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SUMMARY:ICE Out of Gilroy and Dublin--World Cup
DESCRIPTION:Join SVDSA and other anti-ICE coalition members\, like Bay Resistance\, as we demand that ICE leave the place we call home\, and leave our neighbors in peace. \nThe federal government plans to build ICE detention centers in Gilroy and Dublin. If this happens\, operations in the bay area will increase and our neighbors will be put at risk. We must speak out against these dangerous and cruel detention centers. We must demand that ICE leaves and stays out of the Bay Area. We must demand that ICE be abolished. \n  \nThis event will start at 3PM and we will meet at Lick Mill Station (2221 Tasman Drive\, Santa Clara 95054). This location is accessible from VTA’s green and orange lines. \nStay tuned to this page for more information.
URL:https://siliconvalleydsa.org/event/ice-out-world-cup/
LOCATION:Lick Mill Station\, 2221 Tasman Dr.\, Santa Clara\, CA\, 95054\, United States
CATEGORIES:External,newbie-friendly,SV DSA,WG - Community Safety
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260703T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260703T170000
DTSTAMP:20260630T165655Z
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SUMMARY:ICE Out of the Bay - Banner Drop Peaceful Protest (Morgan Hill)
DESCRIPTION:Join us in Morgan Hill on the Burnett Ave Overpass for a peaceful protest\, showing others we stand against ICE presence in South County.
URL:https://siliconvalleydsa.org/event/ice-out-of-the-bay-banner-drop-peaceful-protest/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:External,WG - Community Safety
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260703T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260703T173000
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UID:10003972-1783096200-1783099800@siliconvalleydsa.org
SUMMARY:ICE Out of the Bay - Banner Drop Peaceful Protest (Gilroy)
DESCRIPTION:Join us in Gilroy for a peaceful protest against ICE presence in the bay area. We will be starting in San Ysidro Park for a pinata breaking\, then moving on to the 6th Street overpass for a banner drop styled protest.
URL:https://siliconvalleydsa.org/event/ice-out-of-the-bay-banner-drop-peaceful-protest-gilroy/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:External,WG - Community Safety
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260707T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260707T200000
DTSTAMP:20260612T162628Z
CREATED:20260612T153617Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260612T162628Z
UID:10003585-1783450800-1783454400@siliconvalleydsa.org
SUMMARY:Community Safety WG Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Join the Community Safety Working Group as we discuss our ongoing work to fight back against the American police state. \nCurrently\, our group is most actively engaged in efforts against automated license plate readers (ALPRs)\, ICE\, and data centers. \nRegister here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/bBzLyNmkRauJPCbd_63MYg
URL:https://siliconvalleydsa.org/event/community-safety-wg-meeting-3/2026-07-07/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:newbie-friendly,SV DSA,WG - Community Safety
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260719T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260719T170000
DTSTAMP:20260630T194442Z
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SUMMARY:Forum on ICE Facility\, Data Center\, and Mass Surveillance July 19
DESCRIPTION:Silicon Valley DSA has endorsed and is participating in a forum hosted by our allies in Bay Resistance (Mountain View Pod) on Sunday July 19 at 3 pm. The event will be held in the Maple Room of the Mountain View Community Center at 201 S Rengstorff Ave. \nThe event will consist of a panel discussion bringing together three experienced local organizers. One member is active in the fight against the ICE processing facility being illegally constructed in Gilroy. One member is active fighting against the data center planned for South County. One member is active in the fight against mass surveillance and automated license plate readers. The discussion will highlight the ties between these seemingly disparate topics and how residents of the Lower Peninsula can get involved in opposing the developments in South County. \nRegister to attend here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScvC0ooztxuRjGnuzVbtZw3h6tme066um5SvSaRUpkLvw4OoQ/viewform \nDescription from Bay Resistance located at the registration link above: \nThe construction of detention centers and data centers across the US represent some of the largest construction efforts in recent times. Both have been heavily protested\, and while on the surface seem like distinct efforts\, the artificial intelligence boom and the growth of surveillance and the deportation pipeline are deeply interrelated. In Gilroy\, we have an example of both being constructed at this very moment. Hear from local activists in Gilroy about the build out of the new data center and detention center in their community\, the local organizing to protest them\, and how these projects affect immigrants and all working people in the area. \nLa construcción de centros de detención y centros de datos en todo Estados Unidos representa algunos de los proyectos de construcción más grandes de los últimos tiempos. Ambos han sido objeto de fuertes protestas y\, aunque a primera vista parecen iniciativas distintas\, el auge de la inteligencia artificial\, el crecimiento de la vigilancia y el sistema de deportaciones están profundamente interrelacionados. En Gilroy\, tenemos un ejemplo de la construcción simultánea de ambos tipos de instalaciones. Escuche a activistas locales de Gilroy hablar sobre la construcción del nuevo centro de datos y del centro de detención en su comunidad\, la organización local para protestar contra ellos y cómo estos proyectos afectan a los inmigrantes y a todos los trabajadores de la zona.
