Come join us for our first ever mid-week general election canvass for Shaun Scott! Wednesday August 28 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm at Cowen Park. Can't make it that early? Join us that same night at The Westy for SDSA for the Shaun Scott General Election Re-Launch Party! We'll be discussing plans and goals for the general election, how to get plugged into organizing for Shaun, and sign up for a door knocking shift! See you there!
New to DSA and looking for more information? You're in luck. Join us August 31 for a New Member Orientation at Douglass-Truth branch library!
Seattle DSA will be hosting Labor Day Picnic on 9/8! We know you're busy on Labor Day so join us the following weekend at Gas Works Park.
WEEKEND EVENTS:
🌹 – Great event for first-timers!
🌹 Member Engagement Team Meeting🌹 August 24 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Socialism is experiencing a historic resurgence and new members are joining Seattle DSA all the time, yet only a small portion of our large membership is active.
We’ll be meeting to come up with a more clearly defined way to get these new folks involved in the work of our chapter and to mobilize the members we already have.
🌹 Get Out The Vote For Shaun Scott🌹 August 25 @ 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Come join us for our FIRST general election canvass for Shaun Scott! Shaun is a democratic socialist running for Seattle City Council District 4, advocating for a Green New Deal for Seattle, public housing, municipal broadband, and so much more! Shaun’s also received the Seattle and national DSA’s endorsement. The general election for Seattle City Council is on November 5th and we need to knock on as many doors as possible! Beginners always welcome – every canvass begins with a training and campaign materials are always provided! Door knocking wraps up by 3pm with and a nice debrief session afterwards.
Look forward to seeing you there!
Meet Up: Maple Leaf Reservoir Park (1020 NE 82nd St)
Debrief: Cooper’s Alehouse (8065 Lake City Way NE)
🌹 Socialist Night School: Electoral Politics🌹 Monday August 26 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
This month we will discuss the often contentious topic of electoral politics. Bernie’s 2016 primary run helped DSA’s membership skyrocket and increased public recognition of DSA, and his 2020 campaign is generating a lot of excitement as well. However, socialists are far from united about how we should engage with electoral work. Can we win meaningful reforms at the ballot box? How can socialists avoid co-optation and neutralization of our efforts? Should socialists run for office at all?
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We're always looking for talented writers, editors, and press outreach pros. Email [email protected] and get involved - we could use it.
