Seattle Democratic Socialists of America

Doorknocking for Prop 1A in Capitol Hill
2025-01-18 10:30 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Spring Street Mini Park, 1506 E Spring St, Seattle, WA, 98122
Join your fellow social housing supporters as we talk to voters about Proposition 1A at the doors! Doorknocking is a great way to reach voters about an issue, and you will be knocking doors alongside folks who have talked to hundreds – some even thousands – of voters.
Doorknocking will usually last for a couple hours after a short training session at the beginning. You will be paired up with experienced volunteers and talking to voters in areas that are supportive of social housing. After the training we will go off in pairs to talk to voters, then return to the starting area to drop off clipboards and debrief.
The only thing you need to bring is a mobile phone, and why you want to have social housing for your Seattle neighbors 😊
Please RSVP to receive any changes or updates to this event.

No Prop1A in Beacon Hill (cancelled)
2025-01-18 10:30 - 13:00 | cancelled
Join another Prop 1A event! Be sure to RSVP

Peoples’ Breakfast: U District
2025-01-19 08:00 - 11:30, 2025-01-26 08:00 - 11:30, 2025-02-02 08:00 - 11:30, 2025-02-09 08:00 - 11:30, 2025-02-16 08:00 - 11:30, 2025-02-23 08:00 - 11:30, 2025-03-02 08:00 - 11:30, 2025-03-09 08:00 - 11:30 | University Heights, 5031 University Way, Seattle, WA, 98105, United States
Contact JJ Bartlett to sign up: 360-319-2009
Masks required in-kitchen! Must be vaccinated!

Scrambled Eggs, Pancakes, and Hashbrowns!
Donuts, Coffee, Hot Chocolate, and Water!
Come to cook, eat breakfast, and get to know your unhoused neighbors here in the UDistrict!

Sundays at University Heights Community Center.
Cooking (off-site) = 8:00am – 9:30am.
Serving (UHeights outdoors) = 10:00am – Food Runs Out.
Stay for the whole time or show up to one shift!
Operated in close collaboration with University Heights Community Center!
We are currently seeking financial supporters to bottom-line a breakfast day!
Each breakfast costs around $120.00 USD in Food+Equipment to serve 60 people.

SDSA for Social Housing: Tabling at the Ballard Market
2025-01-19 10:00 - 13:00 | Ballard Farmers Market, 5345 Ballard Ave NW, Seattle, WA, 98107, United States
Join us to educate voters about winning funds for Seattle social housing through taxing wealthy corporations, by passing Proposition 1A in February!
Look for our table at the north end on Market St, likely with both Seattle DSA and Yes on Prop1A banners. We’ll spread out and reach out to identify Seattle voters among passers by. You’ll be provided with leaflets, voter registration forms and ideas for an outreach script that you can adapt.
Dress for the weather and bring a mobile phone. Be sure to RSVP ahead of time and include your phone number, so we can be certain to find one another.
What is Proposition 1A (formerly I-137)? Read more about the initiative.

RSVP Here

Door Knocking for Prop 1A in Columbia City
2025-01-19 10:30 - 13:00 | Rainier Playfield, NE Corner, 3700 S Alaska Street, Seattle, 98118, United States
Join your fellow social housing supporters as we talk to voters about Proposition 1A at the doors! Door knocking is a great way to reach voters about an issue, and you will be knocking doors alongside folks who have talked to hundreds – some even thousands – of voters.
Door knocking will usually last for a couple hours after a short training session at the beginning. You will be paired up with experienced volunteers and talking to voters in areas that are supportive of social housing. After the training we will go off in pairs to talk to voters, then return to the starting area to debrief and hang out.
The only thing you need to bring is a mobile phone, and why you want to have social housing for your Seattle neighbors!
Please RSVP to receive any changes or updates to this event.

Race and Gender Inclusion Workshop
2025-01-19 11:00 - 14:00 | RSVP and we will contact you with the location
Join comrades at an accessible and bright Capitol Hill location to review the Local Council’s Race and Gender Inclusion Resolution. Emphasis will be on participation by BIPOC, Femmes, Queer, Gender-non-conforming and Disabled members. Together let’s move our collective liberation project forward and build our socialist movement.
We will strive for representative and diverse participation and request that you complete the RSVP form to help with that! Lunch will be provided.
RSVP ASAP for location and to Help us Plan!

