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Twin Cities DSA 2026 Annual Convention Proposals

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Below are the items that were proposed for deliberation at the Convention. Proposals needed to meet a signature gathering threshold in order to be considered at the Convention. All proposals had until Thursday, February 12, 2026 to get the needed support. To be considered at convention, Resolutions, Bylaws Amendments, and Platform Amendments needed to demonstrate support from 3% of TCDSA members. Priority proposals needed to demonstrate support from 5% of TCDSA members. Two priority proposals, 1 resolution, 3 bylaw amendments, and 9 platform amendments were put forward.

Submitted Priority Proposals, Resolutions, Bylaw Amendments, and Platform Amendments

Priority Proposals to be Considered at Convention

Resolutions to be Considered at Convention

Bylaw Amendments to be Considered at Convention

Platform Amendments Approved at Convention

Platform Amendments Not Approved at Convention

Proposals Not Meeting Signature Threshold

Priority Proposals to be Considered at Convention

Priority Proposal #1 – Melt ICE

Melt ICE Priority Proposal, as amended

Priority Proposal #2 – Safe Homes Saint Paul

Safe Homes Saint Paul Priority Proposal, as amended

Resolutions to be Considered at Convention

Resolution #1 – Establish a Platform Policy & Programs Committee

Author: Shane M

Whereas, our chapter has developed a platform to guide our chapters work;

Whereas, in order to make transformative change and to put the working classes in the drivers seat, the working classes themselves must be empowered to not just advocate for, but to craft the programs and policies that shape their local community and which are taken up by the revolutionary movement;

Whereas, for too long we have been aimless and reactive rather than focused and strategic toward the development and roll out of policy and programs locally that would transform the community and advance the cause of Socialism;

Whereas, if we want accountability of our endorsed elected representatives, the elimination of reactionary government institutions, and working class people in the saddle of power directly, we must be able to both develop quality policy and program proposals ourselves and educate and arm the community with the tools to do so as well;

Be it therefore resolved, the chapter will establish a Platform Policy & Programs Committee following the adoption of our chapters platform;

Be it further resolved, the tasks and duties of this committee will be as follows:

1) The development, sourcing, and identification of formal externally oriented Policy & Program proposals for consideration by chapter leadership, chapter membership, externally focused working groups, external partner organizations, and/or endorsed policy makers

2) Provision and development of resources to allow members and community members to better take initiative on the preparation of community policy and programs themselves;

Be it further resolved, this committee’s primary work will be centered on researching, drafting, advising, and proposing electoral or community policy and programs relevant to and which furthers the aims of our Chapter Platform;

Be it further resolved, all approved Policy and Program drafts from the committee will be left to implementation by either other chapter working groups, branches, affiliated partner organizations, and/or our endorsed elected officials and that all committee projects and drafts would be subject to Steering Committee approvals and oversight;

Be it lastly resolved, the committee will be guided by the following principles and rules:

1) Follow the Platform: All Policy and Program proposals must be tied to and carry out at least one adopted chapter platform point at the local or statewide level.

2) Quality Not Quantity: The Committee will be authorized to only take up a set number of policy and/or program proposal projects at any given time, with the number set by the Steering Committee.

3) Transformative People Power: All Policy and Program proposals will, where feasible, further empower community members to take leadership of or active roles in the administration of proposed programs and will transform relevant involved institutions in line with such principles.4) Working Class Accessibility: The Committee will maintain procedures and opportunities for engagement that allow the participation and input of working class people of all backgrounds.

Proposed Chapter Budget

Submitted to 2026 Twin Cities Democratic Socialists of America Annual Convention

Author: Budget, Finance, and Fundraising Committee (Amanda Z., Kevin M., Sarah L., Tim H., Tommy S.)

Whereas – The Chapter Year of the Twin Cities Democratic Socialists of America (TCDSA) runs from March 1 to the last day of February each year (TCDSA Bylaws Item I Section 1 and Item II Section 13); and


Whereas – Having membership vote on a chapter budget will help TCDSA better plan ahead financially, maintain flexibility for unexpected expenses throughout the year, help guide our fundraising, keep the chapter financially healthy, and ensure democratic decisionmaking for where chapter money should be directed; and

Whereas – The TCDSA Budget, Finance, and Fundraising Committee (“BFF Committee”) prepared a 2026 Budget Planning Packet and has spent the last months working directly with Committees, Branches, and Working Groups (“CBWGs”) to provide them historical financial data and determine their projected financial needs over the coming year; and


Whereas – The BFF Committee compiled historical financial data and budget requests from CBWGs and reviewed overall Chapter financial data to develop the following proposed 2026 Chapter Budget, and


Whereas – This Budget can be amended by the Chapter via a Resolution if needed throughout the year;
Therefore, be it resolved – That Twin Cities DSA shall adopt the following budget as its Chapter Budget from March 1, 2026 – February 28, 2027.

Budget Breakdown
Budget, Finance, and Fundraising Committee: $2000
Communications Committee: $150
Electoral Committee: $2500
Environmental Justice Working Group: $2000
General Meeting Planning Committee: $6750
Grievance Committee: $0
Internal Organizing Committee: $10350
Labor Branch: $2000
Office Management: $34000
Palestine Solidarity Working Group: $750
Platform Committee: $0
Political Education Committee: $1000
Queer Liberation Working Group: $2500
Saint Paul Branch: $180
Socialist Feminist Branch: $300
Socialists Against Trump Working Group: $1500
Steering Committee: $10000
Street Corps Working Group: $10000
Technical Operations: $3100
Tenant Organizing Working Group: $0
West Metro Working Group: $0
Young Democratic Socialists of America: $5000

Bylaw Amendments to be Considered at Convention

Bylaw Amendment #1 – Streamline and Clarify Working Groups, Branches, and Committees

Authors: Lucas A and Tommy S

Whereas, 

Working groups, branches, and committees (WGBCs) are currently unrefined in our bylaws, lacking outlined and democratically agreed upon procedures for creation, bylaws, leadership, and their relationships to one another; 

Whereas,

The overlapping mandate allowable under the definitions of WGBCs are nebulous to the point that it is often difficult to tell whether or not a given project should be one classification or the other;

Whereas,

With the passage of the removal of Branch representatives from Steering, there are essentially no qualitative differences between a working group, branch, or committee when it comes to their base organizational structures;

Whereas,

In most other DSA chapters, branches occupy a geographical organizing role;

Whereas,

There should be further clarification as to the roles of working groups and committees, to make the two discrete entities with clearly defined boundaries;

Therefore be it resolved, 

That the following language changes be made in the TCDSA bylaws to clarify that branches are geographic organizing groups, working groups are temporary organizing groups or in a trial stage to become a committee, committees are to become the base organizing unit for chapter work within TCDSA; that WGBCs gain clear procedures for creation, operations, and dissolution; 

Be it further resolved, 

That upon passage of this bylaws amendment, the following branches shall convert to committees: Labor Branch, Socialist Feminist Branch,and Street Corps Branch. 

