Seattle Democratic Socialists of America

SDSA for I-137: South Seattle MegaTabling
2024-04-28 11:00 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | columbia park, 3600 S Edmunds St, Seattle, 98118, United States
Join Seattle DSA in our bid for fair taxation and housing for all! We’ll spread out in teams around south Seattle and meet back for a social in Columbia City (RSVP for the social here!).

We’ll be gathering signatures to put an Excess Compensation Tax to fund Seattle’s social housing program on the ballot!
What is I-137? Read more about the initiative.
No experience required, training will be provided on site and you will be paired with experienced volunteers!
Schedule:
11am: Meet and greet at Columbia Park! Get training and supplies and group into teams.
11:30am: Head out to our respective locations for signature gathering!
2pm: We’ll meet back up at a comrade’s courtyard to debrief over some food!

RSVP HERE

Socialist Soccer!
2024-04-28 14:00 - 16:00, 2024-05-05 14:00 - 16:00, 2024-05-12 14:00 - 16:00, 2024-05-19 14:00 - 16:00, 2024-05-26 14:00 - 16:00, 2024-06-02 14:00 - 16:00, 2024-06-09 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.

SDSA Social! (Columbia City)
2024-04-28 14:00 - 16:30 | Apartment building common area near Columbia City BECU, 4712 Rainier Ave. S, Seattle, 98118, 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
If you want to make a day of it, there’s also a signature gathering event for I-137 nearby right before this event — two great tastes that taste great together! More info on that can be found on the Seattle DSA calendar.
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!

Beacon Hill Tabling CANCELED this Week
2024-04-28 16:00 - 18:00
Join us for Columbia City I-137 tabling (11-2) and social (2-4:30) this Sunday, and join us back at Beacon Hill next Sunday.

Local Council Meeting
2024-04-30 19:00 - 19:45, 2024-05-07 19:00 - 19:45, 2024-05-14 19:00 - 19:45, 2024-05-18 15:00 - 16:30, 2024-05-21 19:00 - 19:45, 2024-06-04 19:00 - 19:45, 2024-06-11 19:00 - 19:45 | 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
2024-04-30 19:00 - 23:00, 2024-05-07 19:00 - 23:00, 2024-05-14 19:00 - 23:00, 2024-05-21 19:00 - 23:00, 2024-06-04 19:00 - 23:00, 2024-06-11 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.

May Day March: Workers & Migrants United for a Dignified Life
2024-05-01 10:00 - 14:00 | Westlake Park, 401 Pine St, Seattle, WA, 98101, United States
On International Worker’s Day we will march in solidarity with workers from Seattle to Palestine, from the Philippines to the rest of the world. Ditch your job if you can and c’mon downtown. Look for the Seattle DSA banner. See you there!

I-137 Tabling at the Columbia City Farmers Market
2024-05-01 15:00 - 19:00 | Columbia City Farmers Market, 3651 S Edmunds St, Seattle, WA, 98118, United States
Help us pass an Excess Compensation Tax to fund Seattle’s social housing program! Join us to talk to voters about social housing and gather signatures to get I-137 on the ballot.
No experience required, experienced volunteers can provide training on site!
What is I-137? Read more about the initiative.
RSVP HERE

I-137 Tabling at Wallingford QFC
2024-05-02 18:00 - 20:00, 2024-05-09 18:00 - 20:00, 2024-05-16 18:00 - 20:00, 2024-05-23 18:00 - 20:00, 2024-05-30 18:00 - 20:00, 2024-06-06 18:00 - 20:00, 2024-06-13 18:00 - 20:00

I-137 Canvas in Columbia City
2024-05-02 18:00 - 20:00, 2024-05-09 18:00 - 20:00, 2024-05-16 18:00 - 20:00, 2024-05-23 18:00 - 20:00 | Southside Commons, 3518 S Edmunds St, Seattle, WA 98118, USA

D4/D5/Ecosocialism Reading Group
2024-05-02 18:45 - 20:00 | Armistice Coffee Roosevelt, 6717 Roosevelt Ave NE, Seattle, WA
Join us 4/25 to discuss the last 3 chapters of the book Climate Change as Class War by Matt Huber: Chapter 6 “Electrifying the Climate Movement”, Chapter 7 “Power in the Union”, and the Conclusion “Species Solidarity”. We will also talk about what to read next.
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! We seek to inform strategies for winning a democratic socialist society that thrives ecologically.
Questions? E-mail greennewdeal@seattledsa.org .

