Category: News
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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…
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#StopTheSweeps Board of Supervisors Hearing
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors met for a hearing during a special meeting of the Public Safety and Neighborhood Services to discuss the city response to homeless residents during storms, on March 7th. Representatives of city agencies who defended policy delivered dubious testimony and left before public comment. Supervisor…
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DSA SF Chapter Statement on Proposed National DSA Bernie Sanders Endorsement
San Francisco DSA Calls on the DSA National Political Committee to Defer the Question of Endorsing Bernie Sanders to the 2019 National Convention and Reject the Previously Approved National Independent Expenditure Campaign Overview On February 19, 2019, Bernie Sanders announced that he is running for President of the United States.…
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DSA SF supports the Anchor Union
Listen to the interview with Anchor Union organizing committee member Patrick in Report Back, the DSA SF podcast. The collective power of a union is the strongest organizational tool that workers can use to shift the power balance in a workplace. We are proud to announce that DSA SF and…
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DSA SF Endorses Dean Preston for D5 Supervisor
At our February meeting, DSA SF voted to endorse Dean Preston for Supervisor in District 5 because of his consistent, unwavering work in tenants rights, affordable and social housing, and the many projects we’ve taken on together in San Francisco. Aside from leading countless fights against slumlords and being an…
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No Monster in the Mission Public Hearing
?Listen to the report back on the public hearing from DSA SF co-chair Shanti Singh in the DSA SF podcast Report Back. ? Thursday, February 7 members from the Plaza 16 coalition packed the San Francisco Planning Commission’s hearing for the building development planned for 1979 mission street, dubbed the…
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DSA SF statement against US backing of coup in Venezuela
The US White House’s statement supporting Juan Guaidó’s illegal government in Venezuela is another example in the long historical line of the US meddling in the affairs of Latin America. The Trump regime, largely backed by two major American political parties, is fomenting a coup in the Bolivarian Republic of…