Salt Lake Democratic Socialists of America
Salt Lake Democratic Socialists of America is a branch of Utah Democratic Socialists of America.
Anti-Zionist Resolution
Salt Lake Democratic Socialists of America is proud to announce that at our January 2024 chapter meeting, we unanimously passed a resolution that reinforces Salt Lake DSA as an Anti-Zionist organization in principle and in practice. This resolution commits Salt Lake DSA to Anti-Zionism as a part of our socialist understanding of anti-colonialism, anti-imperialism, and anti-racism. It defines the Anti-Zionist expectations of our membership and endorsed candidates, political education for our membership, community, and candidates in order to meet those expectations, and follow-on procedures for failures thereof.
The resolution is a declaration of steadfast and ongoing solidarity, and will strengthen our organizing for a just future here in Utah and world-wide. We are part of a wave of DSA chapters, including Houston DSA, Inland Empire DSA, and DSA SF, passing resolutions that fully commit us to Anti-Zionism and place ourselves on the side of the Palestinian liberation struggle.
Palestine’s liberation is our liberation.
Resolution: For an Anti-Zionist Salt Lake DSA in both Principle and Practice
Author: Jack Bellows
Co-signers: Emily R, Jelly M, Dayne Goodwin, Leigh Fullmer, Michael Valentine
Passed unanimously at the January General Body Meeting, January 29, 2024[1]
Leaders
- Madelyne Boyer, co-chairwoman of Salt Lake Democratic Socialists of America.[2]
2019 coordinating committee/conference delegates
2019 Salt Lake Democratic Socialists of America coordinating committee.
- Alyssa Hymas
- Bryan Davies
- Danny Bates
- Darin Mann
- Dominic Ciarlette
- Garrick Butler
- Hailey Freeman
- Issac Hann
- Natalie Stewart
- Sergio Gomes
- Tracey Bushman
2019 Salt Lake Democratic Socialists of America National Conference Delegates.
DSSL Meeting with Howie Hawkins & Angela Walker
Salt Lake Democratic Socialists of America monthly meeting Auugust 31 2020·
Join @slcDSA, @HowieHawkins, and @AngelaNWalker for a discussion and glimpse at the DSSL's monthly meetings. The chapter will hold an endorsement vote after interviewing the Green Party nominees.
With Kitrina Kearfott, Phelan Acheson, Mark Patterson, Elliot Goble , Charlie Erickson, Sonja Hutson, Wendy Thompson, Michael Lavery, Deborah Gressett, Trent Weber, Joshua Gonzales, Hailey Freeman, Jonathan Camacho, Freeman Stevenson, Jeff Staples .[4]
"An Evening with Marx"
Salt Lake Democratic Socialists of America "An Evening with Marx" with Bryan Davies and Klara Weasley.
Membership growth
The Salt Lake Democratic Socialists of America saw a bump in membership after President Donald Trump was elected in 2016. But organizers agree that the momentum they’ve seen in the past two months — swelling now to more than 270 members — coincides with the candidacy of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who is herself a member of the national chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America.
“I’ve been a socialist for a while, and I was always kind of on the fence about actually joining,” said Nate Emery, a 19-year-old sophomore at the University of Utah who recently joined the Salt Lake chapter. “And then with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, that’s kind of when I decided yeah, I want to be part of this. This organization is the real deal.”
“Our generation has witnessed what capitalism has done and we don’t like it,” said Matt Kirkegaard, the co-membership coordinator for the Salt Lake Democratic Socialists. “To millennials, it means debt and a climate in crisis. The world is burning around us — we’re watching capital profit off of that.”
But the question of what, if anything, the fledgling organization will do with the momentum around its movement is still up for debate.
“We’ve had this problem in this organization where we have an idea, it’s a really good idea, there’s one or maybe two people that thought of it and then it kind of dies,” Nancy Barrickman, co-chair of the Salt Lake Democratic Socialists, said at the meeting.
That’s why the group is working to revise its bylaws and change its organizational structure, she said, in the hopes that they can get to the work of executing real change in the community.
Barrickman and Kirkegaard, both joined the socialist group in the months immediately after Trump’s inauguration.[5]
Salt Lake delegates to the DSA 2017 National Convention
For: Salt Lake Democratic Socialists of America
Organizer: Nancy Barrickman, Issac Hann, Alex Morales and Scott Wood.
