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The largest socialist organization in Boston; local branch of @demsocialists.bsky.social


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Join us with our coalition partner MIRA (Massachusetts Immigrant & Refugee Advocacy Coalition) to attend an important hearing and rally for the Safe Communities Act on Tuesday, November 25th at the State House!
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Rally for the Safe Communities Act MA State House Tuesday 11.25 9:00 am The Safe Communities Act would ban state and local law enforcement from entering into agreements with ICE and from questioning people about their immigration status. Join us with our coalition partner MIRA (Massachusetts Immigrant & Refugee Advocacy Coalition) to attend an important hearing and rally for the Safe Communities Act on Tuesday, November 25th at the State House! Join us! bdsa.us/SCA_1125 Learn more: bdsa.us/MIRA-SCA
November 23, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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Boston DSA is excited to announce our 2025 General Election Voter Guide! With early voting coming up, we hope voters will look to this guide as a comprehensive resource to determine which candidates & questions best uphold our socialist values! bdsa.us/2025guide
2025 Voter Guide now available Willie for Somerville Mayor Marcos for Lowell City Council Ayah #1 for Cambridge City Council Jivan #2 for Cambridge City Council Yes on 3 in Somerville! And more recommendations! View the full guide: bdsa.us/2025guide
October 23, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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This Saturday, October 18, is Boston DSA’s General Organizing Meeting! This meeting will be held from 11 AM - 1 PM in Somerville with a virtual option. RSVP at bdsa.us/oct25gm
Boston Democratic Socialists of America General Organizing Meeting Learn how to organize with your neighbors with BDSA! October 18, 2025 11 AM to 1 PM Warehouse XI Somerville, MA RSVP here! bdsa.us/Oct25GOM
October 14, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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Marcos Candido is a union organizer, native son of Lowell, & Democratic Socialist running to fight for the working class. He placed first in his preliminary and is poised to dethrone an incumbent with a far bigger war chest. Join us for a canvass & donate today! bdsa.us/helpmarcos marcos4council.com
October 14, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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We are 2 DAYS away from the Somerville preliminary election and we are hard at work for @willieburnleyjr.bsky.social! We have been knocking doors, phonebanking, & providing our time & resources to create a Somerville for all.

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Willie Burnley Jr. for Mayor of Somerville Vote on Tuesday, Sep. 16 Backed by the people, not developers. The only renter in the race. Endorsed by: DSA, UAW, YIMBY, Somerville for Palestine WILLIE'S WINS Willie has a proven track record of success. As your At- Large Somerville City Councilor for nearly four years, Willie has passed the most laws of any current City Councilor. HOUSING STABILITY ⚫ collaborated with neighboring cities to end unfair broker fees statewide that cost renters thousands ⚫ passed a Tenants Know Your Rights law so every tenant gets clear info on their rights & resources, in their own language ⚫ made it easier for seniors & disabled residents to add accessibility features and stay in their homes ⚫ lowered housing costs by cutting unnecessary zoning rules SMALL BUSINESSES • saved small businesses thousands by cutting unfair licensing fees, helped local shops open their doors & stay open later ⚫ fought to bring new manufacturing jobs to East Somerville INVEST IN YOUTH ⚫ collaborated with our School Committee to ensure LGBTQ-inclusive, consent-based sex ed in our schools ⚫ funded playground & schoolyard improvements at Kennedy & Brown Schools SAFER STREETS passed the Safe Streets Ordinance, which includes 30 miles of protected bike lanes by 2030, better sidewalks & crosswalks, & clearer communication on roadwork ⚫ increased enforcement for illegally parking in bus & bike lanes UPHOLD OUR VALUES ⚫ reaffirmed Somerville as a sanctuary city to stand up to ICE passed protections for polyamorous & LGBTQ+ families ⚫ honored our city's diverse history by naming Leonard Grimes Park after a Black abolitionist