Time: October 5 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Venue: Online
The movement for Black lives forced 7 out of 9 Seattle city councilmembers to declare they support defunding the SPD by 50%. This is a big victory! However, some Democratic politicians, attempting to appease Seattle\'s ruling class, are trying to wiggle out of implementing what the movement for Black lives is fully demanding. People of color are invited to join us at our weekly meeting every [Read More]
Time: October 6 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Venue: Online
Join Seattle DSA for our monthly General Membership Meeting! These meetings typically happen on the first Tuesday of every month at 7 pm. We usually discuss ways members can get involved in campaigns and actions. During business meetings, which are announced periodically, we vote on resolutions and endorsements that help the chapter build power. This is a virtual meeting. For Zoom login info, [Read More]
Time: October 7 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Venue: Online
Does your building management take too long to make repairs? Are you concerned that your lease could be illegal? Does your landlord charge you too much rent? You’re not alone. The Housing Collective is a group of Seattle area residents, including experienced housing rights activists, who meet every month to teach each other concrete, effective organizing skills to build power at home. This [Read More]
Time: October 7 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Venue: All Pilgrims Church (Entrance from 10th Ave E), Seattle, WA, 98102
Due to coronavirus, we'll be meeting online. Join us on Google Hangouts Are you frustrated that you don't have a voice at work? Are you a freelancer who rarely gets paid on time? Are you working 2 or 3 gigs just to make rent? You're not alone. The Workplace Organizing Collective is a group of Seattle DSA members, including experienced labor organizers, who meet every week to teach each [Read More]
Time: October 8 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Venue: Online
Aside from the debate being a dumpster fire, it made clear that the threat of Trump attempting to steal the election is real and dire. For weeks, and now on the biggest stage yet for the election, Trump has been engaging in vast voter suppression that goes well beyond the usual GOP voter suppression, which is also happening. Trump has claimed that mail-in ballots will be fraudulent, that the [Read More]
Time: October 10 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Venue: Online
This month we learn and talk about the Paris Commune: the first time in history that working class people took power! In 1871, workers in Paris organized themselves, took political and economic power from the capitalists, and ran the city in their interests for two whole months. One of the first experiments in working class democracy, the workers set up their own government, limiting the [Read More]
Time: October 11 @ 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Venue: Online
Join us to pursue a fair and effective Green New Deal to halt climate change and win environmental justice. We explore ecosocialist theory, organize with climate groups, and are developing a campaign for fare-free transit. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85803903635?pwd=QXNuZzNBR3ovWnpKaDBMcjdFbzJjdz09 OR by phone 253-215-8782 Meeting ID: 850 6149 0366 Passcode: 221998 [Read More]
Time: October 11 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Venue: Online
Join District 4 SDSA to discuss the paper "Solidarity Not Charity" by Dean Spade http://www.deanspade.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Mutual-Aid-Article-Social-Text-Final.pdf. This event is open to DSA members and anyone curious about DSA. https://washington.zoom.us/j/98702387593 Meeting ID: 987 0238 7593 [Read More]
