Seattle Democratic Socialists of America

SDSA for Social Housing: Canvass in Columbia City
2024-12-08 10:30 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Columbia City PCC (and more!), 3610 S Edmunds St, Seattle, WA, 98118, United States
Join Seattle DSA to help build social housing in Seattle by taxing wealthy corporations! We’ll be doorknocking social housing supporters to educate voters about funding social housing.
Doorknocking is the best way to reach voters about an issue, and you will be knocking doors alongside folks who have talked to hundreds – some even thousands – of voters.
Doorknocking will usually last for a couple hours after a short training session at the beginning about best doorknocking practices. The only thing you need to bring is a mobile phone and why you want to have social housing for your Seattle neighbors.

What is Proposition 1A (formerly I-137)? Read more about the initiative.

RSVP Here

Socialist Soccer!
2024-12-08 14:00 - 16:00, 2024-12-15 14:00 - 16:00, 2024-12-22 14:00 - 16:00, 2024-12-29 14:00 - 16:00, 2025-01-05 14:00 - 16:00, 2025-01-12 14:00 - 16:00, 2025-01-19 14:00 - 16:00, 2025-01-26 14:00 - 16:00 and 1 more date | 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.

Mobilization Committee Meeting
2024-12-08 16:00 - 17:30 | WA
General Meeting for the Mobilization Committee. This will be a hybrid meeting meaning you can attend on zoom or in person.
RSVP here

Strike! Panel by WA YELL
2024-12-09 18:30 - 20:30 | Seattle Central College, Broadway-Edison Building, 1701 Broadway, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
Join the Washington Young Emerging Labor Leaders for this panel of workers who’ve been on strike: from Unite Here 8, IBEW 46, UAW 4121, and IAM 751, moderated by James Oliveros of the Labor Education & Research Center.
RSVP here!
WA YELL is an affinity group of the MLK County Labor Council, representing union members 35 years of age and younger. Union & community members of all ages are encouraged to attend this event.
This event is in room BE1110 at the Broadway-Edison building, just a short distance from the Capitol Hill light rail station.

Capital Reading Group
2024-12-09 19:00 - 20:00
Whether you could attend our kickoff event, our first discussion, or not, you’re still very much welcome to join us for our remaining Reading Group discussions of Karl Marx’s Capital. Whether you’re attending as an individual or tackling it as a chapter activity, we encourage all DSA members to get tuned in and learn more about this pivotal work in the Marxist canon.
Guideline is to read about the first half of “Machinery and Large-Scale Industry”, (Chapter 13 in the new Princeton edition and Chapter 15 in the Penguin classic”
RSVP Link
This weekly reading group meeting is in conjunction with a monthly series organized by the DSA’s National Political Education Committee. For info on that reading group, head over to https://education.dsausa.org/2024/10/16/important-capital-reading-group-links/

Local Council Meeting
2024-12-10 19:00 - 19:45, 2024-12-17 19:00 - 19:45, 2024-12-23 19:00 - 19:45, 2024-12-31 19:00 - 19:45, 2025-01-07 19:00 - 19:45, 2025-01-14 19:00 - 19:45, 2025-01-21 19:00 - 19:45, 2025-01-25 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.

Nov/Dec General Membership Business Meeting
2024-12-10 19:00 - 21:00 | Southside Commons and online, 3518 S Edmunds St, Seattle, WA, 98118, United States
Join us for our combined Nov/Dec membership gathering to discuss issues and learn what the chapter has been up to, what is on the horizon and how to get involved. This will be a VOTING meeting, in-person and online.
RSVP here

Board Games and Buddies: Capitol Hill
2024-12-10 19:00 - 23:00, 2024-12-17 19:00 - 23:00, 2024-12-31 19:00 - 23:00, 2025-01-07 19:00 - 23:00, 2025-01-14 19:00 - 23:00, 2025-01-21 19:00 - 23:00, 2025-02-04 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.

Electoral Working Group Monthly Meeting
2024-12-11 18:30 - 20:00 | WA
It’s been a big year of electoral wins for Seattle DSA – winning the highest minimum wage in the country in Renton, sending 2 Uncommitted Delegates to the DNC, and electing our first socialist in office, Shaun Scott, to the state legislature!
However, the fascist right is back on the rise with Donald Trump winning the presidency again. There’s much to reflect on and much to start planning for to take the fight to the state legislature and beyond in the coming years. Join us for our monthly working group meeting to find out more about how you can get plugged in!
RSVP HERE

Labor Working Group Monthly Meeting
2024-12-12 18:30 - 20:00 | WA
This event is online only, 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.
Look for the full agenda on Slack in the labor channel!

