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Local Chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America.
Building Socialism in the Queen City!
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What does it mean to be a socialist? What is historical materialism?

We’ll work through these questions together in our collective reading of part 3 of the Marxist classic “Socialism: Utopian & Scientific” by Fredrick Engels. No prior reading is required to attend!
A Soviet space program poster with the title added on top stating “Marx 101 book club” and a sub title specifying the book “Socialism: Utopian & Scientific” by Fredrick Engels. This event will take place on December 4th, 2025 at 6pm. This event is hosted by Charlotte Metro DSA
December 1, 2025 at 2:40 AM
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Socialism won! Join DSA: dsausa.us/join-zohran

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November 21, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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¡Estamos en contra de las acciones de Trump y la migra! Mire todo en CLTDSA.org/statements. Nuestros próximos eventos están en CLTDSA.org/events.
¡Chinga la migra! ¡Fuera de Charlotte NC! Este fin de semana, la Oficina de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza, fuerza policiaca personal de Trump, empezará a ocupar nuestra ciudad y secuestrar a nuestros vecinos para terrorizar a la comunidad inmigrante e intimidarnos a quienes nos oponemos. Charlotte Metro DSA condena esta invasión. Nos mantenemos en solidaridad con la clase trabajadora de todas las naciones . Lucharemos contra esta invasión con toda la gente de consciencia. Estos ataques son parte de una historia larga del estado fomentando la división entre personas de la clase trabajadora para debilitar y amenazar a nuestras comunidades con agentes armados cuando parecemos demasiado fuertes. Previamente en este año, iniciamos nuestra campaña para boicotear a Avelo. La aerolínea Avelo es una aerolínea de bajo costo que está bajo contrato con ICE para llevar a cabo vuelos de deportaciones. Estamos pidiendo a la gente que participe en el boicot para generar presión a la empresa y la Ciudad de Concord, ciudad de donde despegan los vuelos, para que cesen el contrato. Con este fin llevaremos a cabo una protesta el día 29 alrededor del aeropuerto Concord-Padgett, les invitamos a que se nos unan. Otros grupos de la comunidad están trabajando activamente para luchar contra este fenómeno. Por favor revisen y utilicen la red de migrantes de las Carolinas @carolina_migrant_network y utilicen su línea directa para reportar secuestros (704) 740-7737 Y también visiten @siembranc para obtener detalles sobre el entrenamiento en vigilancia de ICE el 17 de noviembre. Nuestro objetivo es organizar y unir a la ciudad para resistir estos secuestros. Por favor acérquese a nosotros para colaborar o involucrarse.
November 16, 2025 at 4:37 AM
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We oppose Trump and his lackeys terrorizing our communities. See CLTDSA.org/statements for the full statement. See CLTDSA.org/events for details on our upcoming protest against Avelo Airlines, ICE’s airline of choice.
Ice and CPB out of Charlotte NC! Today, Customs & Border Patrol, Trump’s personal police force, will begin occupying our city and abducting our neighbors to terrorize the immigrant community and cow domestic opposition. Charlotte Metro DSA condemns this invasion. We stand in solidarity with the working class of all nations. We will fight this invasion with all people of conscience. These attacks are a part of the long history of capital & its state fomenting divisions among the working class to keep us weak and siccing armed agents on us and our communities when we appear too strong. Earlier this year we began our Boycott Avelo campaign. Avelo airlines is a budget airline that has a contract with ICE for deportation flights. We are asking people to boycott the company and help us put pressure on the company and the City of Concord where they fly out of to get them to drop the contract. To that end, we’ll be having a protest on the 29th by the Concord-Padgett airport. We invite you to join us. Other groups in the community have also been actively fighting back. Please check out the @carolina_migrant_network and use their hotline to report abductions: (704) 740-7737. And see @siembranc for details about their upcoming ICE Watch training on Nov. 17th. We aim to organize and unite the city to resist these abductions. Please reach out to collaborate or get involved.
November 16, 2025 at 4:32 AM
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Our statement on the passage of the 1% sales tax on mecklenburg county this month.
On November 4th, a 1% sales tax was passed (52% to 48%) in Mecklenburg County to fund the P.A.V.E. Act. We remain opposed to the sales tax increase. The working class had no say in the P.A.V.E. act, yet we are those with the most to lose. With the current $20 billion transit plan, we will also gain the least. We will not be able sit on the new governing Transit Authority Board of Trustees, but we're free to be harassed and kicked off transit by the new transit police force. There are no guarantees that these transit expansions will be completed, and that this tax money will actually go towards transit or bike infrastructure. We support transit when it serves the working class. This Bill does not It serves to support corporations. Bills like the P.A.V.E. act get passed because these politicians don’t care about workers, only their corporate donors. We're building an organization by and for the working class that can stand up to the capitalist class and fight for reforms like fast, free, reliable, and comprehensive public transit. Join DSA Today!
November 12, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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DSA stands in absolute opposition to the proposed deal to pass Trump's billionaire budget. Healthcare is a right, not a bargaining chip.
“DSA stands with working people as democrats sell out to the right”
November 10, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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DSA campaigns are run by people just like you who believe in a better world.

