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Official DSA Chapter of Hampshire, Hampden, and Franklin Counties. Fighting for Palestine, Worker Power and Trans Liberation. RSVP to Canvass: https://actionnetwork.org/campaigns/tom-hendrickson-for-agawam-city-council?source=direct_link&

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Until Palestinian Liberation-- Read the entire statement from our National Political Committee:
www.dsausa.org/statements/u...

13.10.2025 19:53 β€” πŸ‘ 73    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Canvasses to Re-elect Tom Hendrickson to Agawam City Council are running every Saturday. RSVP at tinyurl.com/canvassfortom. We will also be coordinating carpooling if you need a ride to Agawam! Reach out here if you need help getting a ride. We need your help to get Tom re-elected in November!

13.10.2025 15:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Join DSA. Become a member today. Democratic socialists have an historic opportunity and responsibility to play a central role in continuing the political revolution for the long term. As a democratic, grassroots organization, DSA is ...

DSA affirms our fundamental right to free speech and assembly. We will not be intimidated by the Trump administration’s cronies, and we will continue our struggle for democracy to the end. If you want to live in a free society, join DSA today. dsausa.org/join

09.10.2025 18:12 β€” πŸ‘ 232    πŸ” 59    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 8
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Somerville 4 Palestine Defeats Challenge, Divestment Moves to Ballot - Working Mass SOMERVILLE, MA – On October 6, 2025, the Somerville Elections Commission issued a final decision to overrule an objection to a divestment ballot initiative led by Somerville 4 Palestine, paving the wa...

BREAKING: Organizers defeat an attempt to challenge a ballot initiative to divest Somerville investments from genocide that has earned more than 11,000 signatures from residents. Somerville voters will vote on city divestment in November.

working-mass.com/2025/10/07/s...

07.10.2025 23:06 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Two BIG canvasses coming up on Saturday for RVDSA endorsed candidates! RSVPs: tinyurl.com/dsaforjill & tinyurl.com/AllOutinAgawam

07.10.2025 15:46 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Join DSA. Become a member today. Democratic socialists have an historic opportunity and responsibility to play a central role in continuing the political revolution for the long term. As a democratic, grassroots organization, DSA is ...

Our Growth and Development Committee is launching a fall drive to ensure we keep the momentum going. Together, we're building a mass, multiracial, working class organization capable of building a new world. Join us at: dsausa.org/join 3/3

06.10.2025 20:38 β€” πŸ‘ 72    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Today, these folks are brand new members. Tomorrow, they'll be socialist leaders ready to organize their community and their workplaces, to fight against imperialism, to fight for immigration justice, to defend trans liberation, and so much more. 2/3

06.10.2025 20:38 β€” πŸ‘ 56    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
DSA Members in Good Standing -- 80K and Counting! Join today! dsausa.org/join  Line graph showing number of members in good standing rising from 50,000 in October 2024 to 80,000 in September 2025.

DSA Members in Good Standing -- 80K and Counting! Join today! dsausa.org/join Line graph showing number of members in good standing rising from 50,000 in October 2024 to 80,000 in September 2025.

For the first time in history, DSA has 80,000 members in good standing! Tens of thousands of new members have joined the last year alone. In the face of rising fascism, a US-backed genocide, and an escalating climate crisis, socialism is the only path forward. 1/3

06.10.2025 20:38 β€” πŸ‘ 304    πŸ” 82    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 12
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RVDSA ENDORSES

Initiative Petition 25-01, which restores the right to vote for anyone incarcerated on felony charges.

Initiative Petition 25-21, which caps annual rent increases at most properties.

MA residents, please sign both initiatives!
Info @ edc-unlockdemocracyma.com & homesforallmass.org.

06.10.2025 12:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

DSA candidates are running to fight for higher wages, rent control, transit for all, immigration justice, Palestine solidarity, and much more🌹

Learn more about what a socialist running for office looks like in your local community by checking out the thread below ⬇️

03.10.2025 16:53 β€” πŸ‘ 68    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Jill has spent years fighting to fund public schools and to end the genocide in Gaza. She needs our help to put a socialist in office in Amherst!

Join us at our launch canvass for Jill on Sat. October 11 at 1pm. No experience needed, bring good shoes and water 🌹

RSVP: tinyurl.com/dsaforjill

03.10.2025 11:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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River Valley DSA is thrilled to endorse Jill Brevik for Amherst Town Council! Jill is a chapter member who will bring her extensive organizing experience into government. She is going to build community power in Amherst and RVDSA is ready to work to get Jill on the Town Council in November! 🌹

02.10.2025 12:00 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Group screenshot of phonebankers from Sunday's Socialist Cash Takes Out Capitalist Trash Phonebank including the following DSA candidates/electeds: Willie Burnley Jr, Rashida Tlaib, Joel Brooks, Jake Ephros, Robin Wonsley Jr, and Michael Wilson.

Group screenshot of phonebankers from Sunday's Socialist Cash Takes Out Capitalist Trash Phonebank including the following DSA candidates/electeds: Willie Burnley Jr, Rashida Tlaib, Joel Brooks, Jake Ephros, Robin Wonsley Jr, and Michael Wilson.

