“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.” – Dare to Struggle Mission Statement

Are you down to go to the masses and fight back? Contact us to join!

Membership Responsibilities

  • Go to at least 1 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

New Member Reading List

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. Going to the masses and waging struggle
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. The need for mass resistance and its challenges
Throw Sand in the Gears of Everything, by Frances Fox Piven