Category: News
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DSA SF July General Meeting draws record crowd
It was standing room only this week at the San Francisco Democratic Socialists of America July General Meeting, the first such meeting organized by our newly elected Steering Committee. All told 119 comrades both new and known gathered to participate in radical democracy, and a number of important things were…
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DSA SF hosts Northern California summit ahead of national convention
On Sunday, delegates to the national convention from 5 Northern California DSA chapters gathered to discuss the issues to be decided at the convention. In attendance were delegates from Silicon Valley, East Bay, San Francisco, Santa Cruz, and Sacramento. DSA SF was pleased to host these Chapters here in…
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DSA marches for queer liberation and against rainbow capitalism at SF Pride
On Sunday, June 25, DSA SF marched a contingent in the SF Pride parade, calling for queer liberation and economic justice rather than rainbow capitalism and police violence. With signs, chants, and zines, DSA demonstrated to the audience that socialists are in solidarity in the fight to end violence and…
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DSA shows up to #LegalizePizza and fight the criminalization of the homeless
On June 13, DSA SF joined the Coalition on Homelessness to rally in support of Daniel, a homeless senior who was fined $234 simply for eating pizza at a bus stop. The COH organized a Pizza Party to Stop Unfair Fines and Fees, and DSA SF donated pizza and showed…
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DSA SF campaigns to end anti-homeless encampment sweeps
On Sunday, seventeen members of DSA SF’s Homelessness Working Group gathered at UN Plaza to disseminate an educational pamphlet to fellow San Franciscans as they browsed the weekly Farmer’s Market. The pamphlet provided information about the realities of homelessness in San Francisco, warned of the dangers of involving police in…
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Creating Solidarity with Immigrants and Refugees
How are cities being fearless when it comes to its immigrant and undocumented citizens? Is San Francisco calling itself a Sanctuary City enough, or how can we change our city to be fearless in the face of xenophobia? A policy roundtable entitled Sanctuary and Refuge Cities was presented on the…
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Stop the deportation of Rodrigo and Hugo
Hugo and Rodrigo are beloved fathers, workers, and community volunteers. Their families and communities are suffering without them. Rodrigo and Hugo both have deep roots in the Bay Area and have lived in the US for over 15 years. Rodrigo and Hugo are long-time construction workers. Last month, they reported…
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DSA and Saint Francis Homelessness Challenge
Saint Francis Homelessness Challenge is a community-based non-profit that organizes with encampment residents, neighbors, volunteers, and city services. When City of San Francisco told residents they needed to move their belongings for a scheduled deep cleaning of the encampment DSA SF showed up to help our neighbors. We brought burritos,…
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DSA SF stands with CWA
Tens of thousands of CWA members at AT&T have been working without a contract for months. AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson didn’t settle by Friday, and the workers went on strike. We stood for worker’s rights and joined to support CWA Local 9410 on the picket line. …