Join us to learn how global tax justice could be a tool for reparations and climate justice. Tax the Rich - Everywhere! is a three-part education series developed by the DSA International Committee and co-sponsored by the DSA National Political Education Committee. It will be held online with an option to participate in person at the People’s Forum in Manhattan, New York on the following dates:

• Session 1 - How the Global Tax System (Doesn’t) Work:  Sat February 24th, 2-4pm ET (11am-1pm PT)

• Session 2 - Tax Justice for Reparations:  Sat March 23rd, 10am-12pm ET (7-9am PT)

• Session 3 - The US and the Global Tax System:  Sat April 27th, 2-4pm ET (11am-1pm PT)

Whether you plan on coming in person or attending virtually, make sure to visit the event pages for each session to RSVP!

Governments around the world lose $427 billion a year to tax abuse. As climate, development and economic crises intensify each year, the fight for global tax justice has taken on greater urgency.

In response, Global South activists are calling for wholescale tax reform – to push tax decision-making into more democratic fora and crack down on illicit flows by multinational corporations and wealthy individuals. There are also demands for these reforms to be part of a project of reparations for colonialism and the climate crisis. This would include a just distribution of global tax revenue to the economically-exploited and climate vulnerable communities around the world who need finance most.

These struggles at the global level mirror national efforts to fight for tax justice in the US. With a base of DSA members across the country already engaged in domestic taxation activism, this issue provides an entry point through which to discuss, understand and engage with crucial international economic and climate justice campaigns.

The focus of this series will be understanding the global tax system - how it is structured to reinforce patterns of colonial exploitation and imperialism, how tax abuse imperils development and climate goals, and how social movements across the world are responding to this challenge. There will be an emphasis on understanding the role of the US in setting up and maintaining the global tax system and what can be done to contest and transform this unjust system.

We hope to see you there!