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  • Socialist Night School: PropaCanva!

    Socialist Night School
    2302 Zanker Rd, San Jose CA 2302 Zanker Rd, San Jose, OR, United States
    🔊 Cmte - Comms

    Throughout revolutionary history, graphics have served as powerful tools for political education, agitation, and mobilization. Join the SVDSA Political Education Working Group and Communications Committee for a creative workshop where you'll learn to use Canva as a tool for activism--no artistic ability or experience necessary! This will be a hands-on workshop where you'll learn how... Read more »

  • Water is Life – Let Gaza Live Presented by Bay Area Bands & Artists Against Genocide

    San José Peace and Justice Center San Jose Peace and Justice Center, 48 S 7th St, San Jose, CA, United States
    🌐 External

    Silicon Valley DSA has endorsed and will be attending an event on September 4 organized by Bay Area Bands & Artists Against Genocide (BABA G). The Water is Life - Let Gaza Live event is a musical benefit show on Friday, September 4 from 7-11 PM at the Peace and Justice Center in downtown San... Read more »

  • SJPJC Garden Day

    Garden Day
    San José Peace and Justice Center San Jose Peace and Justice Center, 48 S 7th St, San Jose, CA, United States
    ⛑️ WG - Mutual Aid

    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 »

  • [CANCELED] Redwood City Rent Control Canvass

    Faith in Action Bay Area RWC Office 820 Cassia Street, Redwood City, CA, United States
    🗳️ WG - Electoral

    This weekend's canvass has been canceled. The next mobilization day for rent control will be Saturday 9/12 at 10:30AM. Join Silicon Valley DSA and the Affordable Redwood City campaign to knock on doors and spread the word to RWC voters to vote "yes" on renters' rights! No prior canvassing experience required, the event will start... Read more »

  • SBLC Labor Day BBQ

    SEIU Local 521 Union Hall 2302 Zanker Rd, San Jose, CA
    🐥 Newbie Friendly

    Join South Bay Labor Council this Labor Day for BBQ cooked by Firefighters 230. RSVP: Email RSVP@southbaylabor.org to confirm your attendance. To volunteer for the event, contact ron@southbaylabor.org. AGENDA: 11:30am — START of BBQ 1:30pm — END of BBQ

  • Food Not Bombs San José Sunday Serve

    Food Not Bombs San José Sunday Serve
    St. James Park N. 2nd St., San Jose, CA, United States
    ⛑️ WG - Mutual Aid

    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,... Read more »

  • Where does $1 of US Tax Go?

    Zoom
    🌐 External

    Where does one U.S. Tax Dollar Go? Fueling Genocide: report back from Cuba & Palestine Nida Liftawiya is a Palestinian refugee living in California on occupied Ohlone lands. She is an activist, artist, educator, and an organizer with the Arab Resource and Organizing Center (AROC). In this webinar, she will share experiences and analysis from... Read more »

  • Labor Day Action

    San Jose City Hall Plaza 200 E Santa Clara st., San Jose, CA, United States
    🌹 SV DSA

    Join the San Jose May Day Coalition for a Labor Day rally & march.  Hear from local unions about their ongoing campaigns and build the fight for workers power in San Jose!

  • Housing Working Group Meeting

    Housing Working Group Meeting
    Zoom
    🌹 SV DSA

    Join the Housing Working Groyp via Zoom as we try to make housing more affordable in Silicon Valley and build the Silicon Valley Tenant Union. We focus on displacement, affordability, habitability, and more. We need your help! Register here! https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/mgqeJNgGTDeQrNf0gzmFbA

  • Tech Committee Meeting

    Tech Committee Meeting
    Zoom
    💻 Cmte - Tech & Data

    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... Read more »

  • (AMA) Ask Me Anything

    (AMA) Ask Me Anything
    Zoom
    👥 Cmte - Membership

    Join this weekly session hosted by a chapter officer, co-chair, veteran member or leader. 10-15 minute educational topic & explanation 45-50 minute open Q&A - drop-in "Office Hours" Register for Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/24xWZmctRBOrxw1yrN0WiA

  • Community Safety WG Meeting

    Community Safety WG Meeting
    🌹 SV DSA

    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

  • September Bylaws Committee Meeting

    Bylaws Committee Meeting
    Zoom
    ⚖️ Cmte - Bylaws

    The Bylaws Committee is continuing our deliberate overhaul of the structure of SV-DSA in response to the Democracy Commission reforms passed by the 2025 National Convention. We meet monthly on the second Tuesday of each month to discuss our draft amendments and plan for how to introduce them to membership. Come join if you want... Read more »

  • Leadership Meeting: Steering Committee

    Leadership Meeting: Steering Committee
    Zoom
    🧭 Cmte - Steering

    The elected officers (Steering 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 »

  • Liberation and Justice Working Group Meeting

    Liberation and Justice Working Group Meeting
    Zoom
    ✊🏾 WG - Liberation and Justice

    Join us for our Liberation and Justice Working Group Meeting to connect, organize, and build collective power around areas like law enforcement, racial justice, and mass-incarceration. We meet on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of every month @ 7:30-8:30pm on Zoom. If you're interested in contributing to this effort and organizing for real change, join... Read more »

