Long Island DSA celebrates LGBTQ Families Day 🌈 LGBTQ+ families come in many forms, but all deserve safety, dignity, and the freedom to thrive. Today and every day, we stand with LGBTQ+ families, defend trans kids, and support the fight to abolish ICE.

Republicans are advancing H.R. 7661, a bill that could affect millions of kids by restricting access to books addressing topics such as LGBTQ+ identities, puberty, and sex. Here are a few books loved by chapter members that could be affected if this legislation becomes law.

Join us this June for meetings of our Healthcare Equity Working Group, where we’ll be discussing the New York Health Act and other key issues affecting our communities. Join this working group (or any of our others) by becoming a member of LIDSA: bit.ly/lidsajoin

LIRR workers stood strong, and their solidarity delivered results. This agreement is a victory for all working people across Long Island. We’re proud to have stood in solidarity on the picket line and remain committed to building worker power at home.

Join us for our second annual Pride Picnic 🌈 LIDSA invites everyone to celebrate queer & trans liberation—solidarity, not rainbow capitalism. 📅 6/20, 2 PM 📍 Eisenhower Park (Black Pine Picnic Area & Field 5) Enjoy free food, swaps & more! RSVP: lidsa.org/PRIDE

Autism exists in every community, but access to care does not. Black and Latinx children are too often overlooked or misdiagnosed due to systemic racism in healthcare. Acceptance means fighting for equitable care and a world where healthcare is a right, not a privilege.

The People’s Food Forest is a half-acre community garden in Brentwood growing free, healthy, organic food for all. We’re raising funds for a new shed in honor of Mariana, who founded and loved this space. All food grown goes to community fridges. Donate: bit.ly/pffmari

Long Island DSA is deeply saddened to announce the passing of our dear friend and co-chair of the Healthcare Equity Working Group, Mariana Pineda.

🏳️‍⚧️ Celebrate Trans Day of Visibility with LIDSA TOMORROW! Join us for an evening of community, mutual aid, and trans pride. Bring clothes and books to swap, meet comrades, and celebrate together. 📅 March 31 ⏰ 5–8 PM 📍The Black Sheep Ale House, Mineola

🏳️‍⚧️ Celebrate Trans Day of Visibility with LIDSA! Join us for an evening of community, mutual aid, and trans pride. Bring clothes and books to swap, meet comrades, and celebrate together. 📅 March 31 ⏰ 5–8 PM 📍The Black Sheep Ale House, Mineola #lidsa #dsa #longislanddsa

Iranians report they can’t go outside because the air is filled with pollutants. Capitalism’s drive for profit and imperialist control fuels resource extraction, pollution, and climate destruction. Profit, empire, and conflict together threaten both people and the planet.

🚨 EMERGENCY PROTEST TODAY 🚨 The U.S. is increasing imperialist aggression in Iran, and we refuse to stay silent. 🗓️ TODAY
 ⏰ 2 PM
 📍 Theodore Roosevelt Executive and Legislative Building (1550 Franklin Ave, Mineola, NY 11501)

Celebrate International Women’s Day with Long Island DSA and Long Island Jobs With Justice! Join us on March 8 from 5 to 8 PM at Nautilus Roasting Co. in Huntington Station for an evening of relaxation, crafts, political education, community, and more.

📚✨ Happy Red Books Day! Feb. 21 marks the 1848 publication of The Communist Manifesto & celebrates left-wing literature. Political education strengthens our organizing. Join LIDSA’s Political Ed Working Group to read & study with us: bit.ly/lidsajoin

This winter, we received and distributed over 200 new or gently used coats, hats, gloves, scarves, and boots at Community Solidarity food shares in Hempstead, Huntington, and Farmingville! Want to build more mutual aid like this? Join LIDSA: bit.ly/lidsajoin

If the world feels a little colder today, remember this: Long Island DSA loves you. ❤️ Join today, jump into our Discord, and we’ll set up a personalized one-on-one onboarding call to help you find the place where you’ll thrive. Get involved: bit.ly/lidsajoin

This Friday, Long Island organizations are gathering in Mineola to demand the abolition of ICE, justice for Alex Pretti, Renee Good, and Keith Porter, the release of all people in ICE custody, and the report on Santos Banegas Reyes’ death.

Long Island DSA stands in solidarity with Minnesotans taking action against ICE and demanding an end to unjust federal enforcement and violence. If you’re able, please support @twincitiesdsa.org: twincitiesdsa.org/donate/

Tom Suozzi and Laura Gillen have once again proven themselves to be cowards and sellouts. No matter what excuses they trot out for continuing to back ICE, don’t fall for it. They’re a disgrace to Nassau County and a disgrace to Long Island. We deserve far better.

