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Who We Are

The Pittsburgh Democratic Socialists of America (PGHDSA) is a member chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America, the largest socialist organization in the history of the United States. We have over 1,000 members across our chapter's turf in Southwestern PA.

A member of Pittsburgh DSA is constituted as a member in good standing with the National DSA who lives within our chapter turf. To become a member, please register with National DSA.

What Do We Do?

Pittsburgh DSA is member-run and member-led. "What we do" is deliberated and voted on by our members through our chapter's democracy. We are independent and member-funded by the thousands of dues-paying members across the United States, the only ones who can control our organization is ourselves!

Pittsburgh DSA's variety of work includes political education, electing socialists to office, mutual aid with our neighbors, organizing our coworkers and our neighbors into unions, and running strong campaigns against American imperialism. Much of this work is facilitated by our committees. Our chapter also decide its own priorities for organizing.

New to DSA?

Join one of our upcoming DSA 101s! This is where you can learn about DSA and connect with your new comrades!

Upcoming Events

Internal Organizing Meeting

Internal Organizing Meeting

Virtual Event
Please Join Us for the first Internal Organizing Meeting of the new term!  Agenda coming soon.  
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ICE Out Priority SC Meeting

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Virtual Event
The ICE Out Priority was approved at the February 2026 General Body Meeting, and shall run until the end of June 2026 unless extended. This is a meeting of the ICE Out Priority's Steering Committee. Trump’s administration has deployed Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) as a paramilitary force with no regard for the law. ICE is carrying out a campaign of intimidation and violence targeting immigrants and United States citizens. ICE and Customs and Border Protection (CBP)’s lawlessness recently resulted in the murders of Keith Porter, Renée Good, Alex Pretti, and countless detainees.  In the aftermath, the administration intensified its assault on First and Second Amendment rights and issued oral directives to ICE to disregard Fourth Amendment protections and pursue warrantless searches of homes. To defend our communities, we commit to confronting ICE, CBP, and their public and private enablers.  With Pittsburgh DSA’s Committees as its backbone, and in cooperation with allied organizations, this campaign will take a multipronged approach to restrict, delegitimize, and weaken ICE and CBP operations in Allegheny County while building up rapid response infrastructure under the DSA banner. By the end of the priority period, Pittsburgh DSA will have:  Engaged in a pressure campaign against local government, businesses, and/or employers Engaged hundreds of people in anti-ICE rapid response methods  Strengthened the chapter’s rapid response infrastructure, including integration of DSA membership with existing rapid response networks Trained a core group of DSA members to provide security for future DSA events Strengthened its cross-committee communication and cooperation Created avenues of involvement for members of all experience levels Built a cross-movement coalition to sustain this work and advance the eventual abolition of ICE
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Political Education Committee Meeting

Political Education Committee Meeting

Virtual Event
Join us for the monthly Political Education Committee meeting!  We will be discussing plans for a short socialism/organizational training course along with possible projects and reading groups for the coming year.  
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Land Acknowledgement

We would like to acknowledge that we organize on the traditional ancestral lands of the Haudenosaunee and primarily the Onödowa’ga:’

We pay our respect to the elders both past and present, who have stewarded this land throughout the generations. We recognize and honor them as the past, present, and future caretakers of this land.

This land came under the control of the current settler state, known as the U.S.A., through genocidal military campaigns and an ongoing occupation. with the Treaty 1794 codified the violent dispossession and systematic removal of the Haudenosaunee nation and societies has led to the current situation, in which the Onödowa’ga:’ people reside on a small portion of land ceded to them by the colonial government of the U.S.( within the borders of what we know as the States of Pennsylvania and New York). It should be noted Pennsylvania’s portion lies under water due to Kinzua dam. The Onödowa’ga:’ people fought to stop the project all the way to the steps of the Supreme Court and lost the fight.

Decolonization of Native lands is not a metaphor. Decolonization means land repatriation. It is a project that as socialists we support in order to achieve reparation justice.