Events

	June 2025
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1 The State and Revolution Reading Group The State and Revolution Reading Group June 1, 2025 11:00 am - 12:30 pm Social Justice Center, 1202 Williamson St, Madison, WI 53703 More Info and RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/the-state-and-revolution-reading-group-2 Description: Chapter Reading Group for Lenin's The State and Revolution: The Marxist Doctrine of the State and the Tasks of the Proletariat in the Revolution - all are welcome! This event is HYBRID. We'll be meeting in person at 11am-12:30 PM at the Social Justice Center (1202 Williamson St) on Sundays May 25, June 1, and June 8. Feel free to attend in person or on Zoom! Zoom link will be provided in the chapter reading group Slack channel. If you do not have access but want to join the group, feel free to join in person! For the second meeting, we'll be reading Chapters 3 and 4. If you missed the first group, it is recommended to read chapters 1 and 2 as well. See more details •	2 Madison Queer Liberation March Planning Meeting Madison Queer Liberation March Planning Meeting June 2, 2025 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84105227730?pwd=DcNGI7YKeu1JY8LL0gUeh1LwrBRY0u.1 ────────── DSA Madison is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84105227730?pwd=DcNGI7YKeu1JY8LL0gUeh1LwrBRY0u.1 Meeting ID: 841 0522 7730 Passcode: 929822 --- One tap mobile +13017158592,,84105227730#,,,,929822# US (Washington DC) +13052241968,,84105227730#,,,,929822# US --- Dial by your location • +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) • +1 305 224 1968 US • +1 309 205 3325 US • +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) • +1 646 931 3860 US • +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) • +1 386 347 5053 US • +1 507 473 4847 US • +1 564 217 2000 US • +1 669 444 9171 US • +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) • +1 689 278 1000 US • +1 719 359 4580 US • +1 253 205 0468 US • +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) • +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) • +1 360 209 5623 US Meeting ID: 841 0522 7730 Passcode: 929822 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/koT5V0e37 ────────── See more details •	3 Executive Committee Meeting Executive Committee Meeting June 3, 2025 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85963570844?pwd=Q2uV7aR0oSbUWzb9x2RnJQZbpNVSh7.1 MADSA Executive Committee meetings are open to all members. Only members of the Committee may vote. ────────── DSA Madison is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85963570844?pwd=Q2uV7aR0oSbUWzb9x2RnJQZbpNVSh7.1 Meeting ID: 859 6357 0844 Passcode: 097427 --- One tap mobile +16469313860,,85963570844#,,,,097427# US +19292056099,,85963570844#,,,,097427# US (New York) --- Dial by your location • +1 646 931 3860 US • +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) • +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) • +1 305 224 1968 US • +1 309 205 3325 US • +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) • +1 360 209 5623 US • +1 386 347 5053 US • +1 507 473 4847 US • +1 564 217 2000 US • +1 669 444 9171 US • +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) • +1 689 278 1000 US • +1 719 359 4580 US • +1 253 205 0468 US • +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) • +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) Meeting ID: 859 6357 0844 Passcode: 097427 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/ktW1MF3vF ────────── See more details •	4 Membership Committee Meeting Membership Committee Meeting June 4, 2025 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm ────────── https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84570710472 ────────── See more details •	5 Political Education Meeting Political Education Meeting June 5, 2025 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm More Info and RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/political-education-meeting-18 Description: Join us as we discuss the Political Education Working Group charter and plan upcoming Political Education Events for the chapter. See more details •	6 6/6 Hands Off Medicaid! Organizing Meeting 6/6 Hands Off Medicaid! Organizing Meeting June 6, 2025 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Goodman South Library, 2222 S Park St Madison, Madison, WI 53713 More Info and RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/hands-off-medicaid-organizing-meeting Description: Join Madison Area DSA and friends for a public organizing meeting to debrief the Single Payer Day of Action, talk about some upcoming actions to stop the cuts and save Medicaid, and build the fight for healthcare justice in Madison and beyond! This meeting will be hybrid so we can talk about statewide coordination, but try to come in person if you're local! ────────── DSA Madison is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89663582230?pwd=aRnVTiFgMTb7mxamohomi9LQWpLoHi.1 Meeting ID: 896 6358 2230 Passcode: 206615 --- One tap mobile +13092053325,,89663582230#,,,,206615# US +13126266799,,89663582230#,,,,206615# US (Chicago) --- Dial by your location • +1 309 205 3325 US • +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) • +1 646 931 3860 US • +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) • +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) • +1 305 224 1968 