Socialist Soccer!
2025-01-19 14:00 - 16:00, 2025-01-26 14:00 - 16:00, 2025-02-02 14:00 - 16:00, 2025-02-09 14:00 - 16:00, 2025-02-16 14:00 - 16:00, 2025-02-23 14:00 - 16:00, 2025-03-02 14:00 - 16:00 | Volunteer Park- Amphitheater, 1139-1157 Volunteer Park Rd, Seattle, WA, 98102, United States
Come play soccer with fellow socialists! This is a fun, enjoyable way to get outdoors, exercise, and meet friendly socialists as well as non-socialist soccer enthusiasts!
All genders and skill levels are welcome! Safety is our top priority. To participate you must abide by our norms and agreements to avoid injuries and help us take care of one another.
Join us at Brighton Playfield in South Seattle. Map: goo.gl/maps/c74cytjrRB1vpT7h7
We almost always play on the most southern edge of the field.
We confirm if we have enough players each Sunday on a socialist soccer Signal chat. To be added, download the Signal app, and email your phone number to tdupuis42@gmail.com with a request to be added.

Seattle DSA Contingent at MLK Day March
2025-01-20 11:00 - 16:00 | Garfield High School, 400 23rd Ave, Seattle, WA 98122, USA, 101 23rd Ave, Seattle, WA, United States
Join fellow members of Seattle DSA as we march with coalition partners at the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day march! On Inauguration Day, the people of Seattle will join people everywhere across the country in a nationwide mobilization opposing Trump’s ultra-right, billionaire agenda.
We know we can defeat the Trump program – not by following the Democratic Party establishment, but by building a massive movement against the ruling class and the political system that gives everything to billionaire’s while impoverishing the majority of the population!
Please RSVP so that we can let you know by email and/or text of the meet-up point for the Seattle DSA contingent within the We Fight Back! contingent the morning of the mobilization.

GOTV: Vote YES on Prop 1A - Special Election on February 11th, 2025
2025-01-21 00:00 - 2025-02-11 20:00 | WA

Tech Committee Monthly Meeting
2025-01-21 17:00 - 18:00 | WA
Join us for the first Tech Committee meeting of the year! We will talk about how the past year went and discuss plans for the upcoming year. A full agenda can be found in the tech-committee channel on the Seattle DSA slack.
What is the Tech Committee: We help Seattle DSA with all tech related needs which have in the past included giving access to our various tools and tech, providing documentation, and helping out with any tech needs of SDSA and its members. This year we hope to ramp up our efforts and work on some new and interesting projects, including some involving coding!
RSVP

Meeting Postponed -- HJWG
2025-01-21 18:00 - 19:00 | WA
Let’s get out the vote for Prop 1A! Housing Justice Working Group will resume meeting after February 11, see you then

Boycott War Profiteers Campaign Meeting
2025-01-21 18:30 - 20:00 | WA
Join the Boycott War Profiteers campaign for our biweekly meeting!
Register for the meeting via Action Network here: https://actionnetwork.org/events/boycott-war-profiteers-campaign-meeting-0121

Local Council Meeting
2025-01-21 19:00 - 19:45, 2025-01-25 15:00 - 16:30, 2025-02-04 19:00 - 19:45, 2025-02-11 19:00 - 19:45, 2025-02-18 19:00 - 19:45, 2025-03-04 19:00 - 19:45 | Online (Zoom Call), WA
The Local Council (LC) is the elected leadership body which serves the members of Seattle DSA. During these short weekly check-ins, LC members will primarily be ensuring work is on track, though pressing business may occasionally be discussed and voted on. Members are welcome to observe LC meetings by RSVPing here.
The LC has an informal check-in meeting every Tuesday (except the fourth Tuesday of the month for the GMMs) from 7:00pm – 7:45pm over Zoom and a longer meeting every Saturday before a GMM from 3:00pm – 4:30pm.
If there’s something specific you’d like to bring to the Local Council, please fill out the LC Request Form which can be found on the private resources page of our website.
If you are a member that has not yet been added to our Slack (which is required to log in to the private resources page), you can request to be added here.
Please note that on rare occurrences, LC meetings will be cancelled due to holidays or unusual circumstances and these changes may not always be reflected on this calendar — if you show up to the meeting and aren’t let in after 5 minutes, that is almost certainly what has happened.

Board Games and Buddies: Capitol Hill
2025-01-21 19:00 - 23:00, 2025-02-04 19:00 - 23:00, 2025-02-11 19:00 - 23:00, 2025-02-18 19:00 - 23:00, 2025-03-04 19:00 - 23:00 | Raygun Lounge, 501 E Pine St, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
Putting the party back in politics.
Board games and (root) beer with some local left homies at a cool bar.
Just having a good time + getting to know folks.

