Seattle Democratic Socialists of America

Open Office Hours - Guillermo, Chapter Organizer
2023-02-07 12:00 - 14:00, 2023-02-13 12:00 - 14:00, 2023-02-14 12:00 - 14:00, 2023-02-20 12:00 - 14:00, 2023-02-21 12:00 - 14:00, 2023-02-27 12:00 - 14:00, 2023-02-28 12:00 - 14:00, 2023-03-06 12:00 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles) and 1 more date | Online (Zoom Call), WA
Organizing, naturally, takes work, but just as important, organizing is about community, it’s about people. Join me in my lunch hour as I host my very first virtual open office hours — available for our membership. If you have an idea that you’d like to see implemented, or if you are looking to get involved as a new member, have general questions about the chapter, or if you just want to connect, please join me!

I will be hosting these Mondays and Tuesdays from 12-2PM, every week, over Zoom.

RSVP here ahead of time (recommended, not required) so I have an idea of who plans to come!

Solidarity,

Guillermo Zazueta
Chapter Organizer, Seattle DSA

Raise The Wage Renton Tabling – Renton Transit Center
2023-02-07 16:00 - 18:00, 2023-02-14 16:00 - 18:00 | Renton Transit Center, 257 Burnett Ave S, Renton, WA, 98057, United States
Join us at the Renton Transit Center to help get Raise the Wage Renton on the ballot!
RSVP here (not required, but strongly encouraged so we have a sense of how many volunteers to expect)

Board Games and Buddies: Capitol Hill
2023-02-07 19:00 - 21:00, 2023-02-14 19:00 - 21:00, 2023-02-21 19:00 - 21:00, 2023-02-28 19:00 - 21:00, 2023-03-07 19:00 - 21:00, 2023-03-14 19:00 - 21:00 | Raygun Lounge, 501 E Pine St, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
Putting the party back in politics.
Board games and (root) beer with some local left homies at a cool bar.
No agenda and no lecture to sit through.
Just having a good time + getting to know folks.
Feel free to bring your own games as well!
NOTES:
Please eat beforehand unless you’re fine with $8.00 grilled cheeses!

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

Raise the Wage Renton Tabling – Renton Safeway
2023-02-08 17:00 - 19:00, 2023-02-15 17:00 - 19:00, 2023-02-21 16:00 - 18:00, 2023-03-01 17:00 - 19:00, 2023-03-08 17:00 - 19:00, 2023-03-15 17:00 - 19:00 | Renton Safeway, 300 NE 4th St, Renton, WA, 98059, United States
Join us at Renton Safeway to help get Raise the Wage Renton on the ballot!
RSVP here (not required, but strongly encouraged so we have a sense of how many volunteers to expect)

Striking a Blow Against the Billionaire Class Phonebank
2023-02-08 17:00 - 19:00 | Volunteer Park- Amphitheater, 1139-1157 Volunteer Park Rd, Seattle, WA, 98102, United States
Join fellow Seattle DSA members this Wednesday!
Seattle DSA is taking on the billionaire class locally through our campaigns to Raise the Wage in Renton, Social Housing I-135, Matthew Mitnick for D4, and more!
In Oct of last year the chapter voted to hire 2 part time staff to help us maximize our impact and to grow DSA and spread the ideas of socialism. To ensure we can have an impact through these campaigns and take steps toward a Seattle DSA publication, we’ll need to make sure we can afford our staff!
We’ll be phonebanking Seattle DSA members to get to know our members, chat about the campaigns and to give them the opportunity to contribute to the success of the chapter by donating. Our experience so far has been that everyone is super friendly and happy to hear from us! We’ll have a brief training before we hit the phone lines.

Ukraine War Panel
2023-02-08 19:00 - 21:00 | Online (Zoom Call), WA
This Panel will be recorded.
Join comrades for a panel on the nature of the war in Ukraine and on what stance socialists should take towards the conflict.
This panel comes out of the discussion at the December general membership meeting over the resolution, DSA Congress Members should Vote No on Escalating the Ukraine War.
Two of the panelists are in favor of the stance taken in the resolution and two of the panelists are opposed. One of the opposed panelists will be from the Ukraine Solidarity Network.
The panel will include time for the audience to ask panelists questions. If you are looking for a chance to increase your knowledge of the issue, please join us.
If you would like to read up on the topic in advance of the panel. Here is a collection of socialist and left wing perspectives on the conflict.
If you want just four articles, we suggest the following:

New Politics: DSA and Russia’s War on Ukraine: Toward a Mass Movement of Solidarity with Ukraine
Spectre Journal: Fighting for Ukrainian Self-Determination
Reform and Revolution Magazine: Ukraine War: Where Is the Opposition to Washington’s Warriors?
Cosmonaut Magazine: The US Proxy War in Ukraine and Socialist Anti-War Strategy – Cosmonaut

RSVP here for Zoom link.

