Silicon Valley DSA

DSA 101
2026-05-23 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | SEIU Local 521 Union Hall, 2302 Zanker Rd, San Jose, CA, 95131
Are you tired of a system that is rigged against the Working Class? Have you had enough frustration with the status quo, and want to do something about it?
At DSA, we believe a better world is possible. Join us to learn about the movement we are building, and how to create power for the only majority in this country, the Working Class!
What is Democratic Socialism? How does DSA work to achieve it? Which projects does Silicon Valley DSA work on? At our DSA 101 event, we will answer these questions and many others. This event is open to the public, so we encourage non-members come hear why we joined, and why we stuck around. Discover how we are helping the community, and how you can get involved to build a better world.
The event will be held at SEIU 521 Union Hall on Saturday, May 23rd from 12:00 to 1:00 PM.
Please RSVP HERE.
Join us after the DSA 101 for our monthly Chapter Meeting, which starts at 1:00PM. You can talk to members, get more questions answered, and see a meeting in action.
To take part in Chapter decisions as a voting member, please sign up with National DSA at https://dsausa.org/join.
Parking
There is parking in the union hall parking lot.
Public Transportation

Bus: Brokaw & Rogers (VTA Line 60), 1st & Bonaventura (VTA Line 203)
Zoom link
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/ylAXsiJARvSUApCWoXpeBg

May Chapter Meeting
2026-05-23 13:00 - 15:00 | SEIU Local 521 Union Hall, 2302 Zanker Rd, San Jose, CA, 95131
Join us for our monthly chapter meeting! Come meet your comrades, learn about current and upcoming projects, and take place in our democratic decision process!
Location Details
SEIU 521 Union Hall
2302 Zanker Rd.
San Jose CA 95131
Parking
There is parking in the union hall parking lot.
Public Transportation

Bus: Brokaw & Rogers (VTA Line 60), 1st & Bonaventura (VTA Line 203)
Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/upCzmkeNTpuE3QfXfMIL9g

Food Not Bombs San José Sunday Serve
2026-05-24 14:00 - 15:30, 2026-05-31 14:00 - 15:30, 2026-06-07 14:00 - 15:30, 2026-06-14 14:00 - 15:30, 2026-06-21 14:00 - 15:30 | St. James Park, N. 2nd St., San Jose, CA, 95112, United States
Join Food not Bombs San José in providing free food, hygiene supplies, fresh produce, and clothing to the community no questions asked.
Location Details:
St. James Park
N Second St
San Jose CA 95112
Parking:
There is street parking and parking garages close by at San Pedro
Public Transportation:
Bus: 2nd & Santa Clara (72, 73), 1st & Santa Clara (72, 73)
Light Rail: St. James Station – Blue Line South and Green Line North
Train: San Jose Diridon Station – take Line 64A to Santa Clara & 2nd

Tech Committee Meeting
2026-05-25 18:30 - 19:30, 2026-06-08 18:30 - 19:30, 2026-06-15 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

San Jose Mutual Aid Bloc Party Planning Meeting
2026-05-26 18:30 - 20:00 | 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, Food Not Bombs San Jose, and San Jose Clothing Swap to plan the third iteration of the Mutual Aid Bloc Party! The meeting will be at the San Jose Peace and Justice Center but there will be a hybrid option!
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 required that you wear a mask. Thank you!

Socialist Night School
2026-05-27 19:00 - 20:30 | SEIU Local 521 Union Hall, 2302 Zanker Rd, San Jose, CA, 95131
This is the public facing education event hosted on the 4th Wednesday of each month by the political education working group. Topics will be announced monthly and resources will be published online as well as through our newsletter. These meetings are a great way to learn the why behind the work we do.
This event will take place both:
– In person at SEIU 521 (2302 Zanker Rd, San Jose, CA 95131)
– On Zoom. Register for the Zoom at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/Z6s_K7jPQC62v1yrl4G7Gw#/registration

Last Friday Social: San Pedro Square
2026-05-29 18:00 - 22:00
Curious about socialism but don’t know where to start? In need of some comradely time to unwind? Want to connect with other local comrades and build community? Join us for our May Last Friday Social!
This month we’ll be at San Pedro in downtown San José! Come eat, drink, and spend time with comrades!