D4/D5/Ecosocialism Reading Group
2024-12-12 19:00 | Armistice Coffee Roosevelt, 6717 Roosevelt Ave NE, Seattle, WA
Join us 12/12 at Armistice Coffee Roosevelt to continue discussing the book Abolishing Fossil Fuels by Kevin Young, Chapters 4 and 5.
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 .

SDSA for Social Housing: Tabling at the Columbia City Farmers Market
2024-12-14 10:00 - 14:00 | Columbia City Farmers Market, 3651 S Edmunds St, Seattle, WA, 98118, United States
Join us to educate voters about the upcoming February election and winning funding for social housing in Seattle through taxing wealthy corporations by passing Proposition 1A!
Look for our table, likely with both Seattle DSA and Yes on Prop1a banners. We’ll spread out and reach out to identify Seattle voters among passers by. You’ll be provided with leaflets, voter registration forms and ideas for an outreach script that you can adapt.
Dress for the weather and bring a mobile phone. Be sure to RSVP ahead of time and include your phone number, so we can be certain to find one another.

What is Proposition 1A (formerly I-137)? Read more about the initiative.

RSVP Here

SDSA for Social Housing: Canvass in Beacon Hill
2024-12-14 10:30 - 13:00 | Beacon Hill Light Rail Station, 2700 Beacon Ave S., Seattle, WA, 98144, United States
Join us to educate voters about the upcoming Seattle February election and how to win funds for social housing in Seattle by taxing wealthy corporations through passage of Proposition 1A!
Doorknocking is the best way to reach voters, and you will be knocking doors alongside folks who have talked to hundreds – some even thousands – of voters. If you are new, we can start you off paired with an experienced partner.
We’ll start with a short training session. We’ll talk about best practices and ways to explain to voters why we want social housing for ourselves and our neighbors. We’ll set you up with the phone app that directs you to the voters you will contact, and that tracks our progress. Dress for the weather and bring a mobile phone. Be sure to RSVP ahead of time and include your phone number, so we can be certain to find one another.

What is Proposition 1A (formerly I-137)? Read more about the initiative.

RSVP Here

DSA South King County Winter Social
2024-12-14 14:00 - 16:00 | Burien Library, 400 SW 152nd St, Burien, WA, 98166, United States
Come hang out with other South King County socialists!
Let’s talk about what the local issues are, recap recent successes, and discuss how we can build power for working people in the new year.
Snacks and drinks provided. Bring a snack or drink to share if you like.
Location: Burien Public Library (400 SW 152nd St STE 100, Burien, WA 98166), second-floor meeting room
RSVP on Action Network at https://actionnetwork.org/events/dsa-south-king-county-winter-social

Winter Social hosted by the Tech Committee
2024-12-14 17:00 - 19:00 | linda’s tavern, 707 E Pine St, Seattle, WA, 98122
Join us for an end of year get together with food, drink, and board games, hosted by the Seattle DSA Tech Committee! All are welcome – whether you’re tech inclined or not 😉
RSVP here!

Peoples’ Breakfast: U District
2024-12-15 08:00 - 11:30, 2024-12-22 08:00 - 11:30, 2024-12-29 08:00 - 11:30, 2025-01-05 08:00 - 11:30, 2025-01-12 08:00 - 11:30, 2025-01-19 08:00 - 11:30, 2025-01-26 08:00 - 11:30, 2025-02-02 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 outdoors) = 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.

SDSA for Social Housing: Tabling at the Ballard Market
2024-12-15 10:00 - 13:00 | Ballard Farmers Market, 5345 Ballard Ave NW, Seattle, WA, 98107, United States
Join us to educate voters about the upcoming February election and winning funds for social housing in Seattle through taxing wealthy corporations by passing Proposition 1A!
Look for our table, likely with both Seattle DSA and Yes on Prop1A banners. We’ll spread out and reach out to identify Seattle voters among passers by. You’ll be provided with leaflets, voter registration forms and ideas for an outreach script that you can adapt.
Dress for the weather and bring a mobile phone. Be sure to RSVP ahead of time and include your phone number, so we can be certain to find one another.
What is Proposition 1A (formerly I-137)? Read more about the initiative.

