Comrades, 

News about the emergent omicron variant of COVID-19 puts a clear truth into focus – there is no post-COVID era. We are still living through a pandemic, our lives are still being disrupted, and our friends, family, neighbors, and comrades are still being endangered as much by the viciousness and indifference of our government as we are still facing the impacts of the pandemic. 

That’s why it’s so urgent we show up to make San Francisco’s District 5 an eviction-free zone. District 5 supervisor and DSA comrade Dean Preston has declared his district an eviction-free zone, and folks need to know about it! First, you can help phone bank every Wednesday at 5:00 p.m. from tomorrow to December 22 to call tenants living in District 5 and tell them about their rights and how to apply for rent relief. You can register to help out here!

We’ll also be hosting an Eviction-Free BBQ on Saturday, December 11 at 1:00 p.m. in the Panhandle (corner of Baker and Fell). Come out to connect with your neighbors, build community, and learn more about eviction protections and rent relief. You can help make it a success by joining our lit drop at the same location (corner of Baker and Fell) on Sunday, December 5 at 12:00 p.m. to give folks in District 5 fliers about the BBQ and how they can protect themselves against their landlords. Check out the District 5 Eviction-Free Zone website for more information! Together, we can build community and build strength, and show ourselves the care and compassion the market by its nature can never provide. 

Solidarity,

DSA SF Comms Committee

Event Calendar

🌹 Wednesday, 12/1 (5:00 p.m.): District 5 Eviction-Free Zone Phonebank with Daybreak (online)

🌹 Wednesday, 12/1 (6:30 p.m.): Intro to DSA (Zoom)

🌹 Sunday, 12/5 (12:00 p.m.): District 5 Eviction-Free Zone BBQ Lit Drop (in-person at the Panhandle, corner of Baker and Fell)

🌹 Tuesday, 12/7 (6:00 p.m.): Ecosocialist Book Club: Jason Henderson’s Street Fight: The Politics of Mobility in San Francisco (online and in-person at location TBD)

🌹 Wednesday, 12/8 (6:45 p.m.): December DSA SF Chapter Meeting (online and in-person at location TBD)

🌹 Saturday, 12/11 (1:00 p.m.): District 5 Eviction-Free Zone BBQ (in-person at the Panhandle, corner of Baker and Fell)

For more events, click here.

Announcements

Intro to DSA

Joining DSA can feel a little overwhelming! If you want to get to know what DSA is doing (and why!), come to Intro to DSA tomorrow, December 1 at 6:30 p.m. on Zoom. Those new and old to DSA, or those considering joining, are all invited to attend! We’ll talk socialism and introduce you to some of the work being done by the chapter’s priority campaigns, committees, and working groups. Register here!

Our December Chapter Meeting Will Take Place Both In-Person and Online!

We are planning to have our first hybrid chapter meeting next month! Our December chapter meeting will be on Wednesday, December 8 starting at 6:45 p.m. on Zoom and in person at a location to be determined – we’ll have updates soon! To register and express interest in attending in person or on Zoom, please use the link here – and we look forward to meeting more of the chapter in person on December 8!

Reading Groups

Ecosocialist Book Club: Jason Henderson’s Street Fight: The Politics of Mobility in San Francisco

Join the Ecosocialist Book Club on Tuesday, December 7 at 6:00 p.m. for our final session reading of Street Fight: The Politics of Mobility in San Francisco. We’ll be joined by a very special guest – author Jason Henderson! Open to all, DSA members and DSA curious alike. Register here!

Comrades, 

While many of us are going to celebrate Thanksgiving with our families and loved ones, we must also recognize that we occupy the ancestral lands of the Muwekma Ohlone people, and it’s important to learn from Indigenous leaders about their untold history. And, with the turmoil that took place last week, one thing we’re thankful for is the solidarity we’ve seen amongst each other in this chapter through these difficult times. 

We hope you all have an opportunity to take it easy this week. 

Solidarity,

DSA SF Comms Committee

Events Calendar

🌹 Tuesday, 11/23 (6:00 p.m.): Ecosocialist Book Club, (online)

🌹 Thursday, 11/25 (3:00 p.m.): Indigenous Peoples Solidarity Webinar, (online)

🌹 Monday, 11/29 (6:00 p.m.): DSA Electoral Board discussion and Q&A, (online)

🌹 Wednesday, 12/1 (5:00 p.m.): District 5 Eviction-Free Zone Phonebank with Daybreak (online)

🌹 Sunday, 12/5 (12:00 p.m.): District 5 Eviction-Free Zone BBQ Lit Drop (in-person at the Panhandle, corner of Baker and Fell)

🌹 Wednesday, 12/8 (6:45 p.m.): December DSA SF Chapter Meeting (online and in-person at location TBD)

🌹 Saturday, 12/11 (1:00 p.m.): District 5 Eviction-Free Zone BBQ (in-person at the Panhandle, corner of Baker and Fell)

For more events, click here.

