Today marks one of the most abominable industrial disasters in the history #NewYorkCity and the country. On 25 March 1911, poor working condition led to a fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory. The tragedy was made more deadly due to the doors of the stairwells and exits being kept locked by owners, allegedly to prevent theft and… Read more »
People’s History: ACT UP, Fight AIDS, Fight Back!
On this day in 1987, at least 250 people, some of whom were living with the AIDS virus, halted traffic on Wall Street for several hours and passed out thousands of fact sheets about the disease. It was the first action of the radical, direct-action group AIDS Coalition To Unleash Power (ACT UP), which had… Read more »
Miami DSA at the Parkland March For Our Lives
Members of Miami Democratic Socialists of America and YDSA FIU are at the Parkland March For Our Lives answering the call of Young Democratic Socialists of America to say #NeverAgain to the violence that the capitalist gun industry brings into our schools and inflicts on oppressed communities. “True liberation requires mobilization against the further expansion… Read more »
Miami DSA and YDSA FIU at the March For Our Lives
Calling all comrades! Democratic Socialists of America & YDSA have urged us to support the March For Our Lives. If you’re planning on coming out to Parkland on March 24th & want to march with other DSA & YDSA folks, let us know here or at [email protected] so together we can say #NeverAgain to gun… Read more »
Sharing Sundays at The Colorblock Miami
Join Miami Democratic Socialists of America & friends every Sunday at The Colorblock Miami for Sharing Sundays, a Mutual Aid project aimed at creating community across differences. Together we can build a better Miami that provides for the needs of the many rather than the profits of the few. 🌹
People’s History: March 21st & the Anti-Apartheid Struggle
The 21st of March marks both one of the most tragic and one of the most joyous events in the struggle against apartheid. On this day in 1960, police in South Africa massacred 69 people demonstrators in the township of Sharpeville. On this day in 1990, Namibia was liberated from apartheid. Read more here: bit.ly/2HTIN5F
Miami DSA and National Nurses United at Lauderdale Lakes
Miami Democratic Socialists of America were honored to be invited to address our comrades in National Nurses United this morning at their rally in Lauderdale Lakes on the importance of workplace democracy and healthcare as a human right.
The Red Tide – March 20, 2018
Click here to read The Red Tide for the week of March 20, 2018.
People’s History: Abahlali baseMjondolo
On this day in 2005, roughly 750 residents of the Kennedy Road shack settlement in Durban, South Africa formed a road blockade to demand housing, electricity, & water as human rights. This action led to the formation of Abahlalibase Mjondolo. More here: bit.ly/AbMAbM
Little Havana Voter Rights Restoration
Tomas and Esperanza 🐔 of Miami Democratic Socialists of America out canvassing Little Havana today in support of voter rights restoration. #YesOn4 #DSA #TrySocialism