RSVP Here

SDSA for Social Housing: Canvass in Columbia City
2024-12-15 10:30 - 13:00 | Columbia City PCC (and more!), 3610 S Edmunds St, Seattle, WA, 98118, United States
Join us to educate voters about the upcoming Seattle February election and how to win funds for social housing by taxing wealthy corporations through passage of Proposition 1A!
Doorknocking is the best way to reach voters, and you will be knocking doors alongside folks who have talked to hundreds – some even thousands – of voters. If you are new, we can start you off with an experienced partner.
We’ll start with a short training session at the beginning. We’ll talk about best practices and ways to explain to voters why we want social housing for ourselves and our neighbors. We’ll set you up with the phone app that directs you to the voters you will contact, and that tracks our progress. Dress for the weather and bring a mobile phone. Be sure to RSVP ahead of time and include your phone number, so we can be certain to find one another.
What is Proposition 1A (formerly I-137)? Read more about the initiative.
RSVP Here

Capital Reading Group
2024-12-16 19:00 - 20:00
Whether you could attend our kickoff event, our first discussion, or not, you’re still very much welcome to join us for our remaining Reading Group discussions of Karl Marx’s Capital. Whether you’re attending as an individual or tackling it as a chapter activity, we encourage all DSA members to get tuned in and learn more about this pivotal work in the Marxist canon.
The guideline is to read the rest of “Machinery and Large Scale Industry” (Chapter 13 in the new Princeton edition and Chapter 15 in the Penguin classic). This will conclude Part 4
RSVP Link
This weekly reading group meeting is in conjunction with a monthly series organized by the DSA’s National Political Education Committee. For info on that reading group, head over to https://education.dsausa.org/2024/10/16/important-capital-reading-group-links/

🍉Palestine Solidarity-Internationalism WG Meeting 🍉
2024-12-17 18:30 - 20:00 | WA
RSVP Here for Zoom Link: https://actionnetwork.org/events/psiwg-bi-weekly-meeting-1217
Join us for our bi-weekly joint meeting of the Palestine Solidarity and Internationalism Working Group with the Boycott War Profiteers Campaign!

D4/D5/Ecosocialism Reading Group
2024-12-19 19:00 - 20:30 | Armistice Coffee Roosevelt, 6717 Roosevelt Ave NE, Seattle, WA
Join us 12/19 at Armistice Coffee Roosevelt to finish discussing the book Abolishing Fossil Fuels by Kevin Young (Chapter 6 and Conclusion).
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 .

Capital Reading Group
2024-12-23 19:00 - 20:00
Whether you could attend our kickoff event, our first discussion, or not, you’re still very much welcome to join us for our remaining Reading Group discussions of Karl Marx’s Capital. Whether you’re attending as an individual or tackling it as a chapter activity, we encourage all DSA members to get tuned in and learn more about this pivotal work in the Marxist canon.
Guideline is to read all of Part 5: The Production of Absolute and Relative Surplus-Value (Chapters 14, 15, and 16 in the new Princeton edition and Chapters 16, 17, and 18 in the Penguin Classic edition)
RSVP Link
This weekly reading group meeting is in conjunction with a monthly series organized by the DSA’s National Political Education Committee. For info on that reading group, head over to https://education.dsausa.org/2024/10/16/important-capital-reading-group-links/

Capital Reading Group
2024-12-30 19:00 - 20:00
Whether you could attend our kickoff event, our first discussion, or not, you’re still very much welcome to join us for our remaining Reading Group discussions of Karl Marx’s Capital. Whether you’re attending as an individual or tackling it as a chapter activity, we encourage all DSA members to get tuned in and learn more about this pivotal work in the Marxist canon.
Guideline is to read all of Part 6: Wages (Chapters 17, 18, & 19 in the new Princeton edition and Chapters 19, 20, and 21 in the Penguin Classic)
RSVP Link
This weekly reading group meeting is in conjunction with a monthly series organized by the DSA’s National Political Education Committee. For info on that reading group, head over to https://education.dsausa.org/2024/10/16/important-capital-reading-group-links/

