Socialist Sunday School: The History of US Labor 🌹
2025-05-04 14:00 - 16:00 (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) | Office – 1915 W 18th St, 1915 W. 18th St., Indianapolis, IN, 46202, United States
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This event will by hybrid, with both in-person and Zoom options

Study Module for May 4th

As Labor Notes founder Kim Moody has said, “The labor movement is the critical institution for the left. Socialists should root themselves in it.”

This course focuses on two concepts of particular importance for socialists to understand:

1. The vital role socialists of various kinds have played (and can still play) in the US labor movement. To thrive, labor needs a strong socialist movement.

2. The critical role powerful labor organization and strikes play in shifting the power balance between labor and capital to realize political and social objectives. A thriving socialist movement needs a powerful labor movement.

Recommended Reading

Eric Blanc, “Liberals Get the New Deal Wrong: Why Voting is Not Enough,” Pt 1. Labor Struggle from Below and Above: Lessons from the 1930s, Labor Politics, May 7, 2022.

If time permits: Paul Prescod, “To Fight Racism, Organize with Your Coworkers,” Jacobin, August 15, 2021.

Supplemental Reading for Further Study

Paul Prescod, “A Religion of Unity,” Jacobin, June 30, 2019. The United Packinghouse Workers of America (UPWA) fought discrimination on the job, challenged racist attitudes, and took on civil rights initiatives.

Barry Eidlin, “What is the Rank-and-File Strategy, and Why Does It Matter?,” Jacobin, March 26, 2019.

Ahmed White, “Memorial Day, 1937,” Jacobin, May 29, 2017. Story of the violent crushing of Little Steel Strike in 1937 and the limits of New Deal legislation

Howard Kimeldorf, Reds or Rackets? The Making of Radical and Conservative Unions on the Waterfront (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1988), [for CP & Waterfront strike: Ch 4].

Steering Committee Meeting
2025-05-06 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-05-20 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-06-03 17:00 - 18:00, 2025-06-17 17:00 - 18:00, 2025-06-24 19:00 - 20:00 | Indiana
Regular business meeting of chapter leadership.

Socialist Social🌹
2025-05-10 17:00 - 20:00 | The AMP
Join your fellow socialists on the second Saturday of (most) every month to eat, drink, and socialize. All ages are welcome.

Labor Meeting
2025-05-11 10:00 - 11:00 | Dream Palace Books, 111 e. 16th st, Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202, United States
We will construct our official proposal to restart the Labor Committee!!! RSVP here please

Who Owns Indianapolis?
2025-05-17 12:00 - 14:00 | Office – 1915 W 18th St, 1915 W. 18th St., Indianapolis, IN, 46202, United States
Our elected officials are already bought and paid for by big donors, and we can prove it.

Not content to own our government officials, monied interests want to take over our public schools, too.

Not. On. Our. Watch.

Join Central Indiana DSA for our third Who Owns Indianapolis session, as we research, transcribe, and compile campaign finance information to highlight the way big donors subvert our democracy. This session will focus on gathering information on the monied interests who are working to destroy public schools and turn schoolchildren into a profit stream.This is a hybrid event. The Zoom link will be provided to those who RSVP.

Central IN DSA General Chapter Meeting @ 12pm 🌹
2025-05-18 12:00 - 14:00, 2025-06-15 12:00 - 14:00, 2025-06-22 12:00 - 14:00 | Office – 1915 W 18th St, 1915 W. 18th St., Indianapolis, IN, 46202, United States
Join the Central Indiana DSA at our monthly General Meeting on the 3rd Sunday of the month (typically), including committee updates and voting on proposals put forward by members.
The face-to-face meeting (masks required for the good of our comrades, and we’ll provide one if you forget yours!) will be at the CINDSA Office. Check Slack for more details. And for those who aren’t able to make it in person, you can join over Zoom.
We look forward to seeing you there. Chapter meetings are open to the public, so invite any friends or family who may be interested!
If you are not a member, join us at centralindsa.org/join

Coffee & Community 🌹
2025-05-25 09:30 - 11:30, 2025-06-29 09:30 - 11:30 | Dream Palace Books, 111 e. 16th st, Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202, United States
For those early risers out there, we’re brewing up community the last Sunday of every month at Dream Palace Books & Coffee! We look forward to seeing you!