Door Knocking for Prop 1A in Eastlake
2025-01-22 17:30 - 19:30, 2025-02-04 17:30 - 19:30 | Rogers Playground, 2516 Eastlake Ave E, Seattle, WA, United States
Join your fellow social housing supporters as we talk to voters about Proposition 1A at the doors! Door knocking is a great way to reach voters about an issue, and you will be knocking doors alongside folks who have talked to hundreds – some even thousands – of voters.
Door knocking will usually last for a couple hours after a short training session at the beginning about best door knocking practices. You will be paired up with experienced volunteers and talking to voters in areas that are supportive of social housing. After the training we will go off in pairs to talk to voters, then return to the starting area to debrief and hang out.
The only thing you need to bring is a mobile phone, and why you want to have social housing for your Seattle neighbors!
Please RSVP to receive any changes or updates to this event.

Door Knocking for Prop 1A in Wallingford
2025-01-23 17:30 - 19:30, 2025-02-06 17:30 - 19:30 | Wallingford Playfield, 4219 Wallingford Ave N, Seattle, WA, United States

D4/D5/Ecosocialism Reading Group (updated)
2025-01-23 19:00 - 20:30 | Armistice Coffee Roosevelt, 6717 Roosevelt Ave NE, Seattle, WA
Join us 1/23 at Armistice Coffee Roosevelt to discuss Chapters 6 – 10 (thru p. 137) of the book If We Burn by Vincent Bevins.
Our discussions seek to inform strategies for winning a democratic socialist society that thrives ecologically. You don’t have to live in city council District 4 or 5, and you can feel free to join the conversation even if you haven’t had time to read. All are welcome!
Questions? E-mail greennewdeal@seattledsa.org .

Labor Organizing Happy Hour
2025-01-24 18:00 - 20:00 | Chuck’s Hop Shop (Central District), 2001 E Union St, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
Workers and labor organizers from all over Seattle and King County get together, talk about labor organizing, share struggles in our unions, and get to know each other. All union activists, socialists, and community members are welcome to attend!
Anyone is welcome whether you’re not a union member (yet), a long time union activist, or anywhere in between.
Look for us inside Chuck’s Hop Shop in the corner to the right of the bathrooms.
RSVP Here: https://actionnetwork.org/events/labor-organizing-happy-hour/

Jan 25th Door Knocking for Prop 1A in Queen Anne
2025-01-25 10:30 - 13:00 | Seattle Pacific, 315 W Bertona St, Seattle, 98119, United States

Jan. 26th Door Knocking for Prop 1A in Columbia City
2025-01-26 13:30 - 16:00 | Columbia City PCC (and more!), 3610 S Edmunds St, Seattle, WA, 98118, United States

Immigration Justice Working Group
2025-01-27 19:00 - 20:00 | WA
This is the first meeting of the newly restarted Immigration Justice Working Group. RSVP to join us on Zoom!

Ecosocialism and Green New Deal Working Group
2025-01-27 20:00 - 21:00 | Virtual, WA, United States
Join the third meeting of the revived Ecosocialism and GND Working Group. Ecosocialism promotes democratic control over all institutions that impact life and the environment. A Green New Deal (GND) distills actions necessary to address the climate crisis through a rapid and just transformation of these institutions. We’ll continue to refine our ideas for future projects and get them into action.
Zoom link here
We plan to meet biweekly on Mondays 8-9

January General Membership Meeting (Organizing Fair, note NEW location)
2025-01-28 19:00 - 21:00 | El Centro De La Raza, 2524 16th Ave S, Seattle, WA 98144, USA
Join us for our largest monthly gathering to discuss issues and learn what the chapter has been up to, what is on the horizon and how to get involved. This month we’ll be hosting an Organizing Fair highlighting the work being done by the various working groups and committees within the Seattle DSA Chapter. Whether you’re passionate about housing, healthcare, labor or anything in between, we’re ready to fight, no matter who is in the White House. Note Beacon Hill location for this one.

RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/organizing-fair/

Jan. 30th Door Knocking for Prop 1A in Capitol Hill
2025-01-29 17:30 - 19:30 | Seven Hills Park, 1514 E Howell St., Seattle, WA, 98122, United States

January Socialist Book Club
2025-01-29 19:30 - 20:30 | WA
Welcome to the socialist book club! The intention here is to meet every month and provide a space to read and talk about classic and modern socialist texts.
This month we will be reading:

The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels
The ABCs of Socialism edited by Bhaskar Sunkara (containing work from many authors)

Both of these texts are available for free online and while I recommend finishing both, you are welcome to attend if you haven’t finished reading.
RSVP