Be it further resolved, 

Item III. Steering Committee and Item V. Branches, Working Groups, and Caucuses of the TCDSA Bylaws be amended as follows;

Section 6. Committees and Subcommittees

a. Committees -— The Steering Committee may set up committees to accomplish ongoing work necessary to the chapter. Committees may be ad hoc, meaning they exist for a specified time to accomplish a specified task, or standing, meaning they exist until dissolved by bylaw if no longer needed.

b. Standing committees -— The following standing committees shall be created from volunteers from the membership and each shall be the responsibility of the Steering Committee officer named, to recruit and form the committee and to serve as liaison between the standing committee and the Steering Committee.

  • Tech-Ops committee – Technology Coordinator
  • Budget & Fundraising Committee – Treasurer
  • Communications committee – Communications Coordinator
  • Political Education committee – Political Education Coordinator
  • Outreach / Internal Organizing committee – Political Action Coordinator

c. Subcommittees —- The Steering Committee or any of the standing committees may create subcommittees (either standing or ad hoc) and delegate tasks to them.

d. Structures within committees and subcommittees shall be determined democratically by the volunteers on the committees or subcommittees, including but not limited to chairing of meetings, setting of agenda, and allocation of tasks.

Section 7. Political Education Committee

a. The Political Education Committee shall have three (3) co-facilitators, with no more than one identifying as cisgender white man.

b. The Political Education Committee Facilitators shall be elected for a term of thirteen months, using IRV (Scottish Single Transferable Vote.)

c. The Political Education Coordinator shall be elected to a thirteen-month term by a majority vote of the newly elected Political Education Committee Co-Facilitators. If the Co-Facilitators are unable to reach a majority vote, then the Coordinator shall be selected by Instant Runoff Voting, using the same ballot as that used for the election of the Political Education Committee.

d. The Political Education Committee shall plan and follow-through on all chosen programs of political education for TCDSA. The Political Education Committee may also implement other political education programs as it sees fit.

Item V. Branches, Committees, Working Groups, and Caucuses

Section 1. Definitions

a. Branch – Branches are based upon a shared political concern or geographic location. Members will not be excluded from participation in a branch based on identity or political tendency.

b. Working Group – Working groups are based upon a specific task, action, campaign, or political strategy. Members will not be excluded from participation in a working group based on identity or political tendency. Working groups do not have a member representative on the Steering Committee.

c. Caucus – Caucuses are based upon a common identity, affinity, and/or political tendency. Caucuses may limit their membership based upon their shared identity or tendency. Caucuses do not have a member representative on the Steering Committee.

  1. Recognized caucuses have the right to publish statements and proposals in public forums for TCDSA, subject to the moderation of the moderation team of that forum.
  2. The right for a caucus to establish formal or informal relationships with other caucuses composed of TCDSA or National members shall not be infringed or regulated by the Steering Committee.
  3. Caucuses shall have the right to determine their own internal structure, except where it is in violation of any bylaws or policies regarding member conduct.

Section 12. Branches: structures, rules, dissolution

a. Branch FormationStructure

Branches are based upon a shared territory. Any prospective branch needs at least 5% of TCDSA’s total membership in its prospective boundaries to apply for becoming a Branch, and to maintain this minimum membership to continue as a Branch. This membership requirement may be waived by a simple majority vote of the Steering Committee.  Once this has been achieved, a petition shall be sent to the next Steering Committee meeting, which shall include the branch name, territorial boundaries, initial working groups and/or committees it contains, a list of branch officers, and the composition of the initial branch Organizing Committee. Petitions must pass by a 60% affirmative vote of the Steering Committee. This petition, if ratified, shall serve as the initial bylaws of the branch. Branches and sections shall be primarily autonomous, as long as they act in conformance with the DSA Constitution and these Bylaws. Branches and sections may not have separate treasuries or funds, but instead must have an accounting line in the TCDSA treasury and budget; the Steering Committee can make an exception for branches on an individual branch via a 2/3rds vote. All officers and leaders of the branches and sections must be elected democratically. If a branch or section ceases to meet or act for a period of six (6) months, or if it has been acting in a way to bring disrepute or harm to TCDSA or the National DSA, the Steering Committee may vote in a Steering Committee meeting to dissolve said branch or section. Once a branch or section is dissolved, it may appeal the dissolution at the next membership meeting. After final dissolution of a branch or section, any property and records must be turned over to the TCDSA Steering Committee.

b. Branch StructureMeeting Requirements

  1. Branches shall be primarily autonomous, as long as they act in conformance with the DSA Constitution and these Bylaws. Branches and sections may not have separate treasuries or funds, but instead must have an accounting line in the TCDSA treasury and budget; the Steering Committee can make an exception for branches on an individual branch via a 2/3rds vote.
  2. Branch leadership, called the Organizing Committee, shall be outlined in the Branch’s bylaws and shall always be an odd number.
  1. Branch meetings shall run under the current edition of Robert’s Rules of Order Newly Revised or other parliamentary procedure authorized by chapter bylaws.
  2. Branch meetings shall be open to all members of good standing of the given territory of a branch or shared political concern, who may propose business in order for it to be debated and voted upon.
  3. Branches shall meet at least quarterly.

c. Branch Meeting Requirements

  1. Branch meetings shall run under the current edition of Robert’s Rules of Order Newly Revised or other parliamentary procedure authorized by chapter bylaws.
  2. Branch meetings shall be open to all members of good standing of the given territory of a branch, who may propose business in order for it to be debated and voted upon.
  3. Branches shall meet at least quarterly.

Section 2. Committees

a. Committee Formation

Committees are ongoing, permanent bodies organized around key functional or strategic areas. To become a committee, any working group that has been active for at least 6 months, measured from the date of receipt by the Steering Committee of its initial notice, shall petition the Steering Committee to have its status upgraded to a committee. The petition shall be sent to the next Steering Committee meeting, which shall include the committee name, purpose, a list of committee officers, and the composition of the initial committee leadership. Petitions must pass by a 2/3rds vote. This petition, if ratified, shall serve as the initial bylaw of the committee. Committees may also be created by resolution from the Steering Committee, and must contain the requirements outlined above and pass by the same 2/3rds  vote. 

d. Subcommittees 

Any committee may create subcommittees and delegate tasks to them.

c. Committee and Subcommittee Structure

Structures within committees and subcommittees shall be determined democratically by the volunteers on the committees or subcommittees, including but not limited to chairing of meetings, setting of agenda, the composition of their Organizing Committees, and allocation of tasks.

