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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260908T190000
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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-3-2/2026-09-08/
CATEGORIES:newbie-friendly,SV DSA,WG - Community Safety
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260827T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260827T200000
DTSTAMP:20260817T024155Z
CREATED:20260817T024155Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260817T024155Z
UID:10004091-1787855400-1787860800@siliconvalleydsa.org
SUMMARY:Anti-ICE Priority Campaign Kickoff Meeting
DESCRIPTION:I.C.E. out of Silicon Valley! \nSupport Silicon Valley DSA’s Anti-I.C.E. priority campaign to organize our neighbors for safer communities from Redwood City to Gilroy. During the meeting\, we will discuss and coordinate our efforts across the chapter to combat I.C.E. collaboration in our workplaces and neighborhoods. \nRegister for zoom meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/JmaKgb-YQEapHqNChgwq-w
URL:https://siliconvalleydsa.org/event/anti-ice-priority-campaign-kickoff-meeting/
CATEGORIES:priority-campaign,WG - Community Safety,WG - Labor,WG - Mutual Aid
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260820T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260820T183000
DTSTAMP:20260810T220616Z
CREATED:20260730T021459Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260810T220616Z
UID:10004064-1787247000-1787250600@siliconvalleydsa.org
SUMMARY:Anti-ALPR National Week of Action Palo Alto Rally
DESCRIPTION:There is a growing nationwide movement fighting against mass surveillance and automated license plate readers (ALPRs) like those made by Flock Safety. Organizers across the country are taking part in a week of action from August 16-22\, and there are several events across the Bay area. Silicon Valley DSA is organizing events in our territory to support our ongoing campaign against ALPRs and mass surveillance. \nOn Thursday August 20\, we are building on our momentum in Palo Alto by hosting a rally outside city hall at 5:30 pm. Come join your neighbors and show what community safety really looks like – not mass surveillance\, but us protecting each other. Our allies in the Safety Over Surveillance coalition at Indivisible Palo Alto + have a sign up and more details here: https://www.mobilize.us/ipaplus/event/1001542/ \nCoupled to the rally we are launching a letter writing campaign to encourage Palo Alto City Council to reject mass surveillance and end ALPR contracts. Make your voice heard here! https://actionnetwork.org/letters/safety-over-surveillance-no-more-alprs
URL:https://siliconvalleydsa.org/event/anti-alpr-national-week-of-action-palo-alto-rally/
LOCATION:Palo Alto City Hall\, 250 Hamilton Ave\, Palo Alto\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:External,SV DSA,WG - Community Safety
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260819T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260819T203000
DTSTAMP:20260813T224601Z
CREATED:20260813T221910Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260813T224601Z
UID:10004089-1787160600-1787171400@siliconvalleydsa.org
SUMMARY:Morgan Hill City Council Meeting - RALLY & CALL FOR PUBLIC COMMENT !!
DESCRIPTION:📢 LETTER CAMPAIGN ALERT ! 📢 \nHelp us write to the Morgan Hill City Council to let them know we WILL NOT tolerate the city’s open complacency with ICE. You don’t need to be from Morgan Hill for your letter to count\, and thanks to the template and demands already drafted by volunteers\, writing one can take as little as 5 minutes! \n\nYour letters will be sent to the Mayor and City Council of Morgan Hill. But while emails are powerful\, a room full of people is impossible to ignore. \nYou can attend the upcoming Morgan Hill City Council meeting in-person or submit public comment by emailing a letter to publiccomment@cityofgilroy.org before 1:00 PM on the day of the meeting. City Council Meeting Details: \n\nWhen: Wednesday\, August 19th @ 6:00 PM\nWhere: Morgan Hill Council Chambers (17575 Peak Avenue\, Morgan Hill\, CA 95037)\n\n\n‼️YOU CAN ALSO ATTEND THE RALLY STARTING AT 5:30 PM‼️ \nPrior to the start of the city council meeting\, we will be holding a small rally featuring speeches from several local organizers before walking with solidarity into the council chambers. Snacks and drinks will be provided. 
