Knoxville Democratic Socialists of America

Knoxville Democratic Socialists of America is a Tennessee affiliate of Democratic Socialists of America.

National Convention delegates, 2023

Knoxville Democratic Socialists of America, National Convention delegates, 2023.

Brady Watson, Evan Stringer, Allie Cohn, Julie Gautreau.

Leadership

Knoxville Democratic Socialists of America leadership 2023.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (2023-2024)– Brady Watson (Chair), Arddun Arwyn, (Vice-Chair), Julie Gautreau (Treasurer), Barbara Hickey (Secretary).
LABOR COMMITTEE / GROWTH COMMITTEE – Travis Donoho
ELECTORAL POLITICS - Julie Gautreau
HEALTH JUSTICE / PERSONS WITH DISABLITIES - Nicole Anderson and Nathan Frank
ECO SOCIALISM - Brady Watson
COMMUNITY DEFENSE - Zack Nelson
POLITICAL EDUCATION - Barbara Hickey
RELIGION AND SOCIALISM - Don Jones
COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE – Bill Pierce
“The Scruffy Socialist” – Knoxville Area DSA newsletter. Editor: Thomas Anderson.

Knoxville DSA

In 2015, Travis Donoho, and Jim Orr were steering committee members of Knoxville-Area Democratic Socialists of America.^[1]

Conference delegates

Knoxville Democratic Socialists of America delegates to the 2019 DSA convention in Chicago were Barbara Hickey, Julie Gautreau, Travis Donoho, and Jen Patterson.^[2]

Comrades

Democratic Socialists of America - Knoxville January 21, 2018;

With Allie Cohn and Julie Gautreau.

State Rep. candidate

Democratic Socialists of America - Knoxville July 30 ·

Knoxville DSA member Edward Nelson for Tennessee, y'all! State House, District 19, endorsed by Our Revolution. Tonight's fundraiser at Yassin's Falafel House was fantastic. Thanks to all who came to support Eddie!

DSA endorses Hayes

Democratic Socialists of America - Knoxville April 5 2019· 🌹✊🖤 ENDORSED!!

Knoxville DSA is excited to announce that our membership voted to endorse David Hayes for City Council At-large, Seat B!!!

We look forward to building a #KnoxvilleForAll with David and are thrilled to be supporting his campaign. David cares about affordable housing, building community, a living wage and a better future for ALL Knoxvillians.

Vote David Hayes

H/t to member Eddie Nelson for the graphic.

Working for Bernie

Members of the Democratic Socialists of America organizing committee in Knoxville are working as individuals with local progressive groups to get Sanders on the ballot for the presidential primary.

These petitions are a great organizing tool, and as a result local members are having weekly conversations with people about socialism.

Travis Donoho, of the Knoxville committee, joined the New American Movement when he was just 18 years old, and became a member of DSA when it merged with the Democratic Socialist Organizing Committee in 1982. Travis says that now is the time to recruit people to DSA.

He told me: “There's never been a better time to ask people to join DSA. Bernie is making it okay to talk about democratic socialism. And we haven't seen that in 40 years.”^[3]

Knoxville-area DSA August General Monthly Meeting

Knoxville-area DSA August General Monthly Meeting. Hosted by Democratic Socialists of America - Knoxville

Monday, August 7 at 6 PM - 7:30 PM

St. James Episcopal Church Parish Hall, 1101 N. Broadway, Knoxville, Tennessee 37917^[4]

Invited on Facebook

Eduardo Miramontes

Interested

Went

Knoxville for Bernie

Knoxville DSA: Hosted by Aaron Tyrrell

Tuesday, December 8, 2015 at 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM EST

Knox County Public Library - Bearden Branch, 100 Golf Club Road, Knoxville, Tennessee 37919

Created for Knoxville For Bernie Group

The Knoxville Democratic Socialists of America helped kick-start the Bernie campaign and organized the ballot access drive. Now that Bernie's on the ballot, they want to join with Knoxville for Bernie for phone banking, canvassing and get out the vote efforts now that the primary is coming up soon. Join us at their monthly meeting and let's start working together!