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May Day 2026: Labor + Community Pancake Breakfast
May Day 2026: Labor + Community Pancake Breakfast
May 1, 2026 9:00 am - 11:00 am
The Crossing, 1127 University Ave, Madison, WI 53715
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May Day 2026: Madison DSA Turnout to Voces de la Frontera May Day Rally
May Day 2026: Madison DSA Turnout to Voces de la Frontera May Day Rally
May 1, 2026 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Library Mall, 715 State St, Madison, WI 53703
More Info and RSVP:
https://actionnetwork.org/events/may-day-2026-6
Description:
On January 23rd, nearly a million people in the Twin Cities participated in a day of “No Work, No School, No Shopping” to kick ICE out of their community. Now, unions, faith groups, community organizations, and working people around the U.S. and in Wisconsin are calling for a mass day of action on May 1st, 2026. All around the world, May 1st is celebrated as May Day– International Workers’ Day, the real Labor Day. This year, MADSA is celebrating by calling on our members and community to STRIKE OUT ICE! Join us for:
Madison Workers’ Assembly, Saturday, May 25 10am-1pm at Christ Presbyterian Church
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Join us for the second Madison Workers’ Assembly. We’ll decide together what a Day of Mass Action to kick ICE out of Wisconsin looks like in Madison, keep building the plan for May Day, and start to plan what comes next! Everyone is welcome, whether or not you made it to the first Assembly.
May Day Labor + Community Pancake Breakfast, Friday, May 1, 9am-11am, location TBD
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Join Madison Area DSA, Voces de la Frontera, and other labor and community organizations for a morning of solidarity featuring pancakes, teach-ins, an art build to prepare for the May Day rally, and a fundraiser for Voces de la Frontera’s legal defense fund [link here].
Voces de la Frontera May Day March and Rally
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Join Madison DSA in turning out to Voces de la Frontera’s May Day march and rally to demand:
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Abolish Ice
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Citizenship For All
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An Economy For All
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End 287(G) agreements
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Ice Out Of Our Courts, Schools, And Communities
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Close Mke's Detention Center
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Rally at Library Mall 12pm
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March to Capitol starting at 1pm
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Rally at Capitol 2pm
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Electoral Working Group Meeting
Electoral Working Group Meeting
May 1, 2026 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Social Justice Center, 1202 Williamson Street, Madison, WI 53703
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DSA 101 (In Person) - May
DSA 101 (In Person) - May
May 2, 2026 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Madison Public Library - Hawthorne, 2707 E Washington Ave, Madison, WI 53704
More Info and RSVP:
https://actionnetwork.org/events/dsa-101-in-person-may
Description:
Join us at Hawthorne Library for an intro to Madison DSA for new, prospective, or returning members! Drop on by to learn about socialism, our current organizing, and how you can become an organizer today!
Note: This event is in-person only.
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MADSA Run Club
MADSA Run Club
May 3, 2026 9:30 am - 11:00 am
402 W Lakeside St, Madison, WI 53715, USA
Meet at Lakeside St Coffee House for an all-levels run around Bay Creek!
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New Member Development Cohort Planning
New Member Development Cohort Planning
May 3, 2026 10:00 am - 11:00 am
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Board Game Night
Board Game Night
May 4, 2026 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Noble Knight Games, 2835 Commerce Park Dr, Fitchburg, WI 53719, USA
Come out for board game night! Bring games and comrades, see the Slack for carpooling, and hope to see you there 🙂
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LWG Presents: Strike Studies
LWG Presents: Strike Studies
May 4, 2026 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Sequoya Library, 4340 Tokay Blvd, Madison, WI 53711
More Info and RSVP:
https://actionnetwork.org/events/lwg-presents-strike-studies-2
Description:
The Labor Working Group invites you to Strike Studies. This monthly reading group discusses labor history and strategy. We will reflect on MADSA's accomplishments on the May Day 2026 strike and read about the greatest historic general strike in U.S. history. This is a two part reading of W.E.B. Dubois's Black Reconstruction, chapter 4.
