Silicon Valley DSA

ICE Watch
2026-04-23 08:00 - 14:00, 2026-04-16 08:00 - 14:00, 2026-04-09 08:00 - 14:00, 2026-04-02 08:00 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | ISAP Office, 393 Blossom Hill, San Jose, CA, 95123, United States
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 Blossom Hill
San Jose CA 95123
Parking
There is street parking nearby
Public Transportation
Bus: Blossom Hill & Judith (27),

Socialist Night School: Socialism Around the World 🌍
2026-04-22 19:00 - 20:30 | SEIU Local 521 Union Hall, 2302 Zanker Rd, San Jose, CA, 95131
Join Silicon Valley DSA’s Political Education Working Group Co-chair Greg R. as he takes us on a tour of Socialism Around the World. From “Socialism with Chinese characteristics” in China to the Communist Party of Cuba to the Zapatistas of Mexico, we’ll explore how the path to and implementation of socialism vary depending on the economic, social, and historical contexts in which it operates.
Topics will be announced monthly, and resources will be published online and in 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

International Solidarity WG Meeting
2026-04-22 18:30 - 20:00, 2026-04-01 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 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/.

Transit Working Group Work Session
2026-04-22 18:30 - 19:30 | San José Peace and Justice Center, San Jose Peace and Justice Center, 48 S 7th St, San Jose, CA, 95112, United States
Come join the transit working group for this monthly in-person (zoom option available) working session! This is a more casual working session for us to share updates, ideas, and to shape the vision of the working group.

Register for the Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/d7M3_A3GSWe4CT024eSPHQ

Scorched Earth: Earth Day Action
2026-04-22 11:30 - 12:30 | San Jose City Hall Plaza, 200 E Santa Clara st., San Jose, CA, 95113, United States

Leadership Meeting: Steering Committee
2026-04-21 18:00 - 19:30, 2026-04-14 18:00 - 19:30, 2026-04-07 18:00 - 19:30 | Zoom
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 on Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/pP5BIdvzQMKTuXGL-d-ohw#/registration.

Tech Committee Working Session
2026-04-20 18:30 - 19:30, 2026-04-06 18:30 - 19:30 | Zoom
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

Housing Working Group Meeting
2026-04-20 18:30 - 19:30, 2026-04-06 18:30 - 19:30
Join us in working to establish dignified housing as a basic human right in Silicon Valley!
Register Here
(copy/paste: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/gZW0OEB9T3K1_Fwy9-CmuQ )

Tell Target: Stop Unlawful Raids
2026-04-19 14:00 - 16:00 | Target Hillsdale, 1811 Hillsdale Ave, San Jose, 95124, United States
Location Details
Target Hillsdale
1811 Hillsdale Ave
San Jose CA 95124

Food Not Bombs San José Sunday Serve
2026-04-19 14:00 - 15:30, 2026-04-12 14:00 - 15:30, 2026-04-05 14:00 - 15:30 | St. James Park, N. 2nd St., San Jose, CA, 95112, United States
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, 73), 1st & Santa Clara (72, 73)
Light Rail: St. James Station – Blue Line South and Green Line North
Train: San Jose Diridon Station – take Line 64A to Santa Clara & 2nd

San José Free Store
2026-04-18 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!

2026 Chapter Convention
2026-04-18 12:00 - 18:00 | SEIU Local 521 Union Hall, 2302 Zanker Rd, San Jose, CA, 95131
Join Silicon Valley DSA’s biggest event of the year! At our annual chapter convention, we recharter working groups for the year, elect our chapter leadership, hear from local socialist organizers, and get energized for another year of building socialism in Silicon Valley! This year, we’re also going to use our chapter convention to develop our Strategic Plan for the year!
This event is an opportunity to meet your neighbors, participate in key chapter business, and get ready for another fantastic year at SVDSA! Food provided.
RSVP here!
This meeting will be held in person, with the option to participate virtually via Zoom.
Register for the Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/FPPvL3OcRvaSZeasfHbz_Q

SJPJC Garden Day
2026-04-18 09:00 - 12:00, 2026-04-11 09:00 - 12:00, 2026-04-04 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 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!

CA Billionaire Tax Signature Gathering @ PayPal Park
2026-04-17 17:00 - 19:00 | PayPal Park, 1123 Coleman Ave, San Jose, CA, 95110, United States
Join us as we Gather Signatures to Tax the Billionaires to help Save our Hospitals and ERs before the Bay FC game.
Schedule
4:30 PM (optional) – Meet at SJ PJC 48 S 7th Street San Jose, CA 95112
5:00 to 5:30 PM – Set-up Tables & Signage (#1 Coleman Ave & #2 Wondo Way – on each end of Earthquakes Way)
5:30 to 7:00 PM – Signature Gathering as fans arrive for the game
Clipboards & Signature Petitions will be available, if you don’t already have them.
Please DM Matt D in Slack if you are able to volunteer for this event
Here is the link to add your name to our volunteer list if you have not done so already:
Billionaire Tax Campaign – SVDSA Volunteer Sign-Up

