Events

Elections are over, and now the work of governing begins – and the work of politics beyond the ballot box continues! At Boston DSA’s last General Meeting of 2025 on Saturday, December 6 from noon to 3 pm, we’re looking forward to how we’ll keep building a powerful movement for socialism that can defeat accelerating fascism. Come to the Carpenters Training Center at 750 Dorchester Ave, Boston, where we’ll come together to learn, discuss, decide, and even dream a little about what we can achieve through solidarity with our neighbors in MA and organizers around the world. Just as importantly, we’ll pause, take a deep breath, and chill out for once. Join us for participatory democracy & working class power… but don’t forget to grab a mug of mulled cider or hot chocolate and hang out with good comrades too.

Book Swap & Cozy Crafternoon

Socialize with socialists at a delightfully indoorsy winter mixer. Bring books & craft supplies to swap, your latest project to show off, a favorite board game to share, those cookies you’ve been looking for an excuse to bake, or just an appetite for hot beverages and something new to read. Wear your best DSA swag and red & rosy attire for our 2025 group photo!

This month, we’ll also…

• Decide on whether we’ll create a Socialists in Office Committee. “SiOC” would be responsible for coordinating with BDSA electeds and advocating for the shared goals that led us to endorse them. Read the proposal here, and submit proposed amendments to it here.

• Learn how YOU can start fighting back against community displacement & shamless slumlords at an eviction defense training from Housing Working Group & Roxbury Neighborhood Group.

• Find out how the Sheba Out of MA Campaign plans to stop the Governor from giving away MA tax dollars to an AI “accelerator” backed by Israel’s largest healthcare center – while Gazans face “a perfect storm for the spread of disease and illness” without a single fully functional hospital.

• Elect a new Membership Coordinator via an online vote after the meeting. If you think you’ve got what it takes to coordinate our record-high membership of more than 2,200, self-nominate by Monday, December 1 using this form.

Deliberation and Voting:

At this GM, we will be both voting on the Electoral Working Group’s proposed Socialists in Office Committee framework, and having a special election for Membership Coordinator. Please read all instructions carefully, as these two elections are conducted differently.

Membership Coordinator Special Election: To run for Membership Coordinator, please self-nominate using the Membership Coordinator Self-Nomination Form by Monday, December 1 at 11:59 pm. Ballots will be sent out after the meeting via OpaVote, and voting will close on Friday, December 12 at 11:59 p.m.

Socialists in Office Committee Proposal: Please read the full text of the proposal here. Debate will open in the gm-debate chat channel in the Discord on Wednesday, December 3. (You can join the Discord here.) Please check your email before the meeting for your OpenSlides login information, and log in to OpenSlides to participate in chapter votes.

Amendments: If you would like to submit an amendment to one of the voting items on the agenda, please fill out this form by Wednesday, December 3 at 11:59 pm.

Proxy voting: If you cannot attend in-person and would like to request a proxy to vote on your behalf, please fill out this form by Wednesday, December 3 at 11:59 pm. There is a limit of a maximum of two proxy votes per live attendee, which includes CC members. Therefore, members are responsible for finding and designating their own proxy and instructing their proxy on how to vote during the upcoming GM to the extent possible. If you are unable to find a proxy, the CC can help you find one.

Joining on Zoom: Our general meetings are hybrid with in-person and remote options. To get the Zoom link sent to you, please RSVP above.

Required Masks: Attendees must wear masks when not eating/drinking or presenting. A variety of free disposable masks will be available at the sign-in table.

Child Watch: While their parents and caregivers attend in the GM, kids are welcome to participate in crafts and activities facilitated by BDSA volunteers at our Child Watch table at the back of the room. If you are planning on bringing your child to the meeting, please fill out the Child Watch RSVP form so that we can ensure your child has the best possible time.

Parking and transit: The Carpenters Center has on-site parking. It is a five-minute walk from the Andrew stop on the Red Line, and the 18 bus has a stop right in front of the building.

Accessibility: If you have any accessibility questions or concerns, please email accessibility@bostondsa.org.

*Link to RSVP on ActionNetwork:* https://actionnetwork.org/events/boston-dsa-december-general-organizing-meeting

Come join your neighbors and DSA comrades for drinks! If you live in or around Eastie feel free to come through. Bring friends, family, or organizing buddies - you don't have to be a DSA member!

¡Ven y únete a tus vecinos y compañeros para una bebida! Si vives en Eastie o cerca, siéntete bienvenido de pasar a compartir. Invita tus amistades, vecinos, o compañeros de organización: ¡no tienes que ser miembro de DSA!

