News

Weekly Roundup: October 28, 2025

Events with a 🐣 are especially new-member-friendly!

🌹 Tuesday, October 28 (8:00 AM – 4:30 PM): ICE out of SF courts! (in person at 100 Montgomery St)

🌹 Tuesday, October 28 (6:00 PM – 7:30 PM): “Stop the Threat of US War on Venezuela!”: A History of US-Venezuela Relations (in person at 1916 McAllister St)

🌹 Wednesday, October 29 (6:00 PM – 8:00 PM): Tech Reading Group: Empire of AI by Karen Hao 🐣 (zoom and in person at 518 Valencia St)

🌹 Wednesday, October 29 (6:45 PM – 8:30 PM): Tenant Organizing Working Group Meeting (zoom and in at person at Radical Reading Room, 438 Haight St)

🌹 Thursday, October 30 (7:30 PM – 9:30 PM): “Housing the City by the Bay: Tenant Activism, Civil Rights, and Class Politics in San Francisco” – TOWG Reading Group (in person at 1916 McAllister St)

🌹 Friday, October 31 (2:30 PM – 4:00 PM): Keep Market St. Moving! Roundtable with Drivers (in person at 1916 McAllister St)

🌹 Saturday, November 1 (1:00 PM – 5:00 PM): 🐣 Growing Community: Urban Food Production at Alemany Farm (in person at Alemany Farm, 700 Alemany Blvd)

🌹 Sunday, November 2 (1:00 PM – 2:00 PM): SF EWOC Lead Generation Strategy Session (in person at 1916 McAllister St)

🌹 Sunday, November 2 (5:30 PM – 7:15 PM): HWG Reads  “Capitalism & Disability…” (zoom and in person at 1916 McAllister St)

🌹 Monday, November 3 (7:00 PM – 8:00 PM): Labor Board x SF EWOC Local Meeting (zoom and in person at 1916 McAllister St)

🌹 Tuesday, November 4 (6:00 PM – 7:30 PM): Ecosocialist Bi-Weekly Meeting (zoom and in person at 1916 McAllister St)

🌹 Thursday, November 6 (5:30 PM – 6:30 PM): 🍏 Education Board Open Meeting 🌹 (zoom)

🌹 Thursday, November 6 (7:00 PM – 8:00 PM): 🐣 Immigrant Justice Court Action Orientation (in person at 1916 McAllister St)

🌹 Friday, November 7 (7:00 PM – 8:00 PM): 🐣 Comrade Karaoke (in person at the Roar Shack, 34 7th St)

🌹 Sunday, November 9 (11:00 AM – 1:00 PM): 🐣 Physical Education + Self Defense Training (in person at the William McKinley Monument)

🌹 Sunday, November 9 (2:00 PM – 4:00 PM): Palestine Study: There is No Socialist Israel  (in person at 1916 McAllister St)

🌹 Sunday, November 9 (5:00 PM – 7:00 PM): Capital Reading Group (zoom and in person at 1916 McAllister St)

🌹 Monday, November 10 (6:00 PM – 8:00 PM): 🐣 Tenderloin Healing Circle (in person at Kelly Cullen Community, 220 Golden Gate Ave)

🌹 Monday, November 10 (6:00 PM – 8:00 PM): Homelessness Working Group Regular Meeting (zoom and in person at 1916 McAllister St)

🌹 Monday, November 10 (7:00 PM – 8:00 PM): Labor Board Meeting (zoom)

Check out https://dev.dsasf.org/events for more events and updates.


Take Action: Support a Green Public Bank for San Francisco 🌱🏦

San Francisco has the chance to make history by creating a green bank: a publicly-owned institution that invests in affordable housing, small businesses, and clean energy instead of Wall Street profits. A Green Bank Resolution was recently introduced by our Socialist in Office Jackie Fielder, and we need to show the Board of Supervisors and Mayor Lurie that San Franciscans support it.

A public bank would keep our money circulating in our communities, fund climate solutions, and help build a city that works for everyone — not just the wealthy.

Take two minutes to send an email to the Mayor and Supervisors using our email tool.

Want to help build the campaign? Join the #public-bank channel in Slack or email ecosocialist@dsasf.org to get plugged into organizing efforts and stay updated on next steps.


Stop The Threat Of US War On Venezuela! 🇻🇪

Wondering how we got here? Want to understand why Trump is attacking Venezuela? Need to deepen your understanding of US-Venezuela relations? And most importantly: want to discuss how we can fight back?

Join the Palestine Solidarity and Anti-Imperialism working group at 1916 McAllister on Tuesday, October 28th, 6:00-7:30PM in an educational forum on the history of Venezuela and the struggle against US imperialism. RSVP HERE!


ICE Out of SF Courts!

Join neighbors, activists, grassroots organizations in resisting ICE abductions happening at immigration court hearings! ICE is taking anyone indiscriminately in order to meet their daily quotas. Many of those taken include people with no removal proceedings.

