Comrades, 

It’s going to take sustained energy to make the Empty Homes Tax a reality. We know real estate interests are going to spend a lot of money trying to stop this ballot measure – that’s why Turnout Tuesdays are starting up! Help the Empty Homes Tax campaign keep up the momentum and stay on track towards its 14,000 signature goal. From now through the summer, there will be phone banking every Tuesday evening from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. to make sure we hit our turnout and fundraising goals for this ballot measure. If you want to get started, come by the DSA SF office at 1916 McAllister St. on Tuesday evenings or join the Zoom call – either way, you’ll be helping make sure landlords and speculators pay up for the housing they’re keeping away from our neighbors. 

Solidarity, DSA SF Comms Committee

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Events

🌹 Tuesday, 3/15 (6:00 p.m.): Empty Homes Tax Turnout Tuesdays (Zoom or in person at the DSA SF office, 1916 McAllister St)

🌹 Saturday, 3/19 (2:00 p.m.): Ecosocialist Book Club: Kim Stanley Robinson’s The Ministry for the Future (in-person, at the Panhandle in Golden Gate Park)

🌹 Sunday, 3/20 (12:00 p.m.): Teach-In: Palestine & BDS 101 (Zoom)

🌹 Monday, 3/21 (5:30 p.m.): A Conversation about Internationalism with DSA International Committee (Zoom)

🌹 Tuesday, 3/22 (6:00 p.m.): Empty Homes Tax Turnout Tuesdays (Zoom or in person at the DSA SF office, 1916 McAllister St)

🌹 Saturday, 3/26 (10:00 a.m.): Naila and the Uprising Film Screening (Zoom)

🌹 Wednesday, 3/30 (6:00 p.m.): Empty Homes Tax Campaign Fundraiser Party (in person at Make Out Room on 22nd and Mission)


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Announcements

Come to the first fundraiser party for the Empty Homes Tax campaign!

Join the Empty Homes Tax campaign for a fundraiser party at Make Out Room (22nd and Mission) on Wednesday, March 30 at 6:00 p.m.! We’ll have music, drinks, and awesome prizes to auction and raffle off! We want to make sure we have solid finances for when the real estate industry starts attacking us. We’ll need lots of help to make this a success – email electoralboard@dsasf.org to join the host committee!

RESCHEDULED! A Conversation about Internationalism with the International Committee

RESCHEDULED! Curious about our international work? Join DSA SF and members of DSA International Committee next Monday, March 21 at 5:30 p.m. PST for a conversation about internationalism, what the IC is doing, and how we can do this work on the local level. Register here!

Teach-In: Palestine & BDS 101

Want to learn more about Palestine and BDS? Join DSA SF and DSA East Bay for a teach-in this Sunday, March 20 at 12:00 p.m. to learn more about this topic. We’ll be joined by speakers such as Lara Kiswani from AROC, Olivia Katbi from BDS Movement and Portland DSA, and Nadya Tannous from Palestinian Youth Movement, NDN Collective, and Al-Shabaka. This is an amazing lineup, so people definitely don’t want to miss out! Register for the Zoom session here.

RESCHEDULED! Naila and the Uprising Film Screening

Join DSA SF & East Bay DSA for a rescheduled screening of the film Naila and the Uprising on Saturday, March 26 at 10:00 a.m. This film tells the story of Naila Ayesh, a Palestinian woman and activist, who resisted the Israeli occupation during the First Intifada from 1987 to 1993. The film also highlights Naila and other Palestinian women coming together to mobilize their community. This film is over an hour long, followed by a group discussion. Register here!

Reading Groups

Ecosocialist Book Club: Kim Stanley Robinson’s The Ministry for the Future

Join the DSA SF Ecosocialist Committee’s book club for a special one-shot discussion in March. We’re reading and discussing Kim Stanley Robinson’s The Ministry for the Future – you can get the book here. The Ministry for the Future is a novel about the near future of climate change – the environmental cost, the human cost, and how we might work collectively for a different future. Open to all – register now!