News and updates

Upcoming Events

🌹Tuesday, May 7 (7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.): Mutual Aid Priority Meeting (Zoom)

🌹Wednesday, May 8 (6:45 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.): May Chapter Meeting (In person at Martin de Porres House of Hospitality at 225 Potrero Ave and on Zoom)

🌹Thursday, May 9 (6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.): Palestine Solidarity Working Group (Zoom)

🌹Friday, May 10 (12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.): Office Hours (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Saturday, May 11 (10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.): Extreme Dean Door Knock Mobilization (Meet in person at the Panhandle on the corner of Baker and Fell)

🌹Sunday, May 12 (10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.): Jackie Fielder Campaign Mobilization (Meet at Holly Park)

🌹Saturday, May 11 (5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.): Tenant Organizing Movie Night: “Boom: The Sound of Eviction” (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Monday, May 13 (6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.): Environmentalism From Below: How Global People’s Movements Are Leading the Fight for Our Planet (Zoom)

🌹Wednesday, May 15 (6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.): 📚What is DSA? (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Wednesday, May 15 (7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.): DSA Board Game Night! (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Saturday, May 18 (10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.): Jackie Fielder for D9 Supervisor Mobilization (In person at Holly Park)

🌹Saturday, May 18 (11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.): Homelessness Working Group Office Hours (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Saturday, May 18 (12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.):Kickball(s) for Abortion Access (Location TBD)

🌹Saturday, May 18 (1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.): Homelessness Working Group Platform / Education (In person at 1916 McAllister)

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

Events & Actions

🇵🇸 Solidarity with Pro-Palestine Student Protesters for BDS 🍉

DSA SF stands in solidarity with university student protesters across the country occupying their campuses to demand their administration divest from companies complicit in the apartheid state of Israel.

Israel and the United States continue to perpetrate genocide and enforce apartheid upon the people of Palestine. Universities that use their endowment to invest in and support military contractors and Israeli companies are also complicit.

In response to these protests, universities have called on law enforcement to begin the forcible removal and arrest of students. DSA SF strongly condemns the arrest, suspension, or expulsion of any participating students.

Universities must meet the demands of their students – fully divest from the companies profiting from genocide, apartheid, and occupation in Palestine; institute academic boycotts and sever ties with Israeli universities; and drop all charges against student activists.

Universities and police have allied to support the US’s imperialist ambitions and Zionist settler colonialism. We must all play our part in fighting for a free Palestine.

To support our local student protests, check dev.dsasf.org/events for ongoing mobilizations, and follow your local universities for turnout and donation asks!

Extreme Dean Door Knock Mobilization This Saturday (5/11)

We’ll be getting together for some door-knocking for Dean Preston’s campaign this Saturday, May 11th at 10 a.m. at the Panhandle on the corner of Baker and Fell. We’ve had great early momentum in the campaign and we refuse to cede to our billionaire-funded opponent, so come out and help us make our weekly field goals by chatting with your neighbors about what you like about Dean!

Tenant Organizing Movie Night 🎥 Boom: The Sound of Eviction

Join the DSA SF Tenant Organizing Working Group for our next movie night on Saturday, May 11th at 5:00 p.m. at 1916 McAllister! We’ll be watching Boom: The Sound of Eviction. While our city’s rulers and the fawning media celebrated the Dot-Com Boom of the ‘90s, the reality was different for thousands of tenants who were evicted or priced out. From the dot-com party crashing at one end of the economic spectrum to painful moments with evicted families at the other, this documentary features interviews with dot-com workers, real estate developers, and San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown, as well as those who challenged the new economic order through community organizing, electoral politics, and direct action.

This event is free and open to the public, and we look forward to seeing you there!

Mobilize with Jackie Fielder This Sunday!

Join the Jackie Fielder campaign for a mobilization this Sunday, May 12th at 10:00 a.m. at Holly Park. We’ll be getting out the word for Jackie’s campaign for D9 supervisor and talking to our neighbors about why she’s the best candidate for the job!

The 2024 Chapter Convention is Coming Soon!

It’s all hands on deck as we prepare for the 2024 Chapter Convention this June 15th and 16th! Here are some handy reminders for the next few weeks to help you get ready.

