Category: News
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DSA Replaces Brakelights in the Community
DSA SF’s Justice Committee held its second Brakelight Replacement Clinic of the year on June 8, 2019, at the San Francisco Christian School, located in the Outer Mission. Members of the committee and other volunteers replaced neighbors’ brakelights, free of charge, and conversed with neighbors about socialism. Earlier this year,…
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DSA’s Socialist Feminist Working Group Stands With Sex Workers
Members of DSA SF’s Socialist Feminist (SocFem) working group joined community organizers and sex workers at Oscar Grant Plaza on June 2, 2019, in a rally and celebration in honor of International Sex Workers Day, also known as International Whore’s Day. International Sex Workers Day, observed annually on June…
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Dean Debate Inspires D5 to Rethink What’s Possible
Supervisor debates tend to be sleepy affairs, especially six months before a special election. But last Monday over 200 people came out to hear Dean Preston and Vallie Brown in their first debate. Dean proposed doubling the amount of a housing bond from $500 million to $1 billion, buying up…
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May Day Events
What’s May Day? May Day is a day for workers to unite in solidarity across the globe. Although it started in the United States, it isn’t widely recognized here. The holiday emerged from the radical struggles of the nineteenth century and commemorates workers and activists who fought and died for…
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DSA SF rallies with VCA workers
Amidst a national assault on organized labor, standing with workers has never been more important. Workers at the VCA Animal Hospital in the Mission have been fighting for a fair contract in 2019. While members of the ILWU bargaining committee continue to make concessions to meet the needs of the…
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It’s official: SF Slate endorsed by DSA San Francisco!
DSA San Francisco has officially endorsed The San Francisco Slate for Democratic Socialists of America’s National Political Committee! We are extremely proud to back three amazing women who have helped build our chapter. Find out more about Jen, Jenbo & Darby at http://sanfranciscoslate.com
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All About the 2019 National Convention in Atlanta
Every two years, DSA holds a convention where the membership discusses and votes on changes to our national structure and our political goals. This year, the convention will be held on August 2-4 in Atlanta, GA. Any member or group of DSA members in good standing may submit resolutions to…
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DSA San Francisco Endorses Green New Deal Principles!
On Tuesday, March 26, the San Francisco chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America voted unanimously to endorse the DSA Ecosocialist Working Group’s Green New Deal: Guiding Principles. Motivated by our local Climate and Environmental Justice (C&EJ) committee, our chapter is in full support of a unified nationwide framework for…
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Anchor Brewing Workers Vote To Join ILWU
Today, Anchor Brewing workers voted to join the ILWU. This victory has been the result of workers’ organizing to win control over their jobs and life, and DSA has been proud to organize with these workers every step of the way. The fight is far from over, on Friday, workers…
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Hands Off Venezuela! Rally and March
Hands Off Venezuela! March & Rally – No Coup; No War; No Sanctions march and rally was held on March 9 to protest US intervention in Venezuela. The US aims to continue it’s imperial domination of Latin America by overthrowing the current regime in Venezuela, waging economic warfare against the…