Mike for Renton Canvass
2025-05-24 11:00 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Benson Hill Elementary School, 18665 116th Ave SE, Renton, WA, 98058, United States
RVSP HERE
Come canvass for Mike Westgaard’s campaign for Renton City Council! Let’s elect someone who will fight for working people.
Mike is a proud union shop steward and longtime Seattle DSA member – his campaign envisions connecting our chapter to the organized labor movement and the working class struggle in South King County. Mike is a champion for housing and transit for all, ending the war on drugs, and defending Raise the Wage Renton!
Mike is running as a democratic socialist in a grassroots campaign against a Chamber of Commerce backed establishment incumbent – to win he will need OUR HELP! We’ll meet at the Benson Hill Elementary School parking lot for sign-ins and training, then head out to talk to neighbors about Mike’s campaign.
We will be organizing carpooling options, if you need a carpool please enter the relevant information into the Action Network RSVP form. First time canvassers are welcome. We will provide a training before the canvass. Please check the weather forecast and dress appropriately!

Counterprotest Anti-LGBTQ Hate Group MAYDAYUSA
2025-05-24 12:00 - 21:00 | Cal Anderson Park and Bobby Morris Playfield
CALL TO ACTION SATURDAY, MAY 24th
Antiqueer, transphobic, anti-reproductive healthcare hate tour MayDayUSA (deceptive name, right?!) is making a stop in Seattle to spread their bigotry and cry about queer people existing under the guise of a family-friendly event complete with free children’s haircuts. Community members and organizations are rallying to counter the event by celebrating our queerness and say no to hate. Seattle DSA’s Mobilization Committee is coordinating with multiple groups to give these bigoted astroturfers a proper Seattle welcome.
This is expected to be an all-day event at Cal Anderson Park. Specific location of the hate rally is TBD but indicators point to the Bobby Morris Playfields on the southern end of the park. A group of local musicians and artists are organizing a punk show at the skatepark on the southwest corner of the park (see attached image) and other actions will be occurring throughout the afternoon and evening in and around Cal Anderson. We will plan to stage our contingent adjacent to the skatepark starting at noon; look for the DSA banner or red flag. Double-check this calendar event the morning of for any change of plans.
Coalition organizations hope to keep this a peaceful counter demonstration. However, in lieu of the persons involved with MayDayUSA and their connections with far-right provocateurs, the Mobilization Committee is asking attendees to take some precautions:

Wear a mask to protect your identity and to keep your community safe from COVID and other airborne infections.
Bring earplugs or other hearing protection as a precaution.
Check the weather forecast the morning of and dress appropriately for the conditions.
Do not attend alone and have a buddy or small group, and never let anyone wander alone. Also have an agreed-on check-in time with someone not attending.
Continuously observe your surroundings and orientate yourself. Decide ahead of time where you and your friends or family will meet in the event of a dispersal order or emergency.
A police liaison will be on hand, so there is no reason to talk to police.
If you intend to be there all afternoon/evening, bring snacks and water.
Remember, we keep each other safe.

Boycott War Profiteers Liberation Happy Hour
2025-05-24 16:00 - 18:00

Peoples’ Breakfast: U District
2025-05-25 08:00 - 11:30, 2025-06-01 08:00 - 11:30, 2025-06-08 08:00 - 11:30, 2025-06-15 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.

Socialist Soccer!
2025-05-25 14:00 - 16:00, 2025-06-01 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.

Immigration Justice Working Group
2025-05-26 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-06-09 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-06-23 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-07-07 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!

May General Membership Meeting
2025-05-27 19:00 - 21:00 | Centilia Cultural Center, 1660 S Roberto Maestas Festival St, Seattle, 98144, United States

Boycott War Profiteers PCC Picket
2025-05-28 16:00 - 18:00 | Central Disctrict PCC, 2230 E Union St, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States

May Socialist Book Club
2025-05-28 19:30 - 21:30
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 is a fully remote meeting, please RSVP to get the zoom link.

