From The Ground Up: Lessons Learned At The Local Level
We have collected the following vignettes and anecdotes from R&R comrades and friends, highlighting lessons learned in organizing at the local level.
Category: DSA
Local Work from the Inside Out: Triangle DSA’s New Strategy and No Appetite for Apartheid Campaign
Darren C. reflects on Triangle DSA’s adoption of the ‘New Strategy’ and its impact on Palestine solidarity work.
Act Local: Making A Difference At The Chapter Level
All around the country, DSA members, including our own from Reform & Revolution, are building the socialist movement and fighting the bosses and the billionaire class.
Florida Needs Hope. A Socialist Slate Can Provide It!
Comrade Maria considers the prospects for a socialist electoral project in Florida.
How Socialists Fought Fascism at Colorado Mesa University
Comrade Nikoli reflects on student organizing against a far-right speaker on campus.
Zohran Won! Now What?
Comrades April and Alex reflect on the opportunities – and potential obstacles – facing NYC-DSA.
Twin Cities DSA participates in “No Kings” – one of the largest days of protest in US history
DSA is engaging in the fight against Trump, while simultaneously building the socialist wing of the movement. October 18th was one of the largest days of political protest in US history! (See crowd-counting estimate) On April 5th, 2-3 million protestors …
The Bolsheviks in Office Committee
Today, the dominant mode of electoral work in the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is oriented towards achieving reforms. However, by prioritizing reforms above our long term goals, we adopt tactics that implicitly follow the logic of the liberal theory …
Daughters of Rabotnitsa: Lessons From The Russian Revolutionary Women’s Movement
FEBRUARY, 1917. Scores of women textile workers take strike action on their own initiative. The strike mushrooms into mass meetings and demonstrations throughout Petrograd. Slogans rapidly evolve from the demand for bread to the end of the war and the …
How Class War Can Defeat The Occupations
Since being elected, Donald Trump has made some serious moves towards authoritarianism which the United States has not seen in a long time. It is worth taking a look at what he is doing, what “opposition” leaders are saying, and …