Seattle Democratic Socialists of America

Disrupting Climate Colonialism: Can We Change Dynamics at UN COP26?
2021-04-29 17:30 - 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online, Seattle, WA, United States
The United States, as a global superpower, has an outsize influence on the UN Conference of the Parties (COP), the international meeting where countries agree on how to fight climate change. International cooperation is indispensable to fighting a global problem like climate change.
What is climate colonialism? How has the United States influenced previous UN conferences? What role does American and multinational finance/capital play in the UN COP? How can workers and ordinary people use their power to change the current catastrophic course?
This panel serves as an introduction to the UN COP ahead of the November 2021 convening. Attendees will have the opportunity to meet in breakout rooms and share their thoughts with one another.
Keynote from Dr. Doreen E. Martinez (Colorado State University), Sociology PhD and noted Indigenous scholar and author.
Please register at https://dsausa.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0rdeugqz4qHtZ8XXNeWAIwDcfCGqVkFx23

Online New Member Orientation
2021-04-28 18:00 - 19:30, 2021-04-15 18:00 - 19:30 | Online (Zoom Call), WA
Come to learn about what Democratic Socialism is all about, what we can learn about capitalism and socialism from the current uprisings and the pandemic, and how YOU can get involved with Seattle DSA’s efforts to engage in mutual aid and building power for a socialist future in which people come before profits. You don’t need to be an official member to attend – “DSA curious” folks are welcome!
RSVP for Zoom Link

Immigration Justice Working Group - April Monthly Meeting
2021-04-27 18:00 - 20:00 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
Join us for our monthly meeting! New member friendly.
>> RSVP Here!! <<

SDSA Labor Committee Meeting
2021-04-27 18:00 - 19:30 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
Are you looking to get involved in the labor movement in Seattle or do you have ideas about how Seattle DSA should orient towards labor?
Come to an SDSA labor meeting! The Seattle DSA Labor Committee invites union members, labor activists, and people interested in workplace organizing to our meetings.
Register here for zoom info.

Afrosocialists & Socialists of Color Caucus meeting
2021-04-26 18:30 - 20:00, 2021-04-19 18:30 - 20:00, 2021-04-12 18:30 - 20:00, 2021-04-05 18:30 - 20:00, 2021-03-29 18:30 - 20:00, 2021-03-22 18:30 - 20:00, 2021-03-15 18:30 - 20:00, 2021-03-08 18:30 - 20:00 and 2 more dates | Online, Seattle, WA, United States
DSA’s caucus of Afrosocialists and Socialists of Color (AFROSOC) brings Black, indigenous and people of color socialists together to educate ourselves and organize our campaigns. We are doing the work of cultivating coalitions as communities of color to help build antiracist multiracial working-class base — the only viable strategy for securing a socialist future.
Through public and internal education and agitation, we aim to continue the legacy of the Black radical tradition, as well as the radical traditions of other oppressed minorities. Our goal is to act as a network that will support and develop non-white DSA members as leaders in the organization.
BIPOC socialists (DSA members and nonmembers alike) are invited to join us at our weekly meetings most Mondays at 6:30 pm. Find the Zoom link on SDSA Slack in the #afrosoc channel or email afrosocialists@seattledsa.org and provide your full name to receive an invitation.

Pro-Labor Decarbonization Part 2: Public Power
2021-04-26 17:30 - 19:00 | On Zoom, WA, United States
How can we build labor and climate connections for a just transition to 100% renewable energy in the U.S.? Let’s continue on from Sunday’s teach-in basics (not required), and we’ll strategize on immediate opportunities to win fights for energy democracy, with Syracuse DSA and right here in King County! Join us! Questions? Email greennewdeal@seattledsa.org
Register in advance for this meeting: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEvdO-orTgsHdPGLC5GeNgMzoCaCpKjphDJ

D3 Movie Night: Sorry to Bother You
2021-04-25 18:30 - 21:00 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
Join district 3 comrades for our monthly movie night! This month we’ll be watching Sorry to Bother You, a hilarious and surreal film that follows Cassius “Cash” Green (Lakeith Stanfield), a young black telemarketer who adopts a white accent to succeed at his job. Swept into a corporate conspiracy, he must choose between profit and joining his activist friends to organize their workplace.
We’ll stream the movie together, then have a discussion.
Zoom link: https://dsausa.zoom.us/j/95209258862
Stream link: https://sdsa-owncast.ddns.net/

Tenant Union Caucus Meeting
2021-04-25 17:00 - 18:30, 2021-04-18 17:00 - 18:30, 2021-04-11 17:00 - 18:30, 2021-04-04 17:00 - 18:30, 2021-03-28 17:00 - 18:30 | Online, Seattle, WA, United States
The Tenant Union Caucus is building up an autonomous tenant union powerful enough to completely transform our housing system in the Puget Sound region. Housing should be built and maintained for the purposes of the people who will live there, not for profits, and everyone should have housing that meets all their housing needs.
If you’ve got longstanding maintenance issues, an unresponsive landlord, or just want to connect with your neighbors, we’re here to help!
Shoot us an email at contact@soundtenants.org for a meeting link! We’re excited to fight alongside you!

Pro-Labor Decarbonization Teach-In: Why the New Energy System?
2021-04-25 16:00 - 17:30 | On Zoom, WA, United States
Terrified or baffled by climate change? This is for you! An accessible and interactive forum on the basics of the carbon cycle, the U.S. energy system, and transforming it via worker power. This is the decade of the Green New Deal—let’s not dither around in our pursuit of a just transition to a 100% renewable energy system.
Questions? Email: greennewdeal@seattledsa.org
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcuduGgqjwpEtLiuRptK1dChCKv1XRbl3-e

District 4 Reading Group: Caliban and the Witch
2021-04-24 16:30 - 18:00 | Online (Zoom Call), WA
Join the District 4 reading group April 24th at 4:30 pm to read “Caliban and the Witch” by Silvia Federici — https://libcom.org/library/caliban-witch-silvia-federici. We will be reading the rest of Chapter 1 pg 28-60.
This event is open to DSA members and anyone curious about DSA.
Zoom Details:
https://washington.zoom.us/j/94394817135
Meeting ID: 943 9481 7135

Crisis at the border: What's the Socialist solution? Open Borders? Next District 3 Meeting
2021-04-22 18:30 - 20:00 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
Tens of thousands of immigrants are streaming toward the US/Mexico border to escape endemic violence and the economic devastation of the pandemic. After 4 years of Trump’s brutal racist anti-immigrant policies, many are hoping that Biden will follow through on his promise of a humane immigration policy. Unfortunately, it appears the more things change, the more they stay the same. Children are being separated from their families and interned, the construction of the wall continues, and deportations continue apace. At the 2019 DSA National Convention, there was overwhelming support for the demand of “open borders”, should we be calling for this? What is the socialist solution to the growing crisis at the border?
We’ll also be discussing the Kshama Sawant Solidarity Campaign and the Nikita Oliver of City Council race!
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89063624357
If you need to call in:
253-215-8782
Meeting ID: 890 6362 4357

District 2: Informal meeting/happy zoom hour - Biden’s first 100 days
2021-04-22 18:00 - 19:30 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
Our next District 2 Group meeting is going to be an informal discussion about Biden’s first 100 days. Policies, wins, shortcomings, perceptions, we want to discuss it all! We want this to be a very casual discussion-based meeting/happy hour, so there will be no reserved speaker roles. We will still hold space for D2 actions/updates and announcements at the end. Hope to see you there and feel free to brink a drink!
Thursday, April 22, 6pm
Web: https://zoom.us/j/93487676902?pwd=[REDACTED]
Dial: +1 253 215 8782, Meeting ID: 934 8767 6902, Passcode: [REDACTED]

Got Green Earth Day Events
2021-04-22 11:00 - 20:00 | various in South Seattle, WA, United States
Got Green organizes for environmental, racial, and economic justice as a South Seattle-based grassroots organization led by people of color and low income people. Attend or support their on-line and in-person events throughout Earth Day.