This month we will be reading:

The Civil War in France by Karl Marx

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

Electoral Working Group Campaign Operations Meeting
2025-05-29 18:00 - 19:30, 2025-06-05 18:00 - 19:30, 2025-06-12 18:00 - 19:30, 2025-07-03 18:00 - 19:30, 2025-07-10 18:00 - 19:30
Join our Electoral Working Group’s Campaign Ops meeting series, where we are working on the Mike for Renton campaign! Come learn, plan, and execute the operational aspects of our endorsed campaigns – with tasks and trainings on field, fundraising, comms, and internal member mobilization. Every Thursday at 6pm, except third Thursdays.
Sign up for our weekly calendar event that contains the Zoom link using this Action Network form!
Email electoral@seattledsa.org with any questions.

Mike for Renton Canvass
2025-05-31 11:00 - 14:00 | Renton Downtown Library, 100 Mill Ave S, Renton, 98057, United States
RVSP HERE
Come canvass for Mike Westgaard’s campaign for Renton City Council! Let’s elect someone who will fight for working people.
Mike is a proud union shop steward and longtime Seattle DSA member – his campaign envisions connecting our chapter to the organized labor movement and the working class struggle in South King County. Mike is a champion for housing and transit for all, ending the war on drugs, and defending Raise the Wage Renton!
Mike is running as a democratic socialist in a grassroots campaign against a Chamber of Commerce backed establishment incumbent – to win he will need OUR HELP! We’ll meet at the Downtown Renton Library for sign-ins and training, then head out to talk to neighbors about Mike’s campaign.
We will be organizing carpooling options, if you need a carpool please enter the relevant information into the Action Network RSVP form. First time canvassers are welcome. We will provide a training before the canvass. Please check the weather forecast and dress appropriately!

6/1 Boycott War Profiteers Columbia City PCC Table
2025-06-01 12:00 - 14:00 | Columbia City PCC (and more!), 3610 S Edmunds St, Seattle, WA, 98118, United States

Access Working Group Monthly Meeting
2025-06-01 16:00 - 17:00, 2025-07-06 16:00 - 17:00
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.

Mike for Renton Canvass
2025-06-02 17:30 - 20:00, 2025-06-07 11:00 - 14:00 | Heritage Park, 233 Union Ave NE, Renton, WA, 98059, United States
RVSP HERE
Come canvass for Mike Westgaard’s campaign for Renton City Council! Let’s elect someone who will fight for working people.
Mike is a proud union shop steward and longtime Seattle DSA member – his campaign envisions connecting our chapter to the organized labor movement and the working class struggle in South King County. Mike is a champion for housing and transit for all, ending the war on drugs, and defending Raise the Wage Renton!
Mike is running as a democratic socialist in a grassroots campaign against a Chamber of Commerce backed establishment incumbent – to win he will need OUR HELP! We’ll meet at Heritage Park for sign-ins and training, then head out to talk to neighbors about Mike’s campaign.
We will be organizing carpooling options, if you need a carpool please enter the relevant information into the Action Network RSVP form. First time canvassers are welcome. We will provide a training before the canvass. Please check the weather forecast and dress appropriately!

Ecosocialism and Green New Deal Working Group
2025-06-02 20:00 - 21:15 | Virtual, WA, United States
Join us biweekly on Mondays! 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!

Mike for Renton Farmers Market Tabling
2025-06-03 16:00 - 19:00, 2025-06-10 16:00 - 18:00, 2025-06-17 16:00 - 18:00, 2025-06-24 16:00 - 18:00, 2025-07-01 16:00 - 19:00, 2025-07-08 16:00 - 19:00 | Renton Farmers Market (temporary 2025 location), 300 Williams Ave S, Renton, 98057, United States
Come join us at the Renton Farmers Market as we talk to voters about Michael’s campaign for Renton City Council.
Let’s elect someone who will fight for working people.
Look for our table at the corner of Williams Ave S and S 3rd Street.
Note that the Renton Farmers Market is at a new, temporary location this summer, just one block east of its traditional location.
RSVP HERE

6/3 Boycott War Profiteers Campaign Steering Meeting
2025-06-03 18:30 - 19:30

Local Council Meeting
2025-06-03 19:00 - 19:45, 2025-06-10 19:00 - 19:45, 2025-06-17 19:00 - 19:45, 2025-07-01 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
2025-06-03 19:00 - 23:00, 2025-06-10 19:00 - 23:00, 2025-06-17 19:00 - 23:00, 2025-07-01 19:00 - 23:00, 2025-07-08 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.