Jan 4th GOTV Kick-Off for Prop 1A
2025-01-04 10:30 - 13:00 | WA
Join us the morning of January 4th to kick off 2025 talking to voters about raising progressive revenue to fund permanently affordable social housing! Dozens of volunteers all across the city will be knocking doors letting voters know that they have a chance to lead the nation on a proven housing solution. With Proposition 1A, Seattle will take a leap forward towards addressing the housing crisis – but we need your help to make that possible!
Starting Jan. 4th through election day on Feb. 11th we will be knocking thousands of doors turning out our neighbors who support and benefit the most from social housing. Once folks arrive around 10:30am, we will have a short training on door knocking, Proposition 1A, and social housing so you are set up for success at the doors. At around 11:00am we will officially kick off and start hitting the doors!
If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to the field director Ben Ferlo at field@houseourneighbors.org. We hope to see you then – let’s build social housing!
RSVP for the kickoff events happening nearest to you to receive any updates or changes to this event!

Beacon Hill: https://www.mobilize.us/houseourneighbors/event/747105/
Capitol Hill: https://www.mobilize.us/houseourneighbors/event/747089/
Columbia City: https://www.mobilize.us/houseourneighbors/event/747088/
Fremont: https://www.mobilize.us/houseourneighbors/event/747087/
North U-District: https://www.mobilize.us/houseourneighbors/event/747093/
Wallingford: https://www.mobilize.us/houseourneighbors/event/747092/

Ecosocialism/GND Working Group Revival Meeting
2025-01-04 13:00 - 15:00 | Beacon Hill Branch – Seattle Public Library, 2821 Beacon Ave S, Seattle, WA, 98144, United States
Let’s kick-off the revival of the Ecosocialism and Green New Deal Working Group. Join us to review the charter for this working group, assess capacity and plot a course forward for climate and other ecosocialist oriented organizing! The Beacon Hill Library is walking distance from the light rail station.
…and don’t forget to do some Social Housing Proposition 1A canvassing at one of the events beforehand!

Housing Justice Working Group - New zoom link
2025-01-05 19:00 - 20:00 | WA
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!

New zoom link. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89350973598?pwd=[REDACTED]

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

Labor Working Group Monthly Meeting
2025-01-09 18:30 - 20:00 | Capitol Hill Library Meeting Room, 425 Harvard Ave E, Seattle, WA, 98102, 425 Harvard Ave E, Seattle, WA, United States
This event is hybrid, please RSVP for the Zoom link or attend in person at the Capitol Hill Library.
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.
Look for the full agenda on Slack in the labor channel!

D4/D5/Ecosocialism Reading Group
2025-01-09 19:00 - 20:30 | Armistice Coffee Roosevelt, 6717 Roosevelt Ave NE, Seattle, WA
Join us 1/9 at Armistice Coffee Roosevelt to discuss the Introduction and first 5 chapters (thru p. 86) of the book If We Burn by Vincent Bevins,
Our discussions seek to inform strategies for winning a democratic socialist society that thrives ecologically. You don’t have to live in city council 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 .

The Coming Trump Assault on Public Education & How We Can Fight It: Next Socialist Educator Happy Hour
2025-01-10 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 struggles in our unions. All union activists, socialists, and community members are welcome to attend!
Join us for a discussion on how we can fight back against school closures and demand:

NO school closures
NO layoffs
FOR smaller class sizes
FOR taxing big business and the super rich to fund education!

Winter Social!!!
2025-01-11 16:00 - 19:00 | WA
​Come celebrate Seattle DSA’s victories in 2024 at our annual Winter Social at Standard Brewing. Party will begin at 4:00pm and go till 7:00pm with a variety of activities and drinks to go around. Venue is 21+. We will have more details coming in the next couple of weeks.
RSVP

Please consider going to the mega canvass for Prop 1A in Central District before hand. You can RSVP for the canvass below:
https://actionnetwork.org/events/sdsa-for-yes-on-prop-1a-central-district/

Boycott War Profiteers Table with Families for Ceasefire
2025-01-12 10:30 - 13:00 | Ballard Branch Library, 5614 22nd Ave NW, Seattle, WA, 98107, United States
Join us at the Ballard Library to build the movement for Palestinian Liberation along with Families for Ceasefire!
Let’s keep building the movement to cut ties with companies linked to Israel’s genocide. Come show your support for Families for Ceasefire and talk with community members about our PCC divestment and workers’ rights campaign.

