River Valley DSA is thrilled to endorse Jill Brevik for Amherst Town Council! Jill is a chapter member who will bring her extensive organizing experience into government. She is going to build community power in Amherst and RVDSA is ready to work to get Jill on the Town Council in November! 🌹

Last night we held our biggest Socialist Cash Takes Out Capitalist phonebank to date!🌹 Alongside Rashida Tlaib and our nationally endorsed slate of DSA candidates, we turned out 70+ members and raised $5,000 and counting! 💸

In River Valley DSA we know that if you want to win you have to Keep Knockin’. That’s why we are canvassing every Saturday through to November 4th to re-elect Tom Hendrickson to Agawam City Council. Join us for our next canvass on 10/4! RSVP link in bio and through the QR code. 🚪✊🌹

Registrations close in JUST 24 hours at 1 PM EST tomorrow! ⏳ 🔗 RSVP for Sunday's Socialist Cash Takes Out Capitalist Trash phonebank: bit.ly/socialistcas... 🌹And if you're not a member but you want to attend, join DSA today! bit.ly/joindsanec

The first canvass of this campaign is THIS SATURDAY. You can RSVP directly here: actionnetwork.org/events/satur...

Alright folks! RVDSA is going All-Out in Agawam to re-elect RVDSA endorsed candidate and member Tom Hendrickson to Agawam City Council! Canvassing every Saturday from 9/27 through to Election Day! No experience required. We will train you and help you! RSVP for all dates via the QR code/link in bio.

There’s still great news for fans of socialist politics in the River Valley… We are going to go All Out in Agawam to re-elect RVDSA endorsed candidate and chapter member Tom Hendrickson to Agawam City Council! More information coming SOON on upcoming canvasses and campaign work!

Unfortunately, Will and Niko will not be advancing to the general election for Northampton City Council. Thank you to both candidates & our many volunteers! Electoral Working Group is Thursday at 6pm at the Lilly Library in Florence, MA. Join to debrief our Northampton campaigns & plan next steps!

It's Preliminary Election Day in Northampton! Polls are OPEN! Get out and vote Will O'Dwyer At-Large and Niko Letendre-Cahillane for Ward 1!

Friends! We are close to the (preliminary) finish line! The Northampton preliminary City Council election is tomorrow, September 16th. Can you join us for the final Finish Line Canvass before the prelim? RSVP below via the QR code or the link here: actionnetwork.org/.../915-elec....

Lots of love for Niko Letendre-Cahillane and Will O'Dwyer in the Daily Hampshire Gazette! Get out and vote on (or before!) Sept. 16th!

Join us on Zoom for a final phone bank on Northampton Preliminary Election Day (9/16) in support of Will and Niko! Also take a look at the link in our bio to RSVP for this, and all of our canvassing in this final week before the preliminary! 🌹

Northampton Preliminary City Council election is Sept. 16th. We are knocking on as many doors as possible! We need your help to get Will and Niko through to November. Sign up with the QR code to canvass. Let's get Will and Niko through so they can help build a Paradise you can afford!

DSA is excited to announce that we’re endorsing four socialists running for office in Minneapolis–Robin Wonsley, Soren Stevenson, Adam Schneider, and Michael Wilson! 🌹 Read more about @twincitiesdsa.org's slate and how you can support below ⬇️

Northampton Preliminary City Council election is Sept. 16th. We are knocking on as many doors as possible! We need your help to get Will and Niko through to November. Sign up with the QR code to canvass. Let's get Will and Niko through so they can help build a Paradise you can afford!

Important message from Northampton City Council At-Large candidate Will O'Dwyer for all Smith College students. You are a part of the Northampton community and your votes and voices are important! Register to vote by September 6th and vote for Will O'Dwyer on September 16th!

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Northampton, are you ready to vote for Will O’Dwyer At-Large and Niko Lettendre-Cahillane for Ward 1? To win we need everyone registered and out to vote on September 16th! Key election dates and information at: northamptonma.gov/755/Elections #Massachusetts #Northampton

Boston DSA is extremely proud to endorse Ayah's campaign for a dignified and affordable Cambridge for all! #cambMA #MAPoli

Tomorrow! Please RSVP if you can make it!

Saturday! Kickoff canvass for RVDSA endorsed candidate Will O’Dwyer for Northampton City Council At-Large. Meet at Agnes Fox Park in Northampton at 10:45am. Post canvassing social at Packard’s and we will cover a round of appetizers for volunteers! RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/will-... 🌹

Come out today to talk Socialism!

