News and updates

Upcoming Events

🌹Tuesday, 2/27 (6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.): Turnout Tuesday (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Wednesday, 2/28 (7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.): DSA SF Labor Night School: Why the Working Class? (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Friday, 3/1 (12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.): Office Hours (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Saturday, 3/2 (11:45 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.): Hands Off Rafah (In person at Harry Bridges Plaza at the Embarcadero)

🌹Saturday, 3/2 (5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.): Tenant Organizing Movie Night – Redevelopment: A Marxist Analysis (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Sunday, 3/3 (12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.): Art and Propaganda Party (In person at 1916 McAllister)

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

🌹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)

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

Events & Actions

Turnout Tuesday for Palestine Tonight! ☎️

Join us at the office at 1916 McAllister tonight (February 27th) from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. for Turnout Tuesday! The Palestine Solidarity WG will be calling members to turn out for the Hands Off Rafah rally on March 2nd. We’ll order pizza and have drinks available!

Virtual participants are also welcome! If you are unable to make it in person but would like to make calls this evening, drop a message into the #palestine-solidarity channel on Slack.

DSA SF and EBDSA Merch Design Competition (Submissions Due TOMORROW)

DSA SF and EBDSA are hosting a design competition! Submit your design and it might get featured on our next DSA sweatshirt! The winner will get a free sweatshirt with their design along with a DSA SF enamel pin and an EBDSA poster!

Entries are due by tomorrow, February 28th. The full rules and submission form are available at ebdsa.us/merch-contest.

Hands Off Rafah Rally and March 🇵🇸

Join DSA SF and EBDSA this Saturday, March 2nd at Harry Bridges Plaza at the Embarcadero starting at 11:45 a.m. for the mass rally and march coinciding with the Global Day of Action for Palestine. Ceasefire now!

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.

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.

Upcoming Events

🌹Tuesday, 2/20 (6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.): What is DSA? 📚(In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Wednesday, 2/21 (6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.): HWG Reading Group – Mean Streets (In person at 1916 McAllister; Zoom)

🌹Thursday, 2/22 (6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.): DSA SF x League of Pissed Off Voters Pub Crawl on Divisadero

🌹Thursday, 2/22 (6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.): February Tech Workers Meetup (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Friday, 2/23 (12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.): ✨Special Edition✨ Office Hours with DSA’s National Political Committee (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Friday, 2/23 (5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.): Gumbo Dinner with the NPC and Dean Preston (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Saturday, 2/24 (11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.): February Office Cleaning/Organizing (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Saturday, 2/24 (11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.): Homelessness Working Group (HWG) Office Hours (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Saturday, 2/24 (1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.): HWG Sock Distro (Meet in person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Saturday, 2/24 (7:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.): [Hosted by East Bay DSA] Social: Meet Your National Political Committee! (In person at 2344 Webster Street, Oakland)

🌹Wednesday, 2/28 (7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.): DSA SF Labor Night School: Why the Working Class? (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Saturday, 3/2 (5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.): Tenant Organizing Movie Night – Redevelopment: A Marxist Analysis (In person at 1916 McAllister)

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

🌹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)

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

Events & Actions

DSA SF and EBDSA Merch Design Competition!

DSA SF and EBDSA are hosting a design competition! Submit your design and it might get featured on our next DSA sweatshirt! The winner will get a free sweatshirt with their design along with a DSA SF enamel pin and an EBDSA poster!

Entries are due by February 28th. The full rules and submission form are available at ebdsa.us/merch-contest.

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.

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.

Upcoming Events

🌹Wednesday, 2/14 (6:45 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.): February Chapter Meeting (In person at UNITE HERE Local 2, 209 Golden Gate Ave)

🌹Friday, 2/16 (12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.): Office Hours (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Friday, 2/16 (6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.): Cross-Bay Mixer with East Bay DSA (In person at Arthur Mac’s Tap and Snack, 4006 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Oakland)

🌹Saturday, 2/17 (12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.): Field Trip to the Museum of International Propaganda with EBDSA (In person at 1000 5th Ave, San Rafael)

🌹Tuesday, 2/20 (6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.): What is DSA? 📚(In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Wednesday, 2/21 (6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.): HWG Reading Group – Mean Streets (In person at 1916 McAllister; Zoom)