D4/D5/Ecosocialism Reading Group
2025-06-05 19:00 - 20:30 | Armistice Coffee Roosevelt, 6717 Roosevelt Ave NE, Seattle, WA
Join us 6/5 at Armistice Coffee Roosevelt to finish the book Capital’s Grave: Neofeudalism and the New Class Struggle by Jodi Dean, from Verso.
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!
We sit outdoors in a breezeway. Any questions email greennewdeal@seattledsa.org.

Soccer, Suds, and Socialism
2025-06-07 18:00 - 20:30 | Brighton Playfield, 6000 39th Ave S, Seattle, WA, 98118, United States
While the days are long, we will try a weekend evening soccer game (probably once a month), followed by drinks and socialist talk
All genders and skill levels are welcome
Starting on Saturday June 7 at Brighton Playfield in Hillman City
Soccer at 6 PM, followed by drinks at Hill City Tap House between 7:30 and 8 PM
Not into soccer? No problem, join us for drinks afterwards
RSVP not needed, but contact Aram on Slack or Signal if you have questions

Socialist Soccer!
2025-06-08 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-06-15 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-06-22 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-06-29 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-07-06 10:00 - 12:00 | Brighton Playfield, 6000 39th Ave S, Seattle, WA, 98118, 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.
The game is usually at 10 AM, but that may change, so make sure you are on the Socialist Soccer signal chat!

6/8 Boycott War Profiteers Ballard PCC Table
2025-06-08 14:00 - 16:00 | Ballard PCC, 1451 NW 46th St, Seattle, 98107, United States

Luigi Mangioni to Trump Assassination Attempts, Political Violence on the Rise: How should Socialists/the Left respond?
2025-06-08 17:00 - 18:30 | Victrola Coffee (411 15th Ave E), 411 15th Ave E, Seattle, WA, 98112, United States
Luigi Mangioni to Trump Assassination Attempts
Political Violence on the Rise:
How should Socialists/the Left respond?

This Sunday, June 8, 5pm
Victrola Cafe Community Room (411 15th Ave E)
RSVP
Luigi Mangioni, Jan 6, Trump assassination attempts, the shooting of Israeli Embassy staffers – Political violence is on the rise. Recent polls show a growing number of Americans think political violence is acceptable to achieve political goals. The failure of protests to stop the slaughter in Gaza, police brutality and the rise of Trump and the Right have led some to turn to violent acts out of frustration. Join us for a discussion on why democratic socialists oppose these acts of political violence and how the left and socialists can respond that builds mass movements and collective struggle to end the Israeli war on Gaza and the West Bank, police brutality, and more.
Join your friendly neighborhood socialists in District 3 in discussing these critical questions. All are welcome – even if you don’t live in District 3!
All are welcome! You don’t need to live in D3 to attend!

Mike for Renton Canvass
2025-06-09 17:30 - 20:00 | Sunset Neighborhood Park, 2680 Sunset Ln NE, Renton, WA, 98056, United States
RVSP HERE
Come canvass for Mike Westgaard’s campaign for Renton City Council! Let’s elect someone who will fight for working people.
Mike is a proud union shop steward and longtime Seattle DSA member – his campaign envisions connecting our chapter to the organized labor movement and the working class struggle in South King County. Mike is a champion for housing and transit for all, ending the war on drugs, and defending Raise the Wage Renton!
Mike is running as a democratic socialist in a grassroots campaign against a Chamber of Commerce backed establishment incumbent – to win he will need OUR HELP! We’ll meet at Sunset Neighborhood Park for sign-ins and training, then head out to talk to neighbors about Mike’s campaign.
We will be organizing carpooling options, if you need a carpool please enter the relevant information into the Action Network RSVP form. First time canvassers are welcome. We will provide a training before the canvass. Please check the weather forecast and dress appropriately!

