In November 1903, the "Appeal to Reason," a Midwestern socialist newspaper that was published from 1895 until 1922, featured a poem titled "A Socialist Thanksgiving Ode" by G.H.L.

Zohran➡️free buses. LDSA➡️Get On The Bus🚌⚜️. Join us Sun. 12/7 @ 1pm for a seminar about how capitalism is slowly destroying public transit. Come learn, develop your politics & raise your awareness of an issue affecting working class ppl in our region.✊

What are you waiting for—Your time is NOW! Have you been following LDSA for a while, unsure of whether to join? Well, this is your reminder that it’s never been a better time to join the largest socialist org in the USA. Join online at bit.ly/ldsa-fall25. 🌹

Join LDSA comrades this weekend and show your support of SBWU workers. We'll be at the 972 Baxter Ave. Starbucks on Saturday, November 22, and Sunday, November 23, 8am-12pm.

JOIN US on Mon. 11/24 @ 6:30p for a Self-Defense Clinic hosted by our Solidarity City priority campaign. This will be a space to learn responsible self-defense methods for use as a last resort during your activism! 📆 Mon. 11/24 🕑 6:30p 📍 809 S. 4th St. RSVP here ➡️ forms.gle/vzVZtkZu4T1V...

Tell the Metro Council Safety Committee to vote YES on 12/01 to present an amendment to the city's mask ordinance banning police officers from wearing masks while on duty! SIGN THE DEMAND LETTER! -> bit.ly/policemaskban CALL AND EMAIL THE METRO COUNCIL SAFETY COMMITTEE!

NEW TIME AT 6PM! Join us Tue. 11/18 (900 S. Shelby) at the monthly mtg of our public transit campaign, Get On The Bus. We're focused on pressuring Metro Council into putting a referendum on the ballot to increase funding for TARC. ALL ARE WELCOME!

Join us Sun. 11/16 @ 2p for our bi-monthly General Mtg @ First Unitarian Church, 809 S. 4th. Not a member but want to learn more about who we are & our work before joining? These meetings are a great way to get started! ALL ARE WELCOME but only members are allowed to vote.

Commodities, surplus value, extraction, the owning class…Capital! Join us on Wed. 11/19 at 7:30p for the 2nd reading group meeting for Karl Marx’s Capital. We will be discussing chapters 3–6 of the new Reitter translation).

Join us THIS Thu. 11/13 at 7pm (900 S. Shelby) for the next Solidarity City ✊⚜ campaign meeting. Find out how you can get involved in the fight to protect trans youth & immigrants in our communities. All are welcome! Learn more about the campaign at 🔗 solcity.dsalouisville.org.

Join us Thu. 11/20 @ 7p (Douglass Boulevard Christian Church, 2005 Douglass Blvd), for a conversation w/ Timothy Faust, a writer, speaker, & Medicare-for-All activist. He’ll kick off the event w/ a presentation, followed by a Q&A. This is a FREE event.

Join us Fri. 11/21 for the D.A.R.E. to Eliminate Medical Debt Benefit Show @ Whirling Tiger (1335 Story), featuring Chlora, Narco & Daisy Chain. Tix are $11 (+ fees). Money raised goes towards a goal of $11K to eliminate $2 million‼️ in medical debt in Jefferson Co.

ICYMI… @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social WON the NYC Mayoral election last night. LDSA congratulates @socialists.nyc & an army of dedicated volunteers for this historic win. This is what democracy looks like. Socialism is winning in America & we're winning big! Join the movement: bit.ly/ldsa-fall25

Event is cancelled because of the shelter-in-place order. Stay safe out there!

The D.A.R.E. to Eliminate Medical Debt Campaign welcomes you to a cozy experience showcasing local talent! Join us in our efforts to relieve medical debt, and enjoy a night of music and community. Tickets are $7 and will be collected at the door, cash or online donation.

The federal govt. & Trump administration have failed to provide funding to SNAP, exposing more than half a million working-class KY families to hunger. No person should have to go hungry. LDSA has compiled a list of resources for those who may need help.

