Seattle Democratic Socialists of America

Labor Working Group Monthly Meeting
2024-07-02 18:00 - 19:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Beacon Hill Branch – Seattle Public Library, 2821 Beacon Ave S, Seattle, WA, 98144, United States
This event is hybrid: Join us in person at the Beacon Hill Branch Library, or over Zoom.
Please RSVP for the Zoom link.
Join comrades to discuss our ongoing labor organizing and meet others involved in labor organizing work. We will discuss and plan any upcoming labor work and ongoing campaigns. There will also be updates on any labor organizing our members are involved in.
Look for the full agenda in the labor channel on Slack!

Local Council Meeting
2024-07-02 19:00 - 19:45, 2024-07-09 19:00 - 19:45, 2024-07-16 19:00 - 19:45, 2024-07-20 15:00 - 16:30, 2024-07-30 19:00 - 19:45, 2024-08-06 19:00 - 19:45, 2024-08-13 19:00 - 19:45, 2024-08-17 15:00 - 16:30 and 1 more date | Online (Zoom Call), WA
The Local Council (LC) is the elected leadership body which serves the members of Seattle DSA. During these short weekly check-ins, LC members will primarily be ensuring work is on track, though pressing business may occasionally be discussed and voted on. Members are welcome to observe LC meetings by RSVPing here.
The LC has an informal check-in meeting every Tuesday (except the fourth Tuesday of the month for the GMMs) from 7:00pm – 7:45pm over Zoom and a longer meeting every Saturday before a GMM from 3:00pm – 4:30pm.
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 after 5 minutes, that is almost certainly what has happened.

Board Games and Buddies: Capitol Hill
2024-07-02 19:00 - 23:00, 2024-07-09 19:00 - 23:00, 2024-07-16 19:00 - 23:00, 2024-07-30 19:00 - 23:00, 2024-08-06 19:00 - 23:00, 2024-08-13 19:00 - 23:00, 2024-08-20 19:00 - 23:00 | 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.
Just having a good time + getting to know folks.

Shaun Scott Campaign Electoral Working Group Subcommittee Meeting
2024-07-03 20:00 - 21:00 | Zoom
It’s time to bring socialism to Olympia! Join us to support SDSA-endorsed candidate Shaun Scott as he runs to represent the 43rd legislative district in the WA state assembly.
RSVP Here for the Zoom link.

Tabling for Shaun Scott at the First Hill Farmers Market
2024-07-05 10:00 - 12:00
It’s time to bring socialism to Olympia! Canvas with us to support SDSA-endorsed candidate Shaun Scott as he runs to represent the 43rd legislative district in the WA state assembly.
Shaun now has an opponent, Andrea Suarez, the founder of We Heart Seattle, a non-profit that has frequently been accused of its anti-homelessness practices. Suarez has raised over $50,000, with many of her donations coming from business owners and landlords. We need DSA member energy to win this campaign!
No experience required, training will be provided on site and you will be paired with experienced volunteers!
RSVP Here

Tabling for Shaun Scott at the South Lake Union Farmers Market
2024-07-06 11:00 - 14:00

Tabling for Shaun Scott at the Capitol Hill Farmers Market
2024-07-07 11:00 - 15:00, 2024-07-16 17:00 - 19:00

Palestine Solidarity: Boycott War Profiteers Community table
2024-07-07 12:00 - 14:00, 2024-07-14 12:00 - 14:00
Join us Suday,12 pm at the Capitol Hill Farmer’s market for a Boycott War Profiteers shift Let’s keep building the movement to cut ties with companies linked to Israel’s genocide. Come talk to people in our community about our consumer boycott campaign of the companies most active in the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians.
RSVP here: https://actionnetwork.org/events/boycott-war-profiteers-community-outreach

Socialist Soccer!
2024-07-07 14:00 - 16:00, 2024-07-14 14:00 - 16:00, 2024-07-21 14:00 - 16:00, 2024-07-28 14:00 - 16:00, 2024-08-04 14:00 - 16:00, 2024-08-11 14:00 - 16:00, 2024-08-18 14:00 - 16:00 | Volunteer Park- Amphitheater, 1139-1157 Volunteer Park Rd, Seattle, WA, 98102, United States
Come play soccer with fellow socialists! This is a fun, enjoyable way to get outdoors, exercise, and meet friendly socialists as well as non-socialist soccer enthusiasts!
All genders and skill levels are welcome! Safety is our top priority. To participate you must abide by our norms and agreements to avoid injuries and help us take care of one another.
Join us at Brighton Playfield in South Seattle. Map: goo.gl/maps/c74cytjrRB1vpT7h7
We almost always play on the most southern edge of the field.
We confirm if we have enough players each Sunday on a socialist soccer Signal chat. To be added, download the Signal app, and email your phone number to tdupuis42@gmail.com with a request to be added.