Garden Work Party 11am-5pm, in-person with safety protocols – with Nurturing Roots
Postering & Canvassing in the South End 11am-5pm, in-person with safety protocols
BLOC Party Assembly: Climate Justice Keynote, afternoon, online — with Rainier Beach High and WA-BLOC
Community Dialogue with Got Green & Duwamish River Clean-Up Coalition, 6-8pm, online

Please RSVP to Earth Day events at bit.ly/earthdaygg. Further details will be shared in a confirmation email. Questions? E-mail greennewdeal@seattledsa.org

Kshama Solidarity Tabling
2021-04-18 14:00 - 17:00 | Capitol Hill Farmer’s Market, E Denny Way between Broadway & 10th Ave E, Seattle, WA, 98112, United States
The Washington State supreme court has officially given the green light to the billionaire-backed, right-wing recall campaign against Kshama Sawant, Seattle’s socialist city councilmember. We need to go all out to defend Kshama and our movement!
Join Seattle DSA at a tabling event at Capitol Hill Farmer’s Market on Sunday, April 18th at 2pm. We’ll be talking to passer-bys about the campaign, handing out literature about Seattle DSA and Kshama’s Recall Campaign, and continue looking for volunteers and apartment captains.
Note the market’s new location, on Denny between Broadway and 10th!
RSVP Here!

Super Familia March to Free Our Youth
2021-04-18 13:00 - 14:00 | 3601 NE 123rd St, Seattle, WA, 3601 NE 123rd St, Seattle, WA, 98125, United States
JOIN SUPER FAMILIA on 4/18/21 at 1:00 pm during a March to demand YouthCare to STOP abusing immigrant children and to STOP collaborating with ICE!
March starts:
Children Detention Center #2 aka “Casa 2”
3601 NE 123rd st, Seattle, WA 98125
March ends:
Children Detention Center #1 aka “Casa 1” 2500 NE 54th St, Seattle, WA 98105
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Did you know that Youth Care collaborates with ICE?
If a youth turns 18 while in YouthCare custody, they collaborate with ICE to transfer them to the Tacoma Detention Center! 🤬🤬
Did you know that if an undocumented youth needs therapy while they’re in Youth Care’s custody, the therapists in their program share information from their therapy sessions with ICE without notifying the youth?
Super Familia will hold a March to hold Youth Care accountable. 🔥🔥🔥With excuse that they fight for the rights of undocumented youth, Youth Care is one more detention center that collaborates with ICE giving them open access to unaccompanied youth’s information.
¿Sabias que Youth Care colabora con ICE?
¡Si unx joven cumple los 18 años mientras esta bajo la custodia de YouthCare estos colaboran con ICE para que sean transferidos al centro de detención de Tacoma! 🤬🤬 Join Super Familia on April 18, 2021 to demand Justice!!
¿Sabias que si unx joven indocumentantadx necesita terapia mientras esta en Youth Care, lxs terapeutas de su programa comparten información de sus sesiones de terapia con ICE, sin notificar al lxs jóvenes?
Súper Familia hará una Marcha el día Domingo 18 de Abril para exigir justicia. 🔥🔥🔥Con la pantalla/excusa de que luchan por los derechos de los jóvenes indocumentados, Youth Care es un centro de detención más que colabora con ICE dándoles todo tipo de información de los jóvenes. Únete a Súper Familia en esta lucha y acompáñanos a Marchad fuera de las instalaciones de Youth Care este 18 de Abril a la 1:00pm. 3601 NE 123rd St, Seattle, WA, 98125

Queer & Feminist Caucus - Labor History Happy Hour
2021-04-18 12:00 - 13:30 | Online (Zoom Call), WA
As we organize and socialize for a socialist future, it’s important we learn from past movements: the obstacles, victories, and lessons learned.

Monthly, SDSA’s Queer and Feminist Caucus meets for our Labor History Happy Hour. Some months we will assign a piece of literature or media to analyze for relevant and applicable learnings. Sometimes QFC members will present a historic labor struggle and we will have the same opportunity for collective education.

Join us as we educate ourselves for more effective socialist organizing.

RSVP here for Zoom info

April General Membership Meeting
2021-04-13 19:00 - 21:00 | Online, Seattle, WA, United States
Join Seattle DSA for our April General Membership Meeting, where members can share their goals and thoughts with our new Leaders’ Council. Meet two candidates for local office seeking Seattle DSA’s endorsement! Hear from the candidates, and bring your questions about their visions for a more just, socialist future.

This is a virtual meeting. For Zoom login info, please RSVP by registering here!
Here is the proposed agenda for our monthly membership meetings. If you have an announcement or suggestion for the agenda, please email info@SeattleDSA.org.

Queer & Feminist Caucus - The Gay Agenda: gender & sexuality space
2021-04-11 12:00 - 13:30 | Online (Zoom Call), WA
SDSA’s Queer and Feminist Caucus hold a monthly space, open to all, to discuss and explore our gender, sexuality, and politics all-together.

Living under capitalism and heteropatriarchy forms a complex existence for queer, femme, and questioning folks. We open this space for all individuals to be radically vulnerable, emotionally available, and loving as we introduce controversial topics like gender abolition and radical feminism.

Bring a queer buddy as we gather for The Gay Agenda

RSVP here for Zoom info

District 4 Reading Group: Caliban and the Witch
2021-04-10 13:00 - 14:30 | Online (Zoom Call), WA
Join the District 4 reading group April 10th at 1:00 pm to read “Caliban and the Witch” by Silvia Federici — https://libcom.org/library/caliban-witch-silvia-federici. We will be reading up until the section Liberty and Social Division on page 28.
This event is open to DSA members and anyone curious about DSA.
Zoom Details:
https://washington.zoom.us/j/93119975752
Meeting ID: 931 1997 5752

PRO Act: What is it? How should socialists fight for it & engage in the labor movement? Next District 3 meeting (All are welcome!)
2021-04-08 18:30 - 20:00 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
The PRO Act, if passed, could set off a prairie fire of workplace organizing and unionization efforts. Biden and the majority of the Democratic Party has come out in favor of the Act but intransigent resistance from the GOP and big business, expressed through the filibuster, promises to scuttle the bill. What is the PRO Act? If the Democrats support it, does it mean that the Democrats are less pro-corporate now? How should labor and socialists fight for the bill? What’s the role of socialists in the labor movement?
Join District 3 in discussing this important bill from a socialist perspective. We’ll also be discussing the Kshama Sawant Solidarity campaign, the Nikita Oliver campaign for Seattle City Council and more!
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81059407406
If you need to call in:
253-215-8782
Meeting ID: 810 5940 7406

District 2 Meeting: The Struggle for Affordable Housing
2021-04-08 18:00 - 19:30 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
with a report from SDSA’s Housing Justice Policy Committee
with
Sundar Sharma, SDSA housing Justice Policy Committee and coconvener in D2
and
Jacob Roth, Puget Sound Tenants Union
After SDSA was involved in pushing tenants’ rights forward in Olympia, the focus is now on Seattle and King County: How can we make sure all tenants have stable living conditions during and after the pandemic, how can we end gentrification, and how can we win strong tenant protections, including a Just Cause law through the King County Council? We will hear about the “Stay Housed — Stay Healthy” campaign that a coalition of organizations in Seattle is moving forward.
Beyond just reacting to the situation that tenants face, we also want to discuss how to fundamentally change the situation. Housing is a human right. However, under capitalism housing is first and foremost real estate — a commodity. How can we connect the struggles against gentrification and for tenants’ rights to the necessary socialist change we are fighting for?
We will hear reports about the recent activities of the Housing Justice Policy Committee of Seattle DSA and what their next plans are.
Web: https://zoom.us/j/93487676902?pwd=[REDACTED]
Dial: +1 253 215 8782, Meeting ID: 934 8767 6902, Passcode: [REDACTED]

Seattle DSA Eastside Branch meeting
2021-04-08 17:30 - 18:30, 2021-03-11 17:30 - 18:30 | On Zoom, WA, United States
This online get-together is open to members of the Democratic Socialists of America, non-members who are interested in learning more about the group, and anyone else who’d like to get acquainted with the DSA and its activities.
For Zoom details, RSVP here.

Seattle DSA Political Education Working Group Monthly Meeting
2021-04-07 18:30 - 19:30, 2021-03-03 18:30 - 19:30 | Cafe Solstice (Capitol Hill), 925 E Thomas St, Seattle, WA, 98102, United States
Monthly meeting of the SDSA Political Education Working Group. If you’re interested in working on member political education efforts, come on by! Look for us at the reserved table in the back or upstairs.

