Vermont Socialist: September 2026
HAPPY LABOR DAY: A FESTIVAL OF RESISTANCE WITH VERMONT MAY DAY STRONG
This Labor Day, join Vermont May Day Strong and your friends, neighbors, and fellow workers for a Festival of Resistance. We'll have free food, music, activities, tabling, and a few brief speeches from Vermont workers standing up against the Trump regime and the billionaire class. Whether it's healthcare workers fighting for safe staffing at UVM Medical Center, Healthy Living workers resisting anti-democratic union busting, or migrant workers organizing for their right to dignified work free from attacks by ICE and Border Patrol, Vermont's workers are standing up, pushing back, and doing so together. The Festival of Resistance is an opportunity for us to celebrate the organizing we have done, the power we continue to build, and our past and future victories.
All are welcome at this family-friendly event TODAY — Monday September 7 at 3:00pm at Battery Park in Burlington
TAX THE RICH: MONTPELIER AND WINOOSKI CANVASSES IN SEPTEMBER: LOOKING AHEAD TO TOWN MEETING DAY 2027 BALLOT QUESTIONS
Working Vermonters are being squeezed while the richest continue to benefit from tax cuts paid for by cuts to healthcare. Medicaid and ACA subsidies are on the chopping block, putting tens of thousands at risk. This is a choice. We can let working people carry the burden, or we can demand that the wealthiest pay their fair share.
We are calling on the Vermont Legislature to pass legislation that raises taxes on the richest 5 percent, taxes wealth proceeds, and invests that revenue into affordable and accessible healthcare for all. Half measures are not enough. Policies that only target the top 1 percent or shift taxes around without raising new revenue will not meet this moment.
Sign up to help us collect signatures on our Tax the Rich ballot petitions (advisory questions for the Town Meeting Day Ballot in Montpelier and Winooski)!
We’ll be hitting the streets in Montpelier from 10-12 on Saturday September 12 and then in Winooski on Saturday September 19, from 1-3pm launching from 53 Lafountain St.
GMDSA-ENDORSED CANDIDATES WIN BIG IN VERMONT THIS SUMMER: HELP GET THEM OVER THE FINISH LINE NOVEMBER THIRD!!!
Congratulations to all of our endorsed candidates!
The Electoral Committee is working on organizing to support our socialists seeking office to grow DSA and give working people a true voice in Montpelier. Stay connected with GMDSA to learn about future opportunities to canvass and phonebank with us before November!
Volunteer for Alexander Bobella’s campaign here. (Franklin County State Senate). Saturday canvass/lit drops starting the 12th — Stay tuned for more details!
Volunteer for Matt Gile’s campaign here. (Winooski)
Volunteer for Adam Franz’s campaign here. (Burlington)
Volunteer for Jeffrey Peterson's campaign events here. (Burlington)
Volunteer for Tanya Vyhovsky's campaign events here. (Chittenden Central State Senate)
GREEN MOUNTAIN DSA MONTH IN REVIEW
August this year we celebrated victories at the ballot box as all of our Socialists in Office won their Democratic primaries, then celebrated another milestone together at our 3rd annual summer cookout celebrating 300 Member Party!
We marched with workers on the picket line, joined our neighbors in advocating for the release of Pastor Steven Tendo, and kept doing what socialists do every month: organizing our workplaces and communities, building solidarity, and fighting for a Vermont that works for working people.
Another month down. More organizing ahead. Solidarity forever.
WE’RE BUILDING A FAMILY-FRIENDLY GMDSA
Green Mountain Democratic Socialists of America is working towards making our organization more accessible to parents and guardians. This month we were approved to receive a chapter Growth and Development grant from DSA national to help with this effort, among other priorities. You can help us by letting us know if you would benefit from childcare being offered at our general meetings.
Please fill out our Childcare Needs Survey
GREEN MOUNTAIN DSA MEETINGS AND EVENTS
Join Green Mountain DSA and the Vermont May Day Strong Coalition for their Labor Day Picnic: A Festival of Resistance on Monday Sept 7 at 3:00pm at Battery Park in Burlington.
Our Steering Committee meets on the first Monday of every month at 7:30pm on Zoom, including Monday Sept 7. All members are welcome to participate in the meeting discussion, only members of the steering committee can vote.
Talk about your job and learn about shop-floor organizing from peers at Workers' Circle (co-hosted with the Green Mountain IWW) on the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month, including Wednesday Sept 9 at 6:00pm at Migrant Justice (179 S. Winooski Av in Burlington).
Saturday Sept 12 at 10:00am in Montpelier, join the Tax the Rich Working Group for the official launch of the TTR advisory question campaign in the City of Montpelier. Canvass will run TBD, with an orientation for new canvassers at the start.
Our Labor Committee meets on the second Monday of every month at 6:00pmon Zoom, including Monday Sept 14.
Our Electoral Committee will meet on Wednesday Sept 16. The electoral committee meets at 6:00pm on Zoom. The Electoral Committee will meet on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of each month until November.
Saturday Sept 19 in Winooski, join the Tax the Rich Working Group for the official launch of the TTR advisory question campaign in the City of Winooski. Canvass will run TBD, with an orientation for new canvassers at the start.
Our Tax the Rich Working Group will meet on the first and third Sundays monthly, starting Sunday Sept 19 at 6:00pm on Zoom. Join to learn about our next stage of organizing as we enter the upcoming legislative biennium and plan for upcoming canvasses across the state.
Find out how you can help our Membership Committee improve recruitment and involvement in our chapter on Monday Sept 21. The Membership Committee meets on the 3rd Monday of every month at6:00pm on Zoom.
GMDSA's branches will come together for our monthly general meeting on Saturday Sept 26 at 11:30 a.m. at Fletcher Free Library (235 College St in Burlington). Newcomers are encouraged to show up at 10:30am for an optional “DSA 101” orientation. Everyone is welcome to join for coffee hour with snacks and discussion at 11:00amprior to the start of the general meeting.
Our Palestine Solidarity Committee will meet on Monday Sept 28. The Palestine solidarity committee meets on the 4th Monday of every month at 6:00pm on Zoom.
Our Communications Committee will meet on Monday Sept 28. The communications committee meets on the last Monday of every month at 7:00pmon Zoom.
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IMPORTANT DATES THIS YEAR
Labor Day: Monday September 7
GMDSA September General Meeting: Saturday September 26 in Burlington
GMDSA October General Meeting: Saturday October 17 in Montpelier
General Election: Tuesday November 3
Next GMDSA Convention: Saturday November 14 in Barre (Tentative)
Next DSA National Convention: August 2027 (Date TBD)