US • +1 689 278 1000 US • +1 719 359 4580 US • +1 253 205 0468 US • +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) • +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) • +1 360 209 5623 US • +1 386 347 5053 US • +1 507 473 4847 US • +1 564 217 2000 US • +1 669 444 9171 US • +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) Meeting ID: 896 6358 2230 Passcode: 206615 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kc8z0ZPYM ────────── See more details •	7 DSA 101 and New Member Orientation (In Person) DSA 101 and New Member Orientation (In Person) June 7, 2025 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Social Justice Center, 1202 Williamson St, Madison, WI 53703 More Info and RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/dsa-101-and-new-member-orientation-in-person-9 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 in-person only. See more details •
8 The State and Revolution Reading Group The State and Revolution Reading Group June 8, 2025 11:00 am - 12:30 pm Social Justice Center, 1202 Williamson St, Madison, WI 53703 More Info and RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/the-state-and-revolution-reading-group-3 Description: Chapter Reading Group for Lenin's The State and Revolution: The Marxist Doctrine of the State and the Tasks of the Proletariat in the Revolution - all are welcome! This event is HYBRID. We'll be meeting in person at 11am-12:30 PM at the Social Justice Center (1202 Williamson St) on Sundays May 25, June 1, and June 8. Feel free to attend in person or on Zoom! Zoom link will be provided in the chapter reading group Slack channel. If you do not have access but want to join the group, feel free to join in person! For the third and last meeting, we'll be reading Chapters 5, 6, and 7. If you missed the first two groups, you are still welcome to join and discuss political theory and history with us! ────────── DSA Madison is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/4301401330?pwd=VXVlT05DZFFvNWFVK3FyTUZ6QjRhZz09&omn=87414377427 Meeting ID: 430 140 1330 Passcode: MadsaZoom --- One tap mobile +13092053325,,4301401330#,,,,510500656# US +13126266799,,4301401330#,,,,510500656# US (Chicago) --- Dial by your location • +1 309 205 3325 US • +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) • +1 646 931 3860 US • +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) • +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) • +1 305 224 1968 US • +1 507 473 4847 US • +1 564 217 2000 US • +1 669 444 9171 US • +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) • +1 689 278 1000 US • +1 719 359 4580 US • +1 253 205 0468 US • +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) • +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) • +1 360 209 5623 US • +1 386 347 5053 US Meeting ID: 430 140 1330 Passcode: 510500656 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/ku9BJHdKH ────────── See more details •	9 (Time Changed) Abolitionist Working Group: Viewing and Public Comment Party for City-County Homeless Issues Committee Budget Listening Session (Time Changed) Abolitionist Working Group: Viewing and Public Comment Party for City-County Homeless Issues Committee Budget Listening Session June 9, 2025 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Zoom In person at the Social Justice Center Instead of our regularly-scheduled abolitionist working group meeting, join us to watch the City-County Homeless Issues Committee Budget Listening Session together and support each other making public comment! 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 MADSA Labor Working Group / EWOC MADSA Labor Working Group / EWOC June 9, 2025 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85654704781 Meeting ID: 856 5470 4781 See more details Madison Queer Liberation March Planning Meeting Madison Queer Liberation March Planning Meeting June 9, 2025 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84105227730?pwd=DcNGI7YKeu1JY8LL0gUeh1LwrBRY0u.1 ────────── DSA Madison is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84105227730?pwd=DcNGI7YKeu1JY8LL0gUeh1LwrBRY0u.1 Meeting ID: 841 0522 7730 Passcode: 929822 --- One tap mobile +13017158592,,84105227730#,,,,929822# US (Washington DC) +13052241968,,84105227730#,,,,929822# US --- Dial by your location • +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) • +1 305 224 1968 US • +1 309 205 3325 US • +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) • +1 646 931 3860 US • +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) • +1 386 347 5053 US • +1 507 473 4847 US • +1 564 217 2000 US • +1 669 444 9171 US • +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) • +1 689 278 1000 US • +1 719 359 4580 US • +1 253 205 0468 US • +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) • +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) • +1 360 209 5623 US Meeting ID: 841 0522 7730 Passcode: 929822 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/koT5V0e37 ────────── See more details • • •	10 MADSA Pre-Meeting Pizza MADSA Pre-Meeting Pizza June 10, 2025 6:00 pm - 6:30 pm See more details MADSA June General Meeting MADSA June General Meeting June 10, 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. See more details • •	11 Comms Meeting Comms Meeting June 11, 2025 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83596031949 See more details •	12 Power Mapping Committee Meeting