Events

Join us for our first ever Boston DSA Run Club event! Whether you're a long time runner or looking for a supportive group to continue your New Year's Resolution, we welcome you to join us for a short run and social afterwards.

We'll be doing a roughly 3 mile run starting and ending at Roxy's Arcade. After the run there will be time to plug upcoming DSA events before we head inside to hang out. We'll have at least one person lead the run and one person tailing the run to make sure everyone gets back safe.

Lights and warm clothes are strongly encouraged! Running at night is inherently risky and it's important to keep yourself safe.

Route is here: https://maps.app.goo.gl/tKZ1HbH1tu2h6SgV7

Reach out to me by email (ryangatdsa@gmail.com) or Signal if you've got questions, thanks!

See ya there

Ryan

*Link to RSVP on ActionNetwork:* https://actionnetwork.org/events/inaugural-bdsa-run-club

Join the Ecosocialism Working Group of the Boston DSA to discuss chapters 3 & 4 of "Organize or Burn: How New York Socialists Fight for Climate Survival" by Fabian Holt.

*Link to RSVP on ActionNetwork:* https://actionnetwork.org/events/organize-or-burn-reading-group-2

We invite you to join us for MVDSA's first General Meeting of 2026, where we will be discussing our ongoing work, planning future actions, and voting on internal structures.

We'll be meeting Wednesday, January 14th from 7:00 to 8:30pm at O'Leary Library in room 300A and on Zoom. Virtual meeting details will be available after RSVPing.

*Link to RSVP on ActionNetwork:* https://actionnetwork.org/events/merrimack-valley-dsa-general-meeting-4

Join us to plan the next Boston DSA chapter-wide General Meetings. No experience required and all skillsets are welcome! We are always looking for more capacity. Still unsure of joining? There are many small tasks with little to no commitments needed make it all happen every month :)

*Link to RSVP on ActionNetwork:* https://actionnetwork.org/events/general-meeting-planning-committee-meeting-jan-debrieffeb-planning

This is the third monthly meeting of the Washington Mills Tenant Association!

Join us to learn how you can get involved in organizing the Washington Mill 240 tenants!

*Link to RSVP on ActionNetwork:* https://actionnetwork.org/events/washington-mills-tenant-association-monthly-meeting-2

The Boston DSA Coordinating Committee meets semimonthly, usually on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month. We use these meetings to brainstorm and address administrative issues in the chapter.

*Link to RSVP on ActionNetwork:* https://actionnetwork.org/events/coordinating-committee-meeting-43

Join us every third Thursday of the month at 7:30PM for the general meeting of South Shore Democratic Socialists of America.

We will discuss what we want to focus on in the near year, as well hear from comrades about ongoing work in the struggle for Healthcare for All, supporting tenants in Randolph, pushing for the Safe Communities Act in the State House, and building connections to the new City Council in Quincy.

Zoom link:

*Link to RSVP on ActionNetwork:* https://actionnetwork.org/events/south-shore-dsa-monthly-meeting-14

In this meeting we will be making plans to investigate social conditions, potential allies, and more for our fight against the far right's attack on the autonomy and wellbeing of trans community members as part of their wider assault on healthcare and the rights of marginalized groups within the working class and beyond.

RSVP for Zoom link.

*Link to RSVP on ActionNetwork:* https://actionnetwork.org/events/gender-justice-working-group-meeting-4

We're meeting to discuss the reading "The Negro Nation" by Harry Haywood. A zoom link should be emailed to you before the event if you rsvp'd but please reach out to benamado24a@gmail.com if you don't see it.

The Negro Nation

Discussion Questions:

1. Haywood talks about black people in the US as a nation, how does he define that and is it something you find convincing?

2. Can you think of examples of nationalist movements that have developed among Black Americans? How influential were they and do they have any similarities with the national liberation movements in external colonies throughout the 20th century?

3. How has the black working class and the black bourgeoisie developed since the time when this piece was written?

4. How does Haywood define self-determination for the Black Nation? How does it relate to our understanding of other oppressed nations like Palestine?

5. How well does the concept of self-determination for a black nation coexist with land back for Indigenous people? Can these two concepts coexist at all?

*Link to RSVP on ActionNetwork:* https://actionnetwork.org/events/afrosoc-reading-group-2

Join Boston DSA's Housing Working Group for our December meeting!

We will be at Cambridge Community Television, 438 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139

Join us after the meeting for a social at 730 Tavern!

There is a Zoom option, RSVP for the link.

Solidarity,

Kelly

*Link to RSVP on ActionNetwork:* https://actionnetwork.org/events/hwg-january-monthly-meeting

Join us to discuss the Boston DSA Ecosocialism Working Group's campaign to get free, publicly accessible restrooms built around major transit hubs throughout the Boston area!

This meeting will be held virtually over Zoom. RSVP for the link to attend!

