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February 4, 2026 at 2:57 AM
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Join us for our second annual Benefit Against Imperialism! Save the date: Saturday, February 28, 7pm-12am at Spirit in Lawrenceville. $15 suggested donation, but no one is turned away for lack of payment.

Donations can be made at pghdsa.org/benefit.

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A white poster with black, red, and green sections that have a dithered pattern, forming the Palestine flag. The black section has a woman’s eyes peering through a keffiyeh scarf. Text reads Benefit Against Imperialism, 2-28-2026, 7pm-12am. Proceeds go to MAP: Medical Aid for Palestine. Musical Guests: Bealtaine, Histrionic, The Great Highland Banjo, May Day Marching Band, Hard Luck Hounds, Mucus Lucus & June (Frogs Legs). Event at Spirit PGH, 242 51st St., $15 suggested donation and a QR link that goes to pghdsa.org/benefit. Get some ink! KSD Tattoo and more! Sponsored by Pittsburgh DSA and No Appetite for Apartheid.
January 31, 2026 at 9:02 PM
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We are excited to share the public launch of our No Appetite for Apartheid campaign! You can find events, info, and resources like shopping guides at NA4A.org/Pittsburgh.

This is a multi-city boycott of products from israel or those that financially uphold the Zionist occupation of Palestine.
A black background with white text and a red and green border. The middle has a green and red outline of Palestine with text that says Pittsburgh has No Appetite for Apartheid! The link NA4A.org/pittsburgh is near the bottom with the round logos for Pittsburgh DSA and the National Palestine Solidarity Working Group. A black background with white, red, and green text and a red and green border. Text reads What is NA4A? We are excited to share the public launch of our No Appetite for Apartheid (NA4A) campaign! No Appetite for Apartheid is a multi-city boycott campaign that promotes the boycott of food products that are produced in israel, are culturally-appropriative, and/or are made by mega-conglomerates that financially uphold the Zionist occupation of Palestine. The campaign is inspired by the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement led by Palestinian activists. Local stores are asked to become Apartheid Free by pledging to drop any violating products. Consumers are asked to avoid certain products at all stores and to supports the stores who commit to being Apartheid Free.
January 31, 2026 at 9:02 PM
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ABOLISH ICE
Pittsburgh stands with Minneapolis Abolish ICE
January 25, 2026 at 2:07 AM
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See you tomorrow! Hands off Venezuela! Abolish ICE!
Saturday 1/10 Pittsburgh Protest Hands off Venezuela Abolish ICE 1000 Liberty Ave 4:00 PM No War on Venezuela. Pass the War Powers Resolution. Free Nicolas Maduro and Cilia Flores. End all sanctions. Abolish ICE. No fascist terror. Justice for Renee. Prosecute ICE. Logos for endorsing orgs: Pittsburgh DSA, Pittsburgh PSL, SJP, Socialist Alternative, Pittsburgh BDS Coalition, Black Socialist Formation, 50501 Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh JVP, ANSWER Coalition, Sumud Flotilla, APA, ATAC, Palestine
January 10, 2026 at 1:58 AM
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The Trump regime has started an illegal war against Venezuela, kidnapping President Nicolas Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores. ICE troops have murdered Minneapolis resident Renee Good in front of her wife and neighbors. Take action Saturday to say NO to war at home and abroad!
Saturday 1/10 Pittsburgh Protest. Hands off Venezuela, Abolish Ice. 1000 Liberty Avenue 4:00pm. No waron Venezuela. Pass the War Powers Resolution. Free Nicolas Maduro and Cilia Flores. End all sanctions. Abolish Ice. No fascist terror. Justice for Renee. Prosecute ICE.
January 8, 2026 at 9:47 PM
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EMERGENCY PITTSBURGH PROTEST NO WAR ON VENEZUELA STOP THE BOMBINGS! SAT JANUARY 3 - 3PM EAST LIBERTY: CORNER OF S HIGHLAND AVE & PENN AVE ANSWERCOALITION.ORG/VENEZUELA
January 3, 2026 at 6:53 PM
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Pittsburgh DSA's Statement in Solidarity with the Venezuelan People and the Bolivarian Revolution.