Section 3. Working Groups

a. Working Group Formation and Structure

Working groups are time-limited or project-specific bodies organized around discrete tasks, campaigns, or initiatives which are dissolved once their work is complete; as well as serving as the starting point for any future committees. Any prospective working group requires 5 active members to be considered. Once this has been achieved, a notice shall be sent to the next Steering Committee meeting, which shall include the working group name, purpose, its intention on whether it is a time-limited working group or desires to be a committee, a list of working group officers, and the composition of the initial working group leadership. This notice is purely informative, and the only purview the Steering Committee holds over the formation of a working group is that it must include 5 members. This notice, upon receipt from the Steering Committee, shall serve as the initial bylaw of the working group.

b. Section 7. Political Education Committee

1. The Political Education Committee shall have three (3) co-facilitators, with no more than one identifying as cisgender white man.

2. The Political Education Committee Facilitators shall be elected for a term of thirteen months, using IRV (Scottish Single Transferable Vote.)

3. The Political Education Coordinator shall be elected to a thirteen-month term by a majority vote of the newly elected Political Education Committee Co-Facilitators. If the Co-Facilitators are unable to reach a majority vote, then the Coordinator shall be selected by Instant Runoff Voting, using the same ballot as that used for the election of the Political Education Committee.

4. The Political Education Committee shall plan and follow-through on all chosen programs of political education for TCDSA. The Political Education Committee may also implement other political education programs as it sees fit.

Section 4. Caucuses

Caucus – Caucuses are based upon a common identity, affinity, and/or political tendency. Caucuses may limit their membership based upon their shared identity or tendency.

  1. Recognized caucuses have the right to publish statements and proposals in TCDSA’s public forums, subject to the moderation of the moderation team of that forum.
  2. The right for a caucus to establish formal or informal relationships with other caucuses composed of TCDSA or National members shall not be infringed or regulated by the Steering Committee.
  3. Caucuses shall have the right to determine their own internal structure, except where it is in violation of any bylaws or policies regarding member conduct.

Section 5. Participation

Members will not be excluded from participation in any Branch, Committee, or Working group, based on identity or political tendency. 

Section 6. Leadership

All leadership within any branch, working group, or committee must be elected from the general body of that entity.

Section 7. Dissolution

If any Branch, Committee, or Working group, or ceases to meet or act for a period of six (6) months, or if it has been acting in a way to bring disrepute or harm to TCDSA or the National DSA, the Steering Committee may vote in a Steering Committee meeting to dissolve said entity. The representatives of the entity must be notified at least seven (7) days before this meeting in the usual manner, and they may attend the meeting to defend against dissolution. Once an entity is dissolved, it may appeal the dissolution at the next membership meeting. After final dissolution of an entity, any property and records must be turned over to the TCDSA Steering Committee.

Bylaw Amendment #2 – Addition of deputy officer position to the Steering Committee

Authors: Ky Johnson, Lena Pak, Josh Kohman, Nat Froiland

Rationale:

As the Twin Cities DSA continues to grow, Steering Committee roles require further expansion to properly maintain chapter functions and democratic processes. Additionally, the removal of branch representation on the steering committee causes further administration of chapter branches, committees, and working groups to be assigned to fewer hands, while there is simultaneously a growing need for administrative capacity.

In the face of increasing threats to chapter leaders continue to increase due to a fascist federal administration, the chapter ought to prepare deputies who can serve as an immediate replacement under the condition that a democratically elected chapter officer is unable to fulfil their chapter responsibilities and duties

Finally, deputy officers to steering members has already been formalized in three cases: Deputy Tech Coordinator role, contingency PAC Team, and volunteer Inventory Manager. Formalizing deputy officer positions to the steering committee will increase administrative capacity and protect chapter functions.  

Amended language:

Section II, Item 11: Deputy Officers

  1. A Deputy Officer position is proposed by a member of the steering committee and is approved by two-thirds of steering committee.
  2. A Deputy Officer is appointed by majority of steering vote or majority of the general body.
  3. Any Deputy Officer may be removed from their position with majority vote of the steering committee or majority vote of the general body.
  4. Any Deputy Officer position can be retired with a two-thirds majority of the Steering Committee or the general body.
    1. When the deputy officer position is retired, all privileges and responsibilities are released from members holding this position and the member is no longer a member of the Steering Committee.
  5. Any Deputy Officer position cannot be held by a single individual for longer than a period of 1 year, excluding consent by the general body.
  6. No more than three deputy officers may be appointed for a single position.
  7. Members for the deputy officer position are qualified based on the level of risk to chapter security and operations. Members with established standing in the chapter and a track record of thoughtful work are considered when proposing a deputy officer position. Deputy officers do not hold any voting power on the Steering Committee.
  8. The deputy officer position is approved with specific privileges and responsibilities that are the scope of a single officer position with voting power on the Steering Committee.
  9. Sensitive personal information about members that is learned in the course of executing responsibilities from privileges granted by this position may not be discussed outside of Steering Committee membership unless it is approved by Steering.
  10. The member in the deputy officer position may be removed from deputy officer with majority vote of the steering committee or majority of the general body.
  11. The deputy officer position can be retired with a two-thirds of the Steering Committee or the general body. When the deputy officer position is retired, all privileges and responsibilities are released from members holding this position and the member is no longer a member of the Steering Committee.

Platform Amendments to be Considered at Convention

Platform Proposal – For A United Platform for the Twin Cities Democratic Socialists of America

Platform Amendment #1 – For a Positive Reframing of Community Care Work

Authors: Brooke B, Clare D

Whereas, care work is necessary and valuable;

Whereas, capitalism and patriarchal structures have historically devalued and sidelined care work, consistently relying on low-wage and unwaged labor to provide for community needs and social reproduction;

Whereas, the waged and unwaged labor of care work has been heavily gendered, and an unacceptable level of social expectation rests on women to perform care work under the mischaracterization that this work is part of a “natural” order of gendered behavior;

Whereas, TCDSA strives for solidaristic, dignified, egalitarian structures in which all people are able to access the care they need, and are equipped to care for their comrades in turn;

Be it resolved, Section 3.2.3 of the proposed TCDSA platform shall be amended to read as follows:

3.2.3. Socialist feminism: End patriarchal oppression and domestic violence, implement full parental leave, and expand and redistribute community care work equally across all genders.

3.2.3. 

REMOVE CLAUSE “end gendered relationships of care.” 

ADD CLAUSE  “expand and redistribute community care work equally across all genders.”


