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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Hands Off Our Community: Stop Detentions and Disappearances of Pro-Palestine StudentsApril 14, 2025
Statement from the Madison Area DSA Executive Committee on the Detention and Deportation of Pro-Palestinian Students, Faculty, and Staff As scholars, faculty, staff, students, and members of the University of Wisconsin-Madison community, we members of Madison Area DSA condemn the immoral and unlawful kidnappings of our colleagues and neighbors from universities across the U.S. Our colleagues and peers have been… Continue reading Hands Off Our Community: Stop Detentions and Disappearances of Pro-Palestine Students
2025 Annual Chapter ReportMarch 24, 2025
Note: This report was written by the 2024-25 Executive Committee and originally presented to Madison Area DSA membership ahead of the March 2025 Chapter Convention. This public-facing version has been edited or abridged in some places. Executive Committee Introduction The re-election of Donald Trump and the chaos of the first 100 days of his return to office have dominated the… Continue reading 2025 Annual Chapter Report
Madison Area DSA’s 2025 Chapter ConventionFebruary 19, 2025
Our annual Madison Area DSA Chapter Convention is Saturday, March 15 from 10 AM to 4 PM at the Madison Labor Temple. Please RSVP as soon as possible! (Masks will be required and provided; lunch will be available to those who RSVP by March 4th.) At Convention, we’ll take a look back at the past year, and members in good… Continue reading Madison Area DSA’s 2025 Chapter Convention

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	April 2025
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		1 Executive Committee Meeting Executive Committee Meeting April 1, 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. ────────── See more details •	2 Membership Committee Meeting Membership Committee Meeting April 2, 2025 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84570710472 See more details •	3 Fitch-rona Branch Meeting Fitch-rona Branch Meeting April 3, 2025 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Verona Public Library, 500 Silent St, Verona, WI 53593, USA https://actionnetwork.org/events/madsa-verona-fitchburg-branch-meeting See more details •	4	5 Capital Reading Group Capital Reading Group April 5, 2025 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Social Justice Center, 1202 Williamson St, Madison, WI 53703, USA See more details Tech Committee Meeting Tech Committee Meeting April 5, 2025 11:00 am - 1:00 pm https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89600061645 https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89600061645 See more details Join MADSA at the TRAC Community PIcnic! Join MADSA at the TRAC Community PIcnic! April 5, 2025 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm RSVP & Sign up to Table TRAC (Trans Resistance Action Committee) is hosting a Trans and Queer Community Picnic, and we've been invited to table! Come join us for an afternoon under the sun, and talk to your community members about DSA. See more details • • •
6 New Member Orientation New Member Orientation April 6, 2025 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Social Justice Center, 1202 Williamson St, Madison, WI 53703, USA 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. RSVP See more details •	7	8 MADSA Pre-Meeting Pizza MADSA Pre-Meeting Pizza April 8, 2025 6:00 pm - 6:30 pm See more details MADSA April General Meeting MADSA April General Meeting April 8, 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. In this month's General Meeting, we'll be considering items that we didn't get to at the 2025 Chapter Convention and discussing next steps for the resolutions that did pass. Stay tuned for the full agenda. This is a hybrid meeting. RSVP for Zoom Link. See more details Executive Committee Meeting Executive Committee Meeting April 8, 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. ────────── See more details • • •	9 Comms Committee Meeting Comms Committee Meeting April 9, 2025 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm See more details •	10 Socialism 101 Socialism 101 April 10, 2025 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Social Justice Center, 1202 Williamson St, Madison, WI 53703, USA RSVP here! (in-person event) What exactly does it mean to be a socialist? What are we aiming for? How do we get there? For 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! See more details •	11	12 Coffee with Comrades Coffee with Comrades April 12, 2025 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Come craft, chat, or co-work in community with cool comrades over some coffee (and vegan donuts)! Drop on by Saturday morning, April 12, 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. RSVP here! See more details •
13	14 MADSA Labor Working Group / EWOC MADSA Labor Working Group / EWOC April 14, 2025 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85654704781 Meeting ID: 856 5470 4781 See more details Abolitionist Working Group Abolitionist Working Group April 14, 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. See more details • •	15 Executive Committee Meeting Executive Committee Meeting April 15, 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. See more details •	16 DSA Epic Workers Round Table DSA Epic Workers Round Table April 16, 2025 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Madison Labor Temple, 1602 S Park St UNIT 106, Madison, WI 53715, USA Sign up here: https://actionnetwork.org/events/dsa-epic-workers-round-table This event is for DSA members who work at Epic Systems based in Verona, Wisconsin. We will meet in Room 226 at the Labor Temple All departments and roles at Epic are invited. This is an opportunity to meet other Epic co-workers and discuss current working conditions. See more details Membership Committee Meeting Membership Committee Meeting April 16, 2025 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84570710472 See more details • •	17 Fight Oligarchy Coalition Meeting Fight Oligarchy Coalition Meeting April 17, 2025 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Zoom Virtual \| RSVP Here Per our March general membership meeting, we have endorsed the Wisconsin Fight Oligarchy Coalition to mobilize organizations across the state. Join our movement to fight for a better future for working people in Wisconsin and hold our legislators accountable who are threatening that future. See more details •	18	19
