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This essay follows a group of activists in a local Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) chapter as they navigate the challenges presented by planning, strategizing, and authoring legislation for a right to counsel initiative in their local context. In this article, I argue that regular involvement in DSA encourages members to use a socialist analysis to understand local, national, and global problems, requiring an interdisciplinary and practical educational process in civic competency, socialist politics, and organizational strategies. I rely on data collected from 10 months of participant observation in a local DSA chapter in Boulder, Colorado from April 2019 to February 2020. I focus on the major political project assumed by Boulder DSA from 2018 to 2020, a right to counsel ballot initiative titled No Eviction Without Representation (NEWR). Developing this ballot initiative involved a multi-year effort that offered numerous educational opportunities for chapter members and leaders to engage with the local political context and promote specific forms of civic engagement directed at tangible social change. The NEWR ballot initiative illustrates the political possibilities of dedicated socialist organizers and demonstrates the value of the political network developed by DSA chapters throughout the country.

Housing justice, civic engagement, and socialist frames: Exploring a local right to counsel initiative