New Member Guide

Welcome to the chapter!

If you have any questions, send us a message on instagram or email phxazdsa@gmail.com

First, plug in to keep up to date with what’s going on in your chapter. Follow DSA on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, and subscribe to our email list.

Besides these platforms, the main way we communicate outside of meetings is through our chapter’s Signal groups.

After you become a dues paying member, you should receive a welcome email with a subject line that starts with "Thank you for being a DSAer!" Forward that email, along with your phone number, to phxazdsa@gmail.com so we can get you invited into our Signal groups and help you join the discussions and efforts for solidarity that make a meaningful impact to Democratic Socialism both locally and nationally.

Join us at Regular Events:

Monthly Chapter Meetings

We hold a monthly Chapter Meetings as a function of our primary legislative body; this is a monthly forum where we stay updated on the work across the chapter and make collective decisions. These are always held on the third Saturday of every month. Like our Socialist Socials, this location changes so everyone can have a chance at participating.

Socialist Social

A casual introduction to our organization can be met with our weekly Socialist Socials, where you can meet like-minded allies in your community who are current, former, or potentially future members of the Phoenix DSA.

Join us every Tuesday at 7pm to share a drink, food, and conversation with DSA members and folx like you who are interested in learning more.

Please check our Instagram for the upcoming location for this reoccurring event. This event location changes weekly so potential participants from every part of the valley can attend.

Mutual Aid

Other Events and Activities

  • Picketing with various labor groups during strikes (past strike support include: Teamsters 104, SWA flight attendants, unionized Starbucks stores)

  • Canvassing and phone bank efforts for legislative action and community (Protect Tempe Tenants)

Learn about socialism

As Democratic Socialists, we believe our campaigns should be shaped by an understanding of history, culture, and science. Political education imparts lessons that can help us avoid common pitfalls and historical dead ends for movements like ours. Equally important is learning together, which enables us to gain a broader understanding informed by various perspectives. As such, we highly recommend attending an event organized by our Political Education Committee.

The Political Education Committee meets monthly to discuss upcoming literature studies, book club updates, and other related events.

The book club meets virtually via Zoom every Sunday at 7:00 PM where we read about labor organizing, political theory, socialism and more! We welcome everyone to collectively learn about class struggle, so check the Calendar or the Poli-Ed Linktree


Lets Talk About Dues

Dues are an important source of power for DSA members. We decide democratically as a chapter how to use our funds by coming together every year to vote on a chapter budget. To aid in our self-funded endeavors, become a member.

Here's some of the more relevant facts on dues: 

  • On average, members pay about $10 a month. 

  • Dues fund campaigns, operational costs, mutual aid, and other chapter activities.

  • A portion of our  dues support the formation of new chapters, national educational events, election campaigns (Go Zohran Go!) and our youth section, the Young Democratic Socialists of America

  • Dues keep us funded and allow us to be financially independent, not bought and paid for by big donors.