Housing Justice Working Group
2024-07-07 19:00 - 20:00, 2024-08-04 19:00 - 20:00, 2024-08-20 18:00 - 19:00
Seattle DSA’s Housing Justice Working Group!
A sponsor of the Peoples Breakfast.
Working towards a massive expansion of publicly-owned green social housing.
Building a fighting tenants movement.
We are now running a hybrid meeting format!
Join us on Zoom for the business portion of the meeting starting at 7:00pm, running till 8:00pm!

Join Zoom Meeting
​​ https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81447061739?pwd=[REDACTED]

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

Restaurant Industry Workers Social
2024-07-08 18:00 - 21:00 | Vermillion, 1508 11th Avenue, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
Monday, July 8th, 6-9 p.m.

Vermillion: 1508 11th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122

Working in the restaurant industry is no joke. We work too hard to get so little in return. We’re on our feet for hours, often without breaks. We breathe in toxic fumes and burn ourselves keeping up with the grueling pace of the kitchen. We deal with harassment from customers and have our tips stolen by management!

This industry is tough, but so are we. We’re funny, we’re creative, we’re social. We form strong bonds with our coworkers and find ways to make the work a little more bearable. When we have each other’s backs, we can change our workplaces! When we change our workplaces, we can change the industry!

Join us on Monday, July 8th from 6-9 PM at Vermillion to blow off some steam and connect with other restaurant workers who understand the struggle and want to do something about it!

Pick up some resources about your rights in the workplace, hear from workers organizing for change, enjoy fresh beats provided by DJ UNKLEJESSICA, and sing your heart out at karaoke with KJ Tony James! We’ll have free drink tickets at the entrance for industry workers 😎

RSVP HERE!

Convivio para Trabajadores de restaurantes
Lunes, 8 de Julio, 6-9PM
Vermillion: 1508 11th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122

Trabajar en la industria de la restauración no es una broma. Trabajamos demasiado para obtener tan poco a cambio. Estamos de pie por horas, típicamente sin descanso. Respiramos vapores tóxicos y nos quemamos siguiendo el ritmo rápido de la cocina. ¡Nos enfrentamos al acoso de los clientes y el robo de salario por los managers!

Esta industria es dura, pero nosotros también somos duros. Somos divertidos, somos creativos, somos sociales. Formamos fuertes conexiones con nuestros compañeros de trabajo y encontramos formas de hacer el trabajo un poco más llevadero. ¡Cuando nos apoyamos unos a otros, podemos cambiar nuestros lugares de trabajo! ¡Cuando cambiemos nuestros lugares de trabajo, podemos cambiar la industria!

Acompáñanos el lunes 8 de julio de 6 a 9 p. m. en Vermillion para desahogarse y conectarse con otros trabajadores de restaurantes que comprenden la lucha y quieren hacer algo al respecto.

Obtenga algunos recursos sobre sus derechos en el lugar de trabajo, escuche a los trabajadores organizándose para el cambio, disfrute de ritmos frescos proporcionados por DJ UNKLEJESSICA y cante con todo su corazón en el karaoke con KJ Tony James. Tendremos tickets de bebida gratis en la entrada para trabajadores de la industria 😎

Tech Committee Meeting
2024-07-09 17:00 - 18:00, 2024-07-30 17:00 - 18:00 | Online (Zoom Call), WA
Want to use your tech skills for good? The SDSA Tech Committee meeting is a great place to find out about current work you can plug into, plus imagine other ways to use tech to support SDSA organizing.

RSVP HERE

D4/D5/Ecosocialism Reading Group
2024-07-11 19:00 - 20:30 | Armistice Coffee Roosevelt, 6717 Roosevelt Ave NE, Seattle, WA
Join us 7/11 at Armistice Coffee Roosevelt to wrap up discussion of the book The Exhausted of the Earth by Ajay Singh Chaudhary, with the last chapter “The Long Now”. We’ll also talk about what to read next, so bring your ideas.
Our discussions seek to inform strategies for winning a democratic socialist society that thrives ecologically. You don’t have to live in District 4 or 5, and you can feel free to join the conversation even if you haven’t had time to read. All are welcome!
Questions? E-mail greennewdeal@seattledsa.org .