AMENDMENTS HIGHLIGHTED IN GREEN

For A United Platform for the Twin Cities Democratic Socialists of America

Co-Authors: Isabel E, Britt Van P, Luke M, Matt O, Revmira B, Austin B

Whereas: A political organization which seeks to take power and transform society must first decide what it will do with that power;

Whereas: The big tent socialism of DSA allows for multiple tendencies to co-exist within the same organization but does not provide a common goal, analysis, or political horizon capable of uniting the membership;

Whereas: The chapter lacks a democratically decided slate of policies, principles, and planks that can be translated to clear asks and expectations of our endorsed elected officials and their election campaigns;

Whereas: The former platform of the chapter from over 4 years ago, is found severely lacking in the year 2026 and the national platform of DSA is not tailored to the specific conditions of the Twin Cities;

Whereas: The chapter lacks an outward facing list of demands that we will seek to implement upon the metro;

Whereas: At the 2024 TCDSA local convention, the supreme governing body of the chapter voted to create a multitendency Platform Committee, and tasked this Platform Committee with researching past and present, American and foreign political party platforms, soliciting membership opinion, and drafting a platform of our own;

Be it therefore resolved that: The Platform Committee proposes the following text be adopted as the official platform of the Twin Cities Democratic Socialists of America

Context

  • 1.1. The United States political system is rigged against working people. This is not a democracy where we have a real say in what our government does. Billionaires buy elections so that the system works in their interest: funding wars and genocide and giving themselves more handouts. As the local chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), Twin Cities DSA’s mission is to unite workers into a powerful political movement to win the battle for democracy and change the world. 
  • 1.2. The bosses live lives of security and comfort, while the rest of us contend with unliveable wages, terrible working conditions, ICE kidnapping our neighbors, and the climate crisis looming larger every day. Millions live in precarity, facing daily struggles to put food on the table and a roof over our heads. In America, it has been democracy for the capitalist oligarchs, authoritarianism for the working class.
  • 1.3. The Democratic Party is unable to effectively counter Trump and the Republican’s authoritarian takeover, because both parties represent different faces of the same capitalist donor class that controls our country. The establishment would sooner turn to embrace the rise of fascism than see the working class begin to govern as a democracy. 
  • 1.4. We are building the party that we need to win the world we deserve–that’s DSA. To quote our national program, Workers Deserve More:
    • 1.4.1. “Our goal is to put workers in charge of the government through a new democratic constitution that establishes civil, political, and democratic rights for all, is based on proportional representation in a single federal legislature, and ends the role of money in politics.
    • 1.4.2. With a government by, for, and of the working class and with powerful labor unions and social movements organizing in every city and town, we hope to build a socialist society where people come before profit, basic needs are guaranteed, the largest corporations are put under public ownership and democratic control, peace around the world is secured, and workers around the world join together in common struggle to construct socialism worldwide.” 
  • 1.5. As the Twin Cities Democratic Socialists of America, we fight not for the landlords, the bosses or the corporate interests. We fight for us.
  1. Demands
  • 2.1. We will build an economy that serves the needs of the many by taxing the rich and putting workers in control of our livelihoods.
    • 2.1.1. Living wages: Mandate a living wage of at least $20/hour for all workers regardless of age, employment, or status, regularly adjusted to account for changes in inflation. No discrimination in pay based on race, gender, or nationality.
    • 2.1.2. Fair working hours: Set a legal limit of a 32-hour workweek, with compensation for lost overtime and no reduction in overall pay.
    • 2.1.3. Municipal control: Take into public ownership key industries and workplaces in the Twin Cities necessary for human life, dignity, and flourishing.
    • 2.1.4. Free, universal healthcare: Guarantee the health and wellbeing of the public, rather than profits of healthcare corporations. 
    • 2.1.5. Free, quality education: Fully fund our schools, reduce class sizes, and implement free, universal childcare for all.
    • 2.1.6. Union power: Protect and expand the right for all workers to organize labor unions, collectively bargain, strike, and carry out secondary boycotts.  
  • 2.2. We will build a democratic society and political system that guarantees the freedom and liberty of all peoples in Minnesota.
    • 2.2.1. Queer liberation: Defend Minnesota’s status as a sanctuary for trans and queer internal refugees, protect children and adults’ right to gender affirming care, and ensure full equality and bodily autonomy for all.
    • 2.2.2. Racial justice: Dismantle structural racism. Implement reparations that address the historical seizure of wealth from racialized communities (such as redlining and construction of highways) that leaves intense disparities today. 
    • 2.2.3. Socialist feminism: End patriarchal oppression and domestic violence, implement full parental leave, and end gendered relationships of care.expand and redistribute community care work equally across all genders.
    • 2.2.4. Democratic representation: Dissolve the Minneapolis Park Board, Board of Estimate and Taxation, and Charter Commission, and transfer that power to the City Council. Democratize the Metropolitan Council. Expand ballot measure power to all cities. Replace the state senate and house with a single, proportionally elected unicameral body.
    • 2.2.5. Publicly funded elections: End private donations that allow the wealthy and corporate interests to buy our elections.
  • 2.3. We will halt the imperial war machine at home and abroad.
    • 2.3.1. Abolish ICE: Stop the kidnapping of our neighbors and return anyone who was deported. 
    • 2.3.2. Free Palestine: End any and all Minnesotan support of the Israeli apartheid and occupation. As we construct a democratic state with equal rights and citizenship for all in Minnesota, we will aid the creation of the same in the land of Palestine.
    • 2.3.3. No more wars: End sanctions, interventions, war crimes, and coups.
  • 2.4. We will provide safe and dignified housing for all.
    • 2.4.1. Halt rent hikes: Pass rent control.
    • 2.4.2. Social housing: Fund and build thousands of units of social housing that are democratically controlled by renters.
    • 2.4.3. Organize renters: Support tenant union organizing to stand up to slumlords.
    • 2.4.4. Housing First: Provide our unhoused neighbors with housing, medical care, and the services they need – no more encampment sweeps!
  • 2.5. We will transition away from fossil fuels toward a green and sustainable future with clean air to breathe and clean water to drink for all.
    • 2.5.1. Clean communities: Shut down the HERC incinerator. Fulfill our promise to the East Phillips neighborhood by fully funding the community vision for the Roof Depot site.
    • 2.5.2. Just Transition: Build publicly owned, operated, and administered renewable energy utilities with union labor.
    • 2.5.3. Municipal ownership of utilities: Transfer control of Xcel and Centerpoint to our communities without compensation for their corporate owners.
    • 2.5.4. No new highways: Rebuild I-94 into a boulevard or transit corridor that serves our communities, not the whims of downtown corporate interests.
  • 2.6. We will build a system of public safety that serves the needs of our communities and truly keeps us safe.
    • 2.6.1. Comprehensive public safety: Fully fund and support mental health responders and community safety programs. 
    • 2.6.2. Rein in violent and racist cops: Hold police accountable for police violence (including financially accountable for misconduct lawsuits) and oppose the expansion of the surveillance state.
    • 2.6.3. Abolition as a horizon: Organize for a world without prisons and armed policing. Replace the police with an elected force of neighbors representing the neighborhoods in which they live.
  1. Be it further resolved that: TCDSA endorsed electeds are expected to uphold and defend the platform in order to maintain their endorsement;
  2. Be it further resolved that: The chapter recognizes this as a living document subject to change and replacement by democratic proceedings of this chapter