Palestine Solidarity and Internationalism Working Group/Boycott War Profiteers Joint Meeting
2025-06-10 18:30 - 19:30

Socialists in Office Committee Planning Meeting
2025-06-11 18:30 - 19:30, 2025-06-18 18:30 - 19:30, 2025-06-25 18:30 - 19:30, 2025-07-02 18:30 - 19:30
Join us to plan for our work with comrade State Representative Shaun Scott, as he moves socialist policy through the WA State Legislature.
Email electoral@seattledsa.org for access to the calendar invite and an onboarding to the SIOC work!

Socialist Night School: Capitalism and Socialism
2025-06-11 19:00 - 21:00 | New Freeway Hall, 5018 Rainier Ave. S, Seattle, WA
Join us for the next course of the Socialist Night School as we discuss and contrast capitalism and socialism!
We will be discussing two readings this time:

An excerpt from “Understanding Capitalism” by Vivek Chibber as part of a DSA’s National Political Education Committee (NPEC) module:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CTxMynZZYMrtbf30mR8o23vWUQCBFYOh/view
The Jacobin article “What is Democratic Socialism?” by Neal Meyer:
https://jacobin.com/2018/07/democratic-socialism-bernie-sanders-social-democracy-alexandria-ocasio-cortez

Readings are not required to participate but it is strongly encouraged to help make for more generative discussion in the breakout groups.
One further reminder that the next in-person Socialist Night School will again be at New Freeway Hall (5018 Rainier Ave S) in Columbia City from 7pm to 9pm.
See you then!
Make sure to RSVP on Action Network!

Labor Working Group Monthly Meeting
2025-06-12 18:30 - 20:00 | Cal Anderson Shelterhouse, 1700 11th Ave, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
This event is hybrid! Please RSVP either way, but especially to receive the Zoom link.
We will be meeting in-person at the Cal Anderson Shelter House.
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!

Socialist Educators Happy Hour
2025-06-13 18:00 - 20:00 | Chuck’s Hop Shop (Central District), 2001 E Union St, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
Educators from all over (Seattle, Renton, Highline, etc…) get together, chat politics, & share about struggles in their union. All union activists and socialists are welcome to attend!
We often anchor our discussions with a reading, but we’ll provide a short summary so everyone can participate whether they read or not.

Mike for Renton Canvass
2025-06-14 11:00 - 14:00, 2025-06-18 17:30 - 20:00 | Tiffany Park, 1902 Lake Youngs Way SE, Renton, WA, 98058, United States
RVSP HERE
Come canvass for Mike Westgaard’s campaign for Renton City Council! Let’s elect someone who will fight for working people.
Mike is a proud union shop steward and longtime Seattle DSA member – his campaign envisions connecting our chapter to the organized labor movement and the working class struggle in South King County. Mike is a champion for housing and transit for all, ending the war on drugs, and defending Raise the Wage Renton!
Mike is running as a democratic socialist in a grassroots campaign against a Chamber of Commerce backed establishment incumbent – to win he will need OUR HELP! We’ll meet at Tiffany Park for sign-ins and training, then head out to talk to neighbors about Mike’s campaign.
We will be organizing carpooling options, if you need a carpool please enter the relevant information into the Action Network RSVP form. First time canvassers are welcome. We will provide a training before the canvass. Please check the weather forecast and dress appropriately!