Shaun Scott-Palestine Solidarity Joint Canvass at Cal Anderson Park
2024-07-13 11:00 - 14:00
Join us at Cal Anderson on Saturday, 7/13 at 11 AM as we knock doors and hit tables to build the movement for Palestine Liberation with SDSA candidate Shaun Scott.
SDSA recently launched our Boycott War Profiteers campaign to apply economic pressure to companies supporting Israel’s ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian people. We’ll be asking community members to sign our pledge to boycott the worst offenders and talking about our larger strategy to build for municipal divestment from weapons manufacturers. We’re working with Shaun because he has been a consistent fighter for Palestine and now aims to take that movement to the statehouse as he runs for the 43rd LD. See you there!
RSVP Here
No experience is required, training will be provided on site and you will be paired with experienced volunteers!

Post-Canvas Social: Boycotting War Profiteering & Shaun Scott Campaign
2024-07-13 14:00 - 17:00 | Stoup Brewing – Capitol Hill, 1158 Broadway, Seattle, WA, 98122
Come enjoy some hard earned drinks after canvasing in Capitol Hill to Stop War Profiteering & Shaun Scott!!!
RSVP HERE

Canvass for Shaun Scott in Harrison/Denny-Blaine
2024-07-14 11:00 - 15:00

Housing Justice Working Group
2024-07-16 18:00 - 19:00, 2024-08-20 18:00 - 19:00
Seattle DSA’s Housing Justice Working Group!
A sponsor of the Peoples Breakfast.
Working towards a massive expansion of publicly-owned green social housing.
Building a fighting tenants movement.
We are now running a hybrid meeting format!
Join us on Zoom for the business portion of the meeting starting at 6:00pm, running till 7:00pm!

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86599877159?pwd=[REDACTED]

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

Palestine Solidarity Tabling at Columbia City Farmers Market
2024-07-17 17:00 - 18:45
Join us at the Columbia City Farmers Market on Wednesdays at 5PM to build the movement for Palestine Liberation!
SDSA recently launched our Boycott War Profiteers campaign to apply economic pressure to companies supporting Israel’s ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian people. We’ll be asking community members to sign our pledge to boycott the worst offenders and talking about our larger strategy to build for municipal divestment from weapons manufacturers.
RSVP Here
No experience is required, training will be provided on site and you will be paired with experienced volunteers!

Tabling for Shaun Scott at the Wallingford Farmers Market
2024-07-17 17:00 - 19:00

Canvass for Shaun Scott at Cal Anderson Park
2024-07-18 18:00 - 20:00

Canvass for Shaun Scott at Capitol Hill
2024-07-20 11:00 - 14:00

Boycott War Profiteers Table at Columbia City Night Market
2024-07-20 18:00 - 20:00
Join us at the Columbia City Night Market on Saturday to build the movement for Palestine Liberation!
SDSA recently launched our Boycott War Profiteers campaign to apply economic pressure to companies supporting Israel’s ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian people. We’ll be asking community members to sign our pledge to boycott the worst offenders and talking about our larger strategy to build for municipal divestment from weapons manufacturers.
RSVP Here
No experience is required, training will be provided on site and you will be paired with experienced volunteers!

Boycott War Profiteers Table at Fremont Sunday Market
2024-07-21 11:00 - 13:00 | Fremont Sunday Market, 3401 Evanston Ave N, Seattle, WA, 98103
Join us at the Fremont Sunday Market to build the movement for Palestine Liberation!
Let’s keep building the movement to cut ties with companies linked to Israel’s genocide. Come talk to people in our community about our consumer boycott campaign of the companies most active in the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians.
RSVP Here
No experience is required, training will be provided on site and you will be paired with experienced volunteers!

Canvass for Shaun Scott in Eastlake and Broadway
2024-07-21 11:00 - 15:00
It’s time to bring socialism to Olympia! Canvas with us to support SDSA-endorsed candidate Shaun Scott as he runs to represent the 43rd legislative district in the WA state assembly.
Shaun now has an opponent, Andrea Suarez, the founder of We Heart Seattle, a non-profit that has frequently been accused of its anti-homelessness practices. Suarez has raised over $50,000, with many of her donations coming from business owners and landlords. We need DSA member energy to win this campaign!
No experience required, training will be provided on site and you will be paired with experienced volunteers!
Check back for RSVP link!

