23/07/2024
We are so excited to announce that Street Solidarity will be reccuring biweekly! Join us on August 4th for our first of the month Street Solidarity action. Click on the link in our bio to RSVP to volunteer and/or to donate food.
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23/07/2024
Our August General Meeting is right around the corner! Join us as we plan our next steps according to our priorities. And dont forget afterwards to come along to our mini social! Click on the link in our bio to RSVP.
20/07/2024
ANNOUNCMENT: Due to severe weather conditions, our July 21st Street Solidarity has been rescheduled for July 28th. Please check out the link in our bio to RSVP for the 28th as well as sign up to donate food and supplies.
19/07/2024
Despite Birmingham City Council passing a ceasefire resolution, there is still more work to do for the people of Palestine. Click on the link in our bio to get involved with our Palestine Working Group.
19/07/2024
The 2024 Republican National Convention marks the consolidation of the American Right around Donald Trump and his fascist agenda. Despite months of media fanfare over various alternative candidates, Trump easily secured the nomination with over 98% of the vote. By contrast, the Democratic Party is b...
16/07/2024
RECAP: Brake Light Repair 🚦 We had a great turnout of 11 vehicles repaired for our first recurring Brake Light Clinic: now every second Saturday of every month. If you want to join and help our next month, August 10, join the fun! Go to bhamdsa.org/calendar to stay up to date 🌹
16/07/2024
Come join our Q***rSoc section for our Treats & Deets social as well as our meeting in August. Click on the link in our bio to RSVP!
16/07/2024
JULY GENERAL MEETING RECAP - At our general meeting this past Sunday, July 14, 13 members in good standing debriefed of Birmingham DSA’s past electoral organizing, and discussed how we want to do electoral and legislative organizing going forward.
As part of this debriefing/discussion, we grappled with a number of questions: What do we want our endorsement process to look like going forward? How do we want to organize around candidates we endorse? Do we want to recruit candidates, and, if so, from where do we want to recruit them? How do we want to engage with elected politicians beyond just elections?
Join our discussion and find more at bhamdsa.org/calendar!
14/07/2024
Our AFROSOC Member Section has been holding discussions about what Afro-socialism is. More importantly, how can we achieve that goal in Birmingham, Tuscaloosa and across Alabama. These are our thoughts on those topics. 👇 We will be furthering our discussion and how it ties into local organizing in our future meetings! Find them here at bhamdsa.org/calendar!
11/07/2024
REMEMBER: We're hosting a "Building a Mass Working Class Organization" training this Wednesday, July 17!
We highly recommend this training for all of our members, anyone who's interested in joining us, and anyone who's socialism-curious!
RSVP at bhamdsa.org/calendar. 🌹
11/07/2024
REMEMBER: Our Labor Lab is TODAY, Thursday, July 11! Power-map local organized labor with us! Food will be served.
08/07/2024
Interested in joining Birmingham DSA? Already have, but not sure what you fell into?
Then come exist in our context at our New Member Happy Hour on Thursday, July 25 from 6-8PM at Ghost Train Brewing Co. (3501 1st Avenue South, 35222)! You'll kick back with your fellow new/prospective members, and members who came before you!
This event is also open to old members, regular folks, and the socialism-curious! All ages welcome, including kids. Please bring a friend, if you can.
Want to join us at this social? RSVP at bhamdsa.org/calendar. 🥥
06/07/2024
United in blue, we stood strong for LGBTQIA+ rights at the Title IX town hall at North Shelby Library! Stay tuned for updates as we organize with to attend the town hall meeting in Guntersville, August 12th.
04/07/2024
UPDATE: Registration for free oil & filter changes at this Clinic has closed. To stay up-to-date with when we'll be next offering free oil/filter changes, subscribe to our e-mail bulletin at bit.ly/bhamdsabulletin.
BRAKING: Our sign for our Saturday, July 13 Brake Light & Fuse Replacement Clinic is up at Beloved Community Church! This is the first of our recurring Clinics, which will take place on the 2nd Saturday of every month from 1-3PM at Beloved.
At this clinic, we'll repair brake lights and fuses to protect our working-class neighbors from unnecessary stops, fines and fees, and other forms of violence at the hands of the police. It's all part of our efforts to help our working-class neighbors build power and control over their own safety.