🌹Thursday, 2/22 (6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.): February Tech Workers Meetup (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Friday, 2/23 (12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.): ✨Special Edition✨ Office Hours with DSA’s National Political Committee (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Friday, 2/23 (5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.): Gumbo Dinner with the NPC and Dean Preston (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Saturday, 2/24 (11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.): February Office Cleaning/Organizing (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Saturday, 2/24 (11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.): Homelessness Working Group (HWG) Office Hours (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Saturday, 2/24 (1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.): HWG Sock Distro (Meet in person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Saturday, 2/24 (7:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.): [Hosted by East Bay DSA] Social: Meet Your National Political Committee! (In person at 2344 Webster Street, Oakland)

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

Events & Actions

Nominate Co-Chairs for the Palestine Solidarity Working Group 🇵🇸

The Palestine Solidarity Working Group will be holding elections for the working group’s co-chairs at the February 14th chapter meeting tomorrow! The new co-chairs’ term will last from February through June. Members can nominate themselves or a comrade by emailing steering@dsasf.org with their nominations before the February chapter meeting.

Show Your Smolidarity at the February Chapter Meeting 🐣

The Priority Mutual Aid Working Group will be providing childwatch at the chapter meeting tomorrow, February 14th!

Parents and caregivers can fill out this form before the meeting to help ensure we have enough volunteers and supplies on hand. Volunteers interested in providing childcare can let us know on the #priority-mutual-aid Slack channel or via the form. We hope to see you and your kiddos there!

DSA SF and East Bay DSA Cross-Bay Mixer

Join us this Friday, February 16th at 6:00 p.m. for an evening of community-building and connection with our comrades! We will be meeting at 4006 Martin Luther King, Jr. Way in Oakland.

DSA SF and East Bay DSA are co-hosting a Valentine’s cross-bay mixer. Come for a comradely take on “speed dating” where we’ll chat, mingle, and make new friends! Hope to see you there!

Field Trip to the Museum of International Propaganda with East Bay DSA 🚌

EBDSA is organizing a  field trip to the Museum of International Propaganda on February 17th from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. in San Rafael. They’ve invited us to join them!

If you’re interested in tagging along, message ellie or Jenna L on Slack.

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.

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.

Upcoming Events

🌹Tuesday, 2/6 (6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.): SHOP Training with the Tenant Organizing Working Group (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Wednesday, 2/7 (5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.): Ecosocialist Research Party (Zoom)

🌹Wednesday, 2/7 (6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.): Extreme Dean Turnout Wednesday (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Wednesday, 2/7 (6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.): HWG Reading Group: Mean Streets (In person at 1916 McAllister; Zoom)

🌹Friday, 2/9 (12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.): Office Hours (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Saturday, 2/10 (11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.): Homelessness Working Group (HWG) Office Hours (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Saturday, 2/10 (11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.): Extreme Dean Lit Drop Mobilization (Jefferson Square Park, 950 Gough Street)

🌹Saturday, 2/10 (1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.): HWG Sock Distro (Meet in person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Wednesday, 2/14 (6:45 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.): February Chapter Meeting (UNITE HERE Local 2, 209 Golden Gate Ave)

🌹Friday, 2/16: Cross-Bay Mixer with East Bay DSA (Location and exact timing TBA)

🌹Saturday, 2/17 (12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.): Field Trip to the Museum of International Propaganda with EBDSA (1000 5th Ave, San Rafael)

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

Events & Actions

Join the Tenant Organizing Working Group for SHOP Training!

Come join the DSA Tenant Organizing Working Group tonight for the final session of a three-part training to develop successful socialist tenant organizers.

Part 3 of the Socialist Housing Organizing Program (SHOP) covers the basics  of an organizing conversation to recruit your neighbors to the tenant union.

You can attend upcoming training on today, February 6th at 6:30 p.m. at 1916 McAllister.

This training will take place at the DSA SF office at 1916 McAllister. Zoom is available upon request. Register today!

Join the HWG’s Sock Distro on Saturday 2/10!

Come join the Homelessness Working Group on Saturday, February 10th for our sock distro mutual aid project! We’ll be meeting at the DSA SF office at 1916 McAllister at 1:00 p.m. before heading out to different neighborhoods to pass out socks, sandwiches and hygiene products. Feel free to show up an hour early if you’re able to help prep sandwiches!

Nominate Co-Chairs for the Palestine Solidarity Working Group 🇵🇸

The Palestine Solidarity Working Group will be holding elections for the working group’s co-chairs at the February 14th chapter meeting! The new co-chairs’ term will last from February through June. Members can nominate themselves or a comrade by emailing steering@dsasf.org with their nominations before the February chapter meeting.