Platform Amendment #2 – TCDSA for the abolition of ICE and the entirety of the Department of Homeland Security

Authors: Ben R, Revmira B

Whereas, the Department of Homeland Security was founded to be used as a part of the imperial war machine at home during the Global War on Terror and is still used today to terrorize our neighbors,

Whereas, it has been funded and weaponized by both capitalist parties in the U.S.,

Whereas, it is not just ICE being used to terrorize vulnerable communities in the Twin Cities and across the nation but also Customs and Border Patrol, Homeland Security Investigations, and other agencies within the Department,

Be it resolved, the proposed platform shall be amended to make explicit our intent to abolish ICE, as well as the entirety of the Department of Homeland Security, to read as follows:

____________________________________________________________

AMENDMENTS HIGHLIGHTED IN GREEN

ADD: and the entirety of the Department of Homeland Security

For A United Platform for the Twin Cities Democratic Socialists of America

Co-Authors: Isabel E, Britt Van P, Luke M, Matt O, Revmira B, Austin B

Whereas: A political organization which seeks to take power and transform society must first decide what it will do with that power;

Whereas: The big tent socialism of DSA allows for multiple tendencies to co-exist within the same organization but does not provide a common goal, analysis, or political horizon capable of uniting the membership;

Whereas: The chapter lacks a democratically decided slate of policies, principles, and planks that can be translated to clear asks and expectations of our endorsed elected officials and their election campaigns;

Whereas: The former platform of the chapter from over 4 years ago, is found severely lacking in the year 2026 and the national platform of DSA is not tailored to the specific conditions of the Twin Cities;

Whereas: The chapter lacks an outward facing list of demands that we will seek to implement upon the metro;

Whereas: At the 2024 TCDSA local convention, the supreme governing body of the chapter voted to create a multitendency Platform Committee, and tasked this Platform Committee with researching past and present, American and foreign political party platforms, soliciting membership opinion, and drafting a platform of our own;

Be it therefore resolved that: The Platform Committee proposes the following text be adopted as the official platform of the Twin Cities Democratic Socialists of America

  • Context
    • The United States political system is rigged against working people. This is not a democracy where we have a real say in what our government does. Billionaires buy elections so that the system works in their interest: funding wars and genocide and giving themselves more handouts. As the local chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), Twin Cities DSA’s mission is to unite workers into a powerful political movement to win the battle for democracy and change the world.
    • The bosses live lives of security and comfort, while the rest of us contend with unliveable wages, terrible working conditions, ICE kidnapping our neighbors, and the climate crisis looming larger every day. Millions live in precarity, facing daily struggles to put food on the table and a roof over our heads. In America, it has been democracy for the capitalist oligarchs, authoritarianism for the working class.
    • The Democratic Party is unable to effectively counter Trump and the Republican’s authoritarian takeover, because both parties represent different faces of the same capitalist donor class that controls our country. The establishment would sooner turn to embrace the rise of fascism than see the working class begin to govern as a democracy.
    • We are building the party that we need to win the world we deserve–that’s DSA. To quote our national program, Workers Deserve More:
      • “Our goal is to put workers in charge of the government through a new democratic constitution that establishes civil, political, and democratic rights for all, is based on proportional representation in a single federal legislature, and ends the role of money in politics.
      • With a government by, for, and of the working class and with powerful labor unions and social movements organizing in every city and town, we hope to build a socialist society where people come before profit, basic needs are guaranteed, the largest corporations are put under public ownership and democratic control, peace around the world is secured, and workers around the world join together in common struggle to construct socialism worldwide.”
    • As the Twin Cities Democratic Socialists of America, we fight not for the landlords, the bosses or the corporate interests. We fight for us.
  • Demands
    • We will build an economy that serves the needs of the many by taxing the rich and putting workers in control of our livelihoods.
      • Living wages: Mandate a living wage of at least $20/hour for all workers regardless of age, employment, or status, regularly adjusted to account for changes in inflation. No discrimination in pay based on race, gender, or nationality.
      • Fair working hours: Set a legal limit of a 32-hour workweek, with compensation for lost overtime and no reduction in overall pay.
      • Municipal control: Take into public ownership key industries and workplaces in the Twin Cities necessary for human life, dignity, and flourishing.
      • Free, universal healthcare: Guarantee the health and wellbeing of the public, rather than profits of healthcare corporations.
      • Free, quality education: Fully fund our schools, reduce class sizes, and implement free, universal childcare for all.
      • Union power: Protect and expand the right for all workers to organize labor unions, collectively bargain, strike, and carry out secondary boycotts.  
    • We will build a democratic society and political system that guarantees the freedom and liberty of all peoples in Minnesota.
      • Queer liberation: Defend Minnesota’s status as a sanctuary for trans and queer internal refugees, protect children and adults’ right to gender affirming care, and ensure full equality and bodily autonomy for all.
      • Racial justice: Dismantle structural racism. Implement reparations that address the historical seizure of wealth from racialized communities (such as redlining and construction of highways) that leaves intense disparities today.
      • Socialist feminism: End patriarchal oppression and domestic violence, implement full parental leave, and end gendered relationships of care.
      • Democratic representation: Dissolve the Minneapolis Park Board, Board of Estimate and Taxation, and Charter Commission, and transfer that power to the City Council. Democratize the Metropolitan Council. Expand ballot measure power to all cities. Replace the state senate and house with a single, proportionally elected unicameral body.
      • Publicly funded elections: End private donations that allow the wealthy and corporate interests to buy our elections.
    • We will halt the imperial war machine at home and abroad.
      • Abolish ICE and the entirety of the Department of Homeland Security: Stop the kidnapping of our neighbors and return anyone who was deported.
      • Free Palestine: End any and all Minnesotan support of the Israeli apartheid and occupation. As we construct a democratic state with equal rights and citizenship for all in Minnesota, we will aid the creation of the same in the land of Palestine.
      • No more wars: End sanctions, interventions, war crimes, and coups.
    • We will provide safe and dignified housing for all.
      • Halt rent hikes: Pass rent control.
      • Social housing: Fund and build thousands of units of social housing that are democratically controlled by renters.
      • Organize renters: Support tenant union organizing to stand up to slumlords.
      • Housing First: Provide our unhoused neighbors with housing, medical care, and the services they need – no more encampment sweeps!
    • We will transition away from fossil fuels toward a green and sustainable future with clean air to breathe and clean water to drink for all.
      • Clean communities: Shut down the HERC incinerator. Fulfill our promise to the East Phillips neighborhood by fully funding the community vision for the Roof Depot site.
      • Just Transition: Build publicly owned, operated, and administered renewable energy utilities with union labor.
      • Municipal ownership of utilities: Transfer control of Xcel and Centerpoint to our communities without compensation for their corporate owners.
      • No new highways: Rebuild I-94 into a boulevard or transit corridor that serves our communities, not the whims of downtown corporate interests.
    • We will build a system of public safety that serves the needs of our communities and truly keeps us safe.
      • Comprehensive public safety: Fully fund and support mental health responders and community safety programs.
      • Rein in violent and racist cops: Hold police accountable for police violence (including financially accountable for misconduct lawsuits) and oppose the expansion of the surveillance state.
      • Abolition as a horizon: Organize for a world without prisons and armed policing. Replace the police with an elected force of neighbors representing the neighborhoods in which they live.