Local Convention - Amendments Due
2023-02-09 08:00 - 17:00 | Volunteer Park- Amphitheater, 1139-1157 Volunteer Park Rd, Seattle, WA, 98102, United States
Submit amendments to all resolutions and bylaws submissions at seattledsa.org/chaptercon

I-135: Community Canvass in Eastlake
2023-02-09 17:30 - 20:30 | Rogers Playground, 2516 Eastlake Ave E, Seattle, WA, United States
Join Seattle DSA to get the word out about I-135 ahead of the February 14th election. We’ll be meeting at the north east corner of the park to knock doors in the neighborhood, so wear comfortable walking shoes! A fully charged phone with miniVAN installed will also be helpful. Please RSVP so organizers can keep in contact — it may be difficult to find the canvass if arriving late!
RSVP here: https://houseourneighbors.nationbuilder.com/community_canvass_in_eastlake_with_seattle_dsa_20230209
Need a refresher on I-135?

Publicly owned forever and governed by renters, community members, labor, and subject matter professionals.
Mixture of income levels from very low to moderate income, with permanently affordable rents (less than 30% monthly income) independent of rental market.
Restorative conflict resolution prior to the start of any eviction procedures, and no evictions based on changes to household income.
Built Union, Built Green to Passive House standards.
Should use a lottery-based, minimal barrier, no-fee or background check application process which doesn’t discriminate based on immigration status.
Should include daycares, communal kitchens and/or other community resources

SDSA Reproductive Justice Working Group Meeting
2023-02-09 19:00 - 20:30, 2023-02-23 19:00 - 20:30 | Online (Zoom Call), WA
Join us for the next meeting of Seattle DSA’s Reproductive Justice Working Group!
RSVP here for meeting details.
And mark your calendar to join us!

Raise The Wage Renton Tabling -- Downtown Renton
2023-02-10 15:00 - 17:00 | Boon Boona Coffee, 724 S 3rd St, Renton, WA, 98057, United States
Join us at a table outside Boon Boona Coffee on 3rd St in Renton, to help get Raise the Wage Renton on the ballot!
RSVP here. (not required, but strongly encouraged so we have a sense of how many volunteers to expect)

Tech Workers Organizing: establishing the Tech Workers Organizing Group
2023-02-11 10:00 - 12:00 | Online (Zoom Call), WA
Are you a tech worker that is interested in joining Seattle DSA’s newest working group dedicated to fighting for tech workers’ rights and pursuing socialist goals in the industry? If so, do join us on this business meeting of the Tech Workers Organizing Group where we vote on our charter and decide on future priorities!
RSVP here for Zoom link.

I-135: Community Canvass in Capitol Hill
2023-02-11 11:00 - 14:00 | Broadway Hill park, 500 Federal Ave E, Seattle, WA, 98102, United States
Join Seattle DSA to get the word out about I-135 ahead of the February 14th election. We’ll be meeting at Broadway Hill Park to knock doors in the neighborhood, so wear comfortable walking shoes! A fully charged phone with miniVAN installed will also be helpful. Please RSVP so organizers can keep in contact — it may be difficult to find the canvass if arriving late!
RSVP here: https://houseourneighbors.nationbuilder.com/community_canvass_in_capitol_20230211
Need a refresher on I-135?

Publicly owned forever and governed by renters, community members, labor, and subject matter professionals.
Mixture of income levels from very low to moderate income, with permanently affordable rents (less than 30% monthly income) independent of rental market.
Restorative conflict resolution prior to the start of any eviction procedures, and no evictions based on changes to household income.
Built Union, Built Green to Passive House standards.
Should use a lottery-based, minimal barrier, no-fee or background check application process which doesn’t discriminate based on immigration status.
Should include daycares, communal kitchens and/or other community resources

Raise the Wage Renton Tabling – Renton Library
2023-02-11 12:00 - 14:00 | Renton Library, 100 Mill Ave S, Renton, WA, 98057, United States
Join us at Renton Library to help get Raise the Wage Renton on the ballot!
RSVP here (not required, but strongly encouraged so we have a sense of how many volunteers to expect)

I-135 Ballot Printing Station: Capitol Hill -- Social Housing for All!
2023-02-11 12:00 - 16:00 | Capitol Hill Light Rail Station, 140 Broadway E, Seattle, WA, 98102, United States
Join Seattle DSA in hosting a YES on I-135 ballot printing station! We’ll be hosting a table at the Capitol Hill Light Rail Station with a printer, ballot materials, and an unofficial ballot drop box. Hosting a ballot printing station is a bit higher stakes than normal tabling, so to ensure everyone’s on the same page, please RSVP so we can make sure you’re up to date on KC Elections’ guidelines on ballot printing stations beforehand. We’ll be coordinating with the SDSA canvass in Capitol Hill at the same time, so you may have an opportunity to knock doors as well (please wear walking shoes!).
Need a refresher on I-135?

