Providence DSA has become aware of potential campaign finance violations occurring between the
@PeteButtigieg
presidential campaign and former Providence Mayor and current real estate developer Joseph Paolino. Please read our membership drafted statement
Today we celebrate
#IndigenousPeoplesDay
& honor every life lost in the genocide that began in 1492.
We will always stand w/ Indigenous people, especially when corporations are building pipes on their land, when their sisters are missing & indigenous children are dying.
On
#NationalFarmersDay
we remember that most of the hard labor being done on farms in the US is done by migrants who are horribly exploited, make illegally low wages, are kept from their family, denied collective action, and ignored when we deify the concept of a "farmer"
We condemn the votes of three DSA members in Congress to impose a contract on rail workers. A principled socialist organization should expel politicians who vote to deny workers the right to strike. Full statement here:
Wow:
@GovRaimondo
points to “deep wounds” but then says because she’s white she needs to “listen” before making proposals. What nonsense: she has made it clear “everything is on the table” for the RI budget—meaning deep cuts for the communities she claims to be so concerned for.
Providence DSA is incredibly proud that both our endorsed candidates
@SamuelWBell
and
@RachelRI
won their primaries. Sam and Rachel are going to be amazing, democratic socialist elected officials and will take the lead in creating a Rhode Island that is for people, not profit
Solidarity with
@steelworkers
local 1357 in New Bedford, on strike at
@atimetals
over tiered benefits and demands that worker's now pay for healthcare during a pandemic, while wages have remained stagnant.
@amornetwork
@CosechaMovement
@FangCollective
@Fuerza_Laboral
Oh my god. An ICE Detention Center guard just drove their truck straight through a line of us sitting peacefully to block the parking lot. There don’t appear to be major injuries, still assessing the situation, police are moving in *on us* now 😢
LIVE:
It's been brought to our attention that last night Rep David Morales cast a vote for Rep J Shekarchi to cont. as Speaker. This is a violation of our bylaws. Therefore, members will decide what the next steps should @ our Jan. Gen. Body MTG
Fucking pissed about Kavanaugh? Put your anger to use. Organize with your local DSA, or any of the wonderful left wing activist groups doing the real work in America. Do not fall into the trap that voting alone will get us out of here. Voting is what the entrenched power wants
Here is your
#TaxDay
reminder that between lobbying and accounting fees, corporations spend millions just to avoid paying taxes, solely because the capitalist class hates the idea of life improving for lower classes
Seven more
#StraightPrideParade
protesters arraigned since 2PM. Prosecutors requested to dismiss charges for some, didn’t request bail for others. Judge denied all dismissal requests and sent 6 back in cuffs, with bail ranging from $250 to $750. One held without bail.
#WBZ
our bylaws state: “DSA-endorsed politicians are expected to play an oppositional role in the political system. They should not support establishment Democrats for the purpose of gaining the favor of Party leadership"
The city of Providence can’t afford more corporate giveaways. If Providence Place Mall gets its tax deal, they will only pay $1 million of the $25 million a year which they’d otherwise owe. That’s $24 million that could go to roads, schools, and housing.
I guess progressives have now decided wealthy superpac candidates are a part of the future for the left. We're disappointed in AOC and Bernie but not surprised. These kinds of comprise endorsements are par for the course when you're a junior partner in a capitalist party.
Rep.
@AOC
has taken on corporate special interests to fight for a fair economy and a government that works for all of us, and I’m honored to have her endorsement!
Can you help us take on the corporate lobbyists with a grassroots contribution?
It’s official!
ProvDSA members and endorsed candidates
@SamuelWBell
(Senate District 5) and
@DavidMoralesRI
(House District 7) have won their primaries!
RI Governor Gina Raimondo is no friend of workers. She is a neoliberal venture capitalist who has consistently ranked among the least popular governors in America.
