Akron DSA

Akron DSA The greater Akron chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America believes a better world is possible 🌹🤝 A 501(c)(4) organization

This weekend is packed with opportunities to get involved with Akron DSA. We hope to see you at one of our upcoming even...
09/25/2026

This weekend is packed with opportunities to get involved with Akron DSA. We hope to see you at one of our upcoming events!

Link in bio for more info and RSVP links

09/23/2026

The Akron Fights for Trans Rights campaign is over, but we’re keeping the spirit alive. In this video, Aaron from the Akron DSA QLC reflects on the campaign, the challenges we face, and the path forward for trans liberation in Akron.

Find out more at https://www.akrondsa.org/about/akron-fights-for-trans-rights/

This Thurs, a socialist will walk into the halls of power of Cleveland and deliver the good news: socialism is the futur...
09/23/2026

This Thurs, a socialist will walk into the halls of power of Cleveland and deliver the good news: socialism is the future.

100 years ago, City Club invited socialist Eugene Debs to a flurry of capitalist outrage.

Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) National Co-Chair Ashik Siddique will speak at the The City Club of Cleveland. Our statement.

🗓: Thurs, 9/24
⏰️: 7 PM
📍: City Club, 1317 Euclid Ave, Suite 100, Cleveland

09/22/2026

✊LUTHERAN HOSPITAL STRIKE STARTS TOMORROW 9/23 AT NOON 🌹 Cleveland DSA stands with SEIU 1199 workers as they demand an end to unfair treatment!

Workers and community members gathered today to show support and demand Cleveland Clinic show up and bargain in good faith, rather than continue with illegal union busting. Workers who run the hospitals' food, cleaning and other services are going on an unfair labor practice (ULP) strike tomorrow after unfair treatment during contract negotiations. Cleveland Clinic is refusing to bargain over healthcare coverage, while workers are struggling with low pay, low staffing, and unjust surveillance of off the clock behavior. A multibillion dollar organization whose CEO makes ~$10 million a year can afford to help workers, instead of trying to exploit and control them.

OHIO VOTERS: LET’S ASK OUR REPRESENTATIVES TO TAKE A PLEDGE.We’re asking candidates and elected representatives across O...
09/22/2026

OHIO VOTERS: LET’S ASK OUR REPRESENTATIVES TO TAKE A PLEDGE.

We’re asking candidates and elected representatives across Ohio to make a clear public commitment:
No money. No gifts. No sponsored travel. No material support from foreign governments or lobbying organizations, including Israel and AIPAC.

Our representatives should be accountable to the people of Ohio. And as genocide and apartheid continue in Palestine, we are asking our elected officials to reject financial relationships with organizations enacting policies that contribute to human rights violations.

✍🏽 HOW TO SEND THE LETTER
1. CLICK THE LINK and enter your information.
2. SEND IT TO YOUR REPRESENTATIVES/CANDIDATES.
3. This letter is going to candidates across the state. You may need to enter unique information, such as a subject line.
4. PERSONALIZE IT if you want, or use the default letter provided.
5. SEND IT — THEN SHARE IT! Get your friends, family, coworkers, and community involved.
6. FOLLOW UP. Call the campaigns and ask whether the candidate will make this commitment publicly.
This is how we build accountability: send the letter, make the call, and keep asking.

LINK HERE: tinyurl.com/ohaipacout

A spectre is haunting... HAPPY DOG! The spectre of FUN! Hey, we're throwing a spooktacular socialist Halloween Party! 🎃 ...
09/22/2026

A spectre is haunting... HAPPY DOG! The spectre of FUN!

Hey, we're throwing a spooktacular socialist Halloween Party! 🎃 👻🎃👻

$10 at the door, all proceeds go to fighting the 🧛‍♀️ vampires of capitalism 🧛‍♂️ (the real horrors!).

Costume contest, prizes, good food! Family friendly and open to all!

💀 Come... IF YOU DARE 💀

🗓: Friday, Oct 16th
⏰️: 8 PM - MIDNIGHT (😱OoOoooOooOo!😱)
📍: Happy Dog Cleveland, Underdog (🪦 The Basement 🪦) 5801 Detroit Ave, Cleveland
💲: $10 cover

Come celebrate the end of our Akron Fights for Trans Rights campaign at Cocktails Akron with the QLC drag ball!!! Grab a...
09/20/2026

Come celebrate the end of our Akron Fights for Trans Rights campaign at Cocktails Akron with the QLC drag ball!!! Grab a drink 🍷, strut your stuff 💃, and find your realness with Akron DSA!!!



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09/17/2026

🚨 FACT 5: If all of this has you more than a little worried — here's the good news. It's not hypothetical, and it's not hopeless.

According to anti-surveillance group DeFlock, 95 cities have rejected ALPR systems or turned their existing cameras off. A few examples close to home:

✅ Cleveland's Public Safety Committee voted against renewing its Flock contract in June
✅ Green City Council recently rejected a proposal to implement Flock cameras
✅ In 2022, Hudson City Council declined to even take up a vote — telling the Akron Beacon Journal that "too many residents came forward and said they don't want it"

One thing so many of these wins have in common? Residents showed up and voiced their disapproval.

We can — and should — do the same thing here in Akron. 📢

That's all 5 facts. Now it's our turn. Follow to stay in the loop on next steps.

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09/16/2026

🚨 FACT #4: "But Flock cameras reduce crime." Do they?

The LAPD just declined to renew its Flock contract — and one reason was the AI-powered cameras' high error rates. An audit by the LAPD Office of the Inspector General found the cameras generated 161 false stolen vehicle reports in just two months. Every single one meant officers pulling over a driver in a car that wasn't stolen.

Meanwhile, only 337 alerts actually led to recovering a stolen vehicle. That's a 32% error rate.

So on top of the privacy concerns and data security risks, you could get pulled over one day after doing absolutely nothing wrong — because an AI made a mistake.

Does this sound like technology we want in our community? 👇

Follow for Fact #5.

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09/15/2026

🚨 FACT #3: Flock Safety says its cameras don't track or identify people — just license plates. So why is it testing software that does exactly that?

It's called "OS Investigate," and according to reporting from Wired, police can use it to identify drivers and track vehicles by movement patterns alone. It can:
📍 Pick out "potential witnesses" by how often their cars pass through a neighborhood
📍 Surface a driver's associates based on whose cameras they pass together
📍 Turn plates into names, home addresses, and relatives by pulling from case files, 911 dispatch logs, and commercial identity records
📍 Search for people in a map-drawn area using nothing but a physical description

This is the direction Flock is heading. Does this sound like something we want in Akron?

📢 Contact Akron City Council and tell them to cancel our Flock contract — before these capabilities get even more worrying.

Follow for Fact #4.

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