I-137 Tabling at the Mt Baker QFC
2024-05-03 16:00 - 18:00, 2024-05-17 16:00 - 18:00, 2024-05-24 16:00 - 18:00, 2024-05-31 16:00 - 18:00 | Mt Baker QFC, 2707 Rainier Ave S, Seattle, 98144, United States

Socialist Educators Happy Hour
2024-05-03 18:00 - 20:00 | Stoup Brewing – Capitol Hill, 1158 Broadway, Seattle, WA, 98122
Note: The location is for this weeks educators happy hour is different than usual and will be at Stoup Brewing 1158 Broadway, 98122​
Educators from all over (Seattle, Renton, Highline, etc…) get together, chat politics, & share about struggles in their union. All union activists and socialists are welcome to attend!
We often anchor our discussions with a reading, but we’ll provide a short summary so everyone can participate whether they read or not.
RSVP Here: https://actionnetwork.org/events/socialist-educators-happy-hour-21/

SDSA Social! (Fremont)
2024-05-04 14:00 - 16:30 | The Dock Bar and Grill, 1102 N 34th St, Seattle, WA, 98103, 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
If you want to make a day of it, there’s also the Shaun Scott campaign kick-off canvass nearby right before this event — two great tastes that taste great together! More info on that can be found on the Seattle DSA calendar, and you can RSVP for the Shaun Scott Kickoff 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!

Peoples' Breakfast: U District
2024-05-05 08:00 - 11:30, 2024-05-12 08:00 - 11:30, 2024-05-19 08:00 - 11:30, 2024-05-26 08:00 - 11:30, 2024-06-02 08:00 - 11:30, 2024-06-09 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.

[CANCELED] I-137 Tabling at Belltown Bloom at the Crocodile
2024-05-05 17:00 - 19:00 | The Crocodile Complex, 2505 1st Ave, Seattle, 98121, United States
CANCELED EVENT
Help us pass an Excess Compensation Tax to fund Seattle’s social housing program! Join us to talk to voters about social housing and gather signatures to get I-137 on the ballot.
No experience required, experienced volunteers can provide training on site!
What is I-137? Read more about the initiative.
RSVP HERE

Housing Justice Working Group
2024-05-05 19:00 - 20:00, 2024-05-21 18:00 - 19:30
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
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Agenda: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gxhFExgKMXDKUolOVPxah77RF-9_9FgiOh8-CtpfPCU

Labor Working Group Monthly Meeting
2024-05-07 18:00 - 19:30 | Capitol Hill branch of Seattle Public Library, 425 Harvard Ave E, Seattle, WA, 98102, United States
This event is hybrid. Either in person at the Capitol Hill Branch Library or over Zoom.
Please RSVP for Zoom link.
Join comrades for a discussion on our ongoing labor organizing and to meet others involved in labor organizing work. We will discuss and plan any upcoming labor work and ongoing campaigns. There will also be updates on any labor organizing our members are involved in.
Look for the full agenda in the labor channel on Slack!

I-137 Tabling at the Columbia City Farmer's Market
2024-05-08 16:30 - 19:00, 2024-05-15 16:30 - 19:00, 2024-05-22 16:30 - 19:00, 2024-05-29 16:30 - 19:00, 2024-06-05 16:30 - 19:00, 2024-06-12 16:30 - 19:00 | Columbia City Farmers Market, 3651 S Edmunds St, Seattle, WA, 98118, United States

🍉Palestine Solidarity-Internationalism WG Meeting 🍉
2024-05-09 18:30 - 20:00
Bi-weekly PSIWG Meeting! This week we will be discussing how we can best support the UW Liberated Zone, upcoming WG co-chair elections, and kicking off discussions on next priorities. We hope to see you there!
https://actionnetwork.org/events/psiwg-bi-weekly-meeting-59

I-137 Tabling at the Beacon Hill Arts Festival
2024-05-11 10:00 - 14:00, 2024-06-08 10:00 - 14:00

I-137 Tabling Cal Anderson Park
2024-05-11 13:00 - 17:00, 2024-05-18 13:00 - 17:00

🍉Day of Palestinian Struggle🍉
2024-05-11 14:00 - 16:00
Join Seattle DSA at Westlake Park to participate in the commemoration of the 76th anniversary of the Nakba which we endorsed.

