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Weekly Roundup: August 13, 2024

🌹Wednesday, August 14 (5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.): ☎️🌹Phonebank for Extreme Dean (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Wednesday, August 14 (6:45 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.): 🌹August General Meeting (Zoom and in person at 518 Valencia)

🌹Thursday, August 15 (5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.): ☎️🌹Phonebank for Extreme Dean (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Thursday, August 15 (6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.): Palestine Solidarity and Anti-Imperialist Working Group (Zoom and in person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Thursday, August 15 (7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.): Tenant Organizing Working Group Check-in (Zoom)

🌹Friday, August 16 (12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.): Office Hours (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Saturday, August 17 (10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.): Extreme Dean Door Knock Mobilization (Meet at Jefferson Square Park, Turk & Laguna)

🌹Sunday, August 18 (10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.): Jackie Fielder For D9 Supervisor Mobilization (Meet at Holly Park, Holly & Murray St)

🌹Sunday, August 18 (1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.): No Appetite for Apartheid Canvass (Meet at 876 Valencia St)

🌹Monday, August 19 (6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.): Homelessness Working Group Meeting (Zoom and in person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Monday, August 19 (7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.): Labor Board Meeting (Zoom)

🌹Wednesday, August 21 (6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.): 📚 What is DSA (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Saturday, August 24 (10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.): Jackie Fielder For D9 Supervisor Mobilization (Location TBD)

🌹Sunday, August 25 (10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.): Extreme Dean Door Knock Mobilization (Location TBD)

🌹Sunday, August 25 (1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.): No Appetite for Apartheid Canvass Kickoff (Location TBD)

🌹Sunday, August 25 (2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.): Tenderloin Healing Circle (In person at UNITE HERE Local 2, 209 Golden Gate)

🌹Monday, August 26 (6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.): Ecosocialist Monthly Meeting (Zoom and in person at 1916 McAllister)

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

Turnout Tuesday for Dean Preston, Every Tuesday!

It’s all hands on deck as we close in on the final months before the election this November! Join the Extreme Dean team every Tuesday from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. at 1916 McAllister to call Dean’s supporters and get folks fired up about weekend mobilizations.

Join the Palestine Solidarity Anti-Imperialist Working Group in our No Appetite for Apartheid campaign in SF!

Inspired by long-standing Palestinian boycott tactics and the BDS call, we are canvassing local stores and asking them to pledge to become Apartheid-Free by dropping products from companies complicit in the genocide of Palestinians and colonization of Palestine. It’s time to turn up the heat on this apartheid regime and take apartheid off our plates!

We will be holding our first public canvass on August 25th!

Want to show your support? Sign our Apartheid-Free Pledge so business owners know how popular this movement is with their local customers. After signing the pledge, we would love to see you at any of our upcoming campaign strategy sessions and canvassing days.

  • Canvassing kick-off! Sunday, August 25th, 1:00-2:30 p.m. Check dev.dsasf.org/events for meeting location updates.
  • Weekly canvassing every Sunday afternoon at 1:00 p.m. 

Door Knock with the Dean Preston for D5 Supervisor Campaign

Join us as we mobilize for Dean Preston this Saturday, August 17th from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.! We’ll be meeting at Jefferson Square Park at Turk and Laguna before heading out to talk to Dean voters about electing a candidate who’s for the people, not the powerful.

Mobilize with the Jackie Fielder for D9 Supervisor Campaign

With only 7 more weeks left until ballots drop and many doors left to knock, we’re excited to be mobilizing around Holly Park this Sunday. We’d love to see you there and could really use your help. We’ll meet at the intersection of  Holly and Murray Sunday, August 18 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Can’t come to the mob? You can volunteer any day of the week! Activities include phone banking, door knocking, joining the team at the Mission farmer’s market and much more. Call/text (502) 930-9500 to get involved.

Sign the BAD! Petition

Bay Area Divest! (BAD!) is a new coalition that believes we must invest our public funds in our communities, NOT in repression, war, or genocide! DSA SF officially endorses BAD!, along with East Bay DSA, AROC, Palestinian Youth Movement, AFSC, Palestinian Feminist Collective, JVP, CodePink, and several other great organizations. Please sign the petition to join BAD! in refusing to allow our public funds to go towards supporting genocide and occupation.

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 newsletter, etc. Members can view current CCC rotations.

To help with the day-to-day tasks that keep the chapter running, fill out the CCC help form.

