Madison Area DSA

Latest Updates

• Madison Area DSA’s 2024 Chapter ConventionFebruary 28, 2024
  It’s time once again for our annual Madison Area DSA Chapter Convention, happening on Saturday, March 23 from 10 AM to 5 PM at the Goodman Community Center. Please RSVP as soon as possible! This year, we’re excited to move back to an in-person convention (masks will be required and provided). At Convention, members in good standing are invited to… Continue reading Madison Area DSA’s 2024 Chapter Convention
• Solidarity with PalestineOctober 21, 2023
  Statement from Madison Area DSA We stand in solidarity with the people of Palestine, indigenous and colonized people everywhere, and all those here in Madison and around the world who are struggling for their liberation. Since October 7th, Israel’s military has intensified its 17 year blockade of Gaza into a full siege, blocking off water, electricity, and basic supplies. In… Continue reading Solidarity with Palestine
• May Day in Madison: CUNA Picket & DSA PicnicApril 27, 2022
  Mark your calendars for International Workers Day on Sunday, May 1st, because it’s going to be a busy day of building working class solidarity. Sunday, May 1st, 2022 in Madison, WI Schedule:  10AM-1PM: Informational Picket at CUNA Mutual Group  CUNA Mutual Group Workers United (OPEIU Local 39) will be picketing their employer, CUNA Mutual Group.  These workers are fighting for… Continue reading May Day in Madison: CUNA Picket & DSA Picnic
• On the de-chartering of the DSA BDS & Palestine Solidarity Working GroupMarch 21, 2022
  Madison Area DSA’s Executive Committee condemns in the strongest possible terms the National Political Committee of DSA’s decision to de-charter the BDS & Palestine Solidarity Working Group.
• Expel Jamaal BowmanOctober 30, 2021
  An open letter to DSA’s National Political Committee from Madison Area DSA calling on the NPC to expel Jamaal Bowman.
• Solidarity with Altoona High School StudentsApril 8, 2021
  The Madison Area chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America applauds the students at Altoona High School who organized a walkout in response to a return to in-person learning in the middle of a global pandemic. We stand with them in their fight for a safe learning environment. Students at Altoona describe close confines that prevent adequate social distancing and… Continue reading Solidarity with Altoona High School Students
• No New Pipelines! PGND and Madison DSA Stand in Solidarity with Water Defenders AGAINST Line 3March 16, 2021
  For Immediate Release—Tuesday, March 16, 2021Madison Area Democratic Socialists of AmericaContact: dsamadison@gmail.com ### No New Pipelines! PGND and Madison DSA Stand in Solidarity with Water Defenders AGAINST Line 3 MADISON, WI — People’s Green New Deal – Madison and the Madison Area Democratic Socialists of America, stand in solidarity with water protectors who are mobilizing for protest, calling on federal… Continue reading No New Pipelines! PGND and Madison DSA Stand in Solidarity with Water Defenders AGAINST Line 3
• Spring 2021 EndorsementsMarch 8, 2021
  Madison Area DSA is proud to announce our endorsements of the following candidates in the upcoming Spring 2021 election. Please check out our voter guide or the candidates’ websites to learn more about their campaigns. Benji Ramirez for Madison Common Council District 2 Brian Benford for District Common Council District 6 Ayomi Obuseh for Madison Common Council District 8 Nikki… Continue reading Spring 2021 Endorsements
• Film: Divided We FallFebruary 5, 2021
  Madison DSA’s Labor Working Group will be hosting a viewing of the film, Divided We Fall, by Katherine Acosta. The first film to take a critical look at the 2011 Wisconsin Uprising, Divided We Fall traces the genesis of the historic capitol occupation and weeks-long protests from the perspective of graduate teaching assistants at the center of the action and… Continue reading Film: Divided We Fall
• Event: Organizing Without Permission: Panel with UE 150January 31, 2021
  Madison Area DSA’s Labor Working Group will be hosting an online panel with workers from North Carolina Public Service Workers Union, (UE) Local 150 on Feb 1st, 2021 at 6:30pm. UE Local 150 is a public sector union in North Carolina, where collective bargaining in the public sector is illegal. Even without formal rights, the union has organized thousands of… Continue reading Event: Organizing Without Permission: Panel with UE 150