I-137 Canvas in Georgetown Trailer Park Mall
2024-05-12 11:00 - 13:00 | Georgetown Trailer Park Mall, 5805 Airport Wy S, Seattle, WA, 98108, United States

Report from Rojava
2024-05-12 16:00 - 18:00 | Southside Commons, 3518 S Edmunds St, Seattle, WA, 98118, United States
Celebrate Mother’s Day this year by joining us in Seattle for a special event about women’s revolution!
Report from Rojava: Women’s Revolution, Direct Democracy & Social Ecology in North-East Syria will take place Sunday, May 12th @ 4pm, at Southside Commons, as part of the Emergency Committee for Rojava’s 2024 West Coast speaking tour featuring Debbie Bookchin and Arthur Pye.
After nearly twelve years, despite a relentless war of aggression waged by Turkey and ISIS, the Kurdish freedom movement, alongside the other diverse peoples of North-East Syria, continue to build and defend a sweeping social revolution rooted in the principles of direct-democracy, women’s liberation, cooperative economics, cultural pluralism and social ecology.
How is society being organized in Rojava? What are the revolution’s achievements and challenges? How did this movement transform chaos into social revolution, and what lessons could we apply to organizing our own local communities?
Join us as we discuss what is happening in Rojava, why it matters, and how we can stand in solidarity.
The Emergency Committee for Rojava is proud to be partnering with the Institute for Social Ecology (ISE), Democratic Socialists of America – Libertarian Socialist Caucus (DSA-LSC), and the Oil & Gas Action Network (OGAN) as co-sponsors of this tour. Additionally, the Seattle event will be co-sponsored by Seattle Democratic Socialists of America, PNW AANES Solidarity, and University of Washington’s Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies.
Admission is FREE to the public.
For more information contact info@defendrojava.org
RSVP HERE
Can’t make this event? Check out the other tour dates:

Sat May 11: Bellingham, WA
Sun May 12: Seattle, WA
Mon May 13: Olympia, WA
Tue May 14: Portland, OR
Thu May 16: San Francisco, CA
Fri May 17: Oakland, CA

Electoral Working Group Monthly Meeting
2024-05-14 18:30 - 20:00
Comrades – it’s been an incredible year of electoral wins for our chapter! After winning the highest minimum wage in the country in Renton, and winning two Uncommitted delegates in the WA Presidential Primary, it’s victory after victory for our chapter.
This is our first EWG meeting since endorsing Shaun Scott! We’ll be discussing how the first canvass went and talk more on how we can build a winning campaign apparatus.
RSVP HERE

Phonebank for Shaun Scott
2024-05-15 18:00 - 19:30
SeattleDSA is hosting a virtual phonebank for Shaun Scott, and we need your help!
SeattleDSA member and endorsed candidate Shaun Scott now has an opponent in the race: Andrea Suarez, the founder of We Heart Seattle, a non-profit which has frequently been accused of its anti-homelessness practices. We need to get the word out to SeattleDSA members and win this election!
We’ll be contacting fellow SeattleDSA members to get the word out, and get more people involved in Shaun’s campaign. Our team will be using a web-based dialer. Ensure a stable internet connection and mobile phone connection for easy dialing!
What should I bring?
Zoom link provided upon RSVP. Recommended to login via tablet, computer or laptop in order to free up your phone for dialing. Using a web-based dialer, you will only have to call in once, and the dialer does the rest in reaching you to fellow SeattleDSA members. Privacy is our utmost priority, personal phone numbers will not appear on Caller ID for residents.

We’ll start with a quick training prior to calling 10-15 minutes after the start of the meeting. First-time phonebanking friendly!

RSVP here for zoom link!