Fundraising House Party for Shaun Scott!
2024-07-21 18:00 - 20:00 | Private – See RSVP Link, Seattle, WA, United States
It’s time to bring socialism to Olympia! SDSA-endorsed candidate Shaun Scott is running to represent the 43rd legislative district in the WA state assembly. Shaun’s primary opponent is Andrea Suarez, the founder of We Heart Seattle, a non-profit that has frequently been accused of its anti-homelessness practices. Suarez has raised over $50,000, with many of her donations coming from business owners and landlords. Come out and party with us to help raise money for the campaign to resoundingly win in November!
We’ll be partying in the backyard of a private residence in South Seattle, please RSVP for the address and directions. Hope to see you there!
RSVP HERE

Tabling for Shaun Scott at Capitol Hill Farmers Market
2024-07-23 17:00 - 19:00, 2024-07-30 17:00 - 19:00

Raise the Wage Renton Implementation Tabling - Farmer's Market
2024-07-23 17:00 - 19:00, 2024-07-30 17:00 - 19:00 | Renton Farmers Market, 233 Burnett Ave S, Renton, WA, 98057, United States
The Raise the Wage Renton campaign was successful! Initiative 2302 passed with 58% of the vote, and as of July 1, 2024, Renton has the highest minimum wage in the nation.
Come get the word out to Renton workers and residents at the Renton Farmers Market. We’ll meet Renton residents and workers, pass out lit and answer questions, making sure everyone knows what the new law means.
RSVP here!

July General Membership Meeting
2024-07-23 19:00 - 21:00 | Southside Commons and online, 3518 S Edmunds St, Seattle, WA, 98118, United States
Join us for our largest monthly gathering to discuss issues and learn what the chapter has been up to, what is on the horizon and how to get involved. In-person and online.
RSVP here

Tabling for Shaun Scott at Wallingford Farmers Market
2024-07-24 17:00 - 19:00, 2024-07-31 17:00 - 19:00

Canvass for Shaun Scott at Lake Union Park
2024-07-25 18:00 - 20:00

D4/D5/Ecosocialism Reading Group
2024-07-25 19:00 - 20:30 | Armistice Coffee Roosevelt, 6717 Roosevelt Ave NE, Seattle, WA
Join us 7/25 to discuss “On the Concept of History” by Walter Benjamin.
Our discussions seek to inform strategies for winning a democratic socialist society that thrives ecologically. You don’t have to live in District 4 or 5, and you can feel free to join the conversation even if you haven’t had time to read. All are welcome!
Questions? E-mail greennewdeal@seattledsa.org .

Socialist Educators Happy Hour
2024-07-26 18:00 - 20:00 | Chuck’s Hop Shop (Central District), 2001 E Union St, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
Educators from all over (Seattle, Renton, Highline, etc…) get together, chat politics, & share about struggles in their union. All union activists and socialists are welcome to attend!
This month Seattle Public Schools announced plans to close 20 Elementary schools starting in the 2025 school year. In one of the richest cities in the US, home to billionaires and some of the most profitable corporations in the world,this is an unacceptable and an unconscionable attack on public education and our communities.

Join us for a discussion on how to fight back

Raise the Wage Renton Tabling (AM shift) - Renton River Days Parade
2024-07-27 09:30 - 11:30 | Renton Downtown Plaza, 233 Burnett Ave S, Renton, 98057, United States
Come to the Renton River Days Parade to meet Renton workers and residents, and build support for Resolution 4516, which DSA passed via ballot initiative in 2024!
The Renton City Council is introducing a ballot initiative to repeal and replace this initiative in the 2024 General Election. Let’s make Renton voters aware, hand out lit, and build support to stop this.
Please come to any part of the event that you can — morning or afternoon we could use your help!
RSVP here!

Canvass for Shaun Scott at Volunteer Park
2024-07-27 11:00 - 14:00

Raise the Wage Renton Tabling (PM shift) - Renton River Days Parade
2024-07-27 12:00 - 14:00 | Renton Downtown Plaza, 233 Burnett Ave S, Renton, 98057, United States

Palestine Solidarity Tabling at U-District Link Station
2024-07-27 18:00 - 19:30 | U-District Link Station, 4300 Brooklyn Ave NE, Seattle, WA, 98105
Join us at the U-District Link Station to build the movement for Palestine Liberation!
Let’s keep building the movement to cut ties with companies linked to Israel’s genocide. Come talk to people in our community about our consumer boycott campaign of the companies most active in the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians.
RSVP Here!
No experience is required, training will be provided on site and you will be paired with experienced volunteers!