  • ICE Watch

    ICE Watch
    ISAP Office 393 Blossom Hill, San Jose, CA, United States
    ⛑️ WG - Mutual Aid

    Please join us every Thursday at the ISAP office on Blossom Hill Rd at any time between 8am-2pm to help protect your neighbors from ICE kidnappings, and get connected with more local organizing opportunities! We are especially in need of multilingual folks - Spanish, Hindi, Arabic, and Mandarin speakers especially! Location Details: ISAP Office 393... Read more »

  • Electoral Working Group Meeting

    Electoral Working Group Meeting
    Zoom
    🌹 SV DSA

    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

  • Workers’ Circle

    Workers’ Circle
    SEIU Local 521 Union Hall 2302 Zanker Rd, San Jose, CA
    🐥 Newbie Friendly

    Interested in organizing your workplace? Want to improve your working conditions? You don’t have to do it alone! Join Silicon Valley DSA’s Labor Working Group for our Workers’ Circle! A Workers’ Circle is a peer-led space bringing union and non-union workers across industries together to talk through workplace issues, brainstorm strategies, and support each other in... Read more »

  • Agenda & Meeting Planning Committee Meeting

    Agenda & Meeting Planning Committee Meeting
    📔 Cmte - Agenda & Meeting Planning

    Want to help us plan our monthly chapter meetings? Join the Agenda & Meeting Planning monthly meeting! We will be discussing the meeting format, the agenda, and slides for our next chapter meeting. Hope to see you there!   Register for Zoom here: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82711210873?pwd=dRxUEhbqt2Gw69alrGjYvlOgggzeMP.1 

  • *CANCELED* Social: Board Game Night

    🐥 Newbie Friendly

    This event has been cancelled due to venue closure. Be on the lookout for the next Board Game Night in October. Sorry for any inconvenience!    

  • SJPJC Garden Day

    Garden Day
    San José Peace and Justice Center San Jose Peace and Justice Center, 48 S 7th St, San Jose, CA, United States
    ⛑️ WG - Mutual Aid

    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 »

  • September Leadership Retreat

    🌹 SV DSA

    Join us for the SV DSA September Leadership Retreat at the SEIU 521 Union Hall on Saturday, September 12th from 9AM-1PM! Silicon Valley DSA hosts quarterly leadership retreats so we can take a big picture view of our ongoing organizing work. We also work to develop member leaders and strategize about building coalitions with other... Read more »

  • Redwood City Rent Control Canvass

    Faith in Action Bay Area RWC Office 820 Cassia Street, Redwood City, CA, United States
    🗳️ WG - Electoral

    Join Silicon Valley DSA and the Affordable Redwood City campaign to knock on doors and spread the word to RWC voters to vote "yes" on renters' rights! No prior canvassing experience required, the event will start by sharing everything you need to know to help out. RSVP here: https://actionnetwork.org/events/redwood-city-rent-control-canvass-912

  • Birdwatching Social: Vasona Lake County Park

    🐥 Newbie Friendly

    Join us Sunday, 9/13 for a social at Lake Vasona County Park! Come get some steps in and hang out with your comrades! Parking is $6 for the day.   Suggested parking area:  

  • San Jose Clothing Swap

    San Jose Clothing Swap
    San José Peace and Justice Center San Jose Peace and Justice Center, 48 S 7th St, San Jose, CA, United States
    ⛑️ WG - Mutual Aid

    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... Read more »

  • Food Not Bombs San José Sunday Serve

    Food Not Bombs San José Sunday Serve
    St. James Park N. 2nd St., San Jose, CA, United States
    ⛑️ WG - Mutual Aid

    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,... Read more »

  • Transit Working Group Session

    Transit Working Group Meeting
    Zoom
    🌹 SV DSA

    Come join us for an in-person transit working group session, where we'll work on ongoing projects and discuss strategy. Locations for the in-person session will vary from a session-to-session basis and will be posted in slack at least one week in advance of the meeting. Zoom is still available for those unable to attend in-person.... Read more »

  • Tech Committee Working Session

    Tech Committee Working Session
    Zoom
    💻 Cmte - Tech & Data

    The Tech Committee has bi-weekly working session where folks can start an up-for-grabs item or make progress on current items. Co-chairs are available for office-hours assistance for any questions that come up or for help finding something to contribute to. Register for the Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/XbMFPFzMQVGH1sXutjLxRg

  • Comms Committee Meeting

    Comms Committee Meeting
    Zoom
    🔊 Cmte - Comms

    A lot of work goes into keeping our chapter running behind the scenes. The Comms Committee focuses on outreach and communication, including the monthly newsletter and social media acounts. Please feel free to join and learn about what it takes to reach out to our community. Register for the Zoom here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/hrOxMwbATKilZorbWwoytg  

  • (AMA) Ask Me Anything

    (AMA) Ask Me Anything
    Zoom
    👥 Cmte - Membership

    Join this weekly session hosted by a chapter officer, co-chair, veteran member or leader. 10-15 minute educational topic & explanation 45-50 minute open Q&A - drop-in "Office Hours" Register for Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/24xWZmctRBOrxw1yrN0WiA

  • International Solidarity WG Meeting

    International Solidarity WG Meeting
    Zoom
    🌹 SV DSA

    Join our International Solidarity Working Group as we organize for a free Palestine, protections for immigrants, an end to US imperialism, and a liberated international working class! Please register for the Zoom meeting here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/Pzfk-whGRre39zr8rv2Dew Read more about the International Solidarity Working Group at https://siliconvalleydsa.org/international-solidarity/.