Power Mapping Committee Meeting June 12, 2025 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Social Justice Center, 1202 Williamson Street, Madison, WI 53703 More Info and RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/power-mapping-committee-meeting Description: Join us to work on power mapping Madison See more details •	13 6/13 Hands Off Medicaid! Organizing Meeting 6/13 Hands Off Medicaid! Organizing Meeting June 13, 2025 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Goodman South Library, 2222 S Park St Madison, Madison, WI 53713 More Info and RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/613-hands-off-medicaid-organizing-meeting Description: Join Madison Area DSA and friends for a public organizing meeting to talk about some upcoming actions to stop the cuts and save Medicaid, and build the fight for healthcare justice in Madison and beyond! This meeting will be hybrid so we can talk about statewide coordination, but please come in person if you're local! See more details •	14 HJI Advocacy Prep Discussion HJI Advocacy Prep Discussion June 14, 2025 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm Social Justice Center, 1202 Williamson St, Madison , WI 53703 More Info and RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/hji-advocacy-prep-discussion Description: The Homelessness Justice Initiative is mobilizing its members too the Madison City Council and Dane County Board meetings happening Next week this is a get together to collectively go over talking points prepare and wright our statements and go over the procedure for signing up to give public comment at these events See more details •
15	16 Madison Queer Liberation March Planning Meeting Madison Queer Liberation March Planning Meeting June 16, 2025 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84105227730?pwd=DcNGI7YKeu1JY8LL0gUeh1LwrBRY0u.1 ────────── DSA Madison is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84105227730?pwd=DcNGI7YKeu1JY8LL0gUeh1LwrBRY0u.1 Meeting ID: 841 0522 7730 Passcode: 929822 --- One tap mobile +13017158592,,84105227730#,,,,929822# US (Washington DC) +13052241968,,84105227730#,,,,929822# US --- Dial by your location • +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) • +1 305 224 1968 US • +1 309 205 3325 US • +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) • +1 646 931 3860 US • +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) • +1 386 347 5053 US • +1 507 473 4847 US • +1 564 217 2000 US • +1 669 444 9171 US • +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) • +1 689 278 1000 US • +1 719 359 4580 US • +1 253 205 0468 US • +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) • +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) • +1 360 209 5623 US Meeting ID: 841 0522 7730 Passcode: 929822 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/koT5V0e37 ────────── See more details •	17 Executive Committee Meeting Executive Committee Meeting June 17, 2025 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85963570844?pwd=Q2uV7aR0oSbUWzb9x2RnJQZbpNVSh7.1 MADSA Executive Committee meetings are open to all members. Only members of the Committee may vote. ────────── DSA Madison is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85963570844?pwd=Q2uV7aR0oSbUWzb9x2RnJQZbpNVSh7.1 Meeting ID: 859 6357 0844 Passcode: 097427 --- One tap mobile +16469313860,,85963570844#,,,,097427# US +19292056099,,85963570844#,,,,097427# US (New York) --- Dial by your location • +1 646 931 3860 US • +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) • +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) • +1 305 224 1968 US • +1 309 205 3325 US • +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) • +1 360 209 5623 US • +1 386 347 5053 US • +1 507 473 4847 US • +1 564 217 2000 US • +1 669 444 9171 US • +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) • +1 689 278 1000 US • +1 719 359 4580 US • +1 253 205 0468 US • +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) • +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) Meeting ID: 859 6357 0844 Passcode: 097427 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/ktW1MF3vF ────────── See more details •	18 Membership Committee Meeting Membership Committee Meeting June 18, 2025 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84570710472 See more details •	19 Political Education Meeting Political Education Meeting June 19, 2025 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm More Info and RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/political-education-meeting-19 Description: Join us as we discuss Political Education events for the chapter and the general public. See more details •	20 Celebrate Pride with MADSA at I/O Arcade Bar! Celebrate Pride with MADSA at I/O Arcade Bar! June 20, 2025 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm I/O Arcade Bar , 924 Williamson St, Madison, WI 53703 More Info and RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/celebrate-pride-with-madsa-at-io-arcade-bar Description: Celebrate Pride with MADSA! Join us for some gaming fun at the arcade with your friendly neighborhood comrades. Stop in starting at 7:00pm on Friday, June 20 and have fun for as long as you can stand to keep gaming and having a good time! I/O Arcade Bar serves Salvatore's pizza (with vegan options) at their bar. All games run on quarters with ATMs and coin machines located in the