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Our 2023 campaigns are We Keep Us Safe: Growing Direct Action, Safety & Security in Our Community” and Expanding Socialists in Office Committees.” Learn more about our priorities and get involved today. 2023 Chapter Priorities Join a BDSA Working Group Boston DSA’s working groups carry out the external political work of the chapter. Working groups are centered strategies such as labor organizing (supporting striking workers and educators) or socialist electoral politics (challenging the legislative system). Learn about the working groups and find your organizing home within the chapter. BDSA Working Groups Recent Endorsements Socialists in Office Denounce Violent Suppression of Student Protesters at Universities Apr 30, 2024 | Electoral , Endorsements Democratic socialist State Representative Erika Uyterhoeven (27th Middlesex); Cambridge City Council Member Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler; Somerville City Council Members Willie Burnley, Jr. and JT Scott; and Medford City Council President Zac Bears, who represent almost a... Boston DSA Endorses Democratic Socialist Evan MacKay Mar 6, 2024 | Cambridge , Chapter Updates , Electoral , Endorsements Cambridge, MA — The (DSA) has endorsed its member Evan MacKay for Cambridge’s 25th Middlesex district in the Massachusetts State House. Boston DSA and its Cambridge Working Group have previously run successful candidates Quinton... Medicare for All testimony Nov 7, 2023 | Endorsements , Healthcare Boston DSA endorses the Massachusetts Medicare for All bills H.1239 & S.744, and submitted the following written testimony of the bill: Dear Chair Friedman, Chair Lawn, and members of the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing, We are the Boston chapter of the... « Older Entries Related News & Updates Boston DSA Endorses Democratic Socialist Evan MacKay Mar 6, 2024 | Cambridge , Chapter Updates , Electoral , Endorsements Cambridge, MA — The (DSA) has endorsed its member Evan MacKay for Cambridge’s 25th Middlesex district in the Massachusetts State House. Boston DSA and its Cambridge Working Group have previously run successful candidates Quinton... Somerville, Cambridge city councils pass first resolutions calling for Gaza ceasefire in Massachusetts Feb 1, 2024 | Cambridge , Chapter Updates Over the past week, Somerville and Cambridge became the first two cities in Massachusetts to pass ceasefire resolutions calling for Israel to cease its military operations in the Gaza Strip. Somerville voted to pass their resolution on Thursday, January 25. The final... Boston DSA Stands in Solidarity with Striking Newton Educators Jan 21, 2024 | Chapter Updates , Labor Boston DSA is proud to stand in solidarity with the 2,000 members of the Newton Teachers Association (NTA) as they strike for better pay and working conditions. Newton Public Schools (NPS) has been underfunded for years, despite Newton being one of the richest cities... « Older Entries Upcoming Events Full Calendar / Subscribe Internationalism Working Group Monthly Meeting May 16, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Online Join the Internationalism Working Group for its monthly meeting! The Internationalism Working Group aims to build global solidarity for global liberation. We oppose globalized capitalism, imperialism, militarism, settler colonialism, and all forms of oppression wherever they occur. *Link to RSVP on ActionNetwork:* https://actionnetwork.org/events/internationalism-working-group-monthly-meeting-11 See more details BUGWU Commencement Picket May 19, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Nickerson Field, 1010 Commonwealth Ave, Boston MA, 02215 Members of Boston University Graduate Workers Union (BUGWU, SEIU-509) have been on strike for almost eight weeks. As they enter the end of the semester, BUGWU is calling on their allies in the labor movement to join them as they picket BU’s commencement ceremony. The picket will be celebratory — offering well wishes to the undergraduate students that they taught — while also calling on BU to take their demands seriously and bargain with the union in good faith. Date: Sunday, May 19th Time: 10am-3pm Location: Near Nickerson Field, 1010 Commonwealth Ave, Boston. If you’re not able to make it to the demonstration in person, you can also show your support for graduate workers by donating to their hardship fund or sharing their content on Instagram and Twitter @gradworkersofbu . *Link to RSVP on ActionNetwork:* https://actionnetwork.org/events/bugwu-commencement-picket See more details Contact ? Boston DSA Follow...