Madison Area DSA

We believe that working people should run both the economy and society democratically to meet human needs, not to make profits for a few. Our primary task as DSA is to organize the working class, to make more socialists, and to lay the foundation for an independent mass party capable of taking state power and transforming our society.

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Reflecting on Two Years of GenocideOctober 7, 2025
October 7, 2025 marks two years of genocide in Gaza. That is two years of bombings and massacres that have killed at least 67,000 Palestinians – 3% of the pre-war population, who were already living in an open-air prison under an illegal occupation prior to October 7, 2023. The vast majority of those killed have been innocent civilians, including over… Continue reading Reflecting on Two Years of Genocide
Get Up, Get Excited, Get Organized with MADSA!September 23, 2025
After an action packed September General Meeting, two important shout-outs are in order: First, we voted to kickstart a No Appetite for Apartheid Campaign here in Madison. No Appetite for Apartheid is a DSA National campaign launched by the Palestine Solidarity Working Group to pressure grocery stores to become Apartheid Free Stores by dropping companies and products that participate in… Continue reading Get Up, Get Excited, Get Organized with MADSA!
Get ready for cozy (and campaign!) season with MADSASeptember 9, 2025
Hello Comrades, Are you ready for fall? At MADSA, we’re kicking off cozy season with a great Wisconsin activity – apple picking! We had a summer full of outdoor fun, and we just had to squeeze in one more event before it gets too chilly. To our comrades who are looking forward to the cold, we see you and love… Continue reading Get ready for cozy (and campaign!) season with MADSA

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	December 2025
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	1 No Appetite for Apartheid campaign meeting No Appetite for Apartheid campaign meeting December 1, 2025 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm More Info and RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/no-appetite-for-apartheid-campaign-meeting-3 Description: Planning meeting for the Madison No Appetite for Apartheid campaign. Please RSVP for Zoom link! See more details Power Mapping Committee Meeting Power Mapping Committee Meeting December 1, 2025 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm More Info and RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/power-mapping-committee-meeting-10 Description: Join us in the Power Mapping Committee as we map and develop resources about the levers of power in Madison! See more details • •	2 BEATING THE DATA CENTERS BEATING THE DATA CENTERS December 2, 2025 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Forward Statue, State St, Madison, WI 53703, USA Rally outside the state capitol joining the statewide day of action against data centers. Madison's rally is focused on our state legislators' role in selling out our land, lake, and communities to big tech! See more details Membership Engagement Committee Meeting Membership Engagement Committee Meeting December 2, 2025 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Bi-weekly meeting of the MADSA Membership Engagement Committee. This meeting is only open to members in good standing. See more details • •	3 Executive Committee Meeting Executive Committee Meeting December 3, 2025 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm More Info and RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/executive-committee-meeting-189 Description: The regular meeting of the Executive Committee of Madison Area DSA. Any member in good standing of the Madison chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America may attend. RSVP to receive the Zoom link. If you would like to bring any business to the attention of the Executive Committee, please use the following form. See more details •	4 Political Education Working Group Meeting Political Education Working Group Meeting December 4, 2025 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm More Info and RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/political-education-working-group-meeting-47 Description: Join us as we discuss Political Education events for the chapter and the general public. See more details •	5 Electoral Working Group Meeting Electoral Working Group Meeting December 5, 2025 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Social Justice Center, 1202 Williamson Street, Madison, WI 53703 More Info and RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/electoral-working-group-meeting-290 Description: Join us at a meeting of the Electoral Working Group as we continue to develop our electoral strategy. See more details •	6 Coffee with Comrades - December! Coffee with Comrades - December! December 6, 2025 11:15 am - 2:00 pm Madison Public Library - Sequoya (Community Room B), 4340 Tokay Blvd, Madison, WI 53711 More Info and RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/coffee-with-comrades-december Description: NOTE: This event is at the Sequoya Public Library (Meeting Room A) this month! Come chat, craft, or co-work in community with cool comrades over some coffee (and vegan and non-vegan donuts)! Drop on by Saturday morning, December 6th, from 11:15 AM - 12:45 PM, and socialize with other socialists - meet some new people and chat with old friends! Not a member yet? You can still come out! But I recommend you join DSA today! Note: This event is in-person only. See more details DSA 101 (In Person) DSA 101 (In Person) December 6, 2025 2:15 pm - 3:45 pm Madison Public Library - Sequoya (Community Room B), 4340 Tokay Blvd, Madison, WI 53711 More Info and RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/dsa-101-in-person Description: NOTE: This event will be at Madison Public Library - Sequoya (Meeting Room B) Join us for an intro to Madison DSA for new, prospective, or returning members! Drop on by to learn about socialism, our current organizing, and how you can become an organizer today! Note: This event is in-person only. See more details Members Only Bobby Gronert Candidate Forum Members Only Bobby Gronert Candidate Forum December 6, 2025 6:45 pm - 8:00 pm The Crossing, 1127 University Ave, Madison, WI 53715 More Info and RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/bobby-gronert-candidate-forum Description: This is a DSA members only event for Common Council Candidate for District 8, Bobby Gronert. Bobby Gronert is currently seeking Madison Area DSA's endorsement. There will be a short speech from Bobby followed by a Q&A for any and all related questions to Bobby's campaign. See more details • • •