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Weekly Roundup: August 6, 2024

🌹Wednesday, August 7 (5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.): ☎️🌹Phonebank for Extreme Dean (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Wednesday, August 7 (6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.): New Member Happy Hour at Zeitgeist (In person at Zeitgeist, 199 Valencia)

🌹Wednesday, August 7 (8:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.): 🎲 DSA Board Game Night (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Thursday, August 8 (5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.): ☎️🌹Phonebank for Extreme Dean (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Thursday, August 8 (6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.): Palestine Solidarity and Anti-Imperialist Working Group (Zoom and in person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Friday, August 9 (12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.): Office Hours (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Saturday, August 10 (10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.): Jackie Fielder For D9 Supervisor Mobilization (Location TBD)

🌹Saturday, August 10 (1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.): Homelessness Working Group Outreach Training (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Sunday, August 11 (10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.): Extreme Dean Door Knock Mobilization (Meet at 1636 Haight)

🌹Sunday, August 11 (1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.): No Appetite for Apartheid Work Session (Zoom and in person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Sunday, August 11 (2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.): Tenderloin Healing Circle (In person at UNITE HERE Local 2, 209 Golden Gate Ave)

🌹Monday, August 12 (6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.): Ecosocialist Monthly Meeting (Zoom and in person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Monday, August 12 (7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.): Labor Board Meeting (Zoom)

🌹Wednesday, August 14 (5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.): ☎️🌹Phonebank for Extreme Dean (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Wednesday, August 14 (6:45 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.): 🌹August General Meeting (Location TBD)

🌹Thursday, August 15 (5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.): ☎️🌹Phonebank for Extreme Dean (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Thursday, August 15 (6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.): Palestine Solidarity and Anti-Imperialist Working Group (Zoom and in person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Saturday, August 17 (10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.): Extreme Dean Door Knock Mobilization (Location TBD)

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

Turnout Tuesday for Dean Preston, Every Tuesday!

It’s all hands on deck as we close in on the final months before the election this November! Join the Extreme Dean team every Tuesday from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. at 1916 McAllister to call Dean’s supporters and get folks fired up about weekend mobilizations.

Board Game Night!

Wednesday, August 7th, 8:00-9:30 p.m. Invite your friends to play some socialist-themed games and hang out. We’ll have snacks, drinks, and good vibes. Feel free to bring your own games, drinks, and snack to share as well. All are welcome!

Jackie x Labor Mobilization Saturday, August 10th

Show out with our labor comrades from Local 21, SEIU 2015 and 1021, and other union comrades! We’ll be meeting this Saturday, August 10th from 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. at Garfield Square (26th and Harrison). We’ll split up to knock on doors to talk to voters in District 9 about why Jackie is the pro-labor candidate and a voice for all workers!

Attend the Extreme Dean Grand Office Opening on Sunday!

The Dean Preston campaign is moving to a new headquarters at 1630 Haight Street! Join us this Sunday, August 11th at 10:00 a.m. to celebrate our campaign HQ opening along with the California Nurses Association. We’ll have food, drinks, and fun!

See you there!

Join the Palestine Solidarity Anti-Imperialist Working Group in our No Appetite for Apartheid campaign in SF!

Inspired by long-standing Palestinian boycott tactics and the BDS call, we are canvassing local stores and asking them to pledge to become Apartheid Free by dropping products from companies complicit in the genocide of Palestinians and colonization of Palestine. It’s time to turn up the heat on this apartheid regime and take apartheid off our plates!

 

We will be holding our first public canvass on August 18th!

 

Want to show your support? Sign our Apartheid-Free Pledge so business owners know how popular this movement is with their local customers. After signing the pledge, we would love to see you at any of our upcoming campaign strategy sessions and canvassing days.

  • Materials prep & canvas script run-though Sunday, August 11th, 1:00-2:30 p.m. at 1916 McAllister
  • Canvassing kick-off! Sunday, August 18th, 1:00-2:30 p.m. at 1800 Folsom St (Foods Co)
  • Weekly canvassing every Sunday afternoon at 1:00 p.m. Check dev.dsasf.org/events for meeting location updates.

Sign the BAD! Petition

Bay Area Divest! (BAD!) is a new coalition that believes we must invest our public funds in our communities, NOT in repression, war, or genocide! DSA SF officially endorses BAD!, along with East Bay DSA, AROC, Palestinian Youth Movement, AFSC, Palestinian Feminist Collective, JVP, CodePink, and several other great organizations. Please sign the petition to join BAD! in refusing to allow our public funds to go towards supporting genocide and occupation.

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Weekly Roundup: July 30, 2024

🌹Tuesday, July 30 (6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.): Turnout Tuesday for Dean Preston (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Wednesday, July 31 (5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.): ☎️🌹Phonebank for Extreme Dean (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Wednesday, July 31 (6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.): Homelessness Working Group Independent Outreach (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Thursday, August 1 (5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.): Jackie Fielder For D9 Supervisor Mobilization (Meet at Bernal Rec Center, 500 Moultrie St)

🌹Thursday, August 1 (5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.): ☎️🌹Phonebank for Extreme Dean (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Thursday, August 1 (6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.): Palestine Solidarity and Anti-Imperialist Working Group (Zoom and in person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Friday, August 2 (12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.): Office Hours (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Saturday, August 3 (10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.): Extreme Dean Door Knock Mobilization (Meet at Alamo Square Park)