Want to volunteer? We'll train you on how to change brake lights, or you can fill a non-repair role! Sign up at bhamdsa.org/calendar.
Also at this Clinic, we'll be performing free oil and filter changes! This will only be available to the first six registrants. Register at bhamdsa.org/calendar.🚦
03/07/2024
Join us as we map our connections to local workplace organizers! Labor Lab will utilize political education and introduce scientific socialism to enhance Bham DSA’s Labor Working Group 🌹
02/07/2024
Bham DSA's summer plan is to continue our fight for the betterment of the working class. What is yours? Click the link in our bio to view our calendar for this month and RSVP. We hope to see you there!
02/07/2024
Get ready! We'll be out in Linn Park on Sunday, July 21st for our monthly Street Solidarity action. If you would like to volunteer to serve the community or donate items, click on the link in our bio to RSVP. We hope to see you there!
01/07/2024
Help us protect our libraries! The Alabama Public Library Service is trying to change state codes, tying funding to censorship of LGBTQ+ and BIPOC books. Oppose these changes by signing our letter before July 15th. Click the link in our bio to send your letter now! Spread the word and stand against censorship.
30/06/2024
Empower change and challenge the status quo with us. Join our movement for a future that values all, not just the elite. Click on the link in our bio and become a DSA member today.
30/06/2024
This July is heating up with DSA events & meetings! 🌞 Don't miss out on the action - click on the link in our bio to view our full calander and get involved.
29/06/2024
Join us for planning our social media platforms and organizing mutual aid! Have any ideas?
We’ll talk next steps for mutual aid organizing in Bham DSA, including our Brake Light Clinic and Street Solidarity programs and much more!
🔗RSVP at BhamDSA.org/calendar
28/06/2024
Attention Bham DSA memebers! We are hosting two training sessions next month to help aid our working groups in accomplishing their goals. Come out to MAKEbhm to join us in person or join on Zoom. Click on the link in our bio to RSVP.
27/06/2024
WE DID IT, PERIOD: At our Street Solidarity action this past Sunday, June 23, at 12PM in Linn Park, we distributed a Tex-Mex-themed warm meal, period products, and clothes to 45 of our neighbors!
Street Solidarity is our Mutual Aid Working Group's program to build solidarity with and become a material and informational resource to working-class people who are homeless, houseless, tenuously housed, and facing food insecurity. At least once a month, Birmingham DSA members and other volunteers plan and prepare a well-balanced meal, hygiene products, clothing, and more to distribute to approximately 50 of our neighbors.
Want updates about how to volunteer and/or what items we need for our July Street Solidarity action? Sign up for our email bulletin at bit.ly/bhamdsabulletin. 🤝
26/06/2024
UPDATE: Registration for free oil & filter changes at this Clinic has closed. To stay up-to-date with when we'll be next offering free oil/filter changes, subscribe to our e-mail bulletin at bit.ly/bhamdsabulletin.
BRAKING: Our next Brake Light & Fuse Replacement Clinic is Saturday, July 13, from 1-3PM at Beloved Community Church! This is the first of our recurring Clinics, which will take place on the 2nd Saturday of every month from 1-3PM at Beloved.
At this clinic, we'll repair brake lights and fuses to protect our working-class neighbors from unnecessary stops, fines and fees, and other forms of violence at the hands of the police. It's all part of our efforts to help our working-class neighbors build power and control over their own safety.
Want to volunteer? We'll train you on how to change brake lights, or you can fill a non-repair role! Sign up at bhamdsa.org/calendar.
Also at this Clinic, we'll be performing free oil and filter changes! This will only be available to the first six registrants. Register at bhamdsa.org/calendar.🚦
25/06/2024
Join us at our upcoming meeting as we continue our fight against Alabama's book ban. Click on the link in our bio to RSVP.
25/06/2024
Come out to our general meeting July 14th at Burdock Book Collective. At this meeting, as per our members' interest, we will be discussing the potential of Bham DSA working on electoral organizing. Click on the link in our bio to RSVP. We look forward to seeing you there!
24/06/2024
HOUSING SECOND? NO, HOUSING FIRST: Birmingham DSA's Mutual Aid Working Group want to know if you're interested in being a part of a reading group for the Deborah K. Padgett book "Housing First: Ending Homelessness, Transforming Systems, and Changing Lives."