pastor, the first park in Somerville named after a person of color "Thank you to everyone who helped make this experience so wonderful. Together, we've built this campaign as a reflection of Somerville." Decisive, transparent, and communicative leadership. With Willie as Mayor, together we can build A SOMERVILLE FOR ALL. IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE ⚫ launch citywide composting to reduce waste for rats ⚫ hold absentee landlords accountable for vacant properties ⚫ invest in supportive housing to connect unhoused people to services & install needle boxes for safety ⚫ establish an unarmed emergency response program for a non-police option to call when someone experiences crisis HOUSING STABILITY @ create an Office of Social Housing to build permanently affordable homes on City land ⚫ update zoning to allow more housing & density ⚫ simplify permitting so homeowners can renovate more easily SUPPORT WORKING FAMILIES • · prioritize rebuilding the Winter Hill School with extra space for emergencies expand before & after school programs for kids & working parents ⚫ make schools true community hubs with wraparound services & cultural events BUILD A FIGHTING SOMERVILLE • make City Hall more responsive by speeding up inspections, small business permitting, & road repairs • protect immigrant neighbors by mailing "Know Your Rights" guides in multiple languages to defend against ICE ⚫ create neighborhood councils in Magoun, Teele, & Ball Square UPLIFT LOCAL ARTISTS ⚫add $200k a year in grants for murals, performances, & preserving venues ⚫ establish an Arts Liaison to connect artists with resources & support connect artists with small businesses to perform, sell, & showcase their work
September 14, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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Our endorsed candidate Marcos Candido WON the prelim! Even outspent 15:1, people power carried the day. Marcos's campaign knocked on every door in his district multiple times over and toppled an incumbent with our support. Let’s do it again in November — chip in today!
Marcos Wins! (Photo of Marcos) Lowell District City Council District 8 Preliminary! Boston Democratic Socialists of America Thanks to all who voted Marcos Placed 1st! Together we can build a better Lowell for everyone! Let's do it again November 4 Join us! bdsa.us/donate-to-marcos marcos4council.com
September 10, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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Last year, @willieburnleyjr.bsky.social and @votejivan.bsky.social passed home rule petitions in Somerville & Cambridge and, collaborating with other municipal & statewide electeds, pushed our legislature and governor to ban forced brokers’ fees-Now tthey’re working to lift the ban on rent control.
September 4, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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Boston DSA and @merrimackdsa.bsky.social are happy to announce our endorsement of Marcos Candido for Lowell City Council. Preliminary elections are September 9! Join us this Sunday for a canvass to build a better, more affordable Lowell: bdsa.us/canvass-for-...
Boston Democratic Socialists of America endorses Marcos Candido for Lowell City Council District 8 BDSA and Merrimack Valley DSA are proud to endorse Marcos Candido for Lowell City Council. Marcos is committed to being a strong democratic socialist voice north of Boston, breaking with the Council's complacency and obstruction and instead championing a transformation of housing, immigrant rights, and urban planning. Growing up in an under-resourced city as a son of immigrants, and as a former NIH researcher and union organizer, Marcos understands the struggles of working families. He is committed to taking on the housing crisis driven by the real estate industry and improving public transit and accessible infrastructure in Lowell. While the current Lowell City Council has cut funds for education and public health to increase the police budget, Marcos has a plan to build affordable housing, fully fund public schools, improve public transit, and guarantee transparency at Lowell City Hall. Join us! bdsa.us/canvass-for-marcos bdsa.us/donate-to-marcos linktr.ee/marcosforcitycouncil
August 27, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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We make the community by defending it: Join the Emergency Tenant Organizing Committee in its first organizing training on Monday, July 7.
