We now have two related outlets for your eco-socialist energy! We have formed an External Organizing Subcommittee, known as the GND Committee for short. This committee will pursue external campaigns that advance the socialist movement and win a just Green New Deal. The Ecosocialism Caucus will continue to pursue educational efforts to sharpen our thinking ... Read more
Seattle DSA holds a General Meeting, first Tuesday of each month at Washington Hall. This event is member friendly and oftentimes has voting on issues affecting the chapter. For inquiries to childcare, contact [email protected]
Come join us for our third general election canvass for Shaun Scott! Shaun is a democratic socialist running for Seattle City Council District 4, advocating for a Green New Deal for Seattle, public housing, municipal broadband, and so much more! The general election for Seattle City Council is on November 5th and we need to ... Read more
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.
September Special Group Exhibition with DON FELS, CAROL GOUTHRO, ELIZABETH SANDVIG-SPAFFORD, and KATHLEEN SKEELS in partnership with the WASHINGTON IMMIGRANT SOLIDARITY NETWORK Gallery I|M|A is thrilled to announce a special September group show in partnership with the Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network! In addition to exhibiting beautiful new work from artists Don Fels, Carol Gouthro, ... Read more
Join Seattle DSA as we knock on doors in Columbia City as part of DSA’s Bernie Sanders 2020 Campaign! Bernie Sanders’s 2020 run offers an unprecedented opportunity for socialists to reach to thousands of people with our politics, build working-class power, and engage in a class-struggle campaign. We'll be meeting in the northeast corner of ... Read more
We'll be doing a special reading for September: Nancy Fraser's The Old is Dying and the New Cannot be Born! The global political, ecological, economic, and social breakdown—symbolized by Trump’s election—has destroyed faith that neoliberal capitalism is beneficial to the majority. Nancy Fraser explores how this faith was built through the late twentieth century by ... Read more
The Seattle DSA Union Council invites union members to attend our monthly Labor for Bernie campaign meeting. We will be brainstorming ideas for how to develop strong campaigns within our unions not only to build support for Bernie Sanders and but also for a wider political revolution against the billionaire class. We will also be ... Read more
From the Shaun Scott for City Council - District 4 Campaign: Hello Scott 2019 friends and supporters! We're on to the general and excited to continue talking to our neighbors about our campaign and the issues they care about most! This weekend, we will be knocking doors in Bryant and encouraging folks to vote Scott ... Read more
Come join us for our third general election canvass for Shaun Scott! Shaun is a democratic socialist running for Seattle City Council District 4, advocating for a Green New Deal for Seattle, public housing, municipal broadband, and so much more! Shaun’s also received the Seattle and national DSA’s endorsement. The general election for Seattle City ... Read more
Calling all socialists and the socialist-curious! Join the Seattle DSA to celebrate Labor Day and to honor the Labor Movement and Labor Community, past and present this September the 8th with a picnic, being held after Labor Day to accommodate folks who were out of town! Shelter #1 near the water at the EAST side ... Read more
A frightful hobgoblin stalks throughout District 2. We are haunted by a ghost—the ghost of Communism! Join the District 2 Reading group, where we will be reading and discussing socialists texts from throughout our rich shared history, from Marx and Engels through contemporary writers. In this session, we will be reading part of Bhaskar Sunkara’s ... Read more
Come join the Seattle DSA for our fourth general election canvass for Shaun Scott's city council campaign! Shaun is a democratic socialist running for Seattle City Council District 4, advocating for a Green New Deal for Seattle, public housing, municipal broadband, and so much more! Shaun’s also received the Seattle and national DSA’s endorsement. The ... Read more
With Elizabeth Warren surging in the polls, a growing number of working people and youth are getting energized around her ideas and increasingly see her as a viable candidate to challenge Trump and Wall Street. How should DSA relate to people who support her campaign and who are likely open to socialist ideas? How are Warren's politics ... Read more
Come watch the Democratic Presidential Debate with the Seattle Democratic Socialists of America! This now-narrowed debate field includes: Bernie Sanders! Elizabeth Warren and her half-measure policies! Joe Biden will be there (kind of)! Beto O’Rourke still for some reason! And the rest of the Democratic primary field candidates that we all know and love. It’s ... Read more
Join our discussion of Chapters 1 and 4 of Alternatives to Capitalism: Proposals for a Democratic Economy by Robin Hahnel and Erik Olin Wright. Available free in electronic format here: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.ssc.wisc.edu/~wright/Published%2520writing/Alternatives%2520to%2520Capitalism.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwiFzqql2b_kAhWOpZ4KHTFIDgIQFjAPegQIChAB&usg=AOvVaw2iq8LqtvDiWJRBxFc9DHYb Feel free to bring discussion questions of your own, or to come and listen in. Hope to see you there!
