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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.
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
This week's Tenant Organizing Collective will be in conjunction with the Cancel Rent WA campaign, which is holding its first meeting. We'll use this time to join group discussions around the campaign's and our collective statewide strategy. Register for the Zoom meeting here: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAkc-2oqTMpHdESroz39SlutikBdNtanmfF
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 the first two chapters of "The End of Policing" by Alex Vitale that are called: The Limits of Police Reform and The Police Are Not Here to Protect You. They should provide a lot of solid evidence for why we should defund the Police. There's a sale on 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.
Come join us for a caucus meeting! We’re discussing our work with the bond fund, court support and accompaniment, and working with our partner organizations. This is the best meeting to attend if you are new and looking for an overview of the IJWG work or looking for how to best get yourself plugged in. ... 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 Corrected: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83287937911 Join by phone 253 215 8782 Meeting ID: 83287937911
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
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
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
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! This week is our last meeting on 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 the last chapter, ... Read more
Join District 3 members to discuss… The Socialist Case for Reparations & What will it take to win? While currently not a main demand of the BLM uprising, there are some in the movement who are calling for reparations. Historically, this demand has not engendered majority support in the wider working class, in fact its ... Read more
Poets In the Park + Socialism Teach-In Join us as we mix it up this week & amplify the voices of our community. Check out our agenda & come hang out with our BCV family, partners and the wonderful vendors that will be joining us. 5:30pm - Pay the Fee Library presents Poets in the ... 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
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
Solidarity Phone Bank with Olympia DSA! Are you an experienced phonebanker from your days on the Bernie campaign? Want to bring in others to prove to them how easy it is? Come to a phonebank session for Olympia DSA endorsed candidate Marry Ellen Biggerstaff for LD-22! While our own electoral committee shakes the rust off ... Read more
Join the Queer and Feminist Caucus for our every-three-weeks Labor & Revolutionary History Happy Hour, featuring working class struggles led by women and queer people throughout history. This week, we'll learn about Indigenous women's resistance to early settler colonialism in the Americas (and, of course, to celebrate the long-overdue honoring of the treaties in Oklahoma.) ... 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 3 members to discuss... From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation By Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor You can find the book here: https://b-ok.cc/book/2837404/130bf3 The eruption of mass protests in the wake of the police murders of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri and Eric Garner in New York City have challenged the impunity with which officers of the ... 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
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
It's been a minute since Seattle DSA held an electoral meeting and we have a lot to catch up on! Join us on Wednesday July 15th for a happy hour via zoom! Whether you're a seasoned vet with several campaigns worth of experience or broke your teeth on the Bernie campaign - we'd love 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 the District 5 group as we try to contextualize the Black Lives Matter protests and uprsisings in Seattle over the past month from a socialist perspective. What gains have been made and what demands have not been met? What lessons can we learn from the past month that can help us win the demands ... Read more
Join Seattle DSA's Queer & Feminist Caucus for a meet & greet social with the LGBTQ+ Caucus in DSA's LA Chapter! Come kick back, chat, celebrate a belated Pride together, and find out what our comrades in LA are up to. We love queer cross-chapter solidarity! RSVP here to access the Zoom link, which we'll ... Read more
Open to the public, but RSVP required. Please join the Seattle DSA District 2 Group’s July Zoom meeting focused on Seattle's movement for Black Lives, co-sponsored by Seattle DSA's Afrosocialists and Socialists of Color Caucus. We’ll hear from members of our Afrosocialist and Socialists of Color caucus on efforts to defund the police, and from ... Read more
Join District 4 SDSA to discuss chapters 3-5 of “The End of Policing” by Alex Vitale: The School-to-Prison Pipeline, "We Called for Help, and They Killed My Son", and Criminalizing Homelessness. See local_district_4 channel in Slack or email [email protected] for zoom details. This event is open to DSA members from other districts and anyone curious ... 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 https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84210777381?pwd=SHdOQWNlUjdVNkJhZVkvZWFMMnJHdz09 OR by phone 253-215-8782 Meeting ID: 842 1077 7381 Password: 317575
Join District 3 members to discuss… From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation By Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor On Sunday, July 19 at 6pm we’ll be discussing Chapter 2 and 3. **If you don’t have time to finish all of it or any of it - come anyway! We’ll have a good discussion and your views are appreciated!** The ... 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
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
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
Support climate justice and a solution to the ravages capitalism has wrought on our people and the environment.
