Events & Actions

🌹Tuesday, August 26 (8:00 AM – 4:30 PM) ICE Out of SF Courts! (In person at 100 Montgomery)

🌹Tuesday, August 26 (6:00 PM – 7:30 PM) Ecosocialist Bi-Weekly Meeting (Zoom and in person at 1916 McAllister St) 

🌹Wednesday, August 27 (6:45 PM – 8:30 PM) Tenant Organizing Working Group Meeting (Zoom and in person at Radical Reading Room, 438 Haight St) 

🌹Thursday, August 28 (5:30 PM – 6:30 PM) 🍏 Education Board Open Meeting  (Zoom and in person at 1916 McAllister St) 

🌹Thursday, August 28 (7:00 PM – 8:00 PM) Immigrant Justice Office Hour (Zoom) 

🌹Friday, August 29 (8:00 AM – 4:30 PM) ICE Out of SF Courts! (In person at 100 Montgomery)

🌹Friday, August 29 (6:00 PM – 7:00 PM) Ecosoc Plant and Seed Swap (1916 McAllister)

🌹Sunday, August 31 (5:00 PM – 7:00 PM) Capital Reading Group (Zoom and in person at 1916 McAllister St)

🌹Monday, September 1 (6:30 PM – 8:00 PM) Homelessness Working Group Regular Meeting (Zoom and in person at 1916 McAllister St) 

🌹Monday, September 1 (7:00 PM – 8:00 PM) Labor Board Meeting (Zoom)

🌹Wednesday, September 3 (6:30 PM – 9:00 PM): 🐣New Member Happy Hour at Zeitgeist! (In person at Zeitgeist, 199 Valencia)

Check out https://dsasf.org/events for more events and updates. Events with a 🐣 are especially new-member-friendly!

ICE Out of SF Courts!

Join neighbors, activists, grassroots organizations in resisting ICE abductions happening at immigration court hearings! ICE is taking anyone indiscriminately in order to meet their daily quotas. Many of those taken include people with no removal proceedings.

We’ll be meeting every Tuesday and Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM at Immigration Court at 100 Montgomery. We need all hands on deck. The 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM window is when we most need to boost turnout, but if you can’t make that please come whenever works for you. 1 or 2 hours or the entire time!

Labor & Homelessness Working Group Food Serve and Rideshare Driver Political Education Event

Join Labor and the Homelessness Working Group for a food serve and political education event at Bayside Park near Burlingame today (Tuesday, August 26th) from 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM. We need volunteers to help Homelessness Working Group with food prep and also helping with political education and serving! Pop into the #labor channel on Slack if you’re interested.

Eco-Soc Plant Swap This Friday!

Join DSA SF’s eco-socialism working group for a plant swap on August 29th from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM at 1916 McAllister. Bring a plant, plant cutting, seeds, or plant containers you are hoping to swap, and get plugged in to DSA SF’s eco-socialism working group to hear about current projects related to social housing, public bank, progressive transit funding, community agriculture, and more.

Digital flier advertising Second Annual People's Conference for Palestine

People’s Conference for Palestine

Our chapter is sending a five-person delegation to join thousands of organizers, artists, students, and community members from across North America to the People’s Conference for Palestine, taking place August 29–31 in Detroit, Michigan.

With the guiding theme “Gaza is the compass,” the conference aims to deepen our collective strategy, convene us at a critical juncture, and strengthen the mass movement for Palestinian liberation in North America. Attendees will engage in plenaries, workshops, cultural events, and organizing sessions that reflect the urgency of this moment. Our organization is proud to endorse the conference and is actively mobilizing our members to attend. We see this as a critical opportunity to connect with others in the movement, share strategies, and reaffirm our commitment to justice for Palestine.

Although we’ve voted on our official delegation, you’re still able to attend if you’d like and join up with other Bay Area organizers!

For more information and to register, visit the official conference website: 👉peoplesconferenceforpalestine.org

📩 Looking for other ways to support? Consider donating to support the cost of the Conference.

Watch Party for People’s Conference for Palestine

Can’t make it to Michigan but still want to be part of the global convening for Palestinian liberation? This Saturday, August 30, from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM, come to 1916 McAllister to watch the live-streamed plenary sessions of The People’s Conference on Palestine and support our contingent!

All Out to Defend Palestine in Education. Tuesday 9/2 or Wednesday 9/3. Exact day to be announced - be ready either day! 1021 O Street, Sacramento, California. NO ON AB 715! Additional information on the flyer replicated in text immediately below.

Say NO to AB 715!

SAY NO TO AB 715! The California Senate Education Committee will be holding a hearing on AB 715, a very dangerous bill that aims to censor criticism of Israel from K-12 public education across the state. This bill comes straight out of the Heritage Foundation’s Project Esther playbook. Scott Wiener has been pushing this bill for several months now, and it is essential for comrades and allies in the pro-Palestine movement to turn out to oppose this draconian measure. The hearing will take place either on Tuesday, September 2, or Wednesday, September 3 in Sacramento. If you are able to make this hearing to voice your opposition, please reply to this RSVP.

