Who We Are
Boston DSA is the Eastern MA chapter of Democratic Socialists of America.
We are working against the oppressive capitalist system in its many forms. We see these oppressions — economic inequality, patriarchy, white supremacy, to name a few — as interlinked, intersecting, and inseparable.
Join us in building mass movements for the world we deserve and growing an openly socialist presence in communities and politics in the Greater Boston Area.
Get Involved

Join a Boston DSA Working Group
Boston DSA’s working groups carry out the external political work of the chapter. Working groups are centered strategies such as labor organizing (supporting striking workers and educators) or socialist electoral politics (challenging the legislative system). Learn about the working groups and find your organizing home within the chapter.

Working Group Spotlight: Palestine
Join the Palestine Working Group! We’re fighting Warren and Markey by building a mass base around three critical issues – a permanent ceasefire, ending weapons shipments to Israel, and delivering immediate relief for Gaza. For the first time in history, the American people are on the side of Palestine – help us organize them!
Recent Endorsements
Boston DSA Endorses Democratic Socialist Evan MacKay
Cambridge, MA — The Boston Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) has endorsed its member Evan MacKay for Cambridge’s 25th Middlesex district in the Massachusetts State House. Boston DSA and its Cambridge Working Group have previously run successful candidates Quinton...
Medicare for All testimony
Boston DSA endorses the Massachusetts Medicare for All bills H.1239 & S.744, and submitted the following written testimony of the bill: Dear Chair Friedman, Chair Lawn, and members of the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing, We are the Boston chapter of the...
10/9 Palestine March
In the wake of the Israeli invasion of Gaza, we are inspired by the courage of the Palestinian people. We call upon everyone in the Boston area to express clear support for the Palestinian resistance, without conditions, and to take action to disrupt support for...
Related News & Updates
CONGRATULATIONS TO SMEU UNIT B ON ACHIEVING A CONTRACT
SOMERVILLE, MA — Unit B of the Somerville Municipal Employees Union (SMEU) has at last obtained a contract from the City of Somerville after their prior contract expired more than 900 days ago. SMEU’s members voted to ratify the new contract this week. The union...
BOSTON DSA CONGRATULATES CAMBRIDGE PUBLIC LIBRARY STAFF ASSOCIATION ON CONTRACT VICTORY
Cambridge, MA – Boston DSA congratulates our friends and neighbors in the Cambridge Public Library Staff Association on their hard-fought contract victory. After over a year of struggling for their rights, the CPLSA won a contract that achieved all of their primary...
Boston DSA Raises Over $5,000 For Gaza Relief And Trans Safety Following Trump Election
Boston Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is proud to announce that we have raised $3,239 to donate to Pink Haven Coalition and $2,274 to donate to Operation Olive Branch. Operation Olive Branch is a grassroots organization supporting Palestinians’ critical needs,...
Upcoming Events
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(11/4) ELECTION DAY visibility stand out for Ayah Al-Zubi!
November 4, 2025 @ 8:00 am - 8:00 pm
TBD, TBD - contact Nina, Cambridge MA, 02138Talk to voters at the polls for Ayah on election day! Ayah is running for Cambridge City Council to make Cambridge a more affordable, accessible, and dignified home for all.
*Link to RSVP on ActionNetwork:* https://actionnetwork.org/events/114-visibility-stand-out-for-ayah-al-zubi
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(11/4) Get out the Vote with Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler!
November 4, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
RSVP , RSVP, Cambridge MA, 02139IT IS ELECTION DAY and we need your help to get our campaign for affordable housing, safe streets, and universal after-school across the finish line! Find more info and RSVP link here: https://actionnetwork.org/groups/jivan-for-cambridge-2025
We need your help with:
GOTV Canvassing: On GOTV weekend, instead of contacting just any potential supporters, our campaigns will be targeting the supporters they've already identified and the most supportive undecided voters, making sure they have a plan for how they will be getting to the polls. On GOTV weekend, every supporter you talk to is not just a potential vote; they're also a potential DSA member.GOTV Phone Banking: Similar to door knocking, we’re trying to reach our most likely voters and urging them to make a plan to vote. With phone banking, we’re reaching our supporters whose doors we are least able or least likely to knock on.Lit Dropping: Got some free time on the evening before election day? Many of our campaigns will be going throughout their cities hanging special literature from peoples’ doorknobs to remind them to vote when they open their door on Tuesday morning. It’s much like canvassing without looking to have any of the typical conversations.Poll Standing: A lot of the time, voters are still making up their minds even as they're walking to the polls. With that in mind, many campaigns will be standing outside polling places (at a respectable distance, as the law requires) with signs and a whole lot of energy to remind folks of who we are and what we’re fighting for right before they cast their ballot! Poll standing is a great way to talk to voters on election day for as much time as you have, whether it’s in the early morning as polls open, afternoon as people get home from work, or evening as the last few folks get their ballots in.*Link to RSVP on ActionNetwork:* https://actionnetwork.org/events/114-get-out-the-vote-with-jivan-sobrinho-wheeler


