Nyc Dsa

Roughly 200 incarcerated men on Rikers Island have organized a hunger strike to protest inhumane conditions—including a lack of hot water, heat, and medical care in the midst of a pandemic. Here’s what you need to know, and how you can help. — The Racial Justice Working Group (RJWG) of NYC-DSA is in solidarity with the hunger strikers on Rikers Island. Roughly 200 incarcerated men at the Robert N. Davoren Complex (RNDC) organized a hunger strike and began refusing meals on January 7th in protest of conditions at the jail. Conditions at Rikers…

Governor Hochul and Mayor Adams plan to flood the subway system with “hundreds” of cops, in a move that will further criminalize homeless New Yorkers. With the New York eviction moratorium set to expire in just a few days, here’s what you should know—and how you can help. — On January 6th, Governor Kathy Hochul and Mayor Eric Adams announced their joint strategy to address homelessness in New York City’s subway system: flood the system with hundreds of cops and dozens of state social workers — and call it “outreach.” Rather than fund better living conditions, truly affordable housing…

Despite the growing movement to defund the police and invest in social services, City Council members have chosen to continue defunding health, education, sanitation, and small business services in the middle of a pandemic and economic crisis. Here’s what you need to know — and how to join the fight for budget justice. — Last Wednesday, New York City Council members commemorated a year of global protests against police brutality by handing the NYPD $212 million more in taxpayer dollars — or $303 million when including Department of Education funds for the “school safety” program. About a year after the murder of George Floyd…

I am a Marxist. I have been active in the socialist movement for almost ten years. I was a member of the Socialist Party and Solidarity. I started attending Brooklyn Branch meetings in 2016 and became a dues-paying member in 2017. The organizing that I’ve pursued within NYC-DSA has predominantly…

[Since I am gonna start publishing here I decided to upload old DSA stuff] At our National Convention this year DSA passed a resolution affirming that we aim to be an organization of 100k members. The passage of this resolution reflected a belief that, despite growth and numerous victories, we…

Since I’ve joined DSA, many of our comrades have done great work canvassing for bills that would substantively help improve the lived material conditions of people in New York state. This includes the NY Health Act, which would be a social revolution if passed, of which the Socialist Feminist WG…