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Kelsea Bond 🌹 @kelseabondatl.bsky.social · Aug 25

Atlanta has become unaffordable. Rent is too high, we’re decades behind on mass transit, and the wealth gap grows larger each year.

We deserve affordable housing, a green future, and an economy for the 99%.

That’s why I’m running for Atlanta City Council District 2.

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Kelsea Bond for Atlanta City Council (Subtitles)

YouTube video by Kelsea Bond

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Groundwork DSA @groundworkdsa.com · Aug 17

Join Groundwork as we read through the foundational Democratic Socialist work "Marxism and Politics" by Ralph Miliband and discuss how it guides our organizing today!
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Kareem @nycmayorofficial.bsky.social · Aug 14

That’s right baby I’m the mayor

Groundwork DSA @groundworkdsa.com · Aug 14

"'I think we as the left really felt the void that was left in 2024 with no presidential candidate... There was nobody up there to anchor our ideas … and that was a mistake, especially in the midst of an ongoing genocide.'” Our own @nycmayorofficial.bsky.social here: prospect.org/politics/202...

DSA Convenes, Argues, and Celebrates

Energized by Zohran Mamdani’s primary triumph, 1,200 DSA members came to Chicago to chart the group’s future.

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Groundwork DSA @groundworkdsa.com · Aug 14

"'I think we as the left really felt the void that was left in 2024 with no presidential candidate... There was nobody up there to anchor our ideas … and that was a mistake, especially in the midst of an ongoing genocide.'” Our own @nycmayorofficial.bsky.social here: prospect.org/politics/202...

DSA Convenes, Argues, and Celebrates

Energized by Zohran Mamdani’s primary triumph, 1,200 DSA members came to Chicago to chart the group’s future.

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Groundwork DSA @groundworkdsa.com · Aug 13

If you want to advance a vision for a DSA for All, and fight for street, strike, and state power in every DSA chapter, apply to join Groundwork today!
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Join Groundwork — Groundwork

Discover what an organized socialist future looks like with Groundwork DSA.

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Groundwork DSA @groundworkdsa.com · Aug 13

We’re proud of our whole Groundwork NPC slate: Alejandra, Carl and Sumter are excellent organizers who will continue to lead in powerful DSA chapters. We’re grateful for so many great conversations with members over the past few months — so many across the country want a DSA for all!

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Groundwork DSA @groundworkdsa.com · Aug 13

Finally, we are so excited for our elected NPCers for the 2025 term, including National Co-Chair Ashik, all of our returning incumbents Kareem, Cara, and Frances, and now Eleanor from NYC-DSA. They’re ready to hit the ground running and we can’t wait to support them as leaders!

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Groundwork DSA @groundworkdsa.com · Aug 13

At Convention we adopted an organizing strategy to end the genocide and occupation of Palestine with the Labor for an Arms Embargo resolution. Thank you to Carnation and Abdullah F for your leadership on this campaign!

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Groundwork DSA @groundworkdsa.com · Aug 13

DSA has set itself on a path to fundamentally remake America with our 2028 resolution: Unite Labor and the Left to run a Socialist for President and Build the Party! Thank you to Bread and Roses for your partnership on this critical proposal!

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Groundwork DSA @groundworkdsa.com · Aug 13

We are immensely proud to have passed some key resolutions. The Democracy Commission proposal we passed is the biggest internal reform in DSA history. Thank you to our five commissioners Allison, Liv, Sumter, Lizzy, and Nikhil!

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Groundwork DSA @groundworkdsa.com · Aug 13

We are so happy to have had a good 2025 convention! Thank you to all of the members who stood with Groundwork and our vision for a DSA for All.

We hope the 1,200+ delegates go back to their chapters even more motivated to expand democratic power all over this country!

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Groundwork DSA @groundworkdsa.com · Aug 13

Looking forward, we're excited to work together with everyone on the new NPC to fight fascism and win socialism in our lifetimes!

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Groundwork DSA @groundworkdsa.com · Aug 13

We’re proud of our whole slate. Alejandra, Carl and Sumter are excellent organizers who will continue to lead in powerful DSA chapters. We’re thankful for all the great conversations we had with members over the past few months — so many across the country want a DSA for all.

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Groundwork DSA @groundworkdsa.com · Aug 13

Congratulations to our comrades on the new NPC! At the DSA National Convention this past weekend, members voted to elect Kareem, Eleanor, Frances, and Cara to represent them as At-Large NPC members, and re-elected Ashik as National Co-Chair.

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Groundwork DSA @groundworkdsa.com · Aug 6

Cross-published in the Socialist Call socialistcall.com/2025/08/06/z...