URL:https://siliconvalleydsa.org/event/morganhill/
LOCATION:Morgan Hill City Council Chambers\, 17575 Peak Avenue\, Morgan Hill\, CA\, 95037\, United States
CATEGORIES:WG - Community Safety
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260818T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260818T200000
DTSTAMP:20260612T162628Z
CREATED:20260612T153617Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260612T162628Z
UID:10003588-1787079600-1787083200@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-3/2026-08-18/
CATEGORIES:newbie-friendly,SV DSA,WG - Community Safety
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260804T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260804T200000
DTSTAMP:20260612T162628Z
CREATED:20260612T153617Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260612T162628Z
UID:10003587-1785870000-1785873600@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-3/2026-08-04/
CATEGORIES:newbie-friendly,SV DSA,WG - Community Safety
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260729T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260729T133000
DTSTAMP:20260723T211735Z
CREATED:20260723T211735Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260723T211735Z
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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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: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: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/
CATEGORIES:newbie-friendly,SV DSA,WG - Community Safety
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260719T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260719T180000
DTSTAMP:20260716T190445Z
CREATED:20260716T190315Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260716T190445Z
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:20260719T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260719T170000
DTSTAMP:20260630T194442Z
CREATED:20260630T194442Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260630T194442Z
UID:10003973-1784473200-1784480400@siliconvalleydsa.org
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
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/
CATEGORIES:newbie-friendly,SV DSA,WG - Community Safety
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260703T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260703T173000
DTSTAMP:20260630T170346Z
CREATED:20260630T170346Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260630T170346Z
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/
CATEGORIES:External,WG - Community Safety
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260703T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260703T170000
DTSTAMP:20260630T165655Z
CREATED:20260630T165140Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260630T165655Z
UID:10003971-1783083600-1783098000@siliconvalleydsa.org
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/
CATEGORIES:External,WG - Community Safety
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260701T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260701T150000
DTSTAMP:20260627T094828Z
CREATED:20260627T094113Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260627T094828Z
UID:10003968-1782918000-1782918000@siliconvalleydsa.org
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:20260630T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260630T160000
DTSTAMP:20260630T163436Z
CREATED:20260630T163436Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260630T163436Z
UID:10003970-1782824400-1782835200@siliconvalleydsa.org
SUMMARY:KICK ICE OUT ! Watch Party and Flyer Canvasing at San Pedro's Square
DESCRIPTION:Join us Tuesday 6/30 from 1-4pm for watch party flyering to KICK ICE OUT! ⚽️ Scan the QR code for more info\, see you there! \nAcompáñanos el martes 30 de junio\, de 1 a 4 p. m.\, a repartir volantes durante la transmisión del partido para ¡SACAR A ICE! ⚽️ Escanea el código QR para más información. ¡Nos vemos allí!
URL:https://siliconvalleydsa.org/event/kick-ice-out-watch-party-and-flyer-canvasing-at-san-pedros-square/
LOCATION:San Pedro’s Square – 87 N San Pedro St\, San Jose\, CA 95110\, 87 N San Pedro St\, San Jose\, CA\, 95110\, United States
CATEGORIES:WG - Community Safety
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260628T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260628T173000
DTSTAMP:20260610T042034Z
CREATED:20260610T042034Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260610T042034Z
UID:10003579-1782658800-1782667800@siliconvalleydsa.org
SUMMARY:Democracy Forum - Who's Watching? Safeguarding Our Privacy
DESCRIPTION:Silicon Valley DSA is an active participant in opposing automated license plate readers and the expansion of the surveillance state in Santa Clara County. We are members of the Safety Over Surveillance (SOS) coalition that supports evidence-based approaches to promoting public safety and community needs over building a panopticon that erodes our democracy and civil liberties. Join us with Indivisible Palo Alto + and the SOS coalition for a forum on democracy and mass surveillance on Sunday\, June 28 from 3-5:30 pm at the First Presbyterian Church in Palo Alto (1140 Cowper St.). \nRegister for the event here: https://www.mobilize.us/ipaplus/event/961311/ \nEvent description from webpage: \n\nAbout this event\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDemocracy cannot flourish when privacy is under threat. \nRulers have spied on their subjects since time immemorial. The less democratic the government\, the greater the impulse to monitor its population. \nOur founders established safeguards against this behavior—most notably\, the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution. However\, two trends are coalescing to fuel a new and dangerous era of American mass surveillance: \n\nThe rise of Big Tech and digital surveillance capacities that reach far beyond anything that James Madison could have imagined\nA federal government that\, instead of