Housing Collective (El Grupo para Organizar su Edificio) – Online Meeting
2021-04-07 17:30 - 19:00, 2021-03-03 17:30 - 19:00 | Online (Zoom Call), WA
The Housing Collective is a group of Seattle area tenants who meet every month to learn and teach each other concrete, effective organizing skills to build power at home.
If you’re worried about an eviction, maintenance issues that are going unaddressed, or general mistreatment from your landlord, this meeting is for you.
This month we will be having a presentation about eviction defense.
Can’t make this event but you’d like to discuss how to improve your housing situation? Email the event organizers at housing@seattledsa.org to set up a one-on-one appointment.
Zoom Call Info available upon signing up here.

Washington Legislature Intro Teach-In
2021-04-06 17:00 - 18:30 | https://meet.google.com/hsy-ibxo-fpp, WA, United States
State legislatures: how do they work? What is happening in Olympia this session? Come join us for an informal teach-in to learn about how laws get made in Washington State. We’ll do a brief presentation and a Q&A.

Kshama Solidarity Phonebank 4
2021-04-05 18:30 - 20:00 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
Defend Seattle’s socialist city council member! After failing to buy District 3’s city council seat in 2019, Seattle’s ruling class is attempting a right-wing recall of Kshama Sawant. We won’t let it happen!
The Washington Supreme Court just authorized the recall election, so it’s time to go all-out to defend Kshama. Join us to phone-bank our membership about the Kshama Solidarity campaign. We’ll inform our comrades about the recall effort, rally volunteers, and ask for donations. We’ll also be informing members about our next General Meeting, with more electoral endorsements pending, so we can make quorum!
RSVP HERE!
We’ll meet over Zoom for a brief training on our call system, then hit the phones. Phone-banking is a fun, easy way to get involved with this campaign. We’ll be talking to our fellow neighborhood socialists, so expect friendly conversations!

Queer and Feminist Caucus – Work Meeting
2021-04-04 12:00 - 13:30 | Online (Zoom Call), WA
This monthly meeting is dedicated to organizing around issues and campaigns that impact communities & individuals with femme or gender nonconforming identities.
Ongoing buckets of work include: Sex Work Decriminalization, Trans & QTBIPOC advocacy, Harm Reduction mutual aid, Reproductive Justice.
This is just the start, join SDSA’s Queer and Feminist Caucus in the struggle and drive our future work!

You wanna fight for justice
Live in a liberated world
Party like it’s a club
You better work b****!

RSVP here for Zoom info

Member Engagement Team Meeting
2021-04-03 10:00 - 12:00, 2021-03-06 10:00 - 11:30 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
The Member Engagement Team is the group that puts on New Member Orientations, sets up 1-on-1 meetings between more experienced organizers within DSA and new members, as well as other projects to get new members involved in the work of the chapter. Our work is very important for getting folks that join up involved with the work of our chapter so we can build the power we need to create a socialist future!
To RSVP, click here.
If you have any questions, contact member-engagement@seattledsa.org.

Local Council Public Meeting
2021-03-31 19:30 - 21:30 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
Please join the members of our Local Council (the elected leadership body of SDSA) in their bi-weekly public meetings. Please submit items you would like the LC to consider for their agenda to this document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tNHD8vpVz25EkU_b2y9OK75jhOU5UI3jalgSiTIPZwg/edit
To RSVP for the meeting, please visit: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJckf-6oqjMvH9SkFVVt8K5Bs9jDJs3VZlmV

Community RALLY AND MARCH to halt the Housing Crisis
2021-03-31 17:30 - 19:30 | Seattle City Hall, 600 4th Ave, Seattle, WA 98104, USA, 600 4th Ave, Seattle, WA USA, WA, 98104, United States
As the economy reopens, thousands of Washington residents face skyrocketing rents, looming evictions, rental and mortgage debt, and homelessness. The global impact of coronavirus drastically accelerated the housing crisis in the U.S., which disproportionately burdens Black, Indigenous, and People of Color communities as well as people with disabilities, women and children.

Meanwhile, pandemic profiteers like Kroger and Amazon make millions and the legislature doles out breadcrumb reforms with the full knowledge this will do little to stop the flood of evictions that will come when the local, state, and federal eviction moratoriums expire.

Enough! Stand up for a massive housing program that gives immediate shelter to those most in need by taxing the mega wealthy. Together let’s take to the streets to demand bold solutions to this crisis.

We are demanding the following:

Cancel the Rent!
Housing for All!
Tax the Rich!
Rent Control Now!

This event will be livestreamed.

Sponsored by Cancel the Rent Coalition.
For information, or if your organization would like to endorse this action, contact us at CancelTheRent2021@gmail.com.

Immigration Justice Monthly Meeting
2021-03-30 18:00 - 20:00 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
–>> Register Here <<–
In addition to our usual work, this time we’ll be discussing WAISN’s Federal Immigration Priorities and whether or not to sign on as an organization. There’s also an opportunity to get involved in a new campaign around a home for immigrant youth in Seattle where that have been some allegations of mistreatment/injustice. Let’s also talk about the possibility of having mid-month social events for our group.
–>> Register Here <<–

Kshama Solidarity Subcommittee Meeting
2021-03-30 17:00 - 18:30 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
Seattle DSA has endorsed the Kshama Solidarity Campaign, and we will work to defend our only socialist city council member from the millionaire-funded recall effort coming in 2021.
We have formed a committee to lead this effort. Please join us for the next meeting of this committee. We will plan our next activities, such as tabling in D3!
Please RSVP here, then check your email for a confirmation with Zoom details.
Please invite two of your comrades!

No Charity for Cops rally (part 2!)
2021-03-30 15:00 - 18:30 | Westlake Park, 401 Pine St, Seattle, WA, 98101, United States
The Seattle Foundation has contributed $870,000 to the Seattle Police Foundation in the past 20 years through community grants and donor-advised funds. Since August, Divest SPD has been pushing for them to divest from police, make amends for the harm done, and invest more in the community. On Tuesday, March 30, we’ll be delivering a sign on letter with hundreds (thousands?) of signatures to their offices and holding a rally to show them that there’s a growing number of people watching them that agree there should be NO CHARITY FOR COPS! This is a critical moment in our campaign and we’re counting on you to be there and invite folks you know to this event!
* Unfortunately, our ASL interpreters cancelled at the last minute. We are very sorry that we can not make this event accessible in this way as we’d previously advertised. *
Details:

This is a SOCIALLY DISTANCED + MASKED EVENT. We’ll have masks and hand sanitizer on hand.
Letter delivery will take place at 3:30pm, rally starts at 4pm.
This is a CELEBRATION! Bring noisemakers / party hats / etc.! We’ll bring the food + drinks.

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More information about where the Seattle Foundation’s money is going:

Donations given to the Seattle Police Foundation (the nonprofit arm of the Seattle Police Department) cover costs like police dogs, riot gear, and training in violent crowd control techniques used to suppress recent demonstrations for Black lives.
In the past two years, only an average of 6% of community grants and less than 2% of donor-advised grants went to Black-led organizations.
The Seattle Foundation has appointed a committee to help them revise their policies around racial equity, but have not committed to any specific actions yet — a broad show of support is needed right now to make sure these demands are met. The demands listed in this letter are aligned with both community calls to stop funding violent policing as well as demands from leaders in the nonprofit sector to increase investments into BIPOC community-based organizations.
Organizations, donors, and community members, please SIGN ON TO THIS LETTER and join us in our call to the Seattle Foundation to immediately divest from police, make amends for the harm done, and invest more in the community!

