Pittsburgh DSA

Pittsburgh DSA

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Yinz like socialism? 🌹 Pittsburgh chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America pghdsa.org/join-us

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Ahead of tonight’s meeting of the National Political Committee, Pittsburgh DSA sent this letter on the sanctity of National Convention and our organizational commitment to Palestinian Solidarity.

Want to find community and comradery? This is the perfect event for you! Come join Pittsburgh DSA for our monthly happy hour at Trace Brewing in Bloomfield from 7-10 PM. We will have members come early to get a table - look out for members wearing DSA gear!

This Thursday, October 15, Pittsburgh DSA will have our monthly General Meeting! We will be screening a documentary about Benjamin J. Davis, a CPUSA councilman in Harlem, and hear a report back on aid deliveries to Cuba, as well as take care of chapter business!

This Indigenous Peoples Day, we refuse to celebrate the “achievements” of the monstrous criminal genocidaire Christopher Columbus. (1/6)

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Indigenous nations and Indigenous organizers across the continent continue to fight for the protection of the environment, for stopping the kidnapping and murder of Indigenous women, and for Land Back. (6/6)

This Indigenous Peoples Day, we refuse to celebrate the “achievements” of the monstrous criminal genocidaire Christopher Columbus. (1/6)

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These include in particular the nation of Onödowaʼga꞉ʼ (Seneca) and the greater Haudenosaunee Confederacy (also called the Iroquois or Six Nations), the nations of Šaawanwaki (Shawnee), 𐓏𐓘𐓻𐓘𐓻𐓟 / Wahzhazhe (Osage), and Eriehronon (Erie), (3/6)

and the peoples of the Hopewell and Monongahela cultures. Today, the Seneca Nation continues to fight for restitution and recognition for the harm done by the construction of the Kinzua Dam, which since 1965 has flooded 10,000 acres of their land, (4/6)

This Indigenous Peoples Day, we refuse to celebrate the “achievements” of the monstrous criminal genocidaire Christopher Columbus. (1/6)

Instead, we take this opportunity to honor the peoples native to this continent, and particularly the peoples native to the lands around Ohi:yo' - the Onödowaʼga꞉ʼ (Seneca) word for what settlers called the Allegheny and Ohio Rivers. (2/6)

IMPORTANT UPDATE: Carnegie Mellon University, taking after its namesake, CANCELLED our reservation this morning. We will instead be holding our convention at 1256 Franklin Ave, Wilkinsburg, PA 15221

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Join us this Sat., 9/19, for our Chapter Convention! Catered breakfast starts at 9, and business kicks off at 10. We will elect leadership, debate bylaw and resolution proposals, and hear from our esteemed guests! Then, we will head over to Trace Brewing to celebrate 1000 members! pghdsa.org/rsvp

Join us this Sat., 9/19, for our Chapter Convention! Catered breakfast starts at 9, and business kicks off at 10. We will elect leadership, debate bylaw and resolution proposals, and hear from our esteemed guests! Then, we will head over to Trace Brewing to celebrate 1000 members! pghdsa.org/rsvp

We had a great time meeting many other comrades from Pennsylvania at the Socialist Summit this past weekend in Chicago! Solidarity forever!

Solidarity with the Detainees and Protesters at Delaney Hall and at all the other ICE Concentration Camps. Abolish ICE. Close the facilities. End the Prison Industrial Complex. Solidarity to the Oppressed. FREE THEM ALL.

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🆘 5/29 UPDATE FROM DELANEY HALL 📷 ⏩demand an IMMEDIATE END to ICE's violence, and uplifting the demands being voiced by the labor & hunger strikers inside.

On this Trans Day of Visibility, Pittsburgh DSA is pleased to announce our new HEARTY Campaign, standing up for Trans Youth and access to health care in our community. Here's some info on the campaign and how to get involved:

Allegheny County Council just passed Ordinance 13809-26 banning county agencies and employees from cooperating with ICE. Pittsburgh DSA turned out our members to tonight's meeting to send one message: Allegheny County stands in solidarity with our immigrant neighbors. We will abolish ICE!

We stand with the USLPA and the Riverhounds SC players demanding a fair contract. We're rooting for the Riverhounds SC to win today, but if the players strike, we'll stand by them. Better no games than union busting.

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Louisville and Lexington players paused the USL Championship season opener for 60 seconds after kickoff, letting the clock run without play. A fearless show of unity from the USL Players Association as negotiations reach a critical stage. It’s time for the league to act. #StandUpForStandards

In order to support Allegheny County’s anti-ICE cooperation bill, please use this tool to email your County representative. Sending an email is quick and only takes a few seconds. Please share with anybody in Allegheny County who opposes ICE! actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

actionnetwork.orgTell Allegheny County Council to BAN ICE Cooperation!On March 10th, the Allegheny County Council is voting on a proposed bill to restrict local cooperation with ICE. The Pittsburgh DSA has endorsed this bill and is encouraging residents of Allegheny Cou...

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Did you know that Pittsburgh has one of the highest densities of union Starbucks stores in the country? CONGRATULATIONS to baristas at the Banksville Plaza store - they just won the 21st union Starbucks in Pittsburgh! ✊🔥

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Some brands to support: Zaytoun, Yaffa, Al’Ard, and generally any packing that says “grown in Palestine”--something colonizers won’t admit to.

Dates are one of the products that colonizers take advantage of in Palestine, seizing crops and land to profit off of what is not theirs to take.

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Join us for our second annual Benefit Against Imperialism! Save the date: Saturday, February 28, 7pm-12am at Spirit in Lawrenceville. $15 suggested donation, but no one is turned away for lack of payment. Donations can be made at pghdsa.org/benefit. 🇵🇸 🎸 🔥 ✊

We are excited to share the public launch of our No Appetite for Apartheid campaign! You can find events, info, and resources like shopping guides at NA4A.org/Pittsburgh. This is a multi-city boycott of products from israel or those that financially uphold the Zionist occupation of Palestine.

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Since November, PGH DSA and coalition partners have been working to create a base for this campaign by: - Getting 250+ pledges from consumers - Educating consumers about BDS and products they can boycott - Getting 7 pledges from stores agreeing to become Apartheid Free - Finding more volunteers

We are excited to share the public launch of our No Appetite for Apartheid campaign! You can find events, info, and resources like shopping guides at NA4A.org/Pittsburgh. This is a multi-city boycott of products from israel or those that financially uphold the Zionist occupation of Palestine.

Every day choices of US consumers contributed to the downfall of apartheid in South Africa. The hope is to see similar success for Palestine. The US is the biggest importer of israeli food products ($396 million in 2019). Our purchases wrongfully justify the occupation of Palestinian farmland.

The Trump regime has started an illegal war against Venezuela, kidnapping President Nicolas Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores. ICE troops have murdered Minneapolis resident Renee Good in front of her wife and neighbors. Take action Saturday to say NO to war at home and abroad!

Wednesday, our Abolition and Anti-Imperialism committee will be joined by Francesca M and Andrew T from DSA’s NPC for a report-back on their election monitoring in Honduras, telling us what they saw firsthand, and giving important background on the situation. RSVP here to attend: buff.ly/mynYu8y

On December 17 at 6 pm, Pittsburgh DSA’s Bodily Autonomy Committee will host a Femmes & Thems Happy Hour! The Happy Hour is a space to meet fellow DSA femmes, thems, and gender-diverse comrades. You’re invited to socialize with socialists and bring friends!