Labor Working Group Meeting
2026-04-16 18:30 - 19:30, 2026-04-02 18:30 - 19:30
Join the Labor Working Group in organizing workers of Silicon Valley as we fight for the basic human dignity of all laborers! We will discuss the chapter’s involvement in local labor actions and our own programming. If you have topics you’d like to bring up, please share in the chapter Slack!
Register for zoom meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/3iVDqRZfSeKaq3vl69my-A
Read more about the Labor Working Group: https://siliconvalleydsa.org/labor/

Chapter Convention Phone Bank
2026-04-16 18:00 - 19:00
Help us invite all our members to our annual Chapter Convention, our biggest event of the year! In this phone banking session, we will call all our members (those in good standing and those whose membership has lapsed) to personally invite them to the convention. It should be a pretty receptive audience (i.e., DSA members), so this is a great low-stress opportunity to try out phone banking – one of the most crucial tasks of an organizer!
Help us put on the best convention this chapter has ever seen!
Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/KMfBzqZ7SySWQPopwqxEcQ

Mutual Aid Working Group Meeting
2026-04-15 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

Liberation and Justice Working Group Meeting
2026-04-15 18:00 - 19:00 | Zoom
Join us for our Liberation and Justice Working Group Meeting to connect, organize, and build collective power around areas like policing, racial justice, ICE, incarceration, and accountability.
If you’re interested in contributing to this effort and organizing for real change, join the Zoom and the #wg-liberation-justice Slack channel.
Join the Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/zdqyGqXgS42vBZTxl2BPQA

CA Billionaire Tax Signature Gathering @ PayPal Park
2026-04-15 17:00 - 19:00 | PayPal Park, 1123 Coleman Ave, San Jose, CA, 95110, United States
Join us as we Gather Signatures to Tax the Billionaires to help Save our Hospitals and ERs before the San Jose Earthquakes game.
Schedule
4:30 PM (optional) – Meet at SJ PJC 48 S 7th Street San Jose, CA 95112
5:00 to 5:30 PM – Set-up Tables & Signage (#1 Coleman Ave & #2 Wondo Way – on each end of Earthquakes Way)
5:30 to 7:00 PM – Signature Gathering as fans arrive for the game
Clipboards & Signature Petitions will be available, if you don’t already have them.
Please DM Matt D in Slack if you are able to volunteer for this event
Here is the link to add your name to our volunteer list if you have not done so already:
Billionaire Tax Campaign – SVDSA Volunteer Sign-Up

Convention Planning Committee Meeting
2026-04-14 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-04-07 19:00 - 20:00
If you are excited about continuing to build our chapter in 2026, join this meeting!
At our January General Chapter meeting, we voted on this resolution about our 2026 Chapter Convention. As the resolution passed unanimously, we are forming a Convention Planning Committee. This committee will include all sorts of roles, including those focused on strategy, those focused on logistics, and those focused on social aspects of the event. If you’re looking for any type of way to participate in our chapter – join this committee!
Register on Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/pP5BIdvzQMKTuXGL-d-ohw#/registration.

Comms Committee Meeting
2026-04-13 19:00 - 20:00 | Zoom
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/dFuBcKG2QwKNB-0acfruSg

Transit Working Group Meeting
2026-04-13 18:30 - 19:30
Come join us for the transit working group meeting, where we’ll discuss ongoing projects and strategies for SVDSA to build power in this space.
Register for the Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/KPNJzh9XRD6tttrjrK1nOw

Tech Committee Meeting
2026-04-13 18:30 - 19:30 | Zoom
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 Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/XbMFPFzMQVGH1sXutjLxRg

San Jose Clothing Swap
2026-04-12 12:30 - 16:30 | San José Peace and Justice Center, San Jose Peace and Justice Center, 48 S 7th St, San Jose, CA, 95112, United States
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
– Combating fast fashion, clothing overproduction & overconsumption, and textile waste (keeping clothes out of landfills)
We want to help you clear your closet of clothes, shoes and accessories that you don’t wear, and take home amazing new styles for free! We stop taking donations at 3:30 PM!

Social: Sunday Exercise *Weather Pending*
2026-04-12 09:30 - 12:00
Feel like waking up on Sunday and getting some exercise? Do it with your comrades! Join us at Evergreen Valley Community College for activities like:
– Pickleball
– Basketball
– Tennis
– Walking & Running (incline and flat options available)
– Field Activities (frisbee, soccer, etc.)
– Just generally hanging out and enjoying the sun and good company (=
Please bring your own equipment or get in touch to coordinate. Don’t forget water and sunblock!

Address: 2995 Yerba Buena Rd, San Jose, CA 95135 (Park by the soccer fields off Yerba Buena Rd)
Meet at the basketball court if you need a place to leave your belongings. People may be doing different activities around the campus.

