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At the last DSA convention, our members voted on a goal of growing our multriacial, working class socialist organization to 100,000 members by 2021. To achieve this, the NPC voted to establish an ambitious 5 week Recruitment Drive running from October 1st to November 7th —to bring in 5,000 new members, grow every chapter by 10%, and plug these new members into existing campaigns.
Recently, Seattle DSA voted to endorse WA State Rep. candidate Sherae Lascelles (they/them)! They are running against Frank Chopp on a platform of taxing the *hell* out of the rich, putting people over profit, equity and accessibility, mutual aid and community-care. If you’re interested in planning some of our actions relating to the campaign, including ... 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
Calling all socialist tech workers! We are planning work on a number of interesting projects to work on that will help the org build power. These include: a members-only section of the Seattle DSA website a labor portal campaign data analysis tools We’ll figure out how we want to organize this group, who wants to ... Read more
Given the recent shootings in Kenosha and Portland, and their aftermath, it’s important we continue discussing right-wing extremism. It’s clear that far right groups like Patriot Prayer, the Proud Boys, and the Boogaloo Movement continue to grow and become emboldened under the Trump administration and this trend looks like it will continue for the foreseeable ... Read more
Calling all socialist tech workers! We are planning work on a number of interesting projects to work on that will help the org build power. These include: • a members-only section of the Seattle DSA website • a labor portal • campaign data analysis tools • a police communications scanner bot We'll be discussing progress ... Read more
The Member Engagement Team is the group that puts on New Member Orientations, sets up 1-on-1 meetings between more experienced organizers within DSA and new members, and other projects to get new members involved in the work of the chapter. Our work is very important for getting folks that join up involved with the work of our chapter ... Read more
Seattle DSA recently voted to endorse WA State Rep. candidate Sherae Lascelles (they/them)! They are running against Frank Chopp on a platform of taxing the *hell* out of the rich, putting people over profit, equity and accessibility, mutual aid and community-care. We have only a very short time until the general election, and we are asking ... Read more
Please join the Ecosocialism Reading Group at 1:30 for a discussion informed by chapters three and four of Timothy Mitchell’s Carbon Democracy. A pdf of the book can be found here . Or paperback available, $12 from Verso. Zoom info: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88041874573?pwd=Vjc4b3hVTnlyQ3Y0OVMxMVFNMVdPQT09 Meeting ID: 880 4187 4573 Passcode: 441268 Join by phone 253-215-8782
Let’s check in about the state of the online Town Halls we’re building. As the experience of the recent veto override vote has taught us, City Council will only meet the demands of the Defund SPD movement under massive pressure. The veto override was an important victory, but the pressure must be ramped up to ... Read more
Recently, Seattle DSA voted to endorse WA State Rep. candidate Sherae Lascelles (they/them)! They are running against Frank Chopp on a platform of taxing the *hell* out of the rich, putting people over profit, equity and accessibility, mutual aid and community-care. If you’re interested in planning some of our actions relating to the campaign, including ... Read more
One way to get connected with the work of Seattle DSA is through your local District Group. SDSA District Groups correspond to City of Seattle Council Districts, of which there are seven total. SDSA District Groups have organized a variety of activities to engage new and current members in order to build power at 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
It's been a minute -- we've had a few weeks off after the big Seattle Foundation protest and are ready to gear back up! We'll be talking about tactics to keep pressure on the Seattle Foundation to divest from SPD and reinvest in BIPOC community groups as well as exploring the possibility of starting a ... Read more
Join Seattle DSA for our monthly General Membership Meeting! Trump election theft or Biden victory? Preparing the left and the working class for the fightback Trump's COVID diagnosis may have slowed him down. But his attacks on democratic rights in the November election were long ago in motion: racist voter intimidation, questioning mail-in ballots, 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 Housing Collective is a group of Seattle area residents, including experienced housing rights activists, who meet every month to teach each other concrete, effective ... 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.
Aside from the debate being a dumpster fire, it made clear that the threat of Trump attempting to steal the election is real and dire. For weeks, and now on the biggest stage yet for the election, Trump has been engaging in vast voter suppression that goes well beyond the usual GOP voter suppression, which ... Read more
Seattle DSA recently voted to endorse WA State Rep. candidate Sherae Lascelles (they/them)! They are running against Frank Chopp on a platform of taxing the *hell* out of the rich, putting people over profit, equity and accessibility, mutual aid and community-care. We have only a very short time until the general election, and we are asking Seattle ... 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, check Slack or email [email protected].
