Events

	May 2026
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					1 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 More Info and RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/may-day-2026-labor-community-pancake-breakfast Description: 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 Aid and Worker Justice Fund! Suggested donation $10, no one turned away! All proceeds will be donated to the Legal Aid and Worker Justice Fund. See more details 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 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 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 Join Madison DSA in turning out to Voces de la Frontera’s May Day march and rally to demand: Abolish Ice Citizenship For All An Economy For All End Act 10 and Right to Work Fully fund public schools Badgercare for all Living wage for all End 287(G) agreements Ice Out Of Our Courts, Schools, And Communities Close Mke's Detention Center Rally at Library Mall 12pm March to Capitol starting at 1pm Rally at Capitol 2pm See more details 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 More Info and RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/electoral-working-group-meeting-318 Description: Join us at a meeting of the Electoral Working Group as we continue to develop our electoral strategy. See more details • • •	2 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. See more details •
3 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! See more details New Member Development Cohort Planning New Member Development Cohort Planning May 3, 2026 10:00 am - 11:00 am https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83261595518 ────────── Madison DSA (Line 1) is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83261595518 Meeting ID: 832 6159 5518 --- One tap mobile +16469313860,,83261595518# US +19292056099,,83261595518# US (New York) --- Join by SIP • 83261595518@zoomcrc.com Join instructions https://us02web.zoom.us/meetings/83261595518/invitations?signature=kXdOt5tFlY_zRwNcb6BZXExTn_I3eMBVQCbQV_T-1jE ────────── See more details • •	4 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 :) See more details 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! See more details • •	5 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 More Info and RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/program-working-group-meeting-6 Description: Come and help develop our chapter program! See more details 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. See more details • •	6 Electoral Campaign Work Electoral Campaign Work May 6, 2026 6:30 pm - 7:45 pm More Info and RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/electoral-campaign-work Description: Join fellow MADSA members to help out with Electoral Campaigns See more details •	7 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 See more details •	8 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 More Info and RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/hong-campaign-working-group-meeting-5 Description: Bi-weekly meeting of the Working Group planning MADSA's involvement in the Fran Hong campaign for governor. See more details •	9
10 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! See more details GMM Committee GMM Committee May 10, 2026 11:00 am - 12:30 pm https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81507484605?pwd=a1U0q7T09woWZ0tocBxlxxYPauoGgq.1 ────────── Madison DSA (Line 1) is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81507484605?pwd=a1U0q7T09woWZ0tocBxlxxYPauoGgq.1 Meeting chat link https://us02web.zoom.us/launch/jc/81507484605 Meeting ID: 815 0748 4605 Passcode: 934361 --- One tap mobile +13126266799,,81507484605#,,,,934361# US (Chicago) +16469313860,,81507484605#,,,,934361# US --- Join by SIP • 81507484605@zoomcrc.com Join instructions https://us02web.zoom.us/meetings/81507484605/invitations?signature=Ll815GxgRak-8svw0aWIddTk_cUUqtLUlXJwUfbokGo ────────── See more details • •	11 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. See more details 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! See more details No Appetite for Apartheid Meeting No Appetite for Apartheid Meeting May 11, 2026 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm More Info and RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/no-appetite-for-apartheid-meeting-5 Description: Attend a planning meeting for the No Appetite for Apartheid (NA4A) campaign. Help us divest from Israeli products in Madison! See more details 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. See more details • • • •	12 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. See more details •	13 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. See more details •	14	15 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 More Info and RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/electoral-working-group-meeting-319 Description: Join us at a meeting of the Electoral Working Group as we continue to develop our electoral strategy. See more details •	16 5/16 Executive Committee Meeting 5/16 Executive Committee Meeting May 16, 2026 10:00 am - 12:00 pm MADSA Office (Labor Temple 212), 1602 S Park St, Madison, WI 53715 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. See more details Exec Meeting Exec Meeting May 16, 2026 10:00 am - 12:00 pm https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84827847933?pwd=SKWX5lFAo3JcWuv60ca6S86yn9jOgV.1 ────────── Madison DSA (Line 1) is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84827847933?pwd=SKWX5lFAo3JcWuv60ca6S86yn9jOgV.1 Meeting ID: 848 2784 7933 Passcode: 249321 --- One tap mobile +13126266799,,84827847933#,,,,249321# US (Chicago) +16469313860,,84827847933#,,,,249321# US --- Join by SIP • 84827847933@zoomcrc.com Join instructions https://us02web.zoom.us/meetings/84827847933/invitations?signature=t9Azh_FyMK4ONpjVnrUHXYLvJ2_g4wJ0iLixuXTyZhA ────────── See more details • •
