Committees and Caucuses

In addition to the working groups, Boston DSA has a number of other bodies with different purposes.

Administrative Committee

admin@bostondsa.org

The Administrative Committee (AdComm) is responsible for handling our chapter’s routine administrative functions such as record-keeping, technology infrastructure, and membership data maintenance. The Administrative Committee is chaired by the Clerk. AdComm is a great way for members to contribute to our chapter asynchronously and remotely. AdComm meets twice a month, on the first and third Tuesdays.

Subcommittees of AdComm include the Elections Team (aka Hellections; elections@bostondsa.org) and the General Meeting Planning Team (gm@bostondsa.org). 

Direct Action, De-escalation & Security (DADS) Committee

dads@bostondsa.org

DADS provides trainings, materials, and assistance to DSA members engaging in protests and direct actions, manages event safety for chapter-wide events such as General Meetings, and disseminates skills related to security (digital, informational, and physical), de-escalation, and anti-harassment throughout the chapter. DADS works in coalition with other Boston-area organizations to monitor and counter the far right whenever they threaten our organizing.

Full membership in DADS requires training and vetting; however, any chapter member in good standing who is interested in this type of work may join the Auxiliary Underground Network of Tactical Supports (AUNTS) Signal chat, which gets first notice of training and volunteer opportunities. 

Communications Committee

communications@bostondsa.org

CommsComm handles outward-facing chapter social media posts and communications, as well as internal chapter emails.

Membership Committee

membership@bostondsa.org

Membership Committee (MemComm) meets every two weeks on Tuesdays to work toward its goal of turning DSA members into socialist organizers and making Boston DSA a more vibrant, effective, and joyful organizing community. MemComm always needs more hands on a variety of projects for new member onboarding, member engagement & skills building, leadership development, and community building.

Harassment and Grievance Officers (elected)

hgo@bostondsa.org

The Harassment and Grievance Officers (HGOs) are four elected officers within Boston DSA who addresses incidents of harassment within the Chapter. The HGOs seek to resolve conflict between Boston DSA members and address breaches of the Boston DSA Code of Conduct.

The HGOs provide informal mediation to members in conflict and also formally investigate and respond to reports of misconduct via the Boston DSA Resolutions Procedure. Members always have the option to seek mediation or other assistance and advice from the HGOs before, or instead of, beginning the formal Resolutions Process.

Political Education Committee

education@bostondsa.org 

The goal of the Boston Political Education Committee (BPEC) is to provide our members with the practical skills and theoretical knowledge to undertake effective organizing work and to educate the general public on DSA’s vision of a socialist future, our approach to achieving it, and our perspectives on relevant issues. We meet on the final Thursday of the month at 7pm.

political caucuses

Political caucuses are vehicles for socialists to organize within the chapter in support of a shared political program. They are organized independently within DSA's "big tent" and operate at a bit of a remove from most formal chapter infrastructure, although they are allowed to create events on the chapter calendar.