Now more than ever, under the Trump administration’s constant barrage of attacks, it is critical that YDSA can organize nationally and present a strong alternative to the two-party system’s inaction. The author argues that campaign cohorts, as proposed by R17, would build buy-in to national campaigns and goals by fostering relationships across chapters.  The working…

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International students are living in a precarious limbo as the Trump administration indiscriminately strips them of their visas and rights. An international student in YDSA discusses how to continue to organize and resist under increasing authoritarian surveillance and threats.  Most of us don’t realize the things we take for granted until they’re stripped away. Last…

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GNDCC Committee Updates

DSA Convention season in full swing. In our Campaign Huddles, we strategized for the next two years and outlined why Organizing for a Green New Deal under Trump 2.0 is crucial for DSA in Democratic Left. Read our resolution that would mandate us to focused on Buiding for Power for two more years.

Missed our mass call with socialist electeds, ecosocialist leaders, and campaign organizers? Watch a recording on why the Fight for a Socialist Green New Deal continues, featuring Thea Riofrancos, Ashik Siddique, Sarahana Shrestha, Kelsea Bond, Alex Brower, Michael B, and Sam Z.

Building for Power campaign updates

New Campaigns

We welcomed a new B4P campaign into our universe: Houston DSA launched Our Vote, Our METRO, pressuring Mayor Whitmore to deliver transit improvements voters already approved. The revitalized ecosocialist working group is mobilizing for 2026 METRO budget hearings, driving turnout and shaping the narrative.

Keeping the Pressure On

In New York, Sarahana Shrestha’s Public Renewables Transparency Act passed unanimously in the State Assembly, ensuring democratic oversight of NYPA’s renewables expansion. The push continues for 15 GW of public renewables by 2030—creating 25,000 union jobs, cutting bills, and retiring peaker plants.

If you missed it, check out our latest Campaign Q&A: Building Public Renewables in New York. The Build Public Renewables Act provides a model for a successful chapter campaign within the Building for Power framework, and the fight continues to see it fully implemented. This interview is brimming with insights for chapters running their own strategic campaigns.

The summer months are great for canvassing: We Power DC hosted their first canvasses for their public power pledge, while the canvassing pros in Milwaukee continue their weekly efforts to gather signatures to replace WE Energies.

Louisville DSA’s Get on the Bus campaign to fund TARC continues gaining momentum, with nearly 1,200 signatures on their demand letter and support from 31 organizations—including 9 unions/labor councils. This summer they delivered over 300 postcards to city council and launched a street team wheatpasting bold “Let TARC Grow” posters across the city, taking inspiration from Metro DC’s B4P campaigns model.

If you’re at the 2025 DSA convention, stop by our table and say hi! We will be there championing the  power of organizing at the intersection of climate, labor, and public goods. As more chapters take on strategic, place-based campaigns, we’re building toward a future where ecosocialism is not just a vision—but a material force in the everyday lives of working-class people. See you in Chicago!

The authors argue for amendment R13-1 to build connections between YDSA and the Rank-and-File Project and develop a pipeline from YDSA into strategic sectors of the labor movement.

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SFSU YDSA leader Char Bennet makes the case for student unions as a key strategic site for campus organizing.

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An Amazon worker in YDSA argues for the passage of R14, which seeks to strengthen the pipeline between YDSA chapters and jobs in Amazon warehouses, critical sites for the future of class struggle.  The fight to organize at Amazon is the fight of our lifetime. The history of the labor movement is marked by radicals…

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Sofia Baker argues for R22: "For Coalitions that Strengthen YDSA" to help YDSA chapters build coalitions
to strengthen campaigns.

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James Hernández argues for R10: “Building an International Student Movement” and building connections with student organizers fighting imperialism and capitalism around the globe. Around the world, billions of people are exploited under the boot of capitalism and imperialism. Despite this, U.S. internationalist socialist movements remain nascent and plagued by factional debate. U.S. foreign policy has…

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Addison G. and Steven R. make the case for R7 to approve a new program and set a clear political vision for YDSA. Why a Program? Over the past two years, YDSA conventions have voted to move towards adopting a program to unify our organizing work. In 2023, delegates passed A5: “Programmatic Unity for YDSA,”…

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Entering YDSA Convention 2025, the authors make the case for YDSA's continued commitment to the student labor movement and against the expansions of broader student union organizing on campus.

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