Canvass for Shaun Scott in Harrison/Denny B
2024-07-28 11:00 - 15:00

Get Out The Vote for Shaun Scott in the Fighting 43rd!
2024-07-28 11:00 - 15:00 | Julia Lee Park, 2701 E Harrison St, Seattle, 98112, United States

Palestine Solidarity Tabling at Capitol Hill Farmers Market
2024-07-28 12:00 - 14:00 | Capitol Hill Farmers Market, E Barbara Bailey Way, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
Join us at the Capitol Hill Farmers Market to build the movement for Palestine Liberation!
Let’s keep building the movement to cut ties with companies linked to Israel’s genocide. Come talk to people in our community about our consumer boycott campaign of the companies most active in the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians.
RSVP Here!
No experience is required, training will be provided on site and you will be paired with experienced volunteers!

SDSA Social! (Beacon Hill)
2024-07-28 16:00 - 18:00 | Clock-out Lounge, 4864 Beacon Ave S, Seattle, WA, 98108, United States
Working to create socialism is sometimes … well, a lot of work! If it’s all rallies and meetings and spreadsheets, it can turn into a drag real quick. We think it’s important to have some time to just simply get to know each other, connect over food and drinks, and have fun together — that’s what this social is for! No big speeches, no business, just time to connect with other leftists.
RSVP HERE
What to expect:

There will be folks to greet you when you arrive and all the DSA tables will be clearly marked.
Not a member? Not a problem! We’ll have several folks on hand who love talking to new folks! Whether you are a long-time member or just curious about Seattle DSA, this event is for you!
It’s fine to arrive late — we’ll be around till at least 4pm.

Please RSVP HERE so we have a rough idea of how many people to expect. Feel free to bring a friend. See you there!
*Please note the address listed is not the exact address, just a location nearby. We will send the exact address via email and text the day of the event. Thanks for your understanding.
* If you have an idea for making our socials more wonderful (eg. a musical performance, a potential venue, party favors, etc.) please get in touch with member-engagement@seattledsa.org and let us know!

Canvass for Shaun Scott at University of Washington
2024-08-01 18:00 - 20:00

Palestine Solidarity Tabling at Capitol Hill Link Station
2024-08-01 18:30 - 20:30
Join us at the Capitol Hill Link Station to build the movement for Palestine Liberation!
Let’s keep building the movement to cut ties with companies linked to Israel’s genocide. Come talk to people in our community about our consumer boycott campaign of the companies most active in the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians.
Then we’ll head out for a social and to brainstorm how to keep building our campaign.
RSVP Here!
No experience is required, training will be provided on site and you will be paired with experienced volunteers!

Canvass for Shaun Scott in Fremont
2024-08-03 11:00 - 14:00

SDSA Hackathon
2024-08-03 15:00 - 21:00 | BECU Columbia City, 4712 Rainier Ave S, Seattle, 98118, United States
Come join the SDSA Tech Committee to build community and collaborate on tech projects that will help us build winning campaigns!
All are welcome and no tech experience is required to come! We will have games, music, pizza — come hang out even if you don’t know how to hack anything.
RSVP Here!
BYOB and some snacks to share, as well as a laptop if you have one. We’ll be at a comrade’s apartment with indoor access and a covered outdoor patio. If you have any questions, feel free to post them in the Tech Committee Slack channel!

GOTV Sprint for Shaun Scott at Gas Works Park
2024-08-04 11:00 - 15:00 | Gas Works Park, 2101 N Northlake Way, Seattle, WA, 98103, United States
It’s time to bring socialism to Olympia! Canvas with us to support SDSA-endorsed candidate Shaun Scott as he runs to represent the 43rd legislative district in the WA state assembly.
Shaun now has an opponent, Andrea Suarez, the founder of We Heart Seattle, a non-profit that has frequently been accused of its anti-homelessness practices. Suarez has raised over $50,000, with many of her donations coming from business owners and landlords. We need DSA member energy to win this campaign!
Shaun’s running on a platform to build affordable housing, tax big corporations, advance labor rights, and improve sustainability! His endorsements include The Stranger and tons of major unions. More at betterwashington.org
No experience required, training will be provided on site and you will be paired with experienced volunteers!
RSVP Here

Canvass for Shaun Scott in Eastlake
2024-08-05 17:00 - 19:00 | Rogers Playground, 2516 Eastlake Ave E, Seattle, WA, United States