We’ll be meeting every Tuesday and Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM at Immigration Court at 100 Montgomery. We need all hands on deck. The 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM window is when we most need to boost turnout, but if you can’t make that please come whenever works for you. 1 or 2 hours or the entire time! We’re also holding orientation sessions for folks, but that is not required to attend. See the 🐣 Immigrant Justice Court Action Orientation event for more details.


📖 DSA SF Tenant Organizing Reading Group – “Housing the City by the Bay: Tenant Activism, Civil Rights, and Class Politics in San Francisco” 

San Francisco has always had an affordable housing shortage, but solutions outside of the private sector have long been neglected or overlooked. Join us as we learn about the history of one proposed solution: public housing.

Our four-part reading group will meet every other Thursday at 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM hybrid in person at 1916 McAllister and Zoom with RSVP to discuss John Baranski’s book “Housing the City by the Bay”. The next meeting will be Thursday, October 30.

If you wish to join please RSVP here!


Growing Community: Urban Food Production at Alemany Farm

Come join DSA SF’s Ecosocialist working group Saturday, November 1st, 2025 1:00 – 5:00PM  as we get our hands dirty gardening at one of SF’s community gems, Alemany Farm.

First, we will tour the farm and learn about its history as a community gathering place and food source. Next, we will be doing volunteer gardening tasks (planting seedlings, harvesting weeds, flipping compost, building paths, etc.). Midway through our volunteer work, we’ll take a break to discuss the farm’s mission and how it relates to DSA’s values and goals, covering topics including environmentalism, anti-capitalist food production, and shared public space. We’ll finish with a bit more volunteer work and a harvest, where we’ll collect some crops from around the farm and take some home! RSVP here!


Join SF EWOC to Organize the Unorganized!

The SF local of the Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee (EWOC) needs to get more workplace organizing leads so we can increase union density! Our strategy sessions (held at the DSA SF office, 1916 McAllister) will determine what neighborhoods and tactics to use at the next flyering event. You don’t need to be a volunteer or organizer with EWOC to attend! Our next strategy session will be Sunday, November 2nd at 1:00PM at 1916 McAllister. RSVP here!

We will have monthly regular strategizing and flyering events on the first and third Sundays of every month at 1PM. Our next flyering event will be  Sunday, November 16th at 1:00PM – location TBD! RSVP here!


✊ Organizing Mindset Training

Organizing is at the core of what we do as socialists — and it’s a skill that can be developed and practiced. Come join fellow comrades as we learn and discuss how we can incorporate organizing fundamentals into our day-to-day actions so that we can build stronger, more cohesive, and more active communities that can rally together against the unjust capitalist system. Whether it’s our neighbors, coworkers, friend groups, fellow transit-riders, or any other communities we interact with daily, we will always be stronger when we are organized, aligned on the most critical issues we are facing, and ready to act in unison and put our collective people power behind our demands.

Join us at 1916 McAllister St on Sunday, November 16th from 3:00 – 6:00PM for the first iteration in what we hope will become a recurring, multi-part Organizing Mindset training. 🐣  All are invited and encouraged to attend, whether you are new to DSA, new to organizing, or a more seasoned member/organizer. This first session in particular is a great one to attend if you are interested in helping shape future iterations of this training. RSVP here!


📖 DSA SF Homelessness Working Group Reads: Capitalism & Disability: Selected Writings by Marta Russell

Join DSA SF’s Homelessness Working Group as we read through Capitalism & Disability: Selected Writings by Marta Russell. We’ll be meeting every other Sunday evening starting in September for 4 or 5 sessions at 1916 McAllister. The next session is Sunday, November 2nd. For more info, register here: bit.ly/martacd and check the events calendar for latest details.


🐣 Immigrant Justice Court Action Orientation

Come one, come all to 1916 McAllister St for our court watch orientation! You’ll learn how we are resisting ICE , how you can help, and participate in a biweekly art build. Bring questions and anti-ICE slogans! This event will take place every other week on Thursdays starting at 7:00 PM and the next one is November 6th!

News

Weekly Roundup: October 21, 2025

Events with a 🐣 are especially new-member-friendly!

🌹 Tuesday, October 21 (8:00 AM – 4:30 PM): ICE out of SF courts! (in person at 100 Montgomery St)

🌹 Tuesday, October 21 (6:00 PM – 7:30 PM): Ecosocialist Bi-Weekly Meeting (zoom and in person at 1916 McAllister St)

🌹 Wednesday, October 22 (4:00 PM – 7:00 PM): Zohran Debate Watch Party! (in person at The Savoy Tivoli, 1434 Grant Ave)

🌹 Thursday, October 23 (5:30 PM – 6:30 PM): 🍏 Education Board Open Meeting 🌹 (zoom)

🌹 Thursday, October 23 (6:30 PM – 9:30 PM): The Internet: Live & In-Person w/ Dean Preston! (in person at Make-Out Room, 3225 22nd St)

🌹 Thursday, October 23 (7:00 PM – 8:00 PM): 🐣 Immigrant Justice Court Action Orientation (in person at 1916 McAllister St)