Socialist Night School: Labor Lessons from the South w/Michael Goldfield
2021-03-29 18:00 - 20:00 | Online (Zoom Call), WA
Socialist Night School is an open course that provides a chance to develop our politics together, regardless of background knowledge or whether you’ve attended a class before. New members and lifelong socialists, all are welcome! To sign up for our mailing list or to find out more, e-mail us at SeaNightSchool [at] gmail . com
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Amazon, Bessemer, and Alabama Exceptionalism: Labor Lessons from the South
w/Michael Goldfield, author of The Southern Key
​Nearly six thousand Amazon warehouse workers in Bessemer, Alabama are currently voting on whether to unionize. If successful, they’ll be the first unionized Amazon workers in the United States.
​How did this effort come about? What makes Alabama such a unique backdrop for this historic effort? And what can previous efforts like Operation Dixie teach us about the challenges of labor organizing in the South?
​Join us and special guest lecturer Michael Goldfield, author of The Southern Key: Race, Class, and Radicalism in the 1930s and 1940s as we discuss these topics and more! This event will be a comprised of a short lecture followed by small breakout sessions. Check out the readings and join us!
​Readings:

The Alabama Amazon Union Drive Could Be the Most Important Labor Fight in the South in Decades​ (interview w/Michael Goldfield)
​Excerpt from “The Failure of Labor Unionism in the US South”​, Cody R. Melcher & Michael Goldfield​​

MOVIE NIGHT: Oscar winning film on a labor battle in the South: Harlan County USA
2021-03-28 18:30 - 20:30 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
Join District 3 comrades for our monthly movie night! This month we’ll be watching Harlan County USA, a 1976 Oscar-winning documentary about miners in Harlan County, Kentucky fighting for union recognition. This is a powerful story about labor organizing that clearly shows the lines drawn between the workers and the owners, and the brutal tactics that corporations and the state will resort to to prevent unionization.
We’ll watch the film together and have a discussion afterward.
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88157815561
Link to stream: https://sdsa-owncast.ddns.net/

Queer and Feminist Caucus - Community Meeting
2021-03-28 12:00 - 13:30 | Online (Zoom Call), WA
Once a month the Queer & Feminist Caucus gathers for Sunday brunch and community building.

In this space we’ll discuss current events, spill political tea, and engage in energetic conversation around the material conditions of our community. Occasionally we may host a watch party, play games, or otherwise be silly and queer together.

Grab yourself some food, a coffee, a mimosa and join us for Sunday brunch!

RSVP here for Zoom info

Rally in Solidarity with Alabama Amazon Workers
2021-03-26 17:00 | Amazon Spheres, 2101 7th Ave, Seattle, WA, 98121, United States
Seattle DSA, particularly our District 3 group, is hosting another rally this Saturday in solidarity with the Alabama Amazon workers union drive!
Endorsers so far: Asian American Pacific Labor Alliance, Labor for Black Lives, Seattle Education Association, UNITE HERE Local 8, International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 52, Social Equity Educators, 350.org Seattle, City Councilmember Kshama Sawant, United Auto Workers Local 4121, Seattle Transit Riders Union, National Educators United, Committee to Stop Police Terror & Systemic Racism, Socialist Alternative, Freedom Socialist Party, Organized Workers for Labor Solidarity, Radical Women. If anyone can get additional organizations to endorse and invite people, please email ramy2345@gmail.com
80% of the Bessemer, Alabama Amazon warehouse workers are Black, and many are women. They are fighting the second largest company in the country and the second richest man in the world to set up the first union at an Amazon workplace in the country! Even if they do not win the union election, which is quite possible given that Amazon is spending millions to intimidate its workforce, it’s impressive how much the workers have achieved already.
A strong show of solidarity at the iconic Amazon spheres here in Amazon’s hometown will send an inspiring message to the Alabama workers that we’ve got their backs. Please join us this Friday at 5 pm, please RSVP on Facebook, and invite friends!!
The rally will educate folks about the PRO Act, which would remove legal obstacles to unionization, and call on Biden and the Senate to scrap the filibuster and pass this crucial bill.
This rally had originally been scheduled for March 20 but was rescheduled to this Friday, March 26 at 5 pm. We found out from the mayor’s office on the night before the rally that there is a vaccination clinic one block from our rally location. The coalition of organizations co-hosting the rally held an emergency meeting and democratically voted to reschedule the rally to avoid potential criticisms from the mayor and capitalist media that we were impeding vaccinations. We apologize for the inconvenience.

District 2 Action: Pass the PRO Act!
2021-03-25 19:00 - 20:30 | Online, Seattle, WA, United States
DSA is organizing phone banking nationally to push for the passage of the PRO Act, from March 21 through 27, https://actionnetwork.org/forms/proactphonebank. We should join that effort!
What is the PRO Act?
The Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act would dismantle “Right to Work” laws in all states. It would allow solidarity strikes of workers in different industries, significantly improve the protection of workers organizing a union at their workplace, and make it harder for bosses to engage in union busting. This act has the potential to reorganize relations between the classes in the US in our favor, which is why it faces opposition.
What needs to happen?
The Act passed the House on March 9, but faces the threat of being killed in the Senate. Despite the Democrats having a majority, some moderate Democrats believe that working class rights are less important than the rights of the Republican minority to filibuster and block passage. Though a majority of Democrats seem willing to vote for the PRO Act, unfortunately most of them don’t want to turn on the heat for this legislation by mobilizing and pushing aggressively for its passage.
However, DSA is! We can play a role in this effort. If you already feel confident enough to help phone bank, please sign up here: https://actionnetwork.org/forms/proactphonebank. If you need more information or want to talk about how to phone bank, what you’ll experience, or just want to discuss this struggle, please join us on Thursday, March 25, 8pm for a 1 hour meeting. It would also be helpful to keep some time open on Friday and Saturday of that week for calling people to increase the pressure!
Thu, March 25, 7pm: What’s the PRO Act and how to phone bank – SDSA D2 Short Action Meeting
Manuel C, our previous co-chair, and an experienced union organizer and shop steward will kick us off. He’ll help us understand the ins and outs of this act – and how to talk to people about it.
Web: https://zoom.us/j/93487676902?pwd=[REDACTED]
Dial: +1 253 215 8782, Meeting ID: 934 8767 6902, Passcode: [REDACTED]

Tech Worker Labor Organizing and Education: Mutual Aid, The PRO Act, and Tech Tools!
2021-03-25 19:00 - 20:00 | Virtual, WA, United States
Topics for this month:

Let’s hear about what you’re struggling with as a tech worker, and join together to provide mutual aid!
Update on how the PRO Act could positively impact tech workers, and what you can do to get involved in the national DSA effort to make it law.
A member of SDSA will give a short presentation on software they’ve deployed that can help workers organize without relying on tech monopolies.

This event is a Zoom meeting. Register in advance using the link below in order to join.
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When: Mar 25, 2021 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYqc-2opz4jH9ZqyiPsyDvynf-lBHq19Ti4
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

To Break or Not To Break? DSA Takeover of the Nevada Democratic Party & Question of New Party. Next District 3 Meeting (all are welcome!)
2021-03-25 18:30 - 20:00 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
Join District 3 members (open to all!) to discuss…
Recently, in a stunning upset, a slate of DSA members swept elections for key leadership positions in the Nevada Democratic Party, giving them formal leadership of the party in Nevada. How did this happen? What does it tell us about the Democratic Party? What exactly is the Democratic Party? Is it just a matter of electing new progressive, socialist leadership? Is it simpler to just take over the Democratic Party rather than forging a new one? Eriacta http://www.sildenafilanswers.com/eriacta/
This development in Nevada has intensified the debate in DSA about how DSA should relate to the Democratic Party. Should we elect as many DSA members as possible with the goal of taking over the Democratic Party and using it to fight for what the working class needs and to achieve socialism? Should we take steps toward independence from the Democratic Party by running openly as socialists and independent of the Democartic Party, while being willing to run on their ballot line if tactically necessary? Or should we have a clean break from the Democratic Party now and form a working class political party? Fildena http://www.wolfesimonmedicalassociates.com/fildena/
Join Seattle DSA District 3 members to discuss these important developments from a socialist perspective. We’ll also discuss the Kshama Sawant Solidarity campaign and other activities in District 3. If you don’t live in D3, come anyway! These are open meetings that we hold every other Thursday.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86948527197
If you need to call in:
253-215-8782
Meeting ID: 869 4852 7197

Local Council Online Meeting
2021-03-24 19:30 - 21:30 | Online, Seattle, WA, United States
The Local Council is the leadership body of Seattle DSA elected every year at our annual convention.
This meeting is open only to Seattle DSA members in good standing.
For location information and agenda, check Slack or email info@seattledsa.org.

