DSA chapter plans ‘Riots and Uprisings’ reading club to study ‘how people struggled’

Published August 19, 2026 5:00am ET | Updated August 19, 2026 7:34am ET



The Democratic Socialists of America are planning “Reading Groups” in the Washington, D.C., area that include a study of recent “Riots and Uprisings.”

Members and nonmembers can join the Metro DC DSA chapter this fall for readings and discussions on mass protests worldwide, including California and Minnesota‘s anti-deportation riots, according to the group’s materials and announcements about the clubs. The chapter’s other reading groups will explore topics such as abolishing “work, prison, and family,” “how the United States’s Cold War foreign policy led to genocide and dashed the dreams of radicals,” the “violence” of national borders, and “DSA’s electoral strategy” in light of recent Washington and New York City candidate wins.

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