Pittsburgh DSA's Statement: End the US War against Venezuela and Release Nicolas Maduro In the early morning of January 3, 2025, the United States invaded Venezuela and kidnapped President Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores. This is the latest in a series of murderous, lawless actions taken by the Trump administration in violation of Venezuelan sovereignty. The United States government has made plain it intends to seize Venezuela’s oil and install an imperial-puppet regime dominated by American corporate interests. This is simply the latest effort in the United States’ decades long neo-colonialist imperialist war on the nation and it’s people in order to rob it of the world’s largest oil reserves. Pittsburgh DSA stands in solidarity with the Venezuelan people. We condemn these outrageous actions and call for the immediate release of President Maduro and Cilia Flores and a complete cessation of hostilities towards Venezuela, including an end to the military blockade, sanctions, and horrific strikes on Venezuelan people.
January 3, 2026 at 4:02 PM
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Wednesday, our Abolition and Anti-Imperialism committee will be joined by Francesca M and Andrew T from DSA’s NPC for a report-back on their election monitoring in Honduras, telling us what they saw firsthand, and giving important background on the situation. RSVP here to attend: buff.ly/mynYu8y
Faded red background. Monochromatic drawing of chains breaking chains while roses sprout through the links. Pittsburgh DSA logo midway down and off to the right. In front at the bottom, photos of Andrew T and Francesca M from DSA's NPC. Text reads "Abolition and Anti-Imperialism Committee Meeting, Wednesday Dec. 17 7:30-9:00 pm featuring andrew t and francesca m from DSA's NPC"
December 16, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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On December 17 at 6 pm, Pittsburgh DSA’s Bodily Autonomy Committee will host a Femmes & Thems Happy Hour! The Happy Hour is a space to meet fellow DSA femmes, thems, and gender-diverse comrades. You’re invited to socialize with socialists and bring friends!
Green background with evergreen ferns and snow. A grinch hand drops a red berry into a red cocktail with an orange slice garnish and berrys. The text reads: Pittsburgh DSA presents... femmes and thems happy hour @ mary's bar 5128 Penn Ave Wednesday December 17th, 6pm to 9pm
December 16, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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PGH DSA's December General Meeting is this Thursday! Come to hear about our priority campaigns and national DSA's work to end the blockade on Cuba! We hope to see you there! pghdsa.org/rsvp
Snowy green background. Pixelated Karl Marx wearing a christmas sweater and standing next to a christmas tree and menorah. Title text at the top reads Pittsburgh DSA's December Meeting. Speech bubble from Karl Marx says "Ho Ho Hope you come to December's potluck and general meeting comrades! Thursday December 18 Potluck 6 PM Meeting 7 PM PGHDSA.ORG/RSVP"
December 15, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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We're fighting back! Join Pittsburgh DSA to get in the ring and stand up for the People against Capitalism. We'll be tabling at Velum Fermentation for the Enjoy Wrestling match tomorrow, come say hi! act.dsausa.org/donate/membe...
Bud the Rose, DSA's mascot, bodyslams a billionaire in a wrestling ring. Around Bud, there's Pittsburgh DSA's logo, a QR code to join dsa and the following text: Bodyslam billionaires, suplex the system, fight back, join pitsburgh dsa labor oranizing, housing for all, mutual aid, queer liberation, bodily autonomy, international solidarity, electing socialist.
December 13, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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Westmoreland Comrades! Pittsburgh DSA is hosting a social meet up in Greensburg at 3 Natives Cafe next Friday, December 12. If you are interested in meeting socialists in Westmoreland, come out, hang out, and get connected!
A purple smoothie in front of a red and white background, separated by a horizontal slash. A black outline of Westmoreland County is imposed on the red background above the smoothie. White text reads: Westmoreland County Socialist Meetup Hosted by Pittsburgh DSA. 3 Natives Cafe, 127 S Pennsylvania Ave Suite 102, Greensburg, PA 15601. Friday December 12th 7-9PM. Interested in meeting like minded folks in your area? Inspired by the victory of Zohran Mamdani in NYC? Looking to do more to resist the current administration? Come check out DSA!
December 6, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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Want to get involved with Pittsburgh DSA? Come to the New Member Orientation this Sunday in Squirrel Hill! Check out the RSVP for more details! actionnetwork.org/events/new-m...
A pale brown paper-like textured background with an illustration of a golden compass with a coral-colored rose. Text on the compass says Find your way to socialism! The red round PGH DSA logo is near the compass. In the middle is text: Pittsburgh DSA New Member Orientation, Saturday, December 7, 10:15-11:45am, in person at Carnegie Library in Squirrel Hill. All are welcome: Just joined DSA. Curious about it. Want to re-engage. Informal hang-out at a nearby restaurant after!