Online New Member Orientation
2021-03-24 18:00 - 19:30, 2021-03-18 18:00 - 19:30 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
Come to learn about what Democratic Socialism is all about, what we can learn about capitalism and socialism from the current uprisings and the pandemic, and how YOU can get involved with Seattle DSA’s efforts to engage in mutual aid and building power for a socialist future in which people come before profits. You don’t need to be an official member to attend – “DSA curious” folks are welcome!
RSVP for Zoom Link
Questions? Contact: member-engagement@seattledsa.org

Kshama Solidarity Phonebank 3
2021-03-23 19:00 - 20:00 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
Defend Seattle’s socialist city council member! After failing to buy District 3’s city council seat in 2019, Seattle’s ruling class is attempting a right-wing recall of Kshama Sawant. We won’t let it happen!
Join us to phone-bank our membership about the Kshama Solidarity campaign. We’ll inform our comrades about the recall effort, rally volunteers, and ask for donations.
RSVP HERE!
We’ll meet over Zoom for a brief training on our call system, then hit the phones. Phone-banking is a fun, easy way to get involved with this campaign. We’ll be talking to our fellow neighborhood socialists, so expect friendly conversations!

Ecosocialism Reading/Discussion Group
2021-03-21 18:30 - 20:00 | Virtual, WA, United States
Come join your Ecosocialist comrades for some casual conversation Sunday 3/21 at 6:30 pm! Lots to talk about including our upcoming committee cochairs election. Hope to see you there!
Zoom info:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86814509454?pwd=[REDACTED]
Dial in by phone: 253 215 8782
Meeting ID: 868 1450 9454
Passcode: [REDACTED]

Queer and Feminist Caucus - Labor History Happy Hour
2021-03-21 12:00 - 13:30 | Online (Zoom Call), WA

POSTPONED: Rally to Support Alabama Amazon Union Drive! International Day of Action
2021-03-20 14:00 - 15:30 | Amazon Spheres, 2101 7th Ave, Seattle, WA, 98121, United States
The rally that had been scheduled for Sat. March 20 was rescheduled to this Friday, March 26 at 5 pm. We found out from the mayor’s office on the night before the rally that there is a vaccination clinic one block from our rally location. The organizations co-hosting the rally held an emergency meeting and democratically voted to reschedule the rally to avoid potential criticisms from the mayor and capitalist media that we were impeding vaccinations. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Please join us this Friday, March 26 at 5 pm at the Amazon Spheres, and invite others!
Seattle DSA, particularly our District 3 group, is hosting another rally this Saturday in solidarity with the Alabama Amazon workers union drive!
Endorsers so far: Asian American Pacific Labor Alliance, Labor for Black Lives, Seattle Education Association, UNITE HERE Local 8, International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 52, Social Equity Educators, 350.org Seattle, City Councilmember Kshama Sawant, United Auto Workers Local 4121, Seattle Transit Riders Union, National Educators United, Committee to Stop Police Terror & Systemic Racism, Socialist Alternative, Freedom Socialist Party, Organized Workers for Labor Solidarity, Radical Women. If anyone can get additional organizations to endorse and invite people, please email ramy2345@gmail.com
80% of the Bessemer, Alabama Amazon warehouse workers are Black, and many are women. They are fighting the second largest company in the country and the second richest man in the world to set up the first union at an Amazon workplace in the country! Even if they do not win the union election, which is quite possible given that Amazon is spending millions to intimidate its workforce, it’s impressive how much the workers have achieved already.
A strong show of solidarity at the iconic Amazon spheres here in Amazon’s hometown will send an inspiring message to the Alabama workers that we’ve got their backs. Please join us this Friday at 5 pm, please RSVP on Facebook, and invite friends!!
The rally will educate folks about the PRO Act, which would remove legal obstacles to unionization, and call on Biden and the Senate to scrap the filibuster and pass this crucial bill.

District 4 Reading Group: The Wretched of the Earth
2021-03-19 18:30 - 20:00 | Online (Zoom Call), WA
Join the District 4 reading group March 19th at 6:30pm to read the classic “The Wretched of the Earth” by Frantz Fanon — https://grattoncourses.files.wordpress.com/2019/12/frantz-fanon-richard-philcox-jean-paul-sartre-homi-k.-bhabha-the-wretched-of-the-earth-grove-press-2011.pdf. We will be reading the last series of the chapter “Colonial War and Mental Disorders” and the conclusion, pages 216-239 in Richard Philcox’s translation.
This event is open to DSA members and anyone curious about DSA.
Zoom Details:
https://washington.zoom.us/j/93450515302
Meeting ID: 934 5051 5302

March Electoral Committee Meeting
2021-03-18 19:00 - 21:00 | On Zoom, WA, United States
The Seattle DSA Electoral Committee meets on the third Thursday of the month at 7 PM.
An agenda will be added shortly.
Please RSVP here then check your email for zoom details.

Alabama Amazon Workers Rally Planning Meeting
2021-03-18 18:00 - 19:00 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
Seattle DSA is holding another rally Saturday March 20th at 2 pm to support the Alabama Amazon warehouse workers who are fighting to form the nation’s first union at an Amazon workplace!!

Join us for a meeting to plan the rally on the International Day of Solidarity with Alabama Amazon Workers. No experience needed.
Nearly 5,800 workers, 70% of whom are Black, have begun standing up against the second largest company in the country and the second richest man in the world, Jeff Bezos. In 2020, Bezos made $35 MILLION PER HOUR, while most Amazon workers made only $15 per hour. They also work under grueling, unsafe, stressful conditions, risking their lives during the pandemic. If this union election wins, the impact on labor organizing in the south and around the country, on building BIPOC-led worker power, would be enormous. However, Amazon has spent nearly $10,000 PER DAY on a powerful propaganda campaign to pressure workers to vote against unionizing.
A strong show of solidarity here in Amazon’s hometown will send an inspiring message to the Alabama workers that we’ve got their back. Let’s send a strong message at the international headquarters of this corporate behemoth on this International Day of Action!
Please RSVP for the rally here! (The rally will be socially distanced.)
Endorsed by: Labor for Black Lives, Seattle Education Association, UNITE HERE Local 8, International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 52, Social Equity Educators, 350.org Seattle Action, City Councilmember Kshama Sawant, United Auto Workers Local 4121, National Educators United, Committee to Stop Police Terror & Systemic Racism, Socialist Alternative, and Freedom Socialist Party.
Speakers will educate people about the PRO Act, which would remove legal obstacles to unionization, and we’ll call on President Biden and the Senate to pass this crucial bill.
Please let ramy2345@gmail.com know if your union or organization can endorse this rally.
NEW Zoom link for planning meeting

Tenants Rights Town Hall With Community Leaders & State Legislators
2021-03-17 18:30 - 20:30 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
——RSVP HERE——
We will be joined by Sen Jamie Pederson and Reps Frank Chopp and Nicole Macri of the 43rd LD, and Sen Joe Nguyen and Rep Joe Fitzgibbon of the 34th LD
Town Hall hosted by DSA and ENDORSED BY: Tenants Union of WA, Transit Riders Union, King County Equity Now, Be:Seattle, 350 Seattle, Real Change, Share, Wheel, Nickelsville, Social Equity Educators, Hate Free Delridge, Community Acupuncture Project, Alki UCC.
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Over 225,000 households are behind in rent in Washington and facing the threat of eviction if the statewide moratorium is not extended past March 31st. Washington families need Governor Inslee to extend the moratorium, and our state legislators to pass the strongest possible tenant rights protections this month.
That includes passing bills 1236 and 5160, guaranteeing “just cause” eviction protections statewide and banning evictions for back-debt accrued during the moratorium, among other protections. While the Democratic Party controls both legislative houses, unless the party leadership prioritizes the fight for tenant rights – and unless we build strong enough grassroots pressure – there is a big danger that the landlord lobby and Republican obstruction tactics will kill or water down this vital legislation.
Join our coalition for a Tenant Rights Town Hall to demand action from our state legislators, learn about the bills we are backing, and find out how to get involved in the fight for housing justice.
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Seattle DSA believes that, at root, quality stable housing must be treated as a human right, guaranteed to all regardless of ability to pay, not as a commodity sold to the highest bidders. Unless we take the housing industry out of the private marketplace, the drive for profits by the real estate companies will block every effort to guarantee stable affordable housing to all.
Beyond the immediate emergency legislation on the table today, Seattle DSA’s Housing Justice Policy Committee is calling on our elected officials at every level to enact the following policies:
1. No Economic Evictions Until Affordable Housing is Available to All
2. Rapidly Build Enough Affordable Social Housing to Fully Meet Our Needs
3. Immediate Shelter For all – Build 5,000 tiny Homes in Seattle This Year
4. Pass Statewide Rent Control and Lift the Rent Control Ban on Local Governments
This meeting will be held over Zoom. RSVP here for Zoom info.

