Greater Baltimore DSA

Did you know any member can jump into our work by joining the planning meetings for our working/functional groups? gbdsa.org/calendar Join our discord server! gbdsa.org/discord Fill out an interest form! gbdsa.org/interest Want to join? gbdsa.org/join

Wondering what the AFB campaign is all about? AFB is a localized BDS campaign. Our goal is for Baltimore to divest from apartheid and re-invest in our local communities! Learn more on our website at apartheidfreebaltimore.org!

Join GBDSA and our comrades tomorrow at 7pm at the SNF Parkway, for a screening and discussion panel on Everybody to Kenmure Street, a film about a Scottish community that rose up to protect their neighbor! gbdsa.org/s/EverybodyT... 📆 Tue Oct 27 🕐️ 7:00PM 📍 SNF Parkway Theatre

Part of telling Palantir to back off as a community is doing our civic duty at the polls! It’s time for Palantir to stop profiting from ICE attacks on our neighbors, stop helping companies spy on people at work, and stop tracking how Americans speak out.

UPDATE: ALL PROTESTERS HAVE BEEN RELEASED! We will continue to monitor the situation. Thank you for the community support you showed yesterday. ❤️💪

We will be canvassing for our endorsed campaigns this weekend and next and we'll out at poll sites on Election Day too! Register to canvass with us for Ash Esposito and the Baltimore Baby Fund at gbdsa.org/electoral/ca... !

🇵🇸 New Apartheid-Free Baltimore Business 🇵🇸 Brows Over Everything is a DMV Eyebrow Specialist at 100 E 23rd St, Ste 2B! AFB businesses pledge to: 🍉 Avoid doing business with companies complicit in Israel’s human rights violations 🍉 Follow BDS & PACBI guidelines 🍉 Divest from AFB boycott targets

🚨 EMERGENCY ACTION REQUEST 🚨 Last night BPD arrested multiple people peacefully protesting against police brutality. We'll be joining community members to jail sit and show support. Call (410) 545-8122 to demand the release of the protesters! 📆 Fri Oct 23 🕐️ 12:00PM 📍 400 E Eager St

Missed our AFB training last night? Don't worry, we've got more coming. We're hosting several campaign trainings for all who want to jump into this localized BDS campaign. Register for one today! 📆 Mon, Oct 26 🕐️ 7:00PM-8:00PM 📍 Impact Hub in Baltimore 🔗 gbdsa.org/s/afb-training

Join us Sat Oct 24 and Sun Nov 8 to get the word out about this campaign and drum up as much support as we can. We must continue to pressure the city council! And stay tuned for future announcements with more canvassing dates!

Reminder that our General Body Meeting is this Saturday! This is where we meet to deliberate on proposals that affect our chapter. You can join virtually or in person. Register at gbdsa.org/gbm !

Mississippi AG has ruled officer's murder of a 1-year old baby was justified. Nothing could ever justify this.

This week is Congo Week, and we want to use our voice to speak out against the atrocities committed against the people and the land of DR Congo. And please donate to Friends of the Congo at friendsofthecongo.org/donate !

We want ICE profiteers OUT of Baltimore City Council contracts!! Sign up at the link below to table with us at BARCStoberfest and learn more about our campaign! 📆 Sat, Oct 24 🕐️ 10:00AM-2:00PM 📍 BARCStoberfest at Patterson Park 🔗 gbdsa.org/debarment-ca...

Come shop local, show solidarity, and help spotlight the growing base of businesses that are turning Hampden into an Apartheid Free Zone. Bring your friends, your holiday shopping list, and your camera! 📆 Sun, Nov 15 🕐️ 2:00PM-5:00PM 📍 Common Ground Cafe 🔗 Register at gbdsa.org/s/afb-holida... !

We keep running out of literature for canvassing for Ash Esposito's re-election campaign! 😵‍💫 ...and we're in the final stretch with 4 days until early voting! We need a lot of literature to keep up the energy and get across the finish line. Please support if you can at gbdsa.org/s/donate2ash !