Zohran’s Victory Shows We Need to Run a Socialist for President - The Call

Zohran’s campaign shows that executive races have the best ability to reach working people. To recreate the effects of Zohran’s campaign at a national level, delegates at the 2025 DSA convention…

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Groundwork DSA @groundworkdsa.com · Aug 6

Does Zohran’s victory show that running a socialist for president is the best way to reach the working class nationally? Yes! Read about our convention resolution with Bread & Roses to do it: www.groundworkdsa.com/building-up/...

Zohran’s Victory Shows We Need to Run a Socialist for President — Groundwork

Zohran’s campaign is proof of concept that campaigns for executive offices present the best opportunity for the Left to spread our message to an audience of millions of working people. To recreate…

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daniel? @danielgoulden.bsky.social · Aug 5

I wrote about how the Build Public Renewables Act is starting to win!

Groundwork DSA @groundworkdsa.com · Aug 5

What happens *after* you win a four year fight to pass historic ecosocialist legislation? You start an even bigger fight to make sure your state does it right, and start new fights nationwide too.

@danielgoulden.bsky.social on Build Public Renewables & GNDCC.

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Build To Win, Win To Build: Public Renewables, & the GNDCC — Groundwork

“The feeling I had that day after four years of organizing culminated in a historic win is one every DSA member deserves to experience.”

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Groundwork DSA @groundworkdsa.com · Aug 5

What happens *after* you win a four year fight to pass historic ecosocialist legislation? You start an even bigger fight to make sure your state does it right, and start new fights nationwide too.

@danielgoulden.bsky.social on Build Public Renewables & GNDCC.

www.groundworkdsa.com/building-up/...

Build To Win, Win To Build: Public Renewables, & the GNDCC — Groundwork

“The feeling I had that day after four years of organizing culminated in a historic win is one every DSA member deserves to experience.”

www.groundworkdsa.com

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Groundwork DSA @groundworkdsa.com · Aug 4

We need to prioritize debate on key organizing questions -- such as how our org will face the Trump admin, how to fight for trans rights, how to stop the genocide in Gaza. Sign on HERE to support our proposed agenda change! 2/2

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Put Politics First: For an Organizing Agenda at DSA Convention

We are living through the biggest political crisis in modern US history. In Chicago, we will have a short window of time to discuss the key political and strategic questions facing our organization…

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Groundwork DSA @groundworkdsa.com · Aug 4

We are living through the biggest political crisis in modern US history. In Chicago at the DSA Convention, we will have a short window of time to discuss key political and strategic questions facing our org. 1/2

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moss covered three handled family gredunza @eminentprof.bsky.social · Aug 2

Our first interview with with Frances G, Kareem E and @allthingslabor.bsky.social, all from the @groundworkdsa.com Slate.

Watch it here: www.youtube.com/live/r9dX1at...

GMC with Frances G, Alex G, and Kareem E

YouTube video by Good Morning Comrade

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Groundwork DSA @groundworkdsa.com · Aug 4

🎙️Announcing our new podcast miniseries: DSA Convention For All! Learn about our NPC slate, the intricacies of resolutions like One Member One Vote, organizing strategies for fighting ICE and the climate crisis, and more!

Available on all podcast services now!

podcast cover image: dsa national convention for all! by groundwork. illustration of a microphone with lightning, socialist roses, plants, and and other symbols surrounding it

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Groundwork DSA @groundworkdsa.com · Aug 2

1 Member, 1 Vote for DSA? Groundwork's @quirknky.bsky.social & @blimpjuice.bsky.social joined Left On Red to discuss making DSA more inclusive and democratic for *all* members, why it's not currently, and answer top questions about our 1M1V convention resolutions

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Ep 173: 1 Member 1 Vote (pro) with Groundwork

Podcast Episode · Left on Red · 08/01/2025 · 1h

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Groundwork DSA @groundworkdsa.com · Jul 25

Join us next Tuesday night at 8 ET/5 PT for a panel and open discussion with our NPC candidates on our resolutions to bring real democracy to DSA: giving every member a direct vote on national leadership and federal endorsements ✅🗳️
RSVP: groundworkdsa.com/1M1V

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Coratee (Garfield Era) @thecoratee.bsky.social · Jul 24

Vote for One Member One Vote at the DSA convention this year if you believe in our membership. It's time to put political power in the hands of members. We say we aren't just another top-down political NGO. It's time to act like it and be truly member run.

Groundwork DSA @groundworkdsa.com · Jul 24

❓Should everyone who carries our membership card and who pays their dues have the right to decide who our national leadership is? @megadan.bsky.social on the friendly-amended resolution at the center of DSA convention: 1 Member, 1 Vote for National Leadership:

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MEMBERS ARE MEMBERS: 1 Member, 1 Vote For National Leadership — Groundwork

Daniel C on the friendly-amended resolution at the center of DSA convention: 1 Member, 1 Vote for National Leadership.

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