🌹Sunday, August 4 (10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.): Jackie Fielder For D9 Supervisor Mobilization (Meet at the Mission Office, 3389 26th St)

🌹Sunday, August 4 (1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.): No Appetite for Apartheid Canvassing Soft-Launch (Meet in person in front of Foods Co, 1800 Folsom)

🌹Monday, August 5 (6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.): Homelessness Working Group Meeting (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Monday, August 5 (7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.): Labor Board Meeting (Zoom)

🌹Wednesday, August 7 (8:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.): 🎲 DSA Board Game Night (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Saturday, August 10 (10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.): Jackie Fielder For D9 Supervisor Mobilization (Location TBD)

🌹Saturday, August 10 (1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.): Homelessness Working Group Outreach Training (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Sunday, August 11 (10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.): Extreme Dean Door Knock Mobilization (Location TBD)

🌹Sunday, August 11 (1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.): No Appetite for Apartheid Work Session (Zoom and in person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Monday, August 12 (6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.): Ecosocialist Monthly Meeting (Zoom and in person at 1916 McAllister)

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

Turnout Tuesday, Tuesdays from 6-8 PM. Help us reach supporters about weekend mobilizations! SF DSA Office, 1916 McAllister St.

Turnout Tuesday for Dean Preston, Every Tuesday!

It’s all hands on deck as we close in on the final months before the election this November! Join the Extreme Dean team every Tuesday from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. at 1916 McAllister to call Dean’s supporters and get folks fired up about weekend mobilizations.

Jackie Fielder for D9 Supervisor Thursday Evening Mobilization

Only 9 more weeks left until ballots drop and thousands of doors left to knock! We really need your help! Come meet us Thursday, August 1 at 5 p.m. at the Bernal Rec Center, 500 Moultrie St to pick up a turf and knock on some doors on the south side of Bernal! 

Can’t make it Thursday? We’ll also being mobilizing this Sunday, August 4th. Meet us at the Mission office, 3389 26th St at 10 a.m.

Board Game Night!

Wednesday, August 7th, 8:00-9:30 p.m. Invite your friends to play some socialist-themed games and hang out. We’ll have snacks, drinks, and good vibes. Feel free to bring your own games, drinks, and snack to share as well. All are welcome!

Join the Palestine Solidarity Anti-Imperialist Working Group in our No Appetite for Apartheid campaign in SF!

Inspired by long-standing Palestinian boycott tactics and the BDS call, we are canvassing local stores and asking them to pledge to become Apartheid Free by dropping products from companies complicit in the genocide of Palestinians and colonization of Palestine. It’s time to turn up the heat on this apartheid regime and take apartheid off our plates!

We will be holding our first public canvass on August 18th!

Want to show your support? Sign our Apartheid-Free Pledge so business owners know how popular this movement is with their local customers. After signing the pledge, we would love to see you at any of our upcoming campaign strategy sessions and canvassing days.

  • Materials prep & canvas script run-though Sunday, August 11th, 1:00-2:30 p.m. at 1916 McAllister
  • Canvassing kick-off! Sunday, August 18th, 1:00-2:30 p.m. at 1800 Folsom St (Foods Co)
  • Weekly canvassing every Sunday afternoon at 1:00 p.m. Check dev.dsasf.org/events for meeting location updates.

Sign the BAD! Petition

Bay Area Divest! (BAD!) is a new coalition that believes we must invest our public funds in our communities, NOT in repression, war, or genocide! DSA SF officially endorses BAD!, along with East Bay DSA, AROC, Palestinian Youth Movement, AFSC, Palestinian Feminist Collective, JVP, CodePink, and several other great organizations. Please sign the petition to join BAD! in refusing to allow our public funds to go towards supporting genocide and occupation.

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 newsletter, etc. Members can view current CCC rotations.

To help with the day-to-day tasks that keep the chapter running, fill out the CCC help form.

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Weekly Roundup: July 23, 2024

🌹Wednesday, July 24 (5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.): ☎️🌹Phonebank for Extreme Dean (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Thursday, July 25 (5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.): ☎️🌹Phonebank for Extreme Dean (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Thursday, July 25 (6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.): Palestine Solidarity and Anti-Imperialist Working Group (Zoom and in person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Friday, July 26 (12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.): Office Hours (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Friday, July 26 (7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.): Guillermo Kane Q&A (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Saturday, July 27 (10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.): Team Jackie Mobilization w/ Harvey Milk Club (Meet at Holly Park, 625 Holly Park Circle)

🌹Saturday, July 27 (1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.): Homelessness Working Group Platform / Education Meeting (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Sunday, July 28 (10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.): Healthcare Workers for Extreme Dean Door Knock Mobilization (Meet at the Panhandle at Fell and Baker)

