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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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This event has been canceled so that participants can contribute to the George Floyd protests and uprisings. At this time we plan to continue with the group next week, June 8. Join the Seattle DSA District 2 reading group on the biography of Rosa Luxemberg by Paul Frölich. Rosa Luxemburg was an inspirational revolutionary leader, ... Read more
Join Seattle DSA for our monthly General Membership Meeting! This meeting will be a business meeting. We will discuss seven member-submitted resolutions. The resolutions have been sent to members via email and are available on Slack. If you are a member and can’t find the resolutions, please email [email protected]. Members in good standing are eligible ... 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.
Practicing solidarity in the streets this week! The Workplace Organizing Collective should resume next Wednesday
To support the historic uprising for black lives, the Afrosocialists and Socialists of Color Caucus is having emergency meetings to plan & strategize how DSA can and should support this movement. We invite & encourage all DSA members of color to share their thoughts and ideas at these meetings in an uplifting and empowering environment. ... 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. 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 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
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
Due to the unexpected political events taking place right now in Seattle, we are cancelling this week's Zoom call. The Seattle DSA district 2 conveners are calling on all supporters to find a way to support the marches and demands for criminal justice reform and police accountability. Please check the calendar next week for an ... Read more
A revolt is happening in society. People across the world are rising up for Black Lives, for an end to the brutal police system used to enforce the domination of capital and capitalists over our lives; and an end to a system as a whole that lets 1 in 2000 black people die from Corona, ... Read more
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. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89968620038 By phone 253 215 8782 Meeting ID: 899 6862 0038
Seattle DSA stands in solidarity with Black lives and the demands laid out by the coalition led by Covid19 Mutual Aid Seattle. We are organizing a phone zap to put pressure on local officials to meet our demands below. What do we mean by phone zap? You will NOT just be told to call into ... Read more
Join District 5 members to discuss... The murder in broad daylight of George Floyd has triggered massive popular protest worldwide, not because it is a single event, but because of the terror of racism that Black people have faced in this country since it was founded. The response from the political establishment includes curfews and ... Read more
Seattle DSA stands in solidarity with Black lives and the demands laid out by the coalition led by Covid19 Mutual Aid Seattle. We are organizing a phone zap to put pressure on local officials to meet our demands below. What do we mean by phone zap? You will NOT just be told to call into ... 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
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
Ride for Justice, organized by Estelita's Library - Justice Focused Community Bookstore & Library. Meeting at the 23rd Ave S & I-90 Trail and take to the streets to ride to Cal Anderson Park! Wear black! Event page here.
Join District 3 members to discuss our experiences, what we think about the movement thus far and where we think it could go, what we think DSA could be doing or should be doing, what’s the role of socialists, how we think the movement can win the demand to defund the police and whether DSA ... Read more
Black Lives Matter Seattle-King County is calling for a statewide day of action in support of all Black lives in Washington State on Friday, June 12th. The day of action will include a general strike and a silent march to honor lives lost and send a powerful message that Washingtonians no longer tolerate the racism ... Read more
Gather at noon, march with us @ 1PM! Black culture. Black skin. More than just a #trend. #youthshalllead starting from Garfield High School field, to Bailey Gatzert Elementary field. Proudly represent our colors: PURPLE, BLACK, GREEN or YELLOW Facebook Parentmap
Join the Seattle DSA Critical and Revolutionary Pedagogy Reading Group to discuss Paulo Freire's Pedagogy of the Oppressed (1970.) Frieire, a Brazilian educator and philosopher was an advocate of "critical pedagogy" who 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 offers a detailed class analysis of ... 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.