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

Mobilization Committee General Meeting
2025-01-12 17:00 - 19:00 | WA
January general meeting of the Mobilization Committee Meeting
https://actionnetwork.org/events/mobilization-committee-general-meeting/

Ecosocialism/GND Working Group Revival Meeting Two
2025-01-13 20:00 - 21:00 | Virtual, WA, United States
Let’s continue the revival of the Ecosocialism and Green New Deal Working Group with a zoom meeting. Especially if you missed the first revival meeting, join us to review the working group charter for re-submission, review the first meeting’s content, and plot a course forward.
Zoom link https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89064195574?pwd=[REDACTED]

Palestine Solidarity Working Group Meeting
2025-01-14 18:30 - 20:00 | WA
Join the Palestine Solidarity Working Group and the Boycott War Profiteers for our biweekly joint meeting! This is where official business and voting items are brought in addition to regular campaign work.
Register for the meeting via Action Network here: https://actionnetwork.org/events/palestine-solidarity-working-group-meeting-0114

January 15th Doorknocking for Prop 1A
2025-01-15 17:30 - 19:30 | Broadway Hill park, 500 Federal Ave E, Seattle, WA, 98102, United States
Join your fellow social housing supporters as we talk to voters about Proposition 1A at the doors! Doorknocking is a great way to reach voters about an issue, and you will be knocking doors alongside folks who have talked to hundreds – some even thousands – of voters.
Doorknocking will usually last for a couple hours after a short training session at the beginning about best doorknocking practices. You will be paired up with experienced volunteers and talking to voters in areas that are supportive of social housing. After the training we will go off in pairs to talk to voters, then return to the starting area to drop off clipboards and debrief.
The only thing you need to bring is a mobile phone, and why you want to have social housing for your Seattle neighbors 😊
Please RSVP to receive any changes or updates to this event.

January Electoral Working Group Monthly Meeting
2025-01-16 18:30 - 20:00 | WA
Join us for our January monthly Electoral Working Group Meeting!
At the first meeting of the new year, we will discuss the following important topics:

Launching our ad hoc SIO committee
Previewing an upcoming endorsement process for a campaign this year
Launching EWG subcommittees for campaign operations and campaign planning
Prop 1A updates

Email electoral@seattledsa.org if you have any questions.
RSVP for Zoom link.

Doorknocking for Prop 1A in Capitol Hill
2025-01-18 10:30 - 13:00 | Spring Street Mini Park, 1506 E Spring St, Seattle, WA, 98122
Join your fellow social housing supporters as we talk to voters about Proposition 1A at the doors! Doorknocking is a great way to reach voters about an issue, and you will be knocking doors alongside folks who have talked to hundreds – some even thousands – of voters.
Doorknocking will usually last for a couple hours after a short training session at the beginning. You will be paired up with experienced volunteers and talking to voters in areas that are supportive of social housing. After the training we will go off in pairs to talk to voters, then return to the starting area to drop off clipboards and debrief.
The only thing you need to bring is a mobile phone, and why you want to have social housing for your Seattle neighbors 😊
Please RSVP to receive any changes or updates to this event.

No Prop1A in Beacon Hill (cancelled)
2025-01-18 10:30 - 13:00 | cancelled
Join another Prop 1A event! Be sure to RSVP

SDSA for Social Housing: Tabling at the Ballard Market
2025-01-19 10:00 - 13:00 | Ballard Farmers Market, 5345 Ballard Ave NW, Seattle, WA, 98107, United States
Join us to educate voters about winning funds for Seattle social housing through taxing wealthy corporations, by passing Proposition 1A in February!
Look for our table at the north end on Market St, likely with both Seattle DSA and Yes on Prop1A banners. We’ll spread out and reach out to identify Seattle voters among passers by. You’ll be provided with leaflets, voter registration forms and ideas for an outreach script that you can adapt.
Dress for the weather and bring a mobile phone. Be sure to RSVP ahead of time and include your phone number, so we can be certain to find one another.
What is Proposition 1A (formerly I-137)? Read more about the initiative.

