Groundwork DSA

NYC Groundwork would like to congratulate everyone who ran on our slate, whatever the result, for a job well done. We won 80% of the candidates we put up, more than any other slate in the race, and had three branches where every one of our candidates was elected delegate!

Groundwork is building long-term political power, growing DSA members to grow the movement! 🪴💖 Join Zohran field lead, Eon field lead, and Transit Working Group field co-chair Mala and vote Groundwork!!

AOC is on the ballot when you vote for NYC-DSA delegate. Vote the Socialist Must Lead slate #1 by Sunday Oct 25th at 11:59 pm to ensure DSA is laying the groundwork for an AOC presidential campaign!

Turns out the secret handshake to building socialist power is… there isn't one. 🤝 Meet incoming Assemblymember Illapa, alongside Groundworkers Tyler and Luz, showing what happens when socialists in office organize shoulder to shoulder with seasoned and newer members alike.

Groundwork is building NYC-DSA into a party. Over the last year, we have been leading in our electoral campaigns, eco socialist organizing, tax the rich organizing, and beyond.

NYC-DSAers, check your email for a ballot from OpaVote, subject line NYC-DSA CONVENTION DELEGATE ELECTION.

For years, Groundwork members like Julie have been a part of building NYC-DSA into the most powerful organization on the left. At this convention this fall, we want to go bigger than ever before and support Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for President.

We’re excited to announce the Socialists Must Lead slate for City Convention! Socialists Must Lead (Groundwork & Friends) sees 2028 as the biggest opening socialists have had in generations, and NYC-DSA needs to be ready to run AOC for president and a socialist cadre for Senate.

This means building upstate chapters and growing a more diverse chapter that can recruit the multiracial working class. We’re fighting to tax the rich, win on climate, build the party, and elect tons more socialists to City Council.

Groundwork members proudly authored the Ecosocialist WG Priority Campaign Proposal and No Socialism on a Dead Planet. Many of our delegates are in Eco because they knows urgent Taxing the Rich, challenging corporate Kathy, and organizing the multiracial working class are.

When Groundwork fought to endorse Zohran in 2024, we knew that top-of-ticket races are key to expanding our electorates. NYC-DSA must prioritize building new Black and Latino electorates for democratic socialist politics, as well as appealing to voters under 45 and Asian voters with our 2028 (1/2)

DSA can lead and deliver what New Yorkers need — a permanent, fully funded Department of Community Safety. We thank the Groundworkers who organized over several months to make this campaign a reality: Lizzy O., Farudh E., and Rasha H.

Join Chicago Groundwork as we host one of the final canvasses before the petition signature submission window opens! Raheem is running for Chicago’s City Council in the 3rd Ward, fighting to take on a corporate backed incumbent Pat Dowell, who is the Finance Committee Chair.

Groundwork’s NPC members are continuing their reflections on their term thus far. Here we have Frances, who discusses her time on the Workers Deserve More Platform Committee, her work handling grievances, and which songs fir which mood right now. Link Below

Groundwork’s NPC members are continuing their reflections on their term thus far. Next up is Kareem, who discusses the differences between his two terms, why cross tendency political communication can often feel strained and alienated, and the state of his sports fandoms. Link below!

All across the country, DSA chapters are mobilizing to say: we are ready to run AOC for President, we are ready for a socialism to win in 2028, and we are ready to build this organization for the next 100,000 members, and the next, into the millions, until we have a mass party that cannot be denied.

Chicago, Boston, Sonoma County, and Metro Cincinnati have joined Los Angeles, Atlanta, Rochester, Mid-Hudson Valley, and Wichita, with more to come. Your chapter can join us!

In the next few days, Groundwork’s NPC members will be publishing reflections on their term thus far on DSA's highest leadership body. First up is Eleanor, who discusses DSA’s response to the Trump admin, how coalitions form on the NPC, and her favorite recent meals.

Congratulations to our member, Jess Newman (@jessnewman.bsky.social), on being endorsed by Metro Detroit DSA to retain her seat on the Ferndale School Board. Jess has been a tireless socialist organizer, building DSA and the democratic socialist movement for more than a decade.

Last Sunday, GW's NPC members voted for the NPC to decide on a potential presidential endorsement by March 2027— following the precedent by which DSA endorsed Bernie Sanders in 2020. Our statement on the vote is below:

Groundwork’s DSA-LA local will be opposing the chapter’s endorsement of Nithya Raman in the vote opening Wednesday. Read Why Below:

We believe Raman is the best candidate in the race. But a DSA endorsement means more than supporting a better candidate: it should build the organization and demonstrate a path to working-class political power. www.groundworkdsa.com/building-up/...