Last night we held our biggest Socialist Cash Takes Out Capitalist phonebank to date!🌹

Alongside Rashida Tlaib and our nationally endorsed slate of DSA candidates, we turned out 70+ members and raised $5,000 and counting! πŸ’Έ

29.09.2025 22:38 β€” πŸ‘ 48    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2
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In River Valley DSA we know that if you want to win you have to Keep Knockin’. That’s why we are canvassing every Saturday through to November 4th to re-elect Tom Hendrickson to Agawam City Council. Join us for our next canvass on 10/4! RSVP link in bio and through the QR code. πŸšͺ✊🌹

29.09.2025 17:57 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Registrations close in JUST 24 hours at 1 PM EST tomorrow! ⏳

πŸ”— RSVP for Sunday's Socialist Cash Takes Out Capitalist Trash phonebank: bit.ly/socialistcas...

🌹And if you're not a member but you want to attend, join DSA today! bit.ly/joindsanec

26.09.2025 16:03 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

The first canvass of this campaign is THIS SATURDAY. You can RSVP directly here: actionnetwork.org/events/satur...

22.09.2025 18:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Alright folks! RVDSA is going All-Out in Agawam to re-elect RVDSA endorsed candidate and member Tom Hendrickson to Agawam City Council! Canvassing every Saturday from 9/27 through to Election Day! No experience required. We will train you and help you! RSVP for all dates via the QR code/link in bio.

18.09.2025 18:15 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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There’s still great news for fans of socialist politics in the River Valley…

We are going to go All Out in Agawam to re-elect RVDSA endorsed candidate and chapter member Tom Hendrickson to Agawam City Council! More information coming SOON on upcoming canvasses and campaign work!

17.09.2025 12:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Unfortunately, Will and Niko will not be advancing to the general election for Northampton City Council. Thank you to both candidates & our many volunteers!

Electoral Working Group is Thursday at 6pm at the Lilly Library in Florence, MA. Join to debrief our Northampton campaigns & plan next steps!

17.09.2025 12:33 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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It's Preliminary Election Day in Northampton! Polls are OPEN! Get out and vote Will O'Dwyer At-Large and Niko Letendre-Cahillane for Ward 1!

16.09.2025 11:37 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Friends! We are close to the (preliminary) finish line! The Northampton preliminary City Council election is tomorrow, September 16th. Can you join us for the final Finish Line Canvass before the prelim? RSVP below via the QR code or the link here: actionnetwork.org/.../915-elec....

15.09.2025 12:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Scarlett Morsmith: Blue Collar? Vote O'Dwyer and Letendre-Cahillane - Daily Hampshire Gazette Blue collar? Vote O’Dwyer and Letendre-Cahillane On Tuesday in Northampton, I will be casting a vote for Will O’Dwyer, and if I lived in Ward 1, I would be voting for Niko Letendre-Cahillane. I’m a co...

Lots of love for Niko Letendre-Cahillane and Will O'Dwyer in the Daily Hampshire Gazette! Get out and vote on (or before!) Sept. 16th!

14.09.2025 13:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Join us on Zoom for a final phone bank on Northampton Preliminary Election Day (9/16) in support of Will and Niko! Also take a look at the link in our bio to RSVP for this, and all of our canvassing in this final week before the preliminary! 🌹

09.09.2025 18:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Northampton Preliminary City Council election is Sept. 16th. We are knocking on as many doors as possible! We need your help to get Will and Niko through to November. Sign up with the QR code to canvass. Let's get Will and Niko through so they can help build a Paradise you can afford!

04.09.2025 15:05 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Democratic Socialists of America endorses Twin Cities DSA's slate of candidates for Minneapolis City Council and Park Board. Twin Cities DSA's logo is featured on the right hand side.

Democratic Socialists of America endorses Twin Cities DSA's slate of candidates for Minneapolis City Council and Park Board. Twin Cities DSA's logo is featured on the right hand side.

DSA is excited to announce that we’re endorsing four socialists running for office in Minneapolis–Robin Wonsley, Soren Stevenson, Adam Schneider, and Michael Wilson! 🌹

Read more about @twincitiesdsa.org's slate and how you can support below ⬇️

05.09.2025 15:36 β€” πŸ‘ 108    πŸ” 27    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
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Northampton Preliminary City Council election is Sept. 16th. We are knocking on as many doors as possible! We need your help to get Will and Niko through to November. Sign up with the QR code to canvass. Let's get Will and Niko through so they can help build a Paradise you can afford!

04.09.2025 15:05 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Important message from Northampton City Council At-Large candidate Will O'Dwyer for all Smith College students. You are a part of the Northampton community and your votes and voices are important! Register to vote by September 6th and vote for Will O'Dwyer on September 16th!

03.09.2025 14:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Racism and State Violence, Then and Now: Hurricane Katrina 20 Years Later. Statement from the NPC.

On this day 20 years ago, Hurricane Katrina made landfall over Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, as a high-end Category 3 hurricane. 1/6

29.08.2025 15:30 β€” πŸ‘ 52    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2
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Northampton, are you ready to vote for Will O’Dwyer At-Large and Niko Lettendre-Cahillane for Ward 1? To win we need everyone registered and out to vote on September 16th! Key election dates and information at: northamptonma.gov/755/Elections #Massachusetts #Northampton

29.08.2025 15:52 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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

27.08.2025 15:12 β€” πŸ‘ 41    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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