Northeast TN DSA

Hang Out at the Appalachian Liberation Library
2025-09-05 19:00, 2025-08-29 19:00, 2025-08-22 19:00, 2025-08-15 19:00, 2025-08-08 19:00, 2025-08-01 19:00, 2025-07-25 19:00, 2025-07-18 19:00 (America/New_York) and 13 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.

Monthly Meeting
2025-08-27 18:30 - 20:30, 2025-07-30 18:30 - 20:30, 2025-06-25 18:30 - 20:30, 2025-04-30 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.

Rainbow Festival - Stop By and Say Hi!
2025-06-28 10:00 - 18:00 | Pavilion at Founder’s Park, 225 Commerce St, Johnson City, TN, 37604, United States
We’ll have a Northeast TN DSA booth at Rainbow Festival. Come find us there, grab some free stuff, and feel free to ask any questions you have about DSA!

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”
