Friends,
In late April Seattle DSA members voted to launch a new podcast, SOCIALIST SOUND, and the first two episodes are now available wherever you get your podcasts. We’ve dropped two excellent episodes already – “Raise the Wage Renton” and “Social Housing Victory in Seattle” – with a third now in production! Hit that subscribe button and leave a friendly review!
As host of SOCIALIST SOUND I intend to dig into the strategic challenges facing frontline labor organizers, community activists, and socialists across the Puget Sound region. We will investigate both our successes and failures within the most important class battles in our region in order to politically strengthen ongoing struggles. Our aim is to help weave together today’s fights into the wider movement to replace capitalism with a democratic socialist society.
“Most left podcasts have hitherto only interpreted the world. The point is to change it!”
I want to wholeheartedly thank the hundreds of working people who voted with their hard-earned dollars to make this project possible. Recurring monthly dues and donations to Seattle DSA increased from about $30,000 over the last year to nearly $60,000 projected in the year ahead, with the lion’s share of that increase coming through our staff fundraising campaign!
These financial sacrifices are funding my staff position as Seattle DSA’s Communications Organizer, alongside Guillermo Zazueta’s position as our Chapter Organizer. They reflect the clarity among Seattle DSA supporters that any media forced to rely on advertising dollars or foundation money ends up both unaccountable and unsustainable – especially if we aim to consistently promote the struggles of working and oppressed people and fight for a socialist transformation of society.
However, to sustain our two part-time staff positions and continue to expand Seattle DSA’s capacity, we need to increase our income by another $1,500/month. Please contribute what you can today.
The politics of every organization and media project is fundamentally shaped by how it is funded. Building a viable socialist media that remains accountable to working people is only possible if we are funded by working people – and those dedicated to socialist change.
SOCIALIST SOUND is a beginning. Alongside plans for a more lively Seattle DSA blog, and other ongoing efforts to amplify the ideas and good work of DSA members, this podcast is a small step forward toward building a multi-platform socialist media in our region capable of reaching a mass working-class audience.
Check out this article outlining our vision for SOCIALIST SOUND and building a broader socialist media across the Puget Sound region.
In Solidarity,
Ty Moore,
Seattle DSA Communications Organizer
Reach me at: [email protected]
P.S. Don’t forget to chip in to help sustain independent media