• Nominations for Steering and Grievance Officers are open! Submit your nominations here. Nominations will remain open until the May 8th chapter meeting this Wednesday, and elections will be held at the convention in June.
• May 8th – May Chapter Meeting
  • This is the deadline to submit priority resolutions to steering
  • Bylaws amendments concerning voting at Convention must be read to the chapter for consideration at this meeting.
  • Annual reportbacks from all chapter bodies
  • Nominations close for Steering Committee and Grievance Officers
  • First reading on proposed bylaws amendments
• May 16th – Deadline to notify all members of the upcoming convention
• June 1st
  • Deadline to modify submitted priority resolutions
  • Deadline to submit chapter body charters with co-chair names
  • Deadline to update active member lists
  • Nominations open for leadership of proposed chapter bodies and priorities
• June 15th and 16th – Chapter Convention!
  • Elections for Steering and Grievance Officers
  • Reportbacks from outgoing chapter priorities
  • Annual reportbacks from all chapter bodies
  • Vote on 2024-2025 Chapter priorities
  • Vote on proposed bylaws amendments
  • Ratify chapter body charters and body-elected co-chairs
  • Elections for priorities and all chapter bodies (except CCC)
  • Nominations open for CCC co-chairs
• July 10th – July Chapter Meeting
  • Elect Priority Leads, CCC Co-Chairs, and all other chapter-elected co-chairs and board members

Kickball(s) for Abortion Access on May 18th ⚽

Connect with your neighbors on Saturday, May 18th at 1:00 p.m. while raising money for abortion access! 💚

San Franciscans don’t need to be reminded that the struggle for bodily autonomy is universal.🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈Or, that when someone is denied an abortion it’s more than a hardship for the individual and their family—it’s a test of our community and our commitment to basic human rights. So, let’s put our money where our mouths have been, are, and always will be: BALLS DEEP FOR ABORTION! ⚽

We’ll have a friendly fundraising competition, kickball tournament, snack bar, prizes & more! 100% of proceeds will be donated to Texas grassroots abortion access orgs Frontera Fund and Buckle Bunnies (recommended by our comrades at DSA Austin).

For more information about how to get involved, RSVP below!

Spring Socials with DSA SF 🌸

Come hang out with your friendly neighborhood socialists this spring! For the next few months we will be having a variety of outings and you are invited – be sure to mark your calendars and watch this space for more details! Our next event is a picnic 🧺 at Dolores Park on Sunday, May 26 from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and we can’t wait to see you there!

Chapter Movie Night: The Battle of Algiers 🍿

Join us for a film screening of “The Battle of Algiers,” which isn’t just a re-enactment of historical events but a powerful portrayal of the struggle for independence and the resilience of the occupied fighting against the occupier. It focuses on Algerian revolutionary fighter Ali La Ponte and his fight against the French occupation forces in Algiers, the capital city of Algeria, from 1954 to 1957 during the Algerian War of Independence. This film showing is as timely as ever as the fight for liberation continues in Palestine. This film was directed by an Italian communist who led the anti-fascist resistance against Nazi Germany and also had an actual FLN leader play as one of the characters, making this one of the most classic anti-imperialist films to date.

Food and drinks will be provided. Masks are highly recommended.

DSA SF Convention Bake Sale 🍰

We’re holding a bake sale fundraiser at our upcoming chapter convention on June 15th. If you’re interested in contributing to the bake sale, you can access the sign-up sheet here!

Behind the Scenes

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.

Questions? Feedback? Something to add?

We welcome your feedback. If you have comments or suggestions, send a message to the #newsletter channel on Slack.

For information on how to add content, check out the Newsletter Q&A thread.

Upcoming Events

🌹Tuesday, April 30 (1:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.): Ecosociolists at SFMTA Hearing – Stop the MUNI Fare Increase(In person at 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Floor 4, Room 400)

🌹Wednesday, May 1 (10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.): International Workers Day March and Rally (In person at 24th St BART)

🌹Wednesday, May 1 (6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.): New Member Happy Hour (In person at Zeitgeist, 199 Valencia St)

🌹Thursday, May 2 (6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.): Palestine Solidarity Working Group (Zoom)

🌹Thursday, May 2 (7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.): Labor Board Meeting (Zoom)

🌹Friday, May 3 (12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.): Office Hours (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Saturday, May 4 (10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.): Jackie Fielder Campaign Mobilization (Meet at Precita Park)

🌹Saturday, May 4 (1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.): Homelessness Working Group Sock Distro (Meet at 1916 McAllister St)

🌹Sunday, May 5 (10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.): Extreme Dean Door Knock Mobilization (Meet at Jefferson Square Park, corner of Turk & Laguna)

🌹Monday, May 6 (6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.): Ecosocialist Monthly Meeting (In person at 1916 McAllister St and on Zoom)

🌹Tuesday, May 7 (7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.): Mutual Aid Priority Meeting (Zoom)

🌹Wednesday, May 8 (6:45 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.): May Chapter Meeting (In person location TBD and on Zoom)

🌹Saturday, May 11 (5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.): Tenant Organizing Movie Night: “Boom: The Sound of Eviction” (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Monday, May 13 (6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.): Environmentalism From Below: How Global People’s Movements Are Leading the Fight for Our Planet (Zoom)

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

Events & Actions

🇵🇸 May Day Action! 🇵🇸

Wednesday, May 1 is International Workers’ Day, and this year the workers will answer the call of Palestinian labor unions to stand in international solidarity against genocide.

An injury to one is an injury to all! No business as usual!