Boston DSA Housing Working Group to Launch Boston-Area Emergency Tenant Organizing Committee In June 2025, the Boston DSA Housing Working Group voted to initiate a Boston-area Emergency Tenant Organizing Committee. The national Emergency Tenant Organizing Committee (ETOC) trained nearly 300 tenants and contributed to the formation of 8 tenant unions from 2023 to 2025 Local area ETOCs can coordinate with national DSA for model trainings, cross-train organizers to fight in their workplace as well as their home, and language justice programs. We are launching an Emergency Tenant Organizing Committee (ETOC) for Boston where tenants most need it: The average Bostonian spends 47% of income on housing 65% of Boston homes are rented by tenants with one of the lowest vacancy rates nationwide. Predominantly Black and brown neighborhoods have been hit by an eviction crisis. Tenant organizing directly equips tenants to protect their neighbors from ICE when ICE strikes. ETOC will work to organize tenants in neighborhoods across Boston to train tenants to become organizers of our own neighbors. We make the community by defending it. Join ETOC in its first tenant organizing training, in Allston-Brighton Monday, July 7 6:30 PM Presentation School Foundation, 640 Washington St, Brighton
July 3, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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Join Boston DSA on July 2 for a free screening of "The City of Sensitive Frauds," a documentary on gentrification and community resistance, featuring a discussion panel with the producers. RSVP here: actionnetwork.org/events/the-c...
The City of Sensitive Frauds & Discussion with the Producers/Local orgs Date: July 2, 2025 Doors: 5:30 PM Screening: 6 PM Discussion Panel: 7:10 PM-8 PM. Location: The Foundry 101 Rogers St Cambridge, MA Poster for "Bay Area Gentrification Documentary- The City of Sensitive Frauds" by Mario Riveira and Abraham Woodliff with the caption "...in a city ravaged by greedy nerds..."
June 30, 2025 at 12:26 AM
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We won this round of the fight to save Spaulding shelter, but it’s not over yet. Join us in telling the Cambridge City Council and City Manager to support their neighbors! bdsa.us/SaveSpaulding
COMMUNITY PRESSURE OPENS DOOR TO KEEP SPAULDING SHELTER FUNDED bdsa.us/savespaulding After hearing from dozens of shelter residents, DSA members, and allies in the community over the past two months about the importance of the Transition Wellness Center at Spaulding Hospital, the Cambridge City Council voted 5-4 to consider keeping the shelter open. This is a good first step, but it’s far from saving Spaulding. The Council will consider recommending to fund the shelter alongside several other priorities, and the unelected City Manager maintains significant budgetary power. We need to keep the pressure on! Tell the city to support our neighbors at bdsa.us/savespaulding “The residents of TWC are our neighbors and community members. You’ve heard about what TWC means to them, the difference it has made in their lives. You should fund this center because you will be continuing to invest in our community. The support they have received like medical support, meals, and privacy makes a significant difference as they navigate their lives.” -—AYAH AL-ZUBI, CAMBRIDGE DSA CO-CHAIR | bdsa.us/SaveSpaulding
April 15, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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State House legislators have weaponized procedure to avoid going on the record defending the rights of trans youth. Massachusetts DSA chapters jointly condemn this flagrant abandonment of some of our communities' most vulnerable.