No pre-reading necessary, we will read together during the event.
All are welcome, you do not have to be a DSA member to attend!
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Program Working Group Meeting
Program Working Group Meeting
May 5, 2026 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Social Justice Center, 1202 Williamson St , Madison, WI 53703
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Membership Engagement Committee Meeting
Membership Engagement Committee Meeting
May 5, 2026 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Bi-weekly meeting of the MADSA Membership Engagement Committee.
This meeting is only open to members in good standing.
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Political Education Working Group Meeting
Political Education Working Group Meeting
May 7, 2026 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Social Justice Center, 1202 Williamson St Suite 106, Madison, WI 53703
More Info and RSVP:
https://actionnetwork.org/events/political-education-working-group-meeting-61
Description:
Join us as we discuss Political Education plans for the MADSA chapter and the general public.
"What [political education] means is to try, relentlessly and
passionately, to teach the masses that everything depends on them; that
if we stagnate it is their responsibility, and that if we go forward it
is due to them too, that there is no such thing as a hero that will save
them with his magic hands, that there is no famous man who will take
the responsibility for everything, but that the hero is the people
themselves and the magic hands are finally only the hands of the people." -Frantz Fanon
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Hong Campaign Working Group Meeting
Hong Campaign Working Group Meeting
May 8, 2026 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Social Justice Center, 1202 Williamson Street, Madison , WI 53703
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MADSA Run Club
MADSA Run Club
May 10, 2026 9:30 am - 11:00 am
402 W Lakeside St, Madison, WI 53715, USA
Meet at Lakeside St Coffee House for an all-levels run around Bay Creek!
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GMM Committee
GMM Committee
May 10, 2026 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
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Labor Working Group Meeting
Labor Working Group Meeting
May 11, 2026 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Middleton Public Library (Corner Conference Room), 7425 Hubbard Ave., Middleton, WI 53562
More Info and RSVP:
https://actionnetwork.org/events/labor-working-group-meeting-161
Description:
Are you a union member, currently organizing your workplace,
interested in organizing your workplace, or just a socialist who knows
that labor action is one of our strongest tools to fight capital? Join
us for Madison Area DSA's monthly Labor Working Group meeting to talk
about labor actions happening in our city, hear from comrades organizing
in their workplaces, strategize together, and plan events that empower
Madison's working class with knowledge of labor history and organizing
skills!
This meeting is open to non-members and members of Madison Area DSA alike, but only members will have voting rights.
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DSA 101 (Virtual)
DSA 101 (Virtual)
May 11, 2026 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
More Info and RSVP:
https://actionnetwork.org/events/dsa-101-virtual-2
Description:
Join us on Zoom for an intro to Madison DSA for new, prospective, or returning members! Drop on by to learn about socialism, our current organizing, and how you can become an organizer today!
Note: This event is virtual only. Please RSVP for a Zoom link and log in information!
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No Appetite for Apartheid Meeting
No Appetite for Apartheid Meeting
May 11, 2026 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
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Abolitionist Working Group Meeting
Abolitionist Working Group Meeting
May 11, 2026 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
More Info and RSVP:
https://actionnetwork.org/events/abolitionist-working-group-meeting-15
Description:
The Abolitionist Working Group (AWG) formed out of the work to Derail the Jail and the Doyle Resolution campaigns to stop the jail expansion and decarcerate Dane County. This group is the home in Madison Area DSA for all abolition-related work. We believe that abolition is a key tenet of socialism as prisons and policing are some of the most direct and personal means of state-driven oppression in our current society.
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Comms Committee Meeting
Comms Committee Meeting
May 12, 2026 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Bi-weekly meeting of the MADSA Communications Committee.
This meeting is only open to members in good standing.
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May General Membership Meeting (Hybrid)
May General Membership Meeting (Hybrid)
May 13, 2026 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Goodman Center, Evjue Room, 149 Waubesa St, Madison, WI 53704
More Info and RSVP:
https://actionnetwork.org/events/may-general-membership-meeting-hybrid
Description:
The monthly General Meeting of the Madison chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America is a great place to learn about the chapter, join us in making collective decisions, and get plugged in to our active campaigns and working groups. Our General Membership Meetings occur on the second Wednesday of every month.