*Link to RSVP on ActionNetwork:* https://actionnetwork.org/events/eastie-dsa-social

Please join us as we discuss and plan the Sheba Out of MA Campaign.

This event will be hybrid, a Zoom link will be sent when you RSVP.

*Please come in-person if possible! If not, please use video when on Zoom so we can all see each other!*

*Link to RSVP on ActionNetwork:* https://actionnetwork.org/events/palestine-working-group-meeting-91

Come to a Starbucks location TBD as we march on the picket line with the live music!

*Link to RSVP on ActionNetwork:* https://actionnetwork.org/events/dsa-on-the-line-with-starbucks-workers-127-sunday

If you're helping us put on tenant info sessions in December, join us at this practice event to:

• Get familiar with one another
• Practice presenting and fielding likely questions
• Translate content into Spanish

This will be a laid-back practice sesh, followed by an [optional] group trip to the Massachusetts Independent Comic Expo (MICE). MICE is a free event with artist tables, workshops, and panels. We'll take the 47 Bus there as a group.

For questions, please email roxbury@bostondsa.org.

*Link to RSVP on ActionNetwork:* https://actionnetwork.org/events/rxng-practice-info-session

CROSS THE FINISH LINE, NOT THE PICKET LINE!

Boston DSA, in partnership with Starbucks Workers United (SBWU), is holding a 5k fun run to promote SBWU's strike. The planners of the strike specifically invited members of the community to be involved in their strike, and that includes you! Our run will encourage the brave workers to maintain their strike, it will remind our friends and neighbors to not buy ANY Starbucks product until the strike is over, and it will make this strike impossible to ignore.

You do not need to be a DSA or SBWU member to participate, all are welcome!

Details:

The exact location and route will be revealed by Dec 5th. Stay tuned!

This will be a 3-ish mile loop starting at a striking Starbucks location. At the run, we will cheer on the folks at the picket line, do strike chants, and show passersby that we support the strike even though we are not in the union.

All you need to bring is appropriately warm clothes, water if you need it, and good vibes 😎

Runners will receive a race bib and a commemorative button to mark their support for SBWU and as recognition for completing the run.

This is NOT going to be a timed race. We will have bibs for you but there will not be an RFID chip attached. Likewise, the roads will NOT be blocked for this run. Nobody is going to be setting their PR at this event, and please please be safe on this run.

There will be a bag drop at the starting location's picket line, but we cannot be held responsible for lost items.

How to help:

Normalizing the strike by participating in this run is already amazing! If you'd like to go above and beyond:

• Consider donating to the SBWU Strike Fund. Workers are forgoing their paychecks for an indeterminate amount of time in order to strike for fair wages. They need our help to ensure they have the food and necessities to continue their fight.
• If you haven't already, make sure to sign the No Contract, No Coffee pledge to tell Starbucks you will not buy ANY Starbucks product until the strike is over.
• Tell your friends about the strike, why supporting Starbucks workers is important to you, and if they like running consider referring them to this event 👀

The story:

Starbucks Workers United (SBWU) formed over 5 years ago and, despite being legally recognized, corporate has refused to negotiate a fair and balanced contract with the union.

In response, unionized stores are going on strike! Just in time for the holidays, SBWU is refusing to go to work until they get the fair wages and dignity they deserve.

This is a huge nationwide strike, happening at over 650 unionized Starbucks and going indefinitely until a contract is agreed upon. This will be the largest contract sought by the labor movement in over 100 years! This fight goes far beyond Starbucks. A victory for SBWU will be nothing less than historic and embolden ordinary Americans all over the country. It will encourage other baristas to unionize their stores and form worker cooperatives. It will prove to the C-suite executives that fast food workers should unionize despite their dismissive claims that it cannot be done. And it will show all people who work for a living, who cannot hire and fire, that a better world is possible if we work together to make our shared hopes a reality.

The exact location and route will be revealed by Dec 5th. Stay tuned!

*Link to RSVP on ActionNetwork:* https://actionnetwork.org/events/starbucks-workers-united-5k-fun-run

Membership Committee (MemComm) meets every two weeks to work towards our goal of turning DSA members into socialist organizers and making Boston DSA a more vibrant, effective, and joyful organizing community. Join us! We always need more hands on a variety of projects for new member onboarding, member engagement & skills building, leadership development, and community building.

*Link to RSVP on ActionNetwork:* https://actionnetwork.org/events/membership-committee-17

We are in an era of increasing authoritarianism and we can't be sure who is watching, and with what resources. State actors? Angry individuals? Or are you just leaking personal information like a sieve? The DADS Digital Security Training will assist new comrades in analyzing potential threats, producing models to understand how they endanger us and best practices to reduce or prevent the leaking of sensitive personal information.

