Memphis-Midsouth

Know Your Rights - Memphis National Guard [ACLU]
2025-10-03 17:30 - 19:00 (America/Chicago) | Virtual – Please RSVP
President Trump and Gov. Lee are deploying the National Guard to Memphis. National Guard troops have limited knowledge of local laws, making it important for every Memphian to know their rights when interacting with military and law enforcement. In this Know Your Rights Training, we’ll cover why these National Guard deployments are dangerous, your rights in interactions with military and law enforcement, and how to protest safely.

Solidarity: Food Not Bombs Picnic Support
2025-10-04 13:30 - 15:30, 2025-10-11 13:30 - 15:30, 2025-10-18 13:30 - 15:30, 2025-10-25 13:30 - 15:30, 2025-11-01 13:30 - 15:30, 2025-11-08 13:30 - 15:30 | Court Square Park, 62 N Main St, Memphis, TN, 38103, United States
Join the Mutual Aid Committee and Memphis-Midsouth DSA membership in our regular support of Food Not Bombs at their weekly distribution of free food and resources alongside 901 Harm Reduction.

Learn more about Food Not Bombs here
Learn more about 901 Harm Reduction here

Comms Committee In-Person Meeting
2025-10-04 15:00 - 17:00 | Benjamin Hooks Central Library, 3030 Poplar Ave, Memphis, TN, 38111
Join us for a meeting of MMDSA Communications Committee! Effectively communicating our message connects the needs of people to our efforts.

Electoral & Policy Committee Meeting
2025-10-06 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-10-20 18:00 - 20:00 | Contact memphisdsa@gmail.com if you want to attend and need this event’s address/location information., Memphis, TN, 38111, United States
Interested in the role electoral organizing can play in our fight for the working class? Let’s learn from successful leftist political movements and strengthen our organizing skills as we build dual power for working people in the Memphis-Midsouth area.

Socialist Coffee Hour
2025-10-09 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-10-23 10:00 - 11:00 | Contact memphisdsa@gmail.com if you want to attend and need this event’s address/location information., Memphis, TN, 38111, United States
Organizing with comrades can be difficult when your schedules don’t align. Whether you work the night shift, spend the evenings with your children, or cherish your early bedtime, it can be hard to get involved with DSA when your have an irregular schedule.
In an effort to offer accessibility to those who have difficulty attending normal chapter meetings, MMDSA is holding a biweekly meetup over coffee at Aldar Cafe. Whether you’re a regular or someone totally new to organizing, we invite you to join us in starting the day off right among likeminded comrades.

Workplace Organizing Committee Meeting
2025-10-13 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-10-27 18:00 - 20:00 | Contact memphisdsa@gmail.com if you want to attend and need this event’s address/location information., Memphis, TN, 38111, United States
Open to members and interested/supportive guests, this committee meets biweekly to organize around increasing worker control over their jobs and lives.
We work alongside the broader Memphis Midsouth Democratic Socialists of America chapter to organize for power.

Memphis Midsouth DSA General Meeting
2025-10-14 18:00 - 20:00 | Location To Be Announced
General Meetings for our chapter bi-monthly on the second Tuesday of each month during 2025. These meetings are for chapter updates and decisive business, including voting on motions and resolutions, electing new officers, reports from committees, and more
Members and non-members are both welcome to attend, but only active members may vote.

Mutual Aid Committee Meeting
2025-10-15 18:00 - 20:00 | Contact memphisdsa@gmail.com if you want to attend and need this event’s address/location information., Memphis, TN, 38111, United States
Open to members and interested/supportive guests – this committee supports mutual aid efforts, studies mutual aid approaches, and builds our own original mutual aid projects.
Please contact the chapter at memphisdsa@gmail.com for meeting location information.

No Kings Rally
2025-10-18 11:00 - 15:00 | Contact memphisdsa@gmail.com if you want to attend and need this event’s address/location information., Memphis, TN, 38111, United States
Memphis-Midsouth DSA will be tabling at Indivisible Memphis’ No Kings Rally on October 18.

Comms Committee Work-Along
2025-10-19 15:00 - 17:00 | Contact memphisdsa@gmail.com if you want to attend and need this event’s address/location information., Memphis, TN, 38111, United States
Join members of the Communications Committee for a work-along, tackling chapter communications projects.

