Posts and Articles

  • Pinellas and Tampa DSA Joint Statement
    by DSA Tampa
    Towards a Socialist Opposition in Florida We are pleasantly surprised by the Florida Supreme Court’s decision to approve the abortion rights ballot initiative. This is our chance to strike a small but powerful blow against the police state oppression of pregnant Floridians. We can enshrine our right to abortion in the Florida Constitution. Pinellas and … Read more
  • Resolution: For an Anti-Zionist Tampa DSA in both Principle and Practice
    by DSA Tampa
    Whereas, and in line with Convention Resolutions #4 and #62 from 2019, the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is an anti-imperialist organization; Whereas, and in line with Convention Resolution #50 from 2019, the DSA is an anti-colonialist organization committed to advancing decolonization projects; Whereas, and in line with Convention Resolutions #41 and #45 from 2017 … Read more
  • Tampa DSA Stands in Solidarity with the Hunger Strikers at USF
    by DSA Tampa
    Since October 7th, 2023, over 32,000 innocent people in Gaza have been martyred, of which over 40% are children. Those that are still alive have now been forced into famine. Throughout this campaign of genocide, the University of South Florida has maintained its investments in corporations that profiteer off this mass suffering. On March 18th, … Read more
  • Tampa DSA Strike Ready Resolution
    by DSA Tampa
    Whereas: all 340,000 non-management UPS workers are covered by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) and UPS Teamster members have been organizing escalating contract actions across the country as the contract fight heats up, and will need community support as they get closer to the August 1 deadline; and Whereas: If they strike, they will … Read more
  • Tampa DSA’s Statement on the 6 Week Abortion Ban
    by DSA Tampa
    As workers, tenants, and families settled down in the late hours of Thursday April 13th, after a long day of our labor being used to keep Florida running, Governor DeSantis signed a wholly unpopular bill into law that aims to escalate the unwanted exclusion of Floridians from access to abortions. This action has been decades … Read more
  • Tampa DSA Signs Resolution to End Cuba Blockade
    by DSA Tampa
    The Tampa chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America has voted in favor of signing onto a resolution from the National DSA International Committee in support of Cuba. The resolution, among other things, insists that the obscene, deadly blockade of Cuba be lifted so that people on the island can have the same access to … Read more
  • TAMPA CITY COUNCIL TO VOTE ON TDSA’S CITY RESOLUTION ON ABORTION DECRIMINALIZATION
    by DSA Tampa
    TAMPA, FL —  The Tampa chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) has drafted a City Council resolution outlining support for decriminalizing abortion city-wide. This resolution has been drafted in collaboration with Councilwoman Lynn Hurtak in response to the recent overturning of Roe v Wade, and was presented to the Tampa City Council for … Read more
  • Tampa DSA’s Abortion Rights City Council Resolution
    by DSA Tampa
    Tampa DSA’s Abortion Rights City Council Resolution Update: Motion to vote on language submitted by Councilmember Hurtak, Councilmembers Maniscalco and Gudes motion to postpone until 08/18/2022 at 5:00 PM. Maniscalco-Gudes motion carries 4-1, Hurtak votes no. WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Tampa honors the rights of pregnant people to bodily autonomy and … Read more
  • TDSA Abortion Rights Press Release
    by DSA Tampa
    TAMPA, FL —  The Tampa chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) has developed a list of demands in response to the recent overturning of Roe v. Wade by the Supreme Court. This decision is an affront to bodily autonomy and democracy, and poses a mortal threat to the health and wellbeing of the … Read more
  • Demands regarding policing in Tampa:
    by DSA Tampa
    June 2020 We, the members of Tampa Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), have developed a list of demands to address the violent policing system that fails to efficiently serve and protect members of the Tampa Bay community—particularly our communities of color. The urgency with which we present these demands is driven by the brutal murder … Read more