Dozens of Long Island DSA’s Mutual Aid Working Group members met on Saturday to prepare care kits for our unhoused neighbors. These kits included cold-weather gear, essential supplies, food, and whistle kits to help protect our communities from ICE.

After six months of Starbucks refusing to bargain in good faith, SBWU baristas have launched an open-ended strike. All proceeds from this merch collection go directly to the SBWU strike fund. Grab the merch: bit.ly/lidsamerch Sign the pledge: sbworkersunited.org/take-action

Join us on January 24 at 4:30 PM in Old Bethpage for our first General Meeting of the year! On the agenda: an in-person guest report from the DSA NPC on the Honduras elections, chapter updates, and—after the meeting—our first-ever Socialism 101! RSVP: bit.ly/lidsameet

🗓️TODAY ⏰3 PM 📍E Pulaski and Rt 110, by Huntington Head Start We call on all working people of Long Island to join us as we mobilize TODAY to demand: STOP THE BOMBINGS, NO BLOOD FOR OIL!

As we say goodbye to 2025, here’s a small snapshot of what our chapter achieved this year. 💪📊 The fight for a better Long Island requires all of us—including you! Join one of the fastest-growing DSA chapters in the country: bit.ly/lidsajoin #LongIslandDSA #LIDSA #DSA

This holiday season, with the help of our members, our friends at Tiny Raccoon Books , and our supporters on Long Island and beyond, we were able to share WELL over 300+ toys with children at Community Solidarity in the Hempstead, Huntington, and Farmingville foodshare locations!

Bruce Blakeman’s run for governor exposes his true priorities: political ambition over the well-being of working-class Long Islanders. From his collaboration with ICE to targeting vulnerable communities, he’s more interested in elevating himself than serving the people.

On this day in 1969, Fred Hampton was assassinated by Chicago police during a raid on his apartment. Drugged by an FBI informant, he was shot and killed while asleep. Despite his murder, his vision and work continue to show us what true liberation can be.

Surveillance won’t make us safer. Investing in housing, healthcare, and community care will. Bruce Blakeman’s fear-mongering won’t distract us from fighting for what Long Islanders truly need and deserve.

🕯️ In less than 48 hours, join us for a Transgender Day of Remembrance Candlelight Vigil as we honor the lives lost to anti-trans violence and reaffirm our commitment to fight for the living. 📍 Nassau County Legislature, 1550 Franklin Ave, Mineola 🗓️ November 20 • 6:30 PM

LIDSA is teaming up with Community Solidarity to collect toys for their mutual aid food shares! 🎁 Donate: bit.ly/lidsatoys 🦝 Drop-offs are also accepted at Tiny Raccoon Books or any CS food share. ✨ All toys go directly to the community, free of charge. (Donations not tax-deductible.)

Thank you, Kevin Shea, for running a campaign that embodied courage, compassion, and conviction. Though the results weren’t what we hoped for, your dedication to Riverhead’s working people and your vision for a fairer, more sustainable future inspired our entire chapter.

Join LIDSA’s Political Education Working Group for a Maoism 101 crash course featuring Black Red Guard! We’ll dive into Mao Zedong, the Chinese Revolution, and the legacy of Maoism in America. 🗓 Mon, Nov 17 | 🕖 7 PM EST | 💻 Virtual RSVP: bit.ly/lidsamao

Fired up after Zohran Mamdani’s historic win? 🌹 Bring that energy to Long Island! Socialism doesn’t stop at the city line; get involved with Long Island DSA. Signing up takes just a few minutes. Join our community & start organizing today: bit.ly/lidsajoin

Get ready to stand with union baristas on Long Island as they fight to bring Starbucks back to the bargaining table! ✊☕️ 📍 Bellmore (Sunrise Hwy) Tues, Oct 28 @ 11AM 📍 Garden City (7th St) Thurs, Oct 30 @ 1:30PM Bring your friends, coworkers and comrades to the line!

Reminder: On October 25th at 2 pm, LIDSA will be hosting our annual chapter convention! This year, we will be voting for four seats on the Steering Committee. Please RSVP Here: actionnetwork.org/events/gener...

Know Your Rights! Educate yourself and your neighbors about what to do if ICE shows up at the community & how to get involved. 10/12 @ 1pm Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Central Nassau 223 Stewart Ave (One block from Nassau Blvd LIRR) Please RSVP Here: actionnetwork.org/events/know-...

We collected hundreds of dollars’ worth of menstrual products this past Sunday at the Amityville Music Hall! Huge thanks to HEAVYHEX and AMH for hosting us. LI’s hardcore scene is one of the best things going, and we’re proud to be part of it. Donate: bit.ly/lidsaperiod

On October 25th at 2 pm, LIDSA will be hosting our annual chapter convention! This year, we will be voting for four seats on the Steering Committee and several resolutions. Please RSVP Here: actionnetwork.org/events/gener...