Silk City Socialists

Mission Statement

Silk City Socialists is an independent, political organization based in Paterson, New Jersey.

We are an all-inclusive group committed to the basis of direct action and serving the people of Paterson.

Our Method

Community Power

We are committed to creating projects that directly serve the needs of the people. These projects are centered on encouraging and building community power, especially in the face of institutions that exploit our neighborhoods. Our structure is not top-down, but rather power is built from the bottom upwards. Throughout our various projects, namely the Housing Campaign and Red Food Bank, we practice this methodology.

Collective Action

Paterson community members have the ability and power to resolve issues within their neighborhoods by addressing these issues directly with the structures, institutions, people, etc. that create these conditions. All community members have a stake in this movement. An organized, collective body of community members are capable of creating & demanding the necessary changes within Paterson.

Silk City Socialists hosts Red Food Bank in July 2017 (top) and December 2016 (bottom) at Lou Costello Park to address food insecurity among homeless population.

Silk City Socialists: Socialism in Paterson

Now, more than ever before, we are experiencing a shift in political climate. People are beginning to realize other alternatives to the political and economic structure in our country today. However, if we fail to organize them, community members will be swept into another non--profit organization, political group or party (Democrat or Republican) that will fail to address the systemic issues of our community. Yet, the vision is going to be a struggle for all who are involved. As Antonio Gramsci once stated, "The old world is dying; and a new world struggles to be born; now is the time of monsters."

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