San Pedro Square Market
87 N San Pedro St, San Jose, CA 95110

SJPJC Garden Day
2026-05-30 09:00 - 12:00, 2026-06-06 09:00 - 12:00, 2026-06-13 09:00 - 12:00, 2026-06-20 09:00 - 12:00, 2026-06-27 09:00 - 12:00 | 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!

Hiking with Comrades: Windy Hill Loop
2026-05-31 09:00 - 12:30
Want to get some exercise and touch grass? Grab your hiking shoes and come out for a hike with your comrades! We will be hiking the Windy Hill Loop at the Windy Hill Open Space Preserve in the Portola Valley on Sunday, 5/31. The main trail is a 6.5 mile loop with about 1,400 feet of elevation gain, and is expected to take around three hours to complete. We also have shorter options with less elevation gain if you want to come but would prefer something less strenuous! We’ll be meeting at 9:00am and beginning the Windy Hill Loop at 9:15am. Please get in touch if you are interested in carpooling. Hope to see you there!
Trail Options and Alltrails Links: Windy Hill Loop – 6.5 miles, 1,400 ft. elevation gainToyon/Arroyo/Valley Oak Loop – 4.1 miles, 600 ft. elevation gainToyon/Coal Mine Ridge Loop – 3.3 miles, 511 ft. elevation gain
Trailhead Address: 4900 Alpine Rd, Portola Valley, CA 94028 Parking: Alpine Rd & Willowbrook Dr, Portola Valley, CA 94028

Parking Instructions: There is street parking on Alpine Rd, and on Willowbrook Dr, before the trailhead. Windy Hill Loop map with parking areas highlighted:

Immigrant Rights Canvas
2026-05-31 14:00 - 16:30 | Goodwill Blossom Hill, 461 Blossom Hill Rd, San Jose, CA, 95123, United States
Join the International Solidarity Working Group, Community Safety, and the Mutual Aid Working Group protect our neighbors by asking business to hang the Rapid Response Network poster, informing community members of their rights if approached by ICE, and distributing whistle kits! There will be a short training and community building before the canvas!
RSVP Here
Location Details
Goodwill Blossom Hill
461 Blossom Hill Rd
San Jose CA 95123
Parking
There is street parking nearby
Public Transportation

Bus: Snell & Giuffrida (Line 66), Blossom Hill & Entrada Cedros (Line 27)
RSVP here: https://actionnetwork.org/events/immigrant-rights-canvas-2/

Socialize & Organize: Fundamentals of Workplace Organizing Session 2
2026-06-05 18:30 - 22:00 | SEIU Local 521 Union Hall, 2302 Zanker Rd, San Jose, CA, 95131
Ever wondered how to form a union at work? Want to organize your workplace but don’t know where to start?
Join us for an upcoming Fundamentals of Workplace Organizing training to hear from organizers and people like you who want to organize their workplaces! In small discussion groups with participants across Silicon Valley, you’ll learn how to have an organizing conversation — the most basic building block of all organizing. Critical to any organizing effort is a conversation that can move people to take action!
Following the training, all attendees are invited to join us for a social at Peanuts Deluxe Cafe until 10pm! Need a ride there? Ask one of organizers!
RSVP:
Link: https://actionnetwork.org/events/fundamental-of-organizing-session-2
AGENDA:
6:30pm — START of plenary at SEIU Local 521
7:30pm — END of training
7:45pm — START of social at Peanuts Deluxe Cafe
10:00pm — END of social
Please direct any questions to labor@siliconvalleydsa.org!

