Tom Ellett
Tom Ellett grew up in South Chicago, the son of a steelworker.
DSA member
Tom Ellett joined DSA in 1987, organizing a chapter at Northern Illinois University, where he studied labor and social history.[1]
Socialist unionist
In 1993, Tom Ellett, a former DSA Youth Organizer, was an organizer for the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America. [2]
1995 DSA leadership
In 1995 the Democratic Socialists of America National Political Committee consisted of ;[3]
- Theresa Alt/Ithaca, NY
- Shoshana Bricklin/Philadelphia, PA
- Dominic Chan/Brooklyn, NY
- Rachel Dewey/Princeton, NJ
- Tom Ellett/Sparta, WI
- Lynne Mosley Engelskirchen/Santa Monica, CA
- Julia Fitzgerald/Brooklyn, NY
- Karen Marie Gibson/Brooklyn, NY
- David Glenn/Brooklyn, NY
- Jeff Lacher/Dayton, NJ
- Jose LaLuz/San Juan, PR
- Frank Llewellyn/Brooklyn, NY
- Anne McCormick/Washington, DC
- William Mclver, Jr./Lafayette, CO
- Steve Oliver/Brooklyn, NY
- Loretta Schuman/Washington, DC
- Joseph Schwartz/Ithaca, NY
- Patricia Sexton/New York, NY
- Kurt Stand/Washington, DC
- Steve Tarzynski/Santa Monica, CA
- Eric Vega/Sacramento, CA
- Juanita Webster/New York, NY
Labor Activist
In 1996 "Labor Activist" was published by the Democratic Socialists of America Youth Section Labor Solidarity Committee
Editors were[4];
Dominic Chan, Organizer, Communication Workers of America
Tom Ellett, Organizer, United Electrical, Radio & Machine Workers of America
Jeff Lacher, Organizer, Communication Workers of America
Carmen Mitchell, DSA Youth Organizer
Liz O'Connor, Organizer, Service Employees International Union
Raahi Reddy, Organizer, Service Employees International Union
Tom Ellett was a former Democratic Socialists of America Youth Organizer[5].
DSA
Tom Ellett was a member of Quad Cities Democratic Socialists of America Public Facebook Group as of May 25, 2018.[6]
Stand with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
We Stand with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was a 2018 letter signed by several Democratic Socialists of America members mainly from the DSA North Star in response to attacks on Ocasio-Cortez over remarks she made on Palestine.
- A recent petition circulated by some DSA members criticizes Ocasio-Cortez for supporting a two state solution to the Palestine-Israel question and not aligning with a long list of demands regarding Palestine and Israel. Should Ocasio-Cortez fail to agree with this list of demands, the petitioners are calling for DSA to revoke her endorsement. These attacks on Ocasio-Cortez have come despite the fact that she has staked out positions which will make her one of the strongest advocates of Palestinian rights and self-determination in Congress.
- We stand with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. The position she has taken on Israel and Palestine are principled stances, worthy of a democratic socialist, in its recognition of both Palestinian humanity and rights and Israeli humanity and rights. On this issue, as many, she will be a voice for the voiceless in Congress.
Signatures included Tom Ellett.[7]