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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
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.
Join us for a special Jacobin Reading Group in which we discuss what it will take to advance the American socialist movement beyond the Bernie Sanders campaign. The discussion will be framed around three chapters of Meagan Day and Micah Uetricht's book, Bigger Than Bernie. Please read the following chapters prior to the event: Chapter ... Read more
Some Seattle DSA members in district 2 have been holding weekly informal calls on Zoom since the lock-down, in lieu of tabling and other on-the-ground organizing we had been doing before COVID-19. We would like to invite all SDSA D2 members to join these calls and participate in ongoing discussions about our changing political landscape ... 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
In these action meetings, we will discuss our current pressure pressure campaign to suspend rent. We will discuss the results of the prior phonezap, as well as an exciting new action against a large landlord. Finally, we will plan out future actions for the campaign and determine action items. Zoom Info: Check Slack!
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
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] ---> RSVP here! <--- ... Read more
Join Seattle DSA for our May General Membership Meeting! We will discuss how to build towards a Green New Deal in the face of the dual crises of COVID-19 and capitalism. Politicians and corporations push to re-open businesses and lift shelter-in-place orders, claiming that we can “get back to normal.” Yet we know that we ... 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
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 4 SDSA to discuss forming a Democratic Socialist Party. Recently, a petition was made to push the national political committee of the DSA to hold conferences to discuss this issue and to start working towards building such a party. Why/how should we work towards building a party? What can we learn from the ... Read more
Join District 3 members to discus Chapters 4-7 of Teamster Rebellion. “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 ... Read more
“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, Jeff Bezos’ wealth increased by $15 ... Read more
Since January, the Tax Amazon coalition has been fighting for Seattle to pass a tax on the 800 richest corporations to provide immediate financial aid to the 100,000 Seattleites most in need and to fund the construction of union-built green housing and home retrofitting. On Thursday though, three Democrat Seattle City Councilmembers shelved the bill ... Read more
Looking for community and inspiration during COVID-19? Join the Queer & Feminist caucus for our Zoom happy hours and discussions on labor history. We want to explore the rich history of women and queer folks in the US labor movement together! RSVP here and we’ll send you the link! This week we’ll learn about the ... Read more
Until further notice, the D2 weekly call is being replaced by a table at the Monday evening Columbia City demonstration in support of black lives. Check out Monday's calendar listings for details.
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, and are developing a campaign for fare-free transit. Zoom info below. Email [email protected] for password or see Green New Deal channel in slack. Time: May 10, 2020 03:30 ... Read more
In these action meetings, we will discuss our current pressure pressure campaign to suspend rent. We will discuss the results of the prior phonezap, as well as an exciting new action against a large landlord. Finally, we will plan out future actions for the campaign and determine action items. Zoom Info: Check Slack! Or sign ... 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
Since January, the Tax Amazon coalition has been fighting for Seattle to pass a tax on the 800 richest corporations to provide immediate financial aid to the 100,000 Seattleites most in need and to fund the construction of union-built green housing and home retrofitting. On Thursday though, three Democrat Seattle City Councilmembers shelved the bill 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
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. You don’t need to be ... Read more
Join us as we read 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, wrest power from ... Read more
Since January, the Tax Amazon coalition has been fighting for Seattle to pass a tax on the 800 richest corporations to provide immediate financial aid to the 100,000 Seattleites most in need and to fund the construction of union-built green housing and home retrofitting. On Thursday though, three Democrat Seattle City Councilmembers shelved the bill the ... 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. You don’t need to be ... Read more
This past week three Democrats on the Seattle City Council shelved the bill our coalition has been fighting for to tax Amazon and the 800 richest corporations in Seattle to provide immediate Covid economic relief to the 100,000 people in Seattle most in need. It would also fund the construction of union-built, green, social housing ... 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 and beyond. See local_district_4 channel in Slack or email [email protected] for zoom details. *Please contact us at [email protected] if you have any accessibility ... Read more
Join District 3 members to discus Chapters 8-10 of Teamster Rebellion. “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 ... Read more
In these action meetings, we will discuss our current pressure campaign to cancel rent. We have a number of action proposals which we will debate and plan. Finally, we will plan out future actions for the campaign and determine action items. Zoom Info: Check Slack! Or sign up here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeznozu1DVJFVJsuluGOuRjcLJQkYxDmbF9dllEh0F-Jn16eA/viewform
At 2pm, join on Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/99892046340 Our movement to Tax Amazon to fund housing, jobs, and Green New Deal programs has built powerful momentum. Through a series of grassroots action conferences, we’ve democratically decided on key aspects of our strategy. Since we’ve never relied on the political establishment to act, we filed our grassroots ballot ... Read more
Until further notice, the D2 weekly call is being replaced by a table at the Monday evening Columbia City demonstration in support of black lives. Check out Monday's calendar listings for details.