——RSVP HERE——

Alabama Amazon Workers Rally Planning Meeting
2021-03-15 19:00 - 20:00 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
Seattle DSA is holding another rally Saturday March 20th at 2 pm to support the Alabama Amazon warehouse workers who are fighting to form the nation’s first union at an Amazon workplace!!

Join us for a meeting to plan the rally on the International Day of Solidarity with Alabama Amazon Workers. No experience needed.
Nearly 5,800 workers, 70% of whom are Black, have begun standing up against the second largest company in the country and the second richest man in the world, Jeff Bezos. In 2020, Bezos made $35 MILLION PER HOUR, while most Amazon workers made only $15 per hour. They also work under grueling, unsafe, stressful conditions, risking their lives during the pandemic. If this union election wins, the impact on labor and anti-racist organizing in the south and around the country would be enormous. However, Amazon has spent nearly $10,000 PER DAY on a powerful propaganda campaign to pressure workers to vote against unionizing.
A strong show of solidarity here in Amazon’s hometown will send an inspiring message to the Alabama workers that we’ve got their back. Come help boost the media coverage for our rally at the international headquarters of this corporate behemoth on this International Day of Action!
Please RSVP for the rally here! (The rally will be socially distanced.)
Endorsed by: Labor for Black Lives, Seattle Education Association, UNITE HERE Local 8, International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 52, Social Equity Educators, 350.org Seattle Action, City Councilmember Kshama Sawant, United Auto Workers Local 4121, National Educators United, Committee to Stop Police Terror & Systemic Racism, Socialist Alternative, and Freedom Socialist Party.
Speakers will educate people about the PRO Act, which would remove legal obstacles to unionization, and we’ll call on President Biden and the Senate to pass this crucial bill
Please let ramy2345@gmail.com know if your union or organization can endorse this rally.
NEW Zoom link for planning meeting

POSTER District 3 for Housing Justice Town Hall!
2021-03-14 14:00 - 15:00 | Capitol Hill Light Rail Station, 140 Broadway E, Seattle, WA, 98102, United States
Join District 3 members to POSTER District 3 (Cap Hill, Central District) for the SDSA Housing Justice and Tenants Rights Town Hall with Community Leaders and State Legislators. The Town Hall is next Wednesday 3/17 at 6:30pm.
We’ll be meeting at the Cap Hill Light Rail Station on Broadway and John at 2pm. Then we’ll fan out in teams or individually to hang up posters. Get out in the sun and get to know your fellow D3 members!
Here’s the Town Hall SDSA calendar description:
We will be joined by Sen Jamie Pederson and Reps Frank Chopp and Nicole Macri of the 43rd LD, and Sen Joe Nguyen and Rep Joe Fitzgibbon of the 34th LD
Town Hall hosted by DSA and ENDORSED BY: Tenants Union of WA, Transit Riders Union, King County Equity Now, Be:Seattle, 350 Seattle, Real Change, Share, Wheel, Nickelsville, Social Equity Educators, Hate Free Delridge, Community Acupuncture Project, Alki UCC.
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Over 225,000 households are behind in rent in Washington and facing the threat of eviction if the statewide moratorium is not extended past March 31st. Washington families need Governor Inslee to extend the moratorium, and our state legislators to pass the strongest possible tenant rights protections this month.
That includes passing bills 1236 and 5160, guaranteeing “just cause” eviction protections statewide and banning evictions for back-debt accrued during the moratorium, among other protections. While the Democratic Party controls both legislative houses, unless the party leadership prioritizes the fight for tenant rights – and unless we build strong enough grassroots pressure – there is a big danger that the landlord lobby and Republican obstruction tactics will kill or water down this vital legislation.
Join our coalition for a Tenant Rights Town Hall to demand action from our state legislators, learn about the bills we are backing, and find out how to get involved in the fight for housing justice.
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Seattle DSA believes that, at root, quality stable housing must be treated as a human right, guaranteed to all regardless of ability to pay, not as a commodity sold to the highest bidders. Unless we take the housing industry out of the private marketplace, the drive for profits by the real estate companies will block every effort to guarantee stable affordable housing to all.
Beyond the immediate emergency legislation on the table today, Seattle DSA’s Housing Justice Policy Committee is calling on our elected officials at every level to enact the following policies:
1. No Economic Evictions Until Affordable Housing is Available to All
2. Rapidly Build Enough Affordable Social Housing to Fully Meet Our Needs
3. Immediate Shelter For all – Build 5,000 tiny Homes in Seattle This Year
4. Pass Statewide Rent Control and Lift the Rent Control Ban on Local Governments
This meeting will be held over Zoom. RSVP here for Zoom info.

Queer & Feminist Caucus - The Gay Agenda: gender & sexuality space
2021-03-14 12:00 - 13:30 | Online (Zoom Call), WA
SDSA’s Queer and Feminist Caucus hold a monthly space, open to all, to discuss and explore our gender, sexuality, and politics all-together.

Living under capitalism and heteropatriarchy is difficult for queer, femme, and questioning folks. We open this space for all individuals to be radically vulnerable, emotionally available, and loving as we introduce controversial topics like gender abolition and radical feminism.

Bring a queer buddy as we gather for The Gay Agenda

RVSP here for Zoom info

2021 SDSA Local Convention
2021-03-13 11:00 - 14:00 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
The Local Convention is coming!
At the Local Convention, chapter members will vote on the 13-member Local Council, nominate candidates, propose amendments to the chapter bylaws, and propose resolutions. In order to participate in the convention, you’ll need to be a member in good standing – remember to renew your membership or request a dues waiver.
This convention is extremely important, as it will shape the political direction of the chapter in the coming year! Join us on March 13th at 11AM!
REGISTER HERE to attend

Seattle’s Fight for $15: Lessons for Socialists today? Next District 3 meeting (all are welcome!)
2021-03-11 18:30 - 20:00 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
Biden and the Democratic Party establishment stripped increasing the federal minimum wage to $15/an hour out of the $1.9 trillion stimulus bill despite widespread support in the working class. While its arguable whether the majority of the Democratic Party establishment truly wanted a $15 an hour minimum wage, what is not is whether they were willing or prepared to fight for it. Can we rely on the Democratic Party? What can DSA, the Left, and the labor movement do to win $15/hour min.wage?
Join District 3 members to hear from one of the organizers of the fight for $15 in Seattle, the first major city to win $15, and discuss what we can learn from that struggle to win $15 across the US today. We’ll also discuss the International Day of Solidarity with the Amazon warehouse workers fighting to unionize, the upcoming housing justice town hall, and the Kshama Sawant solidarity campaign.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85862786160
If you need to call in:
253-215-8782
Meeting ID: 858 6278 6160

Kshama Solidarity Phonebank III - CANCELED/RE-SCHEDULED
2021-03-11 18:00 - 20:00 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
NOTE, WE ARE CANCELING AND RESCHEDULING TONIGHT’S PHONE BANK TO A DIFFERENT DAY. Check seattledsa.org/kshama​ for future phonebanks!

Defend Seattle’s socialist city council member! After failing to buy District 3’s city council seat in 2019, Seattle’s ruling class is attempting a right-wing recall of Kshama Sawant. We won’t let it happen!
Join us to phone-bank our membership about the Kshama Solidarity campaign. We’ll inform our comrades about the recall effort, rally volunteers, and ask for donations.
We’ll meet over Zoom for a brief training on our call system, then hit the phones. Phone-banking is a fun, easy way to get involved with this campaign. We’ll be talking to our fellow neighborhood socialists, so expect friendly conversations!