🌹 Friday, October 24 (8:00 AM – 4:30 PM): ICE out of SF courts! (in person at 100 Montgomery St)

🌹 Saturday, October 25 (11:00 AM – 2:00 PM): HWG RV Outreach Event (meet at 1916 McAllister St)

🌹 Sunday, October 26 (5:00 PM – 7:00 PM): Capital Reading Group (zoom and in person at 1916 McAllister St)

🌹 Monday, October 27 (6:00 PM – 8:00 PM): 🐣 Tenderloin Healing Circle (in person at Kelly Cullen Community, 220 Golden Gate Ave)

🌹 Monday, October 27 (6:30 PM – 8:00 PM): Homelessness Working Group Regular Meeting (zoom and in person at 1916 McAllister St)

🌹 Wednesday, October 29 (6:00 PM – 8:00 PM): Tech Reading Group: Empire of AI by Karen Hao 🐣 (zoom and in person at 518 Valencia St)

🌹 Wednesday, October 29 (6:45 PM – 8:30 PM): Tenant Organizing Working Group Meeting (zoom and in at person at Radical Reading Room, 438 Haight St)

🌹 Thursday, October 30 (7:30 PM – 9:30 PM): “Housing the City by the Bay: Tenant Activism, Civil Rights, and Class Politics in San Francisco” – TOWG Reading Group (in person at 1916 McAllister St)

🌹 Friday, October 31 (2:30 PM – 4:00 PM): Keep Market St. Moving! Roundtable with Drivers (in person at 1916 McAllister St)

🌹 Saturday, November 1 (1:00 PM – 5:00 PM): 🐣 Growing Community: Urban Food Production at Alemany Farm (in person at Alemany Farm, 700 Alemany Blvd)

🌹 Sunday, November 2 (1:00 PM – 2:00 PM): SF EWOC Lead Generation Strategy Session (in person at 1916 McAllister St)

🌹 Sunday, November 2 (5:30 PM – 7:15 PM): HWG Reads  “Capitalism & Disability…” (zoom and in person at 1916 McAllister St)

🌹 Monday, November 3 (7:00 PM – 8:00 PM): Labor Board x SF EWOC Local Meeting (zoom and in person at 1916 McAllister St)

Check out https://dev.dsasf.org/events for more events and updates.


ICE Out of SF Courts!

Join neighbors, activists, grassroots organizations in resisting ICE abductions happening at immigration court hearings! ICE is taking anyone indiscriminately in order to meet their daily quotas. Many of those taken include people with no removal proceedings.

We’ll be meeting every Tuesday and Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM at Immigration Court at 100 Montgomery. We need all hands on deck. The 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM window is when we most need to boost turnout, but if you can’t make that please come whenever works for you. 1 or 2 hours or the entire time! We’re also holding orientation sessions for folks, but that is not required to attend. See the 🐣Immigrant Justice Court Action Orientation event in the calendar for more details.


Digital flier for Zohran Debate Watch Party. Image has a red background and shows photo Zohran Mamdani inside a TV set.

Zohran Debate Watch Party

Join us Wednesday, October 22, 4:00-7:00 PM to watch future New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani wipe the floor with Andrew “The Creep” Cuomo! We’ll watch party at Savoy Tivoli (1434 Grant Ave) with free food and fun!


Digital flier for Apartheid-Free Bay Area Consumer Pledge Canvassing. Background of the image is a city market scene with Palestinian flags.

Apartheid-Free Bay Area Consumer Pledge Canvassing

Let’s build public support for stores that have pledged to go apartheid-free this Saturday, October 25 from 11:00 AM-1:00 PM! We’ll meet at Dolores Park on 18th St and Dolores St. We will first train you, and then you will put that training into practice by collecting signatures in Dolores Park. RSVP here!


Digital flier for RV Ban Outreach. Image has a red background and graphic of an RV.

RV Ban Outreach Event and Letter Writing Campaign

Join Homelessness Working Group this Saturday, October 25 from 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM to do outreach to RV residents on the city’s new oversize vehicle ban before it goes into effect November 1st. We’ll meet at 1916 McAllister Street to learn more about the ban before pairing up and going out to door-knock and speak with our neighbors living in vehicles about how they can get refuge permits. 

RSVP here if you’re able to come. Can’t attend? Send a letter to the Board of Supervisors here to tell them to do better!


Digital flier for the "Stop The Threat Of US War On Venezuela!" event. Venezuelan flag int he background.

Stop The Threat Of US War On Venezuela! 🇻🇪

Stop The Threat Of US War On Venezuela! :flag-ve: Wondering how we got here? Want to understand why Trump is attacking Venezuela? Need to deepen your understanding of US-Venezuela relations? And most importantly: want to discuss how we can fight back?

Join the Palestine Solidarity and Anti-Imperialism working group in an educational forum on the history of Venezuela and the struggle against US imperialism.

🗓️ Tuesday, October 28
🕐  6:00-7:30 PM
📍 1916 McAllister
📝 RSVP here!


Graphic titled "Is your rent too damn high?" with skyline of houses in the background - details provided in text below

📖 DSA SF Tenant Organizing Reading Group – “Housing the City by the Bay: Tenant Activism, Civil Rights, and Class Politics in San Francisco” 

San Francisco has always had an affordable housing shortage, but solutions outside of the private sector have long been neglected or overlooked. Join us as we learn about the history of one proposed solution: public housing.

Our four-part reading group will meet every other Thursday at 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM hybrid in person at 1916 McAllister and Zoom with RSVP to discuss John Baranski’s book “Housing the City by the Bay”. The next meeting will be Thursday, October 30.

If you wish to join please RSVP here!


Digital flier advertising DSA SF Homelessness Working Group's reading series on Capitalism & Disability

📖 DSA SF Homelessness Working Group Reads: Capitalism & Disability: Selected Writings by Marta Russell

Join DSA SF’s Homelessness Working Group as we read through Capitalism & Disability: Selected Writings by Marta Russell. We’ll be meeting every other Sunday evening starting in September for 4 or 5 sessions at 1916 McAllister. The next session is Sunday, November 2. For more info, register here and check the events calendar for latest details.


Reportback: UESF Teachers for a Fair Contract

United Educators of San Francisco (UESF) gathered the evening of October 14th at 555 Franklin St. to deliver more than 4,000 strike-ready signatures to the management of San Francisco Unified School District. Union organizers have been in negotiations since March trying to get a fair contract, with district management unwilling to budge on reasonable demands. Teachers are asking for a more balanced work load for special education instructors, health care for dependents, fair pay for their labor, sanctuary protections against ICE on school grounds – only to be met with unwillingness by management. This was enough to rile up a host of teachers, parents, students, and community members to come out and rally together. The picket line took over the whole block at its height, with everyone from babies to the elderly chanting and marching together, accompanied by an endless chorus of supportive car horns. DSA members across the city came out to support our community and march in solidarity with our fellow DSA members in UESF. Union power and love for public schools was on full display as district management and the union drew the line in the sand. The ball is now in management’s court – let’s make sure they do what’s right! Let’s support our educators and comrades in UESF! Fight for Public Education!


Photo of comrades participating in the No Kings Rally and showing off their picket signs

Reportback: DSA SF at No Kings Rally

Dozens of DSA SF members mobilized for the recent No Kings demonstration this Saturday (10/18) afternoon, with a reported 50,000 San Franciscans taking to the streets to protest the authoritarian federal regime and their domestic military invasion. DSA SF coordinated a two-pronged approach, hosting a literature table at Civic Center Plaza and a contingent at the Embarcadero. Our marching contingent drew support from those around us through anti-ICE chants and chants against military occupation.  Meanwhile, comrades at the table (and their children) received a warm welcome from the public with people of all ages feeling a sense of community and a desire to get organized. Lots of interest was displayed towards the Oakland Arms Embargo and ICE Court Watch. Thanks to the efforts of other comrades who participated in Maker’s Night, dropped off or picked supplies, or who just came by for a few minutes, the table was able to stay operating constantly from 12 to 4 PM; we passed out a lot of literature, had many extended discussions about socialism and signed up new potential recruits. We expect there will be many more demonstrations and actions to come as Trump sets his eyes on San Francisco, so come get involved in building community today for a socialist tomorrow.

What do we do when fascism comes to town? Stand up and Fight back!


Photo of comrades participating in the Understanding Zionism education event

Reportback: Palestine Study on Understanding Zionism and Imperialism

On Sunday October 19th, the Palestine Solidarity and Anti-Imperialism working group hosted the first part of our Palestine Study on Understanding Zionism and Imperialism. We packed the office with 38 attendees, all interested in deepening their knowledge of zionism, to better fight for Palestinian liberation!

The second part of our Palestine Study, November 9th, 2:00 to 4:00 PM, will focus on debunking the myth of a socialist Israel. Stay tuned for more details on the event.


Reportback: Tenant Organizing Working Group

Sunday afternoon (10/19), DSA comrades joined with Tenant and Neighborhood Councils (TANC) for a rally to protest the eviction of three elders from their home in Noe Valley. A great ruckus was made as the comrades chanted in unison in support of the at-risk elders. Apparently, a nearby neighbor even called the police, according to posts on neighborhood social media, though no officers ever arrived at the scene. The rally was also featured in a segment by ABC7 News. When people have no control over their own homes they are vulnerable to the whims of their landlords, who might push them out of their homes of decades just to raise the rent back to market rate; however when we come together as a community in the spirit of collective action and socialism, it is the people who ultimately hold the power!


Reportback: Learning from Seattle’s Social Housing Win

Did you miss our panel and Q&A on social housing efforts in Seattle and across California? Now you can read a transcript from that event in California Red!

In February, Seattle beat Big Tech and real estate opposition and passed a ballot measure to fund a municipal social housing developer, by more than 20 points. On October 3, the Ecosocialist Working Group hosted a panel and Q&A to learn how Seattle did it and the current status of efforts in California, featuring Seattle DSA/House Our Neighbors organizer Eric Lee, and DSA SF member/Tenants Together advocate Shanti Singh.