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. Join us via zoom link below and by emailing [email protected] for password (or see slack). https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89713120291?pwd=TGRQbDFDUjJWVXMzT3dwYnVzUUdDQT09 Or by phone 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) Meeting ID: ... 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
Background Since January, the Tax Amazon coalition has been fighting for Seattle to pass a tax on the 800 richest corporations to provide immediate covid relief to Seattleites and to fund the construction of union-built green housing and home retrofitting, putting thousands of people back to work after covid. The recent move by the City ... Read more
Join SDSA District 5 for a discussion on police brutality this Tues, May 19th 6:30pm. As long as there have been police, there has been police brutality, but the death of Trayvon Martin in 2012 and subsequent founding of the Black Lives Matter movement the following year served as an eye opener to many on ... 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
This training will get you ready to speak with new members about how they can begin getting involved in the work of Seattle DSA. Some people who join are motivated enough to just start showing up to meetings, but often a more personal touch of directly reaching out to folks is really appreciated and can ... Read more
In the past week all Seattle DSA members should have received a newsletter and the Tax Amazon / Green New Homes petition in the mail with the request to sign it and to mail it back. This is an important way we’re going to help get the 30,000 signatures needed to get on the ballot ... Read more
Bigger than Bernie: A panel discussion on building democratic socialism with Meagan Day and Micah Uetricht Join Seattle DSA for a panel with Jacobin’s Meagan Day and Micah Uetricht, authors of Bigger than Bernie: How We Go from the Sanders Campaign to Democratic Socialism. We'll discuss the importance of building socialist organizations, how we bring ... Read more
Join SDSA District 5 members in calling other District 5 members to encourage them to sign and mail in the tax Amazon for Green New Homes petition and get involved in the movement to Tax Amazon. We’ll have a brief zoom to get everyone prepared for the phonebank. The zoom info will be posted ... Read more
Until further notice, the D2 weekly call is being replaced by a table at the Monday evening Columbia City demonstration in support of black lives. Check out Monday's calendar listings for details.
Join District 5 members for a dynamic discussion group on the reading “Reform or Revolution” by Rose Luxemburg this coming SUNDAY at NOON. We’ll be reading and discussing the Chapters 1-4 (less than 20 pages). This reading deals with the questions of whether we should fight for reforms and, if so, how? Can we reform ... Read more
Join us for an update on the status of the Tax Amazon effort. We will also phone bank to mobilize SDSA members for signature gathering. Video Chat Info: Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87515097449 Meeting ID: 875 1509 7449 One tap mobile +12532158782, Meeting ID: 875 1509 7449 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/k29EgoS1A
Note time change to 4 PM and 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, and are developing a campaign for fare-free transit. Zoom info below. Email [email protected] for password or see Green New Deal channel ... Read more
In this meeting we will plan Not one cent for rent! direct action How we can support the activism going on around the recent sweeps This will be an online zoom meeting. To receive the zoom link, sign up at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeznozu1DVJFVJsuluGOuRjcLJQkYxDmbF9dllEh0F-Jn16eA/viewform or check SDSA slack.
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] ---> RSVP here <--- ... 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
Yakima County has some of the highest COVID infection rates on the West Coast, and farm workers currently are not safe from it. Show solidarity with Farm Workers in Yakima County, that are on strike trying to get safe conditions and hazard pay. Between 1 and 2PM, Make calls following the script here Then log ... 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
Recently all Seattle DSA members should have received a newsletter and the Tax Amazon / Green New Homes petition in the mail with the request to sign it and to mail it back. This is an important way we’re going to help get the 30,000 signatures needed to get on the ballot by July 1st. ... Read more
District 2 Monthly Meeting: Building the Post-Pandemic Economy Join fellow District 2 members to discuss how we mobilize the grassroots in South Seattle around Green New Homes and taxing Big Business. At the meeting we’ll elect three District 2 co-conveners who’ll serve for one year to help organize Seattle DSA District 2 members, call monthly ... Read more
Join DSA District 3 members to discuss... The killing of George Floyd and Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia and the disproportionate effects of COVID19 on communities of color have brought to the fore, once again, the brutal reality for people of color under capitalism - unrelenting misery and oppression. How do we build a multi-racial movement ... Read more
District 4 is hosting a casual zoom-based meet-up. We won’t have a set agenda – we’ll just be open to discussing whatever people would like to discuss. We’ll also be available to answer any questions from new members! See local_district_4 channel in Slack or email [email protected] for zoom details. *Please contact us at [email protected] if ... Read more
Join the Seattle DSA Critical and Revolutionary Pedagogy Reading Group to discuss Paulo Freire's Pedagogy of the Oppressed (1970.) Freire, a Brazilian educator and philosopher, was an advocate of "critical pedagogy" and believed that education cannot be divorced from politics and considered the acts of teaching and learning to be profoundly political acts. In Pedagogy of the Oppressed he ... Read more
Until further notice, the D2 weekly call is being replaced by a table at the Monday evening Columbia City demonstration in support of black lives. Check out Monday's calendar listings for details.
Seattle DSA district 5 has been meeting on Sundays the last few months to discuss socialist books and movies. So far we have covered the Communist Manifesto, State and Revolution, the 1977 strike documentary "Harlan Country USA", and now Rosa Luxembourg's "Reform or Revolution". We find this a useful way to develop our politics and ... Read more
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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. If you are already active in the Seattle chapter, we'd love your help putting on New Member Orientations, meeting one-on-one with new members, and working to better connect the projects ... 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. You don’t need to be ... Read more
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 ... Read more
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