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ALT Saturday 1/10 National Day of Action Fight Trump's War against Venezuela. No war for oil, pass the war powers resolution, free president Maduro and first lady Flores, impeach Trump for war crimes, end all sanctions against Venezuela
ALT Fundraising House Party: Help our delegates attend DSA Convention! Live music, grilling, drinks. camaraderie. Friday, July 25, 6 PM. $25 suggested donation for ticket.
ALT A graphic that reads: Witness and Solidarity in Palestine: Testimony from Austinites. Hybrid, RSVP for Zoom link and location. Thursday, June 26, 2025, 7 to 8:30 PM. Below the text is an image of a person walking in the West Bank.
ALT Graphic with a rainbow background and text that reads: June General Body Meeting! Time - Tuesday, June 24th, 7 to 8:30 PM. Location - 2008 Justin Building A. Virtual Attendees: RSVP for Zoom link.
ALT Statement from DSA NPC on the release of Mahmoud Khalil 6/20/25. Today, after spending more than 100 days in illegal detention over 1400 miles from his wife & newborn son, Mahmoud Khalil is set to be freed, as a federal judge in New Jersey has ordered his immediate release. Mahmoud, a Palestinian-American who graduated from a master’s program at Columbia University while in detention, is a US permanent resident & was arrested solely for speaking out against the ongoing genocide in Palestine. As we wrote in our March statement about Mahmoud, his detention is not just a clear violation of constitutional rights but contrary to democratic ideals & a blatant attempt at silencing political dissent and suppressing the working-class mass movement for a free Palestine. We celebrate the release of Mahmoud Khalil and his immediate reunification with his wife, newborn son, & his community. As the largest socialist organization in the country, we will continue to defend the right to free speech and
ALT Austin DSA Presents: Labor History and Tactics, The Origins of Mayday. Join us on Zoom. Thursday, June 12th, 7 to 8:30 PM. In the background is an image of demonstrating workers.
ALT Headline: Austin DSA stands against AI Surveillance! Imagery: Two screenshots of a local Fox 7 article explaining that voting on the ALPR program has been removed from the agenda, thanks to community members showing up to the work session on Tuesday to oppose the program. Subhead: Corporations want to collaborate with I.C.E and the far-right. We say: not now, not ever!
ALT Headline: Austin DSA stands against AI Surveillance! Body text: This week, Austin City Council was set to decide if they would renew the automated license plate reader program (ALPR). Over 500 scanners that record our movement without a warrant, were installed at fixed locations and police cars across the city. Our community was subjected to over 75 million license plate scans and 165 arrests. By stopping the use of ALPRs, we protect our immigrant communities, people seeking healthcare, and our First Amendment rights. It's too risky to collect data that could fall into the wrong hands. We say: not now, not ever!
ALT Austin DSA 2025 Convention! When: Saturday, May 31, 10 AM to 4 PM. Where: IBEW Local 520 Union Hall, 4818 E Ben White Blvd.
ALT Trans Rights and Bodily Autonomy Call to Action! We need your help to stop a bad bill: Texas HB 1106.
ALT WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: House Bill 1106 Targets Gay and Trans Kids and is scheduled for a public hearing in the Senate Health & Human Services Committee this Wednesday, May 21 at 8 AM. HB 1106 modifies the definition of child abuse to explicitly allow parents to reject their kids for being gay or trans. This bill endorses conversion therapy and gives parents license to verbally abuse their children on the basis of their identity. It does nothing to protect abuse victims; it only enables abusers.
ALT WHAT YOU CAN DO: HB 1106 has already passed the House and is now headed for a hearing on the Senate side. This is our last, best opportunity to stop HB 1106 in its tracks. The best way to signal your opposition to this bad bill is to go to the Capitol tomorrow, Wedensday, May 21 at 8 AM and drop a card against this bill. The card dropping window is hard to predict, but might close quickly! Best to go at 8 AM or soon after. tinyurl.com/how-to-drop-a-card (Must be done during the hearing)
ALT URGENT ACTION NEEDED! Tell Austin City Council to Ditch Cap & Stitch! Focus on making housing affordable and fighting Climate Change! More information on the following slides.
