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See you in 2 weeks! We envision a fair and effective Green New Deal to halt climate change and win environmental justice. In the short term, Seattle DSA’s Green New Deal Committee is developing a campaign to win Free Transit county-wide. Join us and the Ecosocialism Caucus, which offers a reading group every other Monday ... Read more
2020 Seattle DSA Convention ** NOTE: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the convention and LC election will be held online. Bylaws and resolutions will be postponed. ** All members of Seattle DSA both active and inactive are encouraged to attend this partial 2020 annual convention, adjusted for the coronavirus. Among other things, we will ... Read more
These meetings will be primarily focused on actions we can take in the immediate term. We will start by pressuring our local electeds. We will discuss progress from prior meetings, as well as different tactics we can take. We will then agree on a short message that we, as DSA members, can send out to ... Read more
TODAY, the Seattle City Council will be voting on a resolution to call on Governor Inslee to institute a state-wide rent freeze during the Covid-19 crisis. The POC led group Got Green has asked people to call their councilmembers and ask them to vote in favor of this resolution. We are calling on Seattle DSA ... Read more
Join District 5 members in phonebanking other SDSA D5 members to reach out and connect during these trying times and to sign a letter petition to demand WA Gov.Inslee and the Seattle City Council place a moratorium on rent. With Gov. Inslee having announced a moratorium on evictions, which is positive, we need to go ... Read more
Join District 3 members in phonebanking other SDSA D3 members to reach out and connect during these trying times and to sign a letter petition to demand WA Gov.Inslee and the Seattle City Council place a moratorium on rent. With Gov. Inslee announcing a moratorium on evictions, which is positive, we need to go further ... Read more
As Seattle DSA continues to grow (especially as class consciousness shoots through the roof in the coronavirus era), we need more ways to reach our members. A couple of your comrades are planning to create a podcast that covers all things SDSA. Please join us to discuss everything from what topics we should cover to ... Read more
Does your building management take too long to make repairs? Are you concerned that your lease could be illegal? Does your landlord charge you too much rent? You’re not alone. The Tenant Organizing Collective is a group of Seattle area residents, including experienced housing rights activists, who meet every week to teach each other concrete, ... Read more
Join District 5 members for a Zoom/phone ACTION meeting this WEDNESDAY to discuss what we can do in our neighborhoods and city to organize relief efforts in our communities and if there are any CAMPAIGNS or actions we can take to defend working people’s jobs or tenets ORGANIZING rent strikes. We also plan to discuss, ... 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.
Join District 3 members for a Zoom/phone meeting this THURSDAY to discuss the excellent petition/letter campaign by several DSA members that demands Gov. Inslee decree a rent suspension and how we can build that pressure campaign in District 3. As well as discuss the demand of taking into public democratic ownership corporations like American Airlines, ... Read more
Monthly meeting of the Member Engagement Team: we work on welcoming new and prospective DSA members, and connecting them to organizing projects in the chapter. This month we will be discussing how to continue work during the Covid19 crisis!