The Border Crossed Us: A History of Movement, Border-Making, and What that Means for Us Today Come to the first social for the Immigrant Justice Working Group! Meet new people. Find out how you can plug in and help out. Socialize with the people you have already been working with, or meet some of the ... Read more
Socialism is experiencing a historic resurgence and new members are joining Seattle DSA all the time, yet only a small portion of our large membership is active. Join us to plan and work on projects to help new members get involved in our chapter, and to re-engage and mobilize current members. Note: the entrance to ... Read more
From the Shaun Scott for City Council – District 4 Campaign: Hello, Shaun Scott 2019 Campaign supporters and volunteers! It's time for another Saturday canvass of our neighbors in District 4! This weekend, we will be knocking doors in Wallingford and encouraging folks to vote Scott for Seattle City Council on Tuesday, November 5th. We ... Read more
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, e-mail [email protected].
Come join the Seattle DSA Queer and Feminist Caucus for our September Meeting! We'll be discussing how the feminist movement won Roe v. Wade, how reproductive rights have slowly been eroded following, and how we're planning on reclaiming them. We'll also be planning for the October 3rd reproductive rights rally for Rosie Jimenez Day. All ... Read more
Calling all socialists and the socialist curious - join us for a North Seattle Socialist Happy Hour at The Growler Guys in Lake City! Come grab a drink, a bite to eat and get to know a little bit more about the Seattle DSA. If you want to learn more about what the chapter is ... Read more
Come join us for our third general election canvass for Shaun Scott! Shaun is a democratic socialist running for Seattle City Council District 4, advocating for a Green New Deal for Seattle, public housing, municipal broadband, and so much more! Shaun’s also received the Seattle and national DSA’s endorsement. The general election for Seattle City ... Read more
We now have two related outlets for your ecosocialist energy! The Green New Deal committee will pursue external campaigns that advance the socialist movement and win a just Green New Deal. The Ecosocialism Caucus will continue to sharpen our thinking, pursue internal education and possibly incubate new external campaigns. For now we are meeting together. ... Read more
School's back in session and Bernie’s Thurgood Marshall Plan for Education is a plan to breathe life back into public education. The plan includes ending charter schools, guaranteeing higher education for every young person, forgiving student debt, combating racism in schools, making sure educators are paid fairly, and helping rebuild unions. Come discuss what the ... Read more
Come join us for our third general election canvass for Shaun Scott! Shaun is a democratic socialist running for Seattle City Council District 4, advocating for a Green New Deal for Seattle, public housing, municipal broadband, and so much more! Shaun’s also received the Seattle and national DSA’s endorsement. The general election for Seattle City ... Read more
Ceramic artwork is currently being exhibited by Kathleen SKeels, Carol Gouthro, Elizabeth Sandvig-Spafford, and Don Fels at Gallery IMA. Three artworks remain on sale at 100% donation to the Fair Fight Bond Fund. Visitors to the exhibit can also simply make a donation directly to the fund ---- The WASHINGTON IMMIGRANT SOLIDARITY NETWORK (WAISN) is ... Read more
Call out sick! Take a vacation day! Announce you're on #ClimateStrike! Bring co-workers! Respond to the call of youth climate activists to protest government inaction on the climate emergency. Tentative meeting location for Seattle DSA comrades--just east of the north tennis court in Cal Anderson park (in or near baseball diamond). Watch for updates. 9 ... Read more
Workers of the Art Workers Union at the Frye Art Museum are currently in contract negotiations with management to win their first collective bargaining agreement. However, during this time, the Frye Management has brought in outside security contractors and failed to hire new workers who would be part of the bargaining unit among other ongoing ... Read more
From the Shaun Scott for City Council – District 4 Campaign: Hello, Shaun Scott 2019 Campaign supporters and volunteers! It’s time for another Saturday canvass of our neighbors in District 4! This weekend, we will be knocking doors in Wallingford and encouraging folks to vote Scott for Seattle City Council on Tuesday, November 5th. We ... Read more
Come join us for our general election canvass for Shaun Scott! Shaun is a democratic socialist running for Seattle City Council District 4, advocating for a Green New Deal for Seattle, public housing, municipal broadband, and so much more! Shaun’s also received the Seattle and national DSA’s endorsement. The general election for Seattle City Council ... Read more
Ceramic artwork is currently being exhibited by Kathleen SKeels, Carol Gouthro, Elizabeth Sandvig-Spafford, and Don Fels at Gallery IMA. Three artworks remain on sale at 100% donation to the Fair Fight Bond Fund. Visitors to the exhibit can also simply make a donation directly to the fund —- The WASHINGTON IMMIGRANT SOLIDARITY NETWORK (WAISN) is ... Read more
NOTE FROM OUR HOST: the location is accessed from the alley between Spokane and Hinds, behind Beacon. Call (425)830-0483 if you have any trouble finding the spot. A frightful hobgoblin stalks throughout District 2. We are haunted by a ghost—the ghost of Communism! Join the District 2 Reading group, where we will be reading ... Read more
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 a link to the virtual meeting and an agenda, e-mail [email protected].