Read the transcript here, and get involved by reaching out to ecosocialist@dsasf.org or joining #ecosocialism on Slack.

The Chapter Coordination Committee (CCC) regularly rotates duties among chapter members. This allows us to train new members in key duties that help keep the chapter running like organizing chapter meetings, keeping records updated, office cleanup, updating the DSA SF website and publishing the weekly newsletter. Members can view current CCC rotations.

Interested in helping with the newsletter or other day-to-day tasks that keep the chapter running? Fill out the CCC help form.

News

Weekly Roundup: October 14, 2025

Events with a 🐣 are especially new-member-friendly!

🌹 Tuesday, October 14 (8:00 AM – 4:30 PM): ICE out of SF courts! (in person at 100 Montgomery St)

🌹 Wednesday, October 15 (6:00 PM – 7:30 PM): 🐣 What Is DSA? (In person at 1916 McAllister St)

🌹 Thursday, October 16 (5:00 PM – 6:30 PM): Keep Market Street Moving Flyering (in person at Market St & Montgomery St)

🌹 Thursday, October 16 (7:30 PM – 9:30 PM): “Housing the City by the Bay: Tenant Activism, Civil Rights, and Class Politics in San Francisco” – TOWG Reading Group (in person at 1916 McAllister St)

🌹 Friday, October 17 (8:00 AM – 4:30 PM): ICE out of SF courts! (in person at 100 Montgomery St)

🌹 Friday, October 17 (7:00 PM – 9:00 PM): 🐣 Maker Friday (in person at 1916 McAllister St)

🌹 Saturday, October 18 (6:00 PM – 8:00 PM): 🐣 HWG Food Service (Castro St & Market St)

🌹 Sunday, October 19 (1:00 PM – 3:00 PM): Divestment Strategy Session (1916 McAllister St)

🌹 Sunday, October 19 (1:00 PM – 3:00 PM): 🐣 SF EWOC Flyering (in person at Patricia’s Green in Hayes Valley Park, 50 Fell St)

🌹 Sunday, October 19 (3:00 PM – 5:00 PM): Palestine Study: Understanding Zionism and Imperialism (1916 McAllister St)

🌹 Sunday, October 19 (5:30 PM – 7:15 PM): HWG Reads “Capitalism & Disability…” (in person at 1916 McAllister St and on Zoom)

🌹 Monday, October 20 (7:00 PM – 8:00 PM): Labor Board x Divestment Priority Meeting (in person at 1916 McAllister St and on Zoom)

🌹 Tuesday, October 21 (6:00 PM – 7:30 PM): Ecosocialist Bi-Weekly Meeting (in person at 1916 McAllister St and on Zoom)

🌹 Wednesday, October 22 (4:00 PM – 7:00 PM): Zohran Debate!! (in person at The Savoy Tivoli, 1434 Grant Ave)

🌹 Thursday, October 23 (5:30 PM – 6:30 PM): 🍏 Education Board Open Meeting (Zoom)

🌹 Thursday, October 23 (6:30 PM – 9:30 PM): The Internet: Live & In-Person w/Dean Preston! (in person at the Make-Out Room, 3225 22nd St)

🌹 Thursday, October 23 (7:00 PM – 8:00 PM): 🐣 Immigrant Justice Court Action Orientation (in person at 1916 McAllister St)

🌹 Sunday, October 26 (5:00 PM – 7:00 PM): Capital Reading Group (in person at 1916 McAllister St and Zoom)

🌹 Monday, October 27 (6:00 PM – 8:00 PM): 🐣 Tenderloin Healing Circle (in person at Kelly Cullen Community, 220 Golden Gate Ave)

🌹 Monday, October 27 (6:30 PM – 8:00 PM): Homelessness Working Group Regular Meeting (in person at 1916 McAllister St and Zoom)

Check out https://dev.dsasf.org/events for more events and updates.


ICE Out of SF Courts!

Join neighbors, activists, grassroots organizations in resisting ICE abductions happening at immigration court hearings! ICE is taking anyone indiscriminately in order to meet their daily quotas. Many of those taken include people with no removal proceedings.

We’ll be meeting every Tuesday and Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM at Immigration Court at 100 Montgomery. We need all hands on deck. The 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM window is when we most need to boost turnout, but if you can’t make that please come whenever works for you. 1 or 2 hours or the entire time! We’re also holding orientation sessions for folks, but that is not required to attend. See the 🐣 Immigrant Justice Court Action Orientation event for more details.

📖 DSA SF Tenant Organizing Reading Group – “Housing the City by the Bay: Tenant Activism, Civil Rights, and Class Politics in San Francisco” 

San Francisco has always had an affordable housing shortage, but solutions outside of the private sector have long been neglected or overlooked. Join us as we learn about the history of one proposed solution: public housing.

