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Meetings of the Pittsburgh DSA's Coordinating Committee. This body is the acting chapter leadership.

Join us as we renew the Migrant Defense Working Group under the Abolition & Anti-Imperialism Committee, with the intention of building the networks and forming tactics to expand our anti-ice work. This is in coordination with the current ICE OUT chapter priority. 

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

Pittsburgh DSA Labor Committee is hosting a happy hour for healthcare workers to build bonds across workplaces, talk about the stresses of the day and celebrate the wins we see when we organize together. We will be meeting at East End Brewing from 6:30p-8:30p.  Whether you are an Environmental Services technician at a local hospital, a mental health therapist working from home, a nurse, a receptionist at a planned parenthood clinic, a professor of pharmacology, or any other kind of healthcare worker we would love to hang out. We welcome anyone who interacts with patients or maintain the system that is meant to keep us well (but struggles to do so within the capitalist framework).  If you are interested in joining, but work a different shift or do not enjoy spaces with alcohol, please email info@pghdsa.org with the subject line: Healthcare Worker. With enough interest, we would love to host a healthcare worker social time in the morning or a sober hang out elsewhere in the future.

Pittsburgh DSA hosts a monthly happy hour for workers to gather, build bonds across workplaces, and talk about organizing. We will be meeting at East End Brewing from 6:30-9pm. Bring a co-worker, invite your unionized friends and your yet-to-be-organized friends, and enjoy the solidarity!

Location: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh – Squirrel Hill, Meeting Room A 5801 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15217 The struggle for freedom and against capitalism is the demand for the needs of every person to be met: not only for the things we need to physically survive, but also for the survival of our spirits. We demand not only bread, but roses, too. To that end, and with the intention of building a supportive creative community of like-minded artists, the Socialist & Anti-Capitalist Writing Workshop has been formed. The workshop is sponsored by Pittsburgh Democratic Socialists of America, though you don't need to be a DSA member to participate.  This workshop will include time to write in response to prompts. We encourage attendees to bring written work you would like feedback on so that we can workshop and provide feedback together. Please bring 5 copies of your work if you would like feedback. Organizers can print and bring them for you if needed. Please email steelcitysocialist@pghdsa.org with a link to a google doc of your work no later than November 5th. For November, we are meeting in person. Our December meeting will be virtual via zoom.

Come hang out with us and prepare some more whistle kits!

This meeting will be reserved primarily for Committee and Chapter leaders. Members may attend, but they may not be given recognition to speak in order to prioritize leadership discussions. All chapter and committee leaders are invited to participate in this important discussion of committee and chapter business. These meetings are designed to help bring all chapter leaders closer together and engage in each other's work. This meeting is hybrid, but in-person attendance is highly encouraged. If you are a committee leader, please bring a list of all active projects that your committee is engaged with, and be prepared to share.