While we are on lockdown for the foreseeable future we can take advantage of this time at home to catch up on some reading and to join a riveting discussion group! Join District 5 members this SATURDAY 4/4 at 10:30am over ZOOM to discuss THE COMMUNIST MANIFESTO, Chapter 1. This is a foundational reading for ... Read more
We'll be doing another video chat version of SDSA's Jacobin Reading Group this month. The readings are: Was Keynes a Socialist? Gary Mongiovi p. 131 https://drive.google.com/open?id=1N4WWDlwx3PTyycy_ta6C6tBMhypUSbaB Medicare for All is the One in a Million Shot We Have to Make Happen Natalie Shure https://jacobinmag.com/2020/02/medicare-for-all-is-the-one-in-a-million-shot-we-have-to-make-happen Video chat link: https://hangouts.google.com/hangouts/_/calendar/Y25hdGFsZUBnbWFpbC5jb20.06ni5kimj3he6horspcvli1n7l?authuser=0
Come to learn about what Democratic Socialism is all about, what we can learn about capitalism and socialism from the current 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. While it's called a "New ... Read more
Join District 6 members for a Zoom/phone ACTION meeting this SUNDAY to discuss what we can do in our neighborhoods and city to organize relief efforts in our communities and if there are any CAMPAIGNS or actions we can take to defend working people’s jobs or tenets ORGANIZINGrent strikes. We also plan to discuss, what ... Read more
These meetings will be primarily focused on actions we can take in the immediate term. We will start by pressuring state electeds. We will discuss progress from prior meetings, as well as different tactics we can take. This will include pressuring electeds, tenant organizing, and mutual aid. Finally, we will plan some actions for people ... 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] We're making the transition ... Read more
In this time of unprecedented crisis it's especially important that we stand in solidarity with each other. So we're going to check in with members, see how they're doing, and make sure that they know about the mutual aid fund and how to request funds. We'll start with a Zoom meeting and we'll discuss the ... Read more
Does your building management take too long to make repairs? Are you concerned that your lease could be illegal? Does your landlord charge you too much rent? You’re not alone. The Tenant Organizing Collective is a group of Seattle area residents, including experienced housing rights activists, who meet every week to teach each other concrete, ... Read more
Join your D3 comrades in phonebanking SDSA D3 members to reach out and connect during these trying times and to talk about the campaign and petition demanding Governor Inslee and other officials to decree a rent suspension/forgiveness. We'll also be plugging our weekly D3 meetings (Thursday nights at 7). Now more than ever, it's critical ... Read more
Join District 3 members to discuss... COVID19 has unleashed a global economic and social catastrophe, the devastating impact of which will be disproportionately borne by working people. This comes on the backs of four decades of neoliberalism which meted out savage cuts to working people’s living standards to the point that 12% of the US ... Read more
Join Seattle DSA to review all that we achieved through Bernie's campaign and discuss how we can capture the energy we built over the last months to continue building our power and building towards a democratic socialist future. We'll review the strengths of Bernie's campaign, chiefly realigning the entire U.S. political balance of forces — ... Read more
We need to suspend rents now! The covid-19 situation becomes both a housing crisis and a health crisis. Join us in phone zapping the Governor's phonelines until he takes action on our demands. What do we mean by phone zap? We will be calling in to the Governor's office in shifts. If we get through ... Read more
Join District 5 members to discuss the sad news of Bernie dropping out, what we think and feel about it, potential lessons we can draw from the campaign and how we can continue the political revolution against the billionaire class. We’ll also be discussing how we can organize in our neighborhoods in District 5 for ... Read more
Join District 5 members this SATURDAY 4/11 at 10:30am over ZOOM to discuss THE COMMUNIST MANIFESTO, Chapter 2-3. This is a foundational reading for socialists to understand the capitalist system, the scientific socialist theory of change, the class division in the capitalist system, the source for our political, economic, and social exploitation, and why the ... 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]
Join District 1 members to discuss the sad news of Bernie dropping out, what we think and feel about it, potential lessons we can draw from the campaign and how we can continue the political revolution against the billionaire class. We’ll also be discussing how we can organize in our neighborhoods in District 1 for ... Read more
Join District 3 members for a special District 3 meeting to grapple with the sad news of Bernie dropping out, what we think and feel about it, potential lessons we can draw from the campaign and how we can continue the political revolution against the billionaire class. https://zoom.us/j/618188882 Meeting ID: 618 188 882 +16699009128 (San Jose)
We envision a fair and effective Green New Deal to halt climate change and win environmental justice. In the short term, Seattle DSA’s Green New Deal Committee is developing a campaign to win Free Transit county-wide. Join us and the Ecosocialism Caucus, which offers a reading group every other Monday evening. Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/341647403?pwd=Y0xFR1BFc3pldDY0WjhWSHJVM3gzQT09 ... Read more
