Leadership Meeting: Steering Committee
2025-11-11 18:00 - 19:30, 2025-11-18 18:00 - 19:30, 2025-11-25 18:00 - 19:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | 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

Political Education Working Group Internal Meeting
2025-11-11 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

Community Safety Working Group Meeting
2025-11-12 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! 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://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/vsupEn4RQk2RbYPY1lEeyw

Electoral Working Group Meeting
2025-11-13 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

Phone Zap for Stanford 11
2025-11-14 16:00 - 16:30
In June 2024, students, alumni, and one student reporter were arrested at a sit-in of the office of Stanford University’s president in protest of Stanford’s complicity with Israel’s genocide in Palestine. In Santa Clara County, the District Attorney Jeff Rosen has chosen to charge these protesters against genocide with felonies, and 11 Stanford community members have been indicted on two grand jury charges, making them the first out of thousands of protesters across the nation in the past two years to go to felony trial over their pro-Palestinian activism.
The next court date for the Stanford 11 is November 17, where trial proceedings are set to be scheduled and assigned. Therefore, Silicon Valley DSA’s international solidarity working group is standing in solidarity with the Stanford 11 by holding a weekly phone zap among our members to call Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen, Stanford University’s President Levin, and Representative Ro Khanna to pressure them to drop these unprecedented charges against the Stanford 11! Join us by registering for the phone zap here.
If you can’t join us, you can also call and email using Stanford SJP’s action toolkit.

Phone Zap for Stanford 11
2025-11-14 16:00 - 16:30
In June 2024, students, alumni, and one student reporter were arrested at a sit-in of the office of Stanford University’s president in protest of Stanford’s complicity with Israel’s genocide in Palestine. In Santa Clara County, the District Attorney Jeff Rosen has chosen to charge these protesters against genocide with felonies, and 11 Stanford student protesters have been indicted on two grand jury charges, making them the first out of thousands of protesters across the nation in the past two years to go to felony trial over their pro-Palestinian activism.
The next court date for the Stanford 11 is November 17, where trial proceedings are set to be scheduled and assigned. Therefore, Silicon Valley DSA’s international solidarity working group is standing in solidarity with the Stanford 11 by holding a weekly phone zap among our members to call Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen, Stanford University’s President Levin, and Representative Ro Khanna to pressure them to drop these unprecedented charges against the Stanford 11! Join us by registering for the phone zap here.
If you can’t join us, you can also call and email using Stanford SJP’s action toolkit.

SJPJC Garden Day
2025-11-15 09:00 - 12:00, 2025-11-22 09:00 - 12:00, 2025-11-29 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!

November Chapter Meeting
2025-11-15 13:00 - 15:30 | SEIU Local 521 Union Hall, 2302 Zanker Rd, San Jose, CA, 95131
Join Silicon Valley DSA for our November General Meeting! This meeting will feature 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 for the Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/3OYHfnDYTyqw1FwF2VlRJg
RSVP here: https://actionnetwork.org/events/2025-11-15-chapter-meeting/
2302 Zanker Rd
San Jose, CA 95131
Saturday, November 15
1–3:30 PM (we expect most business to be complete by 3 PM)

San José Free Store
2025-11-15 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!

Clothes for Everyone
2025-11-15 17:00 - 19:00 | Centro Aztlan Chicomoztoc, 47 E William Street, San Jose, CA, 95112, United States
Bring up to 10 clean good condition garments in the morning and come back in the afternoon to exchange them! Nothing is stored and everything must find a home
Clothes Drop Off: 10 AM – 12 PM
Exchange: 5 PM to 7 PM
Location Details
Centro Aztlan Chicomoztoc
47 E William Street
San Jose CA 95112
Parking
There is street parking and parking garages close by on 3rd Street.
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

Virtual Phonebanking for Jersey City Council Runoff
2025-11-16 14:00 - 16:00 | Zoom
Comrades Jake Ephros and Joel Brooks are heading to a crucial runoff for Jersey City Council and they need our help! Winning will strengthen socialist representation in the tri-state area and build momentum for our entire movement. Join the DSA National Electoral Commission by phonebanking comrades to fundraise for Jake and Joel!
RSVP here: https://actionnetwork.org/events/socialist-cash-takes-out-capitalist-trash-runoff-edition/
About Jake Ephros: https://jakeforjc.com/
About Joel Brooks: https://joelforjc.com/