*Link to RSVP on ActionNetwork:* https://actionnetwork.org/events/transit-oriented-public-restrooms-campaign-meeting-16

Join us for the January edition of the Boston DSA Labor Working Group. We will be discussing:

— a new Organizing Committee structure for our working group

— upcoming Organizing Committee elections

— the ongoing Starbucks Workers United strike and current solidarity actions

The monthly meeting is open to all—we encourage both new and well-heeled members to join! Some food will be provided. Childcare can be provided upon request.

*Link to RSVP on ActionNetwork:* https://actionnetwork.org/events/boston-dsa-labor-working-group-january-meeting

Join us for this in-person meeting. Address will be sent the week of the event. Visit us at arlingtondsa.org.

*Link to RSVP on ActionNetwork:* https://actionnetwork.org/events/arlington-dsa-coffee-123

New to Boston DSA? Not sure how to get started? Not a member yet, but looking to dip your toe in? Or maybe you're a not-so-new member, but haven't been active in a while? Welcome! Join us via Zoom for a Chapter Orientation.

Comrades from our Onboarding & Membership Team will walk you through the chapter's mission and structure, answer questions, facilitate discussion about socialist organizing in Boston, discuss our Chapter's current priorities and projects, and help you get plugged in and involved in fighting for a better world.

*Link to RSVP on ActionNetwork:* https://actionnetwork.org/events/chapter-orientation-saturday-january-24

Comrades in Roxbury and nearby neighborhoods are invited to join us as we break the ice over good food and an informal language exercise, then discuss our latest collaboration with the Housing Working Group. New members are always welcome — bring a friend!

Below is the draft agenda, subject to change:

(12:00 PM) Practicing Canvass skills in Spanish

Speakers of all levels will practice typical conversations we encounter when canvassing. Never spoken Spanish before? Step out of your comfort zone to learn with other beginners! Spoken Spanish your whole life? Help others improve their skills!

• Beginner: Introduction, reading from a script, asking for contact information, vocabulary
• Intermediate/Fluent: Specific scenarios with clarifying questions & responses

(12:20 PM) Building Consensus on Housing Campaign

We had a busy December! It's time to reflect as a group on whether or not we want to solidify this work into a full-fledged campaign:

• Recap of what we've done so far
• Reflection on what went well and what could be improved
  • (Regardless of whether or not we continue with this campaign, it's important to reflect on what we learned; This helps us grow as organizers, and the lessons we take from it can be applied in future organizing work.)
• Consensus on whether or not to continue building out the campaign

(1:10 PM) Break

(1:20 PM) Clarifying the Campaign OR Brainstorming New Ideas

If we do elect to proceed with this housing campaign, we'll use the remaining time to define the following campaign aspects:

• S.M.A.R.T. Goals (specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound)
• Strategy & Tactics (the bridge to achieving our goals and the steps to get there)
  • Ladder of Engagement (assign tactics to each rung of the ladder)
• Milestones (achieved within 2 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, and 1 year)
• Targets, Allies, & Oponents (specific people, groups, or systems)
• Roadblocks (challenges the group will likely face)
• Group Structure (to work effectively towards the campaign’s goal)
• Rent Control Ballot Question (connection between this campaign and GOTV)

If we do not elect to proceed with this housing campaign, we'll use the remaining time to brainstorm future work/campaigns, possibly splitting into groups. This might look like an open discussion or defining campaign aspects, similar to the process above.

Can't join in person? RSVP for the Zoom link!

For questions, please email roxbury@bostondsa.org.

*Link to RSVP on ActionNetwork:* https://actionnetwork.org/events/rxng-jan-2026-meeting

Come meet Eastie comrades! If you're a new DSA member or curious about socialism, join us at Caffe dello Sport for some coffee and conversation. Open to all from Eastie, Chelsea, Everett and Revere.

*Link to RSVP on ActionNetwork:* https://actionnetwork.org/events/eastie-coffee-with-comrades

Join us for our January monthly meeting, where we will receive updates from the working class and on our internal and external priority campaigns. Register for Zoom info.

*Link to RSVP on ActionNetwork:* https://actionnetwork.org/events/somerville-dsa-january-2026-monthly-meeting

Attend a monthly meeting of the BDSA Healthcare Working Group. We'll be
discussing our current projects, including our organizing around
Medicare for All.

*Link to RSVP on ActionNetwork:* https://actionnetwork.org/events/healthcare-working-group-meeting-58

Attend a monthly meeting of the BDSA Healthcare Working Group. We'll be
discussing our current projects, including our organizing around
Medicare for All.

*Link to RSVP on ActionNetwork:* https://actionnetwork.org/events/healthcare-working-group-meeting-57

Join us to plan the next Boston DSA chapter-wide General Meetings. No experience required and all skillsets are welcome! We are always looking for more capacity. Still unsure of joining? There are many small tasks with little to no commitments needed make it all happen every month :)

*Link to RSVP on ActionNetwork:* https://actionnetwork.org/events/general-meeting-planning-committee-meeting-2