Join District 6 members to discuss the sad news of Bernie dropping out, what we think and feel about it, potential lessons we can draw from the campaign and how we can continue the political revolution against the billionaire class. We’ll also be discussing how we can organize in our neighborhoods in District 6 for ... Read more
These meetings will be primarily focused on actions we can take in the immediate term. We will start by pressuring state electeds. We will discuss progress from prior meetings, as well as different tactics we can take. This will include pressuring electeds, tenant organizing, and mutual aid. Finally, we will plan some actions for people ... Read more
Join the brand new Seattle DSA District 2 reading group on the biography of Rosa Luxemberg by Paul Frölich. Rosa Luxemburg was an inspirational revolutionary leader, socialist theoretician, and tireless fighter for the working class right up until the moment when she was tragically murdered during the German Revolution. While Lenin and the Russian socialists ... Read more
Join Seattle DSA for our April General Membership Meeting where we’ll be joined by guest DSA member Eric Blanc, author of Red State Revolt and Bernie Sanders surrogate. Eric will share about how workers are organizing in this moment of crisis, including the Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee, a joint project of DSA and the United ... Read more
Does your building management take too long to make repairs? Are you concerned that your lease could be illegal? Does your landlord charge you too much rent? You’re not alone. The Tenant Organizing Collective is a group of Seattle area residents, including experienced housing rights activists, who meet every week to teach each other concrete, ... Read more
Join your D3 comrades in phonebanking SDSA D3 members to reach out and connect during these trying times and to talk about the campaign and petition demanding Governor Inslee and other officials to decree a rent suspension/forgiveness. We’ll also be plugging our weekly D3 meetings (Thursday nights at 7). Now more than ever, it’s critical ... Read more
Join us as we read Chapter 5 of Paul LeBlanc's account of the Russian Revolution, October Song. What lessons can the Russian Revolution give to us today? What actually happened before and after the working class took power? How do conditions in society dictate our strategies and tactics? How would we, in a modern context, ... Read more
As COVID19 tightens its grip on society, global stock markets have collapsed by 30%. Unemployment is soaring, 16 million in the last 3 weeks, and threatens to crest double digits, as high as 20% according to Goldman Sachs. We don’t know what the full impact will be but what we do know is, like the ... Read more
Join us in reading two articles on the types of strategies socialists should employ to gain power in society. The first is the DSA strategy document https://www.dsausa.org/strategy/resistance_rising_socialist_strategy_in_the_age_of_political_revolution/. The second is “Where does power come from?” by Amelia Davenport in cosmonaut https://cosmonaut.blog/2018/09/03/where-does-power-come-from/. It discusses building institutions independent of the state at length. See local_district_4 channel in ... Read more
Please come if you are interested in getting involved with the work to provide masks for workers whose employers don't provide them with personal protective equipment. No one should have to risk dying to make a living! Zoom link to attend: https://zoom.us/j/628243862 If you aren't interested in being involved in the work of planning / ... Read more
Join District 5 this Saturday at 3:00pm for a covid-19 organizing strategy session followed by a discussion about who should pay for this crisis. During the COVID-19 strategy session we want to discuss what we can do to apply pressure to elected officials / employers now. What tactics should we take as a group to pressure ... Read more
Seattle DSA helped score a win! SDSA helped pressure Inslee through phone zaps and a petition/letter campaign to extend the eviction moratorium by 7 weeks, a ban on late fees, and a freeze on rent increases! Let’s keep up the pressure for a rent suspension/forgiveness! Join D1 members in phonebanking SDSA members in District 1 ... Read more
What is the state? What is the role of the state in capitalist society? What is the role of political parties? Can we reform our way to socialism through the state? If we agree the current state must be replaced, what should replace it and how do we replace it? Do socialists support violent revolution? ... Read more
COVID 19 has universally affected our neighbors and communities. Even relatively well-off workers are suddenly coping with working from home and childcare, while the most vulnerable now find themselves competing for ever scarcer resources. While we are all feeling the effects of this crisis, some workers are disproportionately affected. Frontline and essential workers, who are ... Read more
These meetings will be primarily focused on actions we can take in the immediate term. We will start by pressuring state electeds. We will discuss progress from prior meetings, as well as different tactics we can take. This will include pressuring electeds, tenant organizing, and mutual aid. Finally, we will plan some actions for people ... Read more
We need to suspend rents now! The covid-19 situation becomes both a housing crisis and a health crisis. Join us in phone zapping the Governor’s phonelines until he takes action on our demands. What do we mean by phone zap? We will be calling in to the Governor’s office in shifts. If we get through ... Read more