Publicly owned forever and governed by renters, community members, labor, and subject matter professionals.
Mixture of income levels from very low to moderate income, with permanently affordable rents (less than 30% monthly income) independent of rental market.
Restorative conflict resolution prior to the start of any eviction procedures, and no evictions based on changes to household income.
Built Union, Built Green to Passive House standards.
Should use a lottery-based, minimal barrier, no-fee or background check application process which doesn’t discriminate based on immigration status.
Should include daycares, communal kitchens and/or other community resources

If that gets you hyped, help make it happen!
RSVP Here!

Peoples Breakfast: UDistrict
2023-02-12 08:00 - 11:00, 2023-02-19 08:00 - 11:00, 2023-02-26 08:00 - 11:00, 2023-03-05 08:00 - 11:00, 2023-03-12 08:00 - 11:00 | University Heights, 5031 University Way, Seattle, WA, 98105, United States
Contact JJ Bartlett to sign up: 360-319-2009
Masks required in-kitchen. Optional outdoors. Must be vaccinated.

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

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

I-135 Canvass: Columbia City - Social Housing for All!
2023-02-12 13:30 - 16:30 | Genesee Park and Playfield, 4316 S Genesee St, Seattle, WA, 98118, United States
Join Seattle DSA to get the word out about I-135 ahead of the February 14th election. We’ll be meeting at the parking lot in the Genesee Playfield to knock doors in the neighborhood, so wear comfortable walking shoes! A fully charged phone with miniVAN installed will also be helpful. Please RSVP so organizers can keep in contact — it may be difficult to find the canvass if arriving late!
Need a refresher on I-135?

Publicly owned forever and governed by renters, community members, labor, and subject matter professionals.
Mixture of income levels from very low to moderate income, with permanently affordable rents (less than 30% monthly income) independent of rental market.
Restorative conflict resolution prior to the start of any eviction procedures, and no evictions based on changes to household income.
Built Union, Built Green to Passive House standards.
Should use a lottery-based, minimal barrier, no-fee or background check application process which doesn’t discriminate based on immigration status.
Should include daycares, communal kitchens and/or other community resources

If that gets you hyped, help make it happen!
RSVP Here: https://houseourneighbors.nationbuilder.com/community_canvass_in_columbia_city_with_seattle_dsa7

Raise The Wage Renton Tabling – The Landing
2023-02-12 15:30 - 17:00, 2023-02-26 14:30 - 16:30 | The Landing, 1215 N Landing Way, Renton, WA, 98057, United States
Join us at our weekly Raise The Wage Renton signature gathering table at The Landing.
Talk to retail/service workers and their customers, meet cool people from around King County who care about workers’ standard of living, and contribute to a great cause!
Find our table nearest The Landing Fountain Plaza right in front of the movie theater. Nearest address is 810 N 10th St., Renton, WA 98057.
See you there!
RSVP here (not required, but strongly encouraged so we have a sense of how many volunteers to expect).

Lapsed Membership Outreach Phonebank
2023-02-12 18:00 - 20:00 | Online (Zoom Call), WA
Seattle DSA,

February is here, and we are hitting the ground running with another fundraising dues drive, Seattle DSA is hosting another lapsed membership outreach phonebank this Sunday, February 12th, from 6-8PM on Zoom.

As apart of the ongoing effort by DSA national to increase it’s membership ahead of the national convention in September, our goal here is to reintroduce lapsed members back into Seattle DSA, thus increasing our number of delegates and overall representation at the convention.

Seattle DSA has also launched a staff fund drive to increase income by $3,500/month. There are also several other ongoing fundraising efforts such as the continued U-District Breakfast Program and an upcoming drive to supply necessary equipment for our DSA Mobilization Committee.
Please join us in contacting our fellow comrades to help connect lapsed members back into DSA, inform folks about all the opportunities to get involved this year, and sign folks up to volunteer and donate.

See you there!

RSVP for Zoom link.

Raise The Wage Renton Tabling – Renton Highlands Library
2023-02-13 11:00 - 14:00, 2023-02-27 11:00 - 13:00, 2023-03-06 11:00 - 13:00, 2023-03-13 11:00 - 13:00 | Renton Highlands Library, 2801 NE 10th St, Renton, WA, 98056, United States

Local Council Meeting
2023-02-13 16:30 - 18:00, 2023-02-20 16:30 - 18:00, 2023-02-27 16:30 - 18:00, 2023-03-06 16:30 - 18:00, 2023-03-13 16:30 - 18:00 | Online (Zoom Call), WA
The Local Council (LC) is the elected leadership body which serves the members of Seattle DSA. Members are welcome to observe LC meetings by signing up here.

