Convention moves quickly, and understanding the agenda is imperative to keeping up. Below you’ll find short summaries of every resolution submitted to this year’s convention, giving you a clear overview of the proposals before debate begins.

These summaries are intended to provide an overview of each proposal and are not a substitute for the official resolution text published in the Convention Compendium.

R1. A Fighting Agenda for YDSA’s Communications Committee 

This resolution commits the Communications Committee to a more robust structure. This includes new scheduling meetings between the NCC and committee chairs, a new weekly agenda, the creation of specialized roles as needed, and working with chapter leaders through the YDSA Discord. Additionally the resolution commits the committee to create new media guidelines for YDSA and to conduct in-committee listwork.  

Amendment 1

This amendment removes the plan for Discord. Instead, it commits the committee to consistent short-form video content and related member listwork. 

R2. A Mirror and a Megaphone: Recharter The Activist! 

This resolution recharters The Activist as YDSA’s outlet for movement journalism: a publication connecting chapters to each other, preserving the institutional knowledge of a constantly turning-over membership and committing to making the debates shaping YDSA’s direction accessible to every member, not just convention attendees. It reframes The Activist’s mission around presence and legibility rather than output quotas, prioritizing stories that chapters are actually living and discourse that adds something to the political and journalistic life of our movement. It re-establishes an open pitch process that invites non-board members to develop stories collaboratively with the editorial board, understanding that the work of making a story together is itself movement-building. The resolution empowers the editorial board to experiment with multimedia and platform-native storytelling while holding the tension between social media’s volatility and the integrity our movement demands. It commits to biannual print editions for conventions while opening space for new modes of physical presence. Structurally, the resolution reimagines Executive and Managing Editor titles as two co-chairs and defines board membership by practice—active contribution through writing, reporting, photography, illustration, layout and other editorial labor, rather than appointment alone.

R3. An Effective National for an Effective Youth Wing

​​This resolution seeks to address the repeated trend of our national committees having low capacity, being overburdened by Convention’s mandates. It mandates good organizing practices around the relationship between chapters and national. The resolution also commits the NCC to a national organizing campaign to get a member of every chapter with more than 15 members-in-good-standing to join a national committee.     

Amendment 1

This amendment removes any prioritization for what national committee members are to join. It also raises the MIGS count for such a national organizing drive to 25 members. 

R4. For an International General Strike on May Day 2028

Proposes a tiered plan for building momentum around May Day 2028 internationally and makes a plan for how to strengthen relationships between YDSA & international partners ahead of the strike to make it possible.

Amendment 1

The amendment removes mention of ‘class-struggle internationalism’ and overt May Day 2028 focus. The amendment proposes the YIC form relationships with international labor unions. 

R5. Developing Political Leaders in YDSA

This resolution establishes a recurring call for the political development of YDSA members. Such a recurring call would ideally ground new leaders in YDSA’s basic political foundation, like working-class power and structure-based organizing, to address the perception of political analysis as something separate from and tangential to actual organizing.

R6. For a Global Majority Space in YDSA National

This resolution seeks to address the issue of cultivating spaces for non-white comrades and their retention in the organization. YDSA convention 2026 will create the Global Majority section with the aims of creating a national space where non-white chapter members can convene and trouble shoot their chapter’s diversity and also hold a gathering space to build relationships with one another. The section will be called the Global Majority section. The section will make recommendations to the NCC on changes, structural improvements, and resource allocation to better support diversity, inclusion, and retention of non-white members. The section will advocate for increased representation of non-white members in YDSA leadership positions and provide support for members seeking those roles.

R7. For a Robust Organizing Conference

Sets stipulations for the 2027 Organizing conference. This includes membership of the Conference Planning Committee which is to include 4 rank-and-file YDSAers in addition to NCC members and guarantees a registration spot for OCs in addition to an apparitionment for chapter attendance which all chapters must be given the opportunity to meet before any chapter can exceed it. 

R8. For a YDSA Electoral Project

This resolution revives the Youth Electoral Committee, with a focus on providing structured outreach and support to YDSA chapters running their own members for local office and mobilizing students in support of DSA electoral campaigns.

Amendment 1

This amendment changes ‘parent’ DSA to ‘local’ and removes restricting language regarding a YDSA chapter’s electoral process in relation.

R9. For a Strategic Sanctuary Campaign on All Fronts

Recommitts as a national priority, the Sanctuary Campus Campaign of the 25-26 term, with a shifted focus towards divestment and cutting contracts with priority targets “assembled from participants in the genocide of Palestinians and the American mass deportation machine.” This campaign will be built and coordinated by the Strategic Campaign Committee alongside the NCC with collaboration from relevant committees, for this, the YIC will aid in developing materials for anti-war rapid response, and YPEC alongside the Comms Committee will run outward political education on the campaign and our anti-imperialist politics which should also be included in the winter organizing conference. Beyond cutting contracts, demands of the campaign include dissolving 287(g) agreements, prohibition of ICE entrance and recruitment on campuses and otherwise severing relationships between universities and the military-industrial complex. A base timeline is proposed for the campaign based upon an automatic opt-in for chapters running the national priority campaign into the SCC’s campaign cohorts. The timeline includes a focus on petition and list building during the fall semester for demands delivery in spring from which escalation and base-building will occur towards a week of action in march/april.