Digital flier advertising DSA SF Homelessness Working Group's reading series on Capitalism & Disability

📖DSA SF Homelessness Working Group Reads: Capitalism & Disability: Selected Writings by Marta Russell

Join DSA SF’s Homelessness Working Group as we read through Capitalism & Disability: Selected Writings by Marta Russell. We’ll be meeting at 1916 McAllister starting September 7th at 5:30pm and running every other week for 4 or 5 sessions. For more info, register here: bit.ly/martacd

EWOC: Fundamentals of Workplace Organizing

The Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee (EWOC) is running a Fundamentals of Workplace Organizing course weekly in September (see below for schedule). Just like we did back in May, we’re getting a group to take the course together and benefit from in-person discussions and activities (at 1916 McAllister). If you’re interested, fill out the form here! The goal is to have more people learn organizing skills, both for your own projects and for organizing with EWOC. Sessions run every week from 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM on:

  • Monday, September 8
  • Monday, September 15
  • Monday, September 22
  • Monday, September 29

If you have any questions, reach out to labor@dsasf.org.

A flyer for a Tech Worker Reading Group at DSA SF. Additional information on the flyer is replicated in the text below.

Tech Reading Group with Kickstarter Union Founder Clarissa Redwine

Come join DSA SF, TWC, BAL4P, and RDU tech workers on Wednesday, September 24th from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM for our monthly tech reading group. We’ll be reading an article by Clarissa Redwine about the Kickstarter Union Campaign that started in 2016. Clarissa will also be making an appearance on Zoom to answer questions about her experience. This is a hybrid event, with in-person attendance at 1916 McAllister and remote attendance on Zoom.

RSVP

Reports

13 people pose outside in a park while smiling with their fists up.

DSA SF Phys Ed and Self-Defense in the Park

This Sunday, DSA hosted its 4th physical education and self defense class. We learned the following core movement skills: how to crawl, fall, and roll. We also learned some basic grappling and punching techniques.

Interested in Physical Education? Join us next time Sept 14th or 27th. All are welcome 💪

Two people at the front of a classroom, one behind a podium, the other gesturing while standing in front of a projected presentation with the word "AGITATE" in bold lettering on the screen. The back of another person facing them can be seen in the foreground.

Immigrant Justice x Labor Board Know Your Rights and Organizing Training

This past Thursday, the Immigrant Justice Working Group and Labor Board partnered with UAW 4811 on a combo Know Your Rights/organizing conversation training! We had 40 engaged attendees learn about and practice how to handle ICE interactions in the workplace and talk with coworkers about engaging in collective action. If you’re interested in getting involved in future Immigrant Justice work, join us this Thursday, August 28th at 7:00 PM on Zoom for our Office Hour and join the #immigrant-justice channel on Slack!

A zine titled DSA SF's Palestine Healing Circle. The zine is mostly text, with simple illustrations of flowers, keffiyeh patterns, and other symbols of connection and solidarity with Palestine. The text of the zine reads: "Today, a group of comrades gathered for a healing circle (think: community share/group therapy) to talk about Palestine. It was beautiful + intense + helpful + energizing. We sat around a centerpiece of candles, native plants, & our community agreements all lovingly arranged on a keffiyeh. We took turns sharing. People talked about their anger, grief & hope in relation to the Palestinian struggle. we heard stories about how the genocide has changed people's beliefs & relationships. it was heavy & vulnerable. We checked in with our bodies. We took deep breathing breaks. We ended the circle by singing together. Afterwards, we enjoyed a delicious home-cooked meal. As i sit at home now, I am thinking about how community supports & sustains us. About how powerful it can be to remember we are not alone & we are not alone & we are stronger together. I am also reflecting on how important it is to acknowledge & honor our feelings. As organizers we can focus hard on our work. But as we fight for others, we can recognize our own humanity too. Overall, my biggest takeaway is that I am so lucky to know my comrades. You all give me hope. Thank you. Free Palestine."
A photo of flowers, plants, candles, notes, and stickers sitting on top of a red keffiyeh.

Palestine Healing Circle

This past week, we held a Palestine Healing Circle at the office. We discussed our relationship to anger, grief, and reverence as these feelings related to Palestine. The circle was very powerful; comrades were able to grieve and hold space for each other. The circle ended in song and with a potluck where Palestinian dishes were served. One participant even created a zine about their experience of the event.

If you’re interested in getting involved, check out the Tenderloin Healing Circle or join PSAI at their monthly consumer or business canvasses!

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 publishing the weekly newsletter. Members can view current CCC rotations.

Interested in helping with the newsletter or other day-to-day tasks that keep the chapter running? Fill out the CCC help form.