Central Indiana DSA - Powers and Mary Hapgood Local

Central Indiana DSA - Powers and Mary Hapgood Local Democratic Socialists believe that both the economy and society should be run democratically to meet human needs, not to make profits for a few.

We are a political and activist organization, not a party; through campus and community-based chapters DSA members use a variety of tactics, from legislative to direct action, to fight for reforms that empower working people.

We have a busy week going on in CINDSA! Lots of meetings for our committees, a great opportunity to serve others in our ...
09/14/2026

We have a busy week going on in CINDSA! Lots of meetings for our committees, a great opportunity to serve others in our community on Saturday, and then ending with our CINDSA Bylaws Convention!

09/12/2026

Come say hi to our Muncie branch if you’re going to be at Muncie Pride today!

Workers Circles brings together members of different unions, folks on active organizing drives, and the union-curious to...
09/09/2026

Workers Circles brings together members of different unions, folks on active organizing drives, and the union-curious to discuss our workplace conditions and how we can act collectively to change them. Join us this Sunday September 13th at 11 am at the CINDSA office, 1915 W 18th St, for lively discussion, solidarity, and coffee ☕️

RSVP link in bio!

Join our Immigrant Organizing Committee tomorrow at 6:00 PM for an urgent meeting to talk about what we can do to protec...
09/03/2026

Join our Immigrant Organizing Committee tomorrow at 6:00 PM for an urgent meeting to talk about what we can do to protect our immigrant neighbors! You don't have to be a CINDSA or DSA member to attend; we'd love to have non-DSA community members there to work with us!

RSVP for the zoom link!

Are you a current DSA member wanting to learn more about the expectations for leaders in DSA? Join CINDSA for the DSA Qu...
09/02/2026

Are you a current DSA member wanting to learn more about the expectations for leaders in DSA? Join CINDSA for the DSA Quarterly Leadership Intensive! These sessions are a great way to learn more about the organization and why we do what we do!

You can RSVP via the link in our bio! There’s also an option to attend in-person with a cohort. If you want to hang out in-person during these sessions, there’s a link to RSVP for that as well!

We’ve got a ton of great meetings and events coming up this month! You can go to centralindsa.org/events and subscribe t...
09/01/2026

We’ve got a ton of great meetings and events coming up this month! You can go to centralindsa.org/events and subscribe to stay in the loop!

CINDSA has been working to support our communities after the devastating floods. Our Solidarity Committee has a Communit...
08/29/2026

CINDSA has been working to support our communities after the devastating floods. Our Solidarity Committee has a Community Closet program to gather supplies to support CINDSA members, and they voted to donate the gathered supplies to Ravenswood last week.

We are continuing our support by coordinating efforts with chapters across the state and recently started a Rapid Response committee to organize around this issue, too.

Statement for Public Release: Central IN DSA votes to revokeendorsement of Councilor Jesse BrownOn July 27th, a meeting ...
07/29/2026

Statement for Public Release: Central IN DSA votes to revoke
endorsement of Councilor Jesse Brown

On July 27th, a meeting of Central IN DSA’s general body voted to revoke our endorsement of
City-County Councilor Jesse Brown and censured him following repeated violations of our code
of conduct, harassment and grievance process, and doxing against members of the chapter.
Furthermore, as of July 12, Councilor Brown has informed us that he has ceased paying dues
and should no longer be considered a member of the Democratic Socialists of America.

Central IN DSA believes in the power of winning elections and holding office as a part of a wide-ranging strategy to empower the working class.

To us, an endorsement is a continuing relationship of co-governance and party-building with any
endorsed elected official, particularly cadre electeds. Thus, our organization stakes its
reputation and organizational capacity on the behavior of its endorsed electeds.
Socialism is democracy. Accordingly, our movement is built on respectful debate and collective
deliberation, with decisions selected by the membership through voting to advance the cause of
socialism.

These discussions can be fraught, and so collegial conduct and adherence to our standards of
conduct are critical. The conduct at issue represented a fundamental departure from those
expectations.

When a candidate no longer upholds the values of our chapter, we have the responsibility to
hold them to account. After months of trying to bridge the gap, we felt it was no longer possible
to maintain a healthy relationship and have voted to end it.

For media inquiries please email [email protected].

Per our bylaws, only the co-chairs or other officially delegated members are the official
spokespeople of the chapter. While as a democratic body, any member may freely express
themselves, only the chairs, speaking in their capacity as chairs, should be taken as official
messaging from the organization.

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