CWA union members have been working closely with DSA on organizing efforts across the country. 38,000 CWA folks at AT&T have been working without a contract. This has gone on far too long. Now AT&T workers in 36 states and Washington, DC are on strike. DSA’s national Steering Committee endorses this strike. DSA local groups and…
Congratulations to khalid kamau, who won his South Fulton City Council race in a landslide. Check out the Huffington Post coverage here. In the Yoruba tradition, khalid uses lower-case letters for his name. This shows a stronger tie to the community than to the individual, a sentiment echoed in his activist work and community outreach projects.…
DSA’s healthcare work is heating up across the country. In New York, all of DSA’s local groups are teaming up to build support for single payer in their state. And California is in action. Check out this video from East Bay DSA. Thanks to their efforts, and their teaming up with DSA groups statewide, hundreds…
DSA locals have been doing LGBTQ rights activism on an ongoing basis, from pride marches in Atlanta to protests against anti-transgender bathroom bills in Oklahoma. Lately this has been getting more press attention. As our national LGBTQ Working Group gets into gear, we’re proud to see DSA activists’ work in the press. New DSA member…
Since inauguration, over 3,000 new members have joined DSA. Together we’re building the strong democratic socialist resistance we need. DSA has added to our organizing staff and increased volunteer training. New DSA groups are starting across the country. The word about DSA is definitely out. DSA is in action, and the press is paying attention. In…
DSA’s Socialist Feminist Team is stepping up its organizing and outreach. That includes media work. Check out DSA’s new video series, Profiles in Socialist Feminism! In this video series, DSA highlights some of its leading socialist feminist organizers. Click here for the newest episode, featuring labor leader Bianca Cunningham of the New York City local chapter of DSA.…
There was much news coverage of the DSA-sponsored Socialist Caucus, held during the week of the DNC in Philadelphia. Numerous participants remarked on social media that the Caucus represented one of the most substantive meetings at the convention. A good number of participants joined DSA on the spot and the DSA table rapidly sold out…
The YDS Conference with the theme "From Sanders to the Grassroots" was held just over a week after the Democratic National Convention and brought together three leading organizations from the student left. Read this report from Meghan Brophy, member of the YDS Coordinating Committee.
DSA National Political Committee releases statement "Dump the Racist Trump; Continue the Political Revolution Down-Ballot; Build Multiracial Coalitions and Socialist Organization for Long-term Change". Click here to read full statement.
Democratic Socialists of America condemns the perpetrator of the mass killing and wounding of innocents at the LGBTQ night club Pulse in Orlando Florida this past weekend on Latin night. We stand in solidarity with the victims and their families and the LGBTQ and Latinx community of Orlando and beyond. This was not a random…