Be it further resolved that: TCDSA endorsed electeds are expected to uphold and defend the platform in order to maintain their endorsement;

Be it further resolved that: The chapter recognizes this as a living document subject to change and replacement by democratic proceedings of this chapter

Platform Amendment #3 – For Worker Cooperatives

Authors: Shane M

What is the purpose of this amendment?

Whereas, the ultimate aim of socialism is for the control of the means of production by the working class,

Whereas, the platform provides no support for direct worker ownership and control over their workplaces,

Be it therefore resolved, the following amendments to Demands section 3.1 be adopted;

Removed Paragraphs:

New Paragraphs: 

3.1.7.    Worker Ownership: Provide public supports and education to transition privately owned workplaces into worker cooperatives. Provide tax incentives that reduce taxes on worker owned enterprises.

Platform Amendment #4 – Right of the Working Class to Bear Arms

Authors: Matt O

Whereas: Any power given to the state to take away people’s freedoms will be principally used to oppress the working class, and this has historically been true of the freedom to bear arms. We do not trust the state to adjudicate which workers are peaceful and which are not, or be given the right to ask for their papers or violate their privacy. Whether a worker is peaceful enough to be trusted with armament is for society to decide.

Whereas: The state will not prevent guns from making it onto the streets. The state will be arbitrary and capricious in its determination of who should be trusted with arms and who should not. They will only prevent firearms from being acquired and used for antisocial violence when they believe it suits capitalism. Conversely, the state will clandestinely arm the most antisocial and violent elements when they believe that would suit capitalism.

Whereas: We live in a society alienated by capitalism. The alienation makes our world a dangerous place where people are pitted against each other and conditioned to dehumanize each other, in ways that can become violent. The right of peaceful workers to defend themselves collectively and as individuals must be upheld.

Whereas: Though capitalism has an effect of alienating society from itself, it is not hopelessly alienated. Furthermore society is less alienated from itself than the state is alienated from society. Society is better trusted to safely distribute its own means of collective and individual defense.

New Paragraphs:

3.6.4 Support the Right of Workers to Bear Arms: The authoritarian capitalist state should have no right to infringe on any rights of workers. TCDSA supports the right of the working class to provide for their own defense, and bear arms necessary for this defense without curtailment by the state.

Platform Amendment #5 – For Decommodified Housing

Authors: Brooke B, Mayumi P, Doug C, Xan L

Whereas, the only way to truly make housing for all possible is to decommodify housing and own it as a public good; 

Whereas, “social housing” is a loosely defined term that includes public housing, but also includes private for-profit or non-profit owned or funded housing, leading to potential privatization and re-commodification of housing;

Whereas, “public housing” does not preclude the formation of tenant democracy. Public housing residents have the right to form and participate in resident councils;

Whereas, funding for maintenance of existing public housing has been cut over many years, leading to unsafe and undignified conditions for current tenants;

Removed Paragraphs:

3.4.2 Social housing: Fund and build thousands of units of social housing that are democratically controlled by renters.

New Paragraphs:

3.4.2 Public housing: Fund and build thousands of units of low carbon public housing that are democratically controlled by renters, and invest in maintenance of already-existing public housing units.

Platform Amendment #6 – Emphasizing Land Use and Public Ownership in Environmental Justice Campaigns

Authors: Doug C, Xan L, Brooke B

Whereas socialist movements need to raise the question of land use and land redistribution, 

Whereas in the Twin Cities, environmental justice campaigns are the primary vector in which land can be reappropriated into collective and/or public ownership,

Whereas the draft platform does not explicitly address the potential for land redistribution in various ongoing environmental justice campaigns,

Therefore be it resolved that

3.5.1 Clean communities: Shut down the HERC incinerator. Fulfill our promise to the East Phillips neighborhood by fully funding the community vision for the Roof Depot site.

Be lightly amended to state 

3.5.1 Clean communities: Shut down the HERC incinerator. Fulfill our promise to the East Phillips neighborhood by fully funding the vision for a community controlled Roof Depot site.

And furthermore be it resolved that

3.5.4 No new highways: Rebuild I-94 into a boulevard or transit corridor that serves our communities, not the whims of downtown corporate interests.

Be substantially amended to state 

3.5.4 Dismantle the racist, toxic highway system and invest in our neighborhoods: Rebuild I-94 into a fast public transit corridor and return ownership of the land to Twin Cities communities to build community-controlled (and publicly-owned) housing, commercial establishments, and parks.

Platform Amendment #7 – For a Realistic Local Anti-Imperialism

Authors: Shane M

Whereas, the purpose of our platform is to provide “policies, principles, and planks that can be translated to clear asks and expectations of our endorsed elected officials and their election campaigns”;

Whereas, combatting imperialism from within the United States itself requires clearsighted and specific objectives,

Whereas, the current section pertaining to anti-imperialism contains vague and unrealistic language for a localized platform,

Be it therefore resolved, the following amendments to Demands section 3.3 be adopted;

Removed Paragraphs:

  • 3.3 We will halt the imperial war machine at home and abroad.
    • 3.3.1 Abolish ICE: Stop the kidnapping of our neighbors and return anyone who was deported. 
    • 3.3.2 Free Palestine: End any and all Minnesotan support of the Israeli apartheid and occupation. As we construct a democratic state with equal rights and citizenship for all in Minnesota, we will aid the creation of the same in the land of Palestine. 
    • 3.3.3 No more wars: End sanctions, interventions, war crimes, and coups.