FFFP Committee Meeting
2025-05-28 19:00 - 20:30 | Indiana
Preparation for the next month of work in the fight for fully funded, fully public schooling. [Zoom, DSA Members only]

Socialist Sunday School: Race and Capitalism in the US
2025-06-01 14:00 - 16:00 | Office – 1915 W 18th St, 1915 W. 18th St., Indianapolis, IN, 46202, United States
Material for the session: Race and Capitalism in the United States: An Introduction

This event will by hybrid, with both in-person and Zoom options

RSVP here and you will be provided a Zoom link along with emails regarding our upcoming session

Racism permeates every institution in the US. From policing, to the courts, to education, the economy, housing, political power, and the Constitution, it has been built into the structure of American society. This is further realized by genocidal wars against indigenous people, slavery, the unjust invasion waged against Mexico that stole two-thirds of its national territory, and the continued intervention of the US into the rest of the Global South.

Labor and oppressed ethnicities and nationalities face a common enemy in capitalism. These two forces are more than allies; they are comrades in the struggle to liberate humanity and build a multi-racial socialist democracy. While facing a common struggle against capitalist institutions, ethnic and national groups within the multi-racial working class often experience oppression differently. People of color face more severe forms of state violence and are more vulnerable to poverty and premature death. For example, although the majority of those in prison in the U.S. are white (52% of all prisoners), Black people are incarcerated at over double their percent of the US population (37% of all prisoners and 13% of the US population), according to the Prison Policy Initiative.

To investigate the relationship between race and capitalism we’ll use two sources: a video of a short lecture on racial capitalism by philosopher and DSA member Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò and an interview with historian Barbara Fields and sociologist Karen Fields. These sources offer two distinct frames for understanding the relationship between race and capitalism. In our discussion, we can explore their differences and contributions. As this is a complex topic, we hope these materials serve to introduce important concepts and questions in a balanced manner.

Labor Committee
2025-06-08 12:00 - 13:00 | Office – 1915 W 18th St, 1915 W. 18th St., Indianapolis, IN, 46202, United States
There will be a meeting of the Labor Committee it noon at the CINDSA office.

Dungeons & Dragons (2 Day Campaign) Campaign#1: Day 2 of 2
2025-06-08 14:00 - 18:00 | Office – 1915 W 18th St, 1915 W. 18th St., Indianapolis, IN, 46202, United States
Come on out and join some RPG fun with your fellow comrades! Newbs are absolutely welcome and make up about half of the players. We meet once a month and campaigns last only 2 days. Even if you weren’t able to attend Day 1, you’re welcome at Day 2. Space for this campaign is limited to 8 people, so make sure to RSVP to ensure you have a spot. If you need help with building a character, check out https://www.dndbeyond.com/ or contact our Dungeon Master, Andy G, on Slack.

If you need to cancel your RSVP, please send a message Dy B via Slack or email CINDSASolidarity@gmail.com.

Political Education Planning Meeting
2025-06-10 19:00 - 20:00 | Indiana
Zoom link in slack channel

National Convention Proposal Reading Session [online]
2025-06-12 19:00 - 20:30 | Indiana
Join CINDSA’s National Convention Delegates for discussion and debate on the proposals being brought to the national organization. See the chapter member Slack for more information and Zoom link.

🌹🏳️‍🌈 Tabling at Pride Celebration 🏳️‍🌈
2025-06-14 12:00 - 17:00, 2025-06-15 12:00 - 17:00 | Monument Circle, Meridian St. & Market St., Indianapolis, Indiana, 46204, United States
This year CINDSA will join other community organizations, artists, and vendors on Monument Circle in Downtown Indianapolis for Indy Pride’s Celebration on the Circle! The event is free and open to the public. Table volunteers are requested to arrive early for set up and stay late for tear down (see volunteer schedule). Event times are 12 pm – 5 pm both Saturday June 14 and Sunday June 15.

