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Organize your building. Pack food. Knock doors. There are a plenty of ways to plug in — choose whichever feels right.
Climb thousands of staircases like Shawna Morlock did — or just go pack bread. Your call.
The June 23rd primaries are coming. Sign up to canvass for the DSA-endorsed Queens slate — Diana Moreno, Aber Kawas, Claire Valdez, Samantha Kattan, and David Orkin.
See the Slate ↓The Astoria Food Pantry runs bread distribution every week, Tuesday at 3 p.m. No sign-up needed, come as you are. Check the weekly schedule for other events and times.
VolunteerThe Astoria Tenants Union helps renters form tenant associations and fight displacement. Monthly meetings, canvasses. Build power with your neighbors.
Join ATUNYC-DSA is 14,000+ members strong. The Queens branch that meets monthly. This is the real infrastructure behind the new generation of working class politicians in western Queens.
Join DSATikkun BBQ has raised over $100K for Astoria organizations through community cookouts on 31st Avenue. Show up, eat, donate — or volunteer to help cook.
Learn More31st Avenue Open Street runs one of NYC’s most vibrant community programs — music, markets, and neighbors in the street. Volunteers always needed.
Sign UpCampaigns come and go. These are the groups that stay — packing bread, organizing tenants, building power year-round.
Part of the largest socialist chapter in the country. Queens DSA is the branch behind AOC, Tiffany Cabán, Zohran Mamdani, and every campaign in this podcast. Monthly meetings, canvasses, and working groups.
A free barbecue pop-up that started on a balcony during the global pandemic. They’ve raised more than $100K for Astoria organizations through community cookouts. Free food, live music, neighbors in the street. Iconic.
Electoral organization mobilizing Asian-Americans in Queens and beyond. Organizing working class New York tenants against predatory landlords since 1986.
Elections are just one expression of organizing work. Here are a few candidates running this June.
All candidates come from the same grassroots movement that elected AOC and Zohran.
Labor organizer, working mom, immigrant from Ecuador, and the assemblywoman who won Zohran Mamdani’s former seat in a special election this February. Now running for a full term to carry the affordability agenda to Albany.
Palestinian American community organizer running to succeed retiring Senator Michael Gianaris. Fifteen years in the fight for immigrant rights and workers — from the Fight for 15 to the Not On Our Dime campaign alongside Mamdani.
Tenant organizer and working parent running to succeed Claire Valdez. A decade of advocating for tenants’ rights.
Union organizer, current assemblywoman, and proud democratic socialist running to succeed retiring Rep. Nydia Velázquez. Endorsed by NYC-DSA, Mamdani, and Bernie Sanders.
Former NYC Comptroller challenging Rep. Dan Goldman. A progressive champion of labor and affordable housing. His cross-endorsement with Mamdani in the primary helped defeat Andrew Cuomo. Endorsed by Mamdani, Bernie Sanders, and Elizabeth Warren.