Saturday, January 17 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Sunday, January 18 @ 10:00 am

Come and join the South Central - Inglewood Branch for some coffee and friendly conversations!

Saturday, January 31 @ 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Join for our first chapter meeting of the year! The work of the chapter is done by dues-paying DSA-LA members, who carefully deliberate and vote on every decision made. DSA-LA is as strong as its members. If you’re not yet a DSA member, today’s a great day to join. Get involved with building socialism in our city.

Location to be announced soon!

In DSA, we know what makes the difference in winning a campaign is knocking on doors and talking to our neighbors. Join us for our 2026 canvassing kickoffs for our candidates below.

• DSA-LA for Hugo Soto-Martinez (City Council District 13): Saturday January 17 @ 10:00am in Echo Park
• DSA-LA for Estuardo Mazariegos (City Council District 9): Saturday January 17 @ 10:00 am in South LA
• DSA-LA for Faizah Malik (City Council District 11): Saturday January 17 @ 11:00 am on the Westside

Postcarding is a great way to hang out with comrades and spread the word about our endorsed candidates! See below for our weekly postcarding schedule.

• Faizah Malik: Every Wednesday at 6pm at Sorry, Not Sorry in Sawtelle
• Estuardo Mazariegos: Every Friday at 6pm at Mercado La Paloma in Historic South Central
• Eunisses Hernandez: Every Thursday at 8pm at Arroyo Club in Highland Park

January 15 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Want to identify policies to build working class power in your community? Join fellow DSA members in Council District 13 on January 15 in Hollywood to brainstorm key priority areas for our work in 2026.

Since our socialist in office Hugo Soto-Martinez has closed out his last round of legislative priorities, winning the historic Olympic wage for tourism workers and capping rent increases for rent control tenants, he is looking to build out his legislative agenda for 2026. As the group in the chapter aligned with supporting his office, we have the opportunity to come together and brainstorm ideas to bring to the councilmember. This is an exciting chance to proactively set priorities as an organization instead of just reacting to what comes out of City Hall.

This brainstorm is also an entry point into the CD13 District Committee, which coordinates district-based organizing and works in relationship with Hugo’s office to build working-class power in CD13.

You don’t need to be a policy expert to attend — just a DSA member who lives in the district and has thoughts about what our communities need. Whether your interests are housing, public safety alternatives, workers’ rights, the city budget, transit, or neighborhood issues, your perspective matters.

Tuesday, January 13 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

DSA-LA is joining Starbucks Workers United at LA City Hall for a rally in support of their campaign to win their first union contract. Starbucks Workers across the country have been on strike since November 2025, and they are turning up the heat on Starbucks’s billionaire CEO to bargain in good faith with Starbucks Workers. Make sure to wear a DSA-LA shirt!

DSA Adopt a Home Depot Volunteer Training (VIA ZOOM)

Mondays @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

DSA-LA is teaming up with the National Day Laborers Organizing Network (NDLON) to adopt day laborer and street vendor locations to be on the lookout for ICE attacks. Each DSA Branch has adopted different locations and has been doing shifts each day for the past few months. Come volunteer to help us stop ICE and protect our communities.

This training is to go over what you need to do in order to volunteer. We’ll cover the rapid response network, logistics, roles, safety, recording ICE activity, and other best practices.

Central Branch DSA 101

Wednesday, January 14 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

At this orientation, we’ll talk about what capitalism is, how it functions, and why socialism is ideologically opposed to it. Participants will also learn about the history of our organization and our chapter in particular, the current projects we’re working on, and how you can get involved. This is not a lecture, but a meeting for new and veteran organizers to ground ourselves in socialist theory and discuss together how we can put it into action. We’re excited to chat with you and answer your questions!

Organizing Skills Series 1: Structured Organizing Conversations

Sunday, January 18 @ 11:00 am - 1:30 pm

Our organizing work relies on our membership stepping up to take on responsibilities and leadership roles. But how do you start that conversation?

This training will review how to have structured organizing conversations, a six-step process to help you recruit new DSA-LA members and/or engage your current membership in your organizing projects. This training is essential for any DSA-LA leader, coordinator, or organizing committee of a branch, campaign, or working group.

Mutual Aid Mondays

Monday, January 12 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Join the Mutual Aid Committee for our twice-monthly committee meeting, where we’ll be discussing ongoing and upcoming committee work, as well as helping folks get plugged into other work throughout the city. New members always welcome!

Climate Justice

Wednesday, January 14 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Join us as we strategize our Committee's goals for 2026!

Want to support our chapter in direct actions, door knocking, political education, and more as we fight fascism with socialism? Chip in some socialist cash to take out the capitalist trash!

You can renew your membership here, or update an existing membership by emailing [email protected]. Your membership expiration date will be automatically extended if you have recurring dues payments set up. This date will be automatically extended if you have set up recurring dues. If your member address is out of is out of date, you can update with this form.