🌹 Join DSA today and build a world for the rest of us, not just billionaires and developers: dsausa.org/join

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November 5, 2025 at 3:29 AM
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Stopping SNAP benefits is an attack on poor people.

Detener los beneficios del SNAP es un ataque a los pobres.

Full statement in English and Spanish at the link here: www.dsausa.org/statements/s...
Democratic Socialists of America, National Political Committee Statement. Stopping SNAP benefits is an attack on poor people. November 3, 2025. Read the full statement in English and Spanish at the link in our profile. The government shut-down will mean that poor people in the United States will no longer receive SNAP benefits beginning November 1, 2025. This is class war, and as socialists it is necessary to fight back. Although our government has endless funding to commit genocide abroad, it claims poverty when it comes to feeding our own children here at home. Approximately 62% of SNAP recipients are in families with children, meaning that we are quite literally starving children right now. Why? Because the class that is in power right now thinks that starving children, whether in Gaza or in the United States, is an acceptable thing to do, and further thinks that it can get away with it without a fight. 1/3 As socialists we understand this is a feature and not a bug in the current political system of the United States. The Republican Party actively wants to starve this population, using dehumanizing language to describe individuals receiving public assistance. Food stamp recipients are victims of capitalism, not “parasites.” At the same time, the Democratic Party only wants to draw attention to this horror to the extent that it might benefit them electorally. If the Democratic Party wanted to do something, then it would exercise the power that it actually has at the local level. All across the country, in states led by Democratic governors, however, the response has been absolutely anemic. Even though the Democrats can choose to spend state funds to feed the children frozen out of the SNAP program, they have so far chosen to dodge the issue instead. As socialists, we need to increase the pressure on the individual states to exercise the power that they have right now. 2/3 Across the country, we have the ability to agitate within individual states and cities to fill the gaps that are being created by an utterly horrific federal government, and to make sure that everyone responsible — whether through action or inaction — for literally starving children faces the consequences of their decisions, rather than passive acceptance. This is why we also strongly encourage chapters to utilize existing DSA mutual aid and tenant networks to check on neighbors and connect them with resources. We cannot sit on our hands, because solidarity means showing up and actively fighting tooth and nail. In solidarity. 3/3
November 3, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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At our October 2025 general meeting, our chapter voted to endorse the vote against campaign against the mecklenburg county sales tax referendum this year. See some of our reasons why below!
October 20, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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October 16, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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Come join us for our monthly social at Hattie’s (+21 establishment)! This is a great opportunity for new folks interested in DSA/socialism to meet some comrades and get an idea of what our chapter has been up to! Since it’s Halloween season we encourage folks to wear costumes!
Bud (DSA’s anthropomorphic rose mascot) walking into a bar with a ghost and pumpkin. Post advertising CLTDSA’s monthly social. This month it is on October 23rd at 7pm ET at Hattie’s Tap and Tavern in Charlotte North Carolina.
October 16, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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Want to scare the capitalist class? Come join us in reading Chapters 1 & 2 of the Communist Manifesto.

