Louisville DSA 🌹
@dsa-louisville
Democratic Socialists of America chapter for the Louisville metropolitan area @demsocialists.bsky.social 🌹 dsalouisville.org
JOIN US for the next Regional Engagement Subcommittee meeting on Monday, August 17 at 6:30 PM at the Sellersburg Library (430 N Indiana Ave)! Help us grow our organizing efforts and build the bridge from Louisville to Southern Indiana! We hope to see you there!
Fri. 8/14 @ 6:30p is board game night at the Kling Center (219 W. Ormsby). What will we play? Uno, Settlers of Catan, & Magic: The Gathering have been mentioned… but feel free to bring your own. Enjoy the company of your comrades & feel free to invite friends! (Bring snacks!)
Help us fight for REAL public transit funding in Louisville! Get On The Bus's monthly meeting is THIS Thu. 8/6 @ 6:30p (219 W. Ormsby). There are SEVERAL VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES available. ALL ARE WELCOME! To receive the agenda and zoom link, RSVP at 🔗 bit.ly/gotb-aug6-mtg
August 🗓️ Don't miss the 1st meeting of the ✨ NEW ✨ EcoSocialism Standing Committee (8/3) or Tax The Rich Campaign (8/26), both passed at convention. Our bi-monthly General Mtg. is 8/27. Lots of ways to get involved, learn, & socialize. We hope to see you there—ALL ARE WELCOME!
‼ NEW COMMITTEE ALERT ‼ The 1st meeting of the new Ecosocialism standing committee will be held on Mon 8/3 @ 6:30p @ the Kling Center (219 W Ormsby Ave). This committee is the best way to get involved locally in the ecosocialist work we’re already doing! (1/2)
JOIN US on Wed Aug 5 @ 6:30pm (219 W Ormsby Ave) for Session VII: Gender & Class--featuring readings abt gender & race from a socialist perspective. This event is OPEN TO ALL--even if you missed the prior sessions, you are still welcome! Readings -- www.dsalouisville.org/events/socia...
JOIN US on Tues 7/28 @ 6:30pm (219 W Ormsby Ave) for our first Chapter Leadership training. Learn skills from current/former chapter leaders that will help members feel more prepared and comfortable taking on leadership tasks in our chapter! This training is open to ALL MEMBERS IN GOOD STANDING.
JOIN US for the 1st meeting of the Regional Engagement Subcommittee on Mon 7/27 @ 6:30P at the Clarksville Library (1312 Eastern Blvd)! We will outline an event schedule, discuss event ideas, and talk about an outreach plan. We hope to see you there!
Have you been curious about the work we do in Louisville DSA and how we build socialism together? Join our DSA 101 event on Sun July 26 @ 6pm (219 W. Ormsby) for an overview of all the ways to get involved in Louisville DSA.
Join us Wed. 7/29 @ 6:30p for a Socialist Seminar: Propaganda History & Tactics. It'll be a wild ride thru the propaganda that has pervaded the last 100+ yrs of US history, society & govt. policy—ALL ARE WELCOME! Recommended (optional!) readings/viewings: 🔗 bit.ly/seminar-prop...
More July events... so many ways to learn, get involved, and build solidarity with your comrades. We hope to see you there. NON-MEMBERS WELCOME! 🤗
Liberté. Egalité. Fraternité. On #TDIH, 1789, the Bastille, a political prison and symbol of the French monarchy's abuse of power, was stormed, providing the flashpoint for the French Revolution. Happy Bastille Day. ✊🇫🇷
Join us for a Labor Solidarity Pool Night & Social 🎱✊ on Fri. 7/24 @ 6p (630 Barret Ave.) to bring workers together and build lasting grassroots connections. ALL ARE WELCOME but unionized workers & workplace organizers are particularly encouraged to attend!
Join us in the fight to support TARC & pressure for REAL public transit funding in Louisville! Our 1st post-LDSA-convention campaign mtg. is THIS Thurs. 7/9 @ 6:30p (219 W. Ormsby). ALL ARE WELCOME! For agenda & zoom link RSVP @ bit.ly/gotb-july9-mtg
July meeting & events... stay tuned for new opportunities to get involved over the next year as we kick off SEVERAL new campaigns passed at our Annual Convention last weekend in the next couple of months. Non-members are welcome—come check us out before you join! 🤗
JOIN US on Wednesday, July 1, at 6:30pm (219 W. Ormsby Ave.) for the next Capital reading group! We will be discussing chapters 17-20 of the Reitter translation. ALL ARE WELCOME, even if you weren't able to make the prior sessions! We hope to see you there!