Campus Layout Photos:

Basketball court and pickleball courts in red square. Parking areas, tennis courts, field, and flat walking/running space.
Site layout. Incline walking/running space in red square.

Convention Planning Committee Meeting
2026-04-11 11:00 - 12:30
If you are excited about continuing to build our chapter in 2026, join this meeting!
This meeting will be a space to tie up loose ends on convention planning and make sure we have all our i’s dotted and our t’s crossed. Members who are working on projects for convention can also come for feedback or support on anything they’re doing. If we have time, we’ll do some phone banking.
Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/9KocmHtZSyKuFgSb17cQHA

Social: Downtown San José
2026-04-10 19:00 - 22:00
Are you curious about socialism? Looking for some time to unwind? Come out for a night of food, drinks, and community with your comrades in downtown San José! We’ll meet at San Pedro Square Market at 7:00pm and either stay there or hop to another place nearby, depending on what attendees want to do.
Hope to see you there!

Where: San Pedro Square Market
Address: 87 N San Pedro St, San Jose, CA 95110

San Jose May Day Canvas
2026-04-10 18:00 - 19:00 | 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 and partner organizations within the San Jose May Day Coalition as we canvas businesses and flyer for San Jose May Day 2026!
RSVP Here!
ocation 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
2026-04-09 18:30 - 19:30 | Zoom
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

Chapter Convention Phone Bank
2026-04-09 17:00 - 18:00
Help us invite all our members to our annual Chapter Convention, our biggest event of the year! In this phone banking session, we will call all our members (those in good standing and those whose membership has lapsed) to personally invite them to the convention. It should be a pretty receptive audience (i.e., DSA members), so this is a great low-stress opportunity to try out phone banking – one of the most crucial tasks of an organizer!
Help us put on the best convention this chapter has ever seen!
Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/3Mw8R1oPQeez1sjb6k2u_Q

Political Education Internal Working Group Meeting
2026-04-08 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.
Register for the Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/smcCFZ6_TUa25E2ZQp-Oiw

Community Safety Working Group Meeting
2026-04-08 18:30 - 19:30 | Zoom
Join the community safety working group to help support efforts to improve the safety of our communities in the South Bay and to push back against the surveillance state! No experience is required and everyone has something to contribute! We will be meeting via Zoom, please register with the link below, from 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm.

Register for Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/cJnrORgzQJmSg8-jTqGunw

CA Billionaire 🪙📋Tax Signature Gathering & After Party 🥳
2026-04-05 13:00 - 19:00 | San José Peace and Justice Center, San Jose Peace and Justice Center, 48 S 7th St, San Jose, CA, 95112, United States
Join us at the SJ PJC as we Gather Signatures to Tax the Billionaires, then chill with comrades at the After Party!

RSVP to the event so we have a headcount: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAlpQLSfaea_v2k_RCLMGfQxzBM3x6cT26QWzYQb5yA55)uiVRearxQ/viewform
Schedule
1:00 PM – Meet at the SJ PJC
1:30 PM – Signature Gathering: We will walk or drive to targeted locations
5:30 PM to 7:00 PM – Petition signing After Party with pizza & drinks
Clipboards & Signature Petitions will be available, if you don’t already have them.
If you are new to Signature Gathering, training will be provided before heading out!!
Address
SJ Peace & Justice Center
48 S 7th Street
San Jose, CA 95112

5K Run & Walk for Workers' Rights
2026-04-04 09:00 - 12:00 | Roosevelt Community Center, 901 E Santa Clara St, San Jose, CA, 95116, United States
Join us for our 5k run/walk – a fundraising event for SJ May Day’s fight for workers’ rights!
Saturday, April 4
Roosevelt Park
900 E Santa Clara St, San Jose, CA
Donate to the fundraiser: https://givebutter.com/bNMBMm
-This is a family friendly event.
-Food will be provided after the run!
-All paces are welcome!
Schedule
9:00AM Gather at Roosevelt Park
9:30AM Begin stretching
9:45AM Our 5k begins!
This is a donation-based event! Donations start at $5, and any additional donations are appreciated. All funds will go towards the San José May Day Coalition’s fight for workers’ rights.
No one will be turned away for a lack of funds.
Location Details
Roosevelt Park
900 E Santa Clara St, San Jose, CA
San Jose CA 95116 United States

Chapter Convention Phone Bank
2026-04-03 17:00 - 18:00
Help us invite all our members to our annual Chapter Convention, our biggest event of the year! In this phone banking session, we will call all our members (those in good standing and those whose membership has lapsed) to personally invite them to the convention. It should be a pretty receptive audience (i.e., DSA members), so this is a great low-stress opportunity to try out phone banking – one of the most crucial tasks of an organizer!
Help us put on the best convention this chapter has ever seen!
Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/W14xECsDR42M36nCGwng3g

Social Committee Meeting
2026-04-02 18:00 - 19:00 | Zoom
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: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/LWghXCCVSh29sc6AtS4Zqg