All are welcome to join us early at 6pm for pizza and socializing with comrades.
Members unable to attend in person may attend on Zoom. Please check your email or the Chapter Slack for Zoom information. If you are a member and cannot find this information, please email dsamadison@gmail.com.
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Electoral Working Group Meeting
Electoral Working Group Meeting
May 15, 2026 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Social Justice Center, 1202 Williamson Street, Madison, WI 53703
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5/16 Executive Committee Meeting
5/16 Executive Committee Meeting
May 16, 2026 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Central Library, 201 W Mifflin St, Madison, WI 53703
More Info and RSVP:
https://actionnetwork.org/events/516-executive-committee-meeting
Description:
The regular meeting of the Executive Committee of Madison Area DSA.
Any member in good standing of the Madison chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America may observe. Members can observe on Zoom via the link the running agenda doc. Members wishing to attend in person are welcome to do so as well!
If you would like to bring any business to
the attention of the Executive Committee, please use the following form.
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MADSA Run Club
MADSA Run Club
May 17, 2026 9:30 am - 11:00 am
402 W Lakeside St, Madison, WI 53715, USA
Meet at Lakeside St Coffee House for an all-levels run around Bay Creek!
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May 2026 Leadership Roundtable: May Day Summit & Strategic Planning
May 2026 Leadership Roundtable: May Day Summit & Strategic Planning
May 17, 2026 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
MADSA's new Office! Labor Temple Room 210, 1602 South Park Street Madison, Madison, WI 53715
More Info and RSVP:
https://actionnetwork.org/events/may-2026-leadership-roundtable-may-day-summit-strategic-planning
Description:
MADSA's May 2026 Leadership Roundtable will be a special May Day Summit, and the first chapter event in our brand new office! Join us in the Madison Labor Temple, Room 210, from 11-4. Pizza and beverages will be provided.
There, we'll power-map our community, set some strategic goals and priorities, and get building for May Day 2028! This event is open to all Madison Area DSA members in good standing, but will be most useful for members who hold elected positions or are otherwise leading chapter projects. See #leadership-roundtable channel in the MADSA Slack for more information or to ask questions.
Join us afterward for a Bonfire Social at Picnic Point, starting at 5pm in Pit 6: https://actionnetwork.org/events/picnic-point-campfire-social
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Picnic Point Campfire Social
Picnic Point Campfire Social
May 17, 2026 5:00 pm - 9:45 pm
Picnic Point, 2003 University Bay Dr, Madison, WI 53706
More Info and RSVP:
https://actionnetwork.org/events/picnic-point-campfire-social
Description:
Join your comrades for an evening of spring fun! Roasting goodies over the fire, enjoying a nature walk, playing yard games.
If you arrive between 5pm and 5:15pm, meet at the base of the picnic point trail near the parking lot and hike together. Or if you arrive later, hike up the trail and meet us at our reserved fire pit, #6.
Sign up Here to bring something to cook around the fire or other snacks or drinks. Park closes at 10pm.
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Environmentalism Platform Plank Discussion Group
Environmentalism Platform Plank Discussion Group
May 19, 2026 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
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Membership Engagement Committee Meeting
Membership Engagement Committee Meeting
May 19, 2026 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Bi-weekly meeting of the MADSA Membership Engagement Committee.
This meeting is only open to members in good standing.
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MADSA Members Turnout Phonebank
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Political Education Working Group Meeting
Political Education Working Group Meeting
May 21, 2026 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Social Justice Center, 202 Williamson St Suite 106, Madison, WI 53703
More Info and RSVP:
https://actionnetwork.org/events/political-education-working-group-meeting-62
Description:
Join us as we discuss Political Education plans for the MADSA chapter and the general public.