7 2026 Convention Planning Meeting 2026 Convention Planning Meeting December 7, 2025 10:00 am - 11:00 am More Info and RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/2026-convention-planning-meeting Description: Planning meeting for MADSA's 2026 Convention! See more details •	8 MADSA Labor Working Group / EWOC MADSA Labor Working Group / EWOC December 8, 2025 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Social Justice Center, 1202 Williamson St Suite 106, Madison, WI 53703, USA This meeting is hybrid-- in person at the Social Justice Center (1202 Williamson St) and on Zoom. Zoom joining info: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85654704781 Meeting ID: 856 5470 4781 See more details Abolitionist Working Group Meeting Abolitionist Working Group Meeting December 8, 2025 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm More Info and RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/abolitionist-working-group-meeting-15 Description: The Abolitionist Working Group (AWG) formed out of the work to Derail the Jail and the Doyle Resolution campaigns to stop the jail expansion and decarcerate Dane County. This group is the home in Madison Area DSA for all abolition-related work. We believe that abolition is a key tenet of socialism as prisons and policing are some of the most direct and personal means of state-driven oppression in our current society. See more details • •	9 Comms Committee Meeting Comms Committee Meeting December 9, 2025 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Bi-weekly meeting of the MADSA Communications Committee. This meeting is only open to members in good standing. See more details •	10 MADSA December General Meeting MADSA December General Meeting December 10, 2025 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Goodman Community Center (Ironworks building - Evjue Room), 149 Waubesa St, Madison, WI 53704 More Info and RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/madsa-december-general-meeting Description: The monthly General Meeting of the Madison chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America is a great place to learn about the chapter, join us in making collective decisions about our strategy and tactics, and get plugged in to our active organizing work. Our General Membership Meetings occur on the second Wednesday of every month. All are welcome to join us early at 6pm for pizza and socializing with comrades, and this month we'll be having a special Holiday Bake Sale! **NOTE: We keep outgrowing our meeting spaces, which is a very exciting problem to have, but means we're still solidifying our meeting location for December! Watch this space & your inbox for updates. This is a hybrid meeting. RSVP to obtain Zoom Link. See more details •	11 Internationalism & Antifascism with Guest Speaker Peter B. of Brazil's PSOL Internationalism & Antifascism with Guest Speaker Peter B. of Brazil's PSOL December 11, 2025 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm First Unitarian Society, Gaebler Conference Room, 900 University Bay Dr., Madison, WI 53705 More Info and RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/internationalism-antifascism-with-guest-speaker-brazil-psol Description: Join Madison Area DSA for a talk about Antifascism and Internationalism with guest speaker Peter B of Brazil's Partido Socialismo e Liberdade (PSOL). See more details •	12 Leadership check-in (12/12) Leadership check-in (12/12) December 12, 2025 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Social Justice Center, 1202 Williamson St, MADISON, WI 53703 More Info and RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/leadership-check-in Description: This check-in is for current and prospective chapter leaders. This meeting is hybrid. Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85251217589?pwd=czLba3G2zxbWQkOHUBY3X4tfva0mCX.1 Passcode: 106285 See more details •	13 Program Committee Meeting Program Committee Meeting December 13, 2025 10:00 am - 11:30 am TBD, TBD, Madison , WI 53703 More Info and RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/program-committee-meeting-2 Description: Join us to work on developing our program! See more details Fall Membership Dues drive Fall Membership Dues drive December 13, 2025 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm More Info and RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/fall-membership-dues-drive Description: Join us for an afternoon of phone banking to encourage our members to switch from yearly to monthly dues. This means more money for our chapter and our activities! See more details DSA Debate: The Role of Electoralism in Socialist Politics [Members Only] DSA Debate: The Role of Electoralism in Socialist Politics [Members Only] December 13, 2025 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm The Crossing (1st Floor), 1127 University Ave, Madison, WI 53715 More Info and RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/dsa-debate-the-role-of-electoralism-in-socialist-politics Description: One of the largest questions facing DSA nationally and at our local chapter level is how and to what extent socialist movements such as ours should engage with electoral politics within our current capitalist system. As our chapter grows in numbers and influence within Madison locally and the state generally, this question is more pressing for us now than ever. Come join your comrades as we navigate this difficult but important question by way of a comradely debate! We will start off with a educational presentation by the political education working group on important terms and ideas about electoralism within socialist thought. Then, three different MADSA members will have the opportunity to argue their position on the role of electoralism in socialist politics. After we've heard from them, we will join in a large-group discussion and debate where members will be encouraged to share their thoughts, raise objections to the positions of others, and ask difficult questions of their comrades. You will come away from this debate perhaps solidified in your position, perhaps newly questioning your previous thoughts, or perhaps with a different perspective entirely! Regardless, we will strengthen our political analysis and bolster our ability, as individuals and as a chapter, to make effective political action in the drive to achieve socialism! Afterward, join us for a social and some drinks at Working Draft! NOTE: This debate is about electoralism in general. We will not be discussing any particular local candidates, their races, or whether or not our chapter should endorse them. Occasional references to electeds/candidates are okay, but there are other chapter spaces for discussing particular candidate endorsements. Location: Currently officially TBD, but will likely be Aubergine at 1226 Williamson St, Madison, WI 53703. We are currently waiting on confirmation from the venue and this page will be updated when we have it. This event is open to MASDA members in good standing only. See more details • • •
