Memphis-Midsouth DSA

All systems are go for February 24 @ 3PM!!

Now that the winter weather has cleared out, Memphis-Midsouth DSA is excited to announce that we will be mobilizing in support of on February 24!! City Council is set to vote on moving forward with a ballot referendum that could finally entitle library workers to long-overdue civil service protections. We are calling on you to join us in showing the council that MPL-WU has the support of the city behind them!!

If you have already RSVP’d, we will reach out to you with the details. If you have not, you can use the link below to RSVP. Don’t miss your chance to stand on the side of the working class!!

tinyurl.com/MPLWUCityCouncil

This week in Memphis-Midsouth DSA, will you be ours?
(February 9 -14)
- Monday: Electoral & Policy Committee Meeting
- Wednesday: Trans Rights and Bodily Autonomy Subcommittee Meeting
- Thursday: Socialist Social Coffee Hour
- Thursday: New Member Orientation
- Saturday: picnic support alongside

Want to learn more? Subscribe to the chapter events calendar at memphisdsa.org

🌹🌹THIS THURSDAY!!🌹🌹

Whether you are new to our organization, or just in need of a refresher, join us Thursday, February 12 @ 6PM for new member orientation at RP Tracks! We’ll be talking about the principles that unite us as democratic socialists, the structure of our chapter, and the important work we have been doing on the ground. We need you with us in our fight to bring power back to the working class. If you’ve been looking for a quick and easy way to learn what we’re all about and how you can plug in, this is your chance!

Please RSVP at the link below. We look forward to seeing you there!!

https://memphisdsa.solidarity.tech/new-member-oriention

Update! City Council has pushed back the ordinance vote for until February 24, but we will still be there at 3 pm, wearing red and demanding workers rights!

This Week with the Memphis-Midsouth
(February 2 - 8):
- Workplace Organizing Committee Meeting
- Mutual Aid Committee Meeting
- Support for the picnic alongside
- Work-Along with the Communications Committee

To learn more, get connected, or subscribe to your chapter calendar, visit memphisdsa.org

City Council has rescheduled the vote again! Use the RSVP link to be connected to and commit to packing the seats at the meeting on Tuesday, February 3, at 3 pm

We must show City Council, the media, and the media and the city of Memphis that library workers have overwhelming support in their just demands. By attending, you help to give City Council more reasons to vote YES on this resolution.

*EDIT* - City Council has postponed ordinance votes until the next in-person meeting, so adjust your calendars but not your support! We will see you next Tuesday starting at 3 pm at City Hall (125 N. Main St.) to mobilize for

This Week in Memphis-Midsouth DSA
(January 28 - 31)
- Virtual Electoral & Policy Committee Meeting
- Virtual Trans Rights & Bodily Autonomy Subcommittee Meeting

Please join us virtually this evening at 7PM to grieve the loss of Keith Porter, Renee Good, Geraldo Campos, Alex Pretti, and every other individual who lost their life to ICE violence in 2026.

We also acknowledge and grieve for the loss of the many, many people who have been oppressed, beaten down, or murdered at the hands of the state prior to this year.

We will not forget these losses. We will never forget what we are fighting for.

Please RSVP @
https://memphisdsa.solidarity.tech/vigil-for-victims-of-state-violence/

CALLING ALL COMRADES!! 🌹🐻🐯🌹

Join us at 3pm on Tuesday, January 27 to pack the Memphis City Council meeting!! is extremely close to a ballot referendum, a measure that will be voted on at next week’s meeting. We can’t slow down, it’s time to remind city leadership that Memphis is a union town!!

Be sure to wear red to show solidarity with MPL-WU!!

Please RSVP @ tinyurl.com/MPLWUCityCouncil

Memphis City Hall
125 N Main St
Memphis, TN 38103

“Call it democracy, or call it democratic socialism, but there must be a better distribution of wealth within this country for all God’s children.” - Martin Luther King, Jr

Martin Luther King, Jr’s legacy has been co-opted year after year by people who would have cast him aside and branded him an extremist if he were still around today. Dr King was not “color blind” to race, he advocated heavily for a radical redistribution of wealth, and he strongly condemned capitalism for its oppression of the working class. Dr King loved the freedom that he believed America represented, but was ashamed of the way the country had treated the people that built it.

Remember: Martin Luther King, Jr was a radical. Don’t let them tell it any other way.

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This Week in Memphis Midsouth DSA (Jan. 12 - 17):
- Electoral & Policy Committee Meeting
- Chapter General Meeting
- SOCIAList Coffee Hour
- Mutual Aid: Picnic Support with and

For location information, email [email protected]

Your Memphis Midsouth Democratic Socialists of America invites you to attend your first general meeting of the new year - join with your comrades as we continue our fight for the working class together. First timers, restarting members, and active membership are all welcome.

For meeting location information, please RSVP at the link: https://bit.ly/mmdsaJanRSVP

🎄🎄 Happy Holidays from the Memphis-Midsouth Chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America!! 🎄🎄

We are so very proud of the work you and your comrades have put into the continued growth of our chapter in 2025!! Your chapter officers will be taking a short break to rest for the holidays, but we’ll be back at the very beginning of 2026. That means our chapter’s next meeting will be WOC on Jan 5, 2026, at which point our normal schedule will resume.

We encourage all of you to take some time to relax with your loved ones this holiday season!! Capitalism runs us all ragged, and we owe it to ourselves to make time for recuperation.

In the spirit of the holidays, we’ve put together a list of seasonal articles, podcasts & movies grounded in themes of socialism and anti-capitalism. Hope you enjoy!!

Links to all listed materials can be found at linktr.ee/MMDSA