Along with other
@DemSocialists
chapters across the country,
@ProvDSA
just voted overwhelmingly to call on the NPC to censure and if need be expel nationally endorsed politician
@JamaalBowmanNY
for his material and ideological aid to Israel's brutal apartheid regime...
The police perpetrated the violence. The police escalated the situation. They want prosecution to cover for the fact that they rioted. No one is safe as long as we continue to allow police departments to exist.
If the economy is doing so well why aren't pension funds being re-established? Why isn't student debt being forgiven? Why aren't utility rates decreasing? Why aren't we creating a nationalized healthcare system? If the economy is so "strong" why isn't it helping working people?
Is the Rhode Island democratic party going to return the 10,000 dollar bribe it received from Michael Bloomberg? Or are we just supposed to accept blatant electioneering?
Today was an amazing display of community self-defense. When a hate group tried to rally in our city, the community stood up and said hell no! Even in the pouring rain, we held the line and shut them down. We'll see Resist Marxism again on the 18th in Boston.
#AllOutAugust
While it may not look like the deposition of Allende, make no mistake, what is occurring right now is the latest in the long line of US-backed coup attempts in Latin America. Though they claim to seek stability, the US's imperialist meddling can only make the situation worse.
Water is a public good, not a commodity to be bought and sold. The climate crisis is not an opportunity for investors, it is a crime against humanity perpetrated by these investors.
Water is easy to take for granted. Yet the prospect of shortages in the years ahead could make water a precious commodity. That represents an opportunity for investors.
The victories of ProvDSA members
@SamuelWBell
and
@DavidMoralesRI
in their 2020 campaigns was highlighted by
@TeenVogue
along with other major wins for RI Progressives this year!
Hello
@davidcicilline
@LangevinForRI
Can we count on your support for Cori Bush's resolution to hold Republicans responsible for trying to overturn our democracy?
The official Providence Democratic Socialists of America stance on Curt Schilling is that he is a misogynist, fascist, racist criminal who robbed the people of Rhode Island shamelessly. And it was ketchup on his sock.
@cjackvony
@davidcicilline
@HillaryClinton
I didn't "take" shit. The corrupt idiots you elected offered that to my company to move, then on moving day showed up with a 49$ million dollar deal, and you clowns still don't know where that 26m went do you? I put more of my own money in that your entire state did
DSA stands in solidarity with our brother Miguel Sanchez who was fired from his state job for calling for a ceasefire. McKee and his ilk are cowards; using their clout to silence voices calling them to account.
On Friday, I was fired by Governor McKee for my public position on the atrocities occurring in Gaza. Since Oct. 7, I have used my voice as an elected official to condemn all violence against any innocent civilians.
1/3
George W. Bush is responsible for more deaths in Iraq than the coronavirus has caused worldwide. His abysmal handling of Katrina says everything about how he would have handled a dangerous pandemic. Liberal attempts to rehabilitate his image to attack Trump are shameful.
Make no mistake, the current carceral state is the modern manifestation of the afterlife of slavery, and those caught in its midst are modern day slaves. Like the abolitionists of the past, we must show those on the outside that they are connected to this terrible injustice.
In the 1970s,
@SenSanders
was actively calling for state ownership of utility systems, and he was right! We need public utilities now even more than we did then!
#NationalizeGrid
It is absolutely disgusting that Brown University is proudly hosting a disgusting bigot like Theresa May and having her speak on "international affairs" We encourage and support all those in the Brown community who will condemn and protest her speech.
Joe Kennedy us a terrible right wing Democrat who feels entitled to political office due to being a man born into American Royalty. Instead of running for Senate, he should get a real job and stop ruining the lives of working people worldwide for his personal vanity
Public ownership of utilities is an absolute necessity to fight climate change. Warren is not strong enough on these issues to be a viable leader in the 21st century.