This month we learn and talk about the Paris Commune: the first time in history that working class people took power! In 1871, workers in Paris organized themselves, took political and economic power from the capitalists, and ran the city in their interests for two whole months. One of the first experiments in working class ... 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/85803903635?pwd=QXNuZzNBR3ovWnpKaDBMcjdFbzJjdz09 OR by phone 253-215-8782 Meeting ID: 850 6149 0366 Passcode: 221998
Join District 4 SDSA to discuss the paper "Solidarity Not Charity" by Dean Spade http://www.deanspade.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Mutual-Aid-Article-Social-Text-Final.pdf. This event is open to DSA members and anyone curious about DSA. https://washington.zoom.us/j/98702387593 Meeting ID: 987 0238 7593
Recently, Seattle DSA voted to endorse WA State Rep. candidate Sherae Lascelles (they/them)! They are running against Frank Chopp on a platform of taxing the *hell* out of the rich, putting people over profit, equity and accessibility, mutual aid and community-care. If you’re interested in planning some of our actions relating to the campaign, including ... 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 SeaNightSchool gmail . com --> ... 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
Seattle DSA recently voted to endorse WA State Rep. candidate Sherae Lascelles (they/them)! They are running against Frank Chopp on a platform of taxing the *hell* out of the rich, putting people over profit, equity and accessibility, mutual aid and community-care. Join us in making phone calls to Seattle DSA members, educating them about Sherae’s inspiring campaign, ... 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
Seattle DSA recently voted to endorse WA State Rep. candidate Sherae Lascelles (they/them)! They are running against Frank Chopp on a platform of taxing the *hell* out of the rich, putting people over profit, equity and accessibility, mutual aid and community-care. We have only a very short time until the general election, and we are asking ... 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 the Seattle DSA Critical and Revolutionary 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 thought. ... Read more
Co-chairs of Working Groups and District Groups as well as Local Council members are invited to the monthly meeting of the Coordination Committee.
Join us this Sunday, October 18th for a virtual trivia fundraiser for Sherae Lascelles, running for State Legislature Pos. 2 in the 43rd district. Invite your friends and family to play as a team, or just bring yourself and we can place you on a team! Why you should come: Not only will trivia be ... Read more
Can't make the Saturday DSA Sherae for State canvass? Join our friends at Sunrise Seattle on Sunday at Cowen Park! RSVP HERE! MOTIVATION: "Seattle DSA recently voted to endorse WA State Rep. candidate Sherae Lascelles (they/them)! They are running against Frank Chopp on a platform of taxing the *hell* out of the rich, putting people over ... Read more
The Ecosocialism reading group will be meeting on Sunday, 10/18 at 1:30pm for a discussion of chapter five of Timothy Mitchell’s Carbon Democracy. A pdf can be found here, and the paperback is available from Verso for $12. If you’re interested but five chapters feels like too much, that’s okay! We recommend reading chapter one, and ... Read more
Join District 4 for a small in-person outdoor gathering to build community, share what is on our minds, and discuss organizing on the neighborhood level. Please note time change to 3:30 and RSVP here to be provided with the address. Please bring a mask and whatever else you need to enjoy a fall afternoon, rain ... Read more
Ballots are about to drop! It's time to go all-out to defeat Frank Chopp and send Sherae Lascelles to Olympia! Come support the Sherae for State campaign, and have fun with comrades at the same time! Test your knowledge of local politics, history, and random stuff, and join us for some rounds of trivia, with ... Read more
Come join us on Zoom as we catch up with what work we've been doing and what we'll be doing next. Newcomers welcome! Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8309135610 Agenda will include: Check-ins Court support training video production status Action Network status Updates on partner organization activities/requests Entre Hermanos La Resistencia Washington Immigrant Support Network (WAISN) Working ... Read more
Recently, Seattle DSA voted to endorse WA State Rep. candidate Sherae Lascelles (they/them)! They are running against Frank Chopp on a platform of taxing the *hell* out of the rich, putting people over profit, equity and accessibility, mutual aid and community-care. If you’re interested in planning some of our actions relating to the campaign, including ... 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
RSVP here Take a couple hours to call your fellow DSA members to discuss how their recruitment efforts are going. We'll be calling Seattle DSA members who've stepped up and signed the Pledge to talk to three people in their life about DSA. The idea is to offer some gentle reminders and helpful encouragement. No ... Read more
Come learn about the campaign to get Seattle Foundation to divest from Seattle Police Foundation and reinvest in BIPOC community organizations as well as choosing a new target so we can expand our campaign. RSVP at: https://actionnetwork.org/events/divest-spd-meeting-3
Join us for our October electoral committee meeting. Watch the #electoral_eo channel in slack for updates and the agenda. At this meeting, we'll hear a brief update from our comrades in the DSA for Sherae subcommittee and their efforts, discussing the 2021 Mayoral race outlook, and still-open items from the previous meeting. RSVP here to ... Read more
We are going to be rescheduling this meeting. Apologies for the late notice, and check back soon!
