Silicon Valley DSA

SJPJC Garden Day
2025-07-26 09:00 - 12:00, 2025-07-19 09:00 - 12:00, 2025-07-12 09:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | 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!

Brew & Chew Close Out Event
2025-07-25 18:00 - 20:00 | Strike Brewing, 2099 S 10th St #30, San Jose, CA, 95112, United States
Last month we opened ballots for our Brew & Chew Ranked Choice Voting social event at Strike Brewing in San Jose. We will be closing ballots and announcing the winners at Strike on Friday, July 25! Come join us to socialize with comrades, hear the election results, and spread the word about ranked choice voting in our community. Ballots remain open until this final event, so be sure to head to Strike Brewing and bring your friends in the interim to get higher turnout. There is also a ‘ballot box’ at Strike where you can share reasons why you support ranked choice voting. When we announce the winners, we will randomly choose one of the contributors and they will be awarded a $100 gift card. You have to be present when the winners are called to be eligible for the gift card.
We invite you to Strike Brewing on July 25 at 6 pm.
RSVP here: https://www.mobilize.us/calrcv/event/815416/

International Solidarity WG Meeting
2025-07-24 18:30 - 20:00
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 request to join our Google Group at https://groups.google.com/g/sv-dsa-wg-international/about for the Zoom link. Click “Ask to join group” if you have a Gmail account, or “Contact owners and managers” if you do not. You can also reach out to #wg-international-solidarity on Slack.

Read more about the International Solidarity Working Group at https://siliconvalleydsa.org/international-solidarity/.

Family Preparedness Plan Creation
2025-07-24 17:00 - 19:00, 2025-07-24 08:00 - 17:00 | San José Peace and Justice Center, San Jose Peace and Justice Center, 48 S 7th St, San Jose, CA, 95112, United States
In collaboration with PACT the Silicon Valley DSA is offering families help with preparing a plan for what to do if a loved one is detained by ICE.

Political Education Working Group Educational Event
2025-07-23 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
RSVP Here as well: https://actionnetwork.org/events/political-education-working-group-educational-event

Leadership Meeting: Steering Committee
2025-07-22 18:00 - 19:30, 2025-07-15 18:00 - 19:30, 2025-07-08 18:00 - 19:30, 2025-07-01 18:00 - 19:30 | Zoom
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 on Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/pP5BIdvzQMKTuXGL-d-ohw#/registration.

San José Free Store
2025-07-19 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!

Electoral Working Group Meeting July 16 2025
2025-07-16 18:30 - 19:30 | Zoom
The electoral working group meets every other Wednesday at 6:30 PM on Zoom. Our major ongoing campaign is to advocate for the adoption of Ranked Choice Voting in County elections. We have a close out event for our Brew & Chew RCV social where winners in the election will be announced coming at the end of the month and will use some time to plan for that. We will also discuss reaching out to other DSA chapters with electoral programs so we can learn from our comrades across the country.
Register for the Zoom meeting here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/KCzhOShhQISDcMrCn2Cs6A

Mutual Aid Working Group Meeting
2025-07-16 18:30 - 19:30
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

Administrative Committee Meeting
2025-07-14 19:00 - 20:00
A lot of work goes into keeping our chapter running behind the scenes. We need to communicate with members through our newsletters and social media, and perform many necessary administrative tasks. The Administrative Committee will have a meeting that is open to all interested in helping keep the Chapter running smoothly.
Register for the Zoom here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/_lN5KAb_Q6SOipbX5JYb-A

Mass Action: Purge Palantir!
2025-07-14 14:00 - 16:00 | 100 Hamilton Ave, Palo Alto, 100 Hamilton Ave, Palo Alto, CA, 94301, United States
Join us with @pop4climate_bayarea to purge Palantir!
Palantir makes BILLIONS off arming Israel as it commits genocide against Palestine, building the largest mass surveillance system in US history, and enabling ICE to deport our immigrant community members. Show up on Monday July 14, 2 PM at Palantir’s Palo Alto office, 100 Hamilton Ave, to tell Palantir they’re not welcome here!

Santa Clara County Chevron Divestment Coalition Meeting (Zoom)
2025-07-13 15:00 - 16:00
Santa Clara County has tens of millions of dollars invested in Chevron, an oil company which has directly profited off environmental destruction and the genocide of Palestinians. Join this coalition meeting to participate in the fight for Santa Clara County to stand against genocide by divesting from Chevron! This meeting will be on zoom.
If you’re interested in attending this event, join our Google Group here to get in contact with the organizers!
Click “Ask to join group” if you have a Gmail account, or “Contact owners and managers” if you do not. You can also reach out to #wg-international-solidarity on our Slack.

No Appetite for Apartheid Campaign for Palestine (Redwood City)
2025-07-12 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-07-05 10:00 - 12:00 | Redwood City Farmer’s Market, 500 Arguello St, Redwood City, CA, 94063, United States
Come join the International Solidarity Working Group and participate in outreach as part of the No Appetite for Apartheid campaign that we are running locally in Redwood City! This event will be handing out flyers at the Redwood City Farmer’s Market.
No Appetite for Apartheid is a national campaign that follows the principles of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement to reduce US support for Israeli apartheid and genocide against Palestinians. The campaign urges local small businesses to stop carrying Israeli food products and educates community members about supporting Palestine by boycotting Israeli products, a time-tested consumer tactic used against states perpetrating injustice.
If you’re interested in attending this event, join our Google Group here to get in contact with the organizers!
Click “Ask to join group” if you have a Gmail account, or “Contact owners and managers” if you do not. You can also reach out to #wg-international-solidarity on our Slack.