MASSACHUSETTS DSA CHAPTERS CONDEMN ANTI-TRANS STATE HOUSE PROTECT TRANS KIDS On Wednesday, the Democratic Party-controlled Massachusetts House passed language introduced with the intent to ban trans youth from public school sports. While House Democrats will say they killed the proposal by sending it to study, the message is clear: the Democratic Party is not willing to stand up for trans youth. They had the option to vote this hateful ban down, but House leadership chose to dodge an affirmative vote that would put them on the record supporting trans youth in school sports. We, the undersigned Massachusetts chapters of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), strongly condemn this latest betrayal by the Democratic Party. This backstabbing underscores the undemocratic and opaque nature of the Massachusetts House, where the rights of marginalized youth are being stripped without the votes of their supposed representatives on this issue being made public. We will continue to loudly and unapologetically fight for trans rights. We are proud of our work to help pass Trans and Nonbinary Sanctuary City policies, which commit these cities to not cooperate with federal or state anti-trans policies. We will continue to organize in our communities, schools, and workplaces to fight for trans inclusion and liberation. Berkshires DSA Boston DSA Cape Cod DSA River Valley DSA Worcester DSA
April 13, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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Only collective action can protect working-class communities and the rights of our immigrant neighbors -- join us in the struggle🌹 dsausa.org/join
We must stand with students abducted by Trump's ICE Gestapo YESTERDAY, ICE AGENTS ABDUCTED RUMEYSA OZTURK, A GRADUATE STUDENT AND PRO-PALESTINE ACTIVIST AT TUFTS. The kidnapping comes after almost 400 ICE arrests in Massachusetts, as well as the doxxing of Ozturk by the pro-Israel website Canary Mission. ICE’s abductions – of Ozturk, Khalil, and many others – is an unprecedented attack on basic civil rights in the name of U.S. Empire, whether those detained are peaceful political activists or undocumented migrants seeking safety, jobs, and a better life. We must stand up against this brazen attack on Palestine, free speech, and the right to protest. We must stand in solidarity with our neighbors and communities under attack from Trump, ICE, and all agents of imperialism. GOVERNOR HEALEY, THE COURTS, AND THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY ESTABLISHMENT ARE NOT COMING TO SAVE US — WE MUST MOBILIZE, AGITATE, AND ORGANIZE IN OUR WORKPLACES AND CAMPUSES TO DEFEND WORKING-CLASS RIGHTS. IN SOLIDARITY BERKSHIRES DSA BOSTON DSA BOSTON UNIVERSITY YDSA CAPE COD DSA CONNECTICUT DSA MAINE DSA NORTHEASTERN YDSA RHODE ISLAND DSA RIVER VALLEY DSA SIMMONS YDSA SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE DSA UPPER VALLEY DSA WORCESTER DSA
March 27, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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Boston DSA helped leverage community pressure to stop your Cambridge tax dollars funding new guns for cops. If you'd like to help build a more solidaristic city, sign our petition and join Boston DSA.

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CAMBRIDGE CITY COUNCIL VOTES 7-2 AGAINST NEW GUNS FOR COPS CAMBRIDGE’S UNELECTED CITY MANAGER PROPOSED PAYING $570,000 OF OUR CITY’S MONEY FOR CAMBRIDGE POLICE TO GET ALL NEW GUNS. OUR ANSWER WAS CLEAR: NO NEW GUNS FOR COPS, INVEST IN OUR COMMUNITIES INSTEAD! AFTER DECISIVE COMMUNITY PRESSURE, THE COUNCIL VOTED 7-2 TO DELAY THE PURCHASE. TELL THEM TO FUND OUR COMMUNITY INSTEAD! bdsa.us/peoplenotstockpiles “nearly half of people killed by law enforcement had a disability. Society pushes disabled people and their careGIVERS to the margins, yet instead of responding with disability justice and accommodations, this proposal is investing more into policing at the cost of all of these other programs.” -— Evan MacKay, Fomer DSA candidate for State Representative
March 18, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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No new guns for Cambridge PD! Join us at City Hall at 5:30pm to tell the Council to use money for the Transition Wellness Center instead. Learn more and sign up at bdsa.us/NoNewGuns
CAMBRIDGE CITY MANAGER YI-AN HUANG WANTS TO GIVE THE POLICE $570,000 TO BUY NEW GUNS CAMBRIDGE’S UNELECTED CITY MANAGER, YI-AN HUANG, HAS PROPOSED SPENDING $570,000 OF THE CITY’S FREE CASH ON NEW GUNS FOR CAMBRIDGE PD. THIS COMES TWO YEARS AFTER CAMBRIDGE PD SHOT AND KILLED SAYED FAISAL, A 20-YEAR-OLD UMASS BOSTON STUDENT, DURING A MENTAL HEALTH EMERGENCY. A JUDGE RULED LIAM MCMAHON, THE OFFICER RESPONSIBLE FOR FAISAL’S MURDER, WAS JUSTIFIED IN SHOOTING HIM SIX TIMES. WE DEMAND JUSTICE FOR FAISAL AND AN END TO POLICE MILITARIZATION! WE KNOW THESE GUNS WILL BE AIMED AT THE MOST VULNERABLE MEMBERS OF OUR CITY. WE CAN’T LET THAT HAPPEN. SIGN UP TO GIVE PUBLIC COMMENT AT THE NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING MONDAY 3/17 AT 5:30 PM! VISIT BDSA.US/NONEWGUNS FOR SIGN-UP INSTRUCTIONS AND MORE INFORMATION.
