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
Tell BU: Cancel Zaslav
Boston DSA endorses the picket of David Zaslav at Boston University's 2023 Commencement. Boston University YDSA, Boston DSA, BU Grad Workers Union, DSA-LA Hollywood Labor are telling Boston University that David Zaslav should not be their 2023 Commencement Speaker....
Urgent call to action on 5/1 from Stop the Sweeps Boston
On May 1st, the City of Boston is set to begin forcibly removing the unhoused community in an encampment on Atkinson Street. We are amplifying the following call to action from Stop the Sweeps Boston (stopthesweepsboston@proton.me), and encourage those who are able to...
Endorsement: MassCare Medicare For All Co-Sponsorship Letter
Boston DSA signs onto the Mass-Care 2023 Medicare for All (M4A) cosponsorship letter that will be sent to legislators in the state house. This letter will ask legislators in both the state House and Senate to co-sponsor An Act Establishing Medicare for All in...
Related News & Updates
Boston DSA Condemns Far-Right Menacing of Somerville Public Library and Reaffirms Commitment to LGBTQ+ Siblings
Boston, MA – Boston DSA, today and every day, stands in solidarity with our LGBTQ+ siblings. Yesterday, known far-right groups protested a scheduled drag queen story hour at the Somerville Public Library, which culminated in a bomb threat. These right-wing...
State Primary Result Highlights Frustrations with State Leadership
CAMBRIDGE, MA — Boston Democratic Socialists of America (DSA)’s endorsed member Evan MacKay fell 41 votes short of beating the incumbent in the Democratic primary for Cambridge’s 25th Middlesex district of the Massachusetts State House. MacKay conceded following a...
MAJORITY OF SOMERVILLE CITY COUNCIL STANDS WITH MAYOR/MANAGEMENT AGAINST UNION
SOMERVILLE, MA — The events of the week of June 16 sadly demonstrated how Mayor Katjana Ballantyne’s indecision and poor communication continues to harm and de-prioritize public employees, the staff critical to keeping our city and its services running. The Somerville...
Upcoming Events
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PEWG May Meeting
May 29, 2025 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Cambridge Community Television , 438 Massachusetts Avenue , Cambridge , 02139You're invited to the Political Education Working Group's monthly meeting!
We generally meet on the last Thursday of the month to discuss various events we're putting together, from reading groups to night school trainings. This month, we'll be discussing upcoming PEWG leadership elections, the structure of PEWG (should it become BPEC?), and proposals for a Socialist Summer School.
This will be a nitty gritty meeting for the real PEWG-heads out there, so we'd love for you to show up and make your voice heard!
*Link to RSVP on ActionNetwork:* https://actionnetwork.org/events/pewg-may-meeting
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Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Group Meeting
May 30, 2025 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Farnsworth House, 90 South Street, Jamaica Pain MA, 02130Join us on Friday, May 30th from 6:30-8:30pm at the Farnsworth House in Jamaica Plain for our next Jamaica Plain DSA Neighborhood Group meeting!At this meeting we'll go over how the recent chapter convention went, learn about the work of the Internationalism and Immigration working group, and continue discussing how we build local strategic campaigns together!All are welcome - both new and returning members!*Link to RSVP on ActionNetwork:* https://actionnetwork.org/events/jamaica-plain-neighborhood-group-meeting-4