Community Safety WG Meeting
2026-06-09 19:00 - 20:00 | Zoom
Join the Community Safety Working Group as we discuss our ongoing work to push back against increasing surveillance and organizations that target our neighbors, like ICE.
Currently, our group is most actively engaged in efforts against automated license plate readers.
Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/YA9YBNAAThCCKrM4aL_k3A

San Jose Clothing Swap
2026-06-14 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!

San José Free Store
2026-06-20 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!

Mutual Aid Working Group Meeting
2026-06-23 18:30 - 19:30 | Zoom
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

Community Safety WG Meeting
2026-06-23 19:00 - 20:00
Join the Community Safety Working Group as we discuss our ongoing work to fight back against the American police state.
Currently, our group is most actively engaged in efforts against automated license plate readers (ALPRs), ICE, and data centers.
Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/bBzLyNmkRauJPCbd_63MYg

Pride Labor Movie Night
2026-06-25 18:30 - 21:00 | SEIU Local 521 Union Hall, 2302 Zanker Rd, San Jose, CA, 95131
Join us for Silicon Valley DSA’s Pride Labor Movie Night! Where we will be showing Pride (2014), a film based on a true story of lesbian and gay activists who supported the British miners’ strike in 1984. Food, snacks, and drinks will be provided!
RSVP:
Link: https://actionnetwork.org/events/silicon-valley-dsa-presents-pride-labor-movie-night
AGENDA:
6:30pm — Social ½ hour
7:00pm — Showtime (movie starts)
9:00pm — Movie ends, wrap-up
Please direct any questions to labor@siliconvalleydsa.org!

Last Friday Social: ROCKN WRAPS
2026-06-26 19:00 - 22:00
Curious about socialism but don’t know where to start? In need of some comradely time to unwind? Want to connect with other local comrades and build community? Join us in Redwood City for our June Last Friday Social!
This month we’ll be in Redwood City at ROCKN WRAPS. This location is near the Caltrain station, so come eat, drink, and spend time with comrades!

ROCKN WRAPS
2053 Broadway B, Redwood City, CA 94063

DSA 101
2026-06-27 12:00 - 13:00 | SEIU Local 521 Union Hall, 2302 Zanker Rd, San Jose, CA, 95131
Are you tired of a system that is rigged against the Working Class? Have you had enough frustration with the status quo, and want to do something about it?
At DSA, we believe a better world is possible. Join us to learn about the movement we are building, and how to create power for the only majority in this country, the Working Class!
What is Democratic Socialism? How does DSA work to achieve it? Which projects does Silicon Valley DSA work on? At our DSA 101 event, we will answer these questions and many others. This event is open to the public, so we encourage non-members come hear why we joined, and why we stuck around. Discover how we are helping the community, and how you can get involved to build a better world.
The event will be held at SEIU 521 Union Hall on Saturday, June 27th from 12:00 to 1:00 PM.
Please RSVP HERE.
Join us after the DSA 101 for our monthly Chapter Meeting, which starts at 1:00PM. You can talk to members, get more questions answered, and see a meeting in action.
To take part in Chapter decisions as a voting member, please sign up with National DSA at https://dsausa.org/join.
Parking
There is parking in the union hall parking lot.
Public Transportation

Bus: Brokaw & Rogers (VTA Line 60), 1st & Bonaventura (VTA Line 203)
Zoom link
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/6jYYcYPYQSer6VxVUPPrEw

June Chapter Meeting
2026-06-27 13:00 - 15:00
Join us for our monthly chapter meeting! Come meet your comrades, learn about current and upcoming projects, and take place in our democratic decision process!
Location Details
SEIU 521 Union Hall
2302 Zanker Rd.
San Jose CA 95131
Parking
There is parking in the union hall parking lot.
Public Transportation

Bus: Brokaw & Rogers (VTA Line 60), 1st & Bonaventura (VTA Line 203)
Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83331019234