FIGHT FOR SEATTLE'S MINIMUM WAGE: City Council Meeting 8/6 (In-person or virtual)
2024-08-06 13:30 - 15:30 | Seattle City Hall, 600 4th Ave, Seattle, WA, 98104, United States
Seattle’s minimum wage is under attack.
The presence of workers and community members alike are needed at the Seattle City Council meeting on Tuesday, August 6th, at 2 PM. Show up in-person by 1:30 PM or call in. RSVP for a how-to guide on the process.
Ten years after the Fight for 15, Seattle City Council member Joy Hollingsworth has indicated that she’s down to take the side of restaurant lobbyists and permanently end the sunset clause for tipped workers for businesses with less than 500 employees. The ten-year phase-in period for these businesses ends soon (2025), and workers are set to receive at least a $3 pay raise. In the final year of the phase-in period and final weeks of this session, restaurant lobbyists have taken private meetings with the City Council to try to permanently stop this agreed-upon end to the two-tiered wage system. Let’s get one thing straight: Any business built off of the exploitation of its workers is not entitled to be in business at all. Seattle Restaurant Alliance’s concerns about pandemic hardships and inflation fall flat if their solution is to punish some of the people who have been affected by these issues the most: workers!
Joy Hollingsworth’s policy is an attack on hundreds of thousands of Seattle workers who barely make ends meet on these wages as it is, and an insult to customers who are tired of subsidizing wages. This legislation would also open the door for more downward pressure on the tipped hourly wage. Bonuses would be included in compensation (sorry, what?), and the divide within the proposed two-tier minimum wage system would continue to grow with each increase tied to inflation. Subminimum wages for tipped workers promote racial and gendered wage gaps that have only widened throughout the decades.
Business owners and Seattle Restaurant Alliance board members came out in full force for the last City Council meeting. Let’s remind them who they’re outnumbered by in this city. Whether you can testify from the perspective of a worker who is directly affected by this legislation, or as a customer of these businesses who won’t accept this attack on workers’ wages, let’s fight this together!
Join us at Seattle City Council’s August 6th meeting (in-person is more preferred, but virtual is a great option as well!) to let them know we do NOT support going back on the minimum wage deal we made ten years ago.
If you’d like to learn more about how to testify in person or virtually, please indicate on the RSVP form and someone will reach out to walk you through the process.

Labor Working Group Monthly Meeting
2024-08-06 18:00 - 19:30 | 425 Harvard Ave E, Seattle, WA 98102, 425 Harvard Ave E, Seattle, WA, 98102, United States
This event is hybrid: Join us in person at the Capitol Hill Branch Library, or over Zoom.
Please RSVP for the Zoom link.
Join comrades to discuss our ongoing labor organizing and meet others involved in labor organizing work. We will discuss and plan any upcoming labor work and ongoing campaigns. There will also be updates on any labor organizing our members are involved in.
Look for the full agenda in the labor channel on Slack!

Palestine Solidarity Tabling at U District Light Rail Station
2024-08-08 18:30 - 20:30 | U-District Link Station, 4300 Brooklyn Ave NE, Seattle, WA, 98105
Join us at the U District Light Rail station to talk with UW students about building the movement for Palestine Liberation!
Let’s keep building the movement to cut ties with companies linked to Israel’s genocide. Come talk to people in our community about our consumer boycott campaign of the companies most active in the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians.
RSVP here!
No experience is required, training will be provided on site and you will be paired with experienced volunteers!

D4/D5/Ecosocialism Reading Group
2024-08-08 19:00 - 20:30 | Armistice Coffee Roosevelt, 6717 Roosevelt Ave NE, Seattle, WA
Join us 8/8 at Armistice Coffee Roosevelt to discuss two readings: “Extractivism and Resistance in North Africa” by Hamza Hamouchene and “Violence and Care” by Maggie Fitzgerald . After these, on 8/22, we will start discussing the book The Price Is Wrong: Why Capitalism Won’t Save the Planet (Brett Christophers, from Verso).
Our discussions seek to inform strategies for winning a democratic socialist society that thrives ecologically. You don’t have to live in District 4 or 5, and you can feel free to join the conversation even if you haven’t had time to read. All are welcome!
Questions? E-mail greennewdeal@seattledsa.org .

Socialist Educators Happy Hour
2024-08-09 18:00 - 20:00, 2024-08-23 18:00 - 20:00 | Chuck’s Hop Shop (Central District), 2001 E Union St, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
Educators from all over (Seattle, Renton, Highline, etc…) get together, chat politics, & share about struggles in their union. All union activists and socialists are welcome to attend!
Seattle Public Schools recently announced plans to close 20 Elementary schools starting in the 2025 school year. In one of the richest cities in the US, home to billionaires and some of the most profitable corporations in the world, this is an unacceptable and unconscionable attack on public education and our communities.