Join the Seattle DSA District 2 reading group on the biography of Rosa Luxemberg by Paul Frölich. Rosa Luxemburg was an inspirational revolutionary leader, socialist theoretician, and tireless fighter for the working class right up until the moment when she was tragically murdered during the German Revolution. While Lenin and the Russian socialists faced brutal ... Read more
Fighting for Housing Rights and Workers' Rights During Covid-19: A District 2 Virtual Community Forum with Councilmember Tammy Morales hosted by Seattle DSA The COVID-19 pandemic has our community on edge. Renters and homeowners are struggling to get by and frontline workers are facing impossible decisions between job security and personal safety. Join Seattle DSA ... Read more
Does your building management take too long to make repairs? Are you concerned that your lease could be illegal? Does your landlord charge you too much rent? You’re not alone. The Tenant Organizing Collective is a group of Seattle area residents, including experienced housing rights activists, who meet every week to teach each other concrete, ... Read more
Politicians like to say that we are all in this together, that this crisis hits rich and poor alike, and while we know this virus will strike any and all, we also know that working people will face the brunt of the crisis and will be forced to pay for it long after its gone. ... Read more
Join us for our monthly District 4 meet-up. We’ll discuss upcoming DSA events and ongoing campaigns. We’ll also talk about how we can support our neighbors through our current public health crisis. See local_district_4 channel in Slack or email [email protected] for zoom meeting details. District 4 hosts these meet-ups on the third Thursday of every ... Read more
Join us for our monthly District 4 meet-up. We’ll discuss upcoming DSA events and ongoing campaigns. We’ll also talk about how we can support our neighbors through our current public health crisis. See local_district_4 channel in Slack or email [email protected] for zoom details. This event is open to DSA members from other districts - or ... Read more
Amazon Employees for Climate Justice (AECJ) sent a meeting invitation to fellow employees internally on April 10 to hear from warehouse workers about conditions in warehouses during COVID-19 and about the intersections between the COVID-19 pandemic and the climate crisis from author and climate justice advocate Naomi Klein. Hours after the invitation was sent, Amazon ... Read more
Join District 5 members to discuss... May 1st - International Workers Day - presents us the opportunity to discuss the impact of COVID19 on the liberal capitalist world order, immigration, prospects for struggle, how the global economic and social catastrophe unleashed by the coronavirus will disproportionately impact developing and poor countries, and how we can ... Read more
Come to learn about what Democratic Socialism is all about, what we can learn about capitalism and socialism from the current 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. While it's called a "New ... Read more
What is the state? What is the role of the state in capitalist society? What is the role of political parties? Can we reform our way to socialism through the state? If we agree the current state must be replaced, what should replace it and how do we replace it? Do socialists support violent revolution? ... Read more
We pursue a fair and effective Green New Deal to halt climate change and win environmental justice. We explore ecosocialist theory, and are developing a campaign for fare-free transit. Email [email protected] for password (or see slack) and join us via zoom info below. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89248900517?pwd=UGUzZStmWTZzNkJyY1B1SGlBaHpPQT09 Meeting ID: 892 4890 0517 Dial in: +1 253 215 8782 ... Read more
Join DSA District 6 members in discussing... DSA voted Bernie or Bust! What does that mean for us now? How can we continue to raise expectations towards a socialist democracy when we are confronted with the logic of lesser Evilism? What position should DSA take toward democrats and liberals who rightly want to be free ... Read more
Join the Seattle DSA District 2 reading group on the biography of Rosa Luxemberg by Paul Frölich. Rosa Luxemburg was an inspirational revolutionary leader, socialist theoretician, and tireless fighter for the working class right up until the moment when she was tragically murdered during the German Revolution. While Lenin and the Russian socialists faced brutal ... Read more
Join District 3 members to discuss... “Teamster Rebellion” is the dynamic story of one of the most important strikes in modern labor history, from one of the main organizers. The Teamsters strike in Minneapolis in 1934 was an all out war between the workers and the entire ruling class, their corporate media, armed thugs, and ... Read more
Does your building management take too long to make repairs? Are you concerned that your lease could be illegal? Does your landlord charge you too much rent? You’re not alone. The Tenant Organizing Collective is a group of Seattle area residents, including experienced housing rights activists, who meet every week to teach each other concrete, ... Read more
Join District 3 meeting to discuss…. “People are making a choice between rent and food, and that’s not a choice they should have to make,” Across Seattle and beyond, working people are facing this grim choice as they are being forced to bear the brunt of the economic calamity unleashed by the Covid-19 response. Meanwhile, ... Read more
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