Summer BBQ with the Mobilization Committee
2025-06-14 17:00 - 21:00
Summer is here, which means two things: actions and community gatherings!
The Seattle DSA Mobilization Committee is having a Summer BBQ on Saturday, June 14th from 5pm to 9pm. Come join us as we break bread, share recipes and stories, joke around as well as get serious about this year’s protest season.
Make sure to fill out the Action Network RSVP form to indicate what you care to bring as well as any accommodations we can make for you including dietary restrictions or food allergies. Location will be privately shared over Signal but will be accessible via transit.
The event will be indoors and outdoors but while inside we ask you please mask as a precaution; masks will be provided. Outdoor space will be partially covered so do bring sunscreen just in case.
Hope to see you then! And remember: we keep us safe.

Member Engagement Committee Meeting
2025-06-15 12:00 - 13:00

House Party for Mike for Renton
2025-06-15 16:00 - 19:00
Come join us for a backyard fundraiser for Michael Westgaard for Renton City Council.
Meet Michael and some of the campaign volunteers, enjoy snacks and drinks, and help send a working class socialist to city call, to help defend the city’s new minimum wage that many of us worked so hard to get passed.
This is held at a private residence in Hillman City, south Seattle.
Exact address will be provided to the RSVP list as we get close to the day of the event.
RSVP HERE

Housing Justice Working Group
2025-06-16 18:30 - 20:00
Join us for the monthly meeting of the Housing Justice Working Group!
The Housing Justice Working Group is committed to creating a Seattle without sweeps, evictions, or housing scarcity, where housing is a human right and not a commodity.
Our agenda is available on Slack (Under the “Important links” tab in the Housing Justice Working Group Channel). Request to join the Slack here.

Ecosocialism and Green New Deal Working Group
2025-06-16 20:00 - 21:15, 2025-06-30 20:00 - 21:15 | Virtual, WA, United States
Join us biweekly on Mondays! 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

Tech Committee Monthly Meeting
2025-06-17 18:00 - 19:00

6/17 Boycott War Profiteers Campaign Steering Meeting
2025-06-17 18:30 - 19:30

Puget Sound EWOC Monthly Meeting
2025-06-19 18:00 - 19:00 | RSVP for Address, RSVP at link below.
The Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee began during the COVID-19 pandemic as a response to working conditions for essential workers. It has since expanded to include workers from all industries organizing on the job for union representation. EWOC is an all-volunteer organization that helps workers locally build a union campaign with a union of their choice, or in some instances helps workers organize without a union. Find out more here: https://workerorganizing.org.   Recently, labor organizers in Seattle DSA formed a Puget Sound EWOC local to facilitate local union organizing. Puget Sound EWOC meets on the 3rd Thursday from 6PM to 7PM. If you would like to get involved, RSVP here and an organizer will reach out: https://tinyurl.com/EWOCSEA . You can also reach us by email at PSEWOC@proton.me.

No D4/D5 Reading Group--We're On Vacation
2025-06-19 19:00 - 20:30 | cancelled
Our next meeting will be July 24, watch for details tbd. Our summertime schedule will also include an August meeting tbd, and we expect to resume biweekly in September.

MEGA CANVASS & volunteer social - Mike for Renton
2025-06-21 11:00 - 14:00 | Renton City Hall, 1055 S Grady Way, Renton, 98057, United States
RVSP HERE
Join Seattle DSA, Tech 4 Housing, and MLK Labor in door-knocking for Mike Westgaard’s campaign for Renton City Council! Mike is a proud union shop steward and longtime community organizer – his campaign envisions connecting the organized labor movement and the working class struggle in South King County. Mike is a champion for housing and transit for all, ending the war on drugs, and defending Raise the Wage Renton! Mike is running as a democratic socialist in a grassroots campaign against a Chamber of Commerce backed establishment incumbent – to win he will need OUR HELP!
For this special coalition canvass, we will meet at Renton City Hall for sign-ins, training, and optional participation in filming a campaign ad, then head out to talk to neighbors about Mike’s campaign. After the canvass, join us for a volunteer appreciation social at The Brewers Taproom 2:30-4:00 PM.
First time canvassers are welcome. We will provide training before the canvass. We will also organize carpools, please note your carpool needs in the Action Network RSVP form. Please check the weather forecast and dress appropriately!

