North New Jersey Democratic Socialists of America

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Demand Letter for NJ County Executives: Protect Public Health! Parole All Immigrant Detainees and Non-Violent Offenders NOW!

UPDATE: As of March 20th, some county jail inmates have been released in an effort to stem the spread of the new coronavirus. However, immigrant detainees still remain, held in...

Essex County Democrats Promise New Zoo Expansion, But At What Moral Cost?

Essex County Executive, Joe DiVincenzo, is once again looking to expand the Turtle Back Zoo. Not content with the $22 million that has been spent on the zoo since 2016...

Support Drivers Licenses For All!

Letter sent to both the Verona Cedar Grove Times and the Star Ledger. To the Editor: New Jersey has come one step closer to allowing undocumented immigrants living here to...

Corrupt Democrats Helping the Right

Originally published in The Star-Ledger, 11.30.19 Last week, New Jersey activist Carlos Rojas of Movimiento Cosecha confronted Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden at a town hall meeting in...

North Jersey DSA Statement on the Civilian Task Force for Essex County Correctional Facility/Detention Center

We support a truly independent civilian review board that will support the rights of detainees and inmates, en route to the ending of the ICE contract and all immigrant detention...

Get ICE out of Essex County

As published in The Star-Ledger, Tuesday 10.22.19 It’s easy to blame President Donald Trump for the brutal treatment of immigrants in this country — he notably kicked off his presidential...

North New Jersey DSA Executive Committee Statement Regarding National DSA’s Bernie 2020 Endorsement Vote

During the March Executive Committee meeting, the Executive Committee of the North New Jersey chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America discussed several items of concern that have come to...

Statement from the North New Jersey DSA on Cory Booker’s Presidential Bid

As proud residents and workers of North New Jersey, the North Jersey Democratic Socialists of America feels compelled to weigh in on Senator Cory Booker’s announcement that he will seek...

Statement from the New Jersey Chapters of Democratic Socialists of America on the NJ Independent Prosecutor Bill

New Jersey DSA members stand alongside community activists and religious and secular leaders across the state in demanding that Governor Phil Murphy sign the independent prosecutor bill that recently...