*Link to RSVP on ActionNetwork:* https://actionnetwork.org/events/dads-digital-defense-december-2025

Join us at our monthly IIWG meeting! This event we'll be debating and voting on a new campaign strategy.

You can view the current submissions and amendments here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1M6_QripGLseIFA5IpqC1X4wv_0ZVIRYz?usp=drive_link  

So if you want to learn what is happening with the working group and how you can get involved, please RSVP!!

*Link to RSVP on ActionNetwork:* https://actionnetwork.org/events/iiwg-monthly-meeting-12

Join Boston DSA's North Shore Neighborhood Group as we continue to develop our neighborhood group, hear updates on current campaigns, and deepen our organizing on the North Shore!

This is a hybrid meeting so RSVP for the Zoom link.

*Link to RSVP on ActionNetwork:* https://actionnetwork.org/events/north-shore-neighborhood-group-november-monthly-meeting

Everyone new to socialist activism and/or Boston DSA is invited to a four session intro reading group on the basics of socialism and DSA.

The group starts on Tuesday, November 25 and runs for four weeks (11/25, 12/2, 12/9, 12/16). All sessions are 7:00-8:30 PM on Zoom.

If you have any questions, please reach out to education@bostondsa.org

*Link to RSVP on ActionNetwork:* https://actionnetwork.org/events/new-member-reading-group-session-3-5

Phone bank with Boston DSA to help turn out members for Sunday pickets and other strike actions. Link to phone banking site sent after RSVP.

*Link to RSVP on ActionNetwork:* https://actionnetwork.org/events/phone-banking-for-sbwu-pickets-1211

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-15

Join Boston's Electoral Working Group for our final meeting of the season. We will announce who has volunteered to join the EWG OC for the next cycle, any elections we will need between candidates, a chance for new OC to introduce themselves, and then discuss the 2026 cycle!

*Link to RSVP on ActionNetwork:* https://actionnetwork.org/events/electoral-wg-december-meeting

Join us to plan the next Boston DSA chapter-wide General Meeting. 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-5

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-1212

We'll join the Greater Boston Tenants Union (GBTU) to visit the homes of Nubian Square tenants with active eviction cases, specifically those with upcoming court dates.

We'll meet at Dudley Cafe for a short training, then volunteers will be grouped and assigned routes.

Our goals:

• Educate tenants on their eviction rights
• Educate tenants on their right to organize their building
• Offer assistance in their organizing endeavour

For questions, please email roxbury@bostondsa.org.

*Link to RSVP on ActionNetwork:* https://actionnetwork.org/events/rxng-edc-december2025

Join us to help decide the direction of our next campaign and strategize for our current Public Restrooms for Public Transit campaign.

The retreat will be hybrid. Our in person location is the Beacon Hill Friends House, 6 Chestnut St, 02108. We'll do potluck snacks for in-person attendees and we'll go out somewhere nearby after for food and drinks.

If you can't attend for the full four hours, it's fine to drop in and out as you're able! Hope to see you there!

*Link to RSVP on ActionNetwork:* https://actionnetwork.org/events/ecosocialism-strategic-retreat

¡PRACTICA TU INGLÉS CON VECINOS!

Este es un intercambio de idiomas con personas que quieren practicar su español. Tenemos guiones que pueden ayudarte a hablar.

Se brindará servicios de cuidado de niños.
Se servirá pizza para la cena.

PRACTICE YOUR SPANISH WITH NEIGHBORS!

This is a language exchange with people who want to practice their English. We have scripts that can help you speak.

We will provide child watch services.
Pizza will be served for dinner.

*Link to RSVP on ActionNetwork:* https://actionnetwork.org/events/intercambio-de-idiomas-inglesespanol-language-exchange-englishspanish-5

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-monthly-meeting-3

Sign up to help us host this public-facing event via Zoom in Spanish.

After having notified Nubian Square residents of their upcoming eviction court dates, we'll be inviting them to these tenant info sessions to advise them on next steps in court, encourage them to organize a tenants union, and provide grocery donations.

The main role at these events is:

• Co-Presenting: Reading the slides, taking questions

View All RXNG Tenant Info Sessions

*Link to RSVP on ActionNetwork:* https://actionnetwork.org/events/rxng-tenant-info-session-12-15-2025

The Administrative Committee is responsible for handling our chapter’s routine administrative functions such as chapter communications, technology infrastructure, membership data maintenance, and new member onboarding. The Administrative Committee is chaired by the Clerk and the Membership Coordinators of the Coordinating Committee.
Want to do socialism from a computer while in your pajamas? Come join a meeting on the chapter Discord: bdsa.us/discord.