March 17, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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Join the fight against fascism and for the rights of immigrants!

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ICE DETAINS GREEN CARD, H1-B VISA HOLDERS WITHOUT CAUSE AT BOSTON LOGAN AIRPORT ON FRIDAY, ICE DETAINED AND TORTURED A NEW HAMPSHIRE MAN WHO HAS HELD A GREEN CARD FOR ALMOST TWENTY YEARS. ON SATURDAY, WE LEARNED ICE ALSO DETAINED, AND PLANS TO DEPORT, A BROWN UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR WITH AN H1-B VISA. TRUMP IS USING IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT AS A THIN PRETEXT TO ATTACK HIS POLITICAL OPPONENTS AND FREEDOM OF SPEECH. ON CAMPUS ICE DETAINED TWO PRO-PALESTINE COLUMBIA STUDENTS, INCLUDING MAHMOUD KHALIL, WITH THE UNIVERSITY’S SUPPORT. THEN, COLUMBIA EXPELLED THE JEWISH PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY’S GRAD STUDENT UNION, CLAIMING HE WAS INVOLVED IN CAMPUS PRO-PALESTINE PROTESTS. FIGHT BACK. DSA AND YDSA ARE ORGANIZING A NATIONAL SANCTUARY CAMPUS CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT IMMIGRANTS AND FREEDOM OF SPEECH. JOIN THE MASS CALL AT DSAUSA.US/YDSA318 BOSTON DSA IS ORGANIZING A CAMPAIGN FOR IMMIGRANT RIGHTS IN OUR COMMUNITIES AND UNIONS. JOIN OUR WORK AT BDSA.US/IIWG
March 16, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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Boston DSA celebrates victories for transgender rights in the US Senate and in the Cambridge City Council. Join the fight: bdsa.us/join
BOSTON DSA CELEBRATES TRANSGENDER RIGHTS WINS IN U.S SENATE AND CAMBRIDGE CITY COUNCIL Last night saw two victories for trans rights and DSA, as the U.S. Senate blocked S9, a bill to remove protections for trans people in education and healthcare, and the Cambridge City Council voted unanimously for a policy order to make Cambridge a Sanctuary City for transgender and nonbinary people. DSA members worked hard for both of these results. DSA’s Trans Rights and Bodily Autonomy campaign has been organizing opposition to the bill since Republicans introduced it in the House in January. DSA’s messaging against S9 was clear on the stakes: it would have required genital inspections for participation in youth sports, endangered trans students in school, and opened the door to discrimination by health insurance companies. Public pressure helped ensure that no Democrats voted for S9. Boston DSA’s efforts in Cambridge were also central to victory. Councillor Sobrinho-Wheeler, who was elected with a BDSA endorsement in 2023, co-sponsored the Sanctuary City policy order, which prohibits the city from complying with anti-trans federal or state policies. Several BDSA members spoke in favor of the Sanctuary City policy, including Evan MacKay, a member of the Cambridge LGBTQ+ Commission and recent candidate for the 26th Middlesex District’s State Representative. While the Sanctuary City policy order says Cambridge “will take active steps to ensure that transgender and gender diverse individuals have access to… housing,” DSA members and other community members highlighted the disconnect between this text and the city’s recent reveal that it plans to close the Transition Wellness Center (TWC), a lifeline for LGBTQ+ people and others who cannot find stable housing. Housing justice is an LGBTQ+ rights issue, as nearly one in six queer or trans Americans has experienced homelessness. The TWC, as a non-congregate shelter, is the safest option available for many of our neighbors. BDSA urges the City Council to pressure the unelected City Manager for a plan to keep the TWC open and funded. Community members should contact the City Council in support of the TWC at citycouncil@cambridgema.gov. DSA is proud of our unwavering support for trans rights. We will continue to fight in Cambridge and across the country to beat back efforts to harm our trans and nonbinary friends, neighbors, and loved ones.
