Week of Events
Canvass for Measure A
Join Silicon Valley DSA and the Yes on Measure A campaign to knock on doors and build support to pass Measure A! We will meet at Cuesta Park in Mountain View at 9:30AM, at the picnic tables next to the smaller (east) parking lot - look for the green "Yes on Measure A" signs. RSVP... Read more »
Measure A & Prop 50 Remote Phonebanking
Join the Silicon Valley DSA and the South Bay Labor Council for remote phonebanking to build the support we need to pass Measure A and Proposition 50! Have a laptop available, if able. RSVP here: https://actionnetwork.org/campaigns/sv-dsa-measure-a/ Join the Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82291822916?pwd=UqTRBvV1fnr5IPDEAx2gZVBhnUlu8Q.1/
Housing Working Group Meeting
Hello, comrades! Please join the Housing Working Group for its next meeting, where we'll elect co-chairs and discuss campaigns to organize for affordable housing, tenants' rights, and an end to homelessness. Please register for the Zoom meeting here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/0pk5iWHkRUCRW1KCKL0Ivw You can join our Google Group to keep up to date via email. Please visit https://groups.google.com/g/sv-dsa-wg-housing-development/about... Read more »
Administrative Committee Meeting
Join us to take part in the admin duties that keep the SV DSA Chapter going!
Measure A & Prop 50 Phonebanking
Join the Silicon Valley DSA and the South Bay Labor Council for in-person phonebanking to build the support we need to pass Measure A and Proposition 50! Bring a laptop if able and consider wearing red or DSA swag! RSVP here: https://actionnetwork.org/campaigns/sv-dsa-measure-a/
Leadership Meeting: Steering Committee
The elected officers (Chapter Committee) meet every week on Zoom to check in on our Chapter's administration, make decisions on behalf of the Chapter in between general meetings, and collaborate on urgent tasks. If you're interested in the nuts and bolts of Chapter administration or have questions for the officers, you're welcome to attend. Register... Read more »
Labor Working Group Meeting
If you want to build labor power, worker power, this is a meeting for you. The Labor WG is committed to building power in numerous ways, but we need willing hands to make it happen. We have already begun building support for the Starbucks Workers United. We are starting an EWOC--an Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee--to... Read more »
Measure A & Prop 50 Phonebanking
Join the Silicon Valley DSA and the South Bay Labor Council for in-person phonebanking to build the support we need to pass Measure A and Proposition 50! Bring a laptop if able and consider wearing red or DSA swag! RSVP here: https://actionnetwork.org/campaigns/sv-dsa-measure-a/
Measure A & Prop 50 Phonebanking
Join the Silicon Valley DSA and the South Bay Labor Council for in-person phonebanking to build the support we need to pass Measure A and Proposition 50! Bring a laptop if able and consider wearing red or DSA swag! RSVP here: https://actionnetwork.org/campaigns/sv-dsa-measure-a/
Electoral Working Group Meeting
The electoral working group will meet to discuss and plan for current and future electoral projects. All are welcome. Register for the Zoom here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/lMhKwarkTNqJPSg6qjXeUQ
Last Friday Social: Walking Tour & Socialize
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 October Last Friday Social! This month, we will be taking a 90 minute guided tour to learn about the history of activism and progressivism... Read more »
SJPJC Garden Day
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... Read more »
Measure A & Prop 50 Canvassing
Join the Silicon Valley DSA and the South Bay Labor Council for canvassing to build the support we need to pass Measure A and Proposition 50! We'll depart from SEIU Local 521 Union Hall. RSVP here: https://actionnetwork.org/campaigns/sv-dsa-measure-a/
DSA 101
At DSA, we believe a better world is possible. But the only way it can happen is if we organize together as members of the working class to restructure society based on human needs. DSA is the largest socialist organization in the United States, but we have to grow even larger to change our society.... Read more »
Beyond Survival: Disability, Resilience and Justice
Join the San Jose Peace and Justice Center and partners in hosting a diverse panel discussion exploring what it means to grieve the self we used to be and how to nurture resilience in the face of that loss. Together, we will reflect on the complexities of self- grief, honor the emotions that come with... Read more »
October Chapter Meeting
Join Silicon Valley DSA for our October 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 have a skill-building session on "How to Crack Public Speaking"! Towards the... Read more »
Fedayin: Georges Abdallah’s Fight Screening + Q&A
Join Stanford SJP for a documentary on Georges Abdallah, the longest-detained political prisoner in Europe, and the links between Palestinian-Lebanese liberation and carceral struggles here and abroad. Across movements, activists have rallied to support political prisoners and demand their release. Come watch, reflect, and connect the dots between international solidarity and decarceral organizing on campus.... Read more »