"What [political education] means is to try, relentlessly and
passionately, to teach the masses that everything depends on them; that
if we stagnate it is their responsibility, and that if we go forward it
is due to them too, that there is no such thing as a hero that will save
them with his magic hands, that there is no famous man who will take
the responsibility for everything, but that the hero is the people
themselves and the magic hands are finally only the hands of the people." -Frantz Fanon
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Hong Campaign Working Group
Hong Campaign Working Group
May 22, 2026 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Social Justice Center, 1202 Williamson St, Madison, WI 53703
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Juliana Bennett for Assembly Weekend of Action Canvass (Day 1)
Juliana Bennett for Assembly Weekend of Action Canvass (Day 1)
May 23, 2026 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
TBD, Sign Up to Receive
Join the Madison Area Democratic Socialists of America (MADSA) to canvass for Assembly candidate Juliana Bennett. MADSA endorses Juliana for her fighting spirit and economic justice platform: lower rent and property taxes, fully funding our schools, and raising the minimum wage to reflect cost of living. There are three shifts available starting at 9AM, Noon, and 3PM. Bring a phone, water bottle and comfortable shoes. Basic training will be provided.
To receive the location via email, sign up for your shift here: https://secure.ngpvan.com/Slgh_33sc0KgcwVEWe6ZJA2.
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5/23 Executive Committee Meeting
5/23 Executive Committee Meeting
May 23, 2026 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Central Library, 201 W Mifflin St, Madison, WI 53703
More Info and RSVP:
https://actionnetwork.org/events/523-executive-committee-meeting
Description:
The regular meeting of the Executive Committee of Madison Area DSA.
Any member in good standing of the Madison chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America may observe. Members can observe on Zoom via the link the running agenda doc. Members wishing to attend in person are welcome to do so as well!
If you would like to bring any business to
the attention of the Executive Committee, please use the following form.
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GMM Committee Meeting
GMM Committee Meeting
May 23, 2026 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
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Juliana for Assembly Weekend of Action Canvass (Day Two)
Juliana for Assembly Weekend of Action Canvass (Day Two)
May 24, 2026 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
TBD, Sign Up to Receive
Join the Madison Area Democratic Socialists of America (MADSA) to canvass for Assembly candidate Juliana Bennett. MADSA endorses Juliana for her fighting spirit and economic justice platform: lower rent and property taxes, fully funding our schools, and raising the minimum wage to reflect cost of living. There are three shifts available starting at 9AM, Noon, and 3PM. Bring a phone, water bottle and comfortable shoes. Basic training will be provided.
To receive the location via email, sign up for your shift here: https://secure.ngpvan.com/HA2ql8u0iUWL34wVSrQZLA2
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MADSA Run Club
MADSA Run Club
May 24, 2026 9:30 am - 11:00 am
402 W Lakeside St, Madison, WI 53715, USA
Meet at Lakeside St Coffee House for an all-levels run around Bay Creek!
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Labor Working Group Meeting
Labor Working Group Meeting
May 25, 2026 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
TBD, TBD, TBD, WI 53703
More Info and RSVP:
https://actionnetwork.org/events/labor-working-group-meeting-162
Description:
Are you a union member, currently organizing your workplace,
interested in organizing your workplace, or just a socialist who knows
that labor action is one of our strongest tools to fight capital? Join
us for Madison Area DSA's monthly Labor Working Group meeting to talk
about labor actions happening in our city, hear from comrades organizing
in their workplaces, strategize together, and plan events that empower
Madison's working class with knowledge of labor history and organizing
skills!
This meeting is open to non-members and members of Madison Area DSA alike, but only members will have voting rights.
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No Appetite for Apartheid Meeting 5/25
No Appetite for Apartheid Meeting 5/25
May 25, 2026 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
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Abolitionist Working Group
Abolitionist Working Group
May 25, 2026 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Zoom
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Madison Area DSA's regularly-scheduled abolition working group meeting. Join us as we work towards making Dane County, Wisconsin, and the country as a whole more free for us all.
