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What is Socialism?

KatrinaSeptember 11, 2023 Blog No Comments

by Robin Gallagher Background The following is a summary of a series of texts discussed during our “What is Socialism?” Socialist Sunday School session. The discussed texts were published in […]

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Some Reflections on the 2023 DSA National Convention

People standing, clapping, and singing.
KatrinaAugust 27, 2023 Blog, Report Back No Comments

by Vincent Lima What follows is a personal reflection on the DSA National Convention, held August 4–6, 2023, in Chicago. Having a thousand socialists together in one space was a […]

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ROC DSA Calls on Bello to Welcome Newcomers to Rochester

A silouhette of the City of Rochester over a picture of a sign reading Refugees Welcome
KatrinaAugust 18, 2023 Blog, Chapter Statements No Comments

By calling out the National Guard, Monroe County Executive Adam Bello is casting endangered asylum seekers as alien invaders. Local media predictably sensationalize this insinuation; Bello must take responsibility to counteract it with policies and messages of welcome and support. 

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Empty Rhetoric: Overcoming the Limited Vision of Monroe County’s Democratic Leadership

KatrinaAugust 11, 2023 Blog No Comments

by Gregory Lebens-Higgins “To be radical is to grasp the root of the matter.” – Marx The Democratic leadership of Monroe County has proven incapable of governing for the intended […]

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Why We Pay to go to Convention

Democratic Socialists of America National Convention August 4-6 2023 Chicago. A collage of six people of varying ages and genders wearing ROC DSA shirts and holding signs, microphones, and clipboards. The background is a gradient from orange to yellow to blue, with roses in a collage on the left and right.
KatrinaJuly 17, 2023 Uncategorized No Comments

Comrades, as you know our organization’s National Convention is coming up in August, and we have five elected delegates and an elected alternate delegate to send to Chicago! We are […]

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‘You Can’t Teach An Old Dog New Tricks:’ More Training for Police Won’t Redeem an Unjust System

You Can't Teach an Old Dog New Tricks: More Training for Police won't Redeem an Unjust System in white letters. The background is a nightime photo of police near a cop car with its lights on. One cop is wearing a gas mask and a face shield and holding a rifle.
KatrinaJuly 12, 2023 Opinion No Comments

by Gregory Lebens-Higgins The problems with policing in the United States have become too glaring to hide. “Use of force incidents” are now regularly captured on body worn cameras and […]

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What can we do now? ROC DSA Socialist Feminist Reponse to the Overturning of Roe v. Wade

KatrinaJune 26, 2022 Chapter Statements No Comments

by the ROC DSA Socialist Feminist Collective The Supreme Court voted on Friday, June 24, to overturn Roe v. Wade. We knew this was coming, but that doesn’t lessen the […]

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2022-2023 City of Rochester Proposed Budget

KatrinaJune 6, 2022 Chapter Statements No Comments

By ROC DSA Electoral Working Group The 2022-2023 City of Rochester Proposed Budget was released recently and a vote will be held by City Council on June 14. The Rochester […]

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Welcome

KatrinaJune 6, 2022 Uncategorized No Comments

This is the first post for the ROC DSA blog, a new feature where we will be sharing the writing of ROC DSA members.

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