The following was drafted by, and adopted by, the editorial committee of “The Activist”. It has not been formally endorsed by the coordinating committee of the Young Democratic Socialists.
The 2008 United States presidential and congressional elections constituted a historic victory for progressive forces as we elected our first African-American president, Barack Hussein Obama, and […]
Alright, here’s the schedule of actions and educational events going on in the city this weekend. Everyone is highly encouraged to attend, DC YDS activists have been involved in planning and will be participating in solidarity with other groups.
Protest the G20 Summit! Nov 14th & 15th in DC
The G20 is holding a summit on […]
Picture Gallery from the Retreat
The 2008 Socialist Summer Retreat held between August 8th and 10th in Wurtsboro, New York exemplified the resounding success of the work YDS and its activists have done over the past two years. Forty-five youth and students participated from places as far away as Colorado, Nevada, and Texas, including delegations of […]
To the Young Democratic Socialists and the Democratic Socialists of America,
I am pleased and excited to begin my tenure as Youth Organizer of the Young Democratic Socialists. Thanks to all of you for giving me this opportunity. As Youth Organizer, I hope to strengthen and expand YDS as an organization, a community, and a movement.
My […]
Jobs with Justice is a growing network of local coalitions of labor, student, community and faith-biased organizations committed to struggle with working people for social justice. Jobs with Justice Coalitions exist in well over 40 cities and 30 states and have continued to grow in recent years. They recently hosted their annual convention in […]
This is a response to the criticisms of the proposal to rename the YDS. You can read the amendment draft and the lively debate that followed here, please continue any further debate on this post
I want to thank everyone who has taken the time read my proposal. I especially want to express my […]
The 2007 Democratic Socialists of America’s (DSA) convention was a turning point for both the DSA and the Young Democratic Socialists (YDS). Fifteen young delegates, many meeting for the first time, gathered with sixty of their older comrades in Atlanta, Georgia for the two day convention, which spanned from November 9th to the […]