upholding the right to privacy\, seeks to weaponize technology to consolidate its power and to marginalize or prosecute political rivals\n\nMass surveillance of American citizens has arrived at federal and local levels. It has the potential to radically alter the lives of every American—and to radically shape the future of our democracy. \nParticipants in this session of Democracy Forum will explore the “brave new world” of mass surveillance\, its impact on our everyday lives\, and its implications for our democracy. They will also learn about ways to counter mass surveillance and to protect their privacy. \nPROGRAM \nNationally recognized experts will discuss these critical developments: \n\nThe latest “advances” in surveillance technology and deployment\nThe actions of the Trump administration to promote mass surveillance\nThe growing alliance of Big Government and Big Tech\nThe spread of surveillance technology in our communities\nThe proliferation of apps on our personal devices (including mobile phones and personal computers) that monitor our actions and speech\, both online and offline\nThe increasing adoption of mass surveillance methods by ICE and other agencies\nThe use of mass surveillance technologies to target\, harass\, and prosecute people of color and vulnerable populations\n\nFollowing a plenary session featuring expert panel\, there will be a series of breakout sessions: \n\nDigital Privacy\nCameras on Our Streets: Automated License Plate Readers and Us\nMass Surveillance and Racial Justice\nMass Surveillance and Dissent\nLegal Protections and Remedies: What Is Working and What Has Failed\n\nParticipants will leave with deepened knowledge and understanding of these topics: \n\nHow mass surveillance affects our lives—on our personal devices and in our local communities\nHow mass surveillance intersects or conflicts with democracy\, privacy\, and civil liberties\nHow the alliance of Big Government and Big Tech threatens constitutional and legal privacy protections\nHow organized citizens can work to protect public safety and civil liberties\n\nSPEAKERS \nA wide range of experts on mass surveillance and civil liberties will lead the plenary and breakout sessions. Here are the speakers confirmed thus far: \nCindy Cohn has led the Electronic Frontier Foundation—an organization that defends civil liberties in the digital age—for the past thirty years. A leading advocate against government overreach\, she has spearheaded landmark legal battles to limit mass surveillance and to protect constitutional rights against threats posed by modern technology. \nCyrus Farivar is an award-winning journalist and author whose work has focused on technology policy\, surveillance law\, and consumer privacy. He has covered tech policy for several media outlets\, including Ars Technica\, Forbes\, and NBC News. In addition\, he has written two books\, The Internet of Elsewhere (2011) and Habeas Data (2018). In 2025\, he joined Fire Aside\, a startup that develops software for fire departments. He is based in Oakland. \nBrian Hofer is the executive director of Secure Justice. He is also the architect of Oakland’s pioneering surveillance technology ordinance and the chair of its privacy advisory commission. A privacy advocate known for his work on local government oversight\, he specializes in turning civil rights advocacy into enforceable policy that limits unwarranted state spying. \nReem Sulaiman is the senior campaigns director at Fight for the Future\, a nonprofit digital rights group that focuses on internet freedom and anti-surveillance advocacy. Previously\, she served as the U.S. advocacy lead for the Mozilla Foundation. Based in Oakland\, she has deep experience in local civic tech policy and served as an original member of the Oakland Privacy Advisory Commission \nCONNECT. LEARN. ACT. \nWho’s Watching? Safeguarding Our Privacy is the third 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-whos-watching-safeguarding-our-privacy-2/
LOCATION:First Presbyterian Church Palo Alto
CATEGORIES:External,newbie-friendly,SV DSA,WG - Community Safety
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260623T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260623T200000
DTSTAMP:20260612T162628Z
CREATED:20260612T153617Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260612T162628Z
UID:10003584-1782241200-1782244800@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-3/2026-06-23/
CATEGORIES:newbie-friendly,SV DSA,WG - Community Safety
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260615T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260615T183000
DTSTAMP:20260611T221657Z
CREATED:20260611T221657Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260611T221657Z
UID:10003583-1781542800-1781548200@siliconvalleydsa.org
SUMMARY:All Hands on Deck! Stand Against Flock in Palo Alto
DESCRIPTION:All Hands On Deck! Indivisible Palo Alto Plus and the Safety Over Surveillance Palo Alto Coalition are organizing one final targeted action in Palo Alto before the Council goes on Summer Recess. SV-DSA is a founding member of the SOS Coalition. \nThe plan is simple: Show up for pizza on the Plaza at 5pm and join us in Council Chambers during General Comments at 5:30pm. Two designated spokespeople from the coalition will urge the council to (1) cover Flock cameras while council researches Flock during the summer recess\, and (2) cancel the city’s Flock contract\, especially in light of federal plans to open two detention centers in the Bay Area. You do not need to be a Palo Alto resident and will not be asked to speak. Since the Council will not be able to take action\, our goal is not to bombard the Council with public comments\, but to provide them with a few parting remarks to consider during the break and demonstrate popular opposition to the cameras by mass mobilization. \nMore information can be found at https://www.mobilize.us/indivisible/event/971008/ and please RSVP so we know how much pizza to order. \nWe hope you’ll join us! 