Our four-part reading group will meet every other Thursday at 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM hybrid in person at 1916 McAllister and Zoom with RSVP to discuss John Baranski’s book “Housing the City by the Bay”. The next meeting will be Thursday, October 16.

If you wish to join please RSVP here!


🎨 Maker Friday

On Friday, October 17 from 7:00 – 9:00PM we’ll be preparing for the No Kings protest! Join us at 1916 McAllister to make signs and flyers. 🐣 Everyone is welcome!


Join SF EWOC to Organize the Unorganized!

The SF local of the Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee (EWOC) needs to get more workplace organizing leads so we can increase union density! We will have monthly regular strategizing and flyering events on the first and third Sundays of every month at 1PM. Our next flyering event will be  Sunday, October 19th at 1:00 PM at Patricia’s Green in Hayes Valley. RSVP here!

Our strategy sessions (held at the DSA SF office, 1916 McAllister) will determine what neighborhoods and tactics to use at the next flyering event. You don’t need to be a volunteer or organizer with EWOC to attend! Our next strategy session will be Sunday, November 2nd at 1:00 PM at 1916 McAllister. RSVP here!


Palestine Study on Zionism: Understanding Zionism and Imperialism for Palestine Liberation

Join DSA SF on Sunday, October 19 from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM at 1916 McAllister St for the upcoming Palestine Study exploring the foundations of Zionism and how we fight imperialism for Palestinian liberation. We will equip ourselves with a precise understanding of the history, foundations, aspirations, and contradictions of Zionism in order to fight for Palestinian liberation. Participants will walk away from this first session with a precise understanding of the forces that propelled the colonization of Palestine and how US imperialist interests continue the efforts today. This curriculum is designed especially for those new to DSA, the Palestine movement, or those deepening their commitment to being anti-zionist. RSVP here!


📖 DSA SF Homelessness Working Group Reads: Capitalism & Disability: Selected Writings by Marta Russell

Join DSA SF’s Homelessness Working Group as we read through Capitalism & Disability: Selected Writings by Marta Russell. We’ll be meeting every other Sunday evening starting in September for 4 or 5 sessions at 1916 McAllister. The next session is Sunday, October 19. For more info, register here: bit.ly/martacd and check the events calendar for latest details.


🐣 Immigrant Justice Court Action Orientation

Come one, come all to 1916 McAllister St for our court watch orientation! You’ll learn how we are resisting ICE , how you can help, and participate in a biweekly art build. Bring questions and anti-ICE slogans! This event will take place every other week on Thursdays starting at 7:00 PM and the next one is October 23rd!


Ready to Build Real Power? Join the Organizing 4 Power Training!

Want to take your organizing skills to the next level? We are looking for at least 10 members interested to attend the upcoming Organizing 4 Power (O4P) training! O4P isn’t just another workshop. It’s a world-class, hands-on program used by organizers globally to win strong campaigns. This is your chance to gain proven tools to:

  • Recruit & motivate members more effectively.
  • Tell powerful stories that inspire action.
  • Identify & develop new leaders from within our ranks.
  • Build strategic campaigns that create real change.

This is a fantastic opportunity for anyone looking to make a bigger impact—whether you’re new to organizing or a seasoned pro.

Interested in joining our cohort?
We need at least 10 people to sign up by Oct 18th!  Reach out to Erich Fiederer on slack or email labor board (labor@dsasf.org) to let us know!

The class will be 5:00-7:00PM at the office (1916 McAllister) on November 18th and 20th, then again on December 2nd and 4th.

Let’s invest in our skills and build our power together!


Reportback: Hold Airbnb Accountable with DSA SF!

IFPTE Local 21, SEIU Local 1021, UNITE HERE Local 2, and over a dozen other unions and community organizations are protesting Airbnb as the tech giant sues San Francisco for $120 million! Companies like Airbnb use our city as their personal playground while not paying their fair share. At a time when public services are crumbling, budget cuts run rampant, and housing has become more scarce and expensive, Labor Board is endorsing this campaign in support of our workers.

This past Wednesday, October 8th kicked off the campaign with a press conference outside of Airbnb’s headquarters at 888 Brannan. Comrade Firas (of IFPTE Local 21) gave a strong speech condemning Airbnb’s corporate greed, displacement of workers, and reliance on the very same public services and beautiful city that they’re refusing to pay taxes for. Capitalism enables and encourages billionaires and corporations to avoid paying their fair share, and we will not let them get away with it!

Support this campaign by signing and sharing the pledge to boycott Airbnb, and coming to a flyering event!

The Chapter Coordination Committee (CCC) regularly rotates duties among chapter members. This allows us to train new members in key duties that help keep the chapter running like organizing chapter meetings, keeping records updated, office cleanup, updating the DSA SF website and publishing the weekly newsletter. Members can view current CCC rotations.

Interested in helping with the newsletter or other day-to-day tasks that keep the chapter running? Fill out the CCC help form.

News

Weekly Roundup: October 7, 2025

Events with a 🐣 are especially new-member-friendly!

