Author: DSA SF

Comrades, Join us in commemorating Pride by exploring the history of queer activism in San Francisco tomorrow, June 23, from 6:00 — 7:00 p.m. There will be a lecture and discussion covering our city’s queer history, including the significance behind the Compton’s Cafeteria in the Tenderloin, how our understanding of LGBTQ+ issues…

Comrades, Over the weekend at our chapter convention, we officially ratified three chapter priorities for the coming year: A DSA SF Chapter Commitment to Black Liberation, Indigenous Sovereignty, and Fighting Global White Supremacy Worker Organizing to Advance Shared Political Goals  DSA SF Ballot Measure Campaign You can learn more about…

Participate in Our Annual Chapter Convention this Weekend! This coming weekend, June 12 & 13 from 12:00-4:00 p.m., we will be holding our annual chapter convention! On Saturday, we’ll discuss and debate priorities for the coming year and consider amendments to our chapter’s bylaws. Priorities resolutions advanced by the membership will go up for a ranked-choice…

Learn more about the chapter at this week’s Intro to DSA meeting! Ready to get started with DSA SF? Have questions about socialism or our organization? Whether you have been a member for four years or four weeks, Intro to DSA is a great way to become more active in…

Dear comrades, As AAPI Heritage Month comes to a close, we acknowledge the exacerbated anti-Asian sentiments that are deeply rooted in white supremacy, leading to violence, imperialism, and colonialism that are still pervading the Asian diaspora today. Unfortunately, the violence is ongoing. But we can’t fight racism with carcerality. We…

Dear comrades, Last week at our chapter meeting, we voted on a statement to show our solidarity for Palestine, marched along with over 10,000 demonstrators in the Mission District on the 73rd anniversary of the Nakba, organized an event featuring Ben Fletcher’s biographer Peter Cole and Clarence Thomas of the ILWU, and many more. However,…

After weeks of attacking Palestinians and engaging in anti-Palestinian campaigns, such as forcibly removing them from their homes in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of occupied Jerusalem, Israeli Occupation Forces continued this violence by raiding the Al Aqsa mosque during prayers nearing the end of the month of Ramadan, leaving hundreds…

May General Meeting Tomorrow! Our regular monthly chapter meeting will be tomorrow night, May 12, at 6:45 p.m. on Zoom. We’ll be voting on a chapter statement on the escalating violence towards Palestinians, and we’ll be accepting nominations for a number of chapter roles, including Steering Committee leadership, Grievance Officer, and…

Kick your May off right by joining us at Intro to DSA this Wednesday, May 5 at 6:30 p.m.! If you are looking to take the next step and get more involved with DSA SF, Intro is a great way to learn about all the cool projects going on in the chapter right…

May Day is this Saturday! Join us for a series of events this week focused on the PRO Act and May Day—all leading up to a march and rally led by Bay Area Labor Councils on May Day: ?Tuesday, 4/27 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.: Come learn about how to organize…

Dear Comrades, Within less than a year after the murder of George Floyd, countless others, including Daunte Wright in Brooklyn Center, Adam Toledo in Chicago, and Roger Allen in Daly City, were recently killed by police. These tragedies occurred during Derek Chauvin’s trial. Daunte Wright was killed just 11 miles…

Comrades, In the past few weeks, the chapter has been busy! We welcomed in new socialists during another Intro to DSA meeting, and our Labor Organizing Committee organized with Dandelion Chocolate workers, the ILWU, and the broader labor movement following a rally on March 31. We heard updates from Supervisor…

Interested in joining DSA or just curious about socialism? Join us for our upcoming Intro to DSA event on Wednesday, April 7, at 6:30 p.m. and hear what we’re doing to build the socialist movement in San Francisco. Register here! There’s no time like the present when it comes to fighting for…

Dear Comrades, Your Steering Committee would like to wish a very happy Passover to all! Passover is a holiday commemorating the Jewish people’s escape from slavery in Egypt by recounting the struggle against oppression, rejoicing in the joy of freedom, and celebrating the rebirth of spring happening around us. That…

Phonebank for the PRO Act: Wednesday & All Week! DSA’s highest national priority is to pass the PRO Act (Protect the Right to Organize), which would strengthen unions, the power of the working class to organize on the job, and our collective capacity to win a just transition to a…

Comrades, As we enter a full year of public health restrictions to counter the COVID-19 pandemic, we are reflecting on everything this chapter has done for each other, our neighbors throughout San Francisco, and the state of California. At the outset, we called for the decommodification of survival through the implementation of…

Help DSA SF step in where the city falls short As the city stumbles to vaccinate essential workers and vulnerable populations, our chapter, in conjunction with our comrade/District 5 Supervisor Dean Preston, is stepping in to make sure vulnerable seniors in D5 don’t fall through the cracks. Many seniors are…

Defend Black Journalism – Rally to Free Malik and Get GEO Out of California! SF Bay View National Black Newspaper Editor Malik Washington is being severely retaliated against for releasing a public memo documenting a preventable COVID-19 outbreak at 111 Taylor, an enormous GEO Group-owned halfway house in San Francisco’s Tenderloin District.…

Now is the time for action… As we end an eventful February 2021, we reflect on how much we have to build and accomplish together. Are you a nonmember ready to commit to helping us make this world better for all of us instead of just the rich? Are you…

This Week on SFIJ Hi there, DSA SF! We think the following pieces of news from the San Francisco Independent Journal (SFIJ) may be of interest to you: First, a piece from Hotels, Not Hospitals (HNH) that was published last week. Next, a piece about how Newsom chose an oil industry lobbyist for his…