URL:https://siliconvalleydsa.org/event/forum-on-ice-facility-data-center-and-mass-surveillance-july-19/
LOCATION:Mountain View Community Center\, Maple Room\, 201 S Rengstorff Ave\, Mountain View\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:newbie-friendly,SV DSA,WG - Community Safety
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260719T150000
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UID:10003997-1784473200-1784484000@siliconvalleydsa.org
SUMMARY:ICE Out of Gilroy March
DESCRIPTION:Join San Jose Coalition Against Trump and ICE out of Gilroy to oppose the construction of an ICE facility capable of holding detainees! \nThe detention center would allow ICE the necessary infrastructure to hold operations such as Midway Blitz in the Bay Area. Locally\, we haven’t seen the full scale of attacks and won’t allow them to operate to such an extent! As of 2025 to now\, up to 51 immigrants have died in detention\, we cannot allow any more deaths! We must stand up and Fight back and organize against ICE attacks whether through protests\, barrio walks or campaigns to prevent any detention centers in the South Bay! We demand ICE OUT! \nLEGALIZATION FOR ALL! FREE THEM ALL! \n-July 19th 3PM \nMeet at 7700 Murray Ave \nMarch to 7240 Holsclaw RD
URL:https://siliconvalleydsa.org/event/ice-out-of-gilroy-march/
LOCATION:San Ysidro Park\, 7700 Murray Ave\, Gilroy\, CA\, 95020\, United States
CATEGORIES:External,WG - Community Safety
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260721T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260721T200000
DTSTAMP:20260612T162628Z
CREATED:20260612T153617Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260612T162628Z
UID:10003586-1784660400-1784664000@siliconvalleydsa.org
SUMMARY:Community Safety WG Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Join the Community Safety Working Group as we discuss our ongoing work to fight back against the American police state. \nCurrently\, our group is most actively engaged in efforts against automated license plate readers (ALPRs)\, ICE\, and data centers. \nRegister here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/bBzLyNmkRauJPCbd_63MYg
URL:https://siliconvalleydsa.org/event/community-safety-wg-meeting-3/2026-07-21/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:newbie-friendly,SV DSA,WG - Community Safety
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260722T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260722T200000
DTSTAMP:20260722T013930Z
CREATED:20260722T013740Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260722T013930Z
UID:10004050-1784739600-1784750400@siliconvalleydsa.org
SUMMARY:ICE Out of the Bay Rally
DESCRIPTION: ICE OUT THE BAY \n\n\nFrom Gilroy to Dublin\n\n\n Wednesday\, July 22 at 5pm\n Mexican Heritage Plaza (corner of Alum Rock and King) 1700 Alum Rock Ave. San Jose\, 95116\n\n\nLet’s come together to tell ICE that they are not welcome in our community! \n\n\nQuestions? DM us or email jbarousse@amigosdeguadalupe.org\n\n\n•••••\n\n\n ¡FUERA ICE DE LA BAHÍA! \n\n\nDe Gilroy a Dublin\n\n\n Miércoles\, 22 de julio a las 5pm\n Mexican Heritage Plaza (esquina de Alum Rock y King) 1700 Alum Rock Ave. San Jose\, 95116\n\n\n¡Unámonos para decirle a ICE que no es bienvenido en nuestra comunidad! \n\n\n¿Preguntas? Envíanos un mensaje directo o escribe a jbarousse@amigosdeguadalupe.org
URL:https://siliconvalleydsa.org/event/ice-out-of-the-bay-rally/
LOCATION:Mexican Heritage Plaza\, 1700 Alum Rock Ave\, San Jose\, CA\, 95116\, United States
CATEGORIES:External,WG - Community Safety
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260727T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260727T210000
DTSTAMP:20260723T191442Z
CREATED:20260722T014446Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260723T191442Z
UID:10004051-1785175200-1785186000@siliconvalleydsa.org
SUMMARY:Gilroy City Council Meeting - CALL FOR PUBLIC COMMENT !!