Let's bring the left together and discuss the strategies we need to defend the votes of ordinary working people and prepare for mass non-violent protests.
“I will appoint judges that will overturn Roe v Wade”, pledged Trump in 2016, This coming week the Senate will vote to confirm Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court potentially taking a huge stride toward realizing the Right’s decades long struggle to overturn Roe vs. Wade. This comes on the heels of Trump appointing ... Read more
Seattle DSA recently voted to endorse WA State Rep. candidate Sherae Lascelles (they/them)! Read our statement here. They are running against Frank Chopp on a platform of taxing the *hell* out of the rich, putting people over profit, equity and accessibility, mutual aid and community-care. We have only a very short time until the general election, ... 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, check Slack or email [email protected].
Join other Seattle DSA District 3 members this Sunday October 25th at 11am for postering in District 3 to get the word out about the Action Assembly at Cal Anderson Park on Sunday November 1st! It’ll be nice to see each other in socially distanced person! It is critical that the left collectively mobilizes to ... Read more
Come join DSA educators for a discussion with activists from Philadelphia's Caucus of Working Educators. They have been fighting for years to make sure their union stands up for racial and economic justice, and we're excited to learn from their experience. Sunday, October 25th 2pm-4pm https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7037922338
Join us at our monthly meeting where we review our status of work and plan our next efforts which include raising money for the bond fund, planning protests, providing training for court support, planning to attend/support other protests, providing support to asylum seekers and their hosts, and otherwise supporting our partner organizations like La Resistencia, Washington Immigrant ... Read more
RSVP here Philanthropy has left black people out in the cold. While many people view philanthropy as a way of “giving back” and “helping the less fortunate,” charitable giving only addresses the symptoms of inequality while leaving intact—or worsening— the underlying causes. As a result, organizations serving Black, indigenous and other marginalized communities continue to ... 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/85803903635?pwd=QXNuZzNBR3ovWnpKaDBMcjdFbzJjdz09 OR by phone 253-215-8782 Meeting ID: 850 6149 0366 Passcode: 221998
Let's bring the left together and discuss the strategies we need to defend the votes of ordinary working people and prepare for mass non-violent protests.
Given that it's the final week of the campaign, we thought it might be a good idea to cancel this meeting so people can do campaign work. Go to sheraeforstate.com and volunteer, knock your block, etc! Recently, Seattle DSA voted to endorse WA State Rep. candidate Sherae Lascelles (they/them)! They are running against Frank Chopp ... 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 your fellow District 3 members for phonebank of other District 3 members! We’ll be talking to folks about the Nov. 1st Action Assembly: Stop Trump from Stealing the Election as well as our town hall to put pressure on wavering City Council members to stick to their promises of defunding SPD by at least ... Read more
Join other Seattle DSA District 4 members this Wednesday October 28th at 6:30pm for postering in District 4 to get the word out about the Action Assembly at Cal Anderson Park on Sunday November 1st! It’ll be nice to see each other in socially distanced person! It is critical that the left collectively mobilize to ... Read more
Let's bring the left together and discuss the strategies we need to defend the votes of ordinary working people and prepare for mass non-violent protests.
Hosted by: Seattle Democratic Socialists of America and DSA’s caucus of Afrosocialists and Socialists of Color Endorsed by: Decriminalize Seattle Black Collective Voice Labor for Black Lives Real Change Roxanne White (family member/survivor/advocate, Murdered and Missing Indigenous People and Families) Tenants Union of Washington Transit Riders Union Rev. Angela Ying, Bethany United Church of Christ, ... Read more
RSVP Here Are you interested in building a better, more equitable world? Are you "socialist curious" or just plain fed up with the current choices available to you this election? DSA might be for you! The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is the largest and fastest growing socialist organization in the united states, with 72,000 ... Read more
Join other Seattle DSA District 3 members this Thursday October 29th at 6:30pm for postering in District 3 to get the word out about the Action Assembly at Cal Anderson Park on Sunday November 1st! It’ll be nice to see each other in socially distanced person. It is critical that the left collectively mobilizes to ... Read more
Help counter the anti-abortion Extremists that regularly stand outside this clinic. Show Solidarity with clinic patients And staff. Join the movement to defend Abortion! We will use our beautiful political signs, rainbow flags, and chants to protect patients from harassers by the antis and to show the community that the pro-abortion and pro-reproductive-justice movement is ... Read more
Reverse trick-or-treet and get out the vote, halloween at 3pm at woodland park Join the Sherae for State campaign on October 31st (Halloween AND Sherae's birthday) to get out to vote for Sherae and deliver care packages with Halloween candy to our neighbors in the 43rd district! We will have two sessions, 3:00-5:00 PM & ... Read more
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