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
Come join DSA District 2 comrades and other Columbia City neighbors as we remember George Floyd. We will collect online signatures in support of the key demands of Seattle organizers, including defunding the Seattle Police Department and impeachment of mayor Jenny Durkan. We will also collect physical signatures on the ballot initiative to tax Amazon ... Read more
Please join us for the Afrosocialists and Socialists of Color caucus meeting online! Please click here to join by video: https://dsausa.zoom.us/j/98947572339 Password: 772779 Or if necessary, call (253) 215-8782 --> Meeting ID: 989 4757 2339 One tap mobile option: +12532158782,,98947572339# Agenda Proposal: 1. Welcome, Sign In, & Intros (10 min - Ramy/Chair) 2. How can the BLM Movement win its ... Read more
In lieu of meeting online this week, we recommend you head over to the #CHOP and join rank-and-file union workers calling for an anti-racist labor movement, and for the Martin Luther King County Labor Council to remove SPOG, the Seattle police department’s union from the Council. Rally at 5PM at CHAZ followed by an open ... 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
Black Lives Matter District 2 DSA Meeting Thursday June 18, 6-8pm https://zoom.us/j/94766804792 The uprisings sparked by the murder of George Floyd by the Minneapolis Police continue across the country. In Seattle DSA members have been participating in protests citywide and in our communities to uplift the calls for justice, and the demands of the growing ... Read more
Our family is inviting community, near and far, to come stand in solidarity with us as we continue to Say The Name of Charleena Chavon Lyles. On this day the 3rd angelversary of the murder by Seattle Police Department, our family's fight for justice continues. We want to uplift Charleena's name, life, and legacy. FAMILY ... Read more
Join District 4 SDSA to discuss Gramsci’s ideas on hegemony and civil society and how they relate to our current situation. The first reading is by one of our comrades. It explores the 2020 primary using Gramsci’s theory of cultural hegemony. The second is by Buttigieg’s father and gets more into Gramsci’s ideas about hegemony ... Read more
One of the central demands that has emerged from the BLM uprising is to defund the police. Alongside this, many are going further and demanding to abolish the police. Should DSA take up this call to abolish the police? What does it mean to abolish the police? Is this possible under capitalism? How would public ... Read more
Let's lift our voices to end Racism and systemic injustices in our governmental bodies. This March is commemorate the freedom of the slaves in Texas who were freed two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was decreed. We remember those lost to police violence and want justice for all gone too soon. We SAY THEIR NAMES!!!!! ... Read more
The Seattle DSA Organizing Committee is the monthly meeting of co-chairs of working groups and district groups as well as Local Council members to discuss important issues facing the socialist movement and coordinate key aspects of our work. This month the Internal Organizers are proposing that the Organizing Committee discuss the uprising for Black lives, ... Read more
Join the Queer and Feminist Caucus for our every-three-weeks Labor Happy Hour, featuring working class struggles led by women and queer people throughout history. This week we'll be learning about the role women played in the Haitian Revolution at the turn of the 19th century, the largest revolt of enslaved people in modern history at ... 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. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82747344396 By phone 253 215 8782 Meeting ID: 827 4734 4396 Questions? Email [email protected]
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 ... 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 the Queer & Feminist Caucus' bi-weekly reading group! We're finishing up the book October Song, Paul LeBlanc's account of the Russian Revolution. Don't worry if it's your first time showing up -- all are welcome to join! We’d love to have you. This week, we’ll be discussing Chapter 9, Consolidation of the Soviet Republic. ... 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
Join District 3 members to discuss the state of the movement, both locally and nationally; where we think the movement is heading in Seattle and beyond and our experiences in the movement; what we think about developments at CHOP and what SDSA’s approach should be; and what we think SDSA could do going forward as ... Read more
Join the Seattle DSA Critical and Revolutionary Pedagogy Reading Group to discuss Paulo Freire’s Pedagogy of the Oppressed (1970.) Frieire, a Brazilian educator and philosopher was an advocate of “critical pedagogy” who believed that education cannot be divorced from politics and considered the acts of teaching and learning to be profoundly political acts. In Pedagogy ... 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 to discuss... The Socialist Case for Reparations Some questions to consider: How do we win support for it in the wider working class? In the past, there wasn’t majority support within the wider working class - How should this demand be posed to win a majority? How can reparations be distributed? ... Read more
Community, we have to continue to fight for change, we need to take to the streets and let Mayor Jenny Durkan know we want our demands met. Join Shaun Scott, and others as we march for our demands. Community, come stand as we amplify black voices and impacted families in the movement. We the people ... Read more
The Rosa Luxemburg Biography Reading Group is picking a new day and time to meet to accommodate broader participation. It's been a busy month and it doesn't look like it'll let up any time soon. I want to determine what day and time work for the most people to participate in our group. Go to ... Read more
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 ... Read more
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