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South Jersey DSA Statement on Trans Rights in NJ
The Queer community has made huge strides towards social acceptance in this country, but there is still work to be done. In the state of New Jersey, the “Trans Panic” defense has been outlawed, and this March, the “Queer Senior Bill of Rights” was signed into law, barring senior care facilities from discriminating against seniors…
Three hundred thirty one days.
Three hundred thirty one days since George Floyd was murdered by officer Derek Chauvin. On April 20th, we received a small victory of Derek Chauvin’s arrest and charges on three counts of murder totaling to 40 years in prison. But what would justice look like? A system that serves one guilty verdict to one killer…
SJDSA Abortion Fund-a-thon and Charity Twitch Stream: Saturday, April 24 @7PM
On Saturday, April 24, we’ll be holding a Twitch stream to raise funds for Holler Health Justice: Organizing at the intersections of racial, economic, and reproductive justice, Holler Health Justice builds power with Appalachian communities and individuals who are the most disproportionately affected by health inequities, including Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC), those…
SJDSA Labor Working Group Statement on Camden Public School Closures
The members of South Jersey Democratic Socialists of America stand in solidarity with the families and teachers of Camden, New Jersey as they continue to fight against the closure of Wiggins, Sharp, Cramer, and Yorkship schools. Our principles reject policies that put profit over people. Furthermore, this decision will lead to increased inequality, uncertainty, and…
New Jersey Democratic Socialists of America Solidarity Statement with Amazon Alabama Workers
Currently, 6,000 warehouse workers in Bessmer, Alabama are doing something historic: voting to unionize an Amazon workplace. Over the last decade, Amazon has become one of the most powerful and profitable companies in the world, but this was achieved through the exploitation of their workers. Amazon has subjected their workers to brutal and humiliating conditions…
SJDSA Mutual Aid Statement On The Treatment of Our Unhoused Neighbors in Camden
“I have no mercy or compassion in me for a society that will crush people and then penalize them for not being able to stand up under the weight.” -Malcolm X In a report from TapInto from Camden’s February 9th city council meeting, homeless activists spoke out about the lack of action taken by the…
The Lessons of Black Feminism
By John Forte “… we never talked about men or clothes or other such inconsequential things when we got together. It was always Marx, Lenin, and revolution—real girl’s talk.”[1] Nina Simone, I Put a Spell On You: The Autobiography of Nina Simone Black women’s interest in the intersection between anti-racism, socialism, and women’s emancipation –…
Cannabis Legalization Must Heal Wounds Caused By the War on Drugs
The end of prohibition in New Jersey and beyond should be a moment of healing rather than a money grab. By Adam Uzialko The War on Drugs will inevitably come to an end, but the multi-generational damage left in its wake will still remain. In cannabis legalization, the seeds of a post-War on Drugs world…
Black Lives Matter in South Jersey, Too
A conversation with Shevone Torres By W.B. Minerd Black Lives Matter is an urgent and inspiring national movement, a reaction to far too many Black lives ending at the hands of an over-aggressive, racist American police force. While most prominently known for their national protests, it’s important to understand what they’re working toward in local…
COVID-19 and Black Lives Matter
“I can’t breathe.” Eric Garner said it before he was murdered by police in 2014, and George Floyd said it again in a chilling echo in 2020. Meanwhile, COVID-19 has stolen the breath from thousands of black New Jerseyans at a rate far higher than that of their White counterparts. As of the beginning of…
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