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Shelter Residents, Socialists Call on Cambridge to Save Transition Wellness Center - Working Mass By Siobhan M. CAMBRIDGE, MA — With the support of Cambridge Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) members, residents of the Transition Wellness Center at Spaulding Hospital called on the Cambridge Ci...

When Cambridge announced that it would close the Transitional Wellness Center, I helped lead the effort to save it. While we were able to win $1 million in vouchers for the displaced residents, the TWC never should have been closed in the first place. On the Council I will fight to replace it.

Two amazing ones picket together with workers!

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"our first serve was a huge success! we had a great time distributing hygiene and harm reduction supplies as well as tasty vegan food, including delicious pasta, rice, chili, cornbread, lentil soup, cookies, muffins, and more!"

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we see cruel, callous treatment of unsheltered people in blue cities across the country, including cambridge and boston.

why?

the democratic party is committed to capitalism, where the threat of homelessness is used to keep workers pacified and productive. this is a system working as intended.

Proud to stand in solidarity with Starbucks workers alongside my DSA comrade @votejivan.bsky.social!

Today was a practice picket… we're just getting started. For now, take the "No Contract, No Coffee" pledge at sbworkersunited.org/take-action / follow @sbworkersunited.org + @bostondsa.org for news!

Praying for the brave activists of the @freedomflotilla.bsky.social as they sail toward Gaza to break the blockade and deliver lifesaving supplies to the Palestinian people.

Excited for @bostondsa.org’s 1st General Organizing Meeting (GOM)! It was great to learn about the rent control ballot question from Carolyn from Homes For All and be part of a field lead training from Chris and @votejivan.bsky.social.

A crew of Cantabridgians posing by the Porter T station with their Ayah lit, excited to go canvassing. One of them is in a big costume of Patrick Star from Spongebob Squarepants. We can neither confirm nor deny that it is Ayah in the costume.

Turns out a lot of people don't even know there is an election coming up. Today we met Patrick, who literally lives under a rock. He was really excited about our plans to make dignified housing affordable for all!

Come join us on a canvass & help get the word out!

actionnetwork.org/campaigns/ay...

I'm proud to support Cambridge HEART as a community-led approach to public safety and care. I would do all I can on the Council to support their vital work.

broke: sewer socialism

woke: sewage socialism (this is a good video, and you should follow Ayah)

Climate change is happening NOW, which means more flash floods. Cambridge needs to get more proactive in addressing our sewer overflows, which expose residents to dangerous untreated wastewater. I support better infrastructure in Alewife Brook + other climate solutions to address this. #mapoli

Shana tova to the Cambridge Jewish community as Rosh Hashanah begins tonight!

In our campaign, we know that Arab, Jewish, and Muslim safety are intertwined EVERYWHERE, and we’re committed to fighting for all of our people in the new year.

Screenshot from The Harvard Crimson: "Cambridge Police Commissioner Christine A. Elow said that federal immigration agents have contacted CPD six times this year related to enforcement actions. While the department has refused to cooperate due to its sanctuary city laws, ICE has arrested at least one person in Cambridge this year." "'We have to push back against the Trump administration and support our residents, while also advancing on key issues in our city,' Al-Zubi said. 'In our campaign, we believe these two are interconnected.'"

Affordability goes to the heart of our values. What kind of Sanctuary City are we, if we force our most vulnerable out? Standing up to Trump is one part of the fight. Keeping our community inclusive, affordable, and dignified is the other.

Make no mistake, these issues are interconnected.

Screenshot from The Harvard Crimson: "Challenger Ayah Al-Zubi ’23 has proposed the construction of new social housing in Cambridge, an idea garnering support across the field. Social housing is a form of publicly funded development that includes mixed-income units, some affordable and others even reaching market rate." "'What we would need to do to make that happen is leverage our triple A bond rating and create a revolving loan so that our city can invest directly into housing that we know can sustainably remain affordable,' Al-Zubi said."

