The International Solidarity Working Group and Electoral Working Group from Silicon Valley DSA are organizing a joint phonebanking effort to support DSA comrade Rep. Cori Bush in her primary effort in St. Louis. Cori has been one of the strongest national voices against the genocide in Gaza, and AIPAC is funneling millions of dollars to... Read more »
The Silicon Valley DSA Housing Working Group is organizing for housing as a human right. For us, the way to this goal involves both organizing as tenants to build direct power in our communities as well as proposing and advocating for policies that improve material conditions for everyone affected by the housing crisis. We want... Read more »
Tenants and Neighborhood Councils (TANC) is a member-run autonomous tenant union in the San Francisco Bay Area. We encourage all tenants of private landlords, unhoused people, and public housing residents, to join us in organizing councils. We are a group of Bay Area tenants who are fed up with rising rents, evictions, and harassment at... Read more »
The SV-DSA Electoral Working Group will have its next meeting Wednesday, August 7 on Zoom from 7:30-8:30. We are roughly three months out from the election in November and will take the time to build up our ground game to support class struggle candidates. All are welcome to join. Zoom registration link here: https://stanford.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwoc-qhqzwiG9FJnuEFghYbYYkOT31sJ5Td
The elected officers (Chapter Committee) are meeting to get some outstanding administrative tasks done in a group setting. If you’re interested in the nuts and bolts of chapter administration or have questions for the officers, you’re welcome to attend. Register here.
The SV-DSA Chapter Officers and Working Group Co-Chairs are gathering for a leadership retreat. We will review our activities over the past year, strategize goals for the rest of the Leadership term, and build social cohesion to amplify our organizing efforts together. Join us at the Joyce Ellington Branch Library in San Jose at 2... Read more »
The Ceasefire forum aims to connect the billions spent on the conflict in Gaza to everyday issues experienced by the average residents of San Jose and California, and get folks involved in demanding the SJ City Council to sign onto Jewish Voice for Peace's resolution for a ceasefire. San Jose Peace and Justice Center 48... Read more »