Join your DSA comrades at any or all of these events

• 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.: SF Daytime March & Rally at the (24th St BART, SF)
• 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.: Oakland Sin Fronteras March & Rally (1301 Clay St, Oakland)
• 4:00 p.m.: Port of Oakland Shutdown (Meet at West Oakland BART)
• 6:30 p.m.: SF Evening Panel: The Past & Present of Labor in SF with SF Berniecrats (1916 McAllister, SF)

🇵🇸 Solidarity with Pro-Palestine Student Protesters for BDS 🍉

DSA SF stands in solidarity with university student protesters across the country occupying their campuses to demand their administration divest from companies complicit in the apartheid state of Israel.

Israel and the United States continue to perpetrate genocide and enforce apartheid upon the people of Palestine. Universities that use their endowment to invest in and support military contractors and Israeli companies are also complicit.

In response to these protests, universities have called on law enforcement to begin the forcible removal and arrest of students. DSA SF strongly condemns the arrest, suspension, or expulsion of any participating students.

Universities must meet the demands of their students – fully divest from the companies profiting from genocide, apartheid, and occupation in Palestine; institute academic boycotts and sever ties with Israeli universities; and drop all charges against student activists.

Universities and police have allied to support the US’s imperialist ambitions and Zionist settler colonialism. We must all play our part in fighting for a free Palestine.

To support our local student protests, check dev.dsasf.org/events for ongoing mobilizations, and follow your local universities for turnout and donation asks!

It’s all hands on deck as we prepare for the 2024 Chapter Convention this June 15th and 16th! Here are some handy reminders for the next few weeks to help you get ready.

• Nominations for Steering and Grievance Officers are open! Submit your nominations here. Nominations will remain open until the May 8th chapter meeting, and elections will be held at the convention in June.
• April 24th – Deadline to submit bylaws amendments for voting at Convention
• April 28th – Deadline to submit priority resolutions for feedback from Steering
• May 1st – Pre-Convention Info Session and Workshop #2
• May 8th – May Chapter Meeting
  • This is the deadline to submit priority resolutions to steering
  • Bylaws amendments concerning voting at Convention must be read to the chapter for consideration at this meeting.
  • Annual reportbacks from all chapter bodies
  • Nominations close for Steering Committee and Grievance Officers
  • First reading on proposed bylaws amendments
• May 16th – Deadline to notify all members of the upcoming convention

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Tenant Organizing Movie Night 🎥 Boom: The Sound of Eviction

Join the DSA SF Tenant Organizing Working Group for our next movie night on Saturday, May 11th at 5:00 p.m. at 1916 McAllister! We’ll be watching Boom: The Sound of Eviction. While our city’s rulers and the fawning media celebrated the Dot-Com Boom of the ‘90s, the reality was different for thousands of tenants who were evicted or priced out. From the dot-com party crashing at one end of the economic spectrum to painful moments with evicted families at the other, this documentary features interviews with dot-com workers, real estate developers, and San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown, as well as those who challenged the new economic order through community organizing, electoral politics, and direct action.

This event is free and open to the public, and we look forward to seeing you there!

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Kickball(s) for Abortion Access on May 18th ⚽

Connect with your neighbors on Saturday, May 18th at 1:00 p.m. while raising money for abortion access! 💚

San Franciscans don’t need to be reminded that the struggle for bodily autonomy is universal.🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈Or, that when someone is denied an abortion it’s more than a hardship for the individual and their family—it’s a test of our community and our commitment to basic human rights. So, let’s put our money where our mouths have been, are, and always will be: BALLS DEEP FOR ABORTION! ⚽

We’ll have a friendly fundraising competition, kickball tournament, snack bar, prizes & more! 100% of proceeds will be donated to Texas grassroots abortion access orgs Frontera Fund and Buckle Bunnies (recommended by our comrades at DSA Austin).

For more information about how to get involved, RSVP below!

Behind the Scenes

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.

Questions? Feedback? Something to add?

We welcome your feedback. If you have comments or suggestions, send a message to the #newsletter channel on Slack.

For information on how to add content, check out the Newsletter Q&A thread.

Upcoming Events

🌹Tuesday, 4/16 (1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.): SFMTA Hearing – Stop the Muni Fare Increase! (In person at 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, CA Room 400, Floor 4)

🌹Wednesday, 4/17 (5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.): 📚What is DSA? (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Wednesday, 4/17 (7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.): Labor Night School: The US Labor Movement and the Socialist Role (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Thursday, 4/18 (6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.): Palestine Solidarity Working Group (Zoom)

🌹Thursday, 4/18 (7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.): Labor Board Meeting (Zoom)

🌹Thursday, 4/18 (7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.): Art Making for Mutual Aid (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Friday, 4/19 (12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.): Office Hours (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Saturday, 4/20 (11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.): Homelessness Working Group Office Hours (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Saturday, 4/20 (1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.): Homelessness Working Group Platform & Outreach Meeting (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Sunday, 4/21 (10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.): Extreme Dean Mobilization (In person at Jefferson Square Park, 950 Gough Street)