Mike for Renton Canvass
2025-06-22 11:00 - 14:00, 2025-06-25 17:30 - 20:00, 2025-07-12 11:00 - 14:00 | Kiwanis Park, 815 Union Ave NE, Renton, 98056
RVSP HERE
Come canvass for Mike Westgaard’s campaign for Renton City Council! Let’s elect someone who will fight for working people.
Mike is a proud union shop steward and longtime Seattle DSA member – his campaign envisions connecting our chapter to the organized labor movement and the working class struggle in South King County. Mike is a champion for housing and transit for all, ending the war on drugs, and defending Raise the Wage Renton!
Mike is running as a democratic socialist in a grassroots campaign against a Chamber of Commerce backed establishment incumbent – to win he will need OUR HELP! We’ll meet at Kiwanis Park for sign-ins and training, then head out to talk to neighbors about Mike’s campaign.
We will be organizing carpooling options, if you need a carpool please enter the relevant information into the Action Network RSVP form. First time canvassers are welcome. We will provide a training before the canvass. Please check the weather forecast and dress appropriately!

6/22 Boycott War Profiteers Columbia City PCC Table
2025-06-22 12:00 - 14:00 | Columbia City PCC (and more!), 3610 S Edmunds St, Seattle, WA, 98118, 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 Columbia City 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!

Socialist Day School Online: Capitalism and Socialism
2025-06-22 13:00 - 15:00 | https://seattledsa.org/event/socialist-day-school-online-capitalism-and-socialism/
Join us for the next course of the Socialist Day School as we discuss and contrast capitalism and socialism!
We will be discussing two readings this time:

An excerpt from “Understanding Capitalism” by Vivek Chibber as part of a DSA’s National Political Education Committee (NPEC) module:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CTxMynZZYMrtbf30mR8o23vWUQCBFYOh/view
The Jacobin article “What is Democratic Socialism?” by Neal Meyer:
https://jacobin.com/2018/07/democratic-socialism-bernie-sanders-social-democracy-alexandria-ocasio-cortez

Readings are not required to participate but it is strongly encouraged to help make for more generative discussion in the breakout groups.
See you then!
Make sure to RSVP on Action Network to get the link.

Trump Deportation Machine: How can it be stopped? What can the Left and Socialists call for?
2025-06-22 17:00 - 18:30 | Victrola Coffee (411 15th Ave E), 411 15th Ave E, Seattle, WA, 98112, United States
Trump Deportation Machine: How can it be stopped?
What can the Left and Socialists call for?
This Sunday, 6/22, 5pm
Victrola Cafe Community Room (411 15th Ave E)
RSVP
Trump’s deportation machine has kicked into high gear, snatching people off the street, raiding homes and workplaces, and activating the National Guard and Marines to suppress protests and resistance. This past weekend nearly 7 million people took to the streets in a powerful show of force against Trump and his draconian policies. What will it take to defeat Trump’s deportation machine, his billionaire backers, and the Right? What demands and actions can Seattle DSA members and the broader Left put forward to further build a mass movement?
Join your friendly neighborhood socialists in District 3 – all al welcome, you don’t need to live in District 3!

6/24 Boycott War Profiteers Columbia City PCC Table
2025-06-24 17:45 - 18:45 | Columbia City PCC (and more!), 3610 S Edmunds St, Seattle, WA, 98118, United States

June General Membership Meeting
2025-06-24 19:00 - 21:00 | Southside Commons, 3518 S Edmunds St, Seattle, WA, 98118, United States
Join us for this month’s General Membership Meeting. If you’ve never attended one before as a member, they are great!