New to LDSA? Joined but still learning your way around? Looking to jump back in? All are welcome! Join us after our DSA 102 Orientation for a Chili Cook-Off🌶 (completely optional!) and meet your fellow comrades. 😀 Become a member for as little as $5/month: dsausa.org/join

Excited for Zohran? Looking to fight back against fascism? We have democratic socialism at home! Come celebrate the NYC election results with your local DSA chapter and learn about how you can get involved! Join us at Whirling Tiger (1335 Story Ave) on Tuesday, 11/4 from 8pm.

✨ November Events ✨ Lots of ways to get involved and meet your comrades. New faces and non-members are always welcome, so we hope to see you! For the most up-to-date calendar of events, visit calendar.dsalouisville.org

LDSA Solidarity Capts. will deliver supplies to the Louisville Starbucks Workers United picket line on Sat. 11/1, but you should show up for both actions:🎃Elizabethtown Wed. 10/29, 12–1p & 🎃Louisville Sat. 11/1, 2p. Let’s get our spook on and stand with our SBWU—signs provided!

Save the date to see Tim Faust (author of Health Justice Now: Single Payer and What Comes Next) on 11/20. Make plans to see Narco and Chlora at the Whirling Tiger on 11/21. Pre-sale tickets coming soon! Want to contribute now? Donate to the campaign at bit.ly/ldsa-dare.

Louisville DSA is launching its first campaign to erase $1 million of medical debt in Kentucky. We need to raise $10,000 to reach this goal.

Join us THIS Thu. 10/23 @ 7p (900 S. Shelby) for the next Solidarity City ✊⚜ campaign meeting. Find out how you can get involved in the fight to protect trans youth & immigrants in our communities. All are welcome! Learn more about the campaign at 🔗 solcity.dsalouisville.org.

Come out to socialize w/ your comrades & support the LDSA Building Fund at Miki's Karaoke Bar 🎤 on Fri. 10/24 @ 7p. Whether you plan to sing or simply chill w/ comrades, please RSVP at 🔗 bit.ly/ldsa-karaoke! Feel free to chip in $5 for a song, but all donations are optional.💸

When Metro Council’s Planning & Zoning Committee meets Tuesday, 10/21 at 1pm, Markus Winkler can propose a six-month moratorium on new data center construction, our neighbors can be heard! CALL Winkler (D17), Owen (D9), and Batshon (D25) and ask for a YES VOTE on the moratorium!

Ghosts, ghouls, goblins, or consequences of unregulated technology? Which is scarier?! If the answer is the last one, you’re not alone! Join us on Sat. 10/ 25 @ 2p for a learning session about harm being done by generative AI & data centers to workers’ rights & the environment.

Commodities, surplus value, extraction, the owning class…Capital! Want to dive into challenging & thrilling economic theory? Join us Wed. 10/29 @ 6:30p for the 1st reading group meeting for Karl Marx’s Capital. We'll be discussing parts 1 & 2 of the new Reitter translation.

The Unmasking Power Zine is now on sale for $5 at the following local bookstores! ✊📖

Call and email your Metro Council member and tell them to vote NO on a Parks Police Department!

GOTB is rolling along & WE NEED YOU to attend our next campaign mtg & sign up to canvass select bus stops w/push cards. We'll teach you everything you need to know & will also have other campaign updates & ways to get involved. ALL ARE WELCOME! RSVP 🔗 bit.ly/gotb-oct-mtg

Join Louisville DSA and UofL YDSA for a screening of the “Union” documentary at the Floyd Theater (2100 S. Floyd St.) on Saturday, October 11 at 6 pm. Learn more about the movement to organize Amazon and how you can contribute in the fight against this corporate juggernaut.

Join us on Sun. 10/12 @ 2p (Lannan Memorial Park) for our 1st annual Louisville DSA Socialist Softball Game to support the LDSA Building Fund! Watch as comrades battle it out on the pitch—an epic showdown between the Strike City Sluggers & the River City Reds.

October Events! Lots of ways to learn, socialize, and get involved in our priority campaigns, Solidarity City and Get On The Bus. For the most up-to-date calendar of our events and meetings, subscribe to our online calendar at 🔗 calendar.dsalouisville.org

Celebrate the Week Without Driving w/a TARC Scavenger Hunt!🔎🚌 Complete at least THREE clues in the scavenger hunt (using TARC!), w/photographic evidence, & claim a prize at the Week Without Driving Meet-up on Sun. 10/5 @ 12-2pm in Shelby Park. ALL ARE WELCOME!

