Silicon Valley DSA

SJPJC Garden Day
2025-12-20 09:00 - 12:00, 2026-01-03 09:00 - 12:00, 2026-01-10 09:00 - 12:00, 2026-01-17 09:00 - 12:00, 2026-01-24 09:00 - 12:00, 2026-01-31 09:00 - 12:00, 2026-02-07 09:00 - 12:00, 2026-02-14 09:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles) and 2 more dates | San José Peace and Justice Center, San Jose Peace and Justice Center, 48 S 7th St, San Jose, CA, 95112, United States
The Silicon Valley DSA Mutual Aid Working group, in association with San Jose Food Not Bombs and South Bay Mutual Aid, is hosting a garden and build day this Saturday at the San Jose Peace and Justice Center (SJPJC)! We will be moving soil, planting plants, garden maintenance, and finishing the drip irrigation! Be sure to bring gloves, a hat, earplugs, sunglasses, and sunscreen! If you have tools like a shovel, they will be needed!
Location Details
San Jose Peace & Justice Center Parking Lot
48 S. 7th Street
San Jose CA 95112
Parking
There is street parking and parking garages close by on 4th street. Do not park at the Grocery Outlet they will tow your car.
Public Transportation

Bus: 7th & Santa Clara (Rapid 523, 64), San Carlos / 7th (22, 23, 66), San Fernando & 7th (72,73)
Light Rail: Santa Clara Station – Blue and Green Line
Train: San Jose Diridon Station – take Rapid 500 to Santa Clara / 6th or 22 to San Carlos / 7th
Wheelchair Accessibility

We will mostly be working outside the Center itself in the garden. To enter the Center itself: There is a wheelchair lift to access the 1st floor behind the building past the gate. Please ring the doorbell next to the lift for assistance.
Guidelines
For anyone entering the Center, it is recommended that you wear a mask. Thank you!

San José Free Store
2025-12-20 14:00 - 18:00, 2026-01-17 14:00 - 18:00, 2026-02-21 14:00 - 18:00 | San José Peace and Justice Center, San Jose Peace and Justice Center, 48 S 7th St, San Jose, CA, 95112, United States
Join Silicon Valley DSA, South Bay Mutual Aid, Food Not Bombs San José, San José Clothing Swap, and Art Pocket SJ, for a really really free goods event in the San José Peace and Justice Center parking lot. We’ll have cleaning supplies, clothes, fresh produce, fire preparedness kits, menstrual products, zines, and more available so that people can take what they need, for free.
Set up begins at 2 to 2:30 PM. The Free Store will run from 3:30 to 6:00 PM and clean up will go from 6-7 PM~. Please wear a mask to prevent the spread of respiratory diseases.
Feel free to bring and leave items you want to donate, but don’t bring more than 50 pounds of items, or items that won’t fit into a 2×2 box.
We look forward to seeing you!
Location Details
San José Peace & Justice Center Parking Lot
48 S. 7th Street
San Jose CA 95112
Parking
There is street parking and parking garages close by on 4th street. Do not park at the Grocery Outlet they will tow your car.
Public Transportation

Bus: 7th & Santa Clara (Rapid 523, 64), San Carlos / 7th (22, 23, 66), San Fernando & 7th (72,73)
Light Rail: Santa Clara Station – Blue and Green Line
Train: San Jose Diridon Station – take Rapid 500 to Santa Clara / 6th or 22 to San Carlos / 7th
Guidelines
For anyone entering the Center, it is recommended that you wear a mask. Thank you!

Immigrant Rights Canvas
2025-12-27 13:00 - 15:00 | Palo Alto Caltrain Station, 95 University Ave, Palo Alto, CA, 94301, United States
Join the International Solidarity Working Group, Community Safety, and the Mutual Aid Working Group to ask business to hang the Rapid Response Network poster and inform community members of their rights if approached by ICE.
Meeting Location Details
Palo Alto Caltrain Station
95 University Ave
Palo Alto CA 94301
Parking
There is street parking and paid parking in the Caltrain Station
Public Transportation

Bus:
Light Rail:
Train: Palo Alto Caltarin Station
Guidelines
Masks are optional for this event.

Tech Committee Meeting
2026-01-05 18:30 - 19:30, 2026-01-19 18:30 - 19:30, 2026-02-02 18:30 - 19:30, 2026-02-16 18:30 - 19:30, 2026-03-02 18:30 - 19:30 | Zoom
The Tech Committee meets bi-weekly to organize and maintain our chapter’s tech infrastructure: the chapter website (https://svdsa.org), automations, and more! If you’re curious about how we use technology for good or if you want to build systems that attract and empower DSA members, join #cmte-tech-data on Slack or swing by the Zoom!
Register for the Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/XbMFPFzMQVGH1sXutjLxRg

Social Committee Meeting
2026-01-08 18:00 - 19:00 | CA
Interested in building community and camaraderie? Looking for more opportunities to blow off steam and connect with people who share your values?
Join the Social Committee for our monthly meeting to help organize and facilitate social events for our comrades!
Register for the Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/-LRiYpXYRSOVG2C6yf6hJA

Rapid Response Network Training
2026-01-10 11:00 - 13:00 | Cupertino Library, 10800 Torre Ave, Cupertino, CA, 95014, United States
Come join us on January 10 from 11AM to 1PM at the Cupertino Library to learn how to defend your immigrant neighbors from ICE.
The training will train you to become an RRN Observer for the Rapid Response Network in Santa Clara County. Show up and make a difference and protect your neighbors rights.