🌹Sunday, July 28 (1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.): No Appetite for Apartheid Work Session (Zoom and in person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Monday, July 29 (6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.): Ecosocialist Monthly Meeting (Zoom and in person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Monday, July 29 (7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.): Organizing 101 (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Wednesday, July 31 (5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.): ☎️🌹Phonebank for Extreme Dean (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Thursday, August 1 (5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.): ☎️🌹Phonebank for Extreme Dean (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Thursday, August 1 (6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.): Palestine Solidarity and Anti-Imperialist Working Group (Zoom and in person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Saturday, August 3 (10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.): Extreme Dean Door Knock Mobilization (Location TBD)

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

Turnout Tuesday, Tuesdays from 6-8 PM. Help us reach supporters about weekend mobilizations! SF DSA Office, 1916 McAllister St.

Turnout Tuesday for Dean Preston, Every Tuesday!

It’s all hands on deck as we close in on the final months before the election this November! Join the Extreme Dean team every Tuesday from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. at 1916 McAllister to call Dean’s supporters and get folks fired up about weekend mobilizations.

Post-Turnout Tuesday Volunteer Appreciation, Tuesday, July 23rd, 8-10 PM. Come celebrate all our volunteers' hard work so far and learn how to get involved in the campaign! Club Waziema, 543 Divisadero Street.

Turnout Tuesday Volunteer Appreciation Tonight!

We’re having a Volunteer Appreciation event for our Turnout Tuesday volunteers TONIGHT (July 23rd)  from 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. at Club Waziema at 543 Divisadero Street! Come celebrate all our volunteers’ hard work so far and learn how to get involved in the campaign!

Healthcare Workers for Dean Mobilization with National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW). July 28th, Panhandle, Fell and Baker, 10AM.

Join the National Union of Healthcare Workers as they mobilize for Dean Preston this Saturday, July 28th from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.! We’ll be meeting at the Panhandle at Fell and Baker before heading out to talk to Dean voters about electing a candidate who’s for the people, not the powerful.

BAD: Bay Area Divest. Sign on to defund the genocide: bit.ly/BayAreaDivest

Sign the BAD! Petition

Bay Area Divest! (BAD!) is a new coalition that believes we must invest our public funds in our communities, NOT in repression, war, or genocide! DSA SF officially endorses BAD!, along with East Bay DSA, AROC, Palestinian Youth Movement, AFSC, Palestinian Feminist Collective, JVP, CodePink, and several other great organizations. Please sign the petition to join BAD! in refusing to allow our public funds to go towards supporting genocide and occupation.

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 newsletter, etc. Members can view current CCC rotations.

To help with the day-to-day tasks that keep the chapter running, fill out the CCC help form.

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Weekly Roundup: July 16, 2024

🌹Wednesday, July 17 (5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.): ☎️ Phonebank for Extreme Dean (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Wednesday, July 17 (6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.): 📚 What is DSA? (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Thursday, July 18 (5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.): ☎️ Phonebank for Extreme Dean (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Thursday, July 18 (6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.): Palestine Solidarity Anti-Imperialist Working Group (Zoom and in person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Friday, July 19 (12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.): Office Hours (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Saturday, July 20 (10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.): Extreme Dean Door Knock Mobilization (Meet at Jefferson Square Park, corner of Turk & Laguna)

🌹Sunday, July 21 (10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.): Team Jackie Mobilization w/ California Nurses Association (Meet at Precita Park, 3200 Folsom)

🌹Sunday, July 21 (1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.): No Appetite for Apartheid Work Session (Zoom and in person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Monday, July 22 (6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.): Homelessness Working Group Meeting (Zoom and in person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Monday, July 22 (7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.): Labor Board Meeting (Zoom)

🌹Saturday, July 27 (10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.): Team Jackie Mobilization w/ Harvey Milk Club (Meet at TBD)

🌹Saturday, July 27 (1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.): Homelessness Working Group Platform / Education Meeting (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Sunday, July 28 (10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.): Extreme Dean Door Knock Mobilization (Meet at TBD)

🌹Monday, July 29 (6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.): Ecosocialist Monthly Meeting (Zoom and in person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Monday, July 29 (7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.): Organizing 101 (In person at 1916 McAllister)

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

Extreme Dean Door Knock Mobilization

Come out to knock doors for the Dean Preston campaign this Saturday, July 20th! We’ll meet at Jefferson Square Park (corner of Turk & Laguna) at 10:00 a.m. 

Jackie Fielder Mob with California Nurses Association

We’re so proud to have received CNA’s endorsements! Come out next Sunday, July 21st with your favorite nurses of CNA to talk to voters in Bernal! We’ll meet at Precita Park (corner of Precita & Treat) at 10:00 a.m.

No Appetite For Apartheid Mobilization

Join the Palestine Solidarity Anti-Imperialist Working Group in launching an SF No Appetite for Apartheid campaign! We’re meeting next on Sunday, July 21st from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. at 1916 McAllister.