March 4, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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Come to Boston DSA’s next General Meeting on February 22 at First Parish Church! Learn about how our chapter is building socialist power as we face down a second Trump administration, prepare for our upcoming chapter convention, and socialize with fellow socialists! RSVP at bdsa.us/FebGM
February 2025 General Meeting- Boston DSA Saturday, February 22 2 PM- 4:30 PM First Parish Church, Dorchester https://bdsa.us/FebGM
February 18, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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ICE out of our communities! Join us and other organizations across the North Shore this Tuesday, February 11, at 4:00 PM at the Lynn District Court to rally in solidarity with our immigrant neighbors. Dress warm, bring a sign and/or some BDSA gear, and take a stand against Trump’s deportation force.
Join the New Lynn Coalition and sponsored organizations rally to stand up for immigrant rights Tuesday, Feb 11 Lynn, MA 4:00 PM- 5:30 PM Start: District Court (580 Essex St), End: Lynn City Hall Defend Our Community Keep ICE Out of Lynn Defend Democracy Marcha a unirse Martes, 11 de Feb. Lynn, MA 4:00-5:30 PM Comienza en la corte (580 Essex St) Termina: City Hall Defender nuestra comunidad Mantengan a ICE fuera de Lynn Defender la democracia
February 9, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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4. Funding matters. Unlike non-profits or NGOs that rely on donations or grants, DSA is funded by member dues just like a union. These resources are shared between the National Org and our Local Chapters where we, the members, get to collectively decide how they are used towards our organizing goals. 5. Comradeship matters. ‘An injury to one is an injury to all’ As a member of DSA, you’ll quickly find like-minded individuals who have a shared set of values & build lasting bonds of solidarity as we struggle together towards a socialist horizon. In our heavily individualistic culture, there is nothing more powerful than being part of a community you can fight alongside & one that is willing to fight for you, even when they don’t know you personally. 6. You matter. Your skills, your interests, & your experiences are essential for us to grow. In fact, you probably already have many of the tools needed to make your community stronger so put them into action! Real democracy is a practice. It means participating & having your voice matter. It’s not always easy work, but we have no choice. Our fates are tied to one another in this struggle. Join your local chapter today and get involved! dsausa.org/join
February 3, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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Why join DSA? Read the reasons and when you're ready to join the fight, go to dsausa.org/join to become a member!
Why Join DSA? Here are some reasons why you should consider joining today: 1. In this case, size does matter. The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is the largest socialist organization in the United States. This is meaningful because in order to accomplish our goals of radically reshaping the world around our needs as working people rather than profits, we must build a class conscious mass movement. The more people that participate, the greater capacity we have to act and to win in the face of tough opposition! 2. Organizing matters. Unfortunately, you can’t end capitalism on your own. Being a member of a socialist organization is essential so you can develop your skills & politics alongside others. We need to organize so that we can strategically and collectively expand our base & take on the challenge of fighting the capitalist class. 3. Differences actually matter. DSA is a ‘big tent’ organization where people with various points of view from across the wider Left can come together to debate & test a diversity of ideas & tactics. Members might have different theories of change, but we’re aligned in wanting a system rid of exploitation & oppression. This dialectical exchange of ideas & democratic input make us stronger. Working with people who you may disagree with & advocating for your positions are important organizing skills, not to mention a central aspect of truly collaborative politics.
