Before our usual updates, a reminder to members that nominations are open for delegate elections to the 2025 DSA National Convention. The National Convention is held every other year, and is the highest decision-making body of the organization. TCDSA is sending 29 delegates (with 3 alternates) to the convention in Chicago from August 8-10.

 
Consider running to represent TCDSA in Chicago! Nominations are open to all members in good standing. Fill out this form to nominate yourself as a delegate. Applications will close on May 17th. 

Take the TCDSA Little Red Letter Survey!

• To help us evaluate some potential changes to our newsletter production, please complete our survey so we can hear what you most value in a newsletter from our chapter. This newsletter has been maintained in various forms since 2017, and we want to ensure our communications are relevant, useful, and sustainable as we look forward to a busy 2025 and beyond.

Pride Month Tabling – Volunteers Needed!

• Sign up to help rep your chapter at this year’s Twin Cities Pride Festival and People’s Pride! Pride was an excellent event for us last year as we celebrate the fight for queer liberation and the struggle for a better world.
  
  This is a great volunteer opportunity for newer members, and organizers will be present to give volunteers an overview. Below are the sign ups for the shifts at Pride Festival Day 1 & Day 2, and People’s Pride.
  • People’s Pride – June 28th
  • Pride Festival Day 1 – June 28th
  • Pride Festival Day 2 – June 29th

Ezra Ishman Solidarity Fund – Volunteers Needed!

• The Ezra Ishman Solidarity fund is looking for members to help administer applications. This fund was established in 2018 and distributes one-time grants up to $300 to TCDSA members. It is meant to help meet immediate material needs and is a means of mutual support among people organizing together. If you are interested in helping to review these applications, please contact Tim H at tcdsasolidarityfund@gmail.com.

Sign up for a Monthly Recurring Donation!

• Did you know that only 20% of the monthly dues you pay to DSA go to our local chapter? The rest of that money stays in National DSA’s coffers. Much of the rest of TCDSA operations are made possible by members who also make direct recurring donations to fund our office space, our events, and all our organizing work. These donations ensure that TCDSA continues to be an independent, member-run organization and ensure we can continue to build power in the Twin Cities. Can you donate $10 a month?

Electoral Committee – Monday, 5/12, 7:00p – 8:00p – TCDSA Office – Zoom Registration

• Meeting of the chapter’s Electoral Committee to plan support for endorsed candidates in Minneapolis and Saint Paul. All members welcome! Meetings are hybrid at the Twin Cities DSA Office or Zoom Line 2.

I-94 Canvassing Training – Tuesday, 5/13, 6:00p – 7:30p – TCDSA Office – RSVP Here

• Canvassing training to advocate for the replacement of I-94 by a Twin Cities Boulevard—one that builds out our transit network (ideally by incorporation rail options), helps fight climate change, and invests in nearby communities rather than polluting them.

Political Education Committee – Tuesday, 5/13, 6:30p – 8:00p – Zoom Registration

• The Political Education Committee facilitates programming like TCDSA 101, debate nights, Solidarity Night School, and lifting up Poli Ed for new, curious, and established TCDSA members.
  
  For more information, check out the #politicaleducation Slack channel. Not on Slack? Submit tcdsa.org/slack to verify you’re on the member list.

TCDSA Informal Spanish Practice Group – Tuesday, 5/13, 6:30p – 8:00p – Reverie Cafe + Bar

• Practice your Spanish with some comrades! We meet every other week and welcome speakers of all levels (though know that the focus is on conversation and that the sessions include no formal tutoring/teaching).
  
  It’s a very informal group and we’d happily welcome you! Event info is on the TCDSA calendar. You can also join #socialists-spanish-conversation-practice for more information! 

Internal Organizing Committee – Wednesday, 5/14, 6:30p – 8:00p – Zoom Registration

• All are welcome to join our monthly meetings of the TCDSA Internal Organizing Committee (IOC).
  
  This committee works to create the spaces, structures, and resources to initiate and sustain members’ active and healthy participation in chapter work. Through internal organizing, we strive to grow our capacity by developing confident and skilled organizers and leaders who are empowered to turn their resources into collective power to make socialist change. Join the #internal-organizing channel on Slack for more info.

Electoral Committee Phonebank – Thursday, 5/15, 5:30p – 7:00p – Zoom Registration

• Join our Electoral Committee to phonebank DSA members about upcoming door knocks!

Communications Committee – Thursday, 5/15, 6:00p – 7:30p – Zoom Registration

• Communications Committee handles chapter Social Media accounts and the Little Red Letter Newsletter.

Minnesota Worker Organizing Committee – Friday, 5/16, 6:00p – 8:00p – TCDSA Office – Zoom Link

• EWOC organizers from across the state will meet up to discuss their cases and the possibility of putting together a beginner organizer training series.

🏀 Casual Pickup Basketball – Saturday, 5/17, 9:30a – 11:30a – Matthews Park

• Weekly informal basketball pickup game with comrades. All skill/experience levels welcome. Check out the basketball Slack channel for details/event confirmation each week: #socialists-play-sports-basketball

Solidarity Saturdays: Delta Workers Phone-bank – Saturday, 5/17, 10:00a – 12:00p – International Association of Machinists (IAM) Office

• DSA across the country is supporting the historic unionization drive of 18,000 Delta ramp, cargo, and tower workers. In 2023, Delta made 40% of the airline industry’s profits – more than United, American, Southwest, and Alaska combined. Despite these record profits, Delta workers are nowhere near the highest compensated in the industry in terms of pay or benefits. This is an important opportunity to support the revival of the labor movement and to support a racially diverse workforce in winning a union and more rights, which will help us fight Trump and the billionaire class.
  
  Delta workers are organizing with the International Association of Machinists (IAM), who have asked DSA for solidarity! Across the country, Delta workers, union members, DSA, and IAM staff are phone-banking Delta workers on Saturdays asking them to resign expired union authorization cards. No experience needed; phone script provided.

Steering Committee – Sunday, 5/18, 10:00a – 12:00p – TCDSA Office

• Check #steeringcommittee for the zoom link and agenda. If you are a member and need access to slack, sign up at tcdsa.org/slack

Socialist Feminist Branch – Sunday, 5/18, 4:30p – 6:00p – TCDSA Office – In-person RSVP – Zoom Registration

• A general members meeting of the TCDSA Socialist Feminist Branch. Hybrid at the DSA Office (2708 E Lake Street #204) or via Zoom Line 2.

Hamline/Midway Street Corps: Solidarity Sundays – Sunday, 5/18 – 4:30p – 6:30p – Location TBD

• Join our Street Corps Working Group’s Hamline/Midway Cell with outreach to and organizing of our houseless and lower income neighbors. We will be preparing and handing out food, information flyers, and talking with our neighbors about their needs.
  
  To find out specific week to week volunteer asks and specifics, connect with our Street Corps Working Group.

Como/Marcy Street Corps Weekly Distro – Sunday, 5/18 – 6:00p – 9:00p – Location TBD

• Join our Street Corps Working Group’s Como/Marcy Cell with outreach to and organizing of our houseless and lower income neighbors. We will be preparing and handing out food, information flyers, and talking with our neighbors about their needs.
  
  RSVP in the cell’s signal group
  
  To find out specific week to week volunteer asks and specifics, connect with our Street Corps Working Group.

Go to tcdsa.org/events to see everything!