Passing the Hat for Cross-Chapter Solidarity
Point/CounterpointBy Roxanne Palmer I visited the NYC-DSA Media Working Group one slushy winter night, and left feeling a little bit jealous. The room was crowded […]
internal DSA stuff
Politely Passing on Pass the Hat
Point/CounterpointBy David Duhalde, (DC Chapter and soon-to-be B/UM) The “Pass the Hat” proposal, while incredibly well-meaning, could create as many problems as it would hope […]
What a June! A review of our wins in 2019.
Steering Committee UpdateBy Cea Weaver Over the last year, NYC-DSA has had three priority campaigns: #UniversalRentControl, Health Care for All, and Defeat Amazon. In addition, our working […]
Our working group campaigns are the foundation of NYC-DSA and they need direct representation on the CLC
Point/CounterpointBy Erin N, Madi M, and Charlotte A If you’re in NYC-DSA, you’ve probably heard “Working Groups are the core of the DSA,” “Working Groups […]
Working group representation could undermine democratic decision-making on the CLC
Point/CounterpointBy Sam L Over the last two years, many of NYC-DSA’s most successful campaigns have been conducted through the various working groups. Working group projects […]
A Big Tent with 30 Pages of Agreement?
SpotlightBy Annalisa W You may have seen mention in emails from the Steering Committee, or seen events on the calendar, or — if you’re a […]
Introducing the Mediation Collective
SpotlightBy Alice B This piece was hard to write, and not only because this organization is overflowing with people who seem to never stop eloquently […]
Make Way for the Little Leftists: the Red Sprouts Childcare Collective Begins to Grow
SpotlightElizabeth F and Landry L What were you doing as a 7-year-old from 7-9pm on a Wednesday night? Probably eating dinner and getting ready for […]
CLC
CLC UpdateBy Erin N February’s Citywide Leadership Committee (CLC) meeting proved to be filled with lively, thoughtful debate on several topics from the Bernie 2020 campaign […]
Hiring staff could jeopardize what makes NYC-DSA radically democratic
Point/CounterpointBy Jennifer L I sincerely appreciate this ambitious and thoughtful proposal for catalyzing and laying the foundation for an important and necessary conversation about how […]