New Revised Paragraphs:

  • 3.3 We will halt the fascist and imperial war machine at home and abroad.
    • 3.3.1 Abolish ICE and Resist Fascism: Stop the kidnapping of our neighbors and return anyone who was deported. Support community organizing to defend against any incursions by State or Federal forces to undermine democracy and human rights in Minnesota. Ensure full reconciliation and reparations for harm done by ICE and other Federal agencies to harmed members of our community.
    • 3.3.2 Free Palestine: End any and all Minnesotan support of the Israeli apartheid and occupation. This includes the decommissioning of all weapons production and logistical support facilities that contract with Israel or any of its main partners, such as Elbit Systems or Honeywell.
    • 3.3.3 Divest From The War Economy:  End any and all support for and divest from companies in Minnesota engaged in weapons development for the United States military or that enable war crimes domestically or abroad.

Platform Amendment #8 – For a Decolonial Socialist Platform

Authors: Isabel E

Whereas, Socialism is not possible on stolen land;

Whereas, the state of “Minnesota” is founded on centuries of genocide and continued colonizarion of the original inhabitants;

Whereas, TCDSA already has land acknowledgements for its general meetings;

Whereas, there is no existing decolonial language in the platform proposal;

Therefore be it resolved, that the following shall be added to the platform for which that is the 

  • 3.3 We will commit to decolonizing “Minnesota” after centuries of genocide. Territory held by settlers will be returned to First Nations.
    • 3.3.1 Decolonize the Settler State of Minnesota: We maintain the rightful sovereignty of this land to those Indigenous Tribes and Nations that the occupation-state of Minnesota currently administers. We demand the settler-state of Minnesota recognize the illegality of the 1851 Traverse des Sioux treaty and recognize the Dakota sovereignty over said stolen land, and the full reinstatement of treaty rights to the First Nations.
    • 3.3.2 Return of land: Return land to First Nations, starting with expropriating State, Federal, and large private holdings, with the return of the rest of the land as soon as possible.
    • 3.3.3 Restoration of land: Create and fund state teams who shall, under control of the respective First Nation, carry out restoration projects on their behalf.
    • 3.3.4 Take down “Fort Snelling”: Take down the fort over Bdóte, return the land to Dakota nations, and fund a restoration of the area.
    • 3.3.5 End the persecution of Native women: End the legal and extra-legal discrimination, assault, and killing of Native women. Fund grassroots Indigenous organization that defend their community, like MIWRC and IPM.
    • 3.3.6 Dakota & Anishinaabe language education: Add Dakota & Anishinaabe language education (depending on territorial extent of each nation) to all the schools. Have all public signage include one of the languages.
    • 3.3.7 End all racist cultural iconography: Ban racist “tribal mascots”, convert “Columbus” and “Thanksgiving” holidays into ones that celebrate First Nations.

Proposals Not Meeting Signature Threshold

Bylaw Amendment – Democracy, Representation, and Capacity

Authors: Tori B, Synne L, Jacob E

Whereas, Twin Cities DSA has grown to over 2000 members, the Twin Cities is experiencing unprecedented federal repression, and our elected leadership needs more capacity,

Whereas, branch representatives were removed from the Steering Committee in the January 2026 General Meeting, 

Whereas, our chapter should strive for maximum representation and capacity on the Steering Committee,

Be it resolved that the chapter’s by-laws shall be amended to read as follows:

Section 10. Members at Large (threesix)

a. The three six Members at Large shall represent the views of all members (at-large) on the Steering Committee. Member-at-Large responsibilities include:

  • Scheduling chapter meetings, with assistance and input from the Steering Committee and Tech-Ops Committee
  • Working with Steering Committee to plan, give notice of, and set up chapter meetings
  • In the lead time before chapter meetings, facilitating ride-sharing and working to enhance turnout to the meetings
  • Participation on (chairing optionally) the Internal Organizing Committee, or convening an Internal Organizing Working Group if the Internal Organizing Committee does not exist
  • Sharing joint responsibility with the Membership Coordinator of the lists of current members
  • Supporting the work of the chapter’s Branches, Committees, and Working Groups
  • At general membership meetings, as part of the initial business on every agenda, the chairs will introduce the Members at Large and give out their contact information so that members will know whom to contact if they need representation or want to give feedback. Members at Large may optionally make a report at the membership meeting but are not required to do so as other officers.

b. At least one three Member at Large must not be a cisgender man at any given time.

c. All Members at Large will serve as representatives of the interests of the entire membership body, with a special duty to represent any minority or marginalized groups within the membership.

Platform Amendment – For an Ecosocialist, Anti-Zionist TCDSA

Authors: Tori B, Synne L, Jacob E

Whereas, our platform should serve to outline the goals and principles of our organization,

Whereas, the platform’s current language might be read to imply that Israel could exist separately from the ongoing genocide of the Palestinian people, conflicting with our organization’s anti-Zionist principles,

Whereas, automation and artificial intelligence are suppressing wages and hiring, leading to a worsening economic situation for the working class,

Whereas, there is no shortage of work to be done, merely the refusal of the capitalist class to share the spoils of the wealth expropriated from the earth and the international working class,

Whereas, transportation is the largest contributor to carbon emissions in the United States,

Whereas, Minneapolis and Saint Paul residents are forced to pay higher financial, health, and environmental costs to subsidize ecocidal car-centric urban design,

Whereas, transit riders and operators deserve an expanded, fast, well-funded, and reliable public transportation system,

Be it resolved, the proposed platform shall be amended to make explicit our anti-Zionist and eco-socialist principles, to read as follows:

AMENDMENTS HIGHLIGHTED IN GREEN

Add: “for, investment in, and cooperation with” 

Strike: “of the Israeli apartheid and occupation.” 

Add: “the state of Israel and its genocide against the Palestinian people.”

Add: “Municipal jobs guarantee: Guarantee every unemployed resident a union job that pays a living wage. Workers who need jobs can be put to work building infrastructure, providing municipal services, protecting nature, and improving our quality of life.”

Add: “End car dependency: Enact congestion pricing to combat air and noise pollution. Massively expand Metro Transit light rail and rapid bus services, biking paths, and walkways. Support high speed rail projects statewide.”