DESCRIPTION:📢 LETTER CAMPAIGN ALERT ! 📢 \nRight on the border of Gilroy\, the federal government is trying to build a massive new Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility on 7240 Holsclaw Road. \nWhile California’s Attorney General\, Santa Clara County\, and neighboring cities like San Jose and Mountain View have stepped up to sue and block this facility. Meanwhile\, the Gilroy City Council has been pathetically inactive. Alongside Morgan Hill\, Gilroy has refused to sign onto the lawsuit​. \nTo make matters worse\, our local leaders are actively laying the groundwork for the very systems ICE relies on. Right down the road\, the council quietly approved a massive Amazon (AWS) data center with zero public hearings​. This matters because Amazon’s cloud databases power the exact surveillance and data-tracking networks ICE uses to target\, track\, and deport​ our community members. \nThat is why the symbolic resolution the Gilroy City Council passed on June 1st is nowhere near enough. We cannot protect our communities from masked agents and concentration camps while simultaneously rolling out the red carpet for the corporate tech infrastructure that supports them. \nWe need binding municipal policy\, not paper promises! \nWe need open\, transparent\, and protective leaders who don’t back down when they have the power to help us! \nWe need to take action\, NOW! \nUse this link to sign our letter campaign and get more information on how to attend this Gilroy City Council Meeting. \nWe need a strong turnout to ensure they vote to cancel this contract. Please RSVP to let us know if you’ll be there to stand with us. You can attend in-person or submit public comment by emailing a letter to publiccomment@cityofgilroy.org before 1:00 PM on the day of the meeting. \nCity Council Meeting Details: \n\nWhen: Monday\, July 27th @ 6:00 PM\nWhere: Gilroy Council Chambers ( 7351 Rosanna Street\, Gilroy\, CA 95020 )
URL:https://siliconvalleydsa.org/event/gilroy-city-council-meeting-call-for-public-comment/
LOCATION:Gilroy City Council Chambers\, 7351 Rosanna Street\, Gilroy\, 95020\, United States
CATEGORIES:WG - Community Safety
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260729T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260729T133000
DTSTAMP:20260723T211735Z
CREATED:20260723T211735Z
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UID:10004060-1785326400-1785331800@siliconvalleydsa.org
SUMMARY:Democracy Forum - Meet the Authors of "On Courage"
DESCRIPTION:Silicon Valley DSA has endorsed the fourth installment of the Democracy Forum organized by our allies Indivisible Palo Alto + on Wednesday July 29 from 12-1:30 PM. The event takes place at the First Presbyterian Church and is a “brown bag” bring your own lunch format. \nRegister for the event here: https://www.mobilize.us/indivisible/event/991799/ \nEvent description from the organizers: \n\nAbout this event\n\n\n\n\n\n\n​On Courage: How to Be a Dissident in an Age of Fear is a new book that’s made for this moment—and a book written for all of us who are trying to defend democracy in these perilous\, promising times. \n“INVALUABLE. A CLASSIC OF OUR TIME. Everybody should read it\,” says Rachel Maddow of MS-NOW. The book’s publisher calls On Courage “a deeply reported manual about how anyone can defy an authoritarian—based on original interviews with more than 100 dissidents\, activists\, and theorists across the world.” \nJoin us for a special DEMOCRACY FORUM appearance by Julia Angwin and Ami Fields-Meyer\, the authors of On Courage. Anguin and Fields-Meyer will be in conversation with David Waksberg\, a local Indivisible leader and a former human rights activist. \nJulia is a Palo Alto native who\, along with her co-author\, Ami\, has agreed to make time during her national book tour to meet with Indivisible members and friends from across the Peninsula. \nThe event takes place at lunchtime\, so attendees are encouraged to bring a brown bag lunch. Snacks and drinks will be provided. The facility will open 11:30 AM\, so please arrive early to enjoy