17 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! See more details 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 See more details Canvass For Juliana Bennett and Francesca Hong Canvass For Juliana Bennett and Francesca Hong May 17, 2026 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm Join the Madison Area Democratic Socialists of America (MADSA) to canvas and collect signatures for Juliana Bennett and Francesca Hong. MADSA endorses both candidates for their shared fighting spirit and similar economic justice platforms: lower rent and property taxes, fully funding our schools, and raising the minimum wage to reflect cost of living. Bring your charged phone, a water bottle and comfortable shoes. Basic training will be provided. Location will be emailed to participants at least a week in advance. RSVP:https://secure.ngpvan.com/FkmwglEFhU6seeIA_JibNw2 See more details • • •	18	19 Environmentalism Plank Discussion Group Environmentalism Plank Discussion Group May 19, 2026 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85323130083?pwd=FjhD1rBUS9hRnFIv3MaWbtuv3INbDr.1 ────────── Madison DSA (Line 1) is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85323130083?pwd=FjhD1rBUS9hRnFIv3MaWbtuv3INbDr.1 Meeting chat link https://us02web.zoom.us/launch/jc/85323130083 Meeting ID: 853 2313 0083 Passcode: 106735 --- One tap mobile +13126266799,,85323130083#,,,,106735# US (Chicago) +16469313860,,85323130083#,,,,106735# US --- Join by SIP • 85323130083@zoomcrc.com Join instructions https://us02web.zoom.us/meetings/85323130083/invitations?signature=MviMd2pXg-a4uVqGdlUvOSdpq3sU3zuknaycOj8_TVY ────────── See more details Environmentalism Platform Plank Discussion Group Environmentalism Platform Plank Discussion Group May 19, 2026 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm More Info and RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/environmentalism-platform-plank-discussion-group Description: Come and discuss our environmentalism platform plank! See more details 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. See more details • • •	20 MADSA Members Turnout Phonebank MADSA Members Turnout Phonebank May 20, 2026 6:30 pm - 7:45 pm More Info and RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/electoral-campaign-work-2 Description: Join fellow MADSA members to help out with Electoral Campaigns See more details •	21 Political Education Working Group Meeting Political Education Working Group Meeting May 21, 2026 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Labor Temple, Room 210, 1602 S Park St, Madison, WI 53715 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 See more details •	22 Hong Campaign Working Group Hong Campaign Working Group May 22, 2026 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Labor Temple, Room 212, 1602 S Park St, Madison, WI 53715 More Info and RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/hong-campaign-working-group Description: Bi-weekly meeting of the Working Group planning MADSA's involvement in the Fran Hong campaign for governor. See more details •	23 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. See more details 5/23 Executive Committee Meeting 5/23 Executive Committee Meeting May 23, 2026 10:00 am - 12:00 pm MADSA Office (Labor Temple 212), 1602 S Park St, Madison, WI 53715 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. See more details GMM Committee Meeting GMM Committee Meeting May 23, 2026 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81893490956?pwd=UyoYukEgYi3fjJN11h1YqaaPbaNtB2.1 ────────── Madison DSA (Line 1) is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81893490956?pwd=UyoYukEgYi3fjJN11h1YqaaPbaNtB2.1 Meeting chat link https://us02web.zoom.us/launch/jc/81893490956 Meeting ID: 818 9349 0956 Passcode: 374166 --- One tap mobile +16469313860,,81893490956#,,,,374166# US +19292056099,,81893490956#,,,,374166# US (New York) --- Join by SIP • 81893490956@zoomcrc.com Join instructions https://us02web.zoom.us/meetings/81893490956/invitations?signature=QSO05X3cWVSuAoyWPYUzOXf5FXe2GtllzaDG2h1X3Qw ────────── See more details • • •
24 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 See more details 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! See more details • •	25 Labor Working Group Meeting Labor Working Group Meeting May 25, 2026 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm MADSA Office (Labor Temple Rm. 210), 1602 S Park St, Madison, WI 53715 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. See more details No Appetite for Apartheid Meeting 5/25 No Appetite for Apartheid Meeting 5/25 May 25, 2026 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm More Info and RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/no-appetite-for-apartheid-meeting-525 Description: Attend a planning meeting for the No Appetite for Apartheid (NA4A) campaign. Help us divest from Israeli products in Madison! See more details Abolitionist Working Group Abolitionist Working Group May 25, 2026 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Zoom Virtual \| RSVP Here 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. See more details • • •	26 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. See more details •	27 MADSA Members Turnout Phonebank MADSA Members Turnout Phonebank May 27, 2026 6:30 pm - 7:45 pm More Info and RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/electoral-campaign-work-3 Description: Join fellow MADSA members to help out with Electoral Campaigns See more details 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 See more details • •	28 Socialism 101 Socialism 101 May 28, 2026 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm Goodman South Library, 2222 S Park St, Madison, WI 53713 More Info and RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/socialism-101-63 Description: Note: This event is currently set to be in-person only. What exactly does it mean to be a socialist? What are we aiming for? How do we get there? For answers to these questions and more, join us for Socialism 101, which is appropriate for new and seasoned chapter members alike, and will be a great opportunity to discuss and learn with your comrades! We will discuss: What is capitalism? What is socialism? The socialist theory of change ...and more! Come prepared to hear a presentation, do a short reading as a group, and engage in lots and lots of discussion! See more details •	29 Electoral Working Group Meeting Electoral Working Group Meeting May 29, 2026 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Labor Temple Room 210, 1602 S Park Street , Madison, WI 53715 More Info and RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/electoral-working-group-meeting-331 Description: Join us at a meeting of the Electoral Working Group as we continue to develop our electoral strategy. See more details •	30 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. See more details 5/30 Executive Committee Meeting 5/30 Executive Committee Meeting May 30, 2026 10:00 am - 12:00 pm MADSA Office (Labor Temple 212), 1602 S Park St, Madison, WI 53715 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. See more details 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. See more details 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 See more details • • • •
31 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! See more details Canvass and Potluck with Juliana Bennett Canvass and Potluck with Juliana Bennett May 31, 2026 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm Orton Park, 1103 Spaight St, Madison, WI 53703, USA Join us for a canvass and potluck for Juliana Bennett's District 76 campaign in the Willy Street neighborhood! RSVP: https://secure.ngpvan.com/TRFh7qn1wkK1GHL-K7Eufg2 See more details • •