Become a DSA Member

Being a DSA member requires paying dues to our national organization.

Click here to become a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, or click here for information on waiving your dues.

If you want to talk to someone about joining contact GC@RRVDSA.org

Joining DSA

Joining DSA means making a commitment to cooperation and solidarity. Join and help us build working class power, further democratic socialist ideas in the United States, and fight to democratize our economy and society.

As a DSA Member, you can participate in a variety of ways, depending on time, financial resources, and interests. All are important.

Sign up for our National Priorities.

• Democratic Socialist Labor Commission

• Green New Deal

• National Electoral Committee

Participate in identity/issue-based working groups.

DSA’s national working groups, caucuses and commissions organize around issues of identity or particular political interests. These help link DSA to critical social movements and provide an important mechanism through which DSA members can organize at the national or chapter level.

• Abolition Working Group

• Afrosocialists and Socialists of Color Caucus

• Antifascist Working Group

• BDS and Palestine Solidarity Working Group

• Disability Working Group

• Housing Justice Commission

• Immigrants’ Rights Working Group

• International Committee

• Medicare For All

• Mutual Aid Working Group

• Queer Socialists Working Group

• Religion and Socialism Working Group

• Socialist Feminist Working Group

• Veterans Working Group

Participate in national work committees.

Members who are not near a DSA chapter can contribute skills such as graphic design, social media organizing, editing, writing, etc. Current committees are:

• Design Committee

• Political Education Committee

• Tech Committee

Attend online, national and regional events.

DSA chapters are all over the country and organize local campaigns and activities. Headquarters also organizes national and regional gatherings plus an annual convention every other year, and especially now, video calls and trainings on a variety of topics.

Learn about upcoming events on our calendar.

Share DSA content with others!

Many people share our values, but don’t know there is a name for the ideas. Others already consider themselves democratic socialists or anti-capitalist, but haven’t heard of DSA. You can play a critical role by visibly representing DSA and talking to friends, family, neighbors, coalition partners and others. If you share a flyer, blog post, copy of Democratic Left or other DSA literature, they may thank you for letting them know about DSA. Downloadable flyers and web versions can be found in our resources section and articles from our three blogs on the DSA homepage.

Follow us on key social media platforms and help spread the word by liking, sharing, commenting on, retweeting, and favoriting posts:

• Our Instagram

• Our Facebook

• Our Twitter

Understanding DSA Structure

DSA is democratic from top to bottom. Find the best place to get involved.

Pay Dues and/or make additional financial contributions.

DSA is entirely member funded. This means we are accountable to members, but that sometimes we must raise additional funds for special projects. In our highly capitalistic country, we appreciate every dollar from memberships, special fundraising, or bequests. We especially appreciate members who build a solid foundation for DSA by making a regular monthly contribution.