🌹Sunday, 4/21 (6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.): HWG Grants Pass Action Sign-Making (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Monday, 4/22 (10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.): Grants Pass Action (In person at San Francisco Federal Building, 90 7th Street)

🌹Tuesday, 4/23 (7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.): Mutual Aid Priority Meeting (Zoom)

🌹Wednesday, 4/24 (6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.): DSA SF Karaoke Night at TaishoSF (In person at TaishoSF, 1161 Post Street)

🌹Thursday, 4/25 (6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.): Palestine Solidarity Working Group (Zoom)

🌹Friday, 4/26 (12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.): Office Hours (In person at 1916 McAllister)

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

Events & Actions

Labor Night School: The US Labor Movement and the Socialist Role

Join us for our Labor Night School on Wednesday, April 17th from 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. at 1916 McAllister! In this discussion based session, we’ll be learning about the history of US labor actions and the socialist role as we work to better understand capitalism, socialism, and collective liberation. We’ll look at several short readings on major events in the US labor movement and the role that socialism has played, and then have a collective, critical discussion. This is the second session of our Labor Night School, but each session is independent so feel free to join us for the first time for this event.

Rally Against Homeless Sweeps on April 22nd

On Monday, April 22nd at 10:00 a.m. at the San Francisco Federal Building (90 Seventh St.), DSA SF and the Homelessness Working Group will be joining the Coalition on Homelessness and the Western Regional Advocacy Project for an action marking the beginning of the Supreme Court hearing on Grants Pass v. Johnson.

The appellate court ruling in Grants Pass is the basis for an injunction preventing the city from conducting sweeps on SF’s homeless population without providing adequate shelter beds.

RSVP at http://www.dsasf.org/grants-pass-rally. Let’s show up and show solidarity with CoH and our unhoused neighbors!

Extreme Dean Mobilization This Sunday, 4/21

Join the Extreme Dean team this Sunday, April 21st from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Jefferson Square Park (950 Gough Street). We’ll be getting to know our neighbors and letting them know how cool we think Dean is! Come out and show D5 that Dean Preston is for the people, not the powerful.

Organizing for Power: Core Fundamentals Training Registration Closes Next Week!

Registration for the Organizing for Power: Core Fundamentals training is closing next Friday, April 26th! This training focuses on how working people can use the strength of our numbers to build majority-led disciplined structures that come together around shared goals and win campaigns in our workplace, including:

• leader identification: understanding who can move people, and that it’s often not who you first think;
• semantics: recognizing that the words we use matter – they must center each worker’s active participation as key to winning;
• structured organizing conversations: preparing what it takes to win over the hardest-to-move leaders;
• charting: incorporating a simple method to understand human social relationships, and to prioritize and systematize outreach;
• structure tests: developing mini campaigns to build solidarity and site structure, and to know when you are ready to win.

If you’re interested in learning how to become a better organizer, register using the form below!

The 2024 Chapter Convention is Coming Soon!

It’s all hands on deck as we prepare for the 2024 Chapter Convention this June 15th and 16th! Here are some handy reminders for the next few weeks to help you get ready.

• Nominations for Steering and Grievance Officers are open! Submit your nominations here. Nominations will remain open until the May 8th chapter meeting, and elections will be held at the convention in June.
• April 19th – Pre-Convention Info Session and Workshop #1
• April 24th – Deadline to submit bylaws amendments for voting at Convention
• April 28th – Deadline to submit priority resolutions for feedback from Steering
• May 1st – Pre-Convention Info Session and Workshop #2
• May 8th – May Chapter Meeting
  • This is the deadline to submit priority resolutions to steering
  • Bylaws amendments concerning voting at Convention must be read to the chapter for consideration at this meeting.
  • Annual reportbacks from all chapter bodies
  • Nominations close for Steering Committee and Grievance Officers
  • First reading on proposed bylaws amendments
• May 16th – Deadline to notify all members of the upcoming convention

Spring Socials with DSA SF 🌸

Come hang out with your friendly neighborhood socialists this spring! For the next four months we will be having a variety of outings and you are invited – be sure to mark your calendars and watch this space for more details! Our next event is a karaoke night 🎤 at TaishoSF on April 24th and we can’t wait to see you there!

Tenant Organizing Movie Night 🎥 Boom: The Sound of Eviction

Join the DSA SF Tenant Organizing Working Group for our next movie night on Saturday, May 11th at 5:00 p.m. at 1916 McAllister! We’ll be watching Boom: The Sound of Eviction. While our city’s rulers and the fawning media celebrated the Dot-Com Boom of the ‘90s, the reality was different for thousands of tenants who were evicted or priced out. From the dot-com party crashing at one end of the economic spectrum to painful moments with evicted families at the other, this documentary features interviews with dot-com workers, real estate developers, and San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown, as well as those who challenged the new economic order through community organizing, electoral politics, and direct action.