According to the publisher, this 250-page book “is the first to chronicle the story of Housing First, a paradigm-shifting evidence-based approach to ending homelessness that began in New York City in 1992 and rapidly spread to other cities nationally and internationally.
“The authors report on the rise of a 'homeless industry' of shelters and transitional housing programs that the HF approach directly challenged by rejecting the usual demands of treatment, sobriety and housing readiness.
According to the publisher, “the book traces the history of homelessness and the rapid growth of the publically funded homeless industry, an amalgam of religious and philanthropic organizations, advocacy groups, and non-profits that were insufficient to stem the tide of homelessness resulting from dramatic reductions in affordable housing in the 1980s and continuing to the present day.”
We’re tentatively reading this book in four sessions. We’re looking to offer one set of sessions on Wednesdays starting July 17, then going to July 31 and August 14 and 28. We’re looking to offer another set of sessions on Sundays starting July 21, then going to August 4 and 18 and September 1.
All sessions will include a Zoom option.
Interested? Fill out our form at bhamdsa.org/resources. 🤝
19/06/2024
Our AFROSOC member section held their Game Night June 15 to celebrate Juneteenth! We played some wild games of UNO, found out someone believes they could fight an alligator and much more! Don't miss our next game night! Find more fun events like this at bhamdsa.org/calendar!
17/06/2024
Join us for our Palestine Working Group and Q***r Soc Group. Meetings are coming up: RSVP and stay up to date on all Birmingham DSA events by going to Bhamdsa.org/calendar 🌹
19/12/2023
Yesterday was the 3rd Sunday of the month, so we had another food action with Birmingham DSA!
We served: vegetarian chili, cornbread, mac and cheese, chicken, mashed potatoes, salad, coffee, fruits, and a lot more!
If you’re interested in joining us for the next one (Jan 21st, Linn Park, Noon), or want to know what you can do to help out, dm us or check ‘s bio for more details!
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Yesterday, at Alabama Public Library Service's board meeting in Montgomery, our co-chair Jason spoke in opposition to code changes that would DEFUND our libraries who don't ban LGBTQIA+/racial justice books. The Alabama Public Library Service (APLS) will likely decide on these code changes at their May 16 board meeting. Want updates on how we're building worker power to stand up to politicians in Montgomery? Sign up for our e-mail bulletin at bit.ly/bhamdsabulletin. 📚
LIVE from Solidarity Action with Free Alabama Movement at St. Clair Prison
Our former co-chair Theo speaking last night at the Rally for Trans Rights and Privacy event last night. We'll never stop fighting for trans kids in Alabama, and we're lucky to have black-led trans orgs like TAKE Resource Center in the fight. Shout-out to BhamStands for taking the video.
Our friends at Birmingham Mutual Aid are low on food! They need more groceries to be able to pack boxes to send out to food insecure neighbors on Sunday. You can drop off food in the bin on the porch of 30 9th CT West, Birmingham 35204. Good things to donate: Canned vegetables, fruit and beans Soup Peanut butter and jelly Pasta Snacks Fresh vegetables Fresh or frozen meat Anything you like to eat! Our neighbors don't deserve just the food you don't want!
Press conference at Faith Chapel Care Center regarding the plywood boxes for our houseless neighbors for The World Games
HELP NEEDED: We need less than $500 by TOMORROW, May 31, to meet our fundraising goal to fund abortions and abortion logistics for @arc_southeast! Can you help us meet our goal? Visit tinyurl.com/bhmabortion or linktr.ee/bhamdsa for our team page.
We have a duty to fight for our freedom! We have a duty to win! We must love each other and protect each other! We have nothing to lose but our chains! POWER! with Martez Files and Celi Soto for The People
Amazon claims they’re telling BHM1 workers the “truth” about unions. Here’s the REAL truth about what unionizing can do for YOU! #amazon #bessemer #union #unions #bhm1 #rwdsu #bamazon #bamazonunion #ufcw #teamsters #dsa #labor #unionize
Happy New Years! What are your resolutions? Maybe you share ours? (video text below). There's never been a better time to join the largest socialist org in the country and fight for a better world. Message us about some of our upcoming actions! dsausa.org/join
General Meeting/Council Announcement
EXCITING NEWS: Birmingham DSA is running a candidate for City Council! Learn how you can get involved with the campaign or other political actions in Birmingham at our General Meeting.
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