Inspired by long-standing Palestinian boycott tactics and the BDS call, we are canvassing local stores and asking them to pledge to become Apartheid Free by dropping products from companies complicit in the genocide of Palestinians and colonization of Palestine. It’s time to turn up the heat on this apartheid regime and take apartheid off our plates with the #NoAppetiteForApartheid campaign.

Sign the BAD! Petition

Bay Area Divest! (BAD!) is a new coalition that believes we must invest our public funds in our communities, NOT in repression, war, or genocide! DSA SF officially endorses BAD!, along with East Bay DSA, AROC, Palestinian Youth Movement, AFSC, Palestinian Feminist Collective, JVP, CodePink, and several other great organizations. Please sign the petition to join BAD! in refusing to allow our public funds to go towards supporting genocide and occupation:

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 newsletter, etc. Members can view current CCC rotations.

To help with the day-to-day tasks that keep the chapter running, fill out the CCC help form.

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DSA SF Statement on AOC, Anti-Zionism, and our National Organization

DSA SF condemns the DSA National Political Committee (NPC) for their recent vote to endorse Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC). Though the NPC put conditions of a stronger commitment to Palestinian liberation for her endorsement, these conditions were established without expectation of commitment from her end. 

On July 10th, the NPC’s endorsement of AOC was rescinded before we could get a clear response from her on these conditions. This withdrawal does not erase the fact that the NPC decided to endorse her despite her posturing around Palestine. NYC-DSA also continues to endorse and have a relationship with AOC. 

We believe a strong commitment to Palestinian liberation is the bare minimum required of any socialist elected official.

We must do more as an organization to ensure that our endorsed elected officials have stronger positions on Palestinian liberation. Although the work for this has started locally, we need to go further and establish clear anti-Zionist standards across all of DSA. DSA SF calls on the NPC to commit DSA to anti-Zionism as a principle and policy of our organization. We also call on all chapters nationwide to push forward and uphold these principles at a local level.

AOC has, in her career so far, failed to uphold this basic anti-Zionist standard. This is precisely why many dedicated organizers in DSA advocated against her endorsement. Just this past April, she co-signed a press release expressing strong support for Israel’s “self-defense” including the Iron Dome. She has regularly conflated anti-Zionism with antisemitism, from her vote on H.Res. 888, to her smearing of our Palestinian comrades at Within Our Lifetime for their recent protests in New York. She is also still flagrantly campaigning for Joe Biden while he actively backs Israel’s genocide of Palestinians in Gaza.

While the decision to articulate specific conditions in the endorsement is a small step in the right direction, it ultimately fell short of actual accountability for the conduct of DSA’s most prominent endorsed elected official. DSA must apply these standards to all our endorsed candidates before we decide to endorse them, and make endorsement decisions based on our belief that those we endorse will actually follow through.

DSA needs mechanisms of accountability in case these elected officials fail to uphold their commitments in office, especially with regard to Palestine. As our comrades in the Palestinian Youth Movement have recently pointed out, Palestine is the first issue progressive organizations involved in electoral struggle are willing to sacrifice as soon as they face political tension. We have seen this dynamic with AOC, Jamaal Bowman, Bernie Sanders, and more. Our socialist organization cannot continue to make this mistake.

We must recognize the conditions that make these politicians turn their backs on Palestine. The United States’ close ties with Israel compel any politician who gains political power to maintain that relationship. The Democratic party is deeply embedded in this system. As long as the Democratic party is a vehicle through which we agitate for socialism, we will face this contradiction. DSA must resolve this to be a strong ally in the fight against Imperialism.

Whether it’s in Los Angeles or New York City, the transgressions of DSA-backed elected officials regarding Palestine ripple through DSA chapters across the country and make it harder for all of us to organize alongside Arab and Palestinian organizations for the liberation of Palestine. DSA must work to address this at the national level by establishing anti-Zionism as a principle and policy of the organization and supporting local organizers in their efforts to build stronger commitments to Palestinian liberation in their chapters.

DSA SF is proud to have passed an Anti-Zionist resolution just this past January, which has enshrined anti-Zionism as a core principle in our socialist organizing. Over 25 other chapters around the country have now also passed similar resolutions. This was the start of a productive relationship with the Palestinian movement in the Bay Area, a relationship that is growing and flourishing as we continue our organizing against Israel’s genocide and for Palestinian liberation. 

We cannot consider Palestinian liberation to be something candidates commit to on a case-by-case basis. We should not wait until a politician crosses the line to then ask for such commitments. We call on the NPC to pass an anti-Zionist resolution for the whole of our national organization, and to immediately put it into practice. It’s beyond time our organization enshrines anti-Zionism as a core, actionable socialist principle.

To this end, the NPC must ensure that all candidates endorsed by DSA, both locally and nationally, live up to specific anti-Zionist principles. This means the candidate must publicly oppose all funding to Israel, refrain from promoting any organizations or candidates that provide material aid to Israel, refrain from conflating anti-Zionism with antisemitism, publicly oppose any criminalization of anti-Zionism, publicly support the Palestinian right of return to ’48 Palestine, and publicly support the BDS movement. We must, as anti-Zionist DSA chapters, work together to make sure the NPC passes these standards.

Fighting American Imperialism is an integral part of fighting capitalism. We live in a settler-colony that was built on indigenous genocide and ethnic cleansing. Imperialism has exported the ideology and methodology of settler colonialism to Palestine, as Zionism. Zionism and Imperialism have done irreparable harm to Palestinians. We have a responsibility as socialists in the imperial core to combat this Imperialism from within. A better world is possible. A socialist world is possible, but not without the liberation of Palestine.

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Weekly Roundup: July 9, 2024

🌹Wednesday, July 10 (6:45 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.): July Chapter Meeting (Zoom and in person at Martin de Porres House of Hospitality)

🌹Thursday, July 11 (5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.): Jackie Fielder for D9 Supervisor Mobilization (In person at 801 Treat Ave)

🌹Thursday, July 11 (5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.): ☎️🌹Phonebank for Extreme Dean (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Thursday, July 11 (6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.): Palestine Solidarity Anti-Imperialist Working Group (Zoom and in person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Friday, July 12 (12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.): Office Hours (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Friday, July 12 (7:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.): Spaces of Exception Film Screening (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Saturday, July 13 (1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.): Homelessness Working Group Outreach Training (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Saturday, July 13 (1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.): Homelessness Working Group Outreach Training (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Sunday, July 14 (10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.): Extreme Dean Door Knock Mobilization (Meet at Jefferson Square Park)

🌹Sunday, July 14 (1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.): No Appetite for Apartheid Work Session (Zoom and in person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Monday, July 15 (6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.): Ecosocialist Monthly Meeting (Zoom and in person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Monday, July 15 (7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.): Labor Board Meeting (Zoom)

🌹Wednesday, July 17 (5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.): ☎️🌹Phonebank for Extreme Dean (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Wednesday, July 17 (6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.): 📚 What is DSA? (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Thursday, July 18 (5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.): ☎️🌹Phonebank for Extreme Dean (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Thursday, July 18 (6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.): Palestine Solidarity and Anti-Imperialist Working Group (Zoom and in person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Saturday, July 20 (10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.): Extreme Dean Door Knock Mobilization (Location TBD)


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

Mission Mob! (Voter IDs plz!) Thursday, 7/11, 5pm, 21st & Treat

Mission Mob for Jackie Fielder!

Join us for a weekday mobilization for Jackie Fielder! Come out and help us grab voter IDs this Thursday, July 11th at 5:00 p.m. on the corner of 21st and Treat!

Join the Homelessness Working Group for Outreach!

The Homelessness Working Group (HWG) has a Homelessness Outreach Training coming up this Sunday, July 13th at 1:00 p.m. Come get trained on outreach (formerly sock distro) with HWG! We are currently organizing a sock distribution, and continuing our chapter’s efforts directed toward connecting with our homeless neighbors. We’ll be training chapter members about our specific approach to mutual aid and street solidarity, as well as building capacity for this and more expansive mutual aid projects in the future!

Registration is required, so make sure to fill out the form below!

Chapter Movie Night: Spaces of Exception, a film by Matt Peterson & Malek Rasamny. Free snacks, sober event, masks provided & required except when eating/drinking. $10 donation at door. Nobody will be turned away for lack of funds. The donations will go directly to the filmmakers to help pay for their labor in making this film in challenging conditions. Friday, July 12, 7:30pm - 10:30pm. DSA SF Office, 1916 McAllister St. Presented by DSA SF Palestine Solidarity and Anti-Imperialist (PSAI) Working Group.

Chapter Movie Night: Spaces of Exception

The DSA SF Palestine Solidarity and Anti-Imperialist Working Group is hosting a film screening of Spaces of Exception on Friday, July 12th at 7:30 p.m. Spaces of Exception is an American Indian- and Palestinian-focused documentary that investigates and juxtaposes the struggles, communities, and spaces of the American Indian reservation and the Palestinian refugee camp. We’d love it if you could make it!

The screening will be hosted at the DSA SF office at 1916 McAllister St. This is a sober event and masks are required, except when eating or drinking. There is a $10 recommended donation at the door which will go directly to the filmmakers. Nobody will be turned away for lack of funds. RSVP below. See you there!

