Bluegrass DSA

As Juneteenth approaches, Bluegrass DSA invites you to join us at 3pm Saturday, June 13th for our Pre-Juneteenth Educational Speaking Engagement with Attica Scott 🌹

This event is a focused learning opportunity for topics such as The History of Juneteenth, Labor History in Relation to Slavery, and Black Organizing History in America.

Kentucky community organizer/activist/politician Attica Scott () will be at the union hall for a brief lecture and Q&A session.

We will be providing brochures of educational materials (books, podcasts, documentaries) curated by UofL Pan-African Studies Professor Dr. Story () and Attica Scott for attendees.

There will be food and refreshments provided by local black-owned businesses.

This is an excellent opportunity to diversify your perspective on organizing. We hope to see you all there!

We were so happy to see so many comrades old and new at Lexington Pride!! 🌈🌹

As we celebrate and appreciate the safety and community we have today, let's also keep fresh in our minds the fact that the first Pride was a riot! What was true then, in a New York City bar in June of 1969, is still true today, in Lexington and beyond: Q***r and Trans liberation cannot happen without the fundamental restructuring of the systems that seek to either erase or profit off of the LGBTQ+ community. 🫂🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

If you are hungry for that kind of change and liberation, and you're ready to get involved in making it happen, keep an eye out for our upcoming events and meetings!! 🌹

Are you going to the Lexington Pride Festival tomorrow? Stop by our table to say hello, learn how you can get involved, make your voice heard, and make a difference in the Bluegrass!! 🌹🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🪩

Last Friday, Bluegrass DSA helped organize and tabled at the May Day event held in front the Lexington courthouse. 🌹

Co-Chair Noah Cornett spoke on the history of the holiday, Kentucky’s deep roots in class struggle, and the importance of real solidarity. ✊

A massive thanks to all the members who helped table, all the union organizers who spoke, and the fighters who came before us to build a better world.

We must now continue their struggle.

Solidarity Forever 🎶

On May 1st, 1886, more than 300,000 workers from over 13,000 businesses across the country went on strike to fight for the 8 hour work day. Three days later, in protest of police violence against striking workers, and in support of the 8 hour day, thousands of workers met at Haymarket Square in Chicago to demand justice.

After a bomb was detonated, the police opened fire on the crowd of protestors, murdering seven and injuring 40 more. In the months that followed, eight organizers were unjustly arrested, falsely convicted, and four were executed.

In 1889 the Second International, a meeting of socialist parties and labor organizations from around the world, announced that May 1st would be “International Workers’ Day”, to celebrate the general strike and show support for those martyred in Chicago.

So this Friday, May 1st, we ask for you to join us at the Lexington Courthouse Plaza (120 N Limestone) from 4:30-6:30 PM.

Meet your local unions, build organizational power, and stand in solidarity with your fellow workers.🌹

Our chapter was able to help provide nearly $800 in food, drinks, and material to an amazing organization! 🌹

Community Porch, run by the incredible Veroqua, helps provide food and drinks to those in need in our community. Making sure that our neighbors have what they need is key to building a better future and a strong community. 💪💪

📢 it's almost General Meeting time again! ‼️🌹

🗓️Saturday, April 18th,
🕦doors will open at 11:30am for check in and mingle time, with the meeting starting PROMPTLY at 12pm!
📍Laborers' Union Local 189, 2631 Wilhite Drive, Lexington, KY

In this meeting, will have:
📝 updates from our standing committees and working groups,
📃 resolutions for members of the chapter to debate and vote on,
🥧 and a secret third thing (a bake sale, which will take place after the meeting).

Don't be a square, join us for the meeting!! 🌹

DSA 101 mini photodump! 🌹📸🤝

Our Saturday DSA 101 new member orientation was a SUCCESS!! Thank you to everyone who helped make this orientation come to life, and thank you to all new and prospective members of Bluegrass DSA! 🌹 it's always a blast meeting awesome people 🌞

the Trans Clothing Swap and giveaway was a resounding success!! 🏳️‍⚧️😎🪩

Big thank you to Luigart Studios for hosting us this Tuesday, and thank you to everyone who volunteered, helped with set up, sorted and/or washed the donations ahead of time, this event couldn't have happened without you!! 🤝🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Keep your eyes peeled for details about the next Trans Clothing Giveaway! 👀🌹