Whereas: A political organization which seeks to take power and transform society must first decide what it will do with that power;

Whereas: The big tent socialism of DSA allows for multiple tendencies to co-exist within the same organization but does not provide a common goal, analysis, or political horizon capable of uniting the membership;

Whereas: The chapter lacks a democratically decided slate of policies, principles, and planks that can be translated to clear asks and expectations of our endorsed elected officials and their election campaigns;

Whereas: The former platform of the chapter from over 4 years ago, is found severely lacking in the year 2026 and the national platform of DSA is not tailored to the specific conditions of the Twin Cities;

Whereas: The chapter lacks an outward facing list of demands that we will seek to implement upon the metro;

Whereas: At the 2024 TCDSA local convention, the supreme governing body of the chapter voted to create a multitendency Platform Committee, and tasked this Platform Committee with researching past and present, American and foreign political party platforms, soliciting membership opinion, and drafting a platform of our own;

  1. Be it therefore resolved that: The Platform Committee proposes the following text be adopted as the official platform of the Twin Cities Democratic Socialists of America
  1. Context
  1. The United States political system is rigged against working people. This is not a democracy where we have a real say in what our government does. Billionaires buy elections so that the system works in their interest: funding wars and genocide and giving themselves more handouts. As the local chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), Twin Cities DSA’s mission is to unite workers into a powerful political movement to win the battle for democracy and change the world. 
  1. The bosses live lives of security and comfort, while the rest of us contend with unliveable wages, terrible working conditions, ICE kidnapping our neighbors, and the climate crisis looming larger every day. Millions live in precarity, facing daily struggles to put food on the table and a roof over our heads. In America, it has been democracy for the capitalist oligarchs, authoritarianism for the working class.
  1. The Democratic Party is unable to effectively counter Trump and the Republican’s authoritarian takeover, because both parties represent different faces of the same capitalist donor class that controls our country. The establishment would sooner turn to embrace the rise of fascism than see the working class begin to govern as a democracy. 
  1. We are building the party that we need to win the world we deserve–that’s DSA. To quote our national program, Workers Deserve More:
  1. “Our goal is to put workers in charge of the government through a new democratic constitution that establishes civil, political, and democratic rights for all, is based on proportional representation in a single federal legislature, and ends the role of money in politics.
  1. With a government by, for, and of the working class and with powerful labor unions and social movements organizing in every city and town, we hope to build a socialist society where people come before profit, basic needs are guaranteed, the largest corporations are put under public ownership and democratic control, peace around the world is secured, and workers around the world join together in common struggle to construct socialism worldwide.” 
  1. As the Twin Cities Democratic Socialists of America, we fight not for the landlords, the bosses or the corporate interests. We fight for us.
  1. Demands
  1. We will build an economy that serves the needs of the many by taxing the rich and putting workers in control of our livelihoods.
    1. Living wages: Mandate a living wage of at least $20/hour for all workers regardless of age, employment, or status, regularly adjusted to account for changes in inflation. No discrimination in pay based on race, gender, or nationality.
    2. Fair working hours: Set a legal limit of a 32-hour workweek, with compensation for lost overtime and no reduction in overall pay.
    3. Municipal control: Take into public ownership key industries and workplaces in the Twin Cities necessary for human life, dignity, and flourishing.
    4. Free, universal healthcare: Guarantee the health and wellbeing of the public, rather than profits of healthcare corporations. 
    5. Free, quality education: Fully fund our schools, reduce class sizes, and implement free, universal childcare for all.
    6. Union power: Protect and expand the right for all workers to organize labor unions, collectively bargain, strike, and carry out secondary boycotts. 
    7. Municipal jobs guarantee: Guarantee every unemployed resident a union job that pays a living wage. Workers who need jobs can be put to work building infrastructure, providing municipal services, protecting nature, and improving our quality of life.
  1. We will build a democratic society and political system that guarantees the freedom and liberty of all peoples in Minnesota.
    1. Queer liberation: Defend Minnesota’s status as a sanctuary for trans and queer internal refugees, protect children and adults’ right to gender affirming care, and ensure full equality and bodily autonomy for all.
    2. Racial justice: Dismantle structural racism. Implement reparations that address the historical seizure of wealth from racialized communities (such as redlining and construction of highways) that leaves intense disparities today. 
    3. Socialist feminism: End patriarchal oppression and domestic violence, implement full parental leave, and end gendered relationships of care.
    4. Democratic representation: Dissolve the Minneapolis Park Board, Board of Estimate and Taxation, and Charter Commission, and transfer that power to the City Council. Democratize the Metropolitan Council. Expand ballot measure power to all cities. Replace the state senate and house with a single, proportionally elected unicameral body.
    5. Publicly funded elections: End private donations that allow the wealthy and corporate interests to buy our elections.
  1. We will halt the imperial war machine at home and abroad.
    1. Abolish ICE: Stop the kidnapping of our neighbors and return anyone who was deported. 
    2. Free Palestine: End any and all Minnesotan support for, investment in, and cooperation with of the Israeli apartheid and occupation the state of Israel and its genocide against the Palestinian people. As we construct a democratic state with equal rights and citizenship for all in Minnesota, we will aid the creation of the same in the land of Palestine.
    3. No more wars: End sanctions, interventions, war crimes, and coups.
  1. We will provide safe and dignified housing for all.
    1. Halt rent hikes: Pass rent control.
    2. Social housing: Fund and build thousands of units of social housing that are democratically controlled by renters.
    3. Organize renters: Support tenant union organizing to stand up to slumlords.
    4. Housing First: Provide our unhoused neighbors with housing, medical care, and the services they need – no more encampment sweeps!
  1. We will transition away from fossil fuels toward a green and sustainable future with clean air to breathe and clean water to drink for all.
    1. Clean communities: Shut down the HERC incinerator. Fulfill our promise to the East Phillips neighborhood by fully funding the community vision for the Roof Depot site.
    2. Just Transition: Build publicly owned, operated, and administered renewable energy utilities with union labor.
    3. Municipal ownership of utilities: Transfer control of Xcel and Centerpoint to our communities without compensation for their corporate owners.
    4. No new highways: Rebuild I-94 into a boulevard or transit corridor that serves our communities, not the whims of downtown corporate interests.
    5. End car dependency: Enact congestion pricing to combat air and noise pollution. Massively expand Metro Transit light rail and rapid bus services, biking paths, and walkways. Support high speed rail projects statewide.
  1. We will build a system of public safety that serves the needs of our communities and truly keeps us safe.
    1. Comprehensive public safety: Fully fund and support mental health responders and community safety programs. 
    2. Rein in violent and racist cops: Hold police accountable for police violence (including financially accountable for misconduct lawsuits) and oppose the expansion of the surveillance state.
    3. Abolition as a horizon: Organize for a world without prisons and armed policing. Replace the police with an elected force of neighbors representing the neighborhoods in which they live.

Be it further resolved that: TCDSA endorsed electeds are expected to uphold and defend the platform in order to maintain their endorsement;

Be it further resolved that: The chapter recognizes this as a living document subject to change and replacement by democratic proceedings of this chapter