ALT The Problem: City Council is set to vote on a set of mini parks SURROUNDED by up to 22 LANES of HIGHWAY and FRONTAGE ROAD! The State is in the midst of wrecking OUR city with I-35 expansion. Our local elected officials on City Council and the Travis County Commissioners Court have voiced their opposition alongside an array of community groups. Cap & Stitch would see our city diverting resources for affordable housing and projects to fight climate change locally! If approved, our city would be forced to pay even more for the car-centric vision of the capitalists and the far right!
![Theory: Local democracy involves making careful decisions based on community feedback. The investment of our resources, like the city budget, must equally advance quality of life for the working class. Mike Siegel, our District 7 champion, is warning the council, “That every dollar committed [to Cap & Stitch] is a dollar taken from crucial 2026 bond initiatives. It would trigger a devastating credit downgrade. Any cap commitment comes at the cost of building thousands of units of affordable housing, constructing drainage improvements to prevent flooding, expanding solar power generation and battery storage, and adding libraries and pools in underserved areas.”](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GraWbiwXwAAIREP.jpg?name=orig)
ALT Theory: Local democracy involves making careful decisions based on community feedback. The investment of our resources, like the city budget, must equally advance quality of life for the working class. Mike Siegel, our District 7 champion, is warning the council, “That every dollar committed [to Cap & Stitch] is a dollar taken from crucial 2026 bond initiatives. It would trigger a devastating credit downgrade. Any cap commitment comes at the cost of building thousands of units of affordable housing, constructing drainage improvements to prevent flooding, expanding solar power generation and battery storage, and adding libraries and pools in underserved areas.”
ALT Action: Contact your City Council Representative and the Mayor's Office! Take action virtually, and if possible, call your representative, and join us in person! We'll need to voice our concerns at every opportunity. If you’re able, join us at City Hall on Thursday, May 22, at 10 AM, or call in remotely! Sign up here: tinyurl.com/atx-council-signup Online registration closes at Noon on Wednesday. In-person registration at the City Hall kiosks is open until 8:15 AM on Thursday.
ALT Graphic with a red background and white text that reads: Socialist Happy Hour: Come hang out with comrades, new and old! Location: Hole in the Wall, 2538 Guadalupe St. Time: Friday, April 18, 7 to 9 PM. Next to the text is an illustration of a dancing beer mug.
ALT Austin DSA's Trans Rights and Bodily Autonomy campaign Call to Action (Urgent!) We need your help to stop TWO bad bills! Texas HB 778 and HB 229.
ALT WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: HB (House Bill) 778 is a de facto ban on health care for transgender and intersex adults. On the surface, it requires insurance companies to cover health care for detransitioning. However, detransition care is already covered; it's the same health care that trans and intersex adults need. The true aim of this bill is to increase liability for trans and intersex health care so much that insurance companies pull coverage altogether. If this bill passes into law, insurers will be intimidated into cancelling coverage, and only the most wealthy of trans and intersex people will be able to afford essential, life-saving health care that they need. For a more detailed explanation of this bill and why it's so dangerous, read this op ed: tinyurl.com/HB778-testimony
ALT WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: HB 229 defines legal gender to be binary (man or woman) and immutable (trans people don't exist). The purpose explicitly written into the text of the bill is to determine what jail cells to place transgender and intersex people into, what bathrooms they can access, etc. In a chilling reference to segregation, HB 229's text contains the line “separate is not inherently unequal.” Make no mistake, this bill is an attempt to legislate trans and intersex people out of public life.
ALT WHAT YOU CAN DO: Call your Texas state representatives TODAY (5/8) and TOMORROW (5/9) in opposition to HB 778 and HB 229, two extreme anti-trans bills that have been scheduled for a house floor hearing tomorrow (Friday, 5/9) at 10am. You can find your representatives in the Texas House and Senate here: equalitytexas.org/find-your-lawmakers If you would like assistance preparing your talking points, reach out to us at [email protected] for support and guidance.
ALT Graphic with a red background and text that reads: Austin DSA May Day Fundraising Show! Thursday, May 1, Doors open at 8PM, show starts at 9PM. Hole in the Wall, 2538 Guadalupe St. Performances by: Slomo Drags, Medieval Snails, Pony Soprano, AMA.
ALT Graphic with a light gray background and red text that reads: JOB FAIR! May 4th, 12 to 4 PM. Batch Craft Beer and Kolaches, 3220 Manor Rd. Looking for a new career? Explore job opportunities with Austin's local unions.