It's time for the monthly GBM! Come join us to vote on resolutions that affect how our chapter operates, learn what our working groups have been up to, and more! 📆 Sat, Oct 24 🕐️ 2:30PM-4:30PM 📍 Enoch Pratt Light Street Branch (Virtual option available) 🔗 gbdsa.org/gbm

We want ICE profiteers OUT of Baltimore City Council contracts!! We're back again to canvass for our DEBARMENT CAMPAIGN!! Sign up at the link below to canvass with us and learn more about our campaign! 📆 Tues, Oct 20 🕐️ 3:00PM-7:00PM 📍 Patterson Park Farmers Market 🔗 gbdsa.org/debarment-ca...

Come join us for a Labor & Electoral Power Happy Hour this Thurs! Get to know union organizers and electoral campaign canvassers in this combined outreach event, and learn how you can jump in and get involved! 📆 Thu, Oct 22 🕐️ 7:00PM-9:00PM 📍 Peabody Heights Brewery

Curious about how YOU can get involved in our Apartheid-Free Baltimore campaign? We're hosting several campaign trainings for all who want to jump into this localized BDS campaign. Register for one today! 📆 Thu, Oct 22 🕐️ 6:00PM-7:00PM 📍 Impact Hub in Baltimore 🔗 gbdsa.org/s/afb-training

Not sure what DSA is? Join us tomorrow, 4PM at Red Emma's Free School for our monthly New Member Orientation to get all your questions answered! 🌹🐦‍⬛🌹🐦‍⬛🌹🐦‍⬛🌹 RSVP HERE: gbdsa.org/nmo

We want ICE profiteers OUT of Baltimore City Council contracts!! That's why we've launched a DEBARMENT CAMPAIGN. Sign up at the link below to canvass with us and learn more about our campaign! 📆 Sat, Oct 17 🕐️ 11:00AM-4:00PM 📍 Lauraville's Magical Market at The Lot 🔗 gbdsa.org/debarment-ca...

We're excited to announce that our upcoming fundraiser dance party will include performances from Bmore Dyke Drag! Tickets are $30 if you buy now! Dance the medical debt away at a night to remember! 💃 🎶 📆 Fri, Nov 20 🕐️ 7:00-10:00PM 📍 Creative Alliance 🎟️ gbdsa.org/s/UndueDance...

🇨🇺 🇵🇷 🎥 CUBA AFTER CASTRO + MATARON A PEDRO SCREENING Join us for a decolonial double screening + virtual Q&A with the film makers next month at SNF Parkway! 📆 Wed, Nov 4 🕐️ 6:00-9:00PM 📍 SNF Parkway Theatre - 5 W North Ave 🎟️ Tickets for sale at gbdsa.org/s/CubaAfterC...

🪩 🎶 🕺 DANCE AWAY THE MEDICAL DEBT! Come join us for a night of dancing with food, music, and drinks! All proceeds go towards our medical debt relief fundraiser in the area. Get your tickets now for the early bird discount! 📆 Fri, Nov 20 🕐️ 7:00-10:00PM 📍 Creative Alliance 🔗 gbdsa.org/s/UndueDance...

Call the Baltimore City Council President Zeke Cohen at (410) 396-4804 to demand debarring ICE profiteers from Baltimore City contracts! And please also call your city council representative. Use our look-up tool at gbdsa.org/debarment-ca... and learn more about our campaign at gbdsa.org/debarment !

Go to vote.md.gov/vote2026 for a full list of links to make sure you have a plan to vote by November 3rd. You can print voter checklists and add important deadlines to your calendar like this one. And don't forget to support our endorsed campaigns! Vote for Ash Esposito and the Baltimore Baby Fund!

As socialists, we believe it is an absolute travesty that anyone could have their finances turned upside down for what is fundamentally a human right: access to health care. That's why we've launched a fundraising campaign to relieve debt for those in our area! Donate at gbdsa.org/s/UndueDebtR... !