RSVP Here

Door Knocking for Prop 1A in Columbia City
2025-01-19 10:30 - 13:00 | Rainier Playfield, NE Corner, 3700 S Alaska Street, Seattle, 98118, United States
Join your fellow social housing supporters as we talk to voters about Proposition 1A at the doors! Door knocking is a great way to reach voters about an issue, and you will be knocking doors alongside folks who have talked to hundreds – some even thousands – of voters.
Door knocking will usually last for a couple hours after a short training session at the beginning. You will be paired up with experienced volunteers and talking to voters in areas that are supportive of social housing. After the training we will go off in pairs to talk to voters, then return to the starting area to debrief and hang out.
The only thing you need to bring is a mobile phone, and why you want to have social housing for your Seattle neighbors!
Please RSVP to receive any changes or updates to this event.

Race and Gender Inclusion Workshop
2025-01-19 11:00 - 14:00 | RSVP and we will contact you with the location
Join comrades at an accessible and bright Capitol Hill location to review the Local Council’s Race and Gender Inclusion Resolution. Emphasis will be on participation by BIPOC, Femmes, Queer, Gender-non-conforming and Disabled members. Together let’s move our collective liberation project forward and build our socialist movement.
We will strive for representative and diverse participation and request that you complete the RSVP form to help with that! Lunch will be provided.
RSVP ASAP for location and to Help us Plan!

Seattle DSA Contingent at MLK Day March
2025-01-20 11:00 - 16:00 | Garfield High School, 400 23rd Ave, Seattle, WA 98122, USA, 101 23rd Ave, Seattle, WA, United States
Join fellow members of Seattle DSA as we march with coalition partners at the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day march! On Inauguration Day, the people of Seattle will join people everywhere across the country in a nationwide mobilization opposing Trump’s ultra-right, billionaire agenda.
We know we can defeat the Trump program – not by following the Democratic Party establishment, but by building a massive movement against the ruling class and the political system that gives everything to billionaire’s while impoverishing the majority of the population!
Please RSVP so that we can let you know by email and/or text of the meet-up point for the Seattle DSA contingent within the We Fight Back! contingent the morning of the mobilization.

GOTV: Vote YES on Prop 1A - Special Election on February 11th, 2025
2025-01-21 00:00 - 2025-02-11 20:00 | WA

Tech Committee Monthly Meeting
2025-01-21 17:00 - 18:00 | WA
Join us for the first Tech Committee meeting of the year! We will talk about how the past year went and discuss plans for the upcoming year. A full agenda can be found in the tech-committee channel on the Seattle DSA slack.
What is the Tech Committee: We help Seattle DSA with all tech related needs which have in the past included giving access to our various tools and tech, providing documentation, and helping out with any tech needs of SDSA and its members. This year we hope to ramp up our efforts and work on some new and interesting projects, including some involving coding!
RSVP

Meeting Postponed -- HJWG
2025-01-21 18:00 - 19:00 | WA
Let’s get out the vote for Prop 1A! Housing Justice Working Group will resume meeting after February 11, see you then

Boycott War Profiteers Campaign Meeting
2025-01-21 18:30 - 20:00 | WA
Join the Boycott War Profiteers campaign for our biweekly meeting!
Register for the meeting via Action Network here: https://actionnetwork.org/events/boycott-war-profiteers-campaign-meeting-0121

Door Knocking for Prop 1A in Eastlake
2025-01-22 17:30 - 19:30, 2025-02-04 17:30 - 19:30 | Rogers Playground, 2516 Eastlake Ave E, Seattle, WA, United States
Join your fellow social housing supporters as we talk to voters about Proposition 1A at the doors! Door knocking is a great way to reach voters about an issue, and you will be knocking doors alongside folks who have talked to hundreds – some even thousands – of voters.
Door knocking will usually last for a couple hours after a short training session at the beginning about best door knocking practices. You will be paired up with experienced volunteers and talking to voters in areas that are supportive of social housing. After the training we will go off in pairs to talk to voters, then return to the starting area to debrief and hang out.
The only thing you need to bring is a mobile phone, and why you want to have social housing for your Seattle neighbors!
Please RSVP to receive any changes or updates to this event.

Door Knocking for Prop 1A in Wallingford
2025-01-23 17:30 - 19:30, 2025-02-06 17:30 - 19:30 | Wallingford Playfield, 4219 Wallingford Ave N, Seattle, WA, United States

D4/D5/Ecosocialism Reading Group (updated)
2025-01-23 19:00 - 20:30 | Armistice Coffee Roosevelt, 6717 Roosevelt Ave NE, Seattle, WA
Join us 1/23 at Armistice Coffee Roosevelt to discuss Chapters 6 – 10 (thru p. 137) of the book If We Burn by Vincent Bevins.
Our discussions seek to inform strategies for winning a democratic socialist society that thrives ecologically. You don’t have to live in city council 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 .

