Riley Metcalfe
Riley Metcalfe, was in January 2017, contact for San Antonio Democratic Socialists of America Organizing Committee.[1] His partner is Frances Jenkins.
Education
Studies Urban and Regional Planning at UTSA - The University of Texas at San Antonio.
DSA
In April 2017 Riley Metcalfe was a member of San Antonio Democratic Socialists of America's closed Facebook group.
Young Democratic Socialists of America at UTSA
In trend with the Democratic Socialists of America’s (DSA) rise in national popularity, UTSA will have a DSA chapter in its city.
San Antonio joins a list of cities with a newly recognized DSA by becoming Texas’ tenth chapter.
Riley Metcalfe, UTSA graduate student, organized the Young Democratic Socialists of America at UTSA chapter and established recognition from the DSA’s national office.
“I wanted to be part of a chapter here but the nearest one was in Austin,” Metcalfe said, “after Trump got elected I decided to start ours in San Antonio.”
“What appeals to me about the DSA is their ‘big tent’ and the San Antonio members willingness to help lead social activism in San Antonio,” Kristine Robb, Texas State graduate student, said, “I want to channel my frustration into positive outcomes in the San Antonio community. The DSA is a good place to converse and organize people with the same goals.”
Recruiting is an uphill challenge for new organizations, but Metcalfe intends to use the opposition to the Trump presidency as an opportunity for the chapter.
“People in the middle will see that the (DSA) are the real opposition to Trump in the next four years. We’ve already seen that the Democrats have done poorly in resisting him and I think the people who lean middle-left are sick of it,” Metacalfe said.[2]
Texas DSA - Red State Rising
On March 16, 2017 Riley Metcalfe was a member of the Texas DSA - Red State Rising closed Facebook group.[3]
Endorsing Fetonte
San Antonio Democratic Socialists of America members who endorsed Danny Fetonte when he ran for DSA NPC in 2017 included Riley Metcalfe, Rick Trevino, Chris Kutalik Cauthern – San Antonio.[4] Riley Metcalfe
Harassment Working Group
In 2017, Riley Metcalfe of San Antonio Democratic Socialists of America, was a signatory to a statement by the Democratic Socialists of America Harassment Working Group.
References
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ paisano Democratic socialism debuts on campus ISAAC SERNAEDITOR-IN-CHIEF (FALL 2017 - SPRING 2018)
- ↑ [2]
- ↑ [https://www.facebook.com/notes/austin-dsa/support-danny-fetonte-for-npc/1917815435143506/Support Danny Fetonte for NPC AUSTIN DSA·SUNDAY, JULY 23, 2017]