🌹 Tuesday, October 7 (8:00 AM – 4:30 PM): ICE out of SF courts! (in person at 100 Montgomery St)

🌹 Tuesday, October 7 (6:00 PM – 8:00 PM): Watch party: “Documenting Genocide: Gaza, Before and After October 2023” (in person at 1916 McAllister St)

🌹 Tuesday, October 7 (6:00 PM – 7:30 PM): Ecosocialist Bi-Weekly Meeting (Zoom)

🌹 Wednesday, October 8 (6:45 PM – 9:00 PM): October General Meeting (Zoom and in person at Kelly Cullen Community, 220 Golden Gate Ave)

🌹 Thursday, October 9 (5:30 PM – 6:30 PM): 🍏 Education Board Open Meeting (Zoom)

🌹 Thursday, October 9 (7:00 PM – 8:00 PM): 🐣 Immigrant Justice Court Action Orientation (in person at 1916 McAllister St)

🌹 Friday, October 10 (8:00 AM – 4:30 PM): ICE out of SF courts! (in person at 100 Montgomery St)

🌹 Saturday, October 11 (10:00 AM – 2:00 PM): 🐣 No Appetite for Apartheid Training and Outreach (in person at 1916 McAllister St)

🌹 Saturday, October 11 (12:45 PM – 4:00 PM): Homelessness Working Group Outreach and Outreach Training (in person at 1916 McAllister St)

🌹 Sunday, October 12 (11:00 AM – 1:00 PM): 🐣 Physical Education + Self Defense Training (in person at William McKinley Monument)

🌹 Sunday, October 12 (5:00 PM – 7:00 PM): Capital Reading Group (Zoom and in person at 1916 McAllister St)

🌹 Monday, October 13 (6:00 PM – 8:00 PM): 🐣 Tenderloin Healing Circle (in person at Kelly Cullen Community, 220 Golden Gate Ave)

🌹 Monday, October 13 (6:30 PM – 8:00 PM): Homelessness Working Group Regular Meeting (Zoom and in person at 1916 McAllister St)

🌹 Wednesday, October 15 (6:00 PM – 7:30 PM): 🐣 What Is DSA?  (in person at 1916 McAllister St)

🌹 Thursday, October 16 (7:30 PM – 9:30 PM): “Housing the City by the Bay: Tenant Activism, Civil Rights, and Class Politics in San Francisco” – TOWG Reading Group (in person at 1916 McAllister St)

🌹 Saturday, October 18 (6:00 PM – 8:00 PM): 🐣 Homelessness Working Group Food Service (meet at Castro St & Market St)

🌹 Sunday, October 19 (3:00 PM – 5:00 PM): Palestine Study: Understanding Zionism and Imperialism (in person at 1916 McAllister St)

🌹 Sunday, October 19 (5:30 PM – 7:15 PM): Homelessness Working Group Reads  “Capitalism & Disability…” (Zoom and in person at 1916 McAllister St)

🌹 Monday, October 20 (7:00 PM – 8:00 PM): Labor Board x Divestment Priority Meeting (Zoom and in person at 1916 McAllister St)

Check out https://dev.dsasf.org/events for more events and updates.


ICE Out of SF Courts!

Join neighbors, activists, grassroots organizations in resisting ICE abductions happening at immigration court hearings! ICE is taking anyone indiscriminately in order to meet their daily quotas. Many of those taken include people with no removal proceedings.

We’ll be meeting every Tuesday and Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM at Immigration Court at 100 Montgomery. We need all hands on deck. The 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM window is when we most need to boost turnout, but if you can’t make that please come whenever works for you. 1 or 2 hours or the entire time! We’re also holding orientation sessions for folks, but that is not required to attend. See the 🐣 Immigrant Justice Court Action Orientation event for more details.


IFPTE Local 21 Comrades Protest Airbnb

Local 21 comrades have asked for our support in protesting Airbnb this Wednesday, October 8 at 12:00 PM at 888 Brannan St.Tech giant Airbnb is suing San Francisco for $120 million while using our city as their personal playground and not paying their fair share. At a time when public services are crumbling and budget cuts run rampant, Labor Board is endorsing this campaign in support of our workers. A pledge to boycott Airbnb will be soon to come, and our very own DSA member Firas will be a speaker at the protest.


🐣 Immigrant Justice Court Action Orientation

Come one, come all to 1916 McAllister St for our court watch orientation! You’ll learn how we are resisting ICE , how you can help, and participate in a biweekly art build. Bring questions and anti-ICE slogans! This event will take place every other week on Thursdays starting at 7:00 PM and the next one is October 9th!


No Appetite for Apartheid Outreach Training & Canvassing

No Appetite for Apartheid is a campaign aimed at reducing economic support for Israeli apartheid by canvassing local businesses to boycott Israeli goods. Come and canvass local businesses with the Palestine Solidarity and Anti-Imperialist Working Group!

On Saturday, October 11 from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM, we will be doing a training on how to talk to stores in your neighborhood, then going out and talking with stores together! Meet at 1916 McAllister St. RSVP here.


