Caption: Seattle DSA voted to endorse housing activist Jon Grant for City Council Pos. 8. during May’s general meeting at Washington Hall. Update: Since this article was originally published, Jon joined the DSA as a dues-paying member.
The following are candidates’ responses to questions 1 and 2 from the Seattle DSA 2017 Candidate Survey. For more on our city council and mayoral candidate questionnaire, see here. Responses are presented as they were sent to Seattle DSA and have not been edited in any way.
UPDATE: During the May general meeting, Seattle DSA members voted to endorse housing activist Jon Grant for at-large City Council Pos. 8. Read more about the endorsement here. At the June general meeting, members voted to endorse educator and lawyer Nikkita Oliver for mayor of Seattle. Seattle is fortunate to have an active political climate that produces … Read more
Mayor Ed Murray speaks to the crowd at a debate for mayoral and city council position 8 candidates hosted by the 46th District Democrats Thursday, April 20 in Lake City. Support for a Seattle income tax reached a peak Thursday night when Mayor Murray said he would support an income tax on “high-end” households. [email protected] now … Read more
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Featured image by the Seattle DSA design team. An oft-repeated story, across industries and disciplines is this: a technical team is called upon to help co-workers improve a workflow, and the programmers learn the ins and outs of the workflows they are supposed to improve. They form relationships with fellow workers and push hard to … Read more
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Featured image: Jon Grant, who is running for Seattle City Council Position 8, speaks to around 600 people in the University of Washington’s Kane Hall for the Seattle Socialism Conference, Sunday, April 2, 2017. Photo by Joanna Magner/Seattle DSA By Ty and Cora Alexander Socialism is experiencing a massive resurgence in America in the face of the Trump administration, … Read more
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Seattle DSA believes in complete reproductive freedom in all forms. We believe all people should have the power to make decisions about their lives and their bodies and deserve dignity, compassion and respect in doing so. We also believe cost should not be a barrier to this freedom. In line with our platform, we are proud … Read more
Save some time on Sunday, April 2nd for the Seattle Socialism Conference, co-hosted by the Seattle DSA, UW Young Democratic Socialists, Socialist Alternative and Socialist Students! This is a great opportunity to learn more about socialism, meet other local socialists, and for SDSA to show solidarity with other socialist groups in Seattle. Among the notable guests will … Read more
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Caption: District 4 representative Rob Johnson speaks to around 150 people at University Heights Center, Thursday, March 23 in support of a Seattle-specific income tax on wealthy households. Photo courtesy of the Seattle chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America. President Trump unveiled his disastrous first budget blueprint last week, which included $54 billion in … Read more
With two months to go before the deadline to file for candidacy for municipal office, Seattle already has a bevy of candidates lined up for three key races. Two at-large councilmembers as well as a mayor will be elected to four-year terms come election day, Nov. 7, 2017. Challenging Mayor Ed Murray in the … Read more
art by our own Eva Giselle! We’re excited to announce that Seattle DSA has partnered with local women’s shelter & resource center Mary’s Place to host a feminine hygiene product drive! We launch this month-long drive on International Women’s Day in solidarity with women in need. You may bring new, unopened items to any … Read more