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 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
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 Eastside branch as we hear updates about local protests and city council meetings. We will also discuss ideas for future organizing and events so new members are highly encouraged to attend! Link to the online meeting can be found on Slack in the local Eastside channel. For new members, please email [email protected] for ... Read more
Join us to hear from a Portland DSA member on the savage attacks by Federal agents in Portland, what’s happening on the ground, and where this could be heading. There are only 4 months until the Presidential election. As the election draws nearer there will be mounting pressure to support Biden to defeat Trump. Currently, ... Read more
It's past time that the Chapter had a social! Join us on Friday July 24th for a happy hour via zoom! Whether you're a new member, or someone thinking about joining DSA, or a long-time member, you should stop by and chat! Stop by any time between 6PM and 8PM! RSVP or check slack for ... Read more
The Seattle DSA Coordination Committee (formerly the 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. Please mark your calendar: Saturday, Aug 22nd, 2 – 4 pm. And please ... Read more
Join the Seattle DSA Critical Pedagogy Reading Group to discuss bell hooks’ Teaching to Transgress (1994.) bell hook is the pen name of Gloria Jean Watkins, a Black feminist teacher and activist deeply involved in critical pedagogy building on the work of Paulo Freire and influenced by both marxist approaches to pedagogy and Black feminist ... Read more
Co-chairs of Working Groups and District Groups and Local Council members are invited to the third meeting of the Organizing Committee. The Internal Organizers are thinking the 2 main agenda topics for this meeting should be:
(1) How can we win the defunding of SPD by 50%?
(2) Resolutions the SDSA membership will vote on at the August General Membership Meeting
This is the monthly meeting of the Immigration Justice Working Group We talk about the work we are doing, both on our own and in support of our partner organizations. We support La Resistencia, Entre Hermanos, Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network, and more. We hold or join demonstrations and strikes, organize or join phone banks, raise ... Read more
Join District 3 members to discuss… From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation By Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor On Sunday, July 26 at 6pm we’ll be discussing Chapter 4 and 5. **If you don’t have time to finish all of it or any of it – come anyway! We’ll have a good discussion and your views are appreciated!** The ... 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
We're gathering together to discuss how we can push forward the campaign to pressure various corporations to stop donating money to the Seattle Police Foundation, the non-profit wing of the Seattle Police Department. We're still in early days of this work, so please join in to find out what we're up to and how you ... 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
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
We're approaching the final week leading up to a historic Seattle City Council vote to re-balance the 2020 budget and defund the Seattle Police Department. The final vote was just postponed one week until Monday, August 10. Slashing SPD’s budget in half would be a victory that would give hope and confidence to the uprising ... Read more
Join District 4 SDSA to discuss chapters 6-8 of “The End of Policing” by Alex Vitale: The Failures of Policing Sex Work, The War on Drugs, and Gang Suppression. This event is open to DSA members and anyone curious about DSA. https://washington.zoom.us/j/91806285406 Meeting ID: 918 0628 5406
Sponsored by: King County Equity Now and Decriminalize Seattle Endorsed by: NAACP Youth Council, Seattle Equity Educators, WeAPP, Seattle Children's March, Transit Rider's Union, Seattle Democratic Socialists of America, Seattle Revolutionary Socialists, Black Minds Matter, National Educators United, Equity in Education Coalition, Black Education Matters. Education has the power to transform people’s lives when it's ... Read more
Since we have a business meeting coming up on August 4th, where we will debate and vote on a number of exciting resolutions involving the future of the chapter, we thought it'd be good to have an office hours, where LC members can answer any questions SDSA members have about the meeting. We recommend reading ... Read more
Come learn all about Action Network! Learn how to search our membership list, send emails to custom groups of people, create events, run and create reports, forms, and how to tie all of that together! RSVP here: https://actionnetwork.org/events/sdsa-action-network-training-3
Join the Queer and Feminist Caucus for our every-three-weeks Labor & Revolutionary History Happy Hour, featuring working class struggles led by women and queer people throughout history. This week's topic: Slave Rebellion and Maroon Societies. We’ll learn from and about our comrades who fought before us. Each week we’ll discuss a different historical event, through ... Read more
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