If there’s something specific you’d like to bring to the Local Council, please fill out the LC Request Form which can be found on the private resources page of our website.

If you are a member that has not yet been added to our Slack (which is required to log in to the private resources page), you can request to be added here.

Please note that on rare occurrences, LC meetings will be cancelled due to holidays or unusual circumstances and these changes may not always be reflected on this calendar — if you show up to the meeting and aren’t let in by 4:35, that is almost certainly what has happened.

South King County Branch Meeting
2023-02-13 18:00 - 20:00 | Online (Zoom Call), WA
Dear South King County DSA Members,

Make sure to mark your calendars for an upcoming Branch meeting for Monday, February 13th, from 6:00 – 7:00PM. In January we made good progress on our Charter that will be submitted to the Local Council. We also had great discussion on the reasons why we might want to submit a bylaw amendment at the Chapter Convention to rebrand Seattle DSA. For this upcoming meeting, let’s also start brainstorming some additional projects in the community that might benefit from our funding and support. More good discussions to come!
RSVP here

Please feel free to reach out anytime if you’d like to get something added to the agenda.

See you then!

YES ON I-135: Ballot Printing Station -- Social Housing for All!
2023-02-14 17:00 - 19:00 | Capitol Hill Light Rail Station, 140 Broadway E, Seattle, WA, 98102, United States
Join Seattle DSA in hosting a YES on I-135 ballot printing station! We’ll be hosting a table at the Capitol Hill Light Rail Station with a printer, ballot materials, and an unofficial ballot drop box. Hosting a ballot printing station is a bit higher stakes than normal tabling, so to ensure everyone’s on the same page, we may ask that you meet with us for a quick overview on KC Elections’ guidelines on ballot printing stations beforehand.
Need a refresher on I-135?

Publicly owned forever and governed by renters, community members, labor, and subject matter professionals.
Mixture of income levels from very low to moderate income, with permanently affordable rents (less than 30% monthly income) independent of rental market.
Restorative conflict resolution prior to the start of any eviction procedures, and no evictions based on changes to household income.
Built Union, Built Green to Passive House standards.
Should use a lottery-based, minimal barrier, no-fee or background check application process which doesn’t discriminate based on immigration status.
Should include daycares, communal kitchens and/or other community resources

If that gets you hyped, help make it happen!
RSVP Here!

Housing Justice Working Group [Hybrid Meeting!]
2023-02-15 17:00 - 20:00, 2023-03-01 17:00 - 20:00, 2023-03-15 17:00 - 20:00 | Online (Zoom Call), WA
Seattle DSA’s Housing Justice Working Group!
Home of the Peoples Breakfast.
Working towards a massive expansion of publicly-owned green social housing.
We are now running a hybrid meeting format!
Join us in-person in Capitol Hill, for an optional social from 5-6:30, followed by business meeting at 6:30pm. Message JJ B. at 360-319-2009, or a co-chair on Slack for location!
For those who can’t make it in-person, join us on Zoom for the business portion of the meeting starting at 6:30pm!

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87517626169?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 875 1762 6169
Passcode: [REDACTED]
Social Housing will be on ballot for the February 2023 Special Election in the City of Seattle
VOTE YES ON I-135 ON FEB 14th!

Member Engagement Committee meeting
2023-02-15 18:00 - 19:30 | On Zoom, WA, United States
The Member Engagement Committee (MEC) is the group within Seattle DSA that works to ensure people who join Seattle DSA feel welcomed into our community and find a meaningful way to participate in the life of the chapter. At this meeting, we’ll be talking about our three primary projects — socials, 1-on-1 meetings, and recruiting members for chapter labor needs — as well as any other new business that comes up. If these projects sound interesting to you, please come by!
RSVP here for Zoom link.

Continuing the Political Revolution Against the Billionaire Class PHONEBANK
2023-02-15 18:00 - 20:00 | Volunteer Park- Amphitheater, 1139-1157 Volunteer Park Rd, Seattle, WA, 98102, United States

Reproductive Justice Book Club
2023-02-16 18:00 - 19:30 | Volunteer Park- Amphitheater, 1139-1157 Volunteer Park Rd, Seattle, WA, 98102, United States
Join the reproductive justice working group book club. For this discussion we’re reading the introduction and the essay “Children, Childhood and Capitalism” in Tithi Bhattacharya’s edited collection Social Reproduction Theory Remapping Class, Recentering Oppression. Find a PDF copy here.
RSVP here for details.
For this meeting we’re reading 2 chapters:
Chapter 5: “Intersections and Dialectics: Critical Reconstructions in Social Reproduction Theory”
Chapter 7: “Mostly Work, Little Play: Social Reproduction, Migration, and Paid Domestic Work in Montreal”

D4/D5/Ecosocialism Reading Group
2023-02-16 18:30 - 20:30 | Distant Worlds Coffeehouse, 6401 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle, WA, 98115, United States
Join northeast Seattle comrades at Distant Worlds Coffeehouse, 6:30 Thursday 2/16, for a discussion of the Chapter 3 of Half-Earth Socialism by Troy Vetesse and Drew Pendergrass (reasonably priced epub from Verso). The book provocatively contemplates life after capitalism, reversing climate disaster, and mechanisms of socialist governance.
You don’t have to live in District 4 or 5, and feel free to join the conversation even if you haven’t had time to read! All are welcome.