Jan. 30th Door Knocking for Prop 1A in Wallingford
2025-01-30 17:30 - 19:30 | Wallingford Playfield, 4219 Wallingford Ave N, Seattle, WA, United States

Jan. 30th Door Knocking for Prop 1A in Columbia City
2025-01-30 17:30 - 19:30 | Columbia City PCC (and more!), 3610 S Edmunds St, Seattle, WA, 98118, United States

SDSA for Social Housing and YES on Prop 1A: MegaCanvass in Capitol Hill
2025-02-01 10:30 - 13:00 | Cal Anderson Park, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
Join us to educate voters about the upcoming Seattle Special Election on February 11th, 2025, and how to win funds for social housing by taxing wealthy corporations through passage of Proposition 1A! We’re hosting an SDSA Prop1A MegaCanvass in Capitol Hill, followed by a social at Elysian Brewing (RSVP for the social here)!
Doorknocking is the best way to reach voters, and you will be knocking doors alongside folks who have talked to hundreds – some even thousands – of voters. If you are new, we can start you off with an experienced partner.
We’ll start with a short training session at the beginning. We’ll talk about best practices and ways to explain to voters why we want social housing for ourselves and our neighbors. We’ll set you up with the phone app that directs you to the voters you will contact, and that tracks our progress. Dress for the weather and bring a mobile phone. Be sure to RSVP ahead of time and include your phone number, so we can be certain to find one another.
What is Proposition 1A (formerly I-137)? Read more about the initiative.
RSVP HERE

Post Prop 1A Mega Canvas-Social
2025-02-01 13:30 - 16:00 | Elysian Brewing Cap Hill, 1221 East Pike Street, Seattle, 98122, United States
Come out and enjoy a beer on DSA after the Prop 1A mega-canvas for social housing.
RSVP Here

Door Knocking for Prop 1A in Beacon Hill
2025-02-02 10:30 - 13:00, 2025-02-09 10:30 - 13:00 | Beacon Hill Playground, 1902 13th Ave S, Seattle, WA, 98144, United States

New Labor Organizers Training
2025-02-02 11:00 - 13:00 | Capitol Hill Branch Library, 425 Harvard Ave E, Seattle, WA, 98102, United States
Have you ever

Wanted more rights at work?
Wanted to fight back against the corporate class?
Been thinking “I need a union,” but don’t know how to make it happen?

This workshop will teach you what you need to get started at your workplace!
This is intended for people at currently non-union workplaces who want to take the first steps toward organizing, whether you want to join an existing union, form a new one, or organizing demands of your boss without a union at all.
Our experienced labor organizers will teach you how to have an organizing conversation and how to form your Organizing Committee.
When we organize, we win!
RSVP on Action Network

Seattle DSA New Member Orientation
2025-02-02 14:30 - 16:00 | Zoom
Calling all new and prospective DSA members! Join Seattle DSA for a New Member Orientation to socialism and our DSA chapter.
This is the first in a series of three meetings for our February 2025 New Member Cohort – join us to meet fellow comrades and get an introduction to core concepts in socialist theory and organizing methods.
RSVP HERE for Zoom Link!

Electoral 101
2025-02-04 18:00 - 19:30 | Green Lake Branch – Seattle Public Library, 7001 E Green Lake Dr N, Seattle, WA, United States
New to electoral work? Want to learn the basics of party building, socialist electoral strategy, and campaign operations? You’ve come to the right place! Join us for an Electoral 101 at the Green Lake Branch of the Seattle Public Library, where we’ll be discussing all of these questions for those new to electoral work!
We highly recommend checking out these readings before the session!
Can’t make it in person? RSVP and you’ll receive a Zoom link in your email.

Palestine Solidarity Working Group Meeting
2025-02-04 18:30 - 20:00 | WA
Join the Palestine Solidarity Working Group and the Boycott War Profiteers for our biweekly joint meeting! This is where official business and voting items are brought in addition to regular campaign work.
Register for the meeting via Action Network here: https://actionnetwork.org/events/palestine-solidarity-working-group-meeting-0204

Socialist In Office Committee Planning Meeting
2025-02-05 19:30 - 20:30, 2025-02-26 19:30 - 20:30, 2025-03-05 19:30 - 20:30 | WA
Join us to plan for our work with comrade State Representative Shaun Scott, as he moves socialist policy through the WA State Legislature.
RSVP here for the Zoom link.