A Report from Extreme Dean’s Office

Hello Comrades, 

The D5 Team had a busy week! In case you missed it, Dean has called on the City to implement Zurich’s Four Pillars strategy to help save lives and address the opioid crisis in San Francisco. Before implementing this model, Zurich was dealing with public drug use, cleanliness issues, crime, and deadly overdoses. After implementing the Four Pillar strategy, which included prevention, treatment, harm reduction, and enforcement, Zurich has seen a reduction of overdose deaths by over 60%, a decrease in crime related to drug dealing, and a 98% reduction in thefts. Learn more about how we can overcome this crisis by working together toward a solution that emphasizes science, care, and compassion here.

Dean also introduced a resolution urging state lawmakers to reverse the $1.2 billion cuts to affordable housing programs made by Governor Gavin Newsom in his proposed budget. We all know the City badly needs affordable housing and has produced less than half (48%) of its targeted goals for affordable housing goals, while producing 151% of its market-rate housing goals. More than 6,400 affordable homes could be lost if these cuts are adopted. If California is serious about keeping more people in their homes, our state legislators must work together to restore the proposed budget cuts. 

Upcoming opportunities to help Extreme Dean:

• 2/7 – Turnout Wednesday at the office from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.!
• 2/10 – Mega mobilization and lit drop for the progressive DCCC Slate and Dean at Jefferson Square Park at 10:00 a.m.
• 3/17 – Official Dean field campaign launch mega mobilization and door-knocking at Alamo Square at 10:00 a.m.

Show Your Smolidarity at the February Chapter Meeting 🐣

The Priority Mutual Aid Working Group will be providing childwatch at the chapter meeting next month on February 14th!

Parents and caregivers can fill out this form before the meeting to help ensure we have enough volunteers and supplies on hand. Volunteers interested in providing childcare can let us know on the #priority-mutual-aid Slack channel or via the form. We hope to see you and your kiddos there!

Field Trip to the Museum of International Propaganda with East Bay DSA 🚌

EBDSA is organizing a  field trip to the Museum of International Propaganda on February 17th from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. in San Rafael. They’ve invited us to join them!

If you’re interested in tagging along, message ellie or Jenna L on Slack.

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.

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.

Events

🌹Thursday, 2/1 (6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.): Ecosocialist Monthly Meeting (Zoom)

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

🌹Saturday, 2/3 (2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.): Trans Rights & Bodily Autonomy Kickoff (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Monday, 2/5 (6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.): Mexican Solidarity Project Speaking Tour feat. José Luis Ceja (Acción Latina, 2958 24th Street)

🌹Tuesday, 2/6 (6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.): SHOP Training with the Tenant Organizing Working Group (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Wednesday, 2/7 (6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.): Extreme Dean Turnout Wednesday (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Wednesday, 2/7 (6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.): HWG Reading Group: Mean Streets (In person at 1916 McAllister; Zoom)

🌹Saturday, 2/10 (11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.): Homelessness Working Group (HWG) Office Hours (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Saturday, 2/10 (1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.): HWG Sock Distro (Meet in person at 1916 McAllister)

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

Events & Actions

Trans Rights and Bodily Autonomy Kickoff Call ☎️

Next Saturday, February 3rd from 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. at 1916 McAllister, Alyssa A will be hosting a watch party for the DSA Trans Rights and Bodily Autonomy kickoff call to celebrate the launch of a nationwide DSA push to fight for trans rights and bodily autonomy across the country.

This a joint event with East Bay DSA so come out, meet, and organize with comrades from all over the Bay! As a leader in the campaign, Alyssa will be available to answer your questions!

Mexico Solidarity Project Speaking Tour with José Luis Ceja

Next Monday, February 5th, from  6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., DSA SF is hosting the San Francisco stop of a nationwide speaking tour for journalist José Luis Ceja. The event will take place in the Mission at Accíon Latina’s office at 2958 24th Street. The event will be in English with Spanish language translation available for attendees who prefer Spanish.

José Luis is a journalist and expert on immigration, the border, trade, labor, and national sovereignty. The event will be part talk, part Q&A with the audience. Andy M (former DSA SF ISC co-chair and now EBDSA member) will be emceeing the event!

This speaking tour is part of a nationwide tour hosted by the Mexico Solidarity Project & DSA International Committee.

We expect a full house, so please register below!

Join the Tenant Organizing Working Group for SHOP Training!

Come join the DSA Tenant Organizing Working Group for the final session of a three-part training to develop successful socialist tenant organizers.