Socialist Book Club
2025-06-25 19:30 - 21:30

Electoral Working Group Monthly Meeting
2025-06-26 18:00 - 19:30 | Capitol Hill Branch Library, 425 Harvard Ave E, Seattle, WA, 98102, United States
Join us for Electoral Working Group’s June Monthly Meeting! Come hear from all of our subcommittees, Campaign Operations, Planning, and Socialists in Office. We’ll be discussing updates on Mike Westgaard’s campaign, the progress we’ve made on planning for 2026 and future ballot initiatives, and our support for Shaun Scott. Stay tuned on Slack for a more detailed agenda.
This edition will be held in-person at the Capitol Hill Library and on Zoom! Once you RSVP, you’ll be emailed a Zoom link.
RSVP for the Zoom link.
See you there!
Held every third Thursday (June edition held on 4th Thursday due to holiday on June 19th).

Protect Our Neighbors from ICE: Migrant Accompaniment Training
2025-06-26 19:30 - 21:30
ICE is kidnapping our neighbors off the streets and at their immigration and legal appointments. Join us to be trained in accompanying migrants to their appointments, to help protect their legal rights, and connect them to critical resources.
Register here to join us on Zoom.
All volunteers providing accompaniment must be willing to opt into a state background check.

This event is available by Zoom. If you need additional accommodations, please get in touch with the organizer at liveybeha@gmail.com.

Labor Organizing Happy Hour
2025-06-27 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.
We’ll be starting a new (very low-key and non-mandatory) book discussion around the Labor Notes book Democracy is Power. We’ve already acquired some copies of the book for our DSA library, so the first 12 people to show up on Friday get to borrow a free copy of the book!
Look for our Labor Happy Hour posters on or near our table at Chuck’s Hop Shop
RSVP Here:
https://actionnetwork.org/events/labor-organizing-happy-hour-6?clear_id=true

Mike for Renton Canvass
2025-06-29 11:00 - 13:00 | Philip Arnold Park, 720 Jones Avenue South, Renton, WA, 98057, United States
RVSP HERE
Come canvass for Mike Westgaard’s campaign for Renton City Council! Let’s elect someone who will fight for working people.
Mike is a proud union shop steward and longtime Seattle DSA member – his campaign envisions connecting our chapter to the organized labor movement and the working class struggle in South King County. Mike is a champion for housing and transit for all, ending the war on drugs, and defending Raise the Wage Renton!
Mike is running as a democratic socialist in a grassroots campaign against a Chamber of Commerce backed establishment incumbent – to win he will need OUR HELP! We’ll meet at Philip Arnold Park for sign-ins and training, then head out to talk to neighbors about Mike’s campaign. This canvass will be followed by a community BBQ hosted by the campaign, RSVP HERE for the BBQ!
We will be organizing carpooling options, if you need a carpool please enter the relevant information into the Action Network RSVP form. First time canvassers are welcome. We will provide a training before the canvass. Please check the weather forecast and dress appropriately!

6/29 Boycott War Profiteers Columbia City PCC Table
2025-06-29 11:30 - 13:30 | Columbia City PCC (and more!), 3610 S Edmunds St, Seattle, WA, 98118, United States

Mike for Renton Community BBQ
2025-06-29 13:00 - 15:00 | Philip Arnold Park, 720 Jones Avenue South, Renton, WA, 98057, United States
RSVP HERE
The Mike Westgaard campaign for Renton City Council and Seattle DSA are hosting a community BBQ!
Mike’s campaign envisions connecting our chapter to the organized labor movement and the working class struggle in South King County. Mike is a champion for housing and transit for all, ending the war on drugs, and defending Raise the Wage Renton!
Chat with the candidate, meet other supporters and volunteers, get to know other Renton voters and community members, enjoy good food and fun activities.
Carpools will be organized, please note your carpool needs when filling out the Action Network form.

Palestine Solidarity and Internationalism Working Group/Boycott War Profiteers Joint Meeting
2025-07-01 18:30 - 20:00
Please note: this will be our first in-person meeting in quite some time. Please do your best to join us in-person if you’re able.
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.
RSVP for location and Zoom link/call-in instructions.

