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May Day Mass Meeting & Panel Discussion: The Road to a General Strike
May Day Mass Meeting & Panel Discussion: The Road to a General Strike
May 1, 2025 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Madison Labor Temple, 1602 S Park St UNIT 106, Madison, WI 53715, USA
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More and more unions are heeding UAW president Shawn Fain's call for a general strike and aligning heir contracts to end on May 1st, 2028.
What will it take to make this a credible threat? What can we do locally to build toward a 2028 General Strike? Join Madison Area Democratic Socialists of America for a panel and open discussion with union leaders and rank-and-file activists. Learn what you should do as a union member to prepare your fellow workers and your union to go on the offensive.
Food provided and social to follow!
--This event is hosted by the Madison Area DSA Labor Working Group--
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Spring Park Social! Family Friendly
Spring Park Social! Family Friendly
May 3, 2025 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
James Madison Park, 614 E Gorham St, Madison, WI 53703, USA
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Join your comrades of all ages and enjoy the spring sun. Socialize, kick a soccer ball, toss a frisbee, play on the playground. Snacks and some sporting equipment provided but feel encouraged to bring your favorite park activity to share, or a camping chair.
Bathroom and parking lot on site. Rain date the next day Sunday, May 4th. Look for us near the playground!
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New Member Orientation
New Member Orientation
May 3, 2025 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
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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.
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CANCELLED: May Day Debrief
CANCELLED: May Day Debrief
May 5, 2025 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Zoom
Virtual | RSVP Here
Join us as we discuss our recap regarding the events on and surrounding May Day, how we can build and strengthen connections with community members through this work, and what our next steps we will be taking in our fight for the working class.
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Executive Committee Meeting
Executive Committee Meeting
May 6, 2025 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Zoom
Virtual | https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89940818060
The regular meeting of the Executive Committee of Madison Area DSA. Any member in good standing of the Democratic Socialists of America, Madison chapter may attend. If you would like to bring any business to the attention of the Executive Committee, please use the following form.
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Membership Committee Meeting
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Hands Off Medicaid! Town Hall
Hands Off Medicaid! Town Hall
May 10, 2025 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Catholic Multicultural Center, 1862 Beld St, Madison, WI 53713, USA
RSVP HERE: https://actionnetwork.org/events/hands-off-medicaid-town-hall
Cuts to healthcare affect all of us. If you have a story about why Medicaid and Medicare matter and want to fight against the cuts to our services and for universal healthcare, save the date for a Hands Off Medicaid! Town Hall with Citizen Action Healthcare Organizer Tim Faust and WI State Representative (and MADSA member) Fran Hong. Come make your voice heard and hear from directly affected community members: 6pm, Saturday May 10th, at the Catholic Multicultural Center. More details to come.
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Imperialism Reading Group
Imperialism Reading Group
May 11, 2025 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Social Justice Center
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89940818060 (code: 845004)
Chapter Reading Group for Lenin's Imperialism: The Highest Stage of Capitalism - all are welcome! We'll be meeting 11am-12:30 PM on Sundays 4/20, 4/27, and 5/3.
For the first meeting we'll be reading Chapters 1-3 (about 30 pages).
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Leadership Roundtable
Leadership Roundtable
May 11, 2025 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Social Justice Center
RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/leadership-roundtable
This Leadership Roundtable is meant for those in leadership positions, but is open to any chapter members interested in learning more about chapter resources and discussing chapter work and leadership skills. This event will be in-person only at the Social Justice Center.
The first hour will cover chapter resources and is intended for new leaders who are less familiar with our chapter's resources. All others are welcome to come at 2pm instead of 1pm.
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MADSA Labor Working Group / EWOC
MADSA Labor Working Group / EWOC
May 12, 2025 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
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Abolitionist Working Group
Abolitionist Working Group
May 12, 2025 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Zoom
Virtual | RSVP Here
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89224200940 / Meeting ID: 892 2420 0940 / Passcode: 1312
Madison Area DSA's regularly-scheduled labor 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.
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MADSA Pre-Meeting Pizza
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MADSA May General Meeting
MADSA May General Meeting
May 13, 2025 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Hybrid | RSVP
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, and get plugged in to our active campaigns and working groups. Our General Membership Meetings occur on the second Tuesday of every month.
Stay tuned for the agenda.
This is a hybrid meeting. RSVP for Zoom Link.
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Political Education Committee Meeting
Political Education Committee Meeting
May 15, 2025 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
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Coffee with Comrades
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Coffee with Comrades!
Coffee with Comrades!
May 17, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Social Justice Center, 1202 Williamson St, Madison, WI 53703
More Info and RSVP:
https://actionnetwork.org/events/coffee-with-comrades-12
Description:
Come craft, chat, or co-work in community with cool comrades over some coffee (and vegan donuts)!
Drop on by Saturday morning, May 17, and socialize with other socialists - meet some new people and chat with old friends!
Not a member yet? Join DSA today!
Note: This event is in-person only.
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Hands Off Medicaid!/Single Payer Day of Action Organizing Meeting
Hands Off Medicaid!/Single Payer Day of Action Organizing Meeting
May 17, 2025 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Social Justice Center, 1202 Williamson St., Madison, WI 53703
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Membership Committee Meeting
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Socialism 101
Socialism 101
May 22, 2025 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Social Justice Center, 1202 Williamson St, Madison, WI 53703
More Info and RSVP:
https://actionnetwork.org/events/socialism-101-26
Description:
Note: This event is currently set to be in-person only.
What exactly does it mean to be a socialist? What are we aiming for? How do we get there?
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answers to these questions and more, join us for Socialism 101, which
is appropriate for new and seasoned chapter members alike, and will be a
great opportunity to discuss and learn with your comrades! We will
discuss:
- What is capitalism?
- What is socialism?
- Scientific socialism
- Theory of change
...and more!
Come prepared to hear a presentation, do a short reading as a group, and engage in lots and lots of discussion!
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Abolitionist Working Group
Abolitionist Working Group
May 26, 2025 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Zoom
Virtual | RSVP Here
Madison Area DSA's regularly-scheduled labor 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.
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Doing Politics in Public: Power Mapping 101
Doing Politics in Public: Power Mapping 101
May 29, 2025 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Social Justice Center, 1202 Williamson St., Madison, WI 53703
More Info and RSVP:
https://actionnetwork.org/events/doing-politics-in-public-power-mapping-101
Description:
At our Chapter Convention on March 15, 2025, Madison Area DSA passed a resolution called "Doing Politics in Public: Power Mapping, Popular Democracy, and a Plan for a People’s Platform". As part of this resolution, the chapter will take on a research project to "power map" Madison with the goal of understanding who holds power in our city and how we can seize it to win a socialist future for Madison.
In this first meeting for the project, we will learn what power mapping is and how to do it, and do some initial brainstorming about who to include in our power map.
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