PACK THE COURT: Stanford 11's Trial Begins
2025-11-17 08:30 - 12:00
[URGENT ACTION] ‼️PACK THE COURT‼️ for the Stanford 11 at 8:30 AM on Monday November 17 at the Hall of Justice, 190 W Hedding Street, San Jose, CA
In June 2024, students, alumni, and one student reporter were arrested at a sit-in of the office of Stanford University’s president in protest of Stanford’s complicity with Israel’s genocide in Palestine. In Santa Clara County, the District Attorney Jeff Rosen has chosen to charge these protesters against genocide with felonies, and 11 Stanford community members have been indicted on two grand jury charges, making them the first out of thousands of protesters across the nation in the past two years to go to felony trial over their pro-Palestinian activism.
The next court date for the Stanford 11 is November 17, where trial proceedings are set to be scheduled and assigned. Show up and pack the court in order to support the Stanford 11, as they fight trumped up charges just for their courage to call out Stanford’s complicity in the genocide!
If you can’t show up, check out Stanford SJP’s action toolkit here about how to support the Stanford 11 through mutual aid for trial expenses as well as calling and emailing public officials. Follow @stanfordsjp and @sit_in_to_stop_genocide for more updates!

Housing Working Group Meeting
2025-11-17 18:30 - 19:30, 2025-12-01 18:30 - 19:30 | Zoom
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

Labor Working Group Meeting
2025-11-18 18:30 - 19:30
“Today is only the beginning”–that’s Zohran Mamdani’s message, post election. An even more important message, perhaps: now is our time! Our time means not what we have, or even what we have already achieved. It is what we do now! Now is the time to roll up our sleeves and get to work.
We are building labor power, and we are building our connections to labor in the South Bay. Please join us as we support the on-going strike wave of Starbucks baristas; join us as we support local teachers’ associations, and domestic workers, and others, struggling for dignity and a fair contract; join us as we push ourselves and our chapter into workplace organizing; and join us as we build a union caucus within Silicon Valley DSA, and strengthen our presence in the South Bay Labor Coalition.
Please join us–even if for the first time!–as we meet on zoom Tuesday, November 18th, at 6:30-7:30 pm. There is a lot of work to do, and everyone can help. The link to join:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86463769284?pwd=[REDACTED]

Mutual Aid Working Group Meeting
2025-11-19 18:30 - 19:30 | Zoom
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

International Solidarity WG Meeting
2025-11-19 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/.

Socialist Night School: Historical Perspectives
2025-11-19 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

Action Power Hour for Stanford 11
2025-11-20 12:00 - 13:00
In June 2024, students, alumni, and one student reporter were arrested at a sit-in of the office of Stanford University’s president in protest of Stanford’s complicity with Israel’s genocide in Palestine. In Santa Clara County, the District Attorney Jeff Rosen has chosen to charge these protesters against genocide with felonies, and 11 Stanford community members have been indicted on two grand jury charges, making them the first out of thousands of protesters across the nation in the past two years to go to felony trial over their pro-Palestinian activism.
In solidarity with the Stanford 11, Silicon Valley DSA will be holding an Action Power Hour during the Stanford 11 National Week of Action, and raising our voices to defend the student movement for Palestine! On November 20, from 12-1 PM, we’ll be making phone calls and sending emails together, to ensure public officials know we support the Stanford 11 against these trumped-up charges they are fighting for protesting genocide.
Take action and join us by registering on Zoom here!
Can’t make it? Make calls on your own using the Stanford 11 DropTheCharges action toolkit.

Last Friday Social: Olympus Caffe & Bakery
2025-11-21 18:00 - 21:00
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 November Last Friday Social!

This month we will be meeting at Olympus Caffe & Bakery in Mountain View at 6:30pm for a casual gathering to get to know our comrades. Hope you can make it!

Address: 135 Castro St, Mountain View, CA 94041

Immigrant Rights Canvas
2025-11-22 13:00 - 15:00 | San José Peace and Justice Center, San Jose Peace and Justice Center, 48 S 7th St, San Jose, CA, 95112, United States
Join the International Solidarity Working Group and the Mutual Aid Working Group to ask business to hang the Rapid Response Network poster and inform community members of their rights if approached by ICE.
Meeting 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
Masks are optional for this event.

Tech Committee Meeting
2025-11-24 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

Comms Committee Meeting
2025-11-24 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/hrOxMwbATKilZorbWwoytg

Starbucks Workers United Picket
2025-11-29 09:00 - 12:00, 2025-12-01 09:00 - 12:00, 2025-12-02 09:00 - 12:00 | Capitol Plaza, 2707 McKee Rd, San Jose, 95127, United States
No Contract, No Coffee! Starbucks Workers United has organized a nationwide strike to bring Starbucks back to the bargaining table for a fair contract. Support workers fighting for fair pay, a stop to union busting, and an end to chronic understaffing by joining us on the picket line right here in Silicon Valley!
WHAT: Starbucks Workers United Picket
WHERE: 2707 McKee Rd, San Jose
WHEN: 9am-12pm