D4/D5/Ecosocialism Reading Group
2024-05-16 18:45 - 20:00 | Armistice Coffee Roosevelt, 6717 Roosevelt Ave NE, Seattle, WA
Join us 5/16 to discuss two articles. The first, “State-Run Oil Companies and the Energy Transition: The case of Colombia’s Ecopetrol”, by Daniel Chavez and Lala Peñaranda, came to us by way of Trade Unionists for Energy Democracy. And “Italy’s Longest-Ever Factory Occupation” shows how workers can transform production, from Jacobin by Francesca Gabbriellini and Giacomo Gabbuti.
We will also talk about whether to start a new book, or what else to read next.
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! We seek to inform strategies for winning a democratic socialist society that thrives ecologically.
Questions? E-mail greennewdeal@seattledsa.org .

Socialist Educators Happy Hour
2024-05-17 18:00 - 20:00 | Chuck’s Hop Shop (Central District), 2001 E Union St, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
Educators from all over (Seattle, Renton, Highline, etc…) get together, chat politics, & share about struggles in their union. All union activists and socialists are welcome to attend!
We often anchor our discussions with a reading, but we’ll provide a short summary so everyone can participate whether they read or not.
RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/socialist-educators-happy-hour-17/

Socialist Job Fair
2024-05-18 11:00 - 14:00 | RSVP and we will contact you with the location
Sign Up Here!
GET A JOB: Organizing with Socialists!
*Sick and tired of your current employment / under-employment / unemployment?
*Alienated and alone at work, without a socialist in sight?
*Get a job organizing with other socialists!
*Do political work on the job, not just in the evening and on weekends!
*Build working class power where we have the most leverage (the strike weapon) against the capitalists – at work!
*Build social and political relationships with your co-workers, meet regularly with DSA comrades to plan and carry out campaigns to improve working conditions, organize a union or invigorate an existing union, and eventually spread the socialist message and connect co-workers with the DSA and wider working-class campaigns.
*Contact the Seattle DSA Labor group at labor@seattledsa.org for more info.
Expect a call from one of our organizers.
You will be informed of the Socialist Job Fair location the day before the event.
The job fair will be during the afternoon of May 18th
Sign Up Here: https://actionnetwork.org/forms/socialist-job-fair-518

Shaun Scott Mega Canvass
2024-05-19 11:00 - 14:00 | 425 Harvard Ave E, Seattle, WA 98102, 425 Harvard Ave E, Seattle, WA, 98102, 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 which has frequently been accused of its anti-homelessness practices.
We’ll also be gathering signatures for the I-137 ballot initiative which would put an Excess Compensation Tax to fund Seattle’s social housing program on the ballot! What is I-137? Read more about the initiative.
We’ll meet spread out in teams around Fremont and meet back for a social, location TBD.
No experience required, training will be provided on site and you will be paired with experienced volunteers!
Schedule:
11am: Meet and greet with the candidate at Fremont at Ross Park, 4301 3rd Ave NW, Seattle, WA 98107 US. Get training and supplies and group into teams.
11:30am: Head out to our respective locations for signature gathering!
2pm: We’ll meet back up at our starting location, then head out for a social to debrief over some food and drinks.
RSVP Here

Q&A with Melissa Chaudhry
2024-05-20 18:30 - 20:00
Melissa Chaudhry, candidate to represent Congressional District 9, is requesting the chapter endorse their election campaign.
This Q&A is for Seattle DSA members to meet the candidate and ask about their candidacy.
Come by to talk to Melissa, ask your question, and hear other comrades’ questions!

Candidate questionnaire responses
Zoom link

🍉Palestine Solidarity-Internationalism WG Meeting 🍉
2024-05-23 18:30 - 20:00
Bi-weekly PSIWG Meeting! This week we will be discussing our priority-setting for the WG! We’ll be running this meeting for longer than the normal 90 minutes in order to allow thorough discussion, so please feel free to come for however long you’re able to!
RSVP here for the zoom link: https://actionnetwork.org/events/psiwg-bi-weekly-meeting-523