On June 19, 1865, news of emancipation finally reached enslaved people in TX, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation. Today, we celebrate the abolition of slavery & honor the struggle of our Black comrades for liberation. We wish you all a happy Juneteenth!❤️💛💚
There's still time to buy tix & get advanced bar tix (skip the lines) & early bird raffle tickets (10/$20 instead of 8/$20). Buy at 🔗 bit.ly/ltj26-tix Can't make it? Donate at 🔗 bit.ly/ldsa-build Here're final Auction Items & Raffle Prizes to sweeten the deal... 😍
✨3 DAYS✨'til the Lyman T. Johnson Dinner Sat. 6/20 @ 6p (809 S 4th St) raising $$$ for our Building Fund.💸We'll honor Kay Tillow, labor & civil rights organizer & hear from Keynote Speaker Toni Gilpin, author of The Long Deep Grudge.🌹
Socialist Syllabus continues! Join us Thu. 6/25 @ 6:30p (219 W. Ormsby) for Session 6: Race & Class featuring readings to help you explore key ideas & strategies shaping our movement ✊ALL ARE WELCOME even if you missed the 1st 5fivesessions. Readings🔗 www.dsalouisville.org/events/socia...
Thu. 6/18 @ 6:30p (219 W. Ormsby) is our monthly mtg. Get involved in the fight for better public transit in Louisville! This month, we'll talk about GOTB's extension resolution, submitted for debate/vote at LDSA's Annual Convention (6/26-27). RSVP at bit.ly/gotb-june18-...
We would like to invite the entire community to join us on Sunday, June 14, 3–6pm. Louisville DSA, alongside UofL YDSA, PSL Louisville, and Louisville SJP, will be holding an Anti-Capitalist Pride Cookout at the Arthur S. Kling Community Center, located (219 W. Ormsby).
Statement on the Vote of the Trans Safe Haven Ordinance: The Status Quo WILL NOT Liberate us. The Louisville Democratic Socialists of America stands in solidarity with trans people in Louisville. Read full statement below. 👇
Don't miss the 2026 LDSA Local Convention!🌹Join us Fri. 6/26 @ 6p for a potluck, convention intro & candidate forum. On Sat. 6/27 we'll vote on chapter resolutions/priorities & elect new officers. Registration/check-in is @ 12p.📍Kling Community Center, 219 W. Ormsby Ave.
PACK THE ROOM w/us this Thurs. 6/11 @ 6p (meet outside at 5:30) @ City Hall (601 W Jefferson St) for the next Metro Council mtg! We will have signs! You can also show your support by signing our demand letter (bit.ly/safehavenletter) AND by contacting your Metro Council rep.
Let's get crafty & help support our LTJ Dinner (tix at bit.ly/ltj26-tix) at a Solidarity Craft Night, Fri. 6/12 @ 6p (219 W Ormsby). We need centerpieces & other donated/borrowed items, too. We'll have all the supplies you need & will teach you the crafts we have planned.
To say thanks to our amazing student organizers/supporters in town, LTJ Dinner (6/20) student tix are $25! Join us for dinner, raffle & auction, & drink tix for 21+ attendees. We'll be joined by keynote speaker Tony Gilpin—author of The Long Deep Grudge! bit.ly/ltj26-tix
Join us for an afternoon of LGBTQ+ Pride rooted in solidarity & resistance at our Anti-capitalist Pride Cookout on Sun. 6/14, 3-6p (219 W. Ormsby).🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈🎉Let's celebrate queer joy as powerful, eternal & completely inseparable from the fight against the systems that exploit us all.
There's a STAGGERING number of events in June! Get more involved (6/4), celebrate Pride (6/7 & 6/14), attend our biggest fundraiser of the year (6/20—tix @ bit.ly/ltj26-tix), study socialism (6/25) & come together to plan out our next year (6/26-6/27).🌹ALL ARE WELCOME!🤗