Piedmont Triad DSA April Calendar April Committee Meetings Socialist Politics in Office Committee - 4/1 @ 6:30pm, Online/Discord Steering Committee - 4/8 @ 9pm, Online/Discord Queer Socialists Committee - 4/9 @ 7pm, Greensboro UU in Jamestown Mutual Aid Committee - 4/12 @ 10:30am, Athena Stationery, Winston-Salem Steering Committee - 4/18 @ Noon, Elsewhere in Greensboro Communications Committee - 4/24 @ 6pm, Online/Discord AFROSOC Caucus - 4/25 @ 6pm, Scuppernong Books in Greensboro DM US FOR A DISCORD INVITE [Discord logo]

...and here are our April committee meetings:

Piedmont Triad DSA April Calendar Trans Clothing Swap 4/4 at Greenstreet UMC in Winston-Salem, 12pm-4pm Anti-Data Center Sign Making Event 4/8 at Athena Stationery in Winston-Salem, 7pm DSA General Meeting 4/18 at Elsewhere in Greensboro, 1pm AFROSOC Film Fest Meetup 4/18 at Reynolds Place Theatre in Winston-Salem, 4pm (film is a documentary about Winston's chapter of the Black Panther Party. Film starts at 4:30pm but folks are meeting up around 4pm.) Book Club 4/26 at Lot 63 in Winston-Salem, 12pm Book: Abolish the Family SCROLL DOWN FOR APRIL COMMITTEE MEETINGS [big arrow]

Join Piedmont Triad DSA for our April events!

happy trans day of visibility! join us this weekend for a clothing swap. details below!

Finally, show up and speak out at the planning board meeting. Bring your signs. City-County Planning Board (CCPB) Meeting April 9th at 4:30 PM Bryce Stuart Municipal Building 5th Floor Public Meeting Room 100 E First Street, Winston-Salem If we don’t decide what gets built here, someone else already has.

Finally, show up and speak out at the planning board meeting. Bring your signs (and your neighbors!)

Join us to make signs opposing the data center. Bring supplies and materials if you like, but we will have some available. DSA Sign-Making Event Wednesday, April 8th at 7 PM Athena Stationery 1004 Brookstown Ave, Winston-Salem

Third, join Piedmont Triad DSA for a sign making event.

Show up to a local community meeting. Bring your friends and neighbors. [NO DATA CENTER LOGO] Community meeting concerning the proposed data center in Rural Hall Monday, March 30, 2026 5:30pm-7:30pm Rural Hall/Stanleyville Library 7125 Broad St. Rural Hall, NC 27045

Second, show up to a community meeting on Monday, March 30th. Details on the flyer below.

Sign the Petition Oppose the Proposed Data Center Rezoning in Rural Hall, NC

First, sign the petition opposing the proposed data center in Rural Hall/Forsyth County, NC.

A large data center is being proposed for Rural Hall in Forsyth County. This is marketed as “economic development,” but these data centers consume massive amounts of energy at the expense of public infrastructure, and the permanent jobs they do provide are far fewer and lower-paying than their scale implies. This follows a pattern North Carolina workers are all too familiar with: growth for big business, and costs for everyone else. The proposal now heads to the local planning board. There are four ways you can get involved and take action right now: sign a petition, go to a community meeting, join us for a sign making event, and show up to the local planning board with our signs.

A large data center is being proposed for Rural Hall in Forsyth County, NC. There are four ways you can take action right now. Scroll down to take action!

Piedmont Triad DSA Call to Action Re: Data Center in Forsyth County [Piedmont Triad DSA Logo] Scroll down to learn more

📢 CALL TO ACTION: Oppose a proposed data center in Forsyth County, NC! Scroll down to learn more and take action now.

Piedmont Triad DSA March Book Club [image: cover of Suzanne Collins’ Catching Fire] March 29th @ noon online on Discord

Join us for our book club this Sunday! (DM for a Discord invite)

Piedmont Triad DSA General Meeting Thursday March 26th @ 6:30pm at Fair Witness Fancy Drinks in Winston-Salem, NC

join us for our march general meeting! new members welcome!

Reminder: this action was rescheduled for tonight 3/23! all other info in the post is the same.

Clothing Swap Guidelines (part 1) ALL Gender and ALL Sizes Welcome! We all struggle with sizing at some point. If you have clothing in an unusual size, we want it! When choosing what to donate think about what you'd want to swap with friends! We are looking for clothes you are proud of but aren't quite you. Staple clothes are great but be choosy. We especially want clothes that feel affirming! Coats and outwear Dresses and Suits Shoes & Boots Jewelry and Ties The Clothing Swap starts at 12:00pm in the Green Street Chapel Room (up the concrete steps to the small side door). You are NOT required to bring clothes in order to take new clothes, but please be considerate about how much you take!