arcade. Please note: I/O is 21+ only and you will need to show ID to enter. See more details •	21 Coffee with Comrades! Coffee with Comrades! June 21, 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-14 Description: Come craft, chat, or co-work in community with cool comrades over some coffee (and vegan donuts)! Drop on by Saturday morning, June 21st, 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 Queer Liberation March Art Build Queer Liberation March Art Build June 21, 2025 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm Social Justice Center, 1202 Williamson St, Madison, WI 53703 More Info and RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/qlm-art-build Description: Come to the SJC to work with comrades to prepare signs banners and miscellaneous art for the queer liberation March. See more details • •
22 Reform or Revolution Reading Group Reform or Revolution Reading Group June 22, 2025 11:00 am - 12:30 pm Social Justice Center, 1202 Williamson St, Madison, WI 53703 More Info and RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/reform-or-revolution-reading-group Description: Chapter Reading Group for Rosa Luxemburg's "Reform or Revolution" (1900) -- all are welcome, even if you aren't actually doing the reading! Come to discuss and learn from your comrades. This event is HYBRID. We'll be meeting in person at 11am-12:30 PM at the Social Justice Center (1202 Williamson St) on Sundays June 22 and June 29 . Feel free to attend in person or on Zoom! Zoom link will be provided in the chapter reading group Slack channel. If you do not have access but want to join the group, feel free to join in person! For the first meeting, we will be reading chapters 1-5. A free copy of the book is available here: https://www.marxists.org/archive/luxemburg/1900/reform-revolution/index.htm See more details •	23 LWG event planning LWG event planning June 23, 2025 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84305084713 Madison DSA is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84305084713 Meeting ID: 843 0508 4713 See more details Abolitionist Working Group Abolitionist Working Group June 23, 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 Madison Queer Liberation March Planning Meeting Madison Queer Liberation March Planning Meeting June 23, 2025 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84105227730?pwd=DcNGI7YKeu1JY8LL0gUeh1LwrBRY0u.1 ────────── DSA Madison is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84105227730?pwd=DcNGI7YKeu1JY8LL0gUeh1LwrBRY0u.1 Meeting ID: 841 0522 7730 Passcode: 929822 --- One tap mobile +13017158592,,84105227730#,,,,929822# US (Washington DC) +13052241968,,84105227730#,,,,929822# US --- Dial by your location • +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) • +1 305 224 1968 US • +1 309 205 3325 US • +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) • +1 646 931 3860 US • +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) • +1 386 347 5053 US • +1 507 473 4847 US • +1 564 217 2000 US • +1 669 444 9171 US • +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) • +1 689 278 1000 US • +1 719 359 4580 US • +1 253 205 0468 US • +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) • +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) • +1 360 209 5623 US Meeting ID: 841 0522 7730 Passcode: 929822 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/koT5V0e37 ────────── See more details • • •	24 Executive Committee Meeting Executive Committee Meeting June 24, 2025 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85963570844?pwd=Q2uV7aR0oSbUWzb9x2RnJQZbpNVSh7.1 MADSA Executive Committee meetings are open to all members. Only members of the Committee may vote. ────────── DSA Madison is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85963570844?pwd=Q2uV7aR0oSbUWzb9x2RnJQZbpNVSh7.1 Meeting ID: 859 6357 0844 Passcode: 097427 --- One tap mobile +16469313860,,85963570844#,,,,097427# US +19292056099,,85963570844#,,,,097427# US (New York) --- Dial by your location • +1 646 931 3860 US • +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) • +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) • +1 305 224 1968 US • +1 309 205 3325 US • +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) • +1 360 209 5623 US • +1 386 347 5053 US • +1 507 473 4847 US • +1 564 217 2000 US • +1 669 444 9171 US • +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) • +1 689 278 1000 US • +1 719 359 4580 US • +1 253 205 0468 US • +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) • +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) Meeting ID: 859 6357 0844 Passcode: 097427 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/ktW1MF3vF ────────── See more details •	25 Comms Meeting Comms Meeting June 25, 2025 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83596031949 See more details Fitchburg-Verona Branch Meeting Fitchburg-Verona Branch Meeting June 25, 2025 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Verona Public Library, 500 Silent St, Verona, WI 53593, Verona, WI 53593 More Info and RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/fitchberg-verona-branch-meeting Description: Madison-Area DSA will host its monthly Fitchberg-Verona branch meeting at the Verona Public Library. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss ongoing organizing in Southern Dane County See more details • •	26 Socialism 101 Socialism 101 June 26, 2025 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Social Justice Center, 1202 Williamson St, Madison, WI 53703 More Info and RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/socialism-101-28 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? 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? The socialist 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 •	27	28 Madison Queer Liberation March Madison Queer Liberation March June 28, 2025 10:00 am - 11:30 am James Madison Park, 614 E Gorham, Madison, WI 53703 More Info and RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/madison-queer-liberation-march Description: On Saturday, June 28th at 10am, Wisconsinites will gather in James Madison Park and march to the Capitol to demand Queer Liberation for All! As the global far right ramps up its attacks on queer and trans people, and the liberal institutions that purport to protect us are throwing up their hands, it’s clear that we need a unified, fighting working-class movement for queer liberation. Here in Wisconsin, at least 4% of people identifiy as LGBTQ+, and we deserve to be protected by our government, not live in fear of it. This year, the Wisconsin Legislature has proposed several bills that target the queer community, with an extreme emphasis on trans people. Assembly Bills 100 and 102 will ban trans students – primarily trans femmes – from participating in sports teams that align with their gender identity at both grade school and college levels. AB 103 makes it infinitely more difficult for a trans student to change their name and pronouns at school without administrative and parental approval, and also prevents staff from respecting their students’ desired pronouns. Each of these bills has been approved by the Assembly and is waiting for a Senate vote. If passed, over 12,000 trans people under the age of 24 will see their lives exponentially worsened, restricted from participating safely in academics and athletics, and unable to publicly identify as themselves. Our access to healthcare is also under attack. Those assigned female at birth, and of a sexual minority, are at a higher risk of unintended pregnancy and need for abortion, in part because sexual education doesn’t address the needs of LGBTQ+ people. Trans people, especially trans youth, struggle to access HRT and life-saving medical care, and Republicans are using Assembly Bill 104 to restrict trans youth from receiving puberty blockers and from being referred to other doctors for the care they need. Beyond the current legislation, queer people face systemic oppression every day – our housing and security is under threat. The queer community experiences higher rates of poverty and homelessness than cishet people. Young queer people are twice as likely to experience homelessness as non-LGBTQ+ people. Same-sex couples are less likely to own a home, and more likely to get harassed by housing providers. Discrimination doesn’t go away when we shut our doors, it follows us inside. All of these experiences are connected. They exist, by design, under capitalism, which will always put profit over the needs of the many. The more we struggle with housing, with healthcare, with education, the more they think they can divide the working class, by trapping us in our individual struggles. But we are not divided – we are a community. We see through them. We see through capitalism. As workers, as queer and trans people, and as allies, we stand together to fight for queer liberation and bodily freedom, and an end to the capitalist system that oppresses, exploits, and divides us. On June 28th, we march to oppose the threats to LGBTQ+ life, liberty, and happiness. We march to oppose any bill that stops trans people from living openly and honestly as themselves, any bill that puts our housing and health at risk. We believe that education, housing, and healthcare for all are basic needs – basic rights! – and they cannot be discarded by Wisconsin legislators. And we stand in solidarity with queer people facing oppression across the globe – especially our Palestinian siblings – and reject the “pinkwashing” that attempts to use accusations of homophobia to justify their genocide. This June, we reject rainbow capitalism. We fight for queer liberation, bodily autonomy, and economic justice. On June 28th, we will gather to prove that we are stronger together – that together, we can – and will – oppose the forces of homophobia, transphobia, misogyny, and capitalism that keep us down. With all this in mind, we are demanding the following from Madison Common Council, state legislators, and Governor Tony Evers: Education For All! Reject AB 100, 102, and 103 and allow trans youth to receive an equal education and participate in sports Require sex education to be LGBTQ-inclusive Respond to student needs for free school meals Healthcare for All! Protect abortion rights Preserve Medicaid access & fight for Medicare for All Prevent the passage of AB 104 and all bills that threaten access to gender-affirming care Housing for All! Stop raising the rent! Universal rent control! Side with tenants, not landlords - right to organize, right to counsel, right to stay in place Support Universal Public Housing No Pride in Genocide! Divest from Israel, arms embargo now Dispose of the 2017 Anti-BDS Law Deliver aid to Gaza See more details •
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