Social housing just makes sense. It creates truly mixed-income communities. It's self sustaining. And it can add hundreds of new homes across the city, including many that are deeply affordable. Projects that are publicly owned & democratically controlled.

www.thecrimson.com/article/2025... #mapoli

Cambridge Socialists, Students Shoot Down Unelected City Manager’s Police Surveillance Drone Proposal - Working Mass Other Surveillance Technology Proposals Pass Council, Despite Community Opposition By Siobhan M. CAMBRIDGE — Community members flooded a meeting of the Cambridge City Council on Monday evening, succes...

they already tried this once and pressure from MIT student orgs and @cambridgedsa.bsky.social forced the council to block it.

now they’re using the press attention created by their own failures to try again for a tool to spy on protestors

working-mass.com/2025/02/06/c...

incredible. cambridge cops gas a low-income apartment complex, making residents violently ill and forcing dozens from their homes, and the commissioner uses it as an opportunity to ask, yet again, for more surveillance toys

me, in a boston dsa shirt, smiling and holding Ayah lit

lovely day to be out talking to neighbors about @votealzubi.com’s campaign!

never been a better time to go for a nice walk and knock on a few doors to help build a more affordable, dignified Cambridge

large excited crowd posing around the stage of a gym/auditorium, with signs and banners that say "dignity for all" "affordability for all" and "cambridge for all", in addition to signs and a banners with ayah al-zubi's name, and a uaw sign

A huge thank you to everyone who came out to our Launch Party last Tuesday! It was so empowering to be in community with 150+ people that believe in our vision of a Cambridge that is dignified & affordable for all.

It’s going to take all of this to win a seat in City Hall so join us! votealzubi.com

Boston police chief routinely rejects disciplinary recommendations by oversight board The Boston Office of Police Accountability and Transparency, launched in response to protests following the police murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, has so far sustained 18 citizen complaints and...

Boston and Cambridge have toothless civilian review boards. Somerville's public safety task force recommended the city adopt a review board -- can we ensure that ours actually works?

www.wbur.org/news/2025/08...

Boston Democratic Socialists of America endorses Marcos Candido for Lowell City Council District 8

BDSA and Merrimack Valley DSA are proud to endorse Marcos Candido for Lowell City Council. Marcos is committed to being a strong democratic socialist voice north of Boston, breaking with the Council's complacency and obstruction and instead championing a transformation of housing, immigrant rights, and urban planning.

Growing up in an under-resourced city as a son of immigrants, and as a former NIH researcher and union organizer, Marcos understands the struggles of working families. He is committed to taking on the housing crisis driven by the real estate industry and improving public transit and accessible infrastructure in Lowell.

While the current Lowell City Council has cut funds for education and public health to increase the police budget, Marcos has a plan to build affordable housing, fully fund public schools, improve public transit, and guarantee transparency at Lowell City Hall. Join us! bdsa.us/canvass-for-marcos bdsa.us/donate-to-marcos linktr.ee/marcosforcitycouncil

Boston DSA and @merrimackdsa.bsky.social are happy to announce our endorsement of Marcos Candido for Lowell City Council. Preliminary elections are September 9! Join us this Sunday for a canvass to build a better, more affordable Lowell: bdsa.us/canvass-for-...

Endorsement alert: Endorsed by UAW region 9A MAP CAP Council Image of Ayah Al-Zubi on a green background, with the logos for the UAW and the Al-Zubi campaign

Ayah standing with UAW workers Evan MacKay and Siobhan M, who are both holding UAW signs.

I’m proud to accept the endorsement of @uaw.org Region 9A. I will forever stand in solidarity with the labor movement family as we fight for the dignity of all workers.

Boston DSA is extremely proud to endorse Ayah's campaign for a dignified and affordable Cambridge for all! #cambMA #MAPoli

Cambridge is one of the most progressive cities in America. Yet residents are crushed by housing costs, groceries, childcare.

That’s why our campaign is here: to make our city dignified and affordable for all.

Join the movement: votealzubi.com

Can't wait to see everyone tonight! 6:30 pm, Cambridge Community Center, 5 Callender St

Come for great food, a fire playlist, dabke dancing, & the world premiere of our launch video. Stay to find out how we're going to make Cambridge a place of dignity for all! partiful.com/e/Qr6HWd57z5... #mapoli

Putting on the finishing touches for our launch party tomorrow night. See you there! partiful.com/e/Qr6HWd57z5...

Join us at our launch party for community building! RSVP: tinyurl.com/al-zubi

we cannot continue with this status quo in cambridge and across this country. we cannot keep saying there isn't enough money to keep people in homes while we pay police to harass them on the streets.

join CDSA tomorrow at city hall to demand the council vote down this cruelty