Can capitalism be legislated into socialism one reform at a time? Explore how Rosa Luxemburg answers this question with GBDSA comrades over two sessions! 📆 Wed, October 21 + 28 🕐️ 6:30-8:00PM 📍 Impact Hub - 10 E. North Ave Ste 5 + Virtual Option 🔗 RSVP + details: gbdsa.org/ref-or-rev

🇵🇸 New Apartheid-Free Baltimore Business 🇵🇸 The Local Stitch is a fiber arts studio and supply shop on 1910 Fleet St! AFB businesses pledge to: 🍉 Avoid doing business with companies complicit in Israel’s human rights violations 🍉 Follow BDS & PACBI guidelines 🍉 Divest from AFB boycott targets

We are proud to stand with the registered nurses at MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center! We strongly support your effort to organize with the National Nurses Organizing Committee. We believe you should be able to choose to join a union without management interference, intimidation, or harassment.

Are you a GBDSA member living in Anne Arundel County? Come to the preliminary branch meeting this Sun! Meet your fellow AACO comrades and learn about the progress towards a new branch for the chapter! 📆 Sun Oct 11 🕐️ 3:30-4:30PM 📍 Severn Library, 2624 Annapolis Rd 🔗 gbdsa.org/meetings/aac...

We're taking the streets to spread the word about our endorsed campaigns: Ash Esposito for School Board Commissioner and the Baltimore Baby Fund. Want to get involved? Sign up below! 📆 Sat. Oct 10 🕐️ 12:00-2:00PM 📍 Northwest Baltimore neighborhoods 🔗 gbdsa.org/electoral/ca...

This week! 🔜Socialist Job Fair 📆Sun, 10/4 🕕11:00AM-1:00PM, RSVP for details 🔜AACO Social 📆Wed, 10/7 🕕6:30-8:30PM at The Crooked Crab 🔜Vigil for Victims of the Gaza Genocide 📆Fri, 10/9 🕕6:00-7:00PM at Little Patuxent Pkwy & Broken Land Pkwy 🔜Gaming with Comrades 📆Fri, 10/9 🕕7-9PM on Discord

Hello melanated comrades! We will be back for this month's POC Happy Hour tonight at our favorite bar, Old Major! Come stop by and say hi! Get to know fellow socialists of color! 📆 Fri, Oct 2 🕐️ 7:00-10:00PM 📍 Old Major, 900 S. Carey St. 🔗 gbdsa.org/events/poc-h...

🇵🇸 New Apartheid-Free Baltimore Business 🇵🇸 Plied has unique, marled yarns, hand-dyed in Baltimore. AFB businesses pledge to: 🍉 Avoid doing business with companies complicit in Israel’s human rights violations 🍉 Follow BDS & PACBI guidelines 🍉 Divest from AFB boycott targets

We’re gathering volunteers to learn how to use OpenStreetMaps to map accessibility features around Baltimore so disabled people can determine what areas are most accessible to them! Join us Thursday for our first remote mapping training! 📆Thu. Oct 1 🕕7:00-8:00PM 🔗gbdsa.org/events/mapping-training

GBDSA's Political Education Group is hosting a workshop this Wednesday at the Southeast Anchor Library Auditorium. Join us at 6:30 PM and we will collaboratively explore US military and CIA interventions. No prior reading is required. RSVP here: gbdsa.org/cia-workshop

Links are in our LinkTree in our bio! Check our calendar too! gbdsa.org/calendar linktr.ee/baltimoredsa 🔜CIA Coup Workshop 📆Wed, 9/30 🕕6:30-8:00PM at Southeast Anchor Library 🔜Mapping Training 📆Thu, 10/1 🕕7:00-8:00PM, Virtual 🔜POC Happy Hour 📆Fri, 10/2 🕕7:00-10:00PM at Old Major

Starbucks is ending their DEI initiatives nationwide. If you’re a customer, BOYCOTT STARBUCKS. If you’re a Starbucks worker, organize your union to protect you and your coworkers before things get even worse.

Y’all heard me. NO CONTRACT. NO COFFEE. ☕️ Support the boycott. Support the workers. 💜 #BoycottStarbucks @sbworkersunited.org

Hey comrades! Please note that this month's meeting will be at the Enoch Pratt Free Library - Southeast Anchor Branch 📚 and online! 📍 Enoch Pratt Free Library - Southeast Anchor Branch 📚 💻 Via Zoom ✉️ RSVP: gbdsa.org/gbm 🗺️ 3601 Eastern Ave, Baltimore, MD 21224 🕔 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM ♿️ Accessible