Announcements

Indigenous Peoples Solidarity Webinar

Join us online on Thursday, November 25 at 3:00 p.m. PDT to learn firsthand from Indigenous leaders about human rights and ecological stewardship. As stated in The Red Deal, “for our Earth and relatives to live, capitalism and colonialism must die.” Our work as Socialists to dismantle capitalism and colonialism is critical in preventing further erasure of Indigenous people, stewardship, and ancestral sites. Please register for the webinar here.

Find Out About Upcoming Ballot Measures!

Want to learn more about upcoming DSA ballot measures? Join the DSA Electoral Board on Monday, November 29, at 6:00 p.m. on Zoom for a discussion and Q&A. We highly encourage all members in good standing to attend so we can fill everyone in on the process and answer any questions. Zoom link here – hopefully we’ll see you then!

Support the District 5 Eviction-Free Zone!

District 5 supervisor Dean Preston has declared his district an eviction-free zone, and a big part of making that a reality is getting out and telling our neighbors about their rights! Daybreak will be hosting weekly phonebanks every Wednesday at 5:00 p.m. from December 1 to December 22 to call tenants living in District 5 and tell them about their rights and how to apply for rent relief. You can register to help out here!

Then, on Saturday, December 11 at 1:00 p.m. in the Panhandle (corner of Baker and Fell), DSA SF will be hosting an Eviction-Free BBQ where we can meet our neighbors and help each other learn more about eviction protections and rent relief. We’ll have lawyers on hand to offer legal advice, as well. And, of course, lots of food and drink!

To make that BBQ successful, we need to let the neighborhood know about it! We’ll be meeting at the same location (corner of Baker and Fell) on Sunday, December 5 at 12:00 p.m. to lit drop fliers about the BBQ and how folks can learn more about eviction protections. Check out the District 5 Eviction-Free Zone website for more information!

Our December chapter meeting will take place both in-person and online!

We are planning to have our first hybrid chapter meeting next month! Our December chapter meeting will be on Wednesday, December 8 starting at 6:45 p.m. on Zoom and in person at a location to be determined – we’ll have updates soon! To register and express interest in attending in person or on Zoom, please use the link here – and we look forward to meeting more of the chapter in person on December 8!

Reading Groups

Ecosocialist Book Club: Jason Henderson’s Street Fight: The Politics of Mobility in San Francisco

Join our DSA SF Ecosocialist Committee Book Club to discuss Jason Henderson’s Street Fight: The Politics of Mobility in San Francisco. Street Fight discusses the intersection of transit, public policy, and social justice in San Francisco, and lays out a great framework for thinking about what a just transportation system in San Francisco looks like. Open to all DSA members and DSA-curious! The second of three sessions will be tonight at 6:00 p.m. – register now!

ICYMI

Interested in East Bay Socialist Housing Organizers Project (SHOP) Training?

East Bay DSA is holding a training program called Socialist Housing Organizers Project (SHOP) along with Tenant and Neighborhood Councils (TANC), an autonomous tenants union. The SHOP program trains DSA members to become tenant organizers and get plugged in to organizing in their own buildings or supporting others in doing so. The Tenant Solidarity committee hopes to get a group of DSA SF members to go through the trainings to develop tenant organizing skills. The committee also hopes to explore the possibility of expanding SHOP into a cross-chapter collaboration that can connect people with TANC’s SF chapter. If you are interested in participating in a future training, please sign up via this form. Email tenantsolidarity@dsasf.org with any questions.

Volunteer for Single-Payer Healthcare Campaign

National Nurses United and the California Nurses Association have been ramping up the CalCare campaign as the bill for California state-level single-payer will return in January. They are focusing on priority districts, including AD 17 and AD 19 in San Francisco. For those areas, they are looking for District Leaders to lead locally. They’ll provide extensive training and support to these leaders. If you are interested, you can sign up here. If you want to participate in the campaign but not be a District Leader, please reach out to DSA SF member Ellen Y (by emailing healthcare@dsasf.org), who is a District Leader for AD 19 – she can get you started on text-banking voters!

Comrades,

On Saturday, many DSA SF members, new and old, and including YDSA members, finally got to meet other comrades in person for the first time at our DSA SF fall social. With the Kyle Rittenhouse trial reaching a verdict soon (while trying not to keep our hopes up) and yesterday’s failed attempt of the #SOSCuba protests backed by US empire, it was a pivotal moment for us to take a step back for a day and remember why we’ve been fighting for socialism—because we have each other. We are currently in the most demoralizing times in history, and organizing during a pandemic is no easy feat. But as more upcoming events, campaigns, and materials arise within our chapter, our goals toward building power will become easier to achieve and us fighting in community against capitalism will become stronger than ever.