If you're new to the Administrative Committee, we recommend filling out the interest form, which will help us understand what you're interested in, and will put you on the mailing list about AdComm events.

*Link to RSVP on ActionNetwork:* https://actionnetwork.org/events/administrative-committee-meeting-26

Everyone new to socialist activism and/or Boston DSA is invited to a four session intro reading group on the basics of socialism and DSA.

The group starts on Tuesday, November 25 and runs for four weeks (11/25, 12/2, 12/9, 12/16). All sessions are 7:00-8:30 PM on Zoom.

If you have any questions, please reach out to education@bostondsa.org

*Link to RSVP on ActionNetwork:* https://actionnetwork.org/events/new-member-reading-group-session-4-5

Join us for the November monthly meeting of the Labor Working Group as we discuss and strategize:

• agenda items to come!

Absolutely NO ONE turned away for lack of knowledge or lack of experience. Labor curious? Come through!

Some food will be provided, and childcare can be arranged with advanced notice.

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

Sign up to help us host this public-facing event via Zoom in English.

After having notified Nubian Square residents of their upcoming eviction court dates, we'll be inviting them to these tenant info sessions to advise them on next steps in court, encourage them to organize a tenants union, and provide grocery donations.

The main role at these events is:

• Co-Presenting: Reading the slides, taking questions

View All RXNG Tenant Info Sessions

*Link to RSVP on ActionNetwork:* https://actionnetwork.org/events/rxng-tenant-info-session-12-18-2025

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-41

Phone bank with Boston DSA to help turn out members for Sunday pickets and other strike actions. Link to phone banking site sent after RSVP.

*Link to RSVP on ActionNetwork:* https://actionnetwork.org/events/phone-banking-for-sbwu-pickets-1218

Join Boston's Political Education Committee for a Saturday morning Latin American Socialism Coffee Hour, where we will be covering different materials about socialist-inspired actions and philosophies throughout Latin America!

Our first discussion will be on 7 Essays on Peruvian Reality - Essay #1

*Link to RSVP on ActionNetwork:* https://actionnetwork.org/events/latin-american-socialism-reading-group

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-december-20

Sign up to help us host this public-facing event in Spanish.

After having notified Nubian Square residents of their upcoming eviction court dates, we'll be inviting them to these tenant info sessions to advise them on next steps in court, encourage them to organize a tenants union, and provide grocery donations.

The main roles at these events are:

• Co-Presenting: Reading the slides, taking questions
• Childwatch: Entertaining children of attendees in a nearby room

Those who did not receive an eviction defense training can still help us host these events by:

• Coordinating catering/food delivery
• Helping set up / break down
• Greeting people at the door
• Serving food and drinks

View All RXNG Tenant Info Sessions

*Link to RSVP on ActionNetwork:* https://actionnetwork.org/events/rxng-tenant-info-session-12-20-2025

Sign up to help us host this public-facing event in English.

After having notified Nubian Square residents of their upcoming eviction court dates, we'll be inviting them to these tenant info sessions to advise them on next steps in court, encourage them to organize a tenants union, and provide grocery donations.

The main roles at these events are:

• Co-Presenting: Reading the slides, taking questions
• Childwatch: Entertaining children of attendees in a nearby room

Those who did not receive an eviction defense training can still help us host these events by:

• Coordinating catering/food delivery
• Helping set up / break down
• Greeting people at the door
• Serving food and drinks

View All RXNG Tenant Info Sessions

*Link to RSVP on ActionNetwork:* https://actionnetwork.org/events/rxng-tenant-info-session-12-21-2025

Membership Committee (MemComm) meets every two weeks to work towards our goal of turning DSA members into socialist organizers and making Boston DSA a more vibrant, effective, and joyful organizing community. Join us! We always need more hands on a variety of projects for new member onboarding, member engagement & skills building, leadership development, and community building.

*Link to RSVP on ActionNetwork:* https://actionnetwork.org/events/membership-committee-18

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-55

Everyone is welcome, whether this is your 1st meeting or your 50th. This is a virtual meeting over Zoom with a link sent to you after registration. Visit us at arlingtondsa.org.

*Link to RSVP on ActionNetwork:* https://actionnetwork.org/events/arlington-dsa-virtual-meeting-1223

Phone bank with Boston DSA to help turn out members for Sunday pickets and other strike actions. Link to phone banking site sent after RSVP.

*Link to RSVP on ActionNetwork:* https://actionnetwork.org/events/phone-banking-for-sbwu-pickets-1226