December 5, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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Our November General Meeting is this Thursday, November 20. This meeting we will be hearing from the Steering Committees of our Priority Campaigns on the first month of action and where we go from here. Our Committees will also present on their work. You can RSVP at: buff.ly/zEGDNbd
Harvest leaves in the background. A white circle in the middle containing acorns, mushrooms, the Pittsburgh DSA logo and text. Text reads: Pittsburgh DSA November General meeting. Thurs Nov. 20 7-9 pm, 6pm potluck! Community Forge or online. PGHDSA.ORG/RSVP
November 17, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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So excited to be presenting & discussing this film tonight in Pittsburgh with @pghdsa.org @bukitbailfund.bsky.social! www.theguardian.com/film/2025/ja...
‘They don’t want you to see the slave labor’: a new film goes inside Alabama’s prisons
New documentary The Alabama Solution exposes rampant state violence and inhumane conditions inside prisons
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November 13, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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As of today, Starbucks' "Red Cup Day", Starbucks baristas are on strike! Starbucks will learn that red is the color of the workers.

PGH DSA calls on our community to respect the picket line and stand with the workers and refuse to drink scab coffee! Solidarity is our strength ! (1/2).
November 13, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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Tomorrow evening (Monday 11/10) PGH DSA and 50501 PGH are co-hosting an educational and training about civil disobedience. Led by Attorney Mike Healey, the forum will explore non-violent action from several different perspectives. RSVP here: actionnetwork.org/events/rebir...
Poster on off white background. Title reads: Rebirthing Civil Disobedience, a proven tactic for resistane movements. Under the title there are two pictures, on the left Rosa Parks, on the right a group of african-americans sitting at a soda counter. Under the pictures text reads: Monday, November 10, 2025 6-9 PM Community Forge, 1256 Franklin Ave, Wilkinsburg, 15221. Why it works, how it works and the possible legal/physical outcomes: an education and training forum with Mike Healy, longtime human rights and labor attorney with local veterans of civil disobedience. Sponsored by 50501 and DSA Pittsburgh. For more info: 50501pgh.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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Pittsburgh DSA has recently hit 700 members. With the surge of enthusiasm over the past year, there has never been a better time to get involved. We are honored that so many people are ready to join the fight for Democratic Socialism! Join here to get involved: act.dsausa.org/donate/membe...
Cream background with a red circle in the center. Red diamonds floating at the top of the image. above the red circle at the top of the page is the Pittsburgh DSA logo. In front of the red circle is the number 700 outlined in black sketch. Red text at the bottom. the text on the image reads in full: 700 Members strong! Hundreds have joined over the last year and now Pittsburgh DSA has over 700 members! Join the movement, Join DSA!
November 9, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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Pittsburgh DSA's Statement Congratulating Daeja Baker.
Red poster, with a picture of Daeja Baker right of center. At the top, white text says: Pittsburgh DSA Congratulates Black heading text next to the picture of Daeja Baker: Daeja Baker Shaler Area School Board Region 1. Body text: Victory! Our endorsed candidate, Daeja Baker, won her seat for Shaler Area School Board. Now that all the votes have been counted, Pittsburgh DSA is excited to congratulate her on her hard fought victory! Of the three candidates for the two seats, Daeja received the most votes! White text at the bottom between the Pittsburgh DSA logo and the Pittsburgh DSA Pac logo. the text reads: Chip in to help fund our work: pghdsapac.org/donate Black text on red background: Daeja is an experienced social worker and mutual aid organizer. She will be the first Black person and first queer person to serve on the Shaler Area School Board. Daeja was the only candidate in the race endorsed by the local teacher’s union. Her campaign successfully fought against local conservative forces, including conservative Democrats teaming up with Republicans to try to stop her. They failed. Pittsburgh DSA logo and the Pittsburgh DSA Pac logo at the bottom Black text on red background: Throughout the campaign, comrades from across the chapter showed up to support Daeja, doorknocking, donating and calling voters. When you go out and talk to neighbors, you learn that people are fed up with the status quo and do actually support the values and priorities that the establishment is fighting against. Pittsburgh DSA logo and the Pittsburgh DSA Pac logo at the bottom Black text on red background: We look forward to working with Daeja in this new role as she fights for every Shaler Area School District student and worker. Congratulations Daeja! Photo of pittsburgh DSA members with Daeja Baker at the victory party. White text at the bottom between the Pittsburgh DSA logo and the Pittsburgh DSA Pac logo. the text reads: Chip in to help fund our work: pghdsapac.org/donate
November 8, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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Excited about Zohran? Want to learn about DSA? Come to our New Member Orientation! Experienced members of PGH DSA will meet with new and prospective members interested in getting involved.