Socialist Educators Happy Hour
2023-02-17 17:00 - 19:00, 2023-03-03 17:00 - 19:00 | Chuck’s Hop Shop (Central District), 2001 E Union St, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
Educators from all over (Seattle, Renton, Highline, etc…) get together, chat politics, & share about struggles in their union. All union activists and socialists are welcome to attend!

We often anchor our discussions with a reading, but we’ll provide a short summary so everyone can participate whether they read or not.

We meet 5pm every other Friday at Chuck’s Hop Shop in the Central District. Join us!

MORNING shift: Raise The Wage Renton Tabling - Renton History Museum
2023-02-18 10:00 - 13:00 | Renton History Museum, 235 Mill Ave S, Renton, WA, 98057, United States
It is free museum day at Renton History Museum! Let’s talk to visitors about Raise the Wage Renton, and collect some signatures. And maybe we will get some volunteers who care about their city to join us on the campaign.
Note: We plan to have two shifts that day, morning and afternoon. This is the morning shift.
RSVP here (not required, but strongly encouraged so we have a sense of how many volunteers to expect)

AFTERNOON shift: Raise The Wage Renton Tabling – Renton History Museum
2023-02-18 13:00 - 16:00 | Renton History Museum, 235 Mill Ave S, Renton, WA, 98057, United States
It is free museum day at Renton History Museum! Let’s talk to visitors about Raise the Wage Renton, and collect some signatures. And maybe we will get some volunteers who care about their city to join us on the campaign.
Note: We plan to have two shifts that day, morning and afternoon. This is the afternoon shift.
RSVP here (not required, but strongly encouraged so we have a sense of how many volunteers to expect)

Marxist Reading & Discussion Group
2023-02-20 18:30 - 20:30 | Chuck’s Hop Shop (Central District), 2001 E Union St, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
The Marxist Reading & Discussion Group is welcome to new and seasoned readers of Marxist literature! Please join us as we work through and discuss some of the seminal works of foundational leftist thinkers, with regards to how they pertain to modern political struggles. All discussions are based on works that are broken down into shorter, digestible chunks with no prior experience (or attendance) needed, so feel free to drop in as your schedule permits. We’d love to hear your thoughts!
We will be meeting on the patio at Chuck’s Hop Shop in the Central District (unless it’s cold, in which case we migrate inside). Our meeting format is currently in person, with the reading discussion starting at 7pm! Feel free to come a bit earlier (6:30pm) to get settled, order a food or a drink, and introduce yourself! Please be respectful of fellow attendees by assessing your COVID risk, and consider taking a test before attending or wearing a mask if that risk seems high!
Discussion and Readings for this week: Noam Chomsky, Manufacturing Consent, Chapter 1 “A Propaganda Model”

Labor Committee Meeting
2023-02-21 18:00 - 19:30 | Online (Zoom Call), WA
Come join us for the February labor working group meeting. Look for the agenda in the labor channel on slack!
RSVP Here: https://actionnetwork.org/events/labor-committee-meeting-37/

Electoral Working Group Monthly Meeting
2023-02-21 18:30 - 19:30 | Online (Zoom Call), WA
Come join our Electoral Working Group Meeting (Virtually) where we’ll be discussing all things elections! Our top priorities currently are planning for upcoming 2023 and 2024 ballot initiatives and candidate endorsement processes!
RSVP here for Zoom link.

CANCELLED Raise the Wage Renton Tabling
2023-02-22 17:00 - 19:00 | Renton Safeway, 300 NE 4th St, Renton, WA, 98059, United States
Sorry folks, we had to cancel today’s signature gathering due to unforeseen circumstances.

Fundraising Phonebank
2023-02-22 18:00 - 20:00 | Online (Zoom Call), WA
Join fellow Seattle DSA members this Wednesday!

Seattle DSA is taking on the billionaire class locally through our campaigns to Raise the Wage in Renton, Matthew Mitnick for D4, and more!

In Oct of last year the chapter voted to hire 2 part time staff to help us maximize our impact and to grow DSA and spread the ideas of socialism. To ensure we can have an impact through these campaigns and take steps toward a Seattle DSA publication, we’ll need to make sure we can afford our staff!