#NationalizeGrid
RI DSA is proud of our brother Miguel for being on the right side of this issue. We need a ceasefire now, and critical aid must be allowed into Gaza. Thank you for staying with us as we might back this genocide! ✊🏽
If you haven't, we urge you to contact your congressmember!🧵
We’re thrilled to hear that members of USW Locals 12012 and 12003 have ratified a new contract with National Grid, ending a lockout that lasted over 6 months. Once again, the power of worker solidarity has overcome the greed of the bosses.
Here's a statement from John Buonopane, the president of USW Local 12012, and John Kirylo, president of USW Local 12003, on the ratification of a new contract agreement with National Grid.
Workers have been locked out since June. They'll go back to work the week of January 20:
It is now official: Pedro Castillo, a working-class school teacher, farmer and labor organizer, will be the next President of Peru!
This is a monumental moment for the Republic of Peru and the international left-wing movement.
¡No more poor people in a rich country!
If Utilities weren't allowed to demand a rate increase whenever they decide that shareholders need an extra kickback, there is no reason to worry about administrative costs of meetings and process!
#NationalizeGrid
#TakeBackTheGrid
Locked-out
#NationalGrid
workers offer to help with
#ColumbiaGas
#MerrimackValley
situation: "Our 1,200 veteran natural gas workers are ready now to offer our experience and technical expertise during this crisis and to help safely restore service to the region."
#MAFires
To win Medicare for All, socialists and progressives must be willing to directly challenge and defy Democratic leadership.
Here is Providence DSA’s statement on
#ForceTheVote
:
If you, like us, are sick of Democrats running scared from the fight and hiding behind "pragmatism" and "reasonableness," join DSA to help us build a working class movement to enact the radical change we need:
When someone tells you private companies are more efficient than publically owned democratically controlled ones, remind them of this! Cooling towers built 10 years ago for a 9 digit cost, only for the owners to shut down the plant costing hundreds of jobs
#NationalizeGrid
On a serious note, a massive shout out to all the brave activists and organizers in Portland for absolutely showing the fuck up today. Its New Englands turn in 2 weeks.
Yesterday Providence DSA members headed to North Kingston in support of Teamsters Local
@IBT251
delivery drivers, who have been on
#strike
for 6 WEEKS now in their struggle against Johnson Bros. Distributors' unfair, anti-worker labor practices...
RONALD REAGAN WAS A VIRULENT RACIST WHO ENABLED GENOCIDE AT HOME AND ABROAD WHILE DEMOLISHING THE RIGHTS OF ALL WORKERS IN AMERICA, STOP PRAISING HIM!!
We are quickly moving towards authoritarianism when criticism of an ongoing genocide can cost you your livelihood. We will continue supporting our elected, Miguel, who has bravely called for a ceasefire, and we hope all Rhode Islanders will join us in calling for a ceasefire NOW!
Bernie Sanders has a forability north of 70% amongst Democrats. That numerous "leaders" in the democratic party are circling the wagons to stop him tonight shows you just how much contempt they hold for their own supporters!
Cops at the Straight Pride Parade chose to enact severe violence on protesters and arrest them, all because we didn't move for their motorcycle parade. This was completely unnecessary, and yet another example that all cops are bastards.
cop just beat me with a bike while i was standing on a sidewalk pinned between a barricade and a cement planter. he hit me until i fell down and then screamed at me to move while making it physically impossible for me to move.
HAPPENING NOW: Members of
@ProvDSA
and
@GeorgeWileyCRI
are going to Governor Raimondo's home to bring her our message of energy democracy and climate justice.
Hi
@maddow
, maybe instead of fear mongering about Russia (???) shutting down the United States energy grid during a climate change induced cold snap, talk about how it actually happened in Rhode Island last week due to corporate incompetence
#NationalizeGrid
A working class mvmt will need it's electoral arm. The past few weeks members of Prov DSA got to debate and vote on who would be good to be part of that arm. So with that; a big congratulations, to these Comrades on getting our endorsement, we think you'll serve the chapter well