QCDSA Hosts Film Series Screening of They Live

QCDSA Hosts Film Series Screening of They Live

***SPOILER ALERT*** If you have not seen “They Live” you may not want to continue reading. As part of a continuing series of film screenings the QCDSA presented the 1988 John Carpenter film “They Live” with a panel discussion following the film on March 1, 2019.  With...
QCDSA Hosts Organizing 101 Training

QCDSA Hosts Organizing 101 Training

From time to time all of us who are organizers need a refresher course to polish our skills and the QCDSA Organizing 101 Training on February 9th, 2019 led by QCDSA Chair AJ Reed did just that.  From asking basic questions like, “What if we had a $15 minimum wage,” to...
Quad Cities DSA Attends Women’s March

Quad Cities DSA Attends Women’s March

Continuing the tradition of previous Women’s Marches in the Quad Cities, QCDSA members and others from the community gathered at Laborers Local 309 in Rock Island to address the injustices women face and how to organize and educate ourselves to create a more equitable...
Quad Cities DSA Elects New Executive Board

Quad Cities DSA Elects New Executive Board

On a cold wintery day at the end of January, DSA members of the Quad Cities made their way to the basement meeting room of the Davenport Library to discuss goals for the upcoming year and elect new officers for the local chapter.  The meeting started off with...
Armistice Day Commemoration, 2018

Armistice Day Commemoration, 2018

November 11th, 2018, Armistice Day, marks the 100th anniversary of the end of the “War to End All Wars”. A century after man’s first foray into widespread industrialized slaughter, the most powerful state in world history has made it clear that there...
Quad Cities Free School

Quad Cities Free School

The Quad Cities Free School is an opportunity for residents to learn about community-oriented topics. The goal of the free school is to foster more community involvement and encourage citizens to become more active. The classes will be taught by members of area...
The Prairie Rose Collective

The Prairie Rose Collective

The Prairie Rose Collective is the environmental justice work group of the Quad Cities chapter of the DSA. We are a non-profit dedicated to social organizing and political activism, and as such we are dedicated to the building of a more equitable, prosperous world, by...
Palmer Expansion Canvassing

Palmer Expansion Canvassing

Palmer College of Chiropractic is planning an expansion covering over 37 acres of land in central Davenport. This project will displace hundreds of residents. The Quad Cities Democratic Socialists of America has been collecting signatures of the residents on a...
Armistice Day Memorial

Armistice Day Memorial

The Quad Cites Democratic Socialists of America held a ceremony at the World War I Memorial at Reservoir Park in Rock Island to commemorate the 99th anniversary of Armistice Day. Alderman and DSA Quad Cities Vice-Chair hosted the event. The purpose of the ceremony was...