Working Group Info:
The Abolitionist Working Group (AWG) formed out of the work to Derail the Jail and the Doyle Resolution campaigns to stop the jail expansion and decarcerate Dane County. This group is the home in Madison Area DSA for all abolition-related work. We believe that abolition is a key tenet of socialism as prisons and policing are some of the most direct and personal means of state-driven oppression in our current society.
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Comms Committee Meeting
Comms Committee Meeting
May 26, 2026 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Bi-weekly meeting of the MADSA Communications Committee.
This meeting is only open to members in good standing.
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MADSA Members Turnout Phonebank
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Southern Dane County Branch Meeting
Southern Dane County Branch Meeting
May 27, 2026 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Verona Public Library, 500 Silent Street, Verona, WI 53593
More Info and RSVP:
https://actionnetwork.org/events/southern-dane-county-branch-meeting-8
Description:
Madison Area DSA invites you to the Southern Dane County branch meeting. Members and non-members are invited to the local monthly meet-up to discuss socialist organizing in the suburbs around Madison. We are currently rolling out our summer priority campaign to canvass for socialist gubernatorial candidate, Francesca Hong.
We will meet in the conference room
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The Dispossessed Reading Group
The Dispossessed Reading Group
May 30, 2026 9:00 am - 10:00 am
Lakeside St. Coffee House, 402 W. Lakeside St, Madison, WI 53715
More Info and RSVP:
https://actionnetwork.org/events/the-dispossessed-reading-group
Description:
Chapter Reading Group for the science fiction novel "The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia" by Ursula K. Le Guin -- all are welcome! Come discuss and hang out!
For this meeting, discussion will be based on the entire novel. There will only be one meeting for this book.
This event is IN-PERSON ONLY. We'll be meeting at Lakeside St. Coffee House on Saturday, May 30, from 9:00am to 10:00am. The cafe has food and drinks available, including vegan and vegetarian options.
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5/30 Executive Committee Meeting
5/30 Executive Committee Meeting
May 30, 2026 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Central Library, 201 W Mifflin St, Madison, WI 53703
More Info and RSVP:
https://actionnetwork.org/events/530-executive-committee-meeting
Description:
The regular meeting of the Executive Committee of Madison Area DSA.
Any member in good standing of the Madison chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America may observe. Members can observe on Zoom via the link the running agenda doc. Members wishing to attend in person are welcome to do so as well!
If you would like to bring any business to
the attention of the Executive Committee, please use the following form.
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MADSA Parents and Caregivers Social and Play Date
MADSA Parents and Caregivers Social and Play Date
May 30, 2026 10:00 am - 12:15 pm
Katrina’s House - ask in Slack, private, Madison, WI 53704
More Info and RSVP:
https://actionnetwork.org/events/madsa-parents-and-caregivers-social-and-play-date
Description:
Are you a MADSA member and a parent? Or a MADSA member with children in your life? Join us for a social and play date in my backyard! This event is weather dependent, we have a playground, a water table, a sandbox, sports equipment and most importantly a FULL SIZED BOUNCY HOUSE. Please RSVP to receive weather updates as needed.
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Inaugural MADSA Office Warming Party
Inaugural MADSA Office Warming Party
May 30, 2026 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Labor Temple, 1602 S Park St, Madison, WI 53715
More Info and RSVP:
https://actionnetwork.org/events/inaugural-madsa-office-warming-party
Description:
Come celebrate our BRAND NEW OFFICE!!! Join us at the Labor Temple for an evening of food, drinks, music, games, and art!
The Details
- May 30th, 4pm @ The Labor Temple (1602 S Park St)
- This event is a potluck! Sign up to bring something here
- Bring your favorite games to share with the group
- We need office decorations! We'll be doing an art build and various crafts to help us bring some DSA energy into this space and make it our own
- We'll have a variety of other office-warming activities and games for the group
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MADSA Run Club
MADSA Run Club
May 31, 2026 9:30 am - 11:00 am
402 W Lakeside St, Madison, WI 53715, USA
Meet at Lakeside St Coffee House for an all-levels run around Bay Creek!
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