Clothing Swap Guidelines (Part 2) There will be NO early drop-off of clothes (Please coordinate with a DSA member if you would like to give but can’t attend, email ptncdsa@gmail.com) Please bring all clothes the day of the event All clothing should be clean and free from any flaws that affect wear-ability If you are able, please run clothes through a dryer for about 20 minutes before you attend, to sanitize and freshen Clothing will be seperated onto tables and racks by item type and size Please do NOT bring any underwear or socks We will have volunteers to help facilitate, but please assist in sorting your clothes!

Here are the clothing swap guidelines:

Peacework Medical and the Queer Socialists Committee of the Piedmont Triad DSA logos at the top (this event is sponsored by both) The rest of the graphic reads: Join Piedmont Triad DSA and Friends for our 3rd annual Trans Day of Visibility Clothing Swap Saturday, April 4th, 2026 @ 12pm - 4pm Green Street UMC - 639 S Green St, Winston-Salem, NC Trade clothes! Get LGBTQIA+ resources! Learn how you can help organize and fight against Trans erasure in our community!

Join us for our 3rd annual Trans Day of Visibility Clothing Swap! Details below ⬇️⬇️⬇️

A pink textured background with hands holding a birthday gift. The text reads: HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DSA The Democratic Socialists of America was founded on this day in 1982. The best gift you can give is joining the movement. Join DSA today and sign up to pay monthly dues to support your local chapter!

Happy birthday DSA!
@demsocialists.bsky.social

UPDATE: the city council meeting scheduled for tonight (3/16) has been rescheduled for Monday 3/23!

UPDATE: the city council meeting has been moved to Monday 3/23!

Piedmont Triad DSA stands in solidarity with Crystal Towers United and Housing Justice Now to demand dignity for the members of the Crystal Towers community. Join us and attend the next Winston-Salem City Council meeting to show your support for the tenants who will be speaking and making public comments at the meeting. Here is how you can take action: Show up. We need people in the room. The next Winston-Salem City Council meeting is on Monday, March 16th at 6:00pm in the City Council Chamber at 101 North Main Street in Room 320. Give someone a ride. Some members of the Crystal Towers community may need transportation to the meeting. Get in touch with the folks at Crystal Towers United and Housing Justice Now to see how you can help with their transportation needs.

Crystal Towers is a 201 unit apartment building in Winston-Salem that has served disabled and elderly members of our community since opening in 1972 as a Section 9 Public Housing complex. Residents of Crystal Towers, organized through their tenant union Crystal Towers United, have long advocated for safe and dignified living conditions. Tenants have reported widespread issues including mold, leaky plumbing, and pest infestations. While Fox8 reported in 2018 that Crystal Towers needed an estimated $7 million in improvements, ASPIRE (formerly known as the housing authority of Winston-Salem) says the property needs about $40 million in maintenance and repairs. In addition to concerns about basic living standards, Crystal Towers residents demand transparency from ASPIRE about the redevelopment of their building. Scroll down to take action

Piedmont Triad DSA CALL TO ACTION Re: Crystal Towers Redevelopment in Winston-Salem Scroll down to learn more

📢 CALL TO ACTION for Winston-Salem, NC! Stand in solidarity with Crystal Towers residents on 3/16!

…and so many more!

Who are some women who inspire y’all? Reply with the names and stories of women who deserve to be celebrated this month (and every month!)

Felicia Elizondo July 23, 1946 - May 15, 2021 LGBTQ activist and present at the Compton's Cafeteria Riot

Felicia Elizondo 🌸

Grace Lee Boggs June 27, 1915 - October 5, 2015 Author, philosopher, feminist, and civil rights activist

Grace Lee Boggs 🌸

Sylvia Rivera July 2, 1951 - February 19, 2002 Gay liberation & trans rights activist and co-founder of the Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries (STAR)

Sylvia Rivera 🌸

Miss Major October 25, 1946 - October 13, 2025 Trans rights activist and community organizer

Miss Major 🌸

Emma Tenayuca December 21, 1916 - July 23, 1999 Labor leader, union organizer, and civil rights activist

Emma Tenayuca 🌸

Dolores Huerta April 10, 1930 - Present Labor leader & feminist activist

Dolores Huerta 🌸

Dorothy Day November 8, 1897 - November 29, 1980 Journalist, Activist, Co-founder of the Catholic Worker Movement

Dorothy Day 🌸

Marsha P. Johnson August 24, 1945 - July 3, 1992 LGBTQ Activist, Co-founder of the Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries (STAR), and present at the Stonewall Riots

Marsha P. Johnson 🌸

A pink graphic which reads: Piedmont Triad DSA celebrates women’s history month

A pink graphic which reads: Women’s struggles have always been central to movements for justice and liberation. From labor organizing to civil rights and LGBTQ+ liberation, women have helped shape the fight for a more democratic and equitable world. This Women’s History Month, we honor the organizers, thinkers, and revolutionaries whose work continues to inspire us today.

Happy Women’s History Month! Scroll down to see the women who continue to inspire our work today ⬇️⬇️⬇️