On Friday April 5th, members of the Northern NJ Local organized a solidarity visit to Church St Montclair Starbucks to congratulate workers there on unionizing the shop and encourging them during negotiations. The Local was joined by members of the Montclair Area Solidarity Network. SP members there were Greg Pason, Jack Cuffari and Sulima Eleman. The Local has been working with the workers at Starbucks for nearly 2 years and has also helped with pickets and fundrasing. This support work was coordinated through the national Starbucks Workers United ..read more

Northern NJ Local members joined the March 8th "Rally for Peace in Palestine" to end the genocode in Gaza and for a ceasefire now! in Montclair on International Women's Day. Local members joined over 100 other local activists on the corner of Church St and Bloomfield Ave. and co-spon sored the event with over a dozen local organizations ..read more

Passed by the National Executive Committee 1/15/2024 The ongoing Rightist campaign against libraries, books, and librarians has exponentially increased across the United States. Their attacks serve to undermine the freedom of citizens to read, endanger intellectual freedom generally, and vilify librarians for engaging in their archival profession. Now more than ever, we need solidarity in opposition to these abuses. Librarians are harassed over books they purchased for their patrons — usually titles focusing on race, gender and sexuality. Groups, such as 'Moms for Liberty' are training their ..read more

Statement of the SP Anti-War Working Group, updated and passed by the National Executive Committee   The Socialist Party USA condemns, without reservation or qualification, the violence and brutality that has resulted in the deaths of tens of thousands of residents of Gaza and throughout historic Palestine in recent months. These completely avoidable tragedies are the direct result of the policies and decisions of those in power, working against the interests of working-class people, whether Palestinian or Israeli. The Socialist Party has long condemned the ruthless barbarity of the Israe ..read more

Statement of the SP Anti-War Working Group, updated and passed by the National Executive Committee   The Socialist Party USA condemns, without reservation or qualification, the violence and brutality that has resulted in the deaths of tens of thousands of residents of Gaza and throughout historic Palestine in recent months. These completely avoidable tragedies are the direct result of the policies and decisions of those in power, working against the interests of working-class people, whether Palestinian or Israeli. The Socialist Party has long condemned the ruthless barbarity of the Israe ..read more

The Northern NJ Local joined hundreds of protestors outside military contractor L3Harris in Clifton, New Jersey on Thursday December 28th. The rally was called by Pax Christi and supported by many organizations. L3Harris directly profits from not only weapons and surveillance systems that contribute tot he genocide in Gaza and apartheid in the West Bank, but also the surveillance , detention and deportation of migrants and the militarization of the US/Mexican Border ..read more

The Socialist Party of New Jersey will be co-sponsoring an year long series of workshops (in-person and online). The workshops are co-sponsored by the Socialist Party of New Jersey, Green Party of New Jersey, Montclair Area Solidarity Network, Montclair Beyond Policing and Public Squared Amplified. All workshop sessions will be free for participants. We will only expect everyone who attends, to come with the intention to learn and willingness to share with others. The greater goal for this program is to promote an “Each One Teach One” strategy. We hope attendees will bring the knowle ..read more

On November 16, Socialist Party USA locals and at-large members rallied with Starbucks Workers United on their day of action: the Red Cup Rebellion. The SBWU called on community members to rally at both union and non-union stores nationwide in support of their efforts to win a contract. Despite over 360 successful unionization drives, the company refuses to negotiate with workers in good faith, flouting National Labor Relations laws and rulings. The Labor Working Group of the SPUSA led the organizing efforts, using their Labor Rising SP Project website to facilitate rallies between the SBWU a ..read more

On Sunday, November 19th, the Socialist Party members in North Carolina co-organized an event of hundreds, demanding a ceasefire and an end to Israeli occupation of Palestine. They were joined by Black Lives Matter Winston-Salem and several members from the local Muslim community.   The crowd enjoyed beautiful weather and many honks of support from passing vehicles as they chanted and waved Palestinian flags. Chants such as "From Gaza to Mexico, Border Walls have got to go!" highlighted the growing solidarity between struggles of oppressed people everywhere ..read more

The Socialist Party of New Jersey stands in support of Students for Justice for Palestine (SJP). We fully support their right to organize, and their right to free speech. On December 12th, the Rutgers administration suspended the Rutgers New Brunswick Chapter of SJP without prior warning or notice to the justice organization. The action on behalf of Rutgers is a truly disturbing attempt to shut down students’ right to organize, their right to free speech, and is an example of the intentionally politically motivated targeting of anyone who speaks out on behalf of the slaughter of Palestinians ..read more