This event is free and open to the public, and we look forward to seeing you there!

Kickball(s) for Abortion Access on May 18th ⚽

Connect with your neighbors on Saturday, May 18th at 1:00 p.m. while raising money for abortion access! 💚

San Franciscans don’t need to be reminded that the struggle for bodily autonomy is universal.🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈Or, that when someone is denied an abortion it’s more than a hardship for the individual and their family—it’s a test of our community and our commitment to basic human rights. So, let’s put our money where our mouths have been, are, and always will be: BALLS DEEP FOR ABORTION! ⚽

We’ll have a friendly fundraising competition, kickball tournament, snack bar, prizes & more! 100% of proceeds will be donated to Texas grassroots abortion access orgs Frontera Fund and Buckle Bunnies (recommended by our comrades at DSA Austin).

For more information about how to get involved, RSVP below!

Behind the Scenes

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.

Questions? Feedback? Something to add?

We welcome your feedback. If you have comments or suggestions, send a message to the #newsletter channel on Slack.

For information on how to add content, check out the Newsletter Q&A thread.

Upcoming Events

🌹Tuesday, 4/9 (7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.): Mutual Aid Priority Meeting (Zoom)

🌹Wednesday, 4/10 (6:45 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.): April Chapter Meeting (Zoom, in person at Martin de Porres House of Hospitality @ 225 Potrero Ave)

🌹Thursday, 4/11 (6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.): Palestine Solidarity Working Group (Zoom)

🌹Friday, 4/12 (12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.): Office Hours (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Friday, 4/12 (7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.): Q&A with Labor Reporter Hamilton Nolan (San Francisco State University, Cesar Chavez Student Center, Room TL T-160)

🌹Saturday, 4/13 (10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.): Extreme Dean Door-Knocking Mobilization (Meet in person at Raymond Kimbell Playground @ 1901 Geary Blvd)

🌹Tuesday, 4/16 (1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.): SFMTA Hearing – Stop the Muni Fare Increase! (In person at 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, CA Room 400, Floor 4)

🌹Wednesday, 4/17 (5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.): 📚What is DSA? (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Wednesday, 4/17 (7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.): Labor Night School: The US Labor Movement and the Socialist Role (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Thursday, 4/18 (7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.): Labor Board Meeting (Zoom)

🌹Saturday, 4/20 (11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.): Homelessness Working Group Office Hours (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Saturday, 4/20 (1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.): Homelessness Working Group Platform & Outreach (In person at 1916 McAllister)

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

Events & Actions

Book Talk and Q&A with Labor Reporter Hamilton Nolan

Join the SFSU chapter of YDSA and DSA SF Labor on Friday, April 12th from 7:00 pm. to 9:00 p.m. for an in-person conversation with acclaimed labor reporter Hamilton Nolan about his new book The Hammer: Power, Inequality, & the Struggle for the Soul of Labor at the San Francisco State University Cesar Chavez Student Center, Room TL T-160.

This is a free event, but seats are limited so be sure to RSVP today!

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Door Knock with the Dean Team

Join us from 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. this Saturday, April 13th at Raymond Kimbell Playground (Steiner and Geary) and help re-elect the supervisor money can’t buy. DSA SF and Dean—along with our friends, neighbors, and coalition partners—have taken on real estate developers, landlords, and a rising conservative right in San Francisco, and won historic working-class victories that were accomplished through on-the-ground, grassroots organizing supported by a strong Socialist in office. And we know it’s working because across the country, a rising right wing backed by billionaire money has been trying to push socialist and progressive representatives like Dean out of City Hall, and we can’t let them buy this election! SHOW UP FOR THIS! We need representatives like Dean in office so he can keep fighting for the people and not the powerful.

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Labor Night School: The US Labor Movement and the Socialist Role

Join us for our Labor Night School on Wednesday, April 17th from 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. at 1916 McAllister! In this discussion based session, we’ll be learning about the history of US labor actions and the socialist role as we work to better understand capitalism, socialism, and collective liberation. We’ll look at several short readings on major events in the US labor movement and the role that socialism has played, and then have a collective, critical discussion. This is the second session of our Labor Night School, but each session is independent so feel free to join us for the first time for this event.

The 2024 Chapter Convention is Coming Soon!

It’s all hands on deck as we prepare for the 2024 Chapter Convention this June 15th and 16th! Here are some handy reminders for this upcoming month to help you get ready.

• Nominations for Steering and Grievance Officers are open! Submit your nominations here. Nominations will remain open until the May 8th chapter meeting, and elections will be held at the convention in June.
• April 10th – Our next chapter meeting!
• April 19th – Pre-Convention Info Session and Workshop #1
• April 24th – Deadline to submit bylaws amendments for voting at Convention
• April 28th – Deadline to submit priority resolutions for feedback from Steering
• May 1 – Pre-Convention Info Session and Workshop #2

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Spring Socials with DSA SF 🌸

Come hang out with your friendly neighborhood socialists this spring! For the next four months we will be having a variety of outings and you are invited – be sure to mark your calendars and watch this space for more details!

Kickball(s) for Abortion Access on May 18th ⚽

Connect with your neighbors on Saturday, May 18th at 1:00 p.m. while raising money for abortion access! 💚

San Franciscans don’t need to be reminded that the struggle for bodily autonomy is universal.🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈Or, that when someone is denied an abortion it’s more than a hardship for the individual and their family—it’s a test of our community and our commitment to basic human rights. So, let’s put our money where our mouths have been, are, and always will be: BALLS DEEP FOR ABORTION! ⚽

We’ll have a friendly fundraising competition, kickball tournament, snack bar, prizes & more! 100% of proceeds will be donated to Texas grassroots abortion access orgs Frontera Fund and Buckle Bunnies (recommended by our comrades at DSA Austin).

For more information about how to get involved, RSVP below!

Behind the Scenes

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.

Questions? Feedback? Something to add?

We welcome your feedback. If you have comments or suggestions, send a message to the #newsletter channel on Slack.

For information on how to add content, check out the Newsletter Q&A thread.

Upcoming Events

🌹Tuesday, 4/2 (1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.): SFMTA Hearing – Stop the Muni Fare Increase! (In person at 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, CA Room 400, Floor 4)

🌹Tuesday, 4/2 (7:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.): Labor Movie Night: Factory To The Workers (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Wednesday, 4/3 (6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.): New Member Happy Hour (In person at Zeitgeist, 199 Valencia)

🌹Wednesday, 4/3 (6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.): HWG Reading Group: Mean Streets (In person at 1916 McAllister, hybrid  on Zoom)

🌹Thursday, 4/4 (6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.): Ecosocialist Monthly Meeting (Zoom)

🌹Thursday, 4/4 (6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.): Palestine Solidarity Working Group (Zoom)

🌹Thursday, 4/4 (7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.): Labor Board Meeting (Zoom)

🌹Friday, 4/5 (12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.): Office Hours (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Saturday, 4/6 (11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.): Homelessness Working Group Office Hours (In person at 1916 McAllister)

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

🌹Sunday, 4/7 (10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.): Extreme Dean Door-Knocking Mobilization (Meet in person at Duboce Park @ Steiner St and Duboce Ave)

🌹Tuesday, 4/9 (7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.): Mutual Aid Priority Meeting (Zoom)

🌹Wednesday, 4/10 (6:45 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.): April Chapter Meeting (Zoom, in person location TBD)

🌹Friday, 4/12 (7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.): Q&A with Labor Reporter Hamilton Nolan (San Francisco State University, Cesar Chavez Student Center, Room TL T-160)

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

Events & Actions

Labor Movie Night TONIGHT: Factory to the Workers

Join us for another labor movie night at the DSA SF office at 1916 McAllister at 7:00 p.m. tonight! We’ll show Factory to the Workers (2021), a documentary about the only factory in Croatia which was taken over and defended by its workers during postwar privatization, as the workers find a model of joint ownership.

Snacks and drinks will be provided!

2024 Merch Drop: Bay Area DSA Sweatshirt Pre-Sales Are Live!

Our 2024 sweatshirt pre-sales are live! Grab your Bay Area DSA merch while you can so we can match with our comrades from all around the Bay (and have something red to wear in time for May Day 👀).

Pre-sales will close on this Sunday, April 7th with limited availability afterwards. No shipping is available, so plan to pick your sweatshirt up from the DSA SF office or at a general meeting.

Book Talk and Q&A with Labor Reporter Hamilton Nolan

Join the SFSU chapter of YDSA and DSA SF Labor on Friday, April 12th from 7:00 pm. to 9:00 p.m. for an in-person conversation with acclaimed labor reporter Hamilton Nolan about his new book The Hammer: Power, Inequality, & the Struggle for the Soul of Labor at the San Francisco State University Cesar Chavez Student Center, Room TL T-160.

This is a free event, but seats are limited so be sure to RSVP today!

Reportback: Guerilla Ed for Palestine

On Sunday, the Palestine Solidarity Working Group held our first Guerilla Ed for Palestine event. We hung posters from the Visualizing Palestine project around the city, targeting progressive neighborhoods in an effort to counter Zionist propaganda in mainstream media and offer perspective on conditions under the occupation prior to October 7th. Tag @dsa_sf if you see any out in the wild, and stay tuned to our calendar for future events!