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Weekly Roundup: July 2, 2024

🌹Tuesday, July 2 (5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.): Weekday Mobilization for Jackie Fielder (Meet at Bar Part Time, 496 14th St)

🌹Wednesday, July 3 (6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.): Healing Circle Art Build (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Wednesday, July 3 (6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.): New Member Happy Hour (In person at Zeitgeist, 199 Valencia)

🌹Wednesday, July 3 (6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.): Homelessness Working Group Outreach Training (Meet in person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Thursday, July 4 (6:00 pm. – 7:00 p.m.): Palestine Solidarity and Anti Imperialist Working Group (Zoom and in person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Friday, July 5 (12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.): Office Hours (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Saturday, July 6 (10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.): Extreme Dean Door Knock Mobilization (Location TBD)

🌹Saturday, July 6 (1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.): Homelessness Working Group Platform / Education (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Sunday, July 7 (1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.): No Appetite for Apartheid Work Session (Zoom and in person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Monday, July 8 (6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.): Homelessness Working Group Meeting (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Wednesday, July 10 (6:45 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.): July Chapter Meeting (Zoom and in person at TBD)

🌹Friday, July 12 (7:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.): Spaces of Exception Film Screening (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Saturday, July 13 (10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.): Jackie Fielder For D9 Supervisor Mobilization (Meet at TBD)

🌹Saturday, July 13 (1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.): Homelessness Working Group Outreach Training (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Sunday, July 14 (10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.): Extreme Dean Door Knock Mobilization (Meet at TBD)


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

Weekday Mobilization for Jackie Fielder!

Come join us at Bar Part Time on Tuesday, July 2 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. for another weekday mobilization to get voter IDs for Jackie and then enjoy a little pre-4th of July drink at the bar! 

Chapter Movie Night: Spaces of Exception

The DSA SF Palestine Solidarity and Anti-Imperialist Working Group is hosting a film screening of Spaces of Exception on Friday, July 12th at 7:30 p.m. Spaces of Exception is an American Indian- and Palestinian-focused documentary that investigates and juxtaposes the struggles, communities, and spaces of the American Indian reservation and the Palestinian refugee camp. We’d love it if you could make it!

The screening will be hosted at the DSA SF office at 1916 McAllister St. This is a sober event and masks are required, except when eating or drinking. There is a $10 recommended donation at the door which will go directly to the filmmakers. Nobody will be turned away for lack of funds. RSVP below. See you there!

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 newsletter, etc. Members can view current CCC rotations.

To help with the day-to-day tasks that keep the chapter running, fill out the CCC help form.

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Weekly Roundup: June 25, 2024

🌹Wednesday, June 26 (5:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.): Small Dollar Fundraiser for Extreme Dean (In-person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Wednesday, June 26 (7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.): Tenant Organizing Working Group Meeting (In-person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Thursday, June 27 (5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.): Jackie Fielder for D9 Supervisor Mobilization (3389 26th St.)

🌹Thursday, June 27 (6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.): Palestine Solidarity and Anti-Imperialist Working Group (Zoom and in person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Friday, June 28 (12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.): Office Hours (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Friday, June 28 (6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.): ⚾ DSA SF Social: Oakland Ballers Game (In person at Raimondi Park, 1800 Wood St., Oakland)

🌹Sunday, June 30 (10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.): Extreme Dean Door Knock Mobilization (Meet at Alamo Square)

🌹Sunday, June 30 (1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.): No Appetite for Apartheid Work Session (Zoom and in person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Monday, July 1 (6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.): Ecosocialist Monthly Meeting (In person at 1916 McAllister & Zoom)

🌹Wednesday, July 3 (6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.): Healing Circle Art Build (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Wednesday, July 3 (6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.): Homelessness Working Group Outreach Training (Meet in person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Thursday, July 4 (6:00 pm. – 7:00 p.m.): Palestine Solidarity and Anti Imperialist Working Group (Zoom and inn person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Saturday, July 6 (10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.): Extreme Dean Door Knock Mobilization (Location TBD)


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

Weekday Mobilization for Jackie Fielder!

Come by 3389 26th Street this Thursday (6/27) from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. to pick up a turf and then enjoy some pizza and wine at the office later!

DSA SF Social: Oakland Ballers Game at Raimondi Field

Come root for the Oakland Ballers Friday, June 28th at 6 p.m. as they take on the Northern Colorado Owlz. The Oakland Ballers, nicknamed the Oakland B’s, are an independent baseball team that will play in the Pioneer League in 2024, which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball but is an MLB Partner League.

If you are still interested in joining the SF-East Bay joint trip to the Oakland B’s baseball game, it’s not too late! All you need to do is buy yourself a ticket here for a Third Base GA ticket. The GA tickets are “first come-first serve open bench seating” – the organizer will get there early to reserve a section of bench. If you can’t afford a ticket just let us know and that will be covered for you.

Extreme Dean Door-Knocking Mobilization This Pride Sunday!