Solidarity Community-Building Meeting
2025-06-16 18:30 - 19:30 | CINDSA Office, 1915 W 18th St., Indiana, 46202, United States
Anyone interested in helping to build CINDSA’s community of solidarity is encouraged to attend! Bring your ideas and we’ll work out short-term and long-term plans to make life a bit better for our Chapter comrades. We’ll also put together a survey at this meeting that will be distributed to members of the chapter to relay anonymously what types of solidarity they can provide or are in need of.If you can’t attend, but would like to share your ideas, please send them to Dy on Slack or email Solidarity@centralindsa.org

🌹Fuck ICE Cream Social
2025-06-19 17:00 - 21:00 | Indiana
ALL AGES

Sponsored by the #STFU Art Collective:TL;DR: This is a Juneteenth fundraiser rooted in Black joy, created in response to LiftOff Creamery’s decision to support IMPD.

Come say hi to CINDSA’s District 13 Branch and Fully Funded, Fully Public Campaign and join us to decorate t-shirts and celebrate!

Rsvp Here

Socialist Social🌹
2025-06-21 17:00 - 20:00 | Indiana
Join your fellow socialists on the second Saturday of (most) every month to eat, drink, and socialize. All ages are welcome. Location: The AMP at 16 Tech, 1220 Waterway Blvd Container 1, Indianapolis, IN 46202.

🌹 Zohran for Mayor Election Night Watch Party
2025-06-24 07:00 - 22:00 | Office – 1915 W 18th St, 1915 W. 18th St., Indianapolis, IN, 46202, United States
New York City mayoral candidate and Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani with the help of New York City’s DSA has overturned New York electoral politics with an electric and unprecedented campaign, turning a crowded field of candidates into a two-way race between him and the disgraced former governor and establishment Democrat Andrew Cuomo.

Join Central IN DSA to watch this historic election night coverage and discuss what this means for our own city.

We’re planning on ordering pizza, so feel free to either bring a few dollars or some food and drinks to make it a real party!

🌹 New & Returning Member Onboarding Session
2025-06-25 18:00 - 20:00 | Office – 1915 W 18th St, 1915 W. 18th St., Indianapolis, IN, 46202, United States
If you’ve joined up with Central IN DSA, but aren’t sure how to get involved, this session is for you! Whether you joined 10 years ago or yesterday, you’re welcome! Everyone that attends will receive the Central IN DSA Onboarding Manual, pizza, and drinks.

Please make sure to RSVP to the event, list any dietary restrictions, and forward the email you received from the National DSA confirming your membership with Central IN DSA to: Solidarity@cindsa.org

If you have any questions, please reach out to us at the above email.

'UNION' : AN EVENING WITH LOCAL LABOR + POST-FILM PANEL DISCUSSION
2025-06-26 19:00 - 22:00 | Kan-Kan Theater and Cinema, 1258 Windsor St., Indianapolis, Indiana, 46201, United States
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In 2022, Staten Island working class residents did the unthinkable – they unionized an Amazon facility. Join Central IN DSA’s Fully Funded, Fully Public campaign for a screening of UNION, the story of that fight, along with a panel on union power in Indianapolis. Gather with current and aspiring union members to learn how unions can improve your life and connect you to the local fight.

﻿Today, in 2025, the importance of organized labor and union power is apparent under Republicans and an employer-first legal system. Just over a month ago, at the climax of Central IN DSA’s fight to save public schools, IEA, the local teacher union successfully orchestrated a sick-out allowing thousands of teachers to attend a Red for Ed protest in April at the statehouse. Without the power of organized labor, teachers would not have been able to speak up in defense of their profession or quality education for our children. Gather with current and aspiring union members to learn how unions can improve your life and connect you to the local fight!

FFFP Internal Organizing Meeting
2025-06-30 19:00 - 20:30 | Online