Join us for a discussion on how to fight back! RSVP here.

Palestine Solidarity Tabling at Beacon Hill Arts Festival
2024-08-10 12:00 - 14:00 | Beacon Hill arts festival, S Roberto Maestas Festival St, Seattle, 98144, United States
Join us at the Beacon Hill Arts Festival to gather boycott pledges & talk with community about building the movement for Palestinian Liberation!
Let’s keep building the movement to cut ties with companies linked to Israel’s genocide. Come talk to people in our community about our consumer boycott campaign of the companies most active in the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians.
RSVP Here!

No experience is required, training will be provided on site and you will be paired with experienced volunteers!

Peoples' Breakfast: U District
2024-08-11 08:00 - 11:30 | University Heights, 5031 University Way, Seattle, WA, 98105, United States
Contact JJ Bartlett to sign up: 360-319-2009
Masks required in-kitchen! Must be vaccinated!

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

Sundays at University Heights Community Center.
Cooking (off-site) = 8:00am – 9:30am.
Serving (UHeights) = 10:00am – Food Runs Out.
Stay for the whole time or show up to one shift!
Operated in close collaboration with University Heights Community Center!
We are currently seeking financial supporters to bottom-line a breakfast day!
Each breakfast costs around $120.00 USD in Food+Equipment to serve 60 people.

Scale to Win Training
2024-08-12 18:30 - 19:30
Need to send texts to drive turnout to events your committee or working group is leading? Please join the SDSA Tech Committee and Joey S for this training on how to set up + send text blasts using Scale to Win.
Open to: all Working Group chairs, Tech Committee members, and anyone else who might need to set up text campaigns in the future!
RSVP Here for Zoom info!

Boycott War Profiteers Orientation
2024-08-14 18:00 - 19:00
Join the Palestinian Solidarity Working Group for an orientation to our Boycott War Profiteers Campaign!
Learn how you can help build the movement to boycott and divest from companies linked to Israel’s genocide in Gaza and support Palestinian liberation. This orientation will be held on zoom.
RSVP here for the link to join!

🍉Palestine Solidarity-Internationalism WG Meeting 🍉
2024-08-15 18:30 - 20:00 | Virtual. RSVP for details, WA, United States
Bi-weekly PSIWG Meeting! RSVP here for zoom link: https://actionnetwork.org/events/psiwg-bi-weekly-meeting-815

Electoral Working Group Post Primary Social
2024-08-16 18:00 - 21:00
Comrades –
We’ve all been hard at work for months to help sending Shaun Scott to the general. We’re thrilled with the results from the primary, and it’s thanks to your efforts that we can celebrate, recharge, and get ready for the general now.
Join us for our post primary social in Roosevelt! Once you RSVP, you’ll be sent location details.
RSVP HERE

Raise the Wage Burien Canvass
2024-08-17 11:00 - 13:30 | Burien Library, 400 SW 152nd St, Burien, WA, 98166, United States
Raise the Wage Burien needs our help securing their place on the February ballot! Come join us this Saturday August 17 at 11am at the Burien Library to help collect the final signatures to qualify for the ballot!
RSVP Here

Annual Summer Picnic!
2024-08-17 16:00 - 20:00 | Jefferson Park, 3801 Beacon Ave S, Seattle, 98108, United States
Join us at Jefferson Park Shelter #03 to celebrate our work at the DSA Summer Picnic! We kindly ask that anyone who wants to contribute to the potluck to bring pre-cooked/ pre-package food items. Drinks and lawn games to be provided. Please reach out to Will Siegel, if you want to attend but are having trouble finding transportation.

RSVP Here
Ph: 314-853-7316
Em: siegelbill804@gmail.com

Peoples' Breakfast: U District
2024-08-18 08:00 - 11:30, 2024-08-25 08:00 - 11:30 | University Heights, 5031 University Way, Seattle, WA, 98105, United States
Contact JJ Bartlett to sign up for cooking: 360-319-2009
Masks required in-kitchen! Must be vaccinated!

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

Sundays at University Heights Community Center.
Cooking (off-site) = 8:00am – 9:30am.
Serving (UHeights) = 10:00am – Food Runs Out.
Stay for the whole time or show up to one shift!
Operated in close collaboration with University Heights Community Center!
We are currently seeking financial supporters to bottom-line a breakfast day!
Each breakfast costs around $120.00 USD in Food+Equipment to serve 60 people.

