Endorsements and voting guide from Seattle DSA for the 2020 General Election are as follows: Electoral Endorsements Sherae Lascelles for 43rd Legislative District Members overwhelming voted to endorse Sherae Lascelles for 43rd … Read more
The movement for Black Lives scored a significant victory on Tuesday in the fight to defund the Seattle Police Department, when the City Council overrode Mayor Durkan’s veto! Back in … Read more
By Justin Ward In a resounding victory for the Seattle Defund movement, the city council voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to override the mayor’s veto of the proposed 2020 budget re-balancing. … Read more
J. Buck, member of SDSA’s Ecosocialist Caucus, writes about the intersection between the uprising for Black lives and climate justice, and the strategic necessity of defunding the police for a … Read more
While seven out of nine council members have verbally agreed to defund SPD by 50%, we need to keep up the pressure to make sure they follow through! Contact your … Read more
by Connor Rauch On Friday evening, over 200 people gathered in Jimi Hendrix park for a “Poets in the Park” event organized by Black Collective Voice (BCV) and Pay the … Read more
On Tuesday, June 30, Mayor Jenny Durkan wrote a memo to Seattle City Council president Lorena González calling on her to remove Councilmember Kshama Sawant from office for supposed “disorderly … Read more
By Deepa B., Seattle DSA member When Katrina Johnson’s cousin, Charleena Lyles, was killed by Seattle Police officers in 2017, Johnson refused to accept that officers pumped seven bullets into … Read more
By the Queer & Feminist Caucus of the Seattle Democratic Socialists of America This year, in the midst of a Black-led uprising against police violence and systemic racism, Pride looks … Read more
We are bringing the movement’s demands to the Mayor on Sunday at the Rally for Accountability: Defund SPD & Reinvest in Communities! The uprising for Black lives has activated thousands … Read more
In the wake of the police murder of George Floyd, educators of color in the Highline Education Association near Seattle, Washington launched a petition to kick the Seattle Police Officers … Read more
Robin Wonsley from Twin Cities DSA joined us to talk about her experience on the ground in Minneapolis and gave her advice on how socialists should contribute to the fight … Read more