Amendment 1

Centers the NCC as taking the lead in building the national priority campaign with collaboration from the SCC compared to vice versa in the base resolution. This also shifts the task of developing anti-war rapid response materials to the SCC and specifies the task of YPEC and the Comms Committee’s political education to be producing short-form video on the campaign. Cohorts are also amended to be geared towards regional mentorship instead of aims for national coordination, with the amendment stipulating that cohort meetings will take the place of regular NCC chapter check-ins, and provide corresponding mentorship on general organizing/recruitment skills.

Amendment 2

Shifts the resolution from building the sanctuary campus campaign with added emphasis on divestment and contract cutting towards a reemphasis on the sanctuary campus campaign of 25-26 term, with an added focus on the “strategy of patience” that sees campaigns as occurring over multiple academic years. Priority targets for contract cutting and demands for divestment are removed, leaving ICE non-compliance demands. The timeline of the base resolution is removed in favor of a timeline that extends much of the work already begun in the 25-26 term to the 26-27 term, including supporting chapters running old and new sanctuary campus campaigns through the NCC and SCC cohorts.

Amendment 3

Encourages chapters to use their experience of the national priority campaign to identify sites for student worker drives and the formation of organizing committees, with the goal of creating a symbiotic relationship between student worker organizing and the local campaign in order to more effectively pressure the university.

R10. For Stronger Grievance Officers and Processes in the University Setting

This resolution tasks the NCC to work with compliance to make a proper procedure around handling title IX level grievances. As well as, including that training alongside other university setting specific training(s) in the HGO trainings provided by the CGO.

R11.  For the Adoption of Solidarity Tech as the National Technology Software of YDSA

This resolution tasks the NCC with prioritizing the implementation of Solidarity Tech as the new national digital infrastructure. It sets a timeline and expectations regarding the implementation.

R12. For the Working Class, YLC Plan and Priorities of 2026-2027

This proposal is meant to fulfil the intent of Article VIII, Sec. 4c. “a resolution detailing a work plan and priorities for the upcoming year to the Annual Convention.” In this light, The proposal lists the plans the YLC will engage in based upon its priorities. Some of these plans include chapter mentorship, national trainings, and collaboration with DSA’s National Labor Commission.

Amendment 1

This amendment commits the YLC to a cohort model for YDSA members industrializing into identified strategic industries. The amendment also changes what industries this consist of.  

R13. Formalizing the Structures and Procedures of the National Coordinating Committee

This resolution formalizes NCC structures and procedures. This includes national priorities for the NCC, guidelines for NCC members on chapter support and visits, other role expectations, and guidelines for accountability. The resolution was amended to include a focus on an intersectional approach. 

Amendment 1

This amendment sets a Fall semester priority of the creation and development of ‘sister chapters’.

Amendment 2

This amendment makes NCC meetings open to all membership, adds a member comment section, adds guidelines for the NCC on discussion on resolutions outside meetings, and integrates the discussion board into the agenda.  

R14. Hybrid Convention Resolution

This resolution mandates Convention offer a virtual option. 

Amendment 1

This amendment mandates more pre-Convention political discussion and financial support for members. 

R15. Investing in YDSA Steering

This resolution proposes increasing financial and staff support for YDSA national leadership so the organization can meet its current size, workload, and political responsibilities.The resolution argues that the current stipend structure was shaped by the 2023–24 DSA budget crisis and no longer reflects the amount of labor required to sustain YDSA’s growth. It calls for increasing NCC stipends, while allowing members to decline any portion of their stipend. It adds hour caps to NCC work. Finally, the resolution directs the 2026–27 NCC to prioritize hiring new staff support, integrate YDSA responsibilities into DSA staff structures, and seek NPC approval for budget changes.

R16. Laying the foundation for the YDSA to DSA Pipeline

Stipulates the YGDC to provide guidance to new chapters in how to cultivate relationships with parent DSA chapters which is also to be integrated into NCC mentorship. These chapters will be encouraged to establish lines of communication, budget allocations for YDSA chapters, collaboration with and attendance of Y/DSA events in the region and aiding the parent DSA in electoral work if said DSA follows the proper endorsement processes. 

R17. For the Establishment of the Right to an Alternate

This resolution establishes a right to an alternate for single-delegate chapters. It also includes allocating one alternate per 3 delegates.

R18. Preparing for a Class-Struggle 2028 Presidential Election

This resolution provides a candidate-agnostic plan for YDSA to prepare for the presidential election and DSA endorsement process for said election.

R19. Recommitting to the Program to Unite Our Organizing

Recommits the program of YDSA passed in the 2025 document as the central political document to guide our organizing. This includes development of the comms and accessibility of the program through the website, social media, and printable materials, along with developing campaign starter packs based on the demands of the program.

