Seattle Democratic Socialists of America

D4/D5/Ecosocialism Reading Group
2024-06-13 19:00 - 20:15 (America/Los_Angeles) | Armistice Coffee Roosevelt, 6717 Roosevelt Ave NE, Seattle, WA
Join us 6/13 as we continue the book The Exhausted of the Earth by Ajay Singh Chaudhary. We’ll discuss Chapter 3 “Climate Lysenkoism”.
Our discussions seek to inform strategies for winning a democratic socialist society that thrives ecologically. You don’t have to live in 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 .

Canceled for Today: Socialist Educators Happy Hour
2024-06-14 18:00 - 20:00
This event has been postponed and will be rescheduled.

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!
This month Seattle Public Schools announced plans to close 20 Elementary schools starting in the 2025 school year. In one of the richest cities in the US, home to billionaires and some of the most profitable corporations in the world,this is an unacceptable and an unconscionable attack on public education and our communities.

Join us for a discussion on how to fight back!
This event has been postponed and will be rescheduled.

Shaun Scott Canvass
2024-06-15 11:00 - 14:00 | Rogers Playground, 2516 Eastlake Ave E, Seattle, WA, United States
It’s time to bring socialism to Olympia! Canvas with us to support SDSA-endorsed candidate Shaun Scott as he runs to represent the 43rd legislative district in the WA state assembly.
Shaun now has an opponent, Andrea Suarez, the founder of We Heart Seattle, a non-profit which has frequently been accused of its anti-homelessness practices.
We’ll also be gathering signatures for the I-137 ballot initiative which would put an Excess Compensation Tax to fund Seattle’s social housing program on the ballot! What is I-137? Read more about the initiative.
We’ll meet spread out in teams around Eastlake and meet back for a social, location TBD.
No experience required, training will be provided on site and you will be paired with experienced volunteers!
Schedule:
11am: Meet and greet with the candidate at Roger’s Park in Eastlake, 2516 Eastlake Ave E, Seattle, WA 98102 US. Get training and supplies and group into teams.
11:30am: Head out to our respective locations for signature gathering!
2pm: We’ll meet back up at our starting location, then head out for a social to debrief over some food and drinks.
RSVP Here

Local Council Meeting
2024-06-15 15:00 - 16:30, 2024-06-18 19:00 - 19:45, 2024-07-02 19:00 - 19:45, 2024-07-09 19:00 - 19:45, 2024-07-16 19:00 - 19:45, 2024-07-20 15:00 - 16:30, 2024-07-30 19:00 - 19:45, 2024-08-06 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.

Peoples' Breakfast: U District
2024-06-16 08:00 - 11:30, 2024-06-23 08:00 - 11:30, 2024-08-11 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) = 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!
2024-06-16 14:00 - 16:00, 2024-06-23 14:00 - 16:00, 2024-06-30 14:00 - 16:00, 2024-07-07 14:00 - 16:00, 2024-07-14 14:00 - 16:00, 2024-07-21 14:00 - 16:00, 2024-07-28 14:00 - 16:00, 2024-08-04 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.

Shaun Scott Phonebank
2024-06-17 18:30 - 20:00 | On Zoom, WA, United States
It’s time to bring socialism to Olympia! Make calls with us to support SDSA-endorsed candidate Shaun Scott as he runs to represent the 43rd legislative district in the WA state assembly.
Shaun now has an opponent, Andrea Suarez, the founder of We Heart Seattle, a non-profit which has frequently been accused of its anti-homelessness practices.
We’ll be calling fellow DSA members to let them know about the campaign, get them involved, and help Shaun raise the money needed to win this race.
No experience required, training will be provided!
RSVP Here for Zoom link

Housing Justice Working Group
2024-06-18 18:00 - 19:00, 2024-07-16 18:00 - 19:00
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!

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86599877159?pwd=[REDACTED]

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

Board Games and Buddies: Capitol Hill
2024-06-18 19:00 - 23:00, 2024-07-02 19:00 - 23:00, 2024-07-09 19:00 - 23:00, 2024-07-16 19:00 - 23:00, 2024-07-30 19:00 - 23:00, 2024-08-06 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.

I-137 Tabling at the Columbia City Farmer's Market
2024-06-19 16:30 - 19:00 | Columbia City Farmers Market, 3651 S Edmunds St, Seattle, WA, 98118, United States
Help us pass an Excess Compensation Tax to fund Seattle’s social housing program! Join us to talk to voters about social housing and gather signatures to get I-137 on the ballot.
No experience required, experienced volunteers can provide training on site!
What is I-137? Read more about the initiative.
RSVP HERE

I-137 Tabling at Wallingford QFC
2024-06-20 18:00 - 20:00, 2024-06-27 18:00 - 20:00

🍉Palestine Solidarity-Internationalism WG Meeting 🍉
2024-06-20 18:30 - 20:00
Bi-weekly Palestine Solidarity & Internationalism working group meeting.
This week we will be finalizing our target company list for our BDS campaign, catching up on political development and talking about what our members would like to see in these meetings going forward! Looking forward to seeing you there.
Click the RSVP button at this link to get the zoom address: https://actionnetwork.org/events/psiwg-bi-weekly-meeting-620?source=direct_link&

Shaun Scott Canvass
2024-06-22 11:00 - 14:00 | Roanoke Park, 950 E Roanoke St, Seattle, 98102, United States
It’s time to bring socialism to Olympia! Canvas with us to support SDSA-endorsed candidate Shaun Scott as he runs to represent the 43rd legislative district in the WA state assembly.
Shaun now has an opponent, Andrea Suarez, the founder of We Heart Seattle, a non-profit which has frequently been accused of its anti-homelessness practices.
We’ll meet spread out in teams around Eastlake and meet back for a social, location TBD.
No experience required, training will be provided on site and you will be paired with experienced volunteers!
Schedule:
11am: Meet and greet with the candidate at Roanoke Park at 950 E Roanoke St, Seattle, WA 98102. Get training and supplies and group into teams.
11:30am: Head out to our respective locations for signature gathering!
2pm: We’ll meet back up at our starting location, then head out for a social to debrief over some food and drinks.
RSVP Here

I-137 Tabling: Fremont Solstice Fair
2024-06-22 11:00 - 19:00 | Fremont PCC, 600 N 34th St, Seattle, 98103, United States
Join Seattle DSA to help build social housing in Seattle by taxing wealthy corporations! We’ll be tabling at the Fremont Solstice Fair to gather signatures and talk to voters about social housing!

What is I-137? Read more about the initiative.
No experience required, training will be provided on site and you will be paired with experienced volunteers!

RSVP Here

June General Membership Meeting
2024-06-25 19:00 - 21:00 | Southside Commons and online, 3518 S Edmunds St, Seattle, WA, 98118, United States
Come join other members of Seattle DSA for our largest monthly gathering where we discuss how we should collectively respond to the current political terrain.
This Chapter Membership meeting is a voting business meeting, in person or on zoom.
This month we will be discussing and voting on our 2024-2025 Budget!
After budget discussions, let’s talk internal structures, then have a little dance party maybe? HAPPY PRIDE
RSVP here

D4/D5/Ecosocialism Reading Group
2024-06-27 19:00 - 20:30 | Armistice Coffee Roosevelt, 6717 Roosevelt Ave NE, Seattle, WA
Join us 6/27 as we continue the book The Exhausted of the Earth by Ajay Singh Chaudhary. We’ll discuss Chapter 4 “The Exhausted of the Earth”.
Our discussions seek to inform strategies for winning a democratic socialist society that thrives ecologically. You don’t have to live in 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 .

TRANS PRIDE with Seattle DSA
2024-06-28 17:00 - 20:00 | Volunteer Park- Amphitheater, 1139-1157 Volunteer Park Rd, Seattle, WA, 98102, United States
Let’s celebrate Trans Pride together! Let’s be ourselves, because ‘We are Queer, and We are Here!’
SDSA plans to enjoy the festivities while we table to hand out Pride themed literature.
Trans Pride Website: https://transprideseattle.org/
Volunteer Park is large, so be careful navigating to the Amphitheater.
Our table should be clearly marked SDSA with Pride decor. Please bring water and wear sunscreen because it will be HOT!
RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/trans-pride-with-seattle-dsa/

Shaun Scott Canvass & Pridefest!
2024-06-29 11:00 - 14:00
It’s time to bring socialism to Olympia! Canvas with us to support SDSA-endorsed candidate Shaun Scott as he runs to represent the 43rd legislative district in the WA state assembly.
Shaun now has an opponent, Andrea Suarez, the founder of We Heart Seattle, a non-profit that has frequently been accused of its anti-homelessness practices. Suarez has raised over $50,000, with many of her donations coming from business owners and landlords. We need DSA member energy to win this campaign!
We’ll meet spread out in teams around Capitol Hill and meet back for a social.
No experience required, training will be provided on site and you will be paired with experienced volunteers!
Schedule:
11am: Meet and greet with the candidate at Broadway Hill Park, located at 500 Federal Ave E, Seattle, WA 98102. Get training and supplies and group into teams.
11:30am: Head out to our respective locations for signature gathering!
2pm: We’ll meet back up at our starting location, then head out for a social to debrief over some food and drinks.
RSVP Here

Shaun Scott Canvass
2024-06-30 11:00 - 14:00
It’s time to bring socialism to Olympia! Canvas with us to support SDSA-endorsed candidate Shaun Scott as he runs to represent the 43rd legislative district in the WA state assembly.
Shaun now has an opponent, Andrea Suarez, the founder of We Heart Seattle, a non-profit that has frequently been accused of its anti-homelessness practices. Suarez has raised over $50,000, with many of her donations coming from business owners and landlords. We need DSA member energy to win this campaign!
No experience required, training will be provided on site and you will be paired with experienced volunteers!
Schedule:
11am: Meet and greet with the candidate at Volunteer Park in Capitol Hill
11:30am: Head out to our turfs to canvass
2pm: We’ll meet back up at our starting location to collect materials and debrief
RSVP Here

SDSA Social CANCELED!
2024-06-30 16:00 - 19:00 | Elysian Brewing Cap Hill, 1221 East Pike Street, Seattle, 98122, United States
Go to PRIDEFEST with SDSA! See you next time.

PRIDEFEST with Seattle DSA
2024-06-30 16:00 - 20:00 | Seattle Center, 305 Harrison St, Seattle, WA, 98109, United States
Let’s celebrate PrideFest together! Let’s be ourselves, because ‘We are Queer, and We are Here!’
SDSA plans to enjoy the festivities while we table to hand out Pride themed literature.
PrideFest Website: https://www.seattlepridefest.org/schedule/2024/3/28/pridefest-seattle-center
Seattle Center is large, so be careful navigating through the crowds.
Our table should be clearly marked SDSA with Pride decor. We should be set up on the outskirts, close to an entrance.
Please bring water and wear sunscreen because it will be HOT!
RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/seattle-pridefest-with-seattle-dsa

Labor Working Group Monthly Meeting
2024-07-02 18:00 - 19:30 | Beacon Hill Branch – Seattle Public Library, 2821 Beacon Ave S, Seattle, WA, 98144, United States
This event is hybrid: Join us in person at the Beacon Hill Branch Library, or over Zoom.
Please RSVP for 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. There will also be updates on any labor organizing our members are involved in.
Look for the full agenda in the labor channel on Slack!

Shaun Scott Campaign Electoral Working Group Subcommittee Meeting
2024-07-03 20:00 - 21:00 | Zoom
It’s time to bring socialism to Olympia! Join us to support SDSA-endorsed candidate Shaun Scott as he runs to represent the 43rd legislative district in the WA state assembly.
RSVP Here for the Zoom link.

Tabling for Shaun Scott at the First Hill Farmers Market
2024-07-05 10:00 - 12:00
It’s time to bring socialism to Olympia! Canvas with us to support SDSA-endorsed candidate Shaun Scott as he runs to represent the 43rd legislative district in the WA state assembly.
Shaun now has an opponent, Andrea Suarez, the founder of We Heart Seattle, a non-profit that has frequently been accused of its anti-homelessness practices. Suarez has raised over $50,000, with many of her donations coming from business owners and landlords. We need DSA member energy to win this campaign!
No experience required, training will be provided on site and you will be paired with experienced volunteers!
RSVP Here

Tabling for Shaun Scott at the South Lake Union Farmers Market
2024-07-06 11:00 - 14:00

Tabling for Shaun Scott at the Capitol Hill Farmers Market
2024-07-07 11:00 - 15:00, 2024-07-16 17:00 - 19:00

Palestine Solidarity: Boycott War Profiteers Community table
2024-07-07 12:00 - 14:00, 2024-07-14 12:00 - 14:00
Join us Suday,12 pm at the Capitol Hill Farmer’s market for a Boycott War Profiteers shift Let’s keep building the movement to cut ties with companies linked to Israel’s genocide. Come talk to people in our community about our consumer boycott campaign of the companies most active in the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians.
RSVP here: https://actionnetwork.org/events/boycott-war-profiteers-community-outreach

Housing Justice Working Group
2024-07-07 19:00 - 20:00, 2024-08-04 19:00 - 20:00
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 7:00pm, running till 8:00pm!

Join Zoom Meeting
​​ https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81447061739?pwd=[REDACTED]

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

Restaurant Industry Workers Social
2024-07-08 18:00 - 21:00 | Vermillion, 1508 11th Avenue, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
Monday, July 8th, 6-9 p.m.

Vermillion: 1508 11th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122

Working in the restaurant industry is no joke. We work too hard to get so little in return. We’re on our feet for hours, often without breaks. We breathe in toxic fumes and burn ourselves keeping up with the grueling pace of the kitchen. We deal with harassment from customers and have our tips stolen by management!

This industry is tough, but so are we. We’re funny, we’re creative, we’re social. We form strong bonds with our coworkers and find ways to make the work a little more bearable. When we have each other’s backs, we can change our workplaces! When we change our workplaces, we can change the industry!

Join us on Monday, July 8th from 6-9 PM at Vermillion to blow off some steam and connect with other restaurant workers who understand the struggle and want to do something about it!

Pick up some resources about your rights in the workplace, hear from workers organizing for change, enjoy fresh beats provided by DJ UNKLEJESSICA, and sing your heart out at karaoke with KJ Tony James! We’ll have free drink tickets at the entrance for industry workers 😎

RSVP HERE!

Convivio para Trabajadores de restaurantes
Lunes, 8 de Julio, 6-9PM
Vermillion: 1508 11th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122

Trabajar en la industria de la restauración no es una broma. Trabajamos demasiado para obtener tan poco a cambio. Estamos de pie por horas, típicamente sin descanso. Respiramos vapores tóxicos y nos quemamos siguiendo el ritmo rápido de la cocina. ¡Nos enfrentamos al acoso de los clientes y el robo de salario por los managers!

Esta industria es dura, pero nosotros también somos duros. Somos divertidos, somos creativos, somos sociales. Formamos fuertes conexiones con nuestros compañeros de trabajo y encontramos formas de hacer el trabajo un poco más llevadero. ¡Cuando nos apoyamos unos a otros, podemos cambiar nuestros lugares de trabajo! ¡Cuando cambiemos nuestros lugares de trabajo, podemos cambiar la industria!

Acompáñanos el lunes 8 de julio de 6 a 9 p. m. en Vermillion para desahogarse y conectarse con otros trabajadores de restaurantes que comprenden la lucha y quieren hacer algo al respecto.

Obtenga algunos recursos sobre sus derechos en el lugar de trabajo, escuche a los trabajadores organizándose para el cambio, disfrute de ritmos frescos proporcionados por DJ UNKLEJESSICA y cante con todo su corazón en el karaoke con KJ Tony James. Tendremos tickets de bebida gratis en la entrada para trabajadores de la industria 😎

Tech Committee Meeting
2024-07-09 17:00 - 18:00, 2024-07-30 17:00 - 18:00 | Online (Zoom Call), WA
Want to use your tech skills for good? The SDSA Tech Committee meeting is a great place to find out about current work you can plug into, plus imagine other ways to use tech to support SDSA organizing.

RSVP HERE

D4/D5/Ecosocialism Reading Group
2024-07-11 19:00 - 20:30 | Armistice Coffee Roosevelt, 6717 Roosevelt Ave NE, Seattle, WA
Join us 7/11 at Armistice Coffee Roosevelt to wrap up discussion of the book The Exhausted of the Earth by Ajay Singh Chaudhary, with the last chapter “The Long Now”. We’ll also talk about what to read next, so bring your ideas.
Our discussions seek to inform strategies for winning a democratic socialist society that thrives ecologically. You don’t have to live in 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 .

Shaun Scott-Palestine Solidarity Joint Canvass at Cal Anderson Park
2024-07-13 11:00 - 14:00
Join us at Cal Anderson on Saturday, 7/13 at 11 AM as we knock doors and hit tables to build the movement for Palestine Liberation with SDSA candidate Shaun Scott.
SDSA recently launched our Boycott War Profiteers campaign to apply economic pressure to companies supporting Israel’s ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian people. We’ll be asking community members to sign our pledge to boycott the worst offenders and talking about our larger strategy to build for municipal divestment from weapons manufacturers. We’re working with Shaun because he has been a consistent fighter for Palestine and now aims to take that movement to the statehouse as he runs for the 43rd LD. See you there!
RSVP Here
No experience is required, training will be provided on site and you will be paired with experienced volunteers!

Post-Canvas Social: Boycotting War Profiteering & Shaun Scott Campaign
2024-07-13 14:00 - 17:00 | Stoup Brewing – Capitol Hill, 1158 Broadway, Seattle, WA, 98122
Come enjoy some hard earned drinks after canvasing in Capitol Hill to Stop War Profiteering & Shaun Scott!!!
RSVP HERE

Canvass for Shaun Scott in Harrison/Denny-Blaine
2024-07-14 11:00 - 15:00

Palestine Solidarity Tabling at Columbia City Farmers Market
2024-07-17 17:00 - 18:45
Join us at the Columbia City Farmers Market on Wednesdays at 5PM to build the movement for Palestine Liberation!
SDSA recently launched our Boycott War Profiteers campaign to apply economic pressure to companies supporting Israel’s ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian people. We’ll be asking community members to sign our pledge to boycott the worst offenders and talking about our larger strategy to build for municipal divestment from weapons manufacturers.
RSVP Here
No experience is required, training will be provided on site and you will be paired with experienced volunteers!

Tabling for Shaun Scott at the Wallingford Farmers Market
2024-07-17 17:00 - 19:00

Canvass for Shaun Scott at Cal Anderson Park
2024-07-18 18:00 - 20:00

Canvass for Shaun Scott at Capitol Hill
2024-07-20 11:00 - 14:00

Boycott War Profiteers Table at Columbia City Night Market
2024-07-20 18:00 - 20:00
Join us at the Columbia City Night Market on Saturday to build the movement for Palestine Liberation!
SDSA recently launched our Boycott War Profiteers campaign to apply economic pressure to companies supporting Israel’s ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian people. We’ll be asking community members to sign our pledge to boycott the worst offenders and talking about our larger strategy to build for municipal divestment from weapons manufacturers.
RSVP Here
No experience is required, training will be provided on site and you will be paired with experienced volunteers!

Boycott War Profiteers Table at Fremont Sunday Market
2024-07-21 11:00 - 13:00 | Fremont Sunday Market, 3401 Evanston Ave N, Seattle, WA, 98103
Join us at the Fremont Sunday Market to build the movement for Palestine Liberation!
Let’s keep building the movement to cut ties with companies linked to Israel’s genocide. Come talk to people in our community about our consumer boycott campaign of the companies most active in the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians.
RSVP Here
No experience is required, training will be provided on site and you will be paired with experienced volunteers!

Canvass for Shaun Scott in Eastlake and Broadway
2024-07-21 11:00 - 15:00
It’s time to bring socialism to Olympia! Canvas with us to support SDSA-endorsed candidate Shaun Scott as he runs to represent the 43rd legislative district in the WA state assembly.
Shaun now has an opponent, Andrea Suarez, the founder of We Heart Seattle, a non-profit that has frequently been accused of its anti-homelessness practices. Suarez has raised over $50,000, with many of her donations coming from business owners and landlords. We need DSA member energy to win this campaign!
No experience required, training will be provided on site and you will be paired with experienced volunteers!
Check back for RSVP link!

Fundraising House Party for Shaun Scott!
2024-07-21 18:00 - 20:00 | Private – See RSVP Link, Seattle, WA, United States
It’s time to bring socialism to Olympia! SDSA-endorsed candidate Shaun Scott is running to represent the 43rd legislative district in the WA state assembly. Shaun’s primary opponent is Andrea Suarez, the founder of We Heart Seattle, a non-profit that has frequently been accused of its anti-homelessness practices. Suarez has raised over $50,000, with many of her donations coming from business owners and landlords. Come out and party with us to help raise money for the campaign to resoundingly win in November!
We’ll be partying in the backyard of a private residence in South Seattle, please RSVP for the address and directions. Hope to see you there!
RSVP HERE

Tabling for Shaun Scott at Capitol Hill Farmers Market
2024-07-23 17:00 - 19:00, 2024-07-30 17:00 - 19:00

Raise the Wage Renton Implementation Tabling - Farmer's Market
2024-07-23 17:00 - 19:00, 2024-07-30 17:00 - 19:00 | Renton Farmers Market, 233 Burnett Ave S, Renton, WA, 98057, United States
The Raise the Wage Renton campaign was successful! Initiative 2302 passed with 58% of the vote, and as of July 1, 2024, Renton has the highest minimum wage in the nation.
Come get the word out to Renton workers and residents at the Renton Farmers Market. We’ll meet Renton residents and workers, pass out lit and answer questions, making sure everyone knows what the new law means.
RSVP here!

July General Membership Meeting
2024-07-23 19:00 - 21:00 | Southside Commons and online, 3518 S Edmunds St, Seattle, WA, 98118, 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 here

Tabling for Shaun Scott at Wallingford Farmers Market
2024-07-24 17:00 - 19:00, 2024-07-31 17:00 - 19:00

Canvass for Shaun Scott at Lake Union Park
2024-07-25 18:00 - 20:00

D4/D5/Ecosocialism Reading Group
2024-07-25 19:00 - 20:30 | Armistice Coffee Roosevelt, 6717 Roosevelt Ave NE, Seattle, WA
Join us 7/25 to discuss “On the Concept of History” by Walter Benjamin.
Our discussions seek to inform strategies for winning a democratic socialist society that thrives ecologically. You don’t have to live in 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 .

Socialist Educators Happy Hour
2024-07-26 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!
This month Seattle Public Schools announced plans to close 20 Elementary schools starting in the 2025 school year. In one of the richest cities in the US, home to billionaires and some of the most profitable corporations in the world,this is an unacceptable and an unconscionable attack on public education and our communities.

Join us for a discussion on how to fight back

Raise the Wage Renton Tabling (AM shift) - Renton River Days Parade
2024-07-27 09:30 - 11:30 | Renton Downtown Plaza, 233 Burnett Ave S, Renton, 98057, United States
Come to the Renton River Days Parade to meet Renton workers and residents, and build support for Resolution 4516, which DSA passed via ballot initiative in 2024!
The Renton City Council is introducing a ballot initiative to repeal and replace this initiative in the 2024 General Election. Let’s make Renton voters aware, hand out lit, and build support to stop this.
Please come to any part of the event that you can — morning or afternoon we could use your help!
RSVP here!

Canvass for Shaun Scott at Volunteer Park
2024-07-27 11:00 - 14:00

Raise the Wage Renton Tabling (PM shift) - Renton River Days Parade
2024-07-27 12:00 - 14:00 | Renton Downtown Plaza, 233 Burnett Ave S, Renton, 98057, United States

Palestine Solidarity Tabling at U-District Link Station
2024-07-27 18:00 - 19:30 | U-District Link Station, 4300 Brooklyn Ave NE, Seattle, WA, 98105
Join us at the U-District Link Station to build the movement for Palestine Liberation!
Let’s keep building the movement to cut ties with companies linked to Israel’s genocide. Come talk to people in our community about our consumer boycott campaign of the companies most active in the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians.
RSVP Here!
No experience is required, training will be provided on site and you will be paired with experienced volunteers!

Canvass for Shaun Scott in Harrison/Denny B
2024-07-28 11:00 - 15:00

Get Out The Vote for Shaun Scott in the Fighting 43rd!
2024-07-28 11:00 - 15:00 | Julia Lee Park, 2701 E Harrison St, Seattle, 98112, United States

Palestine Solidarity Tabling at Capitol Hill Farmers Market
2024-07-28 12:00 - 14:00 | Capitol Hill Farmers Market, E Barbara Bailey Way, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
Join us at the Capitol Hill Farmers Market to build the movement for Palestine Liberation!
Let’s keep building the movement to cut ties with companies linked to Israel’s genocide. Come talk to people in our community about our consumer boycott campaign of the companies most active in the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians.
RSVP Here!
No experience is required, training will be provided on site and you will be paired with experienced volunteers!

SDSA Social! (Beacon Hill)
2024-07-28 16:00 - 18:00 | Clock-out Lounge, 4864 Beacon Ave S, Seattle, WA, 98108, United States
Working to create socialism is sometimes … well, a lot of work! If it’s all rallies and meetings and spreadsheets, it can turn into a drag real quick. We think it’s important to have some time to just simply get to know each other, connect over food and drinks, and have fun together — that’s what this social is for! No big speeches, no business, just time to connect with other leftists.
RSVP HERE
What to expect:

There will be folks to greet you when you arrive and all the DSA tables will be clearly marked.
Not a member? Not a problem! We’ll have several folks on hand who love talking to new folks! Whether you are a long-time member or just curious about Seattle DSA, this event is for you!
It’s fine to arrive late — we’ll be around till at least 4pm.

Please RSVP HERE so we have a rough idea of how many people to expect. Feel free to bring a friend. See you there!
*Please note the address listed is not the exact address, just a location nearby. We will send the exact address via email and text the day of the event. Thanks for your understanding.
* If you have an idea for making our socials more wonderful (eg. a musical performance, a potential venue, party favors, etc.) please get in touch with member-engagement@seattledsa.org and let us know!

Canvass for Shaun Scott at University of Washington
2024-08-01 18:00 - 20:00

Palestine Solidarity Tabling at Capitol Hill Link Station
2024-08-01 18:30 - 20:30
Join us at the Capitol Hill Link Station to build the movement for Palestine Liberation!
Let’s keep building the movement to cut ties with companies linked to Israel’s genocide. Come talk to people in our community about our consumer boycott campaign of the companies most active in the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians.
Then we’ll head out for a social and to brainstorm how to keep building our campaign.
RSVP Here!
No experience is required, training will be provided on site and you will be paired with experienced volunteers!

Canvass for Shaun Scott in Fremont
2024-08-03 11:00 - 14:00

SDSA Hackathon
2024-08-03 15:00 - 21:00 | BECU Columbia City, 4712 Rainier Ave S, Seattle, 98118, United States
Come join the SDSA Tech Committee to build community and collaborate on tech projects that will help us build winning campaigns!
All are welcome and no tech experience is required to come! We will have games, music, pizza — come hang out even if you don’t know how to hack anything.
RSVP Here!
BYOB and some snacks to share, as well as a laptop if you have one. We’ll be at a comrade’s apartment with indoor access and a covered outdoor patio. If you have any questions, feel free to post them in the Tech Committee Slack channel!

GOTV Sprint for Shaun Scott at Gas Works Park
2024-08-04 11:00 - 15:00 | Gas Works Park, 2101 N Northlake Way, Seattle, WA, 98103, United States
It’s time to bring socialism to Olympia! Canvas with us to support SDSA-endorsed candidate Shaun Scott as he runs to represent the 43rd legislative district in the WA state assembly.
Shaun now has an opponent, Andrea Suarez, the founder of We Heart Seattle, a non-profit that has frequently been accused of its anti-homelessness practices. Suarez has raised over $50,000, with many of her donations coming from business owners and landlords. We need DSA member energy to win this campaign!
Shaun’s running on a platform to build affordable housing, tax big corporations, advance labor rights, and improve sustainability! His endorsements include The Stranger and tons of major unions. More at betterwashington.org
No experience required, training will be provided on site and you will be paired with experienced volunteers!
RSVP Here

Canvass for Shaun Scott in Eastlake
2024-08-05 17:00 - 19:00 | Rogers Playground, 2516 Eastlake Ave E, Seattle, WA, United States