Mike for Renton Canvass
2025-07-02 17:30 - 20:00 | Philip Arnold Park, 720 Jones Avenue South, Renton, WA, 98057, United States
RVSP HERE
Come canvass for Mike Westgaard’s campaign for Renton City Council! Let’s elect someone who will fight for working people.
Mike is a proud union shop steward and longtime Seattle DSA member – his campaign envisions connecting our chapter to the organized labor movement and the working class struggle in South King County. Mike is a champion for housing and transit for all, ending the war on drugs, and defending Raise the Wage Renton!
Mike is running as a democratic socialist in a grassroots campaign against a Chamber of Commerce backed establishment incumbent – to win he will need OUR HELP! We’ll meet at Philip Arnold Park for sign-ins and training, then head out to talk to neighbors about Mike’s campaign.
We will be organizing carpooling options, if you need a carpool please enter the relevant information into the Action Network RSVP form. First time canvassers are welcome. We will provide a training before the canvass. Please check the weather forecast and dress appropriately!

Mike for Renton Canvass
2025-07-05 11:00 - 14:00, 2025-07-09 17:30 - 20:00 | Thomas Teasdale Park, 601 S 23rd St,, Renton, WA, 98055, United States
RVSP HERE
Come canvass for Mike Westgaard’s campaign for Renton City Council! Let’s elect someone who will fight for working people.
Mike is a proud union shop steward and longtime Seattle DSA member – his campaign envisions connecting our chapter to the organized labor movement and the working class struggle in South King County. Mike is a champion for housing and transit for all, ending the war on drugs, and defending Raise the Wage Renton!
Mike is running as a democratic socialist in a grassroots campaign against a Chamber of Commerce backed establishment incumbent – to win he will need OUR HELP! We’ll meet at Thomas Teasdale Park for sign-ins and training, then head out to talk to neighbors about Mike’s campaign.
We will be organizing carpooling options, if you need a carpool please enter the relevant information into the Action Network RSVP form. First time canvassers are welcome. We will provide a training before the canvass. Please check the weather forecast and dress appropriately!

Seattle DSA New Member Orientation
2025-07-06 14:00 - 15:30 | Zoom

Local Council Meeting
2025-07-08 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.
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.

Socialists in Office Committee Planning Meeting
2025-07-09 18:30 - 19:30
Join us to plan for our work with comrade State Representative Shaun Scott, as he moves socialist policy through the WA State Legislature.
Sign up for our weekly calendar event that contains the Zoom link using this Action Network form! Email electoral@seattledsa.org with any questions and to request an onboarding to SIOC work!

Labor Working Group Monthly Meeting
2025-07-10 18:30 - 20:00
This event is online only! Please RSVP to receive the Zoom link.
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!

Soccer, Suds, and Socialism
2025-07-11 18:30 - 21:00 | Brighton Playfield, 6000 39th Ave S, Seattle, WA, 98118, United States
While the days are long, we will try a weekend evening soccer game (probably once a month), followed by drinks and socialist talk
All genders and skill levels are welcome
Next one will be Friday July 11 at Brighton Playfield in Hillman City
Soccer at 6:30 PM, followed by drinks (location TBD) sometime around 8 PM
Not into soccer? No problem, join us for drinks afterwards
RSVP not needed, but contact Aram on Slack or Signal if you have questions

Socialist Job Fair
2025-07-12 11:00 - 14:00
GET A JOB: Organizing with Socialists!
*Sick and tired of your current employment / under-employment / unemployment?
*Alienated and alone at work, without a socialist in sight?
*Get a job organizing with other socialists!
*Do political work on the job, not just in the evening and on weekends!
*Build working class power where we have the most leverage (the strike weapon) against the capitalists – at work!
*Build social and political relationships with your co-workers, meet regularly with DSA comrades to plan and carry out campaigns to improve working conditions, organize a union or invigorate an existing union, and eventually spread the socialist message and connect co-workers with the DSA and wider working-class campaigns.
*Contact us at sdsajobfair@gmail.com for more info.
Expect a call from one of our organizers. You will be informed of the Socialist Job Fair location the day before the event. The job fair will be July 12th between 11am-2pm.
RSVP here!