Reportback: Flyer-Making for the Tenderloin Healing Circle

On Friday, several comrades gathered in the office to hand-print flyers for the Tenderloin Healing Circle that we’re starting this month. The Healing Circle is a project of the Mutual Aid Priority in collaboration with the Extreme Dean Priority to create a restorative justice space for community building with and for D5 constituents in the Tenderloin. We hand-carved the stamps and used recycled materials to make the flyers, and we had a great time!Please join #priority-mutual-aid to learn more about our work—this is a great time to plug in. Look out for more flyer-making art nights in the office soon on the public calendar!

The 2024 Chapter Convention is Coming Soon!

It’s all hands on deck as we prepare for the 2024 Chapter Convention this June 15th and 16th! Here are some handy reminders for this upcoming month to help you get ready.

• Nominations for Steering and Grievance Officers are open! Submit your nominations here. Nominations will remain open until the May 8th chapter meeting, and elections will be held at the convention in June.
• April 10th – Our next chapter meeting!
• April 19th – Pre-Convention Info Session and Workshop #1
• April 24th – Deadline to submit bylaws amendments for voting at Convention
• April 28th – Deadline to submit priority resolutions for feedback from Steering
• May 1 – Pre-Convention Info Session and Workshop #2

Spring Socials with DSA SF 🌸

Come hang out with your friendly neighborhood socialists this spring! For the next four months we will be having a variety of outings and you are invited – be sure to mark your calendars and watch this space for more details!

Kickball(s) for Abortion Access on May 18th ⚽

Connect with your neighbors on Saturday, May 18th at 1:00 p.m. while raising money for abortion access! 💚

San Franciscans don’t need to be reminded that the struggle for bodily autonomy is universal.🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈Or, that when someone is denied an abortion it’s more than a hardship for the individual and their family—it’s a test of our community and our commitment to basic human rights. So, let’s put our money where our mouths have been, are, and always will be: BALLS DEEP FOR ABORTION! ⚽

We’ll have a friendly fundraising competition, kickball tournament, snack bar, prizes & more! 100% of proceeds will be donated to Texas grassroots abortion access orgs Frontera Fund and Buckle Bunnies (recommended by our comrades at DSA Austin).

For more information about how to get involved, RSVP below!

Behind the Scenes

he 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.

Questions? Feedback? Something to add?

We welcome your feedback. If you have comments or suggestions, send a message to the #newsletter channel on Slack.

For information on how to add content, check out the Newsletter Q&A thread.

Upcoming Events

🌹Wednesday, 3/20 (6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.): What is DSA? (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Wednesday, 3/20 (6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.): Homelessness Working Group (HWG) Reading Group: Mean Streets (In person at 1916 McAllister and on Zoom)

🌹Friday, 3/22 (12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.): Office Hours (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Saturday, 3/23 (11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.): HWG Office Hours (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Saturday, 3/23 (1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.): HWG Sock Distro (Meet in person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Sunday, 3/24 (10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.): Extreme Dean Campaign Launch (In person at Alamo Square)

🌹Tuesday, 3/26 (7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.): Mutual Aid Priority Meeting (Zoom)

🌹Wednesday, 3/27 (6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.): 🎳 DSA Bowling Social (In person at Yerba Buena Ice Skating & Bowling Center, 750 Folsom)

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

Events & Actions

Extreme Dean Campaign Kickoff This Sunday, March 24th!

Come out this Sunday, March 24th at 10:00 a.m. at the Panhandle at Fell St. and Baker St. for our very own Extreme Dean’s campaign kickoff!

There will be some speakers, coffee, and pastries, but most importantly we’ll be door-knocking and having conversations about why Dean is cool with our D5 neighbors!

Bowling Night! 🎳

Strike support extends past the picket lines—relax from the workday blues by bowling with DSA SF! We’ll be hitting the lanes on March 27th from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Yerba Buena Skating & Bowling Center at 750 Folsom Street.

There is a suggested donation of $10 to cover the cost of the lanes, but nobody will be turned away for lack of funds!

Reading Group @ Tenant Organizing WG Meeting: The Rise and Fall of the Black Fillmore

Join the DSA SF Tenant Organizing Working Group meeting on Wednesday, March 27th from 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. at 1916 McAllister for a discussion of the article “‘Hush Puppies,’ Communalist Politics, and Demolition Governance: The Rise and Fall of the Black Fillmore” which discusses the history of community responses to re-development in the Western Addition. Redevelopment destroyed what had been called the “Harlem of the West”, displacing thousands of Black families in the service of real estate profits.

We will also discuss our ongoing work, including a proposal to revamp our Socialist Housing Organizing Project (SHOP) program to train socialists as tenant organizers; hear a report-back on our ongoing work with Tenant and Neighborhood Councils (TANC); and plan upcoming events the chapter can plug into. We’ll see you there!

Palestine Mass Meeting Reportback

This past Saturday, the Palestine Solidarity Working Group gathered nearly 50 members and non-members at our office for a mass organizing meeting. We reflected on the work we’ve done and the mass actions that have taken place so far, strategized ways that DSA SF can organize for Palestinian liberation in this critical moment, and discussed the role of socialists in the broader struggles against imperialism and colonialism around the world. We’ll be sharing a synthesis of these discussions with the membership soon.