We’ll be phonebanking Seattle DSA members to get to know our members, chat about the campaigns and to give them the opportunity to contribute to the success of the chapter by donating. Our experience so far has been that everyone is super friendly and happy to hear from us! We’ll have a brief training before we hit the phone lines.
RSVP here for Zoom link.

Local Convention Rules & Bylaws Committee Meeting, Open to Membership
2023-02-23 19:00 - 20:00 | Volunteer Park- Amphitheater, 1139-1157 Volunteer Park Rd, Seattle, WA, 98102, United States
Did you submit a resolution or bylaws amendment? Do you want to chat about it with the Rules & Bylaws Committee?
The Rules & Bylaws committee will be having an open meeting on Thursday, the 23rd at 7PM. The Rules Committee will go over submissions and determine which ones need edits to be in order.
Attend and RSVP for Zoom Link

Raise The Wage Renton Tabling — Downtown Renton
2023-02-24 15:00 - 17:00, 2023-02-25 10:00 - 12:00, 2023-03-03 15:00 - 17:00, 2023-03-11 10:00 - 12:00 | Boon Boona Coffee, 724 S 3rd St, Renton, WA, 98057, United States

Socialist Tech Workers Social
2023-02-24 18:00 - 20:00 | Chuck’s Hop Shop (Central District), 2001 E Union St, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
Come meet like-minded workers in tech at the Socialist Tech Workers Social! We will discuss workplace organization and mutual aid, in a time where layoffs are affecting a lot of us, and “voting with your feet” might no longer be a viable option. Invite your friends and coworkers!

RSVP Here.

National Event: The Rank and File Strategy
2023-02-26 14:00 - 16:00 | Volunteer Park- Amphitheater, 1139-1157 Volunteer Park Rd, Seattle, WA, 98102, United States
You can be a part of revitalizing the labor movement in the United States! Attend this webinar to hear how you can fight back for the working class.
As a part of our regular DSA Labor Corps calls, this month we’ll be looking at the rank & file strategy and how we build working class power through the labor movement.
The challenge we face today is one that socialists could not have imagined just a few years ago: how to advance socialist politics on a mass scale. As impressive as DSA’s growth has been in recent years, we have a long way to go.
It’s not just that we need more socialists; we also need them in the right places. That means more respected leaders and organizers throughout all sectors of the multiracial working class, capable of moving people to action.
This is not some romantic or nostalgic vision; it is based on a strategic assessment that the organized working class is the only force with both the material interest and the place in the structure of the economy to transform society and build socialism.
This is an online event. RSVP for Zoom information.
RSVP

2024 Ballot Initiative Planning
2023-02-26 18:00 - 19:30 | Online (Zoom Call), WA
Check in meeting for 2024 Ballot Initiative planning and research! We’ll meet and discuss where we’re currently at with proposals.
RSVP here for Zoom link.

February General Membership Meeting
2023-02-28 19:00 - 21:00 | Southside Commons, 3518 S Edmunds St, Seattle, WA 98118, USA
General Membership Meetings are the events in which the largest number of members come together to hear about what the chapter has been up to recently, learn what is on the horizon and how to get involved, discuss ideas, and vote on how we should use our collective resources of money to achieve our goals.
RSVP here: https://actionnetwork.org/events/february-general-membership-meeting/

Board Games and Buddies: Capitol Hill
2023-02-28 19:00 - 21:00 | Raygun Lounge, 501 E Pine St, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
Putting the party back in politics.
Board games and (root) beer with some local left homies at a cool bar.
No agenda and no lecture to sit through.
Just having a good time + getting to know folks.
Feel free to bring your own games as well!
NOTES:
Please eat beforehand unless you’re fine with $8.00 grilled cheeses!

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

Rally to End the US/Saudi War on Yemen
2023-03-01 11:00 - 12:00 | Adam Smith Office, 15 S Grady Way, Renton, WA, 98057, United States
On this national day of action to end the US/Saudi war on Yemen, join Seattle DSA, Yemen Relief and Reconstruction Fund, Action Corp, and many other local peace and justice groups at the offices of Rep Adam Smith, ranking Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee (and former committee chair) to demand that Congress end the US military support for the brutal Saudi war on and blockade of Yemen.
Do you know an organization that may be interested in endorsing this campaign? Please ask them to sign up on this link. The same link includes the national day of action’s list of demands.
RSVP here (strongly encouraged, but not required)

Fundraising Phonebank
2023-03-01 18:00 - 20:00, 2023-03-08 18:00 - 20:00 | Online (Zoom Call), WA
Join fellow Seattle DSA members this Wednesday!

Seattle DSA is taking on the billionaire class locally through our campaigns to Raise the Wage in Renton, Matthew Mitnick for D4, and more!

In October of last year the chapter voted to hire 2 part time staff to help us maximize our impact and to grow DSA and spread the ideas of socialism. To ensure we can have an impact through these campaigns and take steps toward a Seattle DSA publication, we’ll need to make sure we can afford our staff!

