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Reform & Revolution DSA @reformandrevolution.org · 18h

R&R has often advocated engaging in mass movements while retaining our independent socialist politics, but what does that look like in practice? R&R members Ramy K and Emma F reflect on Twin Cities DSA’s participation in “No Kings” with comrade Sam G!

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Photo of protest in Twin Cities during the no kings movement

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Reform & Revolution DSA @reformandrevolution.org · 1d

Of course the Bolsheviks fought against Economism, the effort to reduce the workers movement to bread and butter demands.

But the article shows how this critique was made not from the outside, but by those deeply involved in building up worker institutions in their own right.

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Reform & Revolution DSA @reformandrevolution.org · 1d

In some sense the Russian revolutionaries carried out a “rank and file strategy”, with early intellectuals and college grads orientating to blue collar workplaces.

But this strategy was less about grads taking factory jobs, and more about recruiting organic worker leaders.

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Reform & Revolution DSA @reformandrevolution.org · 1d

The authors explore how the Bolsheviks didn’t just write pamphlets; they embedded themselves in the core of the working class: training worker-leaders, running night schools, doing house-calls, building factory-committees.

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Reform & Revolution DSA @reformandrevolution.org · 1d

What does it look like when revolution begins on the shop-floor?

The new piece by Emma Buckley & Henry de Groot surveys how the Bolshevik movement built the workers’ movement from within the factories, and what lessons today’s organizers can draw. 🧵

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“Revolution in the Workplace: Bolshevik Labor Strategy from Underground to October”
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Reform & Revolution DSA @reformandrevolution.org · 7d

Far from their caricature as coup plotters who hated elections and democracy, the Bolsheviks used electoralism frequently, but towards revolutionary ends. Michael L explores what their work in the 4th Duma looked like and what we can learn from it today.

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siobhan @siobhan-m.bsky.social · 10d

MUG🤝R&R

leading with our values as Democratic Socialists in our unions

Reform & Revolution DSA @reformandrevolution.org · 11d

The R&R voting recommendation for the National Labor Commission SC is here! We believe a vote for these candidates is a vote for a partyist and principled mass politics oriented NLC! 🌹🛠️

Recommendations for NLC SC:
1. Lavender C
2. Suraj P
3. Kip H
4. G. Paul B
5. John H
6.-11. Shayna E, Griffin M, Allie H, Carolyn R, Will B, Ian M (any order)
12. Forrest H
13. Martina M

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Reform & Revolution DSA @reformandrevolution.org · 10d

Correction: it is Forrest E, not Forrest H!

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Reform & Revolution DSA @reformandrevolution.org · 11d

The R&R voting recommendation for the National Labor Commission SC is here! We believe a vote for these candidates is a vote for a partyist and principled mass politics oriented NLC! 🌹🛠️

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Reform & Revolution DSA @reformandrevolution.org · 11d

Brush up on your Bolshevik.

Red October: Reform & Revolution Issue 20 is out now. The issue looks to the Bolsheviks for lessons for DSA today. It features artwork from Rabotnitsa, the Bolshevik’s Feminist journal.

Get your subscription for just $5/month; reformandrevolution.org/subscribe/

A copy of Reform & Revolution Issue 20 propped next to assorted books by Marx

Back page of Reform & Revolution Issue 20

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Reform & Revolution DSA @reformandrevolution.org · 13d

Join us in our next installment of our Red October series to discuss the revolutionary women’s movement and its lessons with April M, the author of “Daughters of Rabotnitsa”! Happening Sunday 26 October at 6 PM EST / 3 PM PST.

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Lessons of the Women’s Movement
10/26 | 6 PM EST / 3 PM EST
Join us for a discussion on the women’s movement during the Russian Revolution with April Miller, author of the article “Daughters of Rabotnitsa: Lessons from the Russian Revolutionary Women’s Movement”!

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Reform & Revolution DSA @reformandrevolution.org · 14d

Join us for a book talk tomorrow at 6 PM EST / 3 PM PST! We will be sitting down with Paul Le Blanc to discuss his book, Revolutionary Collective: Comrades, Critics, and Dynamics in the Struggle for Socialism, as part of our Red October series!

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The front cover for Revolutionary Collective by Paul Le Blanc

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Reform & Revolution DSA @reformandrevolution.org · 18d

Perhaps Brandon Johnson has been secretly reading R&R magazine..? 👀

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Reform & Revolution DSA @reformandrevolution.org · 21d

The early role played by women in the Russian Revolution shows the potential for a revolutionary socialist feminist movement uniting defensive struggles into a wider transformative social force. We can and must learn from these lessons today, writes April M.