R20. Renewing the Y/DSA Mentorship Program

This resolution reestablishes the Y/DSA mentorship program to utilize DSA leaders to support the development of YDSA OCs and chapters.

R21. Resolution to decide NCC stipends via convention

This resolution limits decisions regarding NCC stipends to the YDSA national convention. This resolution was written in regards to a proposed stipend increased by the NCC.

R23. Socialist Independence 2028

A resolution which calls for the formation of a socialist party independent of the Democratic Party by 2028.

R24. State-level Communication and Coordination

This resolution requires that the member in charge of representing National YDSA to the chapters uses their position of contact to create inter-chapter communication via creating group chats between chapters of a given state.

R25. Strategic Campaign Committee Re-Charter

Re-charters the Strategic Campaign Committee for the 26-27 term. This charter now stipulates the committee to consist of 2 rank-and-file co-chairs whereas the past term had one rank-and-file co-chair and one NCC member as co-chair. The charter also mandates the committee to develop the campaign cohort program in addition to the priority campaign, with both being delivered through a national campaign timeline developed by the NCC and SCC co-chairs that is to be fleshed out by October 1st.

Amendment 1

Stipulates that the cohort program will be developed as national cohorts where groupings are not formed on a regional metric apart from viable university systems. Also provides a partial cohort/committee timeline to be fleshed out over the term by the NCC and SCC. The timeline largely revolves around deadlines for cohort activity, including cohort outreach, calls, leadership development, and report backs.

R26. Towards A Growing Mass Organization: 2026 YGDC Plans and Priorities

This resolution establishes the Youth Growth and Development Committee’s general approach for the 2026-2027 term. Throughout all aspects of its work, the YGDC will prioritize leadership development and the recruitment of dues paying members to DSA by normalizing a unified political direction for YDSA.

Amendment 1

This amendment calls for the creation of a political education subcommittee within the YGDC. 

Amendment 2

This amendment calls for the creation of an alternative political education subcommittee within the YGDC. The amendment lays out a plan for the YGDC to adopt Political Education Schools. 

Amendment 3

This amendment abolishes ambiguity on the YGDC’s coaching program and commits the YGDC to a coaching subcommittee. The primary focus being to recruit experienced leaders to help start new chapters. 

R27. Towards Strengthening and Including Community College Chapters

This resolution seeks to provide a framework for ways in which YDSA National can do more to support and strengthen community college chapters, understand their conditions, and include them more within the organization. The resolution mandates a workshop from the YGDC and YLC support. Community college chapters face a number of unique challenges such as abnormally high turnaround, and most community college chapters feel that YDSA national currently falls short in being able to assist their chapters.

R28. Towards a YDSA Intervention in the May Day 2028 Movement

This proposal puts forward a plan for getting chapters and national ready to have a meaningful intervention in the May Day 2028 general strike. This includes a multi-tier plan for chapters, the appointment of May Day captains, formalizing relevant coalition structures for national, and the development of future resources.

Amendment 1

This amendment removes some language that also appears in R12. It also slightly modifies the tiered plan for chapters. 

R29. Uniting Labor and the Left to Defeat Fascism

This resolution mandates YDSA to take on longer term campaigns/struggles with labor integration at the local and national level. YDSA will support these efforts by providing deep organizing skills and tools for chapters to use when planning and clarifying NCC chapter support responsibilities.

Amendment 1

The amendment adds language about arms embargo, encourages off-chapter actions, and mandates collaboration with the National Labor Commission to connect YDSA members with unionized DSA members.  

R30. YPEC Recharter

Resolution to recharter the Youth Political Education Committee and its mandated work for the year.

Constitutional Amendments:

A1. Expanding the Age Limit for YDSA Leadership

This constitutional amendment changes the age limit in the YDSA to no longer bar current students regardless of age to hold elected office, while still keeping the current age limit of 31 intact for non-students.

A2. Stronger Chapters Through Stronger Charters

This constitutional amendment mandates that YDSA charter petitioners attend trainings before approval. It also mandates regular communication between chapters and the national organization. 

A3. Updating Our Constitution

This resolution changes the name of the NCC to the Youth Political Committee (YPC); adds membership definition to “youth under 30;” increases membership requirement for chapters from 3 to 5 MIGS; changes how vacancies on the NCC are filled; and adds language for clarity.

Amendment 1

This amendment removes the name change and change in how vacancies are filled on the NCC.

A4. Affirming the Youth Wing of the Socialist Party:  Recognizing Regional Chapters

Updates Article V of the YDSA constitution in order to make chapter charters and re-charters require petitioners or newly elected leaders to attend leadership and political trainings , along with such chapter leaders being required to maintain regular communication with the national organization via the NCC/Staff mentorship.

Program Amendments:

PA1. For an Immediate Demand to Abolish ICE and DHS

Updates the program of YDSA to include demands to abolish ICE, DHS, and all those government agencies involved in deportation in order to “address fully the Democratic Socialists of America’s (DSA) commitment to the defense of our immigrant comrades in a manner that reflects the current political reality”