A graphic promoting a four-part reading group covering John Baranski's Housing the City by the Bay. A QR code points to the following link: tinyurl.com/3bw3p9f5

📖 DSA SF Tenant Organizing Reading Group – “Housing the City by the Bay: Tenant Activism, Civil Rights, and Class Politics in San Francisco” 

San Francisco has always had an affordable housing shortage, but solutions outside of the private sector have long been neglected or overlooked. Join us as we learn about the history of one proposed solution: public housing.

Our four-part reading group will meet every other Thursday at 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM hybrid in person at 1916 McAllister and Zoom with RSVP to discuss John Baranski’s book “Housing the City by the Bay”. The next meeting will be Thursday, October 16.

If you wish to join please RSVP here!


Digital flier advertising DSA SF Homelessness Working Group's reading series on Capitalism & Disability

📖 DSA SF Homelessness Working Group Reads: Capitalism & Disability: Selected Writings by Marta Russell

Join DSA SF’s Homelessness Working Group as we read through Capitalism & Disability: Selected Writings by Marta Russell. We’ll be meeting every other Sunday evening starting in September for 4 or 5 sessions at 1916 McAllister. The next session is Sunday, October 19. For more info, register here: bit.ly/martacd and check the events calendar for latest details.


Palestine Study on Zionism: Understanding Zionism and Imperialism for Palestine Liberation

Join DSA SF on Sunday, October 19 from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM at 1916 McAllister St for the upcoming Palestine Study exploring the foundations of Zionism and how we fight imperialism for Palestinian liberation. We will equip ourselves with a precise understanding of the history, foundations, aspirations, and contradictions of Zionism in order to fight for Palestinian liberation. Participants will walk away from this first session with a precise understanding of the forces that propelled the colonization of Palestine and how US imperialist interests continue the efforts today. This curriculum is designed especially for those new to DSA, the Palestine movement, or those deepening their commitment to being anti-zionist. RSVP here!


Reportback: EWOC Fundamentals of Workplace Organizing

The Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee (EWOC) ran the four week Fundamentals of Workplace Organizing course this past September. Just like we did back in May, we got a group to take the course together and benefit from in-person discussions and activities (at 1916 McAllister). The four weeks covered developing worker leadership for Organizing Committee formation, the steps of the Organizing Conversation, what actions can constitute the arc of a campaign, and how to inoculate workers against the boss. Each plenary featured stories from ongoing organizing, with the discussion section giving time for participants to share about their own organizing experiences, ask questions about the material, and share strategies.

One of the sessions focused on Collective Action and Escalation, where we heard from comrades Elce R. and Phoebe G. about an ongoing campaign at Sesame Street Workshop, the nonprofit production company which produces Sesame Street and other programs for children. We learned that the workers at SSW didn’t want to run a confrontational campaign, preferring instead to organize around principles at home on Sesame Street such as inclusivity, playfulness, creativity. As a result, the first action in the campaign was a March on the Boss framed as “Delivering the Good News”—the good news being the existence of the union. Subsequent actions included gatherings and block parties to build community and show how the boss couldn’t celebrate their own decisions. Earlier this year, SSW workers voted to form their union and are currently in contract negotiations.

Our final session this past Monday (September 29th) focused on inoculation and responding to anti-union talking points from management, anti-union consultants, and coworkers. In the plenary session, we heard from comrades from Starbucks Workers United and Kickstarter United on how they inoculated their coworkers against anti-union propaganda from their bosses. We went through the most common anti-union strategies and talking points, such as framing the union as a third party, captive audience meetings, and fearmongering about union dues. We learned how important it is to respond to these common talking points with your coworkers before management even starts their anti-union campaign. After the plenary session, we talked through how we would respond to common anti-union talking points if they were raised in our workplaces.

If you’d like to get involved with the SF local chapter of EWOC, reach out to the lead coordinator Caitlin S or email labor@dsasf.org. The EWOC meetings of the Labor Board are the first Monday of every month at 7:00 PM, both in-person at 1916 McAllister and over Zoom. Anyone is welcome to attend, and we’re always looking for people interested  workplace lead canvassing, organizer trainings, and volunteer outreach. And if you’re interested in organizing your workplace and would like to be connected with an EWOC organizer, fill out the request form here.

Reportback: DSA SF at Oakland Arms Embargo March

This past Saturday, DSA SF, EB DSA and YDSA marched in Oakland to demand an arms embargo and an end to the genocide in Gaza. We also gathered 14 pages of signatures for the No Appetite for Apartheid consumer pledge!! 👏 Thank you to everyone who showed that the Bay Area will keep fighting back against genocide and Israeli war crimes, free Palestine 🇵🇸

The Chapter Coordination Committee (CCC) regularly rotates duties among chapter members. This allows us to train new members in key duties that help keep the chapter running like organizing chapter meetings, keeping records updated, office cleanup, updating the DSA SF website and publishing the weekly newsletter. Members can view current CCC rotations.

Interested in helping with the newsletter or other day-to-day tasks that keep the chapter running? Fill out the CCC help form.