Part 3 of the Socialist Housing Organizing Program (SHOP) covers the basics  of an organizing conversation to recruit your neighbors to the tenant union.

You can attend upcoming training on Tuesday, February 6th at 6:30 p.m. at 1916 McAllister.

This training will take place at the DSA SF office at 1916 McAllister. Zoom is available upon request. Register today!

Nominate Co-Chairs for the Palestine Solidarity Working Group 🇵🇸

The Palestine Solidarity Working Group will be holding elections for the working group’s co-chairs at the February 14th chapter meeting! The new co-chairs’ term will last from February through June. Members can nominate themselves or a comrade by emailing steering@dsasf.org with their nominations before the February chapter meeting.

Show Your Smolidarity at the February Chapter Meeting 🐣

The Priority Mutual Aid Working Group will be providing childwatch at the chapter meeting next month on February 14th!

Parents and caregivers can fill out this form before the meeting to help ensure we have enough volunteers and supplies on hand. Volunteers interested in providing childcare can let us know on the #priority-mutual-aid Slack channel or via the form. We hope to see you and your kiddos there!

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.

Upcoming Events

🌹Wednesday, 1/24 (6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.): HWG Reading Group: Mean Streets (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Friday, 1/26 (12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.): Office Hours (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Saturday, 1/27 (11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.): Homelessness Working Group (HWG) Office Hours (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Saturday, 1/27 (1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.): HWG Sock Distro (Meet in person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Sunday, 1/28 (11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.): January Office Cleaning/Organizing (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Thursday, 2/1 (6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.): Ecosocialist Monthly Meeting (Zoom)

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

Events & Actions

Homelessness Working Group Sock Distro Mutual Aid on 1/27

Come join the Homelessness Working Group this Saturday, January 27th for our sock distro mutual aid project! We’ll be meeting at the DSA SF office at 1916 McAllister St. at 1:00 p.m. before heading out to different neighborhoods to pass out socks, sandwiches, and hygiene products. Feel free to show up an hour early if you’re able to help prep sandwiches!

Join the Tenant Organizing Working Group for SHOP Training!

Come join the DSA Tenant Organizing Working Group for the final session of a three-part training to develop successful socialist tenant organizers.

Part 3 of the Socialist Housing Organizing Program (SHOP) covers the basics  of an organizing conversation to recruit your neighbors to the tenant union.

You can attend upcoming training on Tuesday, February 6th at 6:30 p.m. at 1916 McAllister.

All trainings to take place at the DSA SF office at 1916 McAllister. Zoom is available upon request. Register today!

Show Your Smolidarity at the February Chapter Meeting 🐣

The Priority Mutual Aid Working Group will be providing childwatch at the chapter meeting next month on February 14th!

Parents and caregivers can fill out this form before the meeting to help ensure we have enough volunteers and supplies on hand. We hope to see you and your kiddos there!

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.

Upcoming Events

🌹Wednesday, 1/17 (6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.): 📚What is DSA? (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Thursday, 1/18 (6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.): Labor Movie Night: Matewan (1987) (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Friday, 1/19 (12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.): Office Hours (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Friday, 1/19 (5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.): March Election Research Party (In person at 1916 McAllister)

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

🌹Monday, 1/22 (6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.): SHOP Training with the Tenant Organizing WG (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Wednesday, 1/24 (6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.): HWG Reading Group: Mean Streets (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Saturday, 1/27 (1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.): HWG Sock Distro (Meet in person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Sunday, 1/28 (11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.): January Office Cleaning/Organizing (In person at 1916 McAllister)

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

Events & Actions

Labor Movie Night: Matewan

Come join us for a Labor movie night at the DSA SF office at 1916 McAllister on January 18th from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. We will be watching Matewan (1987), a film dramatizes the events of the Battle of Matewan, a coal miners’ strike in 1920 in Matewan, a small town in the hills of West Virginia. Made in 1987, this film is arguably an even more relevant, cautionary tale today than ever before.

There will be food and drinks provided!

This event will be mask optional but highly recommended. 

Join the Tenant Organizing Working Group for SHOP Training!

Come join the DSA Tenant Organizing Working Group for the final two parts of a three-part training to develop successful socialist tenant organizers.

The Socialist Housing Organizing Program (SHOP) started yesterday with a study group to discuss how housing developed as a commodity under capitalism, and why the market will never solve the housing crisis. Part 2 is a training on tenants’ rights in San Francisco. Part 3 covers the basics  of an organizing conversation to recruit your neighbors to the tenant union.