We’ll be phonebanking Seattle DSA members to get to know our members, chat about the campaigns and to give them the opportunity to contribute to the success of the chapter by donating and signing up for local dues. Our experience so far has been that everyone is super friendly and happy to hear from us! We’ll have a brief training before we hit the phone lines.

Local Dues Link: https://actionnetwork.org/fundraising/building-a-socialist-future-seattle-dsa-dues-drive/

RSVP Here for Zoom link.

Local Convention - All Resolution and Bylaws Amendments Finalized
2023-03-02 08:00 - 2023-03-09 23:30 | Volunteer Park- Amphitheater, 1139-1157 Volunteer Park Rd, Seattle, WA, 98102, United States
Amendments due March 2nd, Finalized by March 9th.
Head to SeattleDSA.org/chaptercon for finalized resolutions and bylaws amendments

Labor and Literature Town Hall
2023-03-02 18:00 - 20:00 | The Wyncote NW Forum, 1119 8th Ave, Seattle, WA, 98101, United States
Join local writers, musicians, and activists for an evening of songs, poetry, and witness.
Get tickets and more details here: https://townhallseattle.org/event/labor-and-literature/
RSVP Here.

D4/D5/Ecosocialism Reading Group
2023-03-02 18:30 - 20:00 | Distant Worlds Coffeehouse, 6401 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle, WA, 98115, United States
Join northeast Seattle comrades at Distant Worlds Coffeehouse, 6:30 Thursday 3/2, for a discussion of Peter Drucker’s commentary “DSA and the Democratic Party”, which is a review of the book Breaking the Impasse by Kim Moody.
You don’t have to live in District 4 or 5, and feel free to join the conversation even if you haven’t had time to read! All are welcome.

Raise The Wage Renton -- Canvass Launch
2023-03-04 11:00 - 13:00 | Renton Liberty Park, 1101 Bronson Way N, Renton, WA, 98057, United States
This will be the official launch of the Raise the Wage Renton canvassing (doorknocking) to make sure we have enough signatures to get on the ballot.
Please make an extra effort to join us. While there will be many more canvassing opportunities in the weeks ahead, we would really appreciate having a large showing for this launch.
We will meet at one of the covered picnic tables (details to be announced shortly), get some basic training, and then spread out through North Renton, just north of the park.
Warm snacks and drinks will be provided.
RSVP here (not required, but strongly encouraged so we have a sense of how many volunteers to expect).

Workers Strike Back Launch
2023-03-04 12:00 - 14:00 | Volunteer Park- Amphitheater, 1139-1157 Volunteer Park Rd, Seattle, WA, 98102, United States
Workers Strike Back launch to build fighting, organized movements that win real gains for working people and youth. From community groups to workplace action, we’re fighting against the greedy bosses and landlords exploiting us. RSVP below for Seattle launch event!

University of Washington Kane Hall room 130Spokane Lane NortheastSeattle, WA, 98105United States (map)

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Raise The Wage Renton MORNING Tabling - The Landing
2023-03-05 11:00 - 13:00 | The Landing, 1215 N Landing Way, Renton, WA, 98057, United States
NOTE: On March 5 we have two tabling shifts. This RSVP link is for the morning shift.
Join us at our weekly Raise The Wage Renton signature gathering table at The Landing.
Talk to retail/service workers and their customers, meet cool people from around King County who care about workers’ standard of living, and contribute to a great cause!
Find our table nearest The Landing Fountain Plaza right in front of the movie theater. Nearest address is 810 N 10th St., Renton, WA 98057.
RSVP here (not required, but strongly encouraged so we have a sense of how many volunteers to expect).

Raise The Wage Renton AFTERNOON Tabling – The Landing
2023-03-05 14:30 - 16:30 | The Landing, 1215 N Landing Way, Renton, WA, 98057, United States
NOTE: On March 12 we have two tabling shifts. This event is for the afternoon shift.
Join us at our weekly Raise The Wage Renton signature gathering table at The Landing.
Talk to retail/service workers and their customers, meet cool people from around King County who care about workers’ standard of living, and contribute to a great cause!
Find our table nearest The Landing Fountain Plaza right in front of the movie theater. Nearest address is 810 N 10th St., Renton, WA 98057.
RSVP here (not required, but strongly encouraged so we have a sense of how many volunteers to expect).

Local Council Meeting
2023-03-06 16:30 - 18:00 | Online (Zoom Call), WA
The Local Council (LC) is the elected leadership body which coordinates the work of members of Seattle DSA. Members are welcome to observe LC meetings by signing up here.

If there’s something specific you’d like to bring to the Local Council, please fill out the LC Request Form which can be found on the private resources page of our website.

If you are a member that has not yet been added to our Slack (which is required to log in to the private resources page), you can request to be added here.