Labor Organizing Happy Hour
2025-01-24 18:00 - 20:00 | Chuck’s Hop Shop (Central District), 2001 E Union St, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
Workers and labor organizers from all over Seattle and King County get together, talk about labor organizing, share struggles in our unions, and get to know each other. All union activists, socialists, and community members are welcome to attend!
Anyone is welcome whether you’re not a union member (yet), a long time union activist, or anywhere in between.
Look for us inside Chuck’s Hop Shop in the corner to the right of the bathrooms.
RSVP Here: https://actionnetwork.org/events/labor-organizing-happy-hour/

Jan 25th Door Knocking for Prop 1A in Queen Anne
2025-01-25 10:30 - 13:00 | Seattle Pacific, 315 W Bertona St, Seattle, 98119, United States

Jan. 26th Door Knocking for Prop 1A in Columbia City
2025-01-26 13:30 - 16:00 | Columbia City PCC (and more!), 3610 S Edmunds St, Seattle, WA, 98118, United States

Immigration Justice Working Group
2025-01-27 19:00 - 20:00 | WA
This is the first meeting of the newly restarted Immigration Justice Working Group. RSVP to join us on Zoom!

Ecosocialism and Green New Deal Working Group
2025-01-27 20:00 - 21:00 | Virtual, WA, United States
Join the third meeting of the revived Ecosocialism and GND Working Group. Ecosocialism promotes democratic control over all institutions that impact life and the environment. A Green New Deal (GND) distills actions necessary to address the climate crisis through a rapid and just transformation of these institutions. We’ll continue to refine our ideas for future projects and get them into action.
Zoom link here
We plan to meet biweekly on Mondays 8-9

January General Membership Meeting (Organizing Fair, note NEW location)
2025-01-28 19:00 - 21:00 | El Centro De La Raza, 2524 16th Ave S, Seattle, WA 98144, USA
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. This month we’ll be hosting an Organizing Fair highlighting the work being done by the various working groups and committees within the Seattle DSA Chapter. Whether you’re passionate about housing, healthcare, labor or anything in between, we’re ready to fight, no matter who is in the White House. Note Beacon Hill location for this one.

RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/organizing-fair/

Jan. 30th Door Knocking for Prop 1A in Capitol Hill
2025-01-29 17:30 - 19:30 | Seven Hills Park, 1514 E Howell St., Seattle, WA, 98122, United States

January Socialist Book Club
2025-01-29 19:30 - 20:30 | WA
Welcome to the socialist book club! The intention here is to meet every month and provide a space to read and talk about classic and modern socialist texts.
This month we will be reading:

The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels
The ABCs of Socialism edited by Bhaskar Sunkara (containing work from many authors)

Both of these texts are available for free online and while I recommend finishing both, you are welcome to attend if you haven’t finished reading.
RSVP

Jan. 30th Door Knocking for Prop 1A in Wallingford
2025-01-30 17:30 - 19:30 | Wallingford Playfield, 4219 Wallingford Ave N, Seattle, WA, United States

Jan. 30th Door Knocking for Prop 1A in Columbia City
2025-01-30 17:30 - 19:30 | Columbia City PCC (and more!), 3610 S Edmunds St, Seattle, WA, 98118, United States

SDSA for Social Housing and YES on Prop 1A: MegaCanvass in Capitol Hill
2025-02-01 10:30 - 13:00 | Cal Anderson Park, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
Join us to educate voters about the upcoming Seattle Special Election on February 11th, 2025, and how to win funds for social housing by taxing wealthy corporations through passage of Proposition 1A! We’re hosting an SDSA Prop1A MegaCanvass in Capitol Hill, followed by a social at Elysian Brewing (RSVP for the social here)!
Doorknocking is the best way to reach voters, and you will be knocking doors alongside folks who have talked to hundreds – some even thousands – of voters. If you are new, we can start you off with an experienced partner.
We’ll start with a short training session at the beginning. We’ll talk about best practices and ways to explain to voters why we want social housing for ourselves and our neighbors. We’ll set you up with the phone app that directs you to the voters you will contact, and that tracks our progress. Dress for the weather and bring a mobile phone. Be sure to RSVP ahead of time and include your phone number, so we can be certain to find one another.
What is Proposition 1A (formerly I-137)? Read more about the initiative.
RSVP HERE

