📰️ News

Shame on Walz. The Fight Is Not Over.

Governor Tim Walz had the opportunity to stand with Minnesota’s rideshare workers and pass a bill that would have ensured…
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Shame on Walz. The Fight Is Not Over.

Twin Cities DSA Little Red Letter #106: An End to the Hiawatha Expansion Plan, the Legislative Session Ends, and a Convention is Forced to Adjourn

Twin CitiesDemocratic Socialists of America Little Red Letter #106 An End to the Hiawatha Expansion Plan, the Legislative Session Ends,…
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Twin Cities DSA Little Red Letter #106: An End to the Hiawatha Expansion Plan, the Legislative Session Ends, and a Convention is Forced to Adjourn

We Can’t Count On Walz

As the previous newsletter highlighted, bills at the legislature have faced corporate pushback from Mayo Clinic, which threatened to pull…
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We Can’t Count On Walz

Minneapolis DFL Turmoil

On Saturday, May 13, the Minneapolis DFL held their Ward 10 endorsing convention. It would be forced to adjourn partway…
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Minneapolis DFL Turmoil

Twin Cities Democratic Socialists of America Supports Senator Fateh’s Proposed Uber and Lyft Regulations

Twin Cities Democratic Socialists of America (TCDSA) applauds Senator Omar Fateh for holding the line on regulating Uber and Lyft…
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Twin Cities DSA Little Red Letter #105: Worker Power, Corporate Threats, Endorsements and More!

Twin CitiesDemocratic Socialists of America Little Red Letter #105 Worker Power, Endorsements, Corporate Threats and More! We are a week…
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Twin Cities DSA Little Red Letter #105: Worker Power, Corporate Threats, Endorsements and More!

Ukraine, France and Peru: A Challenge to Capitalist Plans

The War in Ukraine has accelerated the threats of nuclear rearmament. The tensions between the US and China in the…
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Ukraine, France and Peru: A Challenge to Capitalist Plans

Building a Sustainable Socialist Movement in 2023

Last year our chapter overwhelmingly voted to approve the True North Resolution and voted for a new steering committee slate…
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Building a Sustainable Socialist Movement in 2023

Twin Cities DSA Statement on Mosque Arson Attacks

Twin Cities DSA stands firmly and unequivocally with our Muslim community in the face of the recent arsons at the…
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Twin Cities DSA Statement on Mosque Arson Attacks

Twin Cities Democratic Socialists of America Announces 2023 Endorsements

Twin Cities Democratic Socialists of America (TCDSA) is proud to endorse seven candidates for the 2023 elections for City Council…
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Twin Cities Democratic Socialists of America Announces 2023 Endorsements

🗓️ Upcoming Events

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Thursday June 1

6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Communications Committee

The Communications Committee meets on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month.Join us! Meeting link here:https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEtc-muqzMsE9TdTsj03VjRyaANbRyjBZJx

For information on joining this meeting, see the #communications channel on Slack. Not on Slack?Submit tcdsa.org/slack to verify you’re on the member list.

Saturday June 3

1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
TCDSA Doorknock Kickoff!

Join TCDSA as we kick off our 2023 doorknocking campaign for our endorsed candidates! We’re starting in Ward 8 with Soren Stevenson.

After we finish our doorknock, we’ll be having a grill out in Painter Park.

RSVP here:https://bit.ly/DoorknockJune3

Sunday June 4

12:30 PM – 2:30 PM
Button Making Social

    We’ll be doing a lot of tabling this summer and will be holding a button-making social to make some swag to have on hand. Come, hang out, make some buttons, and get to know new and old chapter members.


    RSVP Here:https://secure.everyaction.com/-uz4u5Hvmky83fsADZnFPA2

    4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
    Brake Light Clinic Organizing Meeting

    Organizing meeting for upcoming Brake Light Clinics to be hosted by our chapter. All interested volunteers encouraged and welcome to attend! We will be covering expected clinic dates and locations, our advertising strategy, and the basics of changing a brake light. Meeting will be held at Boneshaker Books from 4pm-5pm.

    Questions can be directed to Shane on the chapter slack @Shane or to the Street Corps Working Group email: DemSocStreetCorps@gmail.com

    Monday June 5

    8:00 PM – 9:30 PM
    East Phillips Urban Farm Working Group

    TheEast Phillips Urban Farmworking group meets weekly on Monday at 8p.TCDSA has endorsed the East Phillips Neighborhood Institute’s (EPNI) Urban Farm initiative to resist the City’s Hiawatha Campus Expansion plan.

    Register Here:https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0rc-ihrjgpH9xDWO7Iclj_k5fhRNgCE2sw

    Tuesday June 6

    All Day
    Deadline to submit roster of delegates to the DSA convention
    6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
    Minneapolis Rent Control Work Group

    Wednesday June 7

    6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
    Internal Organizing Phonebank

    Join the Internal Organizing Committee for our monthly lapsed member phonebank. We meet on Zoom to go over the script, mute ourselves and make phone calls to other DSA members, and then return to debrief how our calls went. A brief training is provided and no prior experience is required. These phonebanks are a chance to meet other members to TCDSA, hear what they need from our chapter and what brings them to socialism.All are welcome to join!

    IO phonebanks are held on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month. For more information about joining this meeting, see the #internal-organizing Slack channel.

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    The Democratic Socialists of America is the largest socialist organization in the United States, with over 90,000 members. We believe that working people should run both the economy and society democratically to meet human needs, not to make profits for a few.