We condemn the anti-democratic, dishonest attempts of the Democratic Party to block the Green Party from the 2022 midterm ballot.
We act and demand change with the conviction that as workers we are best served when democracy is expansive and yields to our collective struggle.🧵
In less than a week, our coalition for
#NoPreferenceYall
organized the
#NoPreferenceNC
campaign through targeted and relational outreach to send Genocide Joe a message: our votes can swing presidential elections.
Message sent.
Stop the genocide, Joe.
#CeasefireNOW
Our
@DemSocialists
member and
@NC_DSA
endorsed candidate
@NateBakerDurham
placed first place in the campaign for Durham City Council! The Bull City has elected its first democratic socialist to represent the working class.
Commonly held beliefs such as a) people getting evicted dont already have jobs and b) people have total agency in the labor market are perfect encapsulations of how capitalism obscures itself in people's minds via the personalization of systemic problems.
From murdering journalists in broad daylight to interfering in American elections, the violent Israeli apartheid regime has never been bolder. The ruling United States regime is complicit with its massive military aid that keeps the criminal occupation forces supplied. (1/9)
VOTE NO PREFERENCE Y'ALL.
We're joining with a coalition of other organizations across the state in urging primary voters to cast their vote for a
#ceasefireNOW
by indicating
#NoPreferenceNC
in
#NCPrimary
.
Tell Genocide Joe he's not entitled to our votes!
Love and solidarity to
@BuffaloDSA
for organizing to pull off a massive upset by knocking out a 4 term incumbent and electing
@Indiawaltonbflo
, Buffalo's first female mayor ✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽.
When socialists win, workers win.
India Walton: “All that we are doing in this moment is claiming what is rightfully ours. We are the workers. We do the work. And we deserve a government that works with and for us.”
LFG
@NateBakerDurham
!!!!!!! First place in the primary for Durham City Council.
Now that’s what we like to call the DSA difference. Congratulations comrade! Now on to the general election where we will win again with people power!
If you’re on the fence about becoming a dues paying DSA member, please keep in mind that we’re only 151 members shy of having a bigger dot than
@MetroATLDSA
Thanks to the organizing of the Palestinian grassroots and the power of our community's solidarity, Durham City Council passed the 2nd ceasefire resolution in North Carolina. We are proud of our members that spoke and agitated for peace!
#FreePalestine
#CeasefireNOW
Durham Sanitation Workers are making history with this work stoppage, as NC forbids public employees from wildcat actions. Triangle DSA stands with our neighbors on these trucks, cause the trash don’t pick itself up!
In the past week, police across North Carolina have murdered several people, demonstrating once again that the institution of policing is ultimately incompatible with any genuine sense of justice, safety, or community.
NC Triangle DSA is proud to endorse the campaign of Joshua Bradley, an at-large candidate for Raleigh City Council.
@bradley4raleigh
is a hospitality worker and socialist fighting to bring a much needed voice by and for working class people to City Hall in Raleigh.
Tonight our member, Nate Baker (
@NateBakerDurham
), won first place in the Durham City Council race! We won in coalition with
@DCABP_35
and
@SunriseDurham
by knocking doors and fighting for a working class vision. Durham works because we work!
That’s the
#DSADifference
Apparently the proud boys of UNC’s frats decided they need to be rewarded for their “courageous” acts of bigotry in “defending” the American flag. Plenty of fascists left their names with their donations— kinda wondering who this John Noonan is who made the page 👀
A GoFundMe has been set up to support the fraternity chapter that helped defend this flag. "Armored in Vineyard Vines and Patagonia, fueled by Zyn and White Claws, these triumphant Brohemians protected Old Glory from the unwashed Marxist horde"
BREAKING: Over 4,000 Volkswagen workers in Tennessee just joined the
@UAW
in a landslide.
They’re the first American workers to win a union at a non-union car company in decades.
This historic victory will change the auto industry, and the future of American labor.
Thanks to all that joined our protest today and stood in solidarity against imperialism, US occupation, and war. We must continue to speak out against these things no matter how hard it can be or hope hopeless it may seem. When we are united we can not be divided.
#NoWarWithIran
4 months. Disgraceful that it took this long, and shameful that they have to condemn Hamas in the same breath. The AFL-CIO, despite all the extremely positive work they do, is, at base, a business-unionist org that supported the Vietnam War and thinks cops are workers.
ANNOUNCEMENT: After a year of organizing with other queer community members as part of our New Strategy to build power in NC by defending bodily autonomy, the Durham city manager has included a 5k allocation to the
@LGBTQDurham
: direct funds for trans people.
If Biden genuinely believes in the notion that socialism is a system that is destined to fail then he should have nothing to fear from lifting the embargo.
The reasons for the US blockade on Cuba are rooted in Cuba's successes, not its failures.
