Description: Building a foundation for our collective struggle
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DSA has accomplished amazing things in the past year. Our chapter experienced a huge membership surge, built new branches, working groups, and caucuses; and established itself as a formidable political force in New York City. Our citywide priority campaigns have given us the opportunity to build our organizing capacity and develop skilled leaders by focusing on winnable fights for tenants rights and healthcare justice. Our electoral campaigns for Khader El-Yateem and Jabari Brisport proved that New Yorkers
The most pressing question facing us now is how we make these gains sustainable. For the first time in recent memory, our membership numbers are declining. The Bernie and Trump bumps presented an incredible opportunity to invigorate DSA, but we need to find new ways to continue attracting members. We’ve made extraordinary progress in a short period of time, but to achieve the ambitious goals we’ve set we must develop a holistic plan for recruitment and retention, as well as an organizational infrastructure
We believe that NYC-DSA can become an enduring center of socialist power in New York City by providing our members the foundation for a lifetime of struggle. NYC-DSA should be a space for people to come together, learn and grow as socialists, create community, and organize winning campaigns that build working class power. By deepening our roots in our communities, prioritizing base building and recruitment, developing a strong onboarding program, making political education and organizing trainings widely av