Post Prop 1A Mega Canvas-Social
2025-02-01 13:30 - 16:00 | Elysian Brewing Cap Hill, 1221 East Pike Street, Seattle, 98122, United States
Come out and enjoy a beer on DSA after the Prop 1A mega-canvas for social housing.
RSVP Here

Door Knocking for Prop 1A in Beacon Hill
2025-02-02 10:30 - 13:00 | Beacon Hill Playground, 1902 13th Ave S, Seattle, WA, 98144, United States

New Labor Organizers Training
2025-02-02 11:00 - 13:00 | Capitol Hill Branch Library, 425 Harvard Ave E, Seattle, WA, 98102, United States
Have you ever

Wanted more rights at work?
Wanted to fight back against the corporate class?
Been thinking “I need a union,” but don’t know how to make it happen?

This workshop will teach you what you need to get started at your workplace!
This is intended for people at currently non-union workplaces who want to take the first steps toward organizing, whether you want to join an existing union, form a new one, or organizing demands of your boss without a union at all.
Our experienced labor organizers will teach you how to have an organizing conversation and how to form your Organizing Committee.
When we organize, we win!
RSVP on Action Network

Seattle DSA New Member Orientation
2025-02-02 14:30 - 16:00 | Zoom
Calling all new and prospective DSA members! Join Seattle DSA for a New Member Orientation to socialism and our DSA chapter.
This is the first in a series of three meetings for our February 2025 New Member Cohort – join us to meet fellow comrades and get an introduction to core concepts in socialist theory and organizing methods.
RSVP HERE for Zoom Link!

Electoral 101
2025-02-04 18:00 - 19:30 | Green Lake Branch – Seattle Public Library, 7001 E Green Lake Dr N, Seattle, WA, United States
New to electoral work? Want to learn the basics of party building, socialist electoral strategy, and campaign operations? You’ve come to the right place! Join us for an Electoral 101 at the Green Lake Branch of the Seattle Public Library, where we’ll be discussing all of these questions for those new to electoral work!
We highly recommend checking out these readings before the session!
Can’t make it in person? RSVP and you’ll receive a Zoom link in your email.

Palestine Solidarity Working Group Meeting
2025-02-04 18:30 - 20:00 | WA
Join the Palestine Solidarity Working Group and the Boycott War Profiteers for our biweekly joint meeting! This is where official business and voting items are brought in addition to regular campaign work.
Register for the meeting via Action Network here: https://actionnetwork.org/events/palestine-solidarity-working-group-meeting-0204

Socialist In Office Committee Planning Meeting
2025-02-05 19:30 - 20:30 | WA
Join us to plan for our work with comrade State Representative Shaun Scott, as he moves socialist policy through the WA State Legislature.
RSVP here for the Zoom link.

Feb 8th Door Knocking for Prop 1A in Ballard
2025-02-08 10:30 - 13:00 | Ballard Commons Park, 5701 22nd Ave NW, Seattle, 98107, United States

Rock Out For Rojava fundraiser show
2025-02-08 17:30 - 21:00 | Southside Commons, 3518 S Edmunds St, Seattle, WA, 98118, United States
Whoever said we can’t sing and dance while building the revolution?
Join comrades for an evening fundraising event as we help raise funds for Heyva Sor a Kurd (the Kurdish Red Crescent) in response to the escalating situation in North and East Syria, an area commonly referred to as Rojava.
Beginning soon after the Arab Spring that sparked off in 2011, the democratic, pluralistic, polyethnic, and feminist political project known as the Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (DAANES) has fought to defend itself and its radical vision for the region on multiple fronts. Humanitarian groups like Heyva Sor a Kurd continue to provide essential services in war-torn Rojava, more so now with the fall of Bashar al-Assad from power and increasing military aggression from forces aligned with Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
Come show your solidarity and Rock Out for Rojava!

Location is Southside Commons (3518 S Edmunds St), doors open at 5:30pm.
Event is all ages. Respect each other and the space.
Pay-what-you-can cover at the door.
Mask or a negative COVID test result required.

Event sponsors: Seattle DSA, Snohomish County DSA, Emergency Committee for Rojava, Radical Women – Seattle, Puget Sound Socialist Rifle Association, Yellow Peril Tactical
RSVP on Action Network