Besides, we all know that a better world is possible if we come together to fight for it!

Solidarity,

DSA SF Communications Committee

Event Calendar

🌹 Tuesday, 11/16 (6:30 p.m.): 21st Century Socialism Reading Group, (Zoom)

🌹 Thursday, 11/18 (7:00 a.m.): Solidarity + Strike Support for Local 39 Stationary Engineers at Kaiser Permanente, (2425 Geary Blvd, San Francisco)

🌹 Thursday, 11/18 (5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.): Phone bank for Medicare for All in California, (virtual)

🌹 Saturday, 11/20 (3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.): Intro to Racial Capitalism, (Zoom)

🌹 Tuesday, 11/22 (6:00 p.m.): Ecosocialist Book Club, (Zoom)

For more events, click here.

Announcements

Intro to Racial Capitalism

Thursday: Solidarity + Strike Support for Local 39 Stationary Engineers at Kaiser Permanente

Saturday, November 20 is Trans Remembrance Day

Reading Groups

Ecosocialist Book Club: Jason Henderson’s Street Fight: The Politics of Mobility in San Francisco

Join our DSA SF Ecosocialist Committee Book Club to discuss Jason Henderson’s Street Fight: The Politics of Mobility in San Francisco. Street Fight discusses the intersection of transit, public policy, and social justice in San Francisco, and lays out a great framework for thinking about what a just transportation system in San Francisco looks like. Open to all DSA members and DSA-curious! The second of three sessions will be on Tuesday, November 22 at 6:00 p.m. – register now!

21st Century Socialism Reading Group: Erik Olin Wright’s Envisioning Real Utopias

Tonight, November 16 at 6:30 p.m., the 21st Century Socialism Reading Group continues its exploration of Erik Olin Wright’s seminal book, Envisioning Real Utopias. We will explore chapters 8-12, the heart of how Wright structures his envisioned transformation. Zoom link here!

In Case You Missed It

Interested in East Bay Socialist Housing Organizers Project (SHOP) Training?

East Bay DSA is holding a training program called Socialist Housing Organizers Project (SHOP) along with Tenant and Neighborhood Councils (TANC), an autonomous tenants union. The SHOP program trains DSA members to become tenant organizers and get plugged in to organizing in their own buildings or supporting others in doing so. The Tenant Solidarity committee hopes to get a group of DSA SF members to go through the trainings to develop tenant organizing skills. The committee also hopes to explore the possibility of expanding SHOP into a cross-chapter collaboration that can connect people with TANC’s SF chapter. If you are interested in participating in a future training, please sign up via this form. Email tenantsolidarity@dsasf.org with any questions.

Volunteer for Single-Payer Healthcare Campaign

National Nurses United and the California Nurses Association have been ramping up the CalCare campaign as the bill for California state-level single-payer will return in January. They are focusing on priority districts, including AD 17 and AD 19 in San Francisco. For those areas, they are looking for District Leaders to lead locally. They’ll provide extensive training and support to these leaders. If you are interested, you can sign up here. If you want to participate in the campaign but not be a District Leader, please reach out to DSA SF member Ellen Y (by emailing healthcare@dsasf.org), who is a District Leader for AD 19 – she can get you started on text-banking voters!

DSA SF’s Fall Social is this Saturday!

Come meet your comrades! The DSA SF fall social is this Saturday, November 13 from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. by the tennis courts in Dolores Park. Please feel free to bring an individual snack(s). We won’t be bringing anything from the office — this is a BYOB (bring-your-own-blanket) event. Appropriate safety considerations will be observed. See you all there!

Upcoming Events

🌹 Wednesday, 11/10 (6:45 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.): DSA SF November Chapter Meeting (Zoom)

🌹 Saturday, 11/13 (1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.): DSA SF Social, Dolores Park (in-person)

🌹 Saturday, 11/20 (3:30 p.m.): Intro to Racial Capitalism, (Zoom)

For more events, click here.

Announcements

Intro to Racial Capitalism

Reading Groups

Ecosocialist Book Club: Jason Henderson’s Street Fight: The Politics of Mobility in San Francisco

Join our DSA SF Ecosocialist Committee Book Club to discuss Jason Henderson’s Street Fight: The Politics of Mobility in San Francisco. Street Fight discusses the intersection of transit, public policy, and social justice in San Francisco, and lays out a great framework for thinking about what a just transportation system in San Francisco looks like. Open to all DSA members and DSA-curious! We’ll meet for three sessions starting tonight at 6:00 p.m. – register now!