Turn Out to City Council in Support of Memphis Library Workers
2025-10-21 15:30 - 19:00 | 125 N. Main St, Memphis, TN, 125 N. Main St, Memphis, TN
Join our chapter mobilization to support Memphis public library workers in their efforts to obtain civil service status.
Sign up here to connect with our turnout.

Solidarity: Memphis Tenants Union Renter Canvassing Blitz
2025-10-25 09:00 - 17:30 | Use the link to RSVP for location information
Support Memphis Tenant Union as they survey renters across Memphis to learn what they need to fight for better conditions, respect, and a voice in their buildings
Use this link to sign up for a canvassing shift!

Solidarity: Memphis Tenants Union Renter Canvassing Blitz
2025-10-26 12:00 - 17:00 | Use the link to RSVP for location information
Support Memphis Tenants Union as they survey renters across Memphis to learn what they need to fight for better conditions, respect, and a voice in their buildings
Use this link to sign up for a canvassing shift!

Last Day to Register! Solidarity & Action for Palestine Learning Course & Community
2025-11-02 | Virtual – Please RSVP
Co-sponsored by the Democratic Socialists of America International Committee, Comrades Education is offering a five-session Solidarity & Action for Palestine course confronting the genocidal machine of Zionism and fighting for the full liberation of Palestine, with a special focus on strategic action, mobilization, base building and campaigns that participants can plug into and/or learn from in real time.

Registration Here

Electoral & Policy Committee Meeting
2025-11-03 18:00 - 20:00 | Please contact memphisdsa@protonmail.org for location information

Mutual Aid Committee Meeting
2025-11-05 18:00 - 20:00 | Please contact memphisdsa@protonmail.org for location information
Open to members and interested/supportive guests – this committee supports mutual aid efforts, studies mutual aid approaches, and builds our own original mutual aid projects.
Please contact the chapter at memphisdsa@protonmail.com for meeting location information.

SOCIAList Coffee Hour
2025-11-06 10:00 - 11:00 | Aldar Cafe, 4514 Summer Ave Suite 1, Memphis, TN, 38122, United States
Organizing with comrades can be difficult when your schedules don’t align. Whether you work the night shift, spend the evenings with your children, or cherish your early bedtime, it can be hard to get involved with DSA when you have an irregular schedule.
In an effort to offer accessibility to those who have difficulty attending other chapter meetings, the Memphis-Midsouth Democratic Socialists of America is holding a biweekly meetup over coffee at Aldar Cafe. Whether you’re a regular or someone totally new to organizing, we invite you to join us in starting the day off right among like-minded comrades.

Closet Sorting Party
2025-11-06 18:00 - 20:30 | Please contact memphisdsa@protonmail.org for location information
Help sort through the Gender Affirming Closet donations to prepare our colder-weather options for upcoming distributions!

Solidarity: Union Rally for Memphis Public Libraries Workers United
2025-11-08 16:00 - 20:00 | Java Cabana, 2170 Young Ave, Memphis
Celebrate in support of the Memphis Public Libraries Workers United at their union rally! Celebrate library workers, support their right to organize, and advocate for their efforts to achieve better working conditions and equitable pay!
Enjoy live music and activities as you sign on to the MPLWU campaign: RSVP Here

Workplace Organizing Committee
2025-11-10 18:00 - 20:00 | Please contact memphisdsa@protonmail.org for location information

Annual Assembly of the Memphis Midsouth Chapter of Democratic Socialists of America
2025-11-11 18:00 - 20:30 | Contact memphisdsa@gmail.com if you want to attend and need this event’s address/location information., Memphis, TN, 38111, United States
The Annual Assembly is our chapter’s highest legislative session of the year. It is open to members only, so if you want to attend, now is a great time to become a member!
RSVP to attend and for location access here
Follow this link to become a member and join the Democratic Socialists of America: https://act.dsausa.org/donate/membership/
At this meeting we will:

Elect Officers: Bring fresh voices into leadership.
Revise Our Bylaws: Make changes to strengthen our organization.
Reflect on the Past Year: Assess our successes, challenges, and paths forward.
Plan for the Year Ahead: Set intentions and build momentum for action.

This is a moment of both urgency and possibility, a time when each of us has a meaningful role in building our collective power. Join us to seize this opportunity and be part of something impactful.

Trans Resource Fair
2025-11-14 12:00 - 16:00 | Benjamin Hooks Central Library, 3030 Poplar Ave, Memphis, TN, 38111
Providing a space for the Memphis-Midsouth trans community to connect with organizations and resources that will bring us all closer to liberation
Click here to volunteer!