Feb 8th Door Knocking for Prop 1A in Ballard
2025-02-08 10:30 - 13:00 | Ballard Commons Park, 5701 22nd Ave NW, Seattle, 98107, United States

Rock Out For Rojava fundraiser show
2025-02-08 17:30 - 21:00 | Southside Commons, 3518 S Edmunds St, Seattle, WA, 98118, United States
Whoever said we can’t sing and dance while building the revolution?
Join comrades for an evening fundraising event as we help raise funds for Heyva Sor a Kurd (the Kurdish Red Crescent) in response to the escalating situation in North and East Syria, an area commonly referred to as Rojava.
Beginning soon after the Arab Spring that sparked off in 2011, the democratic, pluralistic, polyethnic, and feminist political project known as the Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (DAANES) has fought to defend itself and its radical vision for the region on multiple fronts. Humanitarian groups like Heyva Sor a Kurd continue to provide essential services in war-torn Rojava, more so now with the fall of Bashar al-Assad from power and increasing military aggression from forces aligned with Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
Come show your solidarity and Rock Out for Rojava!

Location is Southside Commons (3518 S Edmunds St), doors open at 5:30pm.
Event is all ages. Respect each other and the space.
Pay-what-you-can cover at the door.
Mask or a negative COVID test result required.

Event sponsors: Seattle DSA, Snohomish County DSA, Emergency Committee for Rojava, Radical Women – Seattle, Puget Sound Socialist Rifle Association, Yellow Peril Tactical
RSVP on Action Network

Door Knocking for Prop 1A in Capitol Hill
2025-02-09 10:30 - 13:00 | Homer Harris Park, 2401 E Howell St, Seattle, WA 98122, USA

Boycott War Profiteers Liberation Happy Hour
2025-02-09 13:00 - 16:00 | Christie Park, 817 NE 43rd St, Seattle, 98105, United States
Join Seattle DSA’s Palestinian Solidarity Working Group and RESIST US-Led War for a solidarity action and happy hour as we stand with pro-Palestinian workers and fight for community divestment from Israel here in Seattle.
RSVP for Happy Hour location!

Immigration Justice Working Group
2025-02-10 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-03-03 19:00 - 20:00 | Virtual. RSVP for details, WA, United States
This is the weekly meeting for Seattle DSA’s Immigration Justice Working Group. We’re organizing to keep ICE out of our communities and to keep our immigrant communities and neighbors safe! RSVP here for the Zoom link!

Ecosocialism and Green New Deal Working Group
2025-02-10 20:00 - 21:30 | Virtual, WA, United States
Join the revived Ecosocialism and GND Working Group to refine our ides for future projects and get them in to action. Ecosocialism promotes democratic control over all institutions that impact life and the environment. A Green New Deal (GND) distills actions to address the climate crisis through a rapid and just transformation of these institutions.
Zoom link here
We meet biweekly on Mondays 8-9

Boycott War Profiteers Campaign Meeting
2025-02-11 18:30 - 20:00 | WA
Join the Boycott War Profiteers campaign for our biweekly meeting!
Register for the meeting via Action Network here: https://actionnetwork.org/events/boycott-war-profiteers-campaign-meeting-0121-2

Proposition 1A Election Night Party
2025-02-11 19:00 - 21:30 | Stoup Brewing – Capitol Hill, 1158 Broadway, Seattle, WA, 98122
Let’s celebrate the hard work we’ve put into funding social housing and getting Prop1A passed! Seattle DSA has been working to make social housing a reality in Seattle for the past three years, and we are so astounded at the sheer number of organizers that have put in their time and effort in a multitude of ways. We’ll be welcoming comrades and organizers from unions and community groups across Seattle who helped make Proposition 1A a reality. We look forward to seeing you all there!
We’ll be announcing the first batch of election results we receive from King County Elections, as well as hearing from some very special speakers.
Please RSVP as soon as possible with an accurate guest count, as we may not be able to allow additional guests if we hit our maximum capacity too early!
WHERE: Stoup Brewing @ Capitol Hill
WHEN: 7:00 – 9:30pm
ENTRY: We welcome guests of any ages! Wristbands for the bar will be handed out to 21+ guests.
Accessibility: The venue and restrooms are wheelchair accessible.
Transportation: Stoup Brewing does not provide parking, and the venue is in the heart of Capitol Hill! The closest light rail stop is Capitol Hill Station, and Stoup is off the First Hill trolley line.
RSVP

Endorsement Subcommittee Q&A: Michael Westgaard Campaign
2025-02-12 18:00 - 19:00 | WA
DSA member Michael Westgaard is running for Renton City Council and is seeking Seattle’s DSA endorsement. We have the opportunity to hear directly from him at two upcoming Q&A sessions. You can read his endorsement questionnaire here.
Endorsement Subcommittee Q&A: The Electoral Working Group’s Endorsement Subcommittee will be leading a session with Michael asking him questions that will look at his campaign’s viability and planning. Members are welcome to come listen in!
📅 When: Monday, Feb. 12th at 6pm
📍 Where: RSVP here to access the Zoom Link

Let’s show up, stay engaged, and make an informed decision about this important endorsement. See you there!