Family Preparedness Training
2025-07-10 19:00 - 20:00
Join the Rapid Response Network and the International Solidarity working group in a training on how to make family preparedness plans for immigrant families! The Rapid Response Network works to protect immigrant families from deportation threats and to provide accompaniment support during and after a community member’s arrest or detention, and this training is part of our efforts to work with the Rapid Response Network to provide accompaniment support.
If you’d like to join this event, please request to join our Google Group here for the Zoom link. Click “Ask to join group” if you have a Gmail account, or “Contact owners and managers” if you do not. If you are on Slack, you can also reach out to #wg-international-solidarity on Slack.
Read more about the International Solidarity Working Group here.

Political Education Working Group Internal Meeting
2025-07-09 19:30 - 21:00
This is our once monthly meeting where we review planned curriculum, vote on future topics, hear proposals for working group activities and handle administrative tasks. Join us to do the behind the scenes tasks that make the educational events possible.
Zoom registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/smcCFZ6_TUa25E2ZQp-Oiw#/registration

Flyering for Immigrant Rights
2025-07-07 16:00 - 17:30
Join the International Solidarity Working Group and the Rapid Response Network to help inform community members about their rights if approached by ICE. Location TBD.
If you’re interested in attending this event, join our Google Group here to get in contact with the organizers!
Click “Ask to join group” if you have a Gmail account, or “Contact owners and managers” if you do not. You can also reach out to #wg-international-solidarity on our Slack.

Electoral Working Group Meeting
2025-07-02 18:30 - 19:30
Socialist electoral work has had a big boost with the victory of Zohran Mamdani in the NYC mayoral primary! Comrade Zohran was the keynote speaker at our National Convention in 2023 and now is poised to govern the largest city in the US. His victory came through hard work of working class people like us, and we will have to build up our capabilities here if we want to achieve something similar!
The Electoral working group will have a meeting on Wednesday July 2 at 6:30 on Zoom. We will debrief from our very successful Brew & Chew ranked choice voting event, have a discussion about past efforts from the group, and lay out expectations for co-chairs. The meeting is open to all. Come join if you want to build socialist power and ensure more democratic elections locally by advocating for adoption of ranked choice voting!
Register for the Zoom here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/iMRu0NG-TGC2ZzHP7prv6w

Immigrant Rights Support Training
2025-07-02 18:00 - 19:30
Wondering how to support your fellow neighbors? Join this training to learn how we can protect each other and keep our community safe from ICE. This training is hybrid – there will be both in-person and zoom options.
If you’re interested in attending this event, join our Google Group here to get in contact with the organizers!
Click “Ask to join group” if you have a Gmail account, or “Contact owners and managers” if you do not. You can also reach out to #wg-international-solidarity on our Slack.

Flyering for Palestine (San José)
2025-06-28 17:30 - 19:00 | San Jose Improv, 62 S Second St, San Jose, CA, 95113, United States
Join the International Solidarity Working Group as they hand out flyers to support Palestine and spread awareness about the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement! We will be handing out flyers before Bassem Yousef’s comedy show at San Jose Improv.
If you’re interested in attending this event, join our Google Group here to get in contact with the organizers!
Click “Ask to join group” if you have a Gmail account, or “Contact owners and managers” if you do not. You can also reach out to #wg-international-solidarity on our Slack.

June Chapter Meeting
2025-06-28 13:00 - 15:00 | SEIU Local 521 Union Hal, 2302 Zanker Rd, San Jose, CA, 95131
Join Silicon Valley DSA for our June General Meeting! This meeting will feature a Rapid Response Network training on protecting immigrants from ICE, 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 welcome everyone to our meetings, whether you’ve been involved for a long time or are curious to learn more. To take part in Chapter decisions as a voting member, please sign up with National DSA at https://dsausa.org/join.
This meeting will be held in person, with the option to participate virtually via Zoom.
Register via Zoom here
RSVP HERE

SJPJC Garden Day
2025-06-28 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 reinstalling the drip irrigation and outside filtering system, moving soil, and planting plants and starts! 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!

Last Friday Social
2025-06-27 18:00 - 21:00 | Olympus Caffe & Bakery, 135 Castro St, Mountain View, CA, 94041, United States
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 monthly social!
All ages welcome! This venue has food, snacks, and drinks (alcoholic and non-alcoholic). This venue is also located right next to the Mountain View Caltrain station and is accessible via VTA.
Olympus Caffe & Bakery
135 Castro St.
Mountain View, CA
June 27, 2025
6-9pm
RSVP HERE

International Solidarity WG Meeting
2025-06-26 18:30 - 20:00
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 request to join our Google Group here for the Zoom link. Click “Ask to join group” if you have a Gmail account, or “Contact owners and managers” if you do not. You can also reach out to #wg-international-solidarity on Slack.
Read more about the International Solidarity Working Group here.
