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Metro DC DSA @mdcdsa.org · 1d

Metro DC DSA @mdcdsa.org · 9d

INVEST IN COMMUNITIES, NOT COPS

Metro DC DSA’s Abolition Working Group is hosting a fundraiser for our coat drive!

🗓️ Tuesday, October 7th | 6–9PM
📍 Electric Cool Aid | 512 Rhode Island Ave NW

Metro DC DSA @mdcdsa.org · 2d

Come out this weekend to canvass for Metro DC DSA’s endorsed candidates, Frankie Fritz and Omodamola Williams!

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Bodily Autonomy Working Group @bawg-mdcdsa.bsky.social · 3d

👻Ghouls Just Want Abortion Access👻

Join BAWG on Saturday, 10/18 from 8-10pm at as you are. DC for a fundraiser for the DC Abortion Fund! We’ll be hosting a dance party with DJ Byte Back, our own block-printed merch, and more!

bit.ly/BAWG_Ghouls (1/6)

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Metro DC DSA @mdcdsa.org · 5d

Covering the District, Northern Virginia, Montgomery County, and Prince George's County with action notices, campaign updates, good reads, and news of allied events.

Read the full Weekly Update: mdcdsa.org/chapterupdat...

Love & solidarity,

The MDC DSA Publications team (8/8)

October 3, 2025 - Metro DC Democratic Socialists of America

OCTOBER 3, 2025 Sign up to have the update emailed directly to your inbox This is the weekly newsletter of the Metro DC Democratic Socialists of America (MDC DSA), which is produced by local members o...

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Metro DC DSA @mdcdsa.org · 5d

And in this week's DMV Left community bulletin, attend @savechinatowndc's Mid-Autumn Festival tomorrow afternoon.

Find all this and more at the link in bio + sign up to get the Weekly Update dispatched to your inbox every Friday morning. (7/8)

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Metro DC DSA @mdcdsa.org · 5d

...are welcome to attend the religious socialist solidarity service on October 12.

Coming up... No Kings, No Fascists, No Billionaires! Stand up and fight back with our contingent on October 18. (6/8)

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Metro DC DSA @mdcdsa.org · 5d

Other ways to plug in... Support your neighbors at Abolition's coat distribution fundraiser happy hour on October 7, celebrate the Socialist Feminist Section's new stewards at their happy hour on October 9, and all faiths and those seeking spiritual community... (5/8)

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Metro DC DSA @mdcdsa.org · 5d

Its skyrocketing rates leave many in utility debt, it sends thousands of residents shutoff notices each month, and it still sources the majority of its energy from fossil fuels. But there is another way! Learn more on October 15 at 6pm. (4/8)

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Metro DC DSA @mdcdsa.org · 5d

...fights in other sites of struggle against capitalism.

In a couple of weeks, join the chapter's Political Education and We Power working groups for a hybrid Socialist Night School on public power. Most of us know that Pepco sucks. (3/8)

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Metro DC DSA @mdcdsa.org · 5d

Also happening this weekend, a three-day Insider Organizer School in Alexandria, led by workers who spearheaded the Starbucks union campaign. Advancing an emboldened labor movement is one of the best ways to fight back against the powers of capital and backbone... (2/8)

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Metro DC DSA @mdcdsa.org · 5d

Stay vigilant. This weekend, socialists are hitting the streets in Greenbelt and Gaithersburg in the final stretch of Frankie Santos Fritz and Omodamola Williams' electoral campaigns, who are fighting to support working people in Montgomery and Prince George's Counties. (1/8)

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Metro DC DSA @mdcdsa.org · 6d

Have an event suggestion? Want to volunteer with Street Team? Learn how to get involved by attending the next monthly meeting. (3/3)

Metro DC DSA @mdcdsa.org · 6d

Organizers of all experience levels are welcome to discuss topics ranging from event coordination to talking about socialism and connecting prospective members to the chapter.