You do not need to read the book before showing up to this event, just make sure to bring a copy and something to take notes on! We recommend getting a pdf off of www.marxists.org.
October 15, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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DSA affirms our fundamental right to free speech and assembly. We will not be intimidated by the Trump administration’s cronies, and we will continue our struggle for democracy to the end. If you want to live in a free society, join DSA today. dsausa.org/join
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October 9, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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Class: The NPEC Podcast – DSA Political Education
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October 6, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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Democratic Socialists of America. National Political Committee Statement. DSA Affirms the Freedom to Organize. September 19, 2025. Read the full statement at the link in our profile.
September 19, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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We joined Cooperation Charlotte and @clt-urbanists.bsky.social to stain, paint, and assemble, nearly 40 bus benches across Charlotte! Thank you everyone who joined us, @makerspaceclt.bsky.social for hosting and Charlotte Maskbloc for providing N95 masks to everyone while we made these benches.
September 7, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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We're proud to endorse People’s Conference for Palestine in Detroit, Michigan. Join us and the broader movement for Palestinian liberation from August 29-31st!! Register to attend at peoplesconferenceforpalestine.org/register
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Democratic Socialists of America, official endorser. People's Conference for Palestine. Detroit, MI, August 29-31.
August 19, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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🏳️‍🌈Happy pride Charlotte! 🏳️‍🌈
Thank you all for stopping by our booth to write down what pride, queer joy, and solidarity mean to you. We had some great discussions with you all about queer liberation, bodily autonomy, and meeting the moment in this time of crisis.
August 18, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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We’ll be at pride this weekend! Stop by our booth and say hi :)
August 15, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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IM LIVE EARLY FROM CHICAGO FOR THE DSA CONVENTION WHERE I'LL BE INTERVIEWING @RashidaTlaib !! LATER ILL ROAM THE HALLS AND THEN LINK UP WITH SPECIAL SECRET GUESTS TO DO A BACK TO SCHOOL SUPPLY RUN AND SO MUCH MORE! GET IN NOW!! TWITCH.TV/HASANABI
August 8, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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Wed 7/30, 8pm ET: hear how DSA members are defending trans and migrant communities, standing with workers and against Trump's billionaire coup, and more — and what you can do to fight against fascism and for a world where we all have dignity and liberation! dsausa.us/trumprespons...
Fight Fascism, Build Socialism. Mass Call Wednesday, July 30 at 8pm ET. Speakers: Daniel Denvir, Host, The Dig Podcast. Eman Abdelhadi, Professor and Author. Astra Taylor, Director and Author. Ashik Siddique, DSA Co-Chair. Megan Romer, DSA Co-Chair. Olivia Katbi, Co-Chair Portland DSA, BDS Organizer. And organizers of federal workers, trans rights, & migrant rights!
July 30, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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Come join us in learning and discussing the importance of fighting against patriarchy and capitalism for the liberation of all members working class! Discussion and criticism is encouraged and essential!

RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/socialist-night-school-intro-to-socialist-feminism
July 14, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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Join our monthly DSA 101 to learn about our chapter, meet local organizers, and talk about the work we're doing here in Charlotte. RSVP Here: actionnetwork.org/events/july-...
July 13, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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You may have heard of Zohran Mamdani: the DSA member who just won the primary race for mayor of New York City. He is a democratic socialist... but what does that mean? Read this thread to see if you're a democratic socialist too.
Zohran Mamdani is a democratic socialist. Many are asking... What is democratic socialism? Adapted from “What is Democratic Socialism?” by Neal Meyer in Jacobin. Photo: Zohran Mamdani marching with NYC-DSA members holding a banner reading New York City Democratic Socialists. Zohran is smiling. Other DSA members look happy and glad to be there. Several hold signs reading Socialism Beats Fascism.
July 11, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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We're going strong into our 3rd month of our decide your future campaign!

Charlottedsa.org/events to RSVP. DM us if you have any questions 🌹
July 2, 2025 at 7:28 PM