05/29/2020
"Racist police violence is not incidental to the capitalist system, it is necessary to maintain its operation."
DSA condemns the public ex*****on of George Floyd at the hands of the Minneapolis police - Democratic Socialists of America (DSA)
We, the National Political Committee of the Democratic Socialists of America, condemn the public ex*****on of George Floyd at the hands of the Minneapolis police. His murder falls into the deeply entrenched pattern of violence, anti-Blackness, and oppression upheld by policing in this country. There...
05/05/2020
great graphic to share with anyone you know that thinks it's moral for billionaires to exist!
Wealth, shown to scale
Wealth inequality in the United States is out of control. Here we visualize the issue in a unique way.
05/01/2020
May 1st is International Workers Day. “On May 1, 1886, more than 300,000 workers in 13,000 businesses across the United States walked off their jobs in the first May Day celebration in history” to strike for the 8 hour work day. Strikers lost their lives to police violence in the following days of the Haymarket Affair, which started as a rally and turned into a riot, and then a massacre. It was because of this tragedy that the movement for the 8 hour workday was a success, changing the labor laws that still protect workers to this day. For more information on the Haymarket Affair, see the links below.
This May 1st, workers across the world are striking against the capitalist system that continues to oppress the poorest among us, and the people that are most essential to the economy and production. The COVID-19 crisis capitalism is forcing people to work in unsafe conditions, choosing between having an income or risking death, and between having food or housing. Today and every day going forward, we are the shutdown. It is up to us to stand in solidarity with strikers by boycotting all shopping and spreading information about the strike. No crossing the picket line! Links below for information on how to get involved!
https://archive.iww.org/history/library/misc/origins_of_mayday/
https://libcom.org/library/haymarket-tragedy-paul-avrich
https://itsgoingdown.org/we-are-the-shutdown-may-1st-2020/
https://www.genstrike.org/may-day-guide/
04/30/2020
Welcome to Vassar DSA!
With the academic year coming to a close, we wanted to find ways to keep in contact over the summer. We have decided to host a virtual book club! The club is open to everyone, including faculty/staff and individuals outside the Vassar community. Please fill out the Google Form! Your responses will help inform our readings and meeting times.
Vassar YDSA Book Club
***ANYONE IS INVITED. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE A VASSAR STUDENT*** Sibs/comrades/friends/revolutionaries, We are going to be starting a ~Book club~ as part of YDSA. ¤ There is NO minimum knowledge required, and you don't necessarily have to be a leftist (just don't be annoying). ¤ Also, do NOT worry ...