I-137 Signature Drive at NW Folklife
2024-05-24 17:00 - 20:00, 2024-05-25 11:00 - 20:00, 2024-05-26 11:00 - 20:00 | Seattle Center, 305 Harrison St, Seattle, WA, 98109, United States
Memorial Day weekend is going to make or break the I-137 campaign for social housing, and Seattle DSA is co-sponsoring a multi-org push for a 10,000 signature weekend with House Our Neighbors, 350 Seattle, CARW, unions, and more! We’ll be going strong at Northwest Folklife Festival all weekend. Please join us to help us make a signature gathering push to get on the November ballot!
Join us to talk to voters about social housing and gather signatures to get I-137 on the ballot.
No experience required, experienced volunteers can provide training on site! Food and drinks will be provided to volunteers at the I-137 tent/
What is I-137? We are trying to pass an Excess Compensation Tax to fund Seattle’s social housing program! Read more about the initiative.
RSVP HERE (this will help organizers contact you with an exact meeting spot and if there are any updates or changes with the event).

POSTPONED: Urgent Action: No School Closures! Tax the Rich & Big Business!
2024-05-25 10:30 - 12:00
POSTPONED: The school district rescheduled this public meeting until next Thursday (5/30) at 6pm at Garfield High School.
Urgent Action
No School Closures! Tax the Rich & Big Business!
Seattle Public Schools Community Meeting
This Saturday, May 25
10:30am
Garfield High School (400 23rd Ave)

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. Recently, the Seattle City Council gave Seattle Police a 23% raise and back pay from cuts made during the 2020 Black Lives Matter Uprising to the tune of over $100,000,000! If they can find money for the police – they can certainly raise money to help fund education!

This is an urgent action – its no accident they are announcing the closures right before summer break – they hope to quietly close down our schools with little resistance. Join us to call for taxing the rich and Big Business to fund education! No school closures – instead smaller class sizes! We’ll be handing out fliers and posters to parents and educators at the school district meetings throughout the community. It’s imperative we unite parents, students. Teachers, our unions and the broader community to attack these draconian cuts.

I-137 Signature Drive at NW Folklife
2024-05-27 11:00 - 20:00 | Seattle Center, 305 Harrison St, Seattle, WA, 98109, United States
Memorial Day weekend is going to make or break the I-137 campaign for social housing, and Seattle DSA is co-sponsoring a multi-org push for a 10,000 signature weekend with House Our Neighbors, 350 Seattle, CARW, unions, and more! We’ll be going strong at Northwest Folklife Festival all weekend. Please join us to help us make a signature gathering push to get on the November ballot!
Join us to talk to voters about social housing and gather signatures to get I-137 on the ballot.
No experience required, experienced volunteers can provide training on site! Food and drinks will be provided to volunteers at the I-137 tent.
What is I-137? We are trying to pass an Excess Compensation Tax to fund Seattle’s social housing program! Read more about the initiative.
RSVP HERE (this will help organizers contact you with an exact meeting spot and if there are any updates or changes with the event).

Urgent Action: No School Closures - Tax the Rich & Big Business! (Roosevelt High School)
2024-05-28 18:00 - 19:00
No School Closures! Tax the Rich & Big Business!
Seattle Public Schools Community Meeting
Tuesday, May 28
5:30pm (set up table), 6pm meeting starts
Roosevelt High School (1410 NE 66th St)
RSVP

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. Recently, the Seattle City Council gave Seattle Police a 23% raise and back pay from cuts made during the 2020 Black Lives Matter Uprising to the tune of over $100,000,000! If they can find money for the police – they can certainly raise money to help fund education!

This is an urgent action – its no accident they are announcing the closures right before summer break – they hope to quietly close down our schools with little resistance. Join us to call for taxing the rich and Big Business to fund education! No school closures – instead smaller class sizes! We’ll be handing out fliers and posters to parents and educators at the school district meetings throughout the community. To stop these cuts, it’s imperative educators, parents, students, our unions and the broader community come together to resist these draconian cuts.

May General Membership Meeting--UPDATE #2
2024-05-28 19:00 - 21:00 | Southside Commons, 3518 S Edmunds St, Seattle, WA, 98118, United States
Join members of Seattle DSA for our largest monthly gathering. This month, the hybrid meeting that was planned to be mostly outdoors for those attending in person, is now likely to be inside Southside Commons due to bad weather forecast–we’ll see.
The meeting will be especially good for our new and prospective members, with plenty of information from our committees/campaigns, and some fun stuff planned. On zoom AND in-person.
RSVP here, including for zoom details.