D2 meeting and co-convener elections
2021-03-11 18:00 - 19:00 | On Zoom, WA, United States
The out-going co-conveners of the D2 district group invite all district 2 members of SDSA to come and meet our new candidates for co-convener, and elect our replacements!
RSVP here for Zoom details.
Check out the D2 slack channel for a link to candidate statements.

Alabama Amazon Workers Rally Planning Meeting
2021-03-10 19:00 - 20:30 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
Join us for a meeting to plan our rally on the International Day of Solidarity with Alabama Amazon Workers.
SDSA is holding another rally on Sat. March 20th at 2 pm to support the Alabama Amazon warehouse workers who are fighting to form the nation’s first union at an Amazon workplace!!
Nearly 5,800 workers, 70% of whom are Black, have begun standing up against the second largest company in the country and the richest man in the world, Jeff Bezos. In 2020, Bezos made $35 MILLION PER HOUR, while most Amazon workers made only $15 per hour. They also work under grueling, unsafe, stressful conditions, risking their lives during the pandemic. If this union election wins, the impact on labor organizing in the south and around the country, on building BIPOC-led worker power, would be enormous. However, Amazon has spent nearly $10,000 PER DAY on a vicious propaganda campaign to pressure workers to vote against unionizing.
A strong show of solidarity here in Amazon’s hometown will send a powerful message to the Alabama workers that we’ve got their back. Come help boost the media coverage for our rally at the international headquarters of this corporate behemoth on this International Day of Action!
Speakers include Amazon warehouse workers.
The rally will also educate people about the PRO Act, which would remove legal obstacles to unionization, and we will call on President Biden and the Senate to pass this crucial bill.
Please RSVP for the rally here! (The rally will be socially distanced.)
Zoom link for tonight’s planning meeting at 7 pm.
Flier with more info

Rebels & Resistance Reading Group
2021-03-09 19:30 - 21:00 | https://meet.tech-bloc-sea.dev/RebelsandResistanceMarch2021
Do you know the story of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade who fought fascism in the Spanish Civil War?
How about the Tute Bianche, the 1990s Italian movement against global capital inspired by the Zapatistas?
Join some comrades to talk about a couple of the rich examples of mass resistance to oppression, violence and capitalism. How did these movements practice international solidarity? How did their tactics relate to their historical contexts? What lessons can we learn from their experiences?
Check out these articles if you can; you’re still welcome to come even if you can’t.
An Interview with Robin D. G. Kelley
Tute Bianche: The Practical Side of Myth Making (in Catastrophic Times)
Online here

Divest SPD Meeting
2021-03-09 17:00 - 18:30 | On Zoom, WA, United States
Come down to hear about the next steps in our campaigns to get the Seattle Foundation and Starbucks to divest from Seattle Police Foundation and reinvest in BIPOC community organizations. We’ve got an in-person rally / party coming up for the Seattle Foundation campaign this month and a lot of stuff to roll out for the Starbucks campaign beginning next month so we hope a lot of you can make this one!

RSVP HERE

Workers and the World Unite! DSA's PRO Act Launch
2021-03-07 14:00 - 15:30 | Virtual, WA, United States
DSA’s campaign to pass the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act launches Sunday with a nationwide call featuring Naomi Klein, Sarah Nelson (International President of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA) and Jamaal Bowman (US Representative from NY). Join the call, join the campaign!
More information and RSVP for zoom link here https://actionnetwork.org/events/workers-and-the-world-unite-dsa-for-pro-act-launch-call

Queer and Feminist Caucus - Work Meeting
2021-03-07 12:00 - 13:30 | Online (Zoom Call), WA

District 4 Reading Group: The Wretched of the Earth
2021-03-05 18:30 - 20:00 | Online (Zoom Call), WA
Join the District 4 reading group March 5th at 6:30pm to read the classic “The Wretched of the Earth” by Frantz Fanon — https://grattoncourses.files.wordpress.com/2019/12/frantz-fanon-richard-philcox-jean-paul-sartre-homi-k.-bhabha-the-wretched-of-the-earth-grove-press-2011.pdf. We will be reading the first three series of the last chapter “Colonial War and Mental Disorders”, pages 181-216 in Richard Philcox’s translation.
This event is open to DSA members and anyone curious about DSA.
Zoom Details:
https://washington.zoom.us/j/92664693099
Meeting ID: 926 6469 3099

Kshama Solidarity Subcommittee Meeting
2021-03-04 19:00 - 21:00 | On Zoom, WA, United States
Seattle DSA has endorsed the Kshama Solidarity Campaign, and we will work to defend our only socialist city council member from the millionaire-funded recall effort coming in 2021.
We have formed a committee to lead this effort. Please join us for the next meeting of this committee. We will plan our next activities, including the Apartment Captains campaign.
Please RSVP here, then check your email for a confirmation with Zoom details.
And please invite two of your friends and comrades to the meeting.

Housing Justice Policy Committee
2021-03-04 17:30 - 19:00 | Online, Seattle, WA, United States
Join Seattle DSA for our Housing Justice Policy Committee!
RSVP here for zoom information.

March General Membership Meeting and Candidate Forum
2021-03-02 19:00 - 21:00 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
Join Seattle DSA for our March General Membership Meeting, where we will have a candidate forum, featuring candidates for the 2021 Local Council!

This is a virtual meeting. For Zoom login info, please RSVP by registering here!
This is the link we use to post the proposed agenda for our monthly membership meetings. It is possible that this link may have an outdated agenda from the last month’s meeting. If so, the Local Council will eventually update this link with the proposed agenda for the upcoming month’s meeting as soon as it’s available. If you have an announcement or suggestion for the agenda, please email info@SeattleDSA.org

District 3 Movie Night: Judas and the Black Messiah
2021-02-28 18:30 - 20:30 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
Join D3 comrades for our monthly movie night! This month, we’ll be watching the new film Judas and the Black Messiah. Starring Daniel Kaluuya and Lakeith Stanfield, Judas and the Black Messiah is a dramatic portrayal of Illinois Black Panther Party chairman Fred Hampton’s (Kaluuya) assassination by local and federal law enforcement, aided by FBI informant Bill O’Neal (Stanfield).
We’ll watch the film together and have a discussion afterward.
Zoom info:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81426471411

Conversation with Robin Wonsley Worlobah, BLM Activist & Socialist City Council Candidate in Minneapolis
2021-02-28 17:00 - 18:30 | On Zoom, WA, United States
Robin is an organizer with the Minneapolis teachers union and a leading socialist voice in the Twin Cities BLM movement. She played a central role organizing DSA’s work in the uprising against George Floyd’s murder last year. Robin’s Ward 2 neighborhood was “ground zero” for the police riot and the widespread fires and destruction that followed, where she organized a mutual aid food distribution center and community-led efforts to rebuild. Out of that work, and following the Minneapolis City Council’s reversal of their promise to “dismantle” the Minneapolis Police Department, Robin decided to run for City Council in Ward 2.
Many Seattle DSA members will remember the inspiring front-line report that Robin gave at our June membership meeting last year. Please join us Sunday in welcoming Robin back to Seattle DSA for a discussion on the ongoing work for racial and economic justice in Minneapolis, and her campaign for City Council.
Sponsored by the Seattle DSA Electoral Committee. For more information please contact Ty at tytymo __at__ gmail.com
—–RSVP HERE—– for Zoom details.

Green New Deal and Ecosocialism Meeting
2021-02-28 15:30 - 17:00 | Virtual, WA, United States
Join us to pursue a fair and effective Green New Deal to halt climate change and win environmental justice. We explore ecosocialist theory, organize with climate groups, are developing a campaign for fare-free transit, and are participating in the national DSA’s Green New Deal campaign. Questions? Email greennewdeal@seattledsa.org
Zoom info:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83567416514?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 835 6741 6514
Password: [REDACTED]
Join by phone +1 253 215 8782

Immigration Justice Working Group
2021-02-28 15:00 - 17:00 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
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Immigration Justice Working Group February meeting. Let’s celebrate the win on the state bill to ban for-profit prisons in WA state. And then plan what to do next to move forward on more justice for immigrants.
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Queer & Feminist Caucus - Community Meeting
2021-02-28 12:00 - 13:30 | Online (Zoom Call), WA
Hop on a call with the Queer & Feminist Caucus as we talk about the future of our community. We’ll be gathering to discuss a new meeting structure and setting goals/projects we can work towards!
Grab yourself some food, a coffee, a mimosa and join us for Sunday brunch!

