the whole chapter, it’s a great opportunity!
See you then.
Agenda:
• New Projects
• Workflow
• Roles

Seattle Socialist Night School
2019-03-11 19:00 - 21:00 | Seattle Central College, 1701 Broadway, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
The discussion session for Part 2 of our mini-series on the ABCs of Capitalism meets one week from today! In the previous session, we discussed the basic structures of capitalism and class. For this session, we will be discussing how capitalism influences the state, how the state tends to reinforce the power of capital, and the structural forces involved.
We hope to see you next week!

Session 2: Capitalism and the State
Required* readingThe ABCs of Capitalism: Capitalism and the State
*If you don’t have a copy of the pamphlets, the lecture linked below is an adequate substitute.
Alternative reading
If you can’t get your hands on a copy of the pamphlet in time, this lecture by Vivek Chibber covers much of the same material and should adequately prepare you to take part in the discussion.

Event Info
Monday, March 11, 7–9 PM
Seattle Central College
Broadway-Edison Building, Rm 4151

New Member Orientation
2019-03-09 11:30 - 14:00 | Rainier Beach Branch – Seattle Public Library, 9125 Rainier Ave S, Seattle, WA, 98118, United States

Medicare for All Canvass
2019-03-09 10:30 - 14:00 | Cherry Street Coffee House, 1223 E Cherry St, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States

District 4 Reading Group
2019-03-07 18:30 - 20:30 | Wayward Coffee House, 6417 Roosevelt Way NE #104, Seattle, WA, United States
D4 is launching a monthly reading group! These will take place on the first Thursdays of the month. We tentatively settled on following the education group’s rubric. Our first discussion will be on the first piece in Vivek Chibber’s series “ABCs of Capitalism,” named “Understanding Capitalism.”
You can purchase this series here: https://jacobinmag.com/store/product/56
Or listen to a lecture that the author himself gave that covers much the same material: https://www.blubrry.com/thecallradio/38387252/episode-11-vivek-chibber-on-class/
We’ll have some discussion material, but please feel free to bring additional questions or topics for discussions.
We will also have time set aside to discuss and decide on future readings for the group.

LGBTQ Community Tenant Rights Bootcamp
2019-03-06 18:00 - 20:00 | The WildRose Bar, 1021 E Pike St, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
Hey renter! Do you know your rights? Do you have questions about your rental situation? Come learn, ask questions, and find out how to organize around tenants rights!
What are Tenant Rights Bootcamps?
They are a neighborhood-by-neighborhood series teaching renters how to assert their rights, to find solutions to various issues, and to make change in their community.
At this Bootcamp we will discuss and focus on issues faced by LGBTQ renters, but we will also cover tenant rights for all Seattle renters. All are welcome!
Upcoming Bootcamps and more info at: seattletenantbootcamps.org

Kirkland/Woodinville Socialism 101
2019-03-03 15:00 - 17:00 | Kingsgate Library, 12315 NE 143rd S, Kirkland, WA, 98034, United States
Curious about socialism? Join us and we’ll talk about what exactly it means to be a democratic socialist, why America needs leftists, not just “progressives,” and why DSA is the place to be if you want to change the rules of the game.
Click here to download the flyer.

Free to everyone | Snacks provided

Ecosocialist Caucus Meeting
2019-03-03 13:00 - 15:00 | Capitol Hill Branch Library, 425 Harvard Ave E, Seattle, WA, 98102, United States
Join us as we continue to decide what we want our Seattle DSA ecosocialist caucus to be.