FIGHT FOR SEATTLE'S MINIMUM WAGE: City Council Meeting 8/6 (In-person or virtual)
2024-08-06 13:30 - 15:30 | Seattle City Hall, 600 4th Ave, Seattle, WA, 98104, United States
Seattle’s minimum wage is under attack.
The presence of workers and community members alike are needed at the Seattle City Council meeting on Tuesday, August 6th, at 2 PM. Show up in-person by 1:30 PM or call in. RSVP for a how-to guide on the process.
Ten years after the Fight for 15, Seattle City Council member Joy Hollingsworth has indicated that she’s down to take the side of restaurant lobbyists and permanently end the sunset clause for tipped workers for businesses with less than 500 employees. The ten-year phase-in period for these businesses ends soon (2025), and workers are set to receive at least a $3 pay raise. In the final year of the phase-in period and final weeks of this session, restaurant lobbyists have taken private meetings with the City Council to try to permanently stop this agreed-upon end to the two-tiered wage system. Let’s get one thing straight: Any business built off of the exploitation of its workers is not entitled to be in business at all. Seattle Restaurant Alliance’s concerns about pandemic hardships and inflation fall flat if their solution is to punish some of the people who have been affected by these issues the most: workers!
Joy Hollingsworth’s policy is an attack on hundreds of thousands of Seattle workers who barely make ends meet on these wages as it is, and an insult to customers who are tired of subsidizing wages. This legislation would also open the door for more downward pressure on the tipped hourly wage. Bonuses would be included in compensation (sorry, what?), and the divide within the proposed two-tier minimum wage system would continue to grow with each increase tied to inflation. Subminimum wages for tipped workers promote racial and gendered wage gaps that have only widened throughout the decades.
Business owners and Seattle Restaurant Alliance board members came out in full force for the last City Council meeting. Let’s remind them who they’re outnumbered by in this city. Whether you can testify from the perspective of a worker who is directly affected by this legislation, or as a customer of these businesses who won’t accept this attack on workers’ wages, let’s fight this together!
Join us at Seattle City Council’s August 6th meeting (in-person is more preferred, but virtual is a great option as well!) to let them know we do NOT support going back on the minimum wage deal we made ten years ago.
If you’d like to learn more about how to testify in person or virtually, please indicate on the RSVP form and someone will reach out to walk you through the process.

Labor Working Group Monthly Meeting
2024-08-06 18:00 - 19:30 | 425 Harvard Ave E, Seattle, WA 98102, 425 Harvard Ave E, Seattle, WA, 98102, United States
This event is hybrid: Join us in person at the Capitol Hill Branch Library, or over Zoom.
Please RSVP for 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. There will also be updates on any labor organizing our members are involved in.
Look for the full agenda in the labor channel on Slack!

Palestine Solidarity Tabling at U District Light Rail Station
2024-08-08 18:30 - 20:30 | U-District Link Station, 4300 Brooklyn Ave NE, Seattle, WA, 98105
Join us at the U District Light Rail station to talk with UW students about building the movement for Palestine Liberation!
Let’s keep building the movement to cut ties with companies linked to Israel’s genocide. Come talk to people in our community about our consumer boycott campaign of the companies most active in the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians.
RSVP here!
No experience is required, training will be provided on site and you will be paired with experienced volunteers!

D4/D5/Ecosocialism Reading Group
2024-08-08 19:00 - 20:30 | Armistice Coffee Roosevelt, 6717 Roosevelt Ave NE, Seattle, WA
Join us 8/8 at Armistice Coffee Roosevelt to discuss two readings: “Extractivism and Resistance in North Africa” by Hamza Hamouchene and “Violence and Care” by Maggie Fitzgerald . After these, on 8/22, we will start discussing the book The Price Is Wrong: Why Capitalism Won’t Save the Planet (Brett Christophers, from Verso).
Our discussions seek to inform strategies for winning a democratic socialist society that thrives ecologically. You don’t have to live in 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 .

Socialist Educators Happy Hour
2024-08-09 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!
Seattle Public Schools recently announced plans to close 20 Elementary schools starting in the 2025 school year. In one of the richest cities in the US, home to billionaires and some of the most profitable corporations in the world, this is an unacceptable and unconscionable attack on public education and our communities.

Join us for a discussion on how to fight back! RSVP here.

Palestine Solidarity Tabling at Beacon Hill Arts Festival
2024-08-10 12:00 - 14:00 | Beacon Hill arts festival, S Roberto Maestas Festival St, Seattle, 98144, United States
Join us at the Beacon Hill Arts Festival to gather boycott pledges & talk with community about building the movement for Palestinian Liberation!
Let’s keep building the movement to cut ties with companies linked to Israel’s genocide. Come talk to people in our community about our consumer boycott campaign of the companies most active in the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians.
RSVP Here!

No experience is required, training will be provided on site and you will be paired with experienced volunteers!