BIG NEWS! RVDSA has voted to endorse Niko Letendre-Cahillane for Northampton City Council Ward 1, William O'Dwyer for Northampton City Council At-Large, and Tom Hendrickson for Agawam City Council At-Large!

If you're a newer member or curious about joining this is the meeting for you! We will be discussing DSA Convention results and voting on election endorsements!

Curious about what people mean when they talk about this "Socialism" thing? Come join us for some fun and relaxed discussion at the Lilly Library in Florence, MA on August 17th! 🌹

“The working masses are hungry for revolutionary change” —Rep. Rashida Tlaib at DSA convention

Happy Convention to all @demsocialists.bsky.social !

After an incredible (and incredibly messy) year, members of the Democratic Socialists of America will attempt to sort out their differences — and chart their future — at their biennial convention.

Good luck and thank you to our delegates as they prepare and make their way to DSA National Convention this weekend! We are proud to have you representing this chapter and we know that you will do that well!

Reading circle starts in a couple of hours at Bookends in Florence, MA. Hope to see you there!

Tonight's Gathering the Masses, 8 pm ET! We are excited for this. If you haven't RSVPed yet, do that here and get the materials: actionnetwork.org/events/gathe... If you haven't read, still come by! ...but, if you can get a little time today, here's what you can do in 30-40 min -- 🧵1/4

Join Liyang Western Massachusetts and River Valley DSA to learn about human rights and political repression in the Philippines through a letter-writing and educational workshop. Help us write messages of solidarity to send to activists facing persecution and imprisonment in the Philippines!

Yesterday, in a vote of 221 to 209, Congress approved a staggering $831.5 billion to the Pentagon. This will be used to fund militarism abroad and Israel’s ongoing genocide of the Palestinian people, instead of the services and protections that working people desperately need. Our statement:

The next RVDSA General Meeting is on August 13th, 6pm at CitySpace in Easthampton MA and on Zoom. This is the main democratic body of the chapter. And you don't have to be a member to attend. If you're curious and interested in learning how DSA works, please join us!

Join us for the first session of Socialist Summer School on July 13th! After celebrating Zohran Mamdani's big win in the NYC Democratic mayoral primary, supported by NYC DSA, we will discuss the lessons we can learn from the campaign, and how we might replicate its success in the River Valley.

Curious about our chapter? Thinking about joining? You can sign up to speak with our Membership team on our website! rvdsa.org/joining-rive.... Our Membership team is always available to set up a time to talk with you and answer any questions!

Interested in hearing from DSA members about the amazing mutual aid work going on in their chapters? Come join MAWG for our Summer '25 All Member Meeting on July 19th @ 8pm ET! We will have presentations from three different DSA chapters with their own mutual aid projects.

Any successful union started with two co-workers talking. You can get the pay, benefits, and respect at work that you deserve by having those conversations and organizing with your co-workers to put pressure on your boss. United we bargain, divided we beg.

Join us for the first session of Socialist Summer School on July 13th! After celebrating Zohran Mamdani's big win in the NYC Democratic mayoral primary, supported by NYC DSA, we will discuss the lessons we can learn from the campaign, and how we might replicate its success in the River Valley.

The next meeting of the RVDSA Labor Standing Committee is on July 16th!

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Come to the GM tonight!

Join us for the next meeting of the River Valley DSA electoral working group. It's an exciting time for DSA electeds and we are bringing that energy to the River Valley!

🚨Calling all young people interested in joining the labor movement🚨 Check out all of the amazing speakers you’ll be hearing from (+ a super special secret guest 🤫) if you attend tomorrow’s RED HOT SUMMER LAUNCH CALL @ 8PM ET / 5PM PT!! dsausa.us/rhs25

Inspired by the Zohran campaign? Join DSA and get involved with your local chapter to organize for the better world we know is possible! 🧵dsausa.us/join-zohran

@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social ran an incredible campaign in NYC & did @socialists.nyc proud! @bostondsa.org also has the opportunity to elect a young, BIPOC mayor fighting for working people, renters, people of color, and queer folks. If you want to help, go to linktr.ee/WillieforSomerville

This tonight! Gather your squad and prepare for TRIVIA!!!!

Congratulations Zohran and all @demsocialists.bsky.social on a big victory last night! On to winning in November!

50,000 canvassers, knocked 1.5 million doors, and defeated 30 million dollars of billionaire money. This is the first of many victories - money will never be able to defeat the strength of the people when we fight for each other. We have a world to win! Join DSA today at: dsausa.org/join (2/2)

Great night for @demsocialists.bsky.social !!