Marxist Reading & Discussion Group
2023-03-06 18:30 - 20:30 | Chuck’s Hop Shop (Central District), 2001 E Union St, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
The Marxist Reading & Discussion Group is welcome to new and seasoned readers of Marxist literature! Please join us as we work through and discuss some of the seminal works of foundational leftist thinkers, with regards to how they pertain to modern political struggles. All discussions are based on works that are broken down into shorter, digestible chunks with no prior experience (or attendance) needed, so feel free to drop in as your schedule permits. We’d love to hear your thoughts!
Let’s meet up tonight on Zoom to get a sense of how we want reading group to proceed!

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83317688304?pwd=[REDACTED]

DSA National Green New Deal Campaign Call
2023-03-09 17:00 - 18:30 | Virtual, WA, United States
Join this event to learn more about renewed nationally coordinated campaigns to build relationships with labor and a working-class base, and to boost global efforts against capitalism-driven climate change. REGISTER HERE. Four areas of emphasis will be:
Energy — mandate publicly owned, clean energy generation, storage & transmission
Homes — organize with the building trades for retrofits & social housing
Transit — expand & fully fund public transportation as a right
Public — guarantee access to green public spaces & facilities like parks & schools
Check back for details of a possible local discussion to follow the national event.

Raise the Wage Renton Tabling – Uwajimaya
2023-03-09 17:00 - 19:00 | Uwajimaya Rentn, 501 S Grady Way, Seattle, WA, 98057, United States
Join us in front of Uwajimaya in Renton to help get Raise the Wage Renton on the ballot!
RSVP here (not required, but strongly encouraged so we have a sense of how many volunteers to expect)

Local Convention - Two Week Notice
2023-03-11 08:00 - 2023-03-25 10:00 | Volunteer Park- Amphitheater, 1139-1157 Volunteer Park Rd, Seattle, WA, 98102, United States
Final two week notice for resolutions and bylaws amendments should be sent to the membership on March 11th.

UAW 4121 Solidarity Tabling
2023-03-11 10:00 - 12:00 | University District Farmer Market, 5031 University Way NE, Seattle, WA, 98105, United States
UAW 4121 postdocs and research scientists units both voted overwhelming to authorize a strike in response to UW administration’s continuous stalling on bargaining. You can check the Seattle DSA statement in solidarity here. We have a solid number of DSA members in UAW 4121 and we are looking to start building community support for their ongoing contract fight. Joni us for our first tabling at the UDistrict Farmer’s market to talk to community members about the ongoing bargaining fight happening at UW.
RSVP Here: https://actionnetwork.org/events/uaw-4121-solidarity-tabling-udist-farmers-market?source=calendar

Reproductive Justice WG Social
2023-03-11 18:30 - 20:00 | Chuck’s Hop Shop (Central District), 2001 E Union St, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
Join us for a casual gathering where we can get to know each other, talk about politics — and whatever else come to mind — and build community. We’ll meet at Chuck’s Hop Shop Central District – 2001 E Union St, Seattle, WA 98122-2835. Please RSVP here.

Raise The Wage Renton MORNING Tabling – The Landing
2023-03-12 11:00 - 13:00 | The Landing, 1215 N Landing Way, Renton, WA, 98057, United States
NOTE: On March 23 we have two tabling shifts. This event is for the morning shift.
Join us at our weekly Raise The Wage Renton signature gathering table at The Landing.
Talk to retail/service workers and their customers, meet cool people from around King County who care about workers’ standard of living, and contribute to a great cause!
Find our table nearest The Landing Fountain Plaza right in front of the movie theater. Nearest address is 810 N 10th St., Renton, WA 98057.
RSVP here (not required, but strongly encouraged so we have a sense of how many volunteers to expect).

Raise The Wage Renton AFTERNOON Tabling – Downtown Renton Safeway
2023-03-12 14:30 - 16:30 | Downtown Renton Safeway, 200 S 3rd St, Renton, WA, 98057, United States
NOTE: On March 12 we have two tabling shifts. This event is for the afternoon shift.
Join us at our weekly Raise The Wage Renton signature gathering table at the downtown Safeway in Renton.
Talk to retail/service workers and their customers, meet cool people from around King County who care about workers’ standard of living, and contribute to a great cause!
RSVP here (not required, but strongly encouraged so we have a sense of how many volunteers to expect).

Raise The Wage Renton Tabling – Downtown Renton Safeway
2023-03-14 17:00 - 19:00 | Downtown Renton Safeway, 200 S 3rd St, Renton, WA, 98057, United States
Join us at our weekly Raise The Wage Renton signature gathering table at the downtown Safeway in Renton.
Talk to retail/service workers and their customers, meet cool people from around King County who care about workers’ standard of living, and contribute to a great cause!
RSVP here (not required, but strongly encouraged so we have a sense of how many volunteers to expect).