URL:https://siliconvalleydsa.org/event/all-hands-on-deck-stand-against-flock-in-palo-alto/
LOCATION:Palo Alto City Hall\, 250 Hamilton Ave\, Palo Alto\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:External,SV DSA,WG - Community Safety
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260614T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260614T150000
DTSTAMP:20260608T032957Z
CREATED:20260608T032957Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260608T032957Z
UID:10003562-1781442000-1781449200@siliconvalleydsa.org
SUMMARY:No Kings Protest the Gilroy ICE Detention Center 6.14.26
DESCRIPTION:Silicon Valley DSA is a partner organization with the Santa Clara County Rapid Response Network and have trained many of our members as responders. We stand in opposition to the proposed detention center ICE wants to build in Gilroy. There is a protest in Gilroy on Sunday June 14 from 1-3 PM as part of the national No Kings movement. Come stand in solidarity with our fellow residents as we say no to ICE in the Bay area. \nThe protest is at 7500 Arroyo Circle in Gilroy. Park across the street at Valley Health Center and walk to 7240 Holsclaw Road.
URL:https://siliconvalleydsa.org/event/no-kings-protest-the-gilroy-ice-detention-center-6-14-26/
LOCATION:7500 Arroyo Circle Gilroy\, 7500 Arroyo Circle\, Gilroy\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:SV DSA,WG - Community Safety
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260609T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260609T200000
DTSTAMP:20260529T174750Z
CREATED:20260529T061347Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260529T174750Z
UID:10003556-1781031600-1781035200@siliconvalleydsa.org
SUMMARY:Community Safety WG Meeting
DESCRIPTION: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. \nCurrently\, our group is most actively engaged in efforts against automated license plate readers. \nRegister here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/YA9YBNAAThCCKrM4aL_k3A  \n 
URL:https://siliconvalleydsa.org/event/community-safety-wg-meeting-2/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:newbie-friendly,SV DSA,WG - Community Safety
ORGANIZER;CN="Silicon Valley DSA":MAILTO:info@siliconvalleydsa.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260531T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260531T163000
DTSTAMP:20260528T192735Z
CREATED:20260514T025435Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260528T192735Z
UID:10003465-1780236000-1780245000@siliconvalleydsa.org
SUMMARY:Immigrant Rights Canvas
DESCRIPTION: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! \nRSVP Here \nLocation Details\nGoodwill Blossom Hill\n461 Blossom Hill Rd\nSan Jose CA 95123 \nParking \nThere is street parking nearby \nPublic Transportation\n \nBus: Snell & Giuffrida (Line 66)\, Blossom Hill & Entrada Cedros (Line 27) \nRSVP here: https://actionnetwork.org/events/immigrant-rights-canvas-2/
URL:https://siliconvalleydsa.org/event/2026-05-31-immigrant_rights_canvas/
LOCATION:Goodwill Blossom Hill\, 461 Blossom Hill Rd\, San Jose\, CA\, 95123\, United States
CATEGORIES:newbie-friendly,SV DSA,WG - Community Safety,WG - International Solidarity,WG - Mutual Aid
ORGANIZER;CN="Silicon Valley DSA":MAILTO:info@siliconvalleydsa.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260512T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260512T190000
DTSTAMP:20260505T203635Z
CREATED:20260505T203635Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260505T203635Z
UID:10003439-1778608800-1778612400@siliconvalleydsa.org
SUMMARY:Community Safety WG Meeting
DESCRIPTION:At our annual Chapter Convention\, membership re-chartered the Community Safety Working Group and passed a strategic resolution to continue our opposition to Automated License Plate Readers and Flock Safety. Join us for the first meeting of the WG since its rechartering where we will strategize about how to get rid of mass surveillance and keep our communities safe. We will also elect new co-chairs at this meeting to help coordinate our ongoing work. \nWe will meet on Zoom on Tuesday May 12 from 6-7 pm. Register for the meeting here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/6E49UG-ASkaUUNStw6i50Q
URL:https://siliconvalleydsa.org/event/community-safety-wg-meeting/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:newbie-friendly,SV DSA,WG - Community Safety
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