🗓️Saturday, October 4
⏰3pm
📍MLK Memorial Library (901 G St NW, Room 401-D)

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Metro DC DSA @mdcdsa.org · 6d

The time to organize is now. Join the Metro DC DSA Street Team at their next monthly meeting to learn how to build power and visibility for the chapter's working groups at upcoming community events in the DMV.

RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/month...

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Metro DC DSA @mdcdsa.org · 6d

Door-to-door canvassing is the biggest need for help that we have so consider coming out on a weekend day for a few hours to talk to locals about their political situation and how our cadre candidates aim to make their communities more equal, accessible, and affordable. (3/3)

Metro DC DSA @mdcdsa.org · 6d

A big part of what we offer as an organization in the metro area is a field operation with eager and committed folks giving information to residents about our candidates and how they can vote in November. (2/3)

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Metro DC DSA @mdcdsa.org · 6d

We are just 5 weeks out from the Nov 4th elections in Maryland and we have two excellent candidates that the Metro DC DSA has endorsed in Greenbelt City Council and Gaithersburg City Council.

RSVP: linktr.ee/mdcdsa_elect... (1/3)

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Metro DC DSA @mdcdsa.org · 7d

TONIGHT! RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/elect...

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Metro DC DSA @mdcdsa.org · 9d

Our nation is under attack by a radical right-wing government backed by a small clique of oligarchs! But people are assembling across the country on October 18th to stand up and fight back. bit.ly/4pLzvOT

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Metro DC DSA @mdcdsa.org · 9d

🎶 🍻 Music and Refreshments
🎟️ 🎁 Raffle with Fun Prizes
🤝 Community Connections and Support

Bring friends — the more people, the more we can raise! — and any gently used coats in good condition to be distributed to our community!

RSVP: bit.ly/428q0zi
Donate to our GoFundMe: gofund.me/45635f1e (3/3)

Fundraiser Happy Hour for Abolition's Coat Distribution | Tuesday, October 7th, 5–9 PM

Join Us for a Fundraiser Happy Hour for Abolition's Coat Drive: Invest in Communities, Not Cops Tuesday, October 7th 5PM - 9PM Electric Cool-Aid 512 Rhode Island Ave NW Washington, DC 20001 ...

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Metro DC DSA @mdcdsa.org · 9d

We’re raising money to provide coats and cold weather accessories for DC residents — NO questions asked, NO barriers. Every dollar raised goes straight to making sure that our neighbors have what they need before winter. This is what it looks like to invest in communities, not cops. (2/3)

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Metro DC DSA @mdcdsa.org · 9d

INVEST IN COMMUNITIES, NOT COPS

Metro DC DSA’s Abolition Working Group is hosting a fundraiser for our coat drive!

🗓️ Tuesday, October 7th | 6–9PM
📍 Electric Cool Aid | 512 Rhode Island Ave NW

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Metro DC DSA @mdcdsa.org · 9d

All are welcome, but RSVP as soon as you can! forms.gle/EAB2mVYfN2Sy... (2/2)

Socialist Movement: October DC Walking Club RSVP & Sign-In

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: Walking Club rescheduled to October 26th at 2p! Hello, and welcome to Socialist Movement! We are a project of the Community Builders group of Metro DC Democratic Socialists of...

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Metro DC DSA @mdcdsa.org · 9d

Community Builders has launched a new initiative - SOCIALIST MOVEMENT - and is excited to announce the start of our new weekly walking club! Join us on Oct. 26th at 2p ET for a nature walk from Cleveland Park to Mt. Pleasant, with an optional meal at Marx Cafe afterwards. (1/2)

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Metro DC DSA @mdcdsa.org · 12d

...and PG County.

Read the full weekly update: mdcdsa.org/chapterupdat...

Love and solidarity,

The MDC DSA Publications team (9/9)

September 26, 2025 - Metro DC Democratic Socialists of America

SEPTEMBER 26, 2025 Sign up to have the update emailed directly to your inbox This is the weekly newsletter of the Metro DC Democratic Socialists of America (MDC DSA), which is produced by local member...

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