14 Free School Meals Information Session Free School Meals Information Session December 14, 2025 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm More Info and RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/free-school-meals-information-session Description: Come join us to talk about the Free School Meals in Madison Campaign and what we've done in the past year and the current state of the campaign. See more details •	15 No Appetite for Apartheid campaign meeting No Appetite for Apartheid campaign meeting December 15, 2025 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm More Info and RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/no-appetite-for-apartheid-campaign-meeting-4 Description: Planning meeting for the Madison No Appetite for Apartheid campaign. Please RSVP for Zoom link! See more details Virtual DSA 101 Virtual DSA 101 December 15, 2025 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88035462943?pwd=lX1crgfe9RIA6V7HOOB8MKGiOSrYUZ.1 ────────── DSA Madison is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88035462943?pwd=lX1crgfe9RIA6V7HOOB8MKGiOSrYUZ.1 Meeting ID: 880 3546 2943 Passcode: 636984 --- One tap mobile +19292056099,,88035462943#,,,,636984# US (New York) +13017158592,,88035462943#,,,,636984# US (Washington DC) Join instructions https://us02web.zoom.us/meetings/88035462943/invitations?signature=YvSxHzLNcDr8t3KGySW6AHxm5_GFLNm6h024fCLfwpM ────────── See more details Virtual New Member Orientation/DSA 101 Virtual New Member Orientation/DSA 101 December 15, 2025 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm More Info and RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/virtual-new-member-orientationdsa-101 Description: Join us for an intro to Madison DSA for new, prospective, or returning members! Drop on by to learn about socialism, our current organizing, and how you can become an organizer today! Note: This event is virtual only. Please RSVP for a Zoom link and log in information! See more details • • •	16 Membership Engagement Committee Meeting Membership Engagement Committee Meeting December 16, 2025 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Bi-weekly meeting of the MADSA Membership Engagement Committee. This meeting is only open to members in good standing. See more details •	17 Executive Committee Meeting Executive Committee Meeting December 17, 2025 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm More Info and RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/executive-committee-meeting-190 Description: The regular meeting of the Executive Committee of Madison Area DSA. Any member in good standing of the Madison chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America may attend. RSVP to receive the Zoom link. If you would like to bring any business to the attention of the Executive Committee, please use the following form. See more details •	18 Immigrant Defense Discussion Meeting Immigrant Defense Discussion Meeting December 18, 2025 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm More Info and RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/immigrant-defense-discussion-meeting Description: We will discuss how MADSA can stand in solidarity with our immigrant neighbors across Wisconsin and here in Madison. See more details Political Education Working Group Meeting Political Education Working Group Meeting December 18, 2025 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm More Info and RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/political-education-working-group-meeting-48 Description: Join us as we discuss Political Education events for the chapter and the general public. See more details • •	19	20
21	22 Abolitionist Working Group Abolitionist Working Group December 22, 2025 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Zoom Virtual \| RSVP Here Madison Area DSA's regularly-scheduled abolition working group meeting. Join us as we work towards making Dane County, Wisconsin, and the country as a whole more free for us all. Working Group Info: The Abolitionist Working Group (AWG) formed out of the work to Derail the Jail and the Doyle Resolution campaigns to stop the jail expansion and decarcerate Dane County. This group is the home in Madison Area DSA for all abolition-related work. We believe that abolition is a key tenet of socialism as prisons and policing are some of the most direct and personal means of state-driven oppression in our current society. See more details •	23 Comms Committee Meeting Comms Committee Meeting December 23, 2025 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Bi-weekly meeting of the MADSA Communications Committee. This meeting is only open to members in good standing. See more details •	24	25	26	27
28	29	30	31 Members 2025 New Years Eve Party! Members 2025 New Years Eve Party! December 31, 2025 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm Mason P's Home, Williamson-Marquette (Message in Slack), Madison, WI 53703 More Info and RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/members-2025-new-years-eve-party Description: Come on out to Madison Area DSA's Party for a New Year!!! Celebrate another great year of organizing and enter 2026 ready to keep building a better world for the future! LIMITED ROOM \| RSVPs REQUIRED \| MEMBERS ONLY, SIGN UP NOW!!! Location in the Williamson-Marquette neighborhood, message in Slack for the exact address!!!!! See more details •

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