Our only hope today lies in our ability to recapture the revolutionary spirit and go out into a sometimes hostile world declaring eternal hostility to poverty, racism, and militarism.

-Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Comrades,

This is it. This is the moment we've been not waiting for, but working for.

For months our chapter has operated a phenomenal DSA for Bernie campaign. The campaign has given Bernie supporters opportunities to become organizers, and organizers opportunities to become committed and hopefully lifelong socialists.

As campaign participants we've broken out of our isolation to talk to our neighbors about our shared struggles and the solutions we can realize if we stand together in solidarity. We've transformed ourselves from political consumers to political actors, who intervene strategically to have a real impact on our society instead of helplessly witnessing its deterioration.

No matter what happens on Tuesday, none of those achievements can be taken away from us. That said, we’re here to win. So let’s get out there and kick some ass for Bernie Sanders.

If you haven't yet gotten involved in our DSA for Bernie campaign, the time is now. We have multiple Bernie canvasses every day, in neighborhoods all around the East Bay, from now until Tuesday, and our office will be staffed and wide open.

People over profit isn't just a slogan. It's a movement, and it's happening right now. Come in. Get organized. Choose a side. Choose the side of the working class. Fight the bosses, the bankers, the insurance executives, the polluters, the warmakers, and the jailers. Fight for yourself, and fight for someone you don’t know.

It's time for socialists to make history.

Featured Events
If you're ready to build this movement up to March 3 and beyond, here's a list of upcoming events. RSVP to keep updated. You can also keep track on our Events page ([link removed]) .


** CANVASSES FOR BERNIE
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Let's spread the word about Bernie Sanders and Democratic Socialism in the East Bay. All are welcome and no experience is necessary. Click the links below for more details; most events require you to RSVP for the exact address of our meeting place.

Come to any of these canvasses taking place from now until March 3 or come to our office at 3832 Market Street in Oakland to make calls, enter data, or get dispatched across the East Bay to knock doors or crowd canvass!

This Saturday's big canvass ([link removed]) , beginning at East Bay Community Space in Oakland, will be the culmination of all of our canvassing efforts before Super Tuesday. This is the week. California is crucial in this primary, and we want to win it.


** LAST BIG CANVASS
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Saturday, February 29 | Noon–4:30 p.m.
This is it—the Last Big Canvass for Bernie prior to election day! Now is the most important time of our campaign, and we need you to knock doors with us to make sure that California goes to Bernie on Super Tuesday.

Our canvass will start at noon with several speeches and a training on how to canvass. If you are new, we will pair you up with an experienced canvasser. Bring your friends and family!

RSVP ([link removed])


** ⭐️GET OUT THE VOTE FOR BERNIE SANDERS
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Daily through Super Tuesday, March 3 | 11 a.m.–9 p.m.

East Bay DSA Office 3832 Market Street, Oakland


East Bay DSA's office will be open DAILY from February 24 through March 3 from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. running GOTV operations. For nine days straight, our office will be the place to be for Bernie supporters. Drop by 3832 Market Street in Oakland any time to join the political revolution!

We'll need all hands on deck to knock doors, phone bank voters, canvass BART stations, and help organize the office. Whatever your interests or experience, we can find a role for you. Just drop in and together we can help propel Bernie to a YUGE victory in California on March 3!

No experience necessary — we'll provide training and support for all volunteer roles. Feel free to bring family, friends, and coworkers!

If you would like to phone bank, please bring a laptop or other device! If you'd like to canvass, please bring a fully-charged phone with miniVAN Touch downloaded and account created, links below:

Apple Store ([link removed])
Google Play ([link removed])


** TODAY! FEBRUARY 27 CANVASSES
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Choose a canvass today:
8–10 a.m. BART Canvass at 12th St. Station
1245 Broadway, Oakland
RSVP ([link removed])

4:30–7:30 p.m. BART Canvass at Fruitvale Station
3401 E 12th St, Oakland
RSVP ([link removed])

5–7 p.m. Neighborhood Canvass in Laurel District, Oakland
RSVP for address info
RSVP ([link removed])


** FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28 CANVASSES
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Canvass in Berkeley and Oakland
8–11 a.m. BART Canvass at Ashby Station
3100 Adeline St, Berkeley
RSVP ([link removed])

4:30–7:30 p.m. BART Canvass at 19th St. Station
1900 Broadway, Oakland
RSVP ([link removed])

4:30–7:30 p.m. BART Canvass at West Oakland Station
1451 7th St, Oakland
RSVP ([link removed])


** SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 29 CANVASSES
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Canvass in Oakland, Alameda, or Fremont
11 a.m.–1 p.m. Neighborhood Canvass in Fruitvale
Carmen Flores Rec Center, 1637 Fruitvale Ave, Oakland
RSVP ([link removed])

11 a.m.–2 p.m. Neighborhood Canvass in Alameda
The Local, 1333 Park St, Alameda
RSVP ([link removed])

Noon–2 p.m. Neighborhood Canvass in Fremont
Near Kelly St and Spady St, Fremont
RSVP ([link removed])


** SUNDAY MARCH 1 CANVASSES
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Canvass at Fruitvale Station:
9–11 a.m. Spanish Crowd Canvass at Swap Meet Market
5401 Coliseum Way, Oakland
RSVP ([link removed])

11 a.m.–2 p.m. BART Canvass at Downtown Berkeley Station
2160 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley
RSVP ([link removed])

11 a.m.–2 p.m. BART Canvass at Hayward Station
28601 Dixon St, Hayward
RSVP ([link removed])

11 a.m.–2 p.m. BART Canvass at 19th St. Station
1900 Broadway, Oakland
RSVP ([link removed])


** MONDAY, MARCH 2 CANVASSES
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Canvass in Oakland
8–10 a.m. BART Canvass at MacArthur Station
555 40th St, Oakland
RSVