¡Puro Socialismo!

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We believe that both the economy and society should be run democratically — to meet public needs, not to make profits for a few. We must stand and fight alongside those who face violence and exploitation, whether it be on the basis of class, race or ethnicity, gender or sex, religion, sexual orientation, nationality, or ability.

We support unions in the fight for living wages, equal pay, and safe workplaces. We demand an economic system in which workers control their labor and the means of production. We believe that a home is not a commodity. Everyone should have access to housing that meets their needs and neighborhoods that foster vibrant communities. We believe that everyone should have access to quality government-financed medical care throughout their lives. We are working to achieve this goal through a single-payer system, or Medicare for All.

A shallow, capitalist feminism promises more women CEOs. We, however, are socialist feminists. We believe in reproductive freedoms for all to choose when and how they get pregnant, as well as the choice to seek an abortion, paid parental leave, equal pay, freedom from sexual coercion at work, and freedom from sexual exploitation and violence everywhere. When children are born, we must provide material support to ensure every child is raised free from discrimination, violence, and oppression.

We believe everyone should receive quality education at any level, from pre-K to trades, college, and beyond. Public education is crumbling from neglect and under pressure from charter schools. Higher education is reserved for the privileged or those willing to become shackled by debt. We are committed to education as a public good and expanding that commitment to include access to debt-free college.

We demand the abolition of prisons and police, an end to the war on drugs, and an end to barbaric treatment of inmates. We fight for a justice system centered on restorative principles that prioritizes rehabilitation over punishment. Both at home and abroad, violent force is used as a tool of racist oppression and capitalist exploitation. We demand an end to U.S. imperialism through the reduction and eventual disbanding of the U.S. military, beginning with nuclear disarmament and withdrawal of U.S. troops and military support from all occupied territories.

We demand transformative reforms, to urgently halt the genocidal accumulation of greenhouse gases in our atmosphere and rapidly transition to renewable zero-emission energy systems that shift power from capitalists to the people exploited by them. We fight against new fossil fuel infrastructure and the privatization of public goods such as land, energy, and water.

If not stopped, capitalism will destroy our planet and those least responsible will suffer the greatest consequences. We fight to remake our society to correspond with our values: liberation, justice, democracy, material equity, and a deep understanding of our fates as interdependent with all living and nonliving entities that make up our shared planetary home.

We are stronger together than apart. Join DSA and make a commitment to build power through cooperation and solidarity. Become part of a community that shares your values.

Committees

Ready to get involved? To join any of our committees, attend one of their upcoming meetings or join their channel on our Slack to get plugged into their work. Meetings are posted on our Events page. For more information about Slack, see our Slack Guide.

Mutual Aid

Mutual Aid is a type of organizing that aims to make our communities less dependent on the State by building support networks, sharing resources, and teaching new knowledge and skills.
Join us every Sunday for Houseless Mutual Aid, with an eye on long-term structural change. We haven't missed a weekend since 2021!
Interested in getting involved? Come to one of our distributions & debriefs to learn more! You can find them on our calendar. Or follow us @sacollectivecare on Instagram!
Political Education

The Political Education Committee studies political and organizing theory to build a better world. We help fellow DSA members and the public gain a deeper understanding of what socialism is, its history, and how it can look in the present day. Join us at events like Socialist Movie Nights or Socialist Night School to meet new people and learn about socialism! Check the calendar for upcoming events.
Labor

The Labor Committee organizes workers at their workplaces to build working-class power. We act in solidarity with existing unions and also work to organize the unorganized by connecting workers to the knowledge and resources they need to start campaigns of their own. We’ve organized with local Starbucks workers, AFT Local 67 to fight for safe schools, and picketed for a fair contract with the Musicians of the SA Symphony.
Membership Engagement

The Membership Engagement Committee welcomes new members and helps members obtain the knowledge and resources needed to become active and engaged participants in our chapter. Making people feel welcome and meaningfully involved is essential to increasing our organizing capacity. If we want to win more and more campaigns, we need more and more people! We host DSA 101s, socials, and have some exciting projects in the works!
Comrades with Kids

Comrades with Kids is a community of caregivers, friends, and San Antonio DSA members committed to organizing a city where kids and families can thrive.
We focus on:
- Organizing and participating in mutual aid and political action.
- Making organizing spaces family friendly and enriching for our kids.
- Developing caregivers as leaders to support the self-determination of our communities.
BDS

The BDS committee answers the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) call from Palestinian civil society to cut economic and political ties with the Israeli government and corporations.

Our committee is currently organizing a campaign targeting Chevron, the primary energy supplier to the State of Israel, and a longstanding violator of international law and human rights from Gaza to the Amazon and across the world. #StopFuelingGenocide is a priority campaign organized by DSA’s International Committee and undertaken by DSA chapters across the nation.

Our efforts include encouraging our neighbors to pledge to boycott Chevron and working with independent station owners to pressure Chevron to divest from the Zionist apartheid system.