your lunch with other attendees. \nAngwin and Fields-Meyer will sign copies of their book\, and the book will be available for purchase at the event. \nABOUT THE BOOK \nFrom the publisher’s description of On Courage: \nThe United States is only the latest country to face a leader who wields fear as a weapon\, punishes political enemies\, disappears people off the street\, and undermines free and fair elections. Today nearly three out of four people on earth live under authoritarianism\, the highest rate since the late 1970s. \nBut even under repressive conditions\, each of us holds the power to help defeat autocrats. Based on their acclaimed The New Yorker essay “So You Want to Be a Dissident?\,” veteran reporter Julia Angwin and political strategist Ami Fields-Meyer give us a captivating—and profoundly hopeful—guide to courage in an age of fear. \nMeet a student from Hong Kong who risked everything for democracy. A mom in a working-class neighborhood of Caracas who broke with the political movement that raised her. Cairo twentysomethings who staged a gutsy stunt to help bring down a dictator. A mild-mannered immigrant fighting to save a landmark U.S. civil rights law. People throughout the United States and across five continents who faced serious risks for dissenting in their workplace\, their community\, or their country. On Courage is the story of how they did it anyway—and how you can do it\, too. \nBlending rich\, previously untold narratives with history\, spirituality\, and movement research\, Angwin and Fields-Meyer deliver a highly accessible book full of practical lessons—an inspiring resource for anyone\, anywhere\, who feel the walls of history closing in on them. On Courage is a roadmap to political courage and a powerful case for how taking personal risks can help save the free world. \nABOUT THE AUTHORS \nJulia Angwin is an award-winning investigative journalist\, a bestselling author\, a New York Times contributing Opinion writer\, and founding director of the Independent Media + Audience Project at Harvard Kennedy School’s Shorenstein Center on Media\, Politics and Public Policy. She is the founder of two nonprofit newsrooms—Proof News and The Markup – that investigate the impacts of technology. She is a winner and two time finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Explanatory Reporting. She is the author of the New York Times bestseller Dragnet Nation: A Quest for Privacy\, Security and Freedom in a World of Relentless Surveillance (Times Books\, 2014) and Stealing MySpace: The Battle to Control the Most Popular Website in America (Random House\, March 2009). \nAmi Fields-Meyer is a senior fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Allen Lab for Democracy Renovation and a former senior policy advisor at the White House\, where he led U.S. policy initiatives related to civil rights\, consumer protection\, and technology policy. He has served as a strategist to national civil rights organizations\, political candidates\, and high-profile public officials from Los Angeles City Hall to the West Wing. Fields-Meyer’s writing on issues of democracy and public policy has been published in The New Yorker\, The Atlantic\, Foreign Policy\, and other outlets. A former speechwriter\, he is a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations. \nSPONSORING PARTNERS \n\nBlue Turn Indivisible\nMultifaith Voices for Peace and Justice\nSilicon Valley Democratic Socialists of America\n\nABOUT DEMOCRACY FORUM \nThis special author event is the fourth presentation of Democracy Forum\, a series of action-oriented events hosted by Indivisible Palo Alto Plus. Democracy Forum aims to provide a “deep dive” educational experience that will equip participants with the knowledge\, skills\, and tools that they need to preserve and strengthen the American democratic experiment.
URL:https://siliconvalleydsa.org/event/democracy-forum-meet-the-authors-of-on-courage/
LOCATION:First Presbyterian Church Palo Alto
CATEGORIES:External,WG - Community Safety
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