Social and Organizing event
Social and Organizing event Public · Hosted by Salt Lake Democratic Socialists of America
Saturday, March 11 at 4 PM - 7 PM MST
1547 E Lanebrook Ln, Salt Lake City, UT 84124-1504, United States
- Our next meeting will be an informal gathering. We will have a short meeting to discuss some logistics and organization. Then afterwards let’s put the social in socialism..
- If weather permits we will be able to hang out in the backyard, otherwise we will be nice an cozy inside.
- Also thanks to Alecia and Brian for hosting this event!
Invited on Facebook
- Jim French
- Michael Cundick
- Zeitgeist Boheme
- James Griner
- Eilidh Morag
- Zahin Rahman
- Gordon Brackett
- Rebeca Mae
- Randy Colton Thomson
- Easton Smith
- Sarah Baytop Scott
- Julianne Waters
- Mat Davis-Hockett
- Balam Yapur
- Jenn Blum
- Lara Burns Haynes
- Chestie La Roux
- Madelyne Boyer
- Renee Olesen
- Kathleen Webb Wilson
- Shelley Ellen
- Kerem Cantekin
- Lissa Lander
- Summer Smith
- Adam Wilson
- David Ezekiel Brooks
- Heidi Goedhart
- Lindsey Corum
- Katherine LaLonde
- Mark Billie
- Morgan Byrne
- Heather McCartin
Interested
- Amber Jacobson
- Zachary Huston
- Mark Gordon
- Ursula Jochmann
- Michael Bacon
- Kaylah Arteaga
- Jim Boswell
- Kindahl Faith Thompson
- Danielle Lindner
- Isobel Lingenfelter
- Janet Petersen
- Kristin Knippenberg
- Elhom Gosink
- Wendi Guerrero
- Christopher Bowman
- Dina Zoe Miranda
- Christy Clay
- Lara Jones
- Kevin Lindstrom
- Xachary Alan Thompson
- Richard Cronshey
- LaLa Montfleury
- Scott Wood
- Louise Edington
- Adair Kovac
- Kenan Ince
- Sara Watchorn
- JG Coburn
- Susi Feltch-Malohifo'ou
- Ian De Oliveira
- Teinamarrie Scuderi
- Bill Vulle
- Alex Cragun
- Doris Chatterton
- Jonny Griffith
- Garland Hummel
- Krista Moore
- Nathan Alan Gilbert
- Nathan Alan Gilbert
- Rachel Flichtbeil
- Bobby Brigman
- Jon Downie
- Derick Huth
- Nancy Lynn
Went
Medicare for All: Why We Need Single Payer
Medicare for All: Why We Need Single Payer, Public · Hosted by Salt Lake Democratic Socialists of America.
Saturday, May 6, 2017 at 3 PM - 5 PM MDT,, Salt Lake City Public Library, 210 E 400 S, Salt Lake City, Utah 84111
Our panel:
- Ellie Brownstein, MD, American Academy of Pediatrics, practicing in Utah for twenty years. Dr. Brownstein has worked with Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment and the Utah Health Policy Project.
- Dayne Goodwin has campaigned for 'Medicare for All' for decades, ever since he was an organizer of the Utah Coalition for National Healthcare Reform during the Clinton administration. Currently Dayne supports the Labor Campaign for Single Payer, Healthcare-NOW! and the new Campaign for Guaranteed Healthcare. A member of Democratic Socialists of America.
- Joseph Q. Jarvis, MD MSPH, former family doctor, Nevada State Health Officer, academic specialist in occupational health with twenty+ years experience as a public health consultant, particularly on environmental health issues. Dr. Jarvis was twice a Republican candidate for the Utah State legislature (Senate 2006, House 2008) and is Salt Lake City's foremost advocate for single payer health system reform.[6]
References
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ Meium June 26un 26 Salt Lake City DSA Shows Up for Abortion Access
- ↑ [2]
- ↑ [3]
- ↑ lake Tribune, Salt Lake Democratic Socialists see a bump in membership — spurred in part by a socialist candidate in New York CitySalt Lake Democratic Socialists see a bump in membership — spurred in part by a socialist candidate in New York City
- ↑ [4]