After the Green Party collected nearly 16,000 verified signatures on a ballot access petition for the committed socialist Matthew Hoh, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee set out to invalidate this work through misleading and coercing voters
NC man reacts with disbelief to woman hired by Democrats to harass voters at home into removing their name from a petition to get the Green Party on the ballot—which she says “would be a disadvantage for Democrats and an advantage for Republicans”
NO CRACKDOWNS ON STUDENTS. Shoutout to our member
@nowell4carrboro
and other councilmembers for writing this letter to the DA to dismiss all charges against those arrested.
While we have worked tirelessly for a ceasefire, we claim no easy victories. We thank
@ValerieFoushee
for taking a first step towards resolving the conflict. The next step must be joining her constituents in a unified voice by supporting
@CoriBush
's Ceasefire Now Resolution.
Vote NO PREFERENCE today! It’s a cheap and legal thrill!
If Democrats want to distinguish themselves from Republicans, they’d better start acting like it— Biden’s continued support for Israel’s genocide betrays the fact that NEITHER party is willing to make things better.
VOTE NO PREFERENCE Y'ALL.
We're joining with a coalition of other organizations across the state in urging primary voters to cast their vote for a
#ceasefireNOW
by indicating
#NoPreferenceNC
in
#NCPrimary
.
Tell Genocide Joe he's not entitled to our votes!
With
#COVID
ー19 rapidly spreading and mandatory social distancing what are we doing about those locked up in cages by ICE? Are we just going to leave them there to die while we attempt to quarantine the rest of America. Good thread below 👇
Dear Governors:
Today, Trump finally told the truth: "I don’t take responsibility at all”
You’re left holding the bag. The tough calls are all on you.
But there’s an easy way you can save 52,000 lives: use your emergency powers to release caged immigrants in your states.
1/10
Celebrate May Day with the Durham Workers Assembly (
@DurhamWorkers
)! On Monday, May 1, they will screen Boots Riley’s 2018 film "Sorry to Bother You". After, there will be a worker-lead discussion to hear everyone's impressions and relate it to our current organizing efforts.
"We can swing an election entirely with antiwar votes."
Michigan isn't alone. The South's here too. We're sending a message from NC: Biden needs to end Israel's genocide to defeat fascism.
#NoPreferenceYall
underlines the need for a
#CeasefireNOW
.
The Democrat-controlled North Carolina State Board of Elections then invalidated the petition for Green Party ballot access on partisan lines.
Rather than embattling the rising right wing or fighting around material support for us, they chose to punch left at grassroots groups
TWO DSA meetings for you to choose from today:
• Raleigh branch meeting from 2-3 at the Cameron Village Regional Library
•Durham branch meeting from 4-5 at the Southwest Regional Library
If you’re really dedicated you can go to both!!!
Trans Liberation is a Priority for NC Triangle DSA and our national organization. We urge
@CityofDurhamNC
to create a Name Change Fund for the
@LGBTQDurham
, with a yearly $5000 contribution, where individuals can receive grants to pay for each step of the name change process.
The success of the Democratic party is predicated on remaining the "lesser evil" despite their continued alliance to capital and the ruling oligarchs.
We will not be silent while the Democrats disenfranchise the working class while falsely claiming to be fighting for democracy.
We call on all the people of Durham to call our representative
@ValerieFoushee
and demand an immediate ceasefire to protect the people of Gaza.
We stand in solidarity with our anti-Zionist comrades
@NCarolinaJVP
in demanding a ceasefire now!
Take action:
As Councilperson-elect, I stand with Durham’s Palestinian community and others in urging
@ValerieFoushee
to call for a ceasefire in Gaza.
City Councils across the country have adopted resolutions calling for a ceasefire and I will explore that option upon taking office.
NC Triangle DSA endorses
@NateBakerDurham
's campaign for
#Durham
City Council because: 1. He refuses money from developers, 2. He understands why Durham is gentrifying and pushing out our Black and Brown neighbors, 3. He will organize and fight for working people.
Tomorrow! Turning Point USA is coming to NC State. We will be a Wolf Plaza in solidarity with
@SmashRacism919
,
@ydsancsu
and others to show Charlie Kirk and Lara Trump that their hateful rhetoric does not represent our communities! Show up and stand together against hate.
Join us to fight fascist recruitment and propaganda at NC State, 5:30 November 13 at Wolf Plaza! They are forcing students to pay for an event which threatens many students’ safety. University admin and klan...
#nohateatncstate
Now that it's a wrap on the
@DemSocialists
Convention, we'd like to talk about the new way we've designed the internal life of our chapter chosen by membership in May: the Triangle Model.
It's all about ETOC down here.
As our chapter's tenant organizers build power with more and more future tenant leaders at six apartment complexes around the Triangle, we're grateful to our mentorship from veteran unionists around the country. This is how we
#OrganizetheSouth
.
We stand in solidarity with
@SBWorkersUnited
and the Raleigh workers who unionize with conviction.
"Corporate will most likely follow the pattern they have established at other stores and hire a bunch of partners in an effort to dilute our vote—we won’t be intimidated by this."
@BernieSanders
Thank you
@BernieSanders
for shining a national spotlight on the housing crisis here in Durham.
We need a candidate who knows that housing is a human right and not just any housing good, livable housing.
#HousingForAll