February 3, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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Fight the deportation program!

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Fight the deportation program! FIGHT ICE: Donald Trump’s use of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for surveillance, harassment, and raids of Boston’s immigrant communities is disgusting. The raids target innocent people – our friends, family, neighbors and coworkers – and uproot their whole lives for the “crime” of trying to escape poverty and war in their home countries. The purpose of the raids is clear – to terrorize the community, to intimidate and isolate immigrant families, and to set the stage for mass deportations. And it won’t stop with immigrants. The far-right will persecute trans people, the labor movement, anyone who stands in the way of their authoritarian agenda. Democratic Gov. Maura Healey announced that her administration won’t fight the raids, signaling to Trump that his goons can run wild in our state. So far, Mayor Wu is publicly committed to honoring the Boston Trust Act and keeping the city a sanctuary, but it’s not clear how long city officials can hold out against threats to withhold federal funding Only one thing can scare Trump and his fascist cronies off from their plans — huge numbers of working-class people standing up and resisting them. Building a mass working-class political movement takes patience and dedication, but it’s our only option if we’re going to beat back this repression and crush fascism.We refuse to submit to Trump’s police state tactics. We are ready to defend our immigrant neighbors.Fight the deportation program, fight Trump and his billionaire cabinet, and fight for the future we all deserve!
January 27, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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Cambridge DSA is challenging the town's unelected and anti-democratic City Manager government — can you help us? Fill out the form to learn more about the campaign here: actionnetwork.org/forms/let-ca...
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January 23, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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Members and non-members alike, sign up for fun virtual trivia this Saturday night at 7 PM for a chance to meet and compete with comrades in the Boston area! bdsa.us/trivia
Virtual trivia night- Saturday January 25 at 7:00 PM Join your comrades for a night of fun trivia! Make friends! Win fabulous prizes! Show off your knowledge!
January 21, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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Boston DSA congratulates the Cambridge Public Library Staff Association on their contract victory. Our members will continue these struggles in our own unions and stand ready to support our neighbors who are ready to demand a better, more democratic workplace. Join Boston DSA: bdsa.us/join
LIBRARY WORKERS WIN IN CAMBRIDGE: BOSTON DSA CONGRATULATES CAMBRIDGE PUBLIC LIBRARY STAFF ASSOCIATION ON CONTRACT VICTORY Boston DSA congratulates our friends and neighbors in the Cambridge Public Library Staff Association on their hard-fought contract victory. After over a year of struggling for their rights, the CPLSA won a contract that achieved all of their primary goals. 97% of CPLSA members have voted to approve the new contract, which includes a functional wage increase of nearly 5%, new health and safety protections with worker input, democratization of workplace standards, and fairer staffing practices. Boston DSA was proud to stand with the CPLSA in their struggles for a fair and democratic workplace. DSA members joined CPLSA standouts, bringing snacks, coffee, and energy to show our library staff their community was behind them. Working Mass, a DSA publication, chronicled CPLSA’s ongoing efforts last fall. We are glad to see city leadership finally show some recognition of what has been clear since this fight began—our library staff, and all workers, deserve fair wages and democratically-determined safe work conditions. CPLSA’s victory is yet another reminder of the power of an organized and militant working class. By standing unified in their demands and holding regular demonstrations against their employer’s practices, they were able to achieve meaningful wins against an intransigent city government with an unelected City Manager controlling the purse strings. Boston DSA members will continue these struggles in our own unions and stand ready to support our neighbors who, like CPLSA, are ready to demand a better, more democratic workplace. To join Boston DSA: bdsa.us/join To get involved in Cambridge: bdsa.us/cambridge
January 9, 2025 at 10:59 PM