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SHUT DOWN LINE 5

Latest in Topic: Protest

SHUT DOWN LINE 5

by Joanne Coutts | October 25, 2022October 25, 2022

This piece was originally published on Detroit Socialist. **** This summer, members of Detroit DSA’s Ecosocialist Working Group traveled north for two weeks of community building and direct action with a coalition…

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“Pro-Life” Is A Lie

“Pro-Life” Is A Lie

by Dr. Mary Bowman | May 13, 2022May 13, 2022
"Pro-life" is a lie. The United States, its right wing nationalists, its white…
No Hero Will Save Us: Collective Action Wins Abortion Rights

No Hero Will Save Us: Collective Action Wins Abortion Rights

by Soleil S | May 10, 2022May 10, 2022
This speech was originally delivered on May 7th at the We Won't Go…
Retrospective: One Year of Chicago DSA Red Rabbits Marshaling & Safety Committee

Retrospective: One Year of Chicago DSA Red Rabbits Marshaling & Safety Committee

by Marcy Ford, R.L. Bince, Madison Rose, Kelsey W., Mal Burns | March 7, 2022March 7, 2022
In October 2020, Levi Todd wrote an article reflecting on the formation of…
Roe v. Wade Under Threat: Interview With “Rally For Abortion Rights” Organizer

Roe v. Wade Under Threat: Interview With “Rally For Abortion Rights” Organizer

by Midwest Socialist | December 8, 2021December 13, 2021
On December 1st, a feminist coalition held a rally in Chicago’s Federal Plaza…
A Haunting On LaSalle Street: Protesting the Chicago Budget

A Haunting On LaSalle Street: Protesting the Chicago Budget

by Keith Schnabel | October 27, 2021October 27, 2021
As city council prepared to pass Mayor Lightfoot's Chicago budget, crowds gathered outside…
Socialism Must Always Be Anti-Fascist

Socialism Must Always Be Anti-Fascist

by Steven Lazaroff | January 8, 2021
On January 6, 2021, 500 fascists took the US Capitol. We socialists were…
Chicago DSA Goes Viral: An Interview with Sean Estelle

Chicago DSA Goes Viral: An Interview with Sean Estelle

by Zach Shearer | November 14, 2020October 6, 2021
You recently had a video of a protest in downtown Chicago go viral.…
Case Study: Unemployment Day and Collaborative Action

Case Study: Unemployment Day and Collaborative Action

by Ken Barrios | November 2, 2020November 3, 2020
As of this writing, there is a lot of fear that election day,…
Red Rabbits: The Formation of a Trained Marshal Group in Chicago DSA

Red Rabbits: The Formation of a Trained Marshal Group in Chicago DSA

by Levi Todd | October 24, 2020October 24, 2020
Reflections on This Summer Like many cities, Chicago saw an explosive number of…
Why Unemployment Day?

Why Unemployment Day?

by Miguel Alvelo and Ken Barrios | October 2, 2020
Chicago’s first Unemployment Day will be held on Saturday, October 3rd, at 1…
When Weeks Become Decades: Riots and Rebellions

When Weeks Become Decades: Riots and Rebellions

by Michael Ehrenreich | August 4, 2020August 4, 2020
– Almost all progressive change in the United States of America has occurred…
RSL#06: Hasty Reopening Serves the Right Wing War on Workers

RSL#06: Hasty Reopening Serves the Right Wing War on Workers

by Midwest Socialist | May 17, 2020January 22, 2022
Sarah Lazare (@sarahlazare), reporter and web editor for In These Times, joins Red…
Free Heartland Kids: A Campaign to End the Detention of Immigrant Children in Chicago

Free Heartland Kids: A Campaign to End the Detention of Immigrant Children in Chicago

by Stavroula Harissis | July 9, 2019July 9, 2019
It seems that each day some new level of horror is unveiled through…
Jason Van Dyke is Guilty of Murdering Laquan McDonald

Jason Van Dyke is Guilty of Murdering Laquan McDonald

by Midwest Socialist | October 9, 2018May 5, 2019
The Chicago DSA was out at the Emergency Response Rally organized by CAARPR…
The Legacy of Wisconsin’s Act 10

The Legacy of Wisconsin’s Act 10

by Karl Locher | July 27, 2018May 5, 2019
The mass mobilization in response to Wisconsin’s Act 10 of 2011 was unprecedented…
Chicago DSA Rallies Against ICE Deportations

Chicago DSA Rallies Against ICE Deportations

by Laura Colaneri | July 19, 2018March 26, 2019
On July 6, in front of a crowd of about 100 people protesting…
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