Upcoming Events
🌹Wednesday, May 15 (6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.): 📚What is DSA? (In person at 1916 McAllister)
🌹Wednesday, May 15 (7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.): DSA Board Game Night! (In person at 1916 McAllister)
🌹Thursday, May 16 (6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.): Palestine Solidarity Working Group (Zoom)
🌹Thursday, May 16 (7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.): Labor Board Meeting (Zoom)
🌹Friday, May 17 (12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.): Office Hours (In person at 1916 McAllister)
🌹Saturday, May 18 (10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.): Jackie Fielder for D9 Supervisor Mobilization (In person at 3389 26th St)
🌹Saturday, May 18 (11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.): Homelessness Working Group Office Hours (In person at 1916 McAllister)
🌹Saturday, May 18 (12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.): Kickball(s) for Abortion Access (Location TBD)
🌹Saturday, May 18 (1:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.): Homelessness Working Group Independent Outreach, Platform, and Education (In person at 1916 McAllister)
🌹Sunday, May 19 (10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.): Extreme Dean x Labor Door Knock Mobilization (Meet in person at Alamo Square Park, Hayes and Scott)
🌹Sunday, May 19 (12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.): Anti Chevron Day From Richmond to Palestine: A Community Gathering for Global Solidarity (In person at 1605 Ohio Ave, Richmond, CA)
🌹Tuesday, May 21 (7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.): Mutual Aid Priority Meeting (Zoom)
🌹Sunday, May 26 (2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.): 🥖 DSA SF Picnic (In person at Dolores Park)
Check out https://dsasf.org/events/ for more events.
Events & Actions
🇵🇸 Solidarity with Pro-Palestine Student Protesters for BDS
DSA SF stands in solidarity with university student protesters across the country occupying their campuses to demand their administration divest from companies complicit in the apartheid state of Israel.
Israel and the United States continue to perpetrate genocide and enforce apartheid upon the people of Palestine. Universities that use their endowment to invest in and support military contractors and Israeli companies are also complicit.
In response to these protests, universities have called on law enforcement to begin the forcible removal and arrest of students. DSA SF strongly condemns the arrest, suspension, or expulsion of any participating students.
Universities must meet the demands of their students – fully divest from the companies profiting from genocide, apartheid, and occupation in Palestine; institute academic boycotts and sever ties with Israeli universities; and drop all charges against student activists.
Universities and police have allied to support the US’s imperialist ambitions and Zionist settler colonialism. We must all play our part in fighting for a free Palestine.
To support our local student protests, check dsasf.org/events for ongoing mobilizations, and follow your local universities for turnout and donation asks!
Jackie Fielder For D9 Supervisor Mobilization This Saturday
Jackie Fielder’s campaign landed an office! To celebrate, the campaign is hosting an office opening party with a volunteer mobilization this Saturday, May 18th at 10 a.m. at 3389 26th Street! Come see the new home base of the campaign, get a sign, and grab some voter ids for Jackie Fielder! There will be coffee and donuts!
Extreme Dean x Labor Door Knock Mobilization This Sunday
Please join the Extreme Dean priority at our mega mobilization with local IFPTE 21, SEIU 1021, and more union friends Sunday, May 19th at 10 a.m. at Alamo Square at the corner of Hayes and Scott!
Signatures for ComMUNIty Transit Act
DSA SF is endorsing the ComMUNIty Transit Act, a ballot measure to tax Uber and Lyft to fund Muni! Transportation should be a human right – not a way for corporations to profit by harming workers and the planet. Help us gather signatures to get the ComMUNIty Transit Act on the ballot.
Board Game Night This Wednesday
DSA board game night is coming up this Wednesday, May 15th from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at 1916 McAllister! Join us to play some fun games with snacks, drinks, and good vibes.
Kickball(s) for Abortion Access on May 18th ⚽
Connect with your neighbors on Saturday, May 18th at 1:00 p.m. while raising money for abortion access! 💚
San Franciscans don’t need to be reminded that the struggle for bodily autonomy is universal.🏳️⚧️ 🏳️🌈Or, that when someone is denied an abortion it’s more than a hardship for the individual and their family—it’s a test of our community and our commitment to basic human rights. So, let’s put our money where our mouths have been, are, and always will be: BALLS DEEP FOR ABORTION! ⚽
We’ll have a friendly fundraising competition, kickball tournament, snack bar, prizes & more! 100% of proceeds will be donated to Texas grassroots abortion access orgs Frontera Fund and Buckle Bunnies (recommended by our comrades at DSA Austin).
For more information about how to get involved, RSVP below!
Spring Socials with DSA SF 🌸
Come hang out with your friendly neighborhood socialists this spring! For the next few months we will be having a variety of outings and you are invited – be sure to mark your calendars and watch this space for more details! Our next event is a picnic 🧺 at Dolores Park on Sunday, May 26 from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and we can’t wait to see you there!
Chapter Movie Night: The Battle of Algiers 🍿
Join us for a film screening of “The Battle of Algiers,” which isn’t just a re-enactment of historical events but a powerful portrayal of the struggle for independence and the resilience of the occupied fighting against the occupier. It focuses on Algerian revolutionary fighter Ali La Ponte and his fight against the French occupation forces in Algiers, the capital city of Algeria, from 1954 to 1957 during the Algerian War of Independence. This film showing is as timely as ever as the fight for liberation continues in Palestine. This film was directed by an Italian communist who led the anti-fascist resistance against Nazi Germany and also had an actual FLN leader play as one of the characters, making this one of the most classic anti-imperialist films to date.
Food and drinks will be provided. Masks are highly recommended.
DSA SF Convention Bake Sale 🍰
We’re holding a bake sale fundraiser at our upcoming chapter convention on June 15th. If you’re interested in contributing to the bake sale, you can access the sign-up sheet here!
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 newsletter, etc. Members can view current CCC rotations.
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