Secrets of a Successful Organizer Training: Beating Apathy
2024-05-29 18:00 - 19:30 | Capitol Hill Branch Library, 425 Harvard Ave E, Seattle, WA, 98102, United States
Are there problems where you work? Maybe your pay is too low, conditions are unsafe, or your boss has it in for someone you work with… and you’re ready to do something about it.

This training will show you how to fight back where you work and win. You’ll learn how to identify the key issues in your workplace, and build campaigns to tackle them. Part 1 of a 3 part series based on the Secrets of a Successful Organizer book from Labor Notes (https://labornotes.org/secrets).

RSVP HERE

RSVP for other trainings from this series:
Part 2: Building a Team
Part 3: Building a Campaign

Urgent Action: No School Closures- Tax the Rich & Big Business! (Garfield High School)
2024-05-30 18:00 - 19:30
No School Closures! Tax the Rich & Big Business!
Seattle Public Schools Community Meeting
Thursday, May 30
5:30pm (set up table), 6pm meeting starts
Garfield High School (400 23rd Ave)
RSVP
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. Recently, the Seattle City Council gave Seattle Police a 23% raise and back pay from cuts made during the 2020 Black Lives Matter Uprising to the tune of over $100,000,000! If they can find money for the police – they can certainly raise money to help fund education!
This is an urgent action – its no accident they are announcing the closures right before summer break – they hope to quietly close down our schools with little resistance. Join us to call for taxing the rich and Big Business to fund education! No school closures – instead smaller class sizes! We’ll be handing out fliers and posters to parents and educators at the school district meetings throughout the community. To stop these cuts, it’s imperative educators, parents, students, our unions and the broader community come together to resist these draconian cuts.

D4/D5/Ecosocialism Reading Group
2024-05-30 19:00 - 20:15 | Armistice Coffee Roosevelt, 6717 Roosevelt Ave NE, Seattle, WA
Join us 5/30 as we start the book The Exhausted of the Earth by Ajay Singh Chaudhary. We’ll discuss the Prologue and Chapters 1 and 2. Our discussions seek to inform strategies for winning a democratic socialist society that thrives ecologically. Note new start time of 7pm.
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
2024-05-31 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 in this struggle and others!
RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/socialist-educators-happy-hour-19/

Red May Panel at Town Hall
2024-05-31 19:30 - 21:00 | Town Hall Seattle–Wyncote NW (Entrance off Seneca St), 1119 8th Ave, Seattle, WA, 98101, United States
You are invited to “The Constitutional Bind”, a panel discussion with authors Aziz Rana, Michael Hardt and Jaleh Mansoor. Details and tickets here. Sliding scale as low as $5.
Red May is a month-long spree of red arts, red theory, and red politics based in Seattle, that has provided inspiring intellectual framing for Seattle DSA’s efforts since the chapter’s early days. Look for SDSA tee shirts or a DSA sign to find comrades to sit with. Come as early as 6:30 for a reception with the panelists (panel starts at 7:30).

No School Closures- Tax the Rich & Big Business! (Chief Sealth High School)
2024-06-01 10:30 - 12:00 | Chief Sealth International High School, 2600 SW Thistle St, Seattle, WA, 98126
No School Closures! Tax the Rich & Big Business!
Seattle Public Schools Community Meeting
Saturday, June 1
10am (arrive), 10:30am meeting starts
Chief Sealth HS (2600 SW Thistle St)
RSVP

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. Recently, the Seattle City Council gave Seattle Police a 23% raise and back pay from cuts made during the 2020 Black Lives Matter Uprising to the tune of over $100,000,000! If they can find money for the police – they can certainly raise money to help fund education!
This is an urgent action – its no accident they are announcing the closures right before summer break – they hope to quietly close down our schools with little resistance. We’ll be attending the Seattle Public Schools community meeting to call for no school closures and to instead tax the rich and Big Business to fund education! No school closures – smaller class sizes! We’ll be there to talk with other parents and educators and offering posters calling for no school closures! that they can hold up at the meeting or have for later use in their lives. Join us!

