“Dare to Struggle is a multinational organization open to anyone who wants to resist and stop injustice no matter who holds political office. We don’t lobby politicians. We don’t use insular activist lingo. We don’t chase social media fame. We don’t seek careers or corporate sponsorship through activism. We’re committed to standing with the people subjected to the horrors of the American nightmare. We go to the neighborhoods facing police brutality, ICE raids, poverty, and evictions, talk to people about the problems they face, and organize people in collective struggle. We know that radical change only happens when people step outside of routine protest or expecting politicians to do it for us and take bold, collective action.”

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Membership Responsibilities

  • Go to at least one Dare to Struggle activity per week
    • E.g. Go door to door in housing projects, go to a protest, set up a table at a cultural event
  • Take responsibility for organizational tasks
    • Help with making flyers, social media posts, data entry, and regular follow-up with contacts we make
  • Attend chapter meetings to sum up our work and plan ahead
  • Show up on time
  • Pay monthly dues (sliding scale) to help with the cost of printing, booking event spaces, and purchasing materials like buttons and stickers
    • Suggested: $20
    • Give more if you can, less if you can’t

Prospective members are instructed to read and discuss the Dare to Struggle Mission Statement, Principles of Organizational Function, NYCHA Disrepair and Privatization Pamphlet, and Fall 2022 Summation before joining. Additionally, we have a series of discussions over a two-month period to be oriented and well-equipped to carry out political work before becoming full members:

1. How to wage a campaign
Great Garbage Offensive, Ch.3 of The Young Lords: A Radical History, by Johanna Fernández

2. Mass line method of leadership
Some Questions Concerning Methods of Leadership, by Mao Zedong

3. Criticism of mutual aid and contemporary leftist activism
Malcolm X Didn’t Dish Out Free Bean Pies: Distinguishing Charity and Social Work from Revolutionary Strategy, by Kenny Lake

4. Breaking out of the Left to Go to the Masses
Face the World and Brave the Storm: Why Going to the Masses Is a Strategic Necessity, by Dare to Struggle

5. Organizational Principles by Dare to Struggle

Political leadership
  • Lead weekly outings of going to the masses
  • Help plan and lead mobilizations, events, and meetings
  • Work with new people interested in joining Dare to Struggle to dedicate themselves to our mission and become members
  • Work with contacts we meet in our campaigns to become mass leaders
  • Work with national leadership to set our strategy and plans, including regularly summing up advances and setbacks in our work
Operational leadership
  • Organize teams for outings and events and ensure supplies and print materials are on hand as needed
  • Delegate and complete organizational tasks like phone calls to mass contacts, creating flyers, and making social media posts
  • Contribute to our fundraising efforts