Join us NEXT Wednesday, October 8, at 6pm at Woodbine Chamber (236 Woodbine Street) for a Trans Solidarity Strategy Town Hall hosted by Solidarity City. MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD! ✊⚜️

Ever wondered who really holds the power in Louisville (& beyond)?🤔Join us to find out on Thu. 10/2 @ 6:30p (900 S. Shelby) at the launch of & discussion about the 1st edition of the Unmasking Power Zine.📖 Zines will be on sale for a $5 suggested donation. All are welcome!💕

Building a strong socialist movement requires care & solidarity. Join us Tues 9/30 @ 6:30p for a hands-on workshop to learn practical skills like active listening & radical empathy to be a more resilient & humane movement. Let’s build the world we want to live in, together. ✊🌹

Get On The Bus invites you to celebrate A Week Without Driving, 9/29–10/5! This annual challenge for drivers to learn firsthand about the barriers & challenges nondrivers face & how to work together to create more accessible communities for all. Everyone can participate!

@repmcgarvey.bsky.social office in DC is getting flooded w/ emails asking him to oppose the Block the Bombs Act. Please, call (202) 225-5401 & tell him to support the act. The Louisville office is (502) 582-5129. Only call once (they track who calls rather than just volume).

Join us for the Get On The Bus monthly campaign meeting NEXT Tue. 9/23 @ 6:30p (Public Library Downtown Board Room, 301 York). Come strategize with us as we start to focus on getting a referendum on the ballot to raise the occupational tax & fund the Growth option of TARC 2025.

Fri. 9/19 @ 7p is the 2nd & final (pts 3 & 4) of a reading group📖for Eric Blanc’s “We Are the Union.” We’ll discuss key themes, share insights & questions & explore how (& if) the book's lessons apply to our own contexts. Author Eric Blanc will join us by Zoom. All are welcome!

Join us for a Nature Walk🌳Sat. 9/20 in Cherokee Park @ 2p. Meet at Hogan's Fountain. It's a great opportunity to enjoy one of Louisville's Olmsted Parks, get to know your comrades & meet new people interested in LDSA. ALL ARE WELCOME so bring friends (human & canine alike)!

Join us THIS Thursday, September 18 at 7pm (900 S. Shelby Street) for the next Solidarity City ✊⚜ campaign meeting. Find out how you can get involved in the fight to protect trans youth and immigrants in our communities. All are welcome! Learn more at🔗solcity.dsalouisville.org.

Sat. 9/20 @ 11a is our bi-monthly General Mtg @ First Unitarian Church (809 S. 4th). Not a member but want to learn more before joining? This is a great way to get started! ALL ARE WELCOME, only members can vote. Virtual option available for members in good standing upon request.

Join us Wed. 9/17 @ 6:30p for a Comms Workshop about developing pressure campaigns. Many of LDSA's campaigns include demand letters, phone/email scripts & other materials that inform & motivate people to take action & effect change in our communities. All are welcome!

The Solidarity City campaign needs you to stand up for trans youth and immigrants in our community and PACK 👏 THE 👏 ROOM 👏 at the Louisville Metro Council Meeting THIS Thurs. 9/11 at 6pm (601 W. Jefferson St.).

Join us THIS Sun. 9/14 @ 5p for our 2nd Board Game Night at the Chess Education Foundation (2908 Brownsboro Rd.). Feel free to bring your own board game.🎲Come enjoy the company of your comrades & bring a friend! (NOTE: this is an alcohol-free event.)

Join us on Sat. 9/13 11a-1p (900 S Shelby) for our Gender Affirming Clothing Swap! Bring gently used clothes to exchange or just yourself—all are welcome! Spread gender euphoria w/an inclusive range of sizes.

Kentucky State AFL-CIO's Stand with Workers Rally is TOMORROW Friday, September 5 at 4pm! mobilize.us/s/f2GaNC

We have a lot of exciting events planned for September! We hope to see you around. 😊