Coming up next – join us Sunday, March 31st at 3:00 p.m. for our first Guerilla Ed for Palestine event! We’ll meet at the office to team up, then go hang posters around the city, and finally regroup at Zeitgeist to share experiences and hang out. You can RSVP here.

2024 Merch Drop: Bay Area DSA Sweatshirt Pre-Sales Are Live!

Our 2024 sweatshirt pre-sales are live! Grab your Bay Area DSA merch while you can so we can match with our comrades from all around the Bay (and have something red to wear in time for May Day 👀).

Pre-sales will close on Sunday, April 7th with limited availability afterwards. No shipping is available, so plan to pick your sweatshirt up from the DSA SF office or at a general meeting.

The 2024 Chapter Convention is Coming Soon!

It’s all hands on deck as we prepare for the 2024 Chapter Convention this June 15th and 16th! Here are some handy reminders for this upcoming month to help you get ready.

• Nominations for Steering and Grievance Officers are open! Submit your nominations here. Nominations will remain open until the May 8th chapter meeting, and elections will be held at the convention in June.
• April 10th – Our next chapter meeting!
• April 19th – Pre-Convention Info Session and Workshop #1
• April 24th – Deadline to submit bylaws amendments for voting at Convention
• April 28th – Deadline to submit priority resolutions for feedback from Steering

Apply to Join the 2024 Convention Planning Subcommittee!

The 2024 Convention Planning Subcommittee is tasked with setting the timeline, putting together the agenda, leading the coordination, and handling the logistics for the chapter’s 2024 Annual Convention in June. We are starting early because its a big operation! The cadence will be light at the beginning of the process and naturally pick up the pace as we get closer to the main event!

Comrades with event planning experience are especially encouraged to apply! This is also a great place for newer members who are interested in jumping into the chapter to get involved. You’ll have plenty of support and see how the sausage is made for one of the biggest productions and most important cornerstones of our chapter’s democratic practice.

Spring Socials with DSA SF 🌸

Come hang out with your friendly neighborhood socialists this spring! For the next four months we will be having a variety of outings and you are invited – be sure to mark your calendars and watch this space for more details!

Ecosocialist Reading Group: Environmentalism from Below

Join the DSA SF Ecosocialist Working Group’s book club for a three part discussion this April. We’re reading and discussing Ashley Dawson’s Environmentalism From Below and will be meeting on April 2nd, 16th, and 30th at 6:00 p.m. – 7:15 p.m. Open to all! Register now!

Behind the Scenes

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.

Questions? Feedback? Something to add?

We welcome your feedback. If you have comments or suggestions, send a message to the #newsletter channel on Slack.

For information on how to add content, check out the Newsletter Q&A thread on the forum.

Upcoming Events

🌹Tuesday, 3/5 (6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.): Fundamentals of Organizing in DSA SF (Zoom)

🌹Wednesday, 3/6 (6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.): HWG Reading Group – Mean Streets (In person at 1916 McAllister preferred; Zoom)

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

🌹Thursday, 3/7 (6:00 p.m. – 7:40 p.m.): Ecosocialist Monthly Meeting (Zoom)

🌹Saturday, 3/9 (11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.): HWG Office Hours (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Saturday, 3/9 (1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.): HWG Sock Distro (Meet in person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Wednesday, 3/13 (6:45 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.): March Chapter Meeting (UNITE HERE Local 2, 209 Golden Gate Ave)

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

Events & Actions

Bowling Night! 🎳

Strike support extends past the picket lines—relax from the workday blues by bowling with DSA SF! We’ll be hitting the lanes at 6PM at Yerba Buena Skating & Bowling Center.

There is a suggested donation of $10 to cover the cost of the lanes, but nobody will be turned away for lack of funds!

Apply to Join the 2024 Convention Planning Subcommittee!

The 2024 Convention Planning Subcommittee is tasked with setting the timeline, putting together the agenda, leading the coordination, and handling the logistics for the chapter’s 2024 Annual Convention in June. We are starting early because its a big operation! The cadence will be light at the beginning of the process and naturally pick up the pace as we get closer to the main event!

Comrades with event planning experience are especially encouraged to apply! This is also a great place for newer members who are interested in jumping into the chapter to get involved. You’ll have plenty of support and see how the sausage is made for one of the biggest productions and most important cornerstones of our chapter’s democratic practice.

Spring Socials with DSA SF 🌸

Come hang out with your friendly neighborhood socialists this spring! For the next four months we will be having a variety of outings and you are invited – be sure to mark your calendars and watch this space for more details!

Behind the Scenes

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.

Questions? Feedback? Something to add?

We welcome your feedback. If you have comments or suggestions, send a message to the #newsletter channel on Slack.

For information on how to add content, check out the Newsletter Q&A thread on the forum.