Join us this Sunday, June 30th for a door-knocking mobilization in Alamo Square park at 10:00 a.m. Every year, corporate Pride on Sunday is lame. This year, it’s more than just lame—it’s BOYCOTTED by queer and Palestinian community organizers because of its corporate and Zionist sponsors. So instead of going to the parade, we’re holding a mobilization to tell renters in District 5 about all the amazing tenant protections Dean and the DSA have fought so hard to win. And, if you’re trying to catch Dean at Pride events this weekend, you can join him on Thursday (6/27) from 5:00 p.m. – 7 p.m. at the 2024 Annual Trans March in San Francisco at Dolores Park!

Chapter Movie Night: Spaces of Exception

The DSA SF Palestine Solidarity and Anti-Imperialist Working Group is hosting a film screening of Spaces of Exception on Friday, July 12th at 7:30 p.m. Spaces of Exception is an American Indian- and Palestinian-focused documentary that investigates and juxtaposes the struggles, communities, and spaces of the American Indian reservation and the Palestinian refugee camp. We’d love it if you could make it!

The screening will be hosted at the DSA SF office at 1916 McAllister St. This is a sober event and masks are required, except when eating or drinking. There is a $10 recommended donation at the door which will go directly to the filmmakers. Nobody will be turned away for lack of funds. RSVP below. See you there!

DSA SF endorses The Community Transit Act ballot measure for MUNI funding. dsasf.org

Signatures for ComMUNIty Transit Act

DSA SF is endorsing the ComMUNIty Transit Act, a ballot measure to tax Uber and Lyft to fund Muni! Transportation should be a human right – not a way for corporations to profit by harming workers and the planet. Help us gather signatures to get the ComMUNIty Transit Act on the ballot.

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 newsletter, etc. Members can view current CCC rotations.

o help with the day-to-day tasks that keep the chapter running, fill out theCCC help form.

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Weekly Roundup: June 18, 2024

🌹 Thursday, June 20 (6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.): Palestine Solidarity Working Group (Zoom)

🌹 Friday, June 21 (12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.): Office Hours (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹 Saturday, June 22 (10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.): Extreme Dean Door Knock Mobilization (Meet at Panhandle, corner of Baker & Fell)

🌹 Sunday, June 23 (10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.): Jackie Fielder Campaign Mobilization (Meet at Dolores Park, tennis courts)

🌹 Monday, June 24 (6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.): Homelessness Working Group Meeting (In-person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹 Wednesday, June 26 (5:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.): Small Dollar Fundraiser for Extreme Dean (In-person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹 Wednesday, June 26 (7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.): Tenant Organizing Working Group Meeting (In-person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹 Thursday, June 27 (7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.): Labor Board Meeting (Zoom)

🌹 Friday, June 28 (6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.): ⚾ DSA SF Social: Oakland Ballers Game (In person at Raimondi Park, 1800 Wood St, Oakland)

🌹 Saturday, June 29 (10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.): Jackie Fielder Campaign Mobilization (Meet at TBD)

🌹 Sunday, June 30 (10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.): Extreme Dean Door Knock Mobilization (Meet at TBD)

🌹 Monday, July 1 (6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.): Ecosocialist Monthly Meeting (In person at 1916 McAllister & Zoom)


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

Door Knock w/ Dean Preston & the Milk Club

Dean campaign organizers and volunteers are hard at work this week to get out the vote for our socialist in office! 

On Saturday (6/22) from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., the campaign is cohosting a mobilization with the Harvey Milk Club in the Panhandle on the corner of Baker & Fell. Come help get the word out about Dean.

Jackie Fielder Sunday Mission mobilization at Dolores Park

Come join us in the heart of the Mission at Dolores Park on Sunday, June 23rd at 10 a.m. to talk to voters about Jackie and get those voter IDs!

Signatures for ComMUNIty Transit Act

DSA SF is endorsing the ComMUNIty Transit Act, a ballot measure to tax Uber and Lyft to fund Muni! Transportation should be a human right – not a way for corporations to profit by harming workers and the planet. Help us gather signatures to get the ComMUNIty Transit Act on the ballot.

DSA San Francisco, East Bay DSA go to Oakland B's v. N. Colorado Owlz. June 28, 6:35 PM, Raimondi Park, 1800 Wood St., Oakland. Tickets $20, but no one will be turned away for lack of funds. dsasf.org/baseball-rsvp

DSA SF Social: Oakland Ballers Game at Raimondi Field

Come root for the Oakland Ballers Friday, June 28th at 6 p.m. as they take on the Northern Colorado Owlz. The Oakland Ballers, nicknamed the Oakland B’s, are an independent baseball team that will play in the Pioneer League in 2024, which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball but is an MLB Partner League.

If you are still interested in joining the SF-East Bay joint trip to the Oakland B’s baseball game, it’s not too late! All you need to do is buy yourself a ticket here for a Third Base GA ticket. The GA tickets are “first come-first serve open bench seating” – the organizer will get there early to reserve a section of bench. If you can’t afford a ticket just let us know and that will be covered for you.

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 newsletter, etc. Members can view current CCC rotations.

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