You can attend upcoming trainings are at the following times:

• Monday, January 22nd at 6:30 p.m.
• Tuesday, February 6th at 6:30 p.m.

All trainings to take place at the DSA SF office at 1916 McAllister. Zoom is available upon request. Register today!

Mutual Aid Priority WG Has a New Meeting Schedule!

The Mutual Aid Priority Working Group has an updated schedule! The working group will be meeting every other Tuesday at 7:00 p.m.

If you are interested in diving into DSA SF mutual aid projects this year, our first meeting of 2024 will be tonight, January 16th, starting at 7:00 p.m. Currently, our working group is building out capacity for several existing projects, including smolidarity/childwatch for chapter meetings, healing circles in the Tenderloin, a How to Do Mutual Aid course, and more. Check out the #priority-mutual-aid channel on Slack to help us strategize, develop new mutual aid projects, and help our fellow San Franciscans through the power of organizing!

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.

Upcoming Events

🌹Wednesday, 1/10 (6:45 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.): January Chapter Meeting (Zoom and in person at 209 Golden Gate Avenue. Doors open at 6:45 p.m., meeting starts at 7:00 p.m.)

🌹Thursday, 1/11 (6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.): Ecosocialist Monthly Meeting (Zoom)

🌹Friday, 1/12 (12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.): Office Hours (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Wednesday, 1/17 (6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.): 📚What is DSA? (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Thursday, 1/18 (6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.): Labor Movie Night: Matewan (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Monday, 1/22 (6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.): SHOP Training with the Tenant Organizing WG (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Wednesday, 1/24 (6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.): HWG Reading Group: Mean Streets (In person at 1916 McAllister)

🌹Saturday, 1/27 (1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.): HWG Sock Distro (Meet in person at 1916 McAllister)

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

Events & Actions

January Chapter Meeting Tomorrow (1/10)

The first chapter meeting of the year is coming up tomorrow, January 10th from 6:45 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.! You can attend via Zoom or in person at UNITE HERE Local 2 at 209 Golden Gate Avenue. It’s a busy agenda, with:

• updates from Silicon Valley DSA
• our very own Extreme Dean giving updates on goings-on at City Hall
• a recap of recent Palestine solidarity actions
• an overview of our 2023 budget and finances
• a first reading of an amendment to our elections process bylaws

We will be also voting on some business at the chapter meeting, including:

• electing Chapter Coordination Committee (CCC) co-chairs. You can submit your nominations for CCC co-chairs here, and view the list of nominees and their questionnaire responses before the vote.
• voting on chartering a Palestine Solidarity Working Group
• voting on Resolution: For an Anti-Zionist DSA SF in Both Principle and Practice
• voting on the January – June 2024 chapter budget (both a budget resolution and approving the budget itself)

Labor Movie Night: Matewan

Come join us for a Labor movie night at the DSA SF office at 1916 McAllister on January 18th from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. We will be watching Matewan (1987), a film dramatizes the events of the Battle of Matewan, a coal miners’ strike in 1920 in Matewan, a small town in the hills of West Virginia. Made in 1987, this film is arguably an even more relevant, cautionary tale today than ever before.

There will be food and drinks provided!

This event will be mask optional but highly recommended. 

Join the Tenant Organizing Working Group for SHOP Training!

Come join the DSA Tenant Organizing Working Group for the final two parts of a three-part training to develop successful socialist tenant organizers.

The Socialist Housing Organizing Program (SHOP) started yesterday with a study group to discuss how housing developed as a commodity under capitalism, and why the market will never solve the housing crisis. Part 2 is a training on tenants’ rights in San Francisco. Part 3 covers the basics  of an organizing conversation to recruit your neighbors to the tenant union.

You can attend upcoming trainings are at the following times:

• Monday, January 22nd at 6:30 p.m.
• Tuesday, February 6th at 6:30 p.m.

All trainings to take place at the DSA SF office at 1916 McAllister. Zoom is available upon request. Register today!

Mutual Aid Priority WG Has a New Meeting Schedule!

The Mutual Aid Priority Working Group has an updated schedule! The working group will be meeting every other Tuesday at 7:00 p.m.

If you are interested in diving into DSA SF mutual aid projects this year, our first meeting of 2024 will be on January 16th starting at 7:00 p.m. Currently, our working group is building out capacity for several existing projects, including smolidarity/childwatch, outreach for Extreme Dean, and union and strike support. Check out the #priority-mutual-aid channel on Slack to help us strategize, develop new mutual aid projects, and help our fellow San Franciscans through the power of organizing!

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.