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“Daughters of Rabotnitsa: Lessons from the Russian Revolutionary Women’s Movement”
By April M

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Democratic Socialists of America @demsocialists.bsky.social · 29d

DSA affirms our fundamental right to free speech and assembly. We will not be intimidated by the Trump administration’s cronies, and we will continue our struggle for democracy to the end. If you want to live in a free society, join DSA today. dsausa.org/join

Join DSA. Become a member today.

Democratic socialists have an historic opportunity and responsibility to play a central role in continuing the political revolution for the long term. As a democratic, grassroots organization, DSA is ...

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Democratic Socialists of America @demsocialists.bsky.social · 25d

Until Palestinian Liberation-- Read the entire statement from our National Political Committee:
www.dsausa.org/statements/u...

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Reform & Revolution DSA @reformandrevolution.org · 25d

How should Zohran govern? Join R&R and @marxistunitygroup.bsky.social on Oct 23, 7 PM EST at Honore Club in Brooklyn to discuss the results and prospects of Zohran’s campaign, and how DSA can lead the path to a socialist future.

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Poster showing Zohran and lists information of the event which is specified in the post.

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Atlanta DSA @atldemsoc.bsky.social · 27d

On Oct. 11, Atlanta DSA members joined the Atlanta community for a candlelight vigil on Old Wheat Street remembering Cornelius Taylor. We celebrated his memory and honored a life taken by the callous actions of a city that has failed to treat the unhoused with the dignity they deserve 🎂🕯️

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Democratic Socialists of America @demsocialists.bsky.social · Oct 6

For the first time in history, DSA has 80,000 members in good standing! Tens of thousands of new members have joined the last year alone. In the face of rising fascism, a US-backed genocide, and an escalating climate crisis, socialism is the only path forward. 1/3

DSA Members in Good Standing -- 80K and Counting! Join today! dsausa.org/join Line graph showing number of members in good standing rising from 50,000 in October 2024 to 80,000 in September 2025.

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Reform & Revolution DSA @reformandrevolution.org · Oct 6

R&R member Henry will be hosting a talk on his book "Student Radicals and the Rise of Russian Marxism."

The Russian universities were a breeding ground for revolutionaries, and student protests were a bell-weather for larger societal unrest.

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Student Radicals and the Rise of Russian Marxism - Red October - Reform & Revolution

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Reform & Revolution DSA @reformandrevolution.org · Oct 6

Since being elected, Trump has taken authoritarian actions at a scale which the U.S. has not seen in a long time, culminating in a recent series of federal military occupations. R&R member Diego examines their nature and what we must do to fight back.

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How Class War Can Defeat The Occupations | Reform & Revolution

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Reform & Revolution DSA @reformandrevolution.org · Oct 2

"1917 will not be the last year cast in bronze in the annals of history... A great new proletarian revolution is approaching, it is inescapable and inevitable. The hour will strike."

Join us on Saturday for our first Red October Discussion! reform-revolution.solidarity.tech/october-revo...

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DSA International Committee @dsainternational.bsky.social · Oct 1

🚨DSA IC denounces the violent Zionist interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla and abduction of progressive activists aboard the vessels in solidarity with the Gazan genocide.

🎯Find local targets complicit in genocide here dsaic.org/flotilla-toolkit

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Reform & Revolution DSA @reformandrevolution.org · Sep 30

Here are our first events this week!

Saturday 10/4 @ 3pm Eastern/12pm Pacific - Discussion: 1905 & February Revolutions

Tuesday 10/7 @ 9pm Eastern/6pm Pacific - Book Talk: Student Radicals and the Rise of Russian Marxism

Friday 10/10 @ 8pm Eastern/5pm Pacific - Screening of Reds

Discussion: 1905 + February
10/4 3 PM ET / 12 PM PT
Join us for a discussion on the 1905 and February Revolution, and the development of the Russian proletarian movement through its early struggles!
Check out our Red October website for the readings and RSVP info!

Student Radicals Book Talk
10/7 9 PM ET / 6 PM PT
Join us for a book talk on Student Radicals and the Rise of Russian Marxism, written by our member Henry de Groot! Henry will be discussing the role of student organizing in the Russian Revolution and its applications to today’s struggles!

Reds: Movie Screening
10/10 8 PM ET / 5 PM PT
Join us for a screening of Reds, the 1981 historical epic on the life of John Reed, a journalist and communist organizer who chronicled the events of October on the ground!

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Reform & Revolution DSA @reformandrevolution.org · Sep 29

Check out our Red October website to learn more about our events and RSVP! reform-revolution.solidarity.tech/red-october

Red October - Reform & Revolution

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