Not Another Bomb: Protest Solidarity Action with Gaza
2024-08-18 12:00 - 14:00 | Cal Anderson Park, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
As political decision-makers gather for the Democratic National Convention this August, join us on Sunday to send a message to the establishment: the people call for not another bomb! In order to achieve a lasting ceasefire in Gaza, the U.S. must stop arming Israel’s brutal war and occupation on Gaza by enacting an immediate arms embargo.
Sponsored by the coalition of groups behind the Uncommitted movement, protests like this one in Seattle are being organized nationwide to coordinate and coincide with the DNC.
Join us at Cal Anderson Park at 12 PM on August 18th.
RSVP here!

Electoral Working Group Monthly Meeting
2024-08-19 18:00 - 19:30
Come join our August Electoral Working Group Meeting (Virtually)!
We’ll be discussing the results of the Shaun Scott campaign and hopefully be looking forwards towards the general election, a retrospective on RTWR, and discuss our upcoming Electoral Strategy Retreat!
Zoom link provided upon RSVPing.
RSVP HERE

Service Industry Workers BBQ
2024-08-21 16:00 - 19:00 | Genesee Park and Playfield, 4316 S Genesee St, Seattle, WA, 98118, United States
Working in the restaurant industry is hard work. Let’s relax and have a little fun together before the summer is over.

This industry is tough, but so are we. We’re funny, we’re creative, we’re social. We form strong bonds with our coworkers and find ways to make the work a little more bearable. When we have each other’s backs, we can change our workplaces! When we change our workplaces, we can change the industry!

Join us on Wednesday, August 21st from 4-7pm at Genesee Park to blow off some steam and connect with other restaurant workers who understand the struggle and want to do something about it!

Pick up some resources about your rights in the workplace, hear from workers organizing for change, play some games, and enjoy some yummy food and drinks. 😎

Invite your co-workers, friends & family — all are welcome!

RSVP here!

Palestine Solidarity Tabling at Capitol Hill Light Rail
2024-08-22 18:30 - 20:30 | Capitol Hill Light Rail Station, 140 Broadway E, Seattle, WA, 98102, United States
Join us at the Capitol Hill light rail station to build the movement for Palestine Liberation!
Let’s keep building the movement to cut ties with companies linked to Israel’s genocide. Come talk to people in our community about our consumer boycott campaign of the companies most active in the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians.
RSVP here!
No experience is required, training will be provided on site and you will be paired with experienced volunteers!

D4/D5/Ecosocialism Reading Group
2024-08-22 19:00 - 20:30 | Armistice Coffee Roosevelt, 6717 Roosevelt Ave NE, Seattle, WA
Join us 8/22 at Armistice Coffee Roosevelt to discuss the book The Price Is Wrong: Why Capitalism Won’t Save the Planet (Brett Christophers, from Verso), starting with the first 3 chapters.
Our discussions seek to inform strategies for winning a democratic socialist society that thrives ecologically. You don’t have to live in District 4 or 5, and you can feel free to join the conversation even if you haven’t had time to read. All are welcome!
Questions? E-mail greennewdeal@seattledsa.org .

EWG Strategy Readings Discussion
2024-08-24 11:00 - 15:00
Join us for our first ever EWG Strategy Reading Group Discussion!
We’ll be reading various articles and resolutions that lay out party/electoral program models that have been proposed by writers and DSA members from around the country.
This is going to be a critical exercise for us to engage in as we continue to build power and learn to run campaigns. We highly recommend you make it through the readings beforehand and take notes!

None of the individual readings, with one exception are longer than just a few pages. Check them all out here: tinyurl.com/dsaelectoralstrat

We’ll be hosting in person in Columbia City, with location TBD! We’ll have a lunch break with pizza as well. Look forward to seeing you there!
RSVP HERE

Local Council Meeting
2024-08-24 15:00 - 16:30 | Online, Seattle, WA, United States
The Local Council (LC) is the 9-member elected leadership body of Seattle DSA serving the general membership. We check-in on zoom most Tuesdays and have a longer meeting typically on zoom once a month on a Saturday. Any SDSA member in good standing may listen in. RSVP for zoom link.

Palestine Solidarity Tabling at Fremont Sunday Market
2024-08-25 11:00 - 13:00 | Fremont Sunday Market, 3401 Evanston Ave N, Seattle, WA, 98103
Join us at the Fremont Sunday Market to build the movement for Palestine Liberation!
Let’s keep building the movement to cut ties with companies linked to Israel’s genocide. Come talk to people in our community about our consumer boycott campaign of the companies most active in the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians.
RSVP Here!
No experience is required, training will be provided on site and you will be paired with experienced volunteers!