If you are interested in turning out, you can RSVP here: admin.actionnetwork.org/events/new-m...
Red Poster with an image of Zohran Mamdani in the bottom right corner, black rays emanating on the red background. in the bottom left, the Pittsburgh DSA logo. the text reads: Excited about Zohran? Join DSA! Pittsburgh DSA's Next New Member Orientation November 16 2025 12-1 PM at Community Forge, 1256 Franklin Ave Wilkingsburg, PA 15221
November 5, 2025 at 2:37 AM
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Pittsburgh DSA’s co-chair Jeremy spoke to Public Source about the surge in interest in our organization! Check it out and get involved!
November 3, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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Pittsburgh DSA's Statement in Solidarity with SNAP Benefit Recipients. (1/2)
A black poster, with white text and an image of a cardboard box with food in it. The text reads Pittsburgh DSA stands In solidarity with victims of snap cuts. “This empire is at war with its poorest communities” As our government enters month two of its shut down, Pittsburgh DSA stands in solidarity and community with those experiencing food insecurity, and now, cuts to SNAP (also known as "foodstamps"). pghdsa.org The Trump Administration could ensure that benefit continue to be paid by complying with a Federal Court Order and releasing $6 Billion in from the SNAP emergency reserve. So far, it has chosen not to do so. Nearly 40% of SNAP recipients are children. Our hearts and solidarity are with them and their caregivers especially- victims of an incompetent federal government. Countless others are elders, neighbors with disabilities, and hard-working folks, caring for one another. Cutting SNAP benefits at a time when Americans are reeling from sky-high healthcare premiums, food prices, and electricity bills, our leaders subsidize tax breaks for the rich, bailouts for capitalist leaders, daily bombings of Somalia, and the genocidal interests of the settler colonial project known as "Israel" at the same time. Meanwhile, the corporate oligarchy uses the stolen wages of the working class to build massive carceral structures, police training facilities, and immigration detention centers across the nation. We experience our friends and neighbors being disappeared across the empire each day through the perils and violence of poverty: through carceral institutions, exposure to the elements, lack of healthcare access, or as byproducts of the free labor that the 13th amendment "legally" robs from us. Even if foodstamp benefits are restored today, the Trump administration continues to implement more difficult barriers for the poor and disabled to qualify for food support. This is a tactic of eugenics targeting those that have no value to the oligarchy: folks who are too young, old, or disabled to work for Capitalists' poverty wages. Don't cover your eyes and ears in this moment! What we're experiencing today is the deadliness of the imperial boomerang and the fulfillment of a promise: what Imperialism does abroad, Fascism and the willful ignorance of liberalism will repeat at home. As this country becomes increasingly militarized and conscientious objectors to violence become increasingly criminalized, suppressed in the algorithms that rule our communications, or slandered and murdered by police, they're saying the quiet part out loud: this is a war on the poor, and the empire is ready to inflict violence in more creative ways than you can yet imagine. Make no mistake that SNAP cuts are the empire's way of declaring one thing: this empire is at war with its poorest communities, and at best they don't care if working class children, disabled, houseless and elderly family members die by slow starvation.
November 2, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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This is tonight! Hope to see you there!
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Come join us for our Femmes & Thems social night! A casual space to meet fellow DSA (and DSA curious!) femmes, thems, and gender-diverse comrades to socialize with socialists and bring friends!
We will be meeting at Mary's Bar in Garfield at 6 PM, Wednesday, October 29!
Poster. A femme zombies hand reaches out for a martini glass filled with blood, with vamprie fangs garnishing the rim. In the background are wilting roses. The text reads: Pittsburgh DSA Presents... Femmes and Thems Happy Hour at Mary's Bar 5128 Penn Ave. Wednesday October 29.
October 29, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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Pittsburgh DSA will be hosting a New Member Orientation on November 1 at 12 PM at Community Forge. This program is open to both recently joined comrades and anyone who is interested in learning more! A few of our experienced members will talk about our work and how best to get involved. (1/2)
A pale brown paper-like textured background with an illustration of a golden compass with a coral-colored rose. Text on the compass says Find your way to socialism! The red round PGH DSA logo is near the compass. In the middle is text: Pittsburgh DSA New Member Orientation, Saturday, November 1, 12-1pm, in person at Community Forge (1256 Franklin Ave). All are welcome: Just joined DSA. Curious about it. Want to re-engage. Informal hang-out at a nearby restaurant after!
October 29, 2025 at 1:08 PM