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Local Council Online Meeting
2021-02-27 13:00 - 15:00 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States

District 4 Meet-Up
2021-02-25 18:30 - 20:30 | Online (Zoom Call), WA
Join District 4 a casual zoom-based meet-up! This will be a time to get to know each other, build community, chat about whatever topics are on our minds, answer questions, etc.
This event is open to DSA members from other districts – or anyone curious about DSA.
District 4 is roughly U District, Eastlake, Fremont, Wallingford, Roosevelt, Ravenna, Bryant, Laurelhurst, Sand Point, View Ridge, and Wedgwood.

Zoom Details:
https://washington.zoom.us/j/95571608202
Meeting ID: 955 7160 8202
*Please contact us at d4sdsa@gmail.com if you have any accessibility concerns re: zoom*

Cutting Edge Labor Battles: Amazon Warehouse Workers & Teachers. Next District 3 Meeting (all are welcome!)
2021-02-25 18:30 - 20:00 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
In the wake of COVID and the economic catastrophe for working people, Amazon Warehouse workers in the South are taking on the fiercely anti-union Amazon behemoth to unionize and teachers and support staff are fighting for a safe return to classrooms for both students and staff across the country in the face of remorseless opposition from school district administrators and politicians. What can we learn from these struggles? Why are unions important? Why has there been a low number of labor struggles over the past period? How should socialists engage with/in the labor movement and union struggles?
Join District 3 members to discuss these important labor battles! We’ll also be discussing the housing fight SDSA is involved in and the Kshama Sawant Solidarty Campaign against the right-wing recall effort.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84786565865
If you need to call in:
253-215-8782
Meeting ID: 847 8656 5865

Housing Justice Town Hall Planning
2021-02-24 19:30 - 20:30 | https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81171650966
Come join us for our next pillar of the Housing Justice campaign: Town Hall events! We’re planning multiple town halls for state legislators to hear their constituents – tenants, housing justice advocates – and why they must pass vital tenants rights legislation, including SB 5160. We will also bring our demands of No Evictions, Social Housing, Shelter for All, and Rent Control! Come help us plan, we need you!
~SDSA’s Housing Justice Policy Committee

Kshama Solidarity Phonebank 2
2021-02-23 18:00 - 20:00 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
Defend Seattle’s socialist city council member! After failing to buy District 3’s city council seat in 2019, Seattle’s ruling class is attempting a right-wing recall of Kshama Sawant. We won’t let it happen!
Join us to phone-bank our membership about the Kshama Solidarity campaign. We’ll inform our comrades about the recall effort, rally volunteers, and ask for donations.
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We’ll meet over Zoom for a brief training on our call system, then hit the phones. Phone-banking is a fun, easy way to get involved with this campaign. We’ll be talking to our fellow neighborhood socialists, so expect friendly conversations!

Divest SPD meeting
2021-02-23 17:00 - 18:30 | On Zoom, WA, United States
It’s been a minute! Come down to hear about the next steps in our campaigns to get the Seattle Foundation and Starbucks to divest from Seattle Police Foundation and reinvest in BIPOC community organizations. When you RSVP on this page the next page you are taken to will include the Zoom link for the meeting. See you there!
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Socialist Night School
2021-02-22 18:00 - 19:30 | Online (Zoom Call), WA
Socialist Night School is an open course that provides a chance to develop our politics together, regardless of background knowledge or whether you’ve attended a class before. New members and lifelong socialists, all are welcome! To sign up for our mailing list or to find out more, e-mail us at SeaNightSchool [at] gmail . com

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Last October, after a year marked by mass protests over rising wealth inequality, Chileans voted overwhelmingly to create a new constitution—one that would replace the 1980 document drawn up by the country’s former dictator, Augusto Pinochet. It was a major step in the political revolution against Chile’s neoliberal regime.
What’s next for the creation of Chile’s new constitution? What social forces and political parties are involved? And what does Chile’s recent political history tell us about the challenges and prospects of a new road to democratic socialism?
Joining us to help make sense of all of this is Abigail Gutmann-Gonzalez. Gutmann-Gonzalez grew up in a rural community in post-dictatorial Chile and much of her early experiences there were foundational to her understanding of and belief in the working class. She has been a member of DSA since 2017 and is the former two-term Co-Chair of East Bay DSA. She currently resides in Berkeley, California.
You don’t need to be an expert on international politics or a Seattle DSA member to enjoy this lecture and the Q&A that follows. If you’d like to learn more about the past and future of the Chilean left, please join us!
Optional readings:

Noam Titelman, Allende in Chile Today
Abigail Gutmann-Gonzalez/Andrew Richner, Chile Awakens
René Rojas, Chile’s Democratic Revolution

The role of the State in a capitalist society: Lessons of Chile
2021-02-21 18:30 - 20:30 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
Join district 3 comrades for our next study group! We’ll be spending two sessions on Lessons of Chile, which examines the role of the state in a capitalist society through the socialist president Salvador Allende and the subsequent US-backed coup by Augusto Pinochet from a Marxist perspective.
For this week, please read through the section titled “The Bourgeois Counter-offensive”; discussion questions can be found here.
We also recommend this short supplemental reading.
Zoom info:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82194111991
To call in:
+12532158782,,82194111991# US (Tacoma)

Queer & Feminist Caucus with Special Guests: The Matchgirls Labor Struggle
2021-02-21 12:00 - 13:30 | Online, Seattle, WA, United States
Join the SDSA Queer & Feminist Caucus for our regular labor history happy hour — this time for brunch!
This month we’ll be joined by special guests from the UK who organizing to raise consciousness around the impact of the Matchgirls, a group of women in the 1880s who went on strike against some of the most horrific working conditions in the world and laid the groundwork for the modern labor movement, not just in the UK and Europe, but in the U.S. and around the world!
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Rally for Amazon Workers & Tenant Rights!
2021-02-20 14:00 - 15:30 | Washington Multi-Family Housing Association, 711 Powell Ave SW, Renton, WA, 98057, United States
THIS IN-PERSON MARCH WILL BE *STRICTLY* SOCIALLY DISTANCED. MASKS REQUIRED.
Over the years, Amazon has turned Greater Seattle into a city completely unaffordable to ordinary people. Yet while Amazon’s workers struggle to make rent, and 225,000 Washington families are in danger of being swept up by an “eviction tsunami” when the eviction moratorium expires March 31st, Bezos has earned enough money to give each of his workers $150,000 bonuses and still be as rich as he was before COVID.
That’s why King County Labor Council, Tenants Union of Washington, 350 Seattle, Amazon Employees for Climate Justice, Transit Riders Union, UNITE HERE Local 8, Seattle Democratic Socialists of America, and others are uniting in solidarity for a rally and march on February 20th.
This is part of a national day of action to support the union drive of Amazon warehouse workers in Alabama, as well as to demand the state legislature pass the strongest possible tenants rights protections, while thousands of Amazon workers and others struggle through COVID to stay afloat.
We’ll begin with a rally at the headquarters of a corporate landlord lobby group, the Multi-Family Housing Association, one of the most vocal opponents of vital tenant rights legislation in the Washington State Legislature right now — and make our way to the Amazon Flex warehouse a few blocks away.
We’re demanding:

Governor Inslee extends the moratorium until we can guarantee a dignified solution to all unemployed and lower-income workers unable to access quality affordable housing!
Pass a “just cause” eviction protection and bar landlords from evicting tenants for back rent accrued during the moratorium (SB5160)!
Establish a one-year rent freeze following the moratorium (SB5139)!
We need a green jobs program to rapidly build tens of thousands of affordable homes, statewide rent control, and permanent “just cause eviction” protections!
Don’t hollow out the Seattle Amazon Tax! We need progressive taxes to solve our housing crisis.
Amazon: quit your union-busting campaign!

Show up to support unionizing Amazon workers and desperately needed progressive housing legislation!
