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The Las Vegas Democratic Socialists of America (LVDSA) recently responded to a community crisis at Hebron apartments in Downtown Las Vegas, Nevada. Local organizers were outraged to learn that Hebron’s vulnerable residents had been abruptly served eviction notices despite having made timely rent payments. Hebron, a once beautiful neighborhood dedicated to the mission of helping […]

Las Vegas DSA is proud to endorse two socialist candidates for the Nevada State Assembly: Val Thomason for Assembly District 10 Shaun Navarro for Assembly District 34 Bios for each candidate can be found below. These candidates reflect LVDSA’s commitment to building long-term, diverse, working-class power in Nevada by electing representatives who fight for the […]

This year, we offer a voting recommendation and explanation for each of the 7 ballot questions, and a rundown on the CCSD School Board. We will not be recommending candidates in the general and have chosen to focus our capacity and energy on building our own strategy and growing the socialist movement.

At September 2024's General Body Meeting, Las Vegas DSA passed a Resolution For an Anti-Zionist Las Vegas DSA in both Principle and Practice.

We are proud to announce our Voter Guide for the '22 Primary Election, our most detailed and comprehensive Voter Guide ever!

It's official! We have a brand new online shop where you can get LVDSA shirts and stickers.

Join Las Vegas DSA’s Racial Justice Committee to learn how socialists can get involved in building Indigenous empowerment. Special guest Teresa Melendez, Vice Chair of the Nevada Statewide Native American Caucus, will go over priorities for this legislative session and key action items. Q&A will follow the presentation.

Las Vegas DSA’s Labor Committee has started a reading group to discuss Jane McAlevey’s book ​”No Shortcuts: Organizing for Power in the New Gilded Age.”​ The book goes over how and why unions need to focus on building “actual power” through organizing rather than “pretend power” through advocacy and mobilizing.

Las Vegas DSA’s Socialist Feminist and Racial Justice committees have started a reading group to discuss How We Get Free: Black Feminism and the Combahee River Collective by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor.

January 14th @ 7pm PT: We lay out some unique features of fascism and explore the relationship between fascism, capitalism, and socialism. Then, we discuss the debate involving whether Donald Trump and his supporters constitute a fascist movement.

December 10th @ 7pm PT: LVDSA's Socialist Feminist committee is taking over this month's Socialist Night School with a look at sex worker's rights and a discussion of how socialists should get involved in the fight.

Our Voter Guide is here! The guide was produced collaboratively and democratically by members of Las Vegas DSA's Electoral Committee.