Join Southern Illinois Democratic Socialists of America (SIDSA) to celebrate International Workers Day, enjoy music, food, drink and a movie.
Read MoreMay Day Weekend Party and Movie Screening (Battle of Chile)
🌹 SIDSA May Organizing Meeting + Tenants Rights Circle ✊ →
Join us Sunday, May 4th for our monthly General Meeting and Tenant's Rights Circle! Enter through the back door! Snacks and drinks will be provided! Our Tenant's Circle runs from 4 to 5 p.m. and is open to all tenants, whether interested in DSA or not! Come meet other tenants, share your experiences, and discuss how to fight back against landlords! The General Meeting is for those who are interested or curious about joining DSA! It runs from 5-7 pm and we will discuss our ongoing operations in trying to fight back against the far-right capitalist class to end all exploitation and oppression of the masses!
Read MoreDSA Organizing Meeting (April 6, 5-7pm)
Join us this Sunday for our monthly General Meeting and Tenant's Rights Circle! Enter through the back door! Snacks and drinks provided!
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Trans Rights and Bodily Autonomy (TRBA) Working Group Meeting
Join Us for Our First TRBA Working Group Meeting!
Date: March 22nd
Time: 5:00 PM
Location: Township Hall, 217 E Main St (Enter through the backdoor)
We’re excited to invite you to the first social event and organizing meeting for our new Trans Rights and Bodily Autonomy (TRBA) Working Group! Whether you're a member or non-member, everyone is welcome to join us for an evening of community, learning, and action.
What to Expect:
-101 Orientation: Meet current members, ask questions, and share your ideas for future organizing.
-Trans Day of Visibility (TDOV) Planning: Help us brainstorm and plan our upcoming action for TDOV.
-Self-Defense Practice Session: Stay safe with a hands-on practice session using inert pepper spray.
This is a great opportunity to get involved, connect with like-minded individuals, and contribute to important work in our community. Let’s come together to support trans rights and bodily autonomy!
Register Here: https://bit.ly/618TRBA
We can’t wait to see you there!
Red Books Day! Red Cooks Day!
Happy 176th Birthday, Communist Manifesto! We're throwing you a party In honor of Red Books Day. You're invited to an all out bash and cook off starting at 5pm on Friday, February 21st @ Born Again Labor Museum.
Read MoreFebruary Socialist Organizing Meeting (Feb. 2 @ 5pm)
Join us on Sunday, February 2 for our monthly organizing meeting! We'll be meeting at the Carbondale Township Hall (enter through the back door) from 5-7pm
Read MoreSIDSA Labor Working Group (Jan 27 @ BALM)
Join us to discuss how to organize our workplaces and fight the bosses.
Read MoreTenants Rights Circle Meeting (Feb 2)
Join us for a presentation and discussion of how to fight for your rights as a renter in Carbondale.
Read MoreNew Years Revolutions @ BALM (January 1st)
Join SIDSA Labor Working Group for a New Years Day full of fun and labor militancy at Born Again Labor Museum (517 N Springer), 12pm-9pm! We will be sharing food, drinks, games, labor films, and activities! More details TBA!
Read MoreSIDSA Monthly Organizing Meeting (Sunday, Dec 8 @ 5pm)
Join us this Sunday, December 8th for our monthly organizing meeting! We'll be meeting at the Carbondale Township Hall (enter through the back door) from 5-7pm
Read MoreTenant Rights Circle Monthly Meeting (Dec 8 @ 4pm)
Join us for a presentation and discussion of how to fight for your rights as a renter in Carbondale.
Read MoreSIDSA Labor Working Group Meeting @ BALM (November 30)
Join us to discuss how to organize our workplaces and fight the bosses.
Read MoreSIDSA Monthly Tenant Canvas (Nov. 16 @ 10am)
Joking SIDSA for our monthly tenant canvas to organize support for local protections for renters and work towards creating a tenants union in southern Illinois.
Read MoreDefend Democracy! Emergency Protest (Nov. 12 5pm)
Far right elements are targeting Black Carbondale City Council candidates for removal from the 2025 municipal ballot! This cannot stand. Now more than ever we must defend Carbondale Democracy in the face of fascist threats.
Read MoreSI Socialist Meeting: Fight Trump! (Nov. 10)
Join for an organizational meeting. Help us advance socialism by fighting for economic, political, gender, racial, and LGBTQ justice.
Read MoreFilm: Open Country (6:45pm Sept. 6)
Open Country is a creative cinematic journey into the working class roots of country music, offering an antidote to corporate country that is full of spirit and spunk. Open Country is the revelatory 10-year effort of California filmmakers Jesse Drew and Glenda Drew, who will present the film in Carbondale.
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So. ILL DSA Labor Day Picnic (Sept. 2 @ 3pm)
Come celebrate this day of rest with some food and drinks and music! We will hear about issues important to local workers! Carbondale City Council Member Nancy Maxwell will speak on One Fair Wage! We will hear about changes in Labor Law, Illinois’ ESPs Bill of Rights, Ending Tier 2 and more!
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Art + Revolution / Art + Socialism @ BALM (5pm Oct. 6)
Calling all comrades, artists, filmmakers, and others interested in making art for, and/or sharing their art with, the movement for a better world. Join Southern Illinois Democratic Socialists of America (SIDSA) for a food, drinks, and a brief discussion about André Breton, Diego Rivera, and Leon Trotsky's 1939 "Manifesto for an Independent Revolutionary Art” at the Born Again Labor Museum (BALM). No cost to attend.
Read MoreLabor Working Group Social (Aug. 28 @ 5pm)
Drop in on our Labor Working Group at Blend we will be chilling with some board games and catch up on our work. We will be there from 5-7pm and then will head to the bowling alley at SIU Student Center (1255 Lincoln Dr, Carbondale, IL 62901)
Read MoreSIDSA Meeting + RWU Public Railroad Discussion (Aug. 11 4-7pm)
Our August meeting will be a treat! Because we have the pleasure of having a really special comrade coming through with a presentation on the Railroad Workers United campaign for Public Rail Ownership!
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