Northeast TN DSA

Hang Out at the Appalachian Liberation Library
2025-06-13 19:00, 2025-06-06 19:00, 2025-05-30 19:00, 2025-05-23 19:00, 2025-05-16 19:00, 2025-05-09 19:00, 2025-05-02 19:00, 2025-04-25 19:00 (America/New_York) and 6 more dates
Every Friday evening (7:00pm-9:00pm), the Appalachian Liberation Library in Johnson City holds open library hours attended by NT-DSA members and others. Join us if you are curious about NT-DSA, if you want to get a library card and check out a good book, or if you just want to hang out and have a good time!
This event is open to everyone, and children are also welcome! Parking in front and rear of the building.

Meeting in Kingsport/Sullivan County
2025-06-12 18:30 - 20:00 | St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 161 E Ravine St., Kingsport, TN, United States
Join us at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. Members and non-members welcome!

DSA’s national convention, where delegates from chapters across the country meet to deliberate the direction and strategy of our organization, takes place later this summer. In the lead up to that, Northeast TN DSA is holding two convention preview meetings in June, one on the12th in Kingsport and another on the 25th in Johnson City (you can attend either one!).
At these meetings, members will be able to discuss the big issues with other members & with chapter delegates we are sending to convention.

Monthly Meeting & Annual Location Convention
2025-05-28 18:00 - 20:30
Please note the time change! This month’s meeting is our annual local convention, so we are starting a half hour earlier than usual. This will be a chapter-business heavy meeting; we encourage members to come. You can attend in person or over Zoom. Please contact northeasttndsa@gmail.com for a registration link or meeting location.
It may not be the most interesting meeting for those who haven’t joined yet, but you’re welcome to observe!

Coffee with Comrades: Meet Up with DSA Members
2025-05-17 14:00 - 16:00 | The Crumbum, 128 E Market St, Kingsport, TN, 37660, United States
Want to build a better world but not sure where to start? Join Northeast TN DSA for Coffee with Comrades, a casual meetup to discuss socialism, our local organizing, and how you can get involved.
📅 When: Saturday, May 17, 2pm to 4 pm
📍 Where: The Crumbum, 128 E Market St, Kingsport—Look for our sign on one of the tables!
🤝 Who: Socialists, the socialist-curious, and anyone ready to fight for a better future.
What to Expect:
☕ Casual conversation: Say hi, ask questions, get to know some local DSA members.
📢 We want to hear from you: What do you want from a socialist organization in NE TN? Campaign ideas? Study groups? Mutual aid? Let’s hear it.
🔗 Next steps: Learn how to plug into our chapter’s work—whether you’ve got 2 hours or 20 per month.
No membership required—just bring yourself (and a friend if you’d like!).

May Day Event: Building Socialism from Below
2025-05-01 18:30 - 20:30 | St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 161 E Ravine St., Kingsport, TN, United States
This May Day, let’s gather not just in celebration, but in study and strategy! We’ll be reading and discussing “Building Socialism from Below: Popular Power and the State”—a sharp piece from Socialist Forum on how we can organize working-class power beyond the ballot box.
This article tackles the hard questions:

What’s the role of the state in a socialist strategy?
How do we build state power and popular power at the same time?
Where does our chapter fit into the bigger fight?

Whether you’ve read the piece or are just curious, all are welcome. Let’s sharpen our ideas and our organizing together!
Note: The meeting’s format is set up to help busy comrades engage with political education. We’ll be reading from the article at the meeting, so you don’t need to have read it beforehand, and we have a guide prepared to help us make the most of the discussion.
📖 Read ahead if you like: “Building Socialism from Below: Popular Power and the State”

Monthly Meeting
2025-04-30 18:30 - 20:30, 2025-03-26 18:30 - 20:30
Our monthly chapter meetings are hybrid and open to everyone, including non-members. You can attend in person or over Zoom. Please contact northeasttndsa@gmail.com for a registration link or meeting location.

DSA 101 in Kingsport
2025-04-10 18:30 - 20:30 | St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 161 E Ravine St., Kingsport, TN, United States
Fed up with the fascists and the so-called opposition party? Want to become part of a movement to build power for the working class? We are excited to announce that there’s a DSA 101 meeting in Kingsport on Wednesday, April 10, 6:30 pm. It will be held at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 161 E Ravine St.
If you’re a new member, or if you’re interested in the Democratic Socialists of America, this is a great event to get started with. You’ll have an opportunity to ask questions, discuss theories of change, and find out how you could plug into DSA. We hope this event will be a step toward a DSA branch in Kingsport/Sullivan County, so if that’s where you’re at, we encourage you to attend!
If you know of anyone else in the area who might benefit from connecting with like-minded people in these trying times, invite them along!