In Case You Missed It

Interested in East Bay Socialist Housing Organizers Project (SHOP) Training?

East Bay DSA is holding a training program called Socialist Housing Organizers Project (SHOP) along with Tenant and Neighborhood Councils (TANC), an autonomous tenants union. The SHOP program trains DSA members to become tenant organizers and get plugged in to organizing in their own buildings or supporting others in doing so. The Tenant Solidarity committee hopes to get a group of DSA SF members to go through the trainings to develop tenant organizing skills. The committee also hopes to explore the possibility of expanding SHOP into a cross-chapter collaboration that can connect people with TANC’s SF chapter. If you are interested in participating in a future training, please sign up via this form. Email tenantsolidarity@dsasf.org with any questions.

Volunteer for Single-Payer Healthcare Campaign

National Nurses United and the California Nurses Association have been ramping up the CalCare campaign as the bill for California state-level single-payer will return in January. They are focusing on priority districts, including AD 17 and AD 19 in San Francisco. For those areas, they are looking for District Leaders to lead locally. They’ll provide extensive training and support to these leaders. If you are interested, you can sign up here. If you want to participate in the campaign but not be a District Leader, please reach out to DSA SF member Ellen Y (by emailing healthcare@dsasf.org), who is a District Leader for AD 19 – she can get you started on text-banking voters!

New to the chapter? Find out more about DSA and how you can contribute to building socialism at Intro to DSA tomorrow!

If you’re new to DSA or considering joining, but don’t know where to start, good news! Join us for Intro to DSA on Zoom – you’ll get an introduction to the mission of DSA and the socialist project, and learn about what our organizers are doing locally to build socialism in San Francisco. Bring your questions and a friend – register here!

Event Calendar

🌹 Wednesday, 11/03 (6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.): Intro to DSA (Zoom)

🌹 Saturday, 11/6 (2:00 p.m.): Labor Circle Priority Picnic, Panhandle (in-person)

🌹 Wednesday, 11/10 (6:45 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.): DSA SF November Chapter Meeting (Zoom)

🌹 Saturday, 11/13 (1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.): DSA SF Social, Dolores Park (in-person) 

For more events, click here.

Announcements

DSA SF’s Fall Social is now on Saturday, November 13

Our fall social has been rescheduled! We’ll all be meeting up on Saturday, November 13 from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. by the tennis courts in Dolores Park. Please feel free to bring an individual snack(s). We won’t be bringing anything from the office — this is a BYOB (bring-your-own-blanket) event. Appropriate safety considerations will be observed. See you all there!

Labor Picnic

Organizing in the workplace is a crucial avenue for socialists to build power. However, if your workplace doesn’t have a union, or if your union is between active campaigns, it can be difficult to know how to start. Labor Circles bring workers in similar industries together so they can share notes, build solidarity, and start thinking long term about the changes they’d like to see in their workplaces. Join us for a picnic this Saturday, November 6 at 2:00 p.m. to meet other DSA members and interested parties who work in the same fields as you! RSVP here.

Reading Groups

Ecosocialist Book Club: Jason Henderson’s Street Fight: The Politics of Mobility in San Francisco

Join our DSA SF Ecosocialist Committee Book Club to discuss Jason Henderson’s Street Fight: The Politics of Mobility in San Francisco. Open to all DSA members and DSA-curious! We’ll meet for three sessions starting Tuesday, November 9 at 6:00 p.m. – register now!

ICYMI

Interested in East Bay Socialist Housing Organizers Project (SHOP) Training?

East Bay DSA is holding a training program called Socialist Housing Organizers Project (SHOP) along with Tenant and Neighborhood Councils (TANC), an autonomous tenants union. The SHOP program trains DSA members to become tenant organizers and get plugged in to organizing in their own buildings or supporting others in doing so. The Tenant Solidarity committee hopes to get a group of DSA SF members to go through the trainings to develop tenant organizing skills. The committee also hopes to explore the possibility of expanding SHOP into a cross-chapter collaboration that can connect people with TANC’s SF chapter. If you are interested in participating in a future training, please sign up via this form. Email tenantsolidarity@dsasf.org with any questions.

Volunteer for Single-Payer Healthcare Campaign

National Nurses United and the California Nurses Association have been ramping up the CalCare campaign as the bill for California state-level single-payer will return in January. They are focusing on priority districts, including AD 17 and AD 19 in San Francisco. For those areas, they are looking for District Leaders to lead locally. They’ll provide extensive training and support to these leaders. If you are interested, you can sign up here. If you want to participate in the campaign but not be a District Leader, please reach out to DSA SF member Ellen Y (by emailing healthcare@dsasf.org), who is a District Leader for AD 19 – she can get you started on text-banking voters!