Chapter-wide Priority Campaigns
Be a part of our major organizing projects for the 2026–2027 year!
For a Fare Free LBT
Long Beach Transit is one of the best ways to get around our city. Not only does it support students, workers, and those with disabilities, but it also allows people to move within the city and not just through it.
Fares only account for 7% of revenue for Long Beach Transit busses which is approximately the same cost of enforcing fare evasion and collecting fares. By making the bus a universal public good, we are fighting to ensure mobility for working people, support the reduction of carbon emissions, and increase the
DSA-LB is organizing a campaign made of a mass coalition of transit riders and local organizations to demand a fare-free bus system in Long Beach by the 2028 Olympics.
Our Public Transit Working Group will need your help with:
Policy Research: determining language for a viable program, research potential bus routes to pilot program
Outreach and Engagement: develop and conduct a multi-lingual transit rider survey, establish coalition partners, neighborhood canvassing, meeting with elected officials, fare blitzes
Tech Support: creating digital infrastructure for survey, support for digital campaign tools
Design and Comms: messaging around campaign with graphics, videos, emails, merch, and more
Public Education: developing materials around universal public goods, host political education events to build support for the campaign
Be on the look out for our next Public Transit Working Group meeting.
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New Member Pipeline: Welcome Aboard
One of the biggest barriers to entry into DSA, or any organizing space for that matter, is not knowing where to start. Our New Member Pipeline campaign is design to welcome and meaningfully integrate newcomers with clear entry points to get involved.
This program will include the creation of Cohorts where members who join at the same time will be grouped together and provided mentorship, a New Member landing page that will help new members easily identify resources and events tailored toward them, and a Member development program focusing on integrating Members into Committee and Campaign work.
Our Member Engagement Committee (MEC) is taking the lead on this project, but there's work to be done in each and every area of our Chapter to make this happen. Join the next MEC meeting to find out more and get involved!
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Campaign-Related Events
Check out our upcoming campaign-related events to dive into the work!