🐢 didn’t buy enough books at convention gotta get some for back-to-school too!

Minnesota DFL has revoked it's endorsement of Omar Fateh for Mpls mayor. Read our statement on this undemocratic, unprecedented decision. Help us build a better city by donating to TCDSA endorsed candidates: tcdsa.org/2025donate and join TCDSA today: dsausa.org/join

NEC 2025 National Convention Recap Thread! We have news regarding the direction of DSA's national electoral work as determined by Convention! PLUS updates from our Socialist Cash Takes Out Capitalist Trash fundraising project! 🧵👇

Central Iowa DSA is proud to endorse Endi Montalvo-Martinez for Des Moines City Council At-Large. Endi is fighting for people, not profit. Our city deserves care, not exploitation. We know real change comes from the people, and so does Endi. Keep an eye on socials for campaign updates!

This Saturday, support Des Moines Starbucks workers organizing the first Starbucks union in Central Iowa! Drop by the Merle Hay Starbucks any time between 8 and 10 AM, order a drink under the name "Union Strong," then look for the red shirts to learn about this historic campaign.

The consultant DART hired to redesign the bus network just released its preliminary concepts. What are they? Swipe through to find out, then go to dsausa.us/savedart to join the fight to stop the cuts to public transit service.

This week!

Are you a federal worker? Take a seat at our Federal Workers' Round Table! This Saturday, meet other federal workers, talk about what's going on in your agencies, and make a plan to do something about it. RSVP here: actionnetwork.org/events/feder...

Join us on Saturday, 4/5, for the Ingersoll Business Canvass! We’ll go door-to-door on Ingersoll and ask workers & small business owners to put pro-transit posters in their windows. You may have seen them in the East Village—now we’re taking it to the west side!

Join us for our general meeting this Sunday, March 9th! We will meet at 4:00 PM at the Iowa CCI office (2001 Forest Ave, Des Moines). We will discuss: 🗓️ Upcoming events 🗳️ Working group chair election results 📑 Bylaws updates 🏳️‍⚧️🗳️🏳️‍🌈 New working groups: Electoral and Queer Liberation

Join the first meeting of the Central Iowa DSA Queer Socialist Working Group to talk about what just happened and where we go from here. 🗓️ Monday, March 3rd ⏰ 4:00 PM 📍 The Lift (222 4th St, DSM) They will not pass. 🏳️‍⚧️🚩

Today Iowa State Capitol 11:00 AM ROOM 103

Join us Tuesday for a rally against the railroads’ superexploitation of workers and communities. 🪧 Signmaking party 🗓️ 2/18/25 ⏰ 10:30 AM 📍 IBT Local 90 (2425 Delaware Ave, DSM) ✊ Rally 🗓️ 2/18/25 ⏰ 12:00 PM 📍 Iowa Supreme Court (1111 E Court Ave, DSM)

Join us for a screening of "Union," the award-winning documentary about the campaign to organize the first ever union at an American Amazon facility. There may be a brief Q & A with a union organizer after the screening. 🗓️ 1/30/25 ⏰ 6 PM 📍The Garden (525 E Grand Ave, DSM)

ICE OUT OF IOWA! STAY VIGILANT! ABOLISH ICE! KNOW YOUR RIGHTS! Scan the QR code to National Immigrant Justice Center know your rights page! Follow fellow orgs: @iowammj @acluofiowa We keep us safe.

Here's our month so far. We've got more events coming up, so watch this space!

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Today!

TWO events this weekend??? RSVP to the Business Canvass: actionnetwork.org/events/east-... RSVP to the general meeting: actionnetwork.org/events/centr...

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