Socialist Party of Massachusetts

Socialist Party of Massachusetts
Party Chairman	Matthew Andrews
Senate Leader	None
House Leader	None
Founded	1970s
Headquarters	Montague, MA
Political ideology	Democratic socialism
Political position	Fiscal: Socialist economics Social: Gay rights activism, Feminism, Racial equality
International affiliation	None
Colour(s)	Red
Website	SPMA

The Socialist Party of Massachusetts (SPMA) is the state chapter of the Socialist Party USA in the U.S. state of Massachusetts.

It was reorganized in the 1970s following the dissolution of the Socialist Party of America and the subsequent formation of the Socialist Party USA. In 1993 SPMA activists were able to establish "Socialist" as an official political designation in Massachusetts, the culmination of a campaign started in 1986.

The Socialist Party of Massachusetts engages in both electoral politics and non-electoral activism. Recent electoral activities include Eric Chester's campaign for the United States House of Representatives and support for ballot questions on instant runoff voting, proportional representation, and public finance of elections. Non-electoral activism includes support for unions and unionization (often in cooperation with the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW)), anti-war and anti-imperialist agitation (including annual public Anti-Imperialist Fourth of July Picnics), and support for feminism and women's rights (including annual demonstrations to mark Rosie Jimenez day, 3 October).

The Socialist Party of Massachusetts has two chartered locals: the Boston Area Local, and the Tom Mooney Local in western Massachusetts. A third local encompassing Worcester and central Massachusetts was under formation as of 2007.

External links

• Official Web site
• Boston local Web site

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