March and Rally for Renee Good and Venezuela!
2026-01-10 15:00 - 17:00 | Peace Corner San Jose – Santana Row, 3071 Stevens Creek Blvd, Santa Clara, CA, 95050
While the Trump administration salivates about stealing the Venezuelan peoples’ oil, the terror has struck again at home. Renee Good, legal observer and mother, was murdered by ICE in cold blood. Join Silicon Valley DSA, the San Jose Peace and Justice Center, the Ross-Galarza Club Communist Party USA, and Party of Socialism and Liberation Bay Area as we denounce the imperialist war on Venezuela and remember the life and work of Renee Good!
Resist Trump’s terror abroad and at home!
Join us on Saturday 1/10 at 3 PM at Peace Corner on the corner of Stevens Creek and Winchester Blvd.

San Jose Clothing Swap
2026-01-11 12:30 - 16:30, 2026-02-08 12:30 - 16:30 | San José Peace and Justice Center, San Jose Peace and Justice Center, 48 S 7th St, San Jose, CA, 95112, United States
SJ Clothing Swap is mutual aid for our community through clothing and fabric, with an emphasis on sustainability, queer expression, intersectional community care, accessibility, and community organizing. We’re focused on:
– Quality clothes for all
– Being a safe space for exploring your style and gender expression
– Building local community and making new friends
– Combating fast fashion, clothing overproduction & overconsumption, and textile waste (keeping clothes out of landfills)
We want to help you clear your closet of clothes, shoes and accessories that you don’t wear, and take home amazing new styles for free! We stop taking donations at 3:30 PM!

SJ Housing Department Community Engagement Meeting on Mobilehome Rent Ordinance Changes
2026-01-12 17:45 - 19:00 | Leininger Community Center, 1300 Senter Rd, San Jose, CA, 95112, United States
The San Jose Housing Department will host a community meeting on January 12th to discuss proposed changes to the Mobilehome Rent Ordinance (MRO) up for a vote at the 1./27 City Council Meeting.
Housing’s intention with this meeting is to inform community members about the changes and provide a forum for individuals to ask questions. Our goal is to utilize the talking points (which will be made available soon) to engage with housing staff on the impact these changes will have on mobile home residents as well as challenge the reasons behind the proposed changes. It would also be ideal to connect with mobile home residents attending the meeting and any elected officials that may join.
Accessibility options are unknown, as this is hosted by Housing Department. Please contact Jennette on Slack if you have specific questions or needs.
When: Monday, January 12 at 5:45
*Meet in parking lot for alignment huddle. Meeting runs 6pm-7 in Okayama Room.
Location: Leininger Community Center (located in Kelley Park)
1300 Senter Road San Jose 95112
Google Map link
Parking map included below (red star).

Community Safety Working Group Meeting
2026-01-14 18:30 - 19:30 | Zoom
Join the community safety working group to help support efforts to improve the safety of our communities in the South Bay and to push back against the surveillance state! No experience is required and everyone has something to contribute! We will be meeting via Zoom, please register with the link below, from 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm.

Register for Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/5NIzthpJT6aLOjSrPN-5Ew

Mutual Aid Working Group Meeting
2026-01-21 18:30 - 19:30, 2026-02-18 18:30 - 19:30 | CA
Join the mutual aid working group to help support community-based efforts in the South Bay! No experience is required and everyone has something to contribute! We will be meeting at the San Jose Peace and Justice Center and a zoom link is available for those who cannot join in person.
We will discuss:

our current projects such as the San Jose Free Store, our gardens at Grateful Garden and the San Jose Peace and Justice Center, as well as a brake light clinic/repair cafe!
supporting South Bay Mutual Aid (SBMA) as one of their coalition members

sign up to volunteer with SBMA here: https://southbaymutualaid.org/volunteermulti

This meeting will be conducted online.
Register Here for Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/zJSg9nsyTrWrXQ-_uOptAQ

January Chapter Meeting
2026-01-24 13:00 - 16:00 | SEIU Local 521 Union Hall, 2302 Zanker Rd, San Jose, CA, 95131
Join Silicon Valley DSA for our January General Meeting! This meeting will feature updates from our working groups and ongoing projects, as well as a space to connect with comrades and discuss our current and future work as a Chapter. We will also vote on campaigns to endorse in the 2026 election cycle.
We welcome everyone to our meetings, whether you’ve been involved for a long time or are curious to learn more. To take part in Chapter decisions as a voting member, please sign up with National DSA at https://dsausa.org/join.
This meeting will be held in person, with the option to participate virtually via Zoom.
Register for the Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/lLxZcPy0QoKoVMy5m7V0iw
RSVP here: https://actionnetwork.org/events/2026-01-24-chapter-meeting/
2302 Zanker Rd
San Jose, CA 95131
Saturday, January 24
1–4 PM

Social Committee Meeting
2026-02-05 18:00 - 19:00 | Zoom
Interested in building community and camaraderie? Looking for more opportunities to blow off steam and connect with people who share your values?
Join the Social Committee for our monthly meeting to help organize and facilitate social events for our comrades!
Register for the Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/LWghXCCVSh29sc6AtS4Zqg