SDSA I-137 and Shaun Scott Dual Tabling: Capitol Hill Edition
2024-06-01 13:00 - 16:30 | Volunteer Park, 1247 15th Ave E, Seattle, WA, 98102, United States
Join Seattle DSA in helping bring socialism to Olympia and advocating for social housing in Seattle! We’re hosting a Pride in the Park-themed mega-event for our two endorsed campaigns, Shaun Scott for the 43rd LD and I-137 for social housing! We’ll spread out in teams to gather signatures and talk to voters around Volunteer Park in Capitol Hill and meet back for a social at Hopvine Pub afterwards!
What is I-137? Read more about the initiative.
Who is Shaun Scott? Read more about him here.
No experience required, training will be provided on site and you will be paired with experienced volunteers!
Can’t make it, but want to help out? No worries, there will be HON staff on site for all of Pride in the Park. Feel free to sign up for a shift between 11-8 that suits your schedule here!
Schedule:
1pm-4:30pm: Tabling for SDSA endorsed campaigns at Pride in the Park! Come by any time for training and supplies.
4:30pm: We’ll meet back up to debrief and head over to the social!

5:00pm: Social at Hopvine Pub.
RSVP Here

Post-Pride SDSA Social! (Capitol Hill)
2024-06-01 17:00 - 19:00 | Hopvine Pub, 507 15th Ave E, Seattle, WA, 98112
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
If you want to make a day of it, there’s also a dual tabling event at Pride in the Park for I-137 and Shaun Scott nearby right before this event — two great tastes that taste great together! RSVP for the Dual-Campaign Table at Pride 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 7pm.

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!

Labor Working Group Monthly Meeting
2024-06-04 18:00 - 19:30 | Capitol Hill Branch Library, 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!

Secrets of a Successful Organizer Training: Building a Team
2024-06-05 18:00 - 19:30 | Capitol Hill Branch Library, 425 Harvard Ave E, Seattle, WA, 98102, United States
Are there problems where you work? Maybe your pay is too low, conditions are unsafe, or your boss has it in for someone you work with… and you’re ready to do something about it.
This training will show you how to fight back where you work and win. You’ll learn how to identify the key issues in your workplace, and build campaigns to tackle them. Part 2 of a 3 part series based on the Secrets of a Successful Organizer book from Labor Notes (https://labornotes.org/secrets).

RSVP HERE

RSVP for other trainings from this series:
Part 1: Beating Apathy
Part 3: Building a Campaign

I-137 Tabling at Seward Park
2024-06-06 18:00 - 20:00 | Seward Park, 5900 Lake Washington Blvd S, Seattle, WA, 98118, United States

🍉Palestine Solidarity-Internationalism WG Meeting 🍉
2024-06-06 18:30 - 20:00
Bi-weekly PSIWG Meeting! RSVP here for zoom link: https://actionnetwork.org/events/psiwg-bi-weekly-meeting-66/

I-137 Tabling at Greenlake
2024-06-09 11:00 - 13:00 | Greenlake Park Wading Pool, Wallingford Ave N. and, East Green Lake Dr N, Seattle, WA, 98115, United States

Electoral Working Group Monthly Meeting
2024-06-10 18:30 - 20:00
Come join our June Electoral Working Group Meeting (Virtually)!
Our work on the Shaun Scott campaign is well underway! Join to learn how to get involved as well as plug into longer term electoral projects for Ready to Run.
Zoom link provided upon RSVPing.
RSVP HERE

Secrets of a Successful Organizer Training: Building a Campaign
2024-06-12 18:00 - 19:30 | Capitol Hill Branch Library, 425 Harvard Ave E, Seattle, WA, 98102, United States
Are there problems where you work? Maybe your pay is too low, conditions are unsafe, or your boss has it in for someone you work with… and you’re ready to do something about it.
This training will show you how to fight back where you work and win. You’ll learn how to identify the key issues in your workplace, and build campaigns to tackle them. Part 3 of a 3 part series based on the Secrets of a Successful Organizer book from Labor Notes (https://labornotes.org/secrets).
RSVP HERE

RSVP for other trainings from this series:
Part 1: Beating Apathy
Part 2: Building a Team
