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Winter 2026

"Call it democracy, or call it Democratic Socialism, but there must be a better distribution of wealth within this country for all God's children.”

― Martin Luther King Jr.

New Year, Same Struggle

We hope you and your community had a wonderful holiday and New Year. We are incredibly grateful to be supported by such a warm and dedicated group of organizers, new members, and friends.

Now we must recommit and reaffirm our individual intentions for what lies ahead. Not only to be defiant but also to actively make decisions that continue to acknowledge and dismantle capitalism and its oppressive, desperate state. In the time of monsters, we as a vanguard movement have an incredible responsibility to empower and care for ourselves and our communities.

Thank you to all who joined us at our recent January General [Membership] Meeting. Chris K was appointed to interim steering as Katie H has stepped down after serving for over a year and supporting various campaigns and helping develop our canvassing strategy. Thanks Katie!

Please check out the notes as well as our presentation of Working Groups report-backs.

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NYHA / healthcare costs

The Bully’s Brutal Bill will devastate millions of New Yorkers. Healthcare, childcare, and food assistance are all on the chopping block. Our communities cannot survive these essential lifelines being cut.

Take action today: send an email to your representatives demanding no cuts to healthcare, Medicaid, or Medicare. Let Republicans shut down their inhumane government if they must—our lives are not negotiable.

With just a few clicks, you can tell your representatives: we need healthcare for all New Yorkers, not tax cuts for billionaires.

Email your Reps!

We will soon be testing out a new set of email preferences that will enable more local communications delivered based on your town & to facilitate Town and municipal organizing. You may also use this form to adjust the amount of emails you receive to a weekly, or monthly [Newsletter] correspondence, or all emails.

Leadership - Office Hours (Virtual)

The Steering Committee has unanimously voted to host Discord office hours on the last Monday of every month at 8 PM. At least three Steering Committee members will be present so you can ask questions, raise concerns, or share suggestions about the chapter. We want to make sure we’re doing right by our members and addressing anything that can strengthen our organizing and our community. Please RSVP here and join us on Monday, February 23rd at 8 PM here to join first session!

Upcoming Meetings

Electoral WG
Tue 02/03 @ 6:00 PM

LIDSA Film Night: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
Sat 02/07 @ 7:00 PM

Hempstead Food Share | Community Solidarity
Sun 02/08 @ 2:00 PM

Street Medic Training
Fri 03/13 @ 6:00 PM

LI DSA Merch Store

We have a merch store!

Current apparel includes t-shirts, tank tops, hoodies, and multiple fun mugs. Most items available in multiple colors and sizes.

Check out our Bonfire store here: www.bonfire.com/store/long-island-dsa/

Note: As a social welfare org. 501(c)4, All purchases or donations to LI DSA are NOT tax deductible.

DONATE to LI DSA

NEW: Recently added to our website is a link to contribute a monetary donation to LI DSA. Having individual members' donations driving our organizing is critical to our success. We can’t do this without you. Please note: while we deeply appreciate monetary donations, donating your time and skills is also transformational to the community. Thank you for your time and support! At some point, we will develop a thank you gift for recurring [monthly] contributors as collectables as welll.

Attention: Comrades in need.

Is greedflation causing you food insecurity? Community Solidarity operates five mutual aid shares on Long Island every single week, offering free vegetarian groceries for all in need, no questions asked, and volunteers are welcome.

Under capitalism, the owning class continues to maximize profits over people through price gouging, shrinkflation, and obscene amounts of intentional waste that keep prices high. The working class, in turn, must spend a greater and greater portion of their wages just to survive.

Food is a right. No one should go to bed hungry or have to choose between buying groceries, paying for prescriptions, or affording rent.

Contact them at communitysolidarity.org for locations/times.

The Revolution Will Not Be Televised

Join Long Island DSA’s Political Education Working Group for a special screening of the award-winning documentary The Revolution Will Not Be Televised at the Sayville Theater on February 7 at 7 PM.

The film examines the events in Venezuela leading up to and during the April 2002 coup attempt, when President Hugo Chávez was briefly removed from office for two days by an American-backed opposition party.v

This event is free to attend and open to the public, with a suggested $10 donation to help cover venue fees and other organizing costs.

State Updates

Governor Hochul announced her support for legislation that would prohibit New York State or its cities from entering into certain contracts with ICE. This is a major shift in her prior stance on state collaboration with ICE, but still falls short of the provisions in the New York for All Act.
NY Focus’ investigation into Governor Hochul’s campaign fundraising schedule is being blocked by her office. Read about it here.
Governor Kathy Hochul delivered her 2026 State of the State address, which included more info on expanded child care
Climate activists and Hochul’s Lieutenant Governor (and primary challenger) Antonio Delgado were among those disappointed and unimpressed by the Governor’s address.
State Attorney General Tish James joined a lawsuit against the Trump Administration over freezing $10 billion in child care funding.
City & State released a summary of the major policy issues likely to hit the state legislature in 2026, including universal childcare, tax increases, the NY HEAT Act, and more.
In a flurry of end-of -year legislation, Governor Kathy Hochul announced she will sign a bill that allows terminally ill New Yorkers to end their lives, joining twelve other states that have similar policies.
Hochul signed into law a slate of reforms to expand oversight of the state’s prison system, a year after corrections officers at Marcy Correctional Facility murdered Robert Brooks.
Additionally, the Governor approved state-wide regulations of artificial intelligence (AI), based on a California measure heavily influenced by wealthy AI developers and industry lobbyists.
New York State Attorney General Letitia James vows to fight a possible federal order to withhold Medicare and Medicaid funding for hospitals providing gender-affirming care for patients under the age of 18.

Long Island Energy Costs on the Rise

Long Island ratepayers are facing a second month in which electric and gas bills are likely to go up rather than down, as LIPA projected last year.

A prolonged cold snap is putting further pressure on the cost of natural gas, hiking charges for both National Grid gas customers and PSEG Long Island ratepayers, who pay for natural gas to fuel National Grid power plants contracted to LIPA through a power supply charge.

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