Come join us for our ninth general election canvass for Shaun Scott! Shaun is a democratic socialist running for Seattle City Council District 4, advocating for a Green New Deal for Seattle, public housing, municipal broadband, and so much more! Shaun’s also received the Seattle and national DSA’s endorsement, in addition to the endorsements from: ... Read more
The concept of single-payer healthcare is not complicated: the government pays for all care for all people. The idea is simple in theory, so what’s stopping us from implementing single-payer healthcare in our nation? Writer and healthcare data scientist Timothy Faust arrives at Town Hall to explain the idea of single-payer healthcare, why we don’t ... Read more
Join the Shaun Scott campaign for their first coalition canvass during the general election! Shaun is a democratic socialist running for Seattle City Council District 4, advocating for a Green New Deal for Seattle, public housing, municipal broadband, and so much more! Shaun has been endorsed by the Seattle DSA, the national DSA, SEIU Local ... Read more
It’s another meeting of the Seattle DSA Committee for Bernie Sanders! Are you excited for 2020 and getting a democratic socialist named Bernard Sanders into office? Interested in joining a mass movement that will fight for the demands of working class people? Then this is the place for you! Join us at Victrola Coffee and ... Read more
In the 2013 film, "Who Is Dayani Cristal?," the background of a Central American migrant worker and the fatal journey he took to reach the United States is explored as a microcosm of our country's harsh immigration and border policies. After the film, there will be a brief discussion about the factors that have contributed ... Read more
From the Shaun Scott for City Council – District 4 Campaign: Hello, Shaun Scott 2019 Campaign supporters and volunteers! It’s time for another Saturday canvass of our neighbors in District 4! This weekend, we will be knocking doors in Wallingford and encouraging folks to vote Scott for Seattle City Council on Tuesday, November 5th. We ... Read more
"Tonight, we renew our resolve that America will never be a socialist country", declared Trump in his 2019 State of the Union Address. Since then, Trump and the GOP have launched furious attacks on Bernie, “the Squad”, and the ideas of socialism. What are the billionaires and corporate donors afraid of? Trump and the billionaires’ ... Read more
Come join us for our eleventh general election canvass for Shaun Scott! Shaun is a democratic socialist running for Seattle City Council District 4, advocating for a Green New Deal for Seattle, public housing, municipal broadband, and so much more! Shaun’s also received the Seattle and national DSA’s endorsement. The general election for Seattle City ... Read more
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 [email protected] With the primary season ... Read more
Join us at the Capitol Hill Light Rail station at 5:00 p.m. as we crowd canvass Seattle Central College and continue to build momentum for our local Seattle DSA for Bernie Campaign! We have a brief training to start and talking to people about Bernie is easy and fun, so newcomers are welcome!
Seattle DSA holds a General Meeting, first Tuesday of each month at Washington Hall. This event is member friendly and oftentimes has voting on issues affecting the chapter. For inquiries to childcare, contact [email protected]
Come join us for our general election canvasses for Shaun Scott! Shaun is a democratic socialist running for Seattle City Council District 4, advocating for a Green New Deal for Seattle, public housing, municipal broadband, and so much more! Shaun’s also received the Seattle and national DSA’s endorsement. The general election for Seattle City Council ... Read more
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.
In 1977, Rosie Jimenez, a Latinx college student and single mother, was the first known person to die after the Hyde Amendment banned federal funds from covering Medicaid abortions. This effectively cut millions of low-income people off from safe access to reproductive healthcare. She felt she had no choice but to seek out a cheap ... Read more
Join the Shaun Scott campaign for their first coalition canvass during the general election! Shaun is a democratic socialist running for Seattle City Council District 4, advocating for a Green New Deal for Seattle, public housing, municipal broadband, and so much more! Shaun has been endorsed by the Seattle DSA, the national DSA, SEIU Local ... Read more
Come join us for our monthly meeting! We’ll be discussing the projects we've got underway, how to coordinate our work, new types of projects we'd like to expand out into, and more. Newcomers are welcome!
***LOCATION/TIME CHANGE FOR OCTOBER JACOBIN READING GROUP*** It turns out there's a Shaun canvass happening from 11am-1pm on Saturday. In order to give everyone a chance to make it to that, I rescheduled the Jacobin Reading Group discussion to: Saturday, Oct 5 3-5pm Montlake Library The time/location info on this page was updated to reflect ... Read more
From the Shaun Scott for City Council – District 4 Campaign: Hello, Shaun Scott 2019 Campaign supporters and volunteers! It’s time for another Saturday canvass of our neighbors in District 4! This weekend, we will be knocking doors in Wallingford and encouraging folks to vote Scott for Seattle City Council on Tuesday, November 5th. We ... Read more