Other events in the Endorsement Process:
HYBRID Member Q&A: This is your chance to ask questions, learn more about his vision, and discuss how his platform aligns with chapter priorities.
HYBRID Voting: We need YOU to help us decide whether Seattle DSA should endorse Michael Westgaard.

Labor Working Group Monthly Meeting
2025-02-13 18:30 - 19:30 | Beacon Hill Library, 2821 Beacon Ave S #5813, Seattle, WA, 98144, United States
This event is hybrid, please RSVP for the Zoom link or attend in person at the Beacon Hill Library.
Join comrades to discuss our ongoing labor organizing and meet others involved in labor organizing work. We will discuss and plan any upcoming labor work and ongoing campaigns.
Look for the full agenda on Slack in the labor channel!

D4/D5/Ecosocialism Reading Group
2025-02-13 19:00 - 20:30 | Armistice Coffee Roosevelt, 6717 Roosevelt Ave NE, Seattle, WA
Join us 2/13 at Armistice Coffee Roosevelt to discuss Chapter 11 through completion of the book If We Burn by Vincent Bevins. We will also talk about what to read next, so even if you skipped the book, come on by.
Our discussions seek to inform strategies for winning a democratic socialist society that thrives ecologically. You don’t have to live in city council District 4 or 5, and you can feel free to join the conversation even if you haven’t had time to read. All are welcome!
Questions? E-mail greennewdeal@seattledsa.org .

DSA New Member Meeting II – Socialism in Theory & Practice
2025-02-15 14:00 - 16:00 | Beacon Hill Library, 2821 Beacon Ave S #5813, Seattle, WA, 98144, United States
Calling all new and prospective DSA members! Join Seattle DSA’s Member Engagement Committee for an introductory discussion of four core socialist concepts: The Working Class, Solidarity, Anti-Imperialism, and Organizing Methods.
This is the second in a series of three meetings for our February 2025 New Member Cohort – join us to meet fellow comrades and get an introduction to core concepts in socialist theory and organizing methods.
Meeting held in hybrid format; RSVP for zoom link. Masks will be provided and required for in-person attendees.
RSVP HERE!

Member's Endorsement Q&A: Michael Westgaard Campaign
2025-02-17 18:00 - 19:00 | Virtual, WA, United States
DSA member Michael Westgaard is running for Renton City Council and is seeking Seattle’s DSA endorsement. We have the opportunity to hear directly from him at two upcoming Q&A sessions. You can read his endorsement questionnaire here.
Member Q&A: This is your chance to ask questions, learn more about his vision, and discuss how his platform aligns with chapter priorities.
Let’s show up, stay engaged, and make an informed decision about this important endorsement. See you there!
📅 When: Monday, Feb. 17th at 6pm
📍 Virtual: RSVP here to access the Zoom Link

Also join us for Endorsement Voting: We need YOU to help us decide whether Seattle DSA should endorse Michael Westgaard.

February Tech Committee Meeting
2025-02-18 18:00 - 19:00 | WA

Housing Justice Working Group
2025-02-18 18:00 - 19:00 | WA
Seattle DSA’s Housing Justice Working Group!
A sponsor of the Peoples Breakfast.
Working towards a massive expansion of publicly-owned green social housing.
Building a fighting tenants movement.
We are now running a hybrid meeting format!
Join us on Zoom for the business portion of the meeting starting at 6:00pm, running till 7:00pm!

RSVP for zoom link.

Agenda: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gxhFExgKMXDKUolOVPxah77RF-9_9FgiOh8-CtpfPCU

Palestine Solidarity Working Group Meeting
2025-02-18 18:30 - 20:00 | WA
Join the Palestine Solidarity Working Group and the Boycott War Profiteers for our biweekly joint meeting! This is where official business and voting items are brought in addition to regular campaign work.
Register for the meeting via Action Network here: https://actionnetwork.org/events/palestine-solidarity-working-group-meeting-0218

February Electoral Working Group Monthly Meeting
2025-02-20 18:30 - 20:00 | Douglass-Truth Branch – Seattle Public Library, 2300 E Yesler Way, Seattle, WA, United States
Join us for February’s Electoral Working Group Meeting! This is a great way to get plugged in to electoral work , especially for new members. Our agenda includes:

Discussion and voting on setting up the Planning and Campaign Operations Subcommittees – help us set up the structure for future campaigns!
Checking in with the Socialists in Office Committee and their work with Shaun during the session so far, and;
An update on the Michael Westgaard for Renton City Council endorsement process;

Come by in-person at the Douglass-Truth branch of the Seattle Public Library or join us virtually! Please RSVP here (or below) for reminders and the Zoom link.
🌹We look forward to seeing you there🌹
Email electoral@seattledsa.org if you have any questions.
Solidarity,
Seattle DSA Electoral Working Group

Member Engagement Committee Meeting
2025-02-21 17:15 - 18:15, 2025-03-08 14:30 - 15:30 | WA
Seattle DSA’s Member Engagement Committee works to grow our chapter and help onboard new members by running our seasonal onboarding cohorts for new members, hosting socials, and keeping our one-on-one meeting system and Job Board up-to-date. Join us to grow our chapter community and give members the tools to become effective socialist organizers.

DSA New Member Meeting III – Cohort Graduation Social
2025-02-22 16:00 - 18:00 | Standard Brewing, 2504 S Jackson St, Seattle, WA, 98144, United States
Calling all new and prospective DSA members! Join Seattle DSA’s Member Engagement Committee for our final February Cohort meeting – the graduation social! Join us to meet fellow socialists new and old and celebrate the completion of another cohort over drinks.

RSVP HERE!

Info Session on Proportional Representation Bylaws Amendment
2025-02-23 19:00 - 20:00 | WA

Ecosocialism and Green New Deal Working Group
2025-02-24 20:00 - 21:30 | Virtual, WA, United States
Let’s refine our ides for future projects and get them in to action. Ecosocialism promotes democratic control over all institutions that impact life and the environment. A Green New Deal (GND) distills actions to address the climate crisis through a rapid and just transformation of these institutions.
Zoom link here
We meet biweekly on Mondays.

February General Membership Meeting
2025-02-25 19:00 - 21:00 | Centilia Cultural Center, 1660 S Roberto Maestas Festival St, Seattle, 98144, United States
Join us for our largest monthly gathering to discuss issues and learn what the chapter has been up to, what is on the horizon and how to get involved. In-person and online. RSVP for the zoom link.

February Socialist Book Club
2025-02-26 19:30 - 20:30 | WA
Welcome to the socialist book club! The intention here is to meet every month and provide a space to read and talk about classic and modern socialist texts.
This month we will be reading:

The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State by Friedrich Engels

This text is available for free online and while I recommend finishing it, you are welcome to attend if you haven’t finished reading.

RSVP to get zoom link

Socialist In Office Committee Planning Meeting
2025-02-26 19:30 - 20:30, 2025-03-05 19:30 - 20:30

Intro to South King County DSA
2025-02-27 19:00 - 20:00 | https://seattledsa.org/event/intro-to-south-king-county-dsa/
Come meet other local socialists, and learn about what DSA is doing in South King County.
RSVP here for Zoom link.

D4/D5/Ecosocialism Reading Group
2025-02-27 19:00 - 20:30 | Armistice Coffee Roosevelt, 6717 Roosevelt Ave NE, Seattle, WA
Join us 2/27 at Armistice Coffee Roosevelt to discuss two articles: “Fragile Leviathan” by Cedric Durand, and “Public Utility’s Potential” by Alison Gocke. (The second one looks pretty long but is mostly footnotes.)
We will also talk about what book to start reading next, so come on by. Our discussions seek to inform strategies for winning a democratic socialist society that thrives ecologically. You don’t have to live in city council District 4 or 5, and you can feel free to join the conversation even if you haven’t had time to read. All are welcome!
Questions? E-mail greennewdeal@seattledsa.org .

Labor Organizing Happy Hour
2025-02-28 18:00 - 20:00 | Chuck’s Hop Shop (Central District), 2001 E Union St, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
Workers and labor organizers from all over Seattle and King County get together, talk about labor organizing, share struggles in our unions, and get to know each other. All union activists, socialists, and community members are welcome to attend!
Anyone is welcome whether you’re not a union member (yet), a long time union activist, or anywhere in between.
Look for us inside Chuck’s Hop Shop in the corner to the right of the bathrooms.
RSVP Here:
https://actionnetwork.org/events/labor-organizing-happy-hour-2/

Tesla Takedown all over the region!
2025-03-01 10:00 - 12:00 | 435 Westlake Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109, 435 Westlake Ave N, Seattle, 98109, United States
Join with others from various groups (or none at all!) rising up to stop Trump and Musk’s coup by hitting Musk where it hurts: his wealth, a LOT of which is tied up in Tesla stock. Protests have already damaged Tesla so much that Musk has lost billions in wealth!
There has been a national call to action for March 1st, and DSA is answering the call. Some of these events, such as SLU and Tacoma, will be DSA-run; at others, you’ll be meeting new comrades from outside DSA. Introduce yourself and show them what it’s like to protest with a socialist!
This protest will be simultaneous at every Tesla dealership in the area – not JUST South Lake Union. Other simultaneous protests will be at:
Bellevue!
Renton!
Tacoma (with Tacoma DSA)!
…and Lynnwood!

Boycott War Profiteers Tabling at Fremont PCC
2025-03-02 14:00 - 16:00 | Fremont PCC, 600 N 34th St, Seattle, 98103, United States
Join Seattle DSA’s Boycott War Profiteers Campaign to make our communities apartheid free!
You can help by joining our table outside the Fremont PCC. There, we will engage PCC workers and consumers to build momentum for our push to divest PCC of Israeli goods and protect the rights of PCC workers to express their solidarity with Palestine.
No experience is required, training will be provided on site and you will be paired with experienced volunteers!

Access Working Group Monthly Meeting
2025-03-02 16:00 - 17:00 | WA
The monthly meeting for the Access Working Group of the Seattle DSA.
We work on reducing the barriers that prevent members from being active within or joining our chapter.

EWG Campaign Ops Meeting
2025-03-06 18:00 - 19:00
Announcing the first iteration of our Electoral Campaign Ops meeting, where we will start building the Mike for Renton campaign!
Join us to learn, plan and execute the operational aspects of our endorsed campaigns – primarily field, fundraising, comms, and internal member mobilization.
In our first meeting, we will help plan the Kickoff canvass on Sunday, March 9th, and then we’ll begin organizing to handle regularly recurring comms and canvasses.
RSVP for the Zoom link!

SDSA + IAM/Delta Phonebanking
2025-03-08 14:00 - 16:00 | Rainier Beach Branch – Seattle Public Library, 9125 Rainier Ave S, Seattle, WA, 98118, United States
Did you enjoy phonebanking or canvassing this recent special election and want to keep the organizing energy going? Do you want to be part of one of the largest union drives in the country?
The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) has reached out to DSA chapters nationwide to assist with the groundwork for their organizing drive at Delta Airlines.
This is a collaboration between IAM members at other airlines, Delta employees who want the union, IAM organizers, and DSA members including Seattle DSA’s own Labor Working Group. Our role is to help workers and union organizers reach members outside the workplace, because the airport is such a heavily surveilled environment.
We will be phonebanking Delta workers whose union cards have expired. We are trying to get them to re-sign their cards as every card counts in a union certification!
Meet us at the Rainier branch library (9125 Rainier Ave S, Seattle, WA 98118) @ 2pm. We’ll send further instructions the day before the event on what you’ll need to bring, but a cell phone of your own will be essential.
RSVP on Action Network to get updates on this event and the IAM/Delta campaign!

Boycott War Profiteers Tabling at Central District PCC
2025-03-09 10:00 - 12:00 | Central Disctrict PCC, 2230 E Union St, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
RSVP here!
Join Seattle DSA’s Boycott War Profiteers Campaign to make our communities apartheid free!
You can help by joining our table outside the Central District PCC. There, we will engage PCC workers and consumers to build momentum for our push to divest PCC of Israeli goods and protect the rights of PCC workers to express their solidarity with Palestine.
No experience is required, training will be provided on site and you will be paired with experienced volunteers!

Workers Deserve Dignity: Organizing Against Discrimination & Harassment
2025-03-09 12:00 - 16:00 | WA
This event will be in-person! RSVP to receive information about the location by email the day before the event.
Why should your boss get away with treating you badly? Whether it’s being overlooked, leered at, or just not respected, organizing with your coworkers can help you strike back and win better conditions.
LISTEN
Join us as we listen to workers’ stories, all from different workplaces. Hear about how they took action, the tactics they used, and the results they had.
PLAN
We will break into small groups and you’ll analyze your workplace and make plans for how you and your coworkers can organize for the better.
BUILD
You will take home resources on your rights at work, readings about past & current struggles, and information about further trainings that can help you change your workplace!
Location is fully wheelchair accessible. Masking is strongly encouraged and masks will be provided.

Art Party for Tesla Takedown
2025-03-09 13:00 - 15:00 | Beacon Hill Library, 2821 Beacon Ave S #5813, Seattle, WA, 98144, United States
Please bring any posters, cardboard, paint, or markers to create signs related to protesting Elon Musk’s takeover of the federal government.
Location: Beacon Hill Library, Room #4