  • Leadership Meeting: Steering Committee

    Leadership Meeting: Steering Committee
    Zoom
    🧭 Cmte - Steering

    The elected officers (Steering 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 »

  • Political Education WG Working Session

    Political Education WG Working Session
    Zoom
    🌹 SV DSA

    This is our once monthly working session, where we collaborate on developing curriculum, curating educational content, building presentations, performing other tasks related to our strategic plan. Zoom registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/-a_sj_ABR5SLix0Rm9AWtw

  • ICE Watch

    ICE Watch
    ISAP Office 393 Blossom Hill, San Jose, CA, United States
    ⛑️ WG - Mutual Aid

    Please join us every Thursday at the ISAP office on Blossom Hill Rd at any time between 8am-2pm to help protect your neighbors from ICE kidnappings, and get connected with more local organizing opportunities! We are especially in need of multilingual folks - Spanish, Hindi, Arabic, and Mandarin speakers especially! Location Details: ISAP Office 393... Read more »

  • Social Committee Meeting

    Social Committee Meeting
    Zoom
    🌹 SV DSA

    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: Hi comrades! Reminder we have a Social Committee meeting tonight at... Read more »

  • Agenda & Meeting Planning Committee Meeting

    Agenda & Meeting Planning Committee Meeting
    Zoom
    📔 Cmte - Agenda & Meeting Planning

    Want to help us plan our monthly chapter meetings? Join the Agenda & Meeting Planning monthly meeting! We will be discussing the meeting format, the agenda, and slides for our next chapter meeting. Hope to see you there!   Register for Zoom here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/3Ehp2DrHQQaKE0og_1j-Pg

  • SV DSA Movie Night! 13th (2016)

    ✊🏾 WG - Liberation and Justice

    Join Silicon Valley DSA Liberation and Justice Working Group for Movie Night! We will be watching 13th (2016), a documentary that explores the American prison-industrial complex and how it disproportionately affects African Americans. Food, snacks, and drinks will be provided! 📍 Where: 2302 Zanker Rd, San Jose, CA 95131 (SEIU Local 521) 🕖 When: September... Read more »

  • Redwood City Rent Control Canvass

    Faith in Action Bay Area RWC Office 820 Cassia Street, Redwood City, CA, United States
    🗳️ WG - Electoral

    Join Silicon Valley DSA and the Affordable Redwood City campaign to knock on doors and spread the word to RWC voters to vote "yes" on renters' rights! No prior canvassing experience required, the event will start by sharing everything you need to know to help out. RSVP here: https://actionnetwork.org/events/redwood-city-rent-control-canvass-912-2

  • September SCC Divestment Coalition Meeting

    Virtual Event

    Join the Santa Clara County Divestment Coalition to discuss Divestment for Palestine in Santa Clara County and more. Registration needed. SVDSA Members only! Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88268525770?pwd=DypmlWnYnrBmiefDGgCGVV0y5Ihp3t.1

  • Bay Area DSA Picnic Social

    Lake Merrit Oakland, CA, United States
    🐥 Newbie Friendly

    Join the biggest event of the summer: the Bay Area DSA picnic social! Meet comrades across the Bay, learn about what’s happening in our chapters, and celebrate the end of this super successful socialist summer! This event is being put on by DSA-SF, East Bay DSA, Silicon Valley DSA, Sonoma County DSA, and Peninsula DSA!... Read more »

  • San Jose Peace and Justice Center 69th Anniversary Resource Fair

    San José Peace and Justice Center San Jose Peace and Justice Center, 48 S 7th St, San Jose, CA, United States
    🌐 External

    Join Silicon Valley DSA and the San Jose Peace and Justice Center for a resource fair, fundraiser, speakers, performers, mutual aid, and more!

  • Food Not Bombs San José Sunday Serve

    Food Not Bombs San José Sunday Serve
    St. James Park N. 2nd St., San Jose, CA, United States
    ⛑️ WG - Mutual Aid

    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,... Read more »

  • Housing Working Group Meeting

    Housing Working Group Meeting
    Zoom
    🌹 SV DSA

    Join the Housing Working Groyp via Zoom as we try to make housing more affordable in Silicon Valley and build the Silicon Valley Tenant Union. We focus on displacement, affordability, habitability, and more. We need your help! Register here! https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/mgqeJNgGTDeQrNf0gzmFbA

  • Tech Committee Meeting

    Tech Committee Meeting
    Zoom
    💻 Cmte - Tech & Data

    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... Read more »