20 Imperialism Reading Group Imperialism Reading Group April 20, 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). See more details •	21	22 Free Dinner & Discussion: Achieving Food Justice in Madison Schools Free Dinner & Discussion: Achieving Food Justice in Madison Schools April 22, 2025 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm 2110 Luann Ln, Madison, WI 53713 Join the Free School Meals for Madison Coalition (Madison Area Democratic Socialist of America, Freedom Inc., MTI (Madison Teacher's Inc.), Families for Justice, and WI Poor People’s Campaign) for dinner and a discussion. We'll hear from community leaders about the importance of school meals and talk about how to win food justice in our communities. The evening will include a panel discussion featuring the following guest speakers: • Rep. Francesca Hong – Co-sponsor of the Wisconsin Free School Meals legislation proposal • Dr. Jennifer Gaddis - Associate Professor, Civil Society and Community Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the author of The Labor of Lunch • Amy Washbush - Associate Director, Center for Community & Nonprofit Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison • Students from East High Food Equity Club to speak about their school food experiences. Free food and on-site childcare will be provided. Also, please note this event will be recorded to be shared publicly. We encourage all to stop by and learn how we can effect meaningful change for our community’s children. Want to learn more or get involved with Free School Meals in Madison? Visit dsausa.us/schoolmeals or email MADSA.schoolmeals@gmail.com https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfQVJXxwDsAgY2Earv97zIVwMEsuAGdsCEVyOecSCVtjVCxEA/viewform?usp=send_form See more details Executive Committee Meeting Executive Committee Meeting April 22, 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. See more details • •	23 Political Education Planning Meeting Political Education Planning Meeting April 23, 2025 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Zoom Virtual \| RSVP Here Join MADSA for a debrief of the 04/10/2025 Socialism 101 Meeting, as well as coordinating future political education events both for our chapter membership and for the broader community. RSVP for the Zoom link and passcode. See more details •	24 MADSA Movie Night - Network (1976) (Rated R) MADSA Movie Night - Network (1976) (Rated R) April 24, 2025 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm Social Justice Center - 1202 Williamson St, Madison Come on out and enjoy some magical moving pictures on: Thursday 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM at the Social Justice Center at 1202 Williamson St, Madison. There will be delicious (microwave) popcorn! We'll be enjoying a discussion about Network (1976) (Rated R), a movie best summarized by its signature line: "I'm as mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore!" Also, the more politically relevant quote: "There is no America. There is no democracy. There is only IBM, and ITT, and AT&T, and DuPont, Dow, Union Carbide, and Exxon." Blurb: When veteran anchorman Howard Beale is forced to retire his 25-year post because of his age, he announces to viewers that he will kill himself during his farewell broadcast. Network executives rethink their decision when his fanatical tirade results in a spike in ratings. Trigger warnings: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/160655 See more details •	25	26
27 Imperialism Reading Group Imperialism Reading Group April 27, 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). See more details May Day Art Build May Day Art Build April 27, 2025 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm RSVP here! Join your friendly neighborhood socialists for a May Day Art Build! Help MADSA prepare for International Worker's Day by designing beautiful banners, political posters, and other eye-catching visuals for May Day (we're turning out for the Voces de la Frontera Day Without Immigrants and Workers, May 2nd, 3pm, Brittingham Park) and beyond. We'll have some supplies, but please bring extra paints, cardboard, sharpies, fabric -- anything that sparks your creativity! Feel free to bring snacks or drinks to share as well 🙂 See more details MADSA Protest Contingent Planning Meeting MADSA Protest Contingent Planning Meeting April 27, 2025 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Social Justice Center, 1202 Williamson St, Madison, WI 53703, USA In political moments like this, when massive numbers of people are terrified, pissed off, and newly politically active-- maybe for the first time in their lives-- we often see large rallies and marches like the ones we have seen recently right here in Madison, and many of those in attendance are eager to get involved in meaningful political activity. As organized socialists, we can attend these demonstrations and offer a path for deeper political involvement. With this goal in mind, we will meet to debrief our presence at recent demonstrations, and talk about how we can show up more effectively on May Day and beyond. This meeting is hybrid, in person at the Social Justice Center (1202 Williamson St. in Madison) and on Zoom. RSVP for Zoom info. See more details • • •	28 Abolitionist Working Group Abolitionist Working Group April 28, 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. See more details •	29 Executive Committee Meeting Executive Committee Meeting April 29, 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. See more details Fight Oligarchy: Build to May Day Mass Call Fight Oligarchy: Build to May Day Mass Call April 29, 2025 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Join DSA's National Labor Commission as we gear up for May Day 2025! We will hear from labor organizers, immigrants rights activists, and chapter leaders across the country about why workers everywhere need to stand up and fight back against the attacks on our unions, rights, and essential services, and how you can join in the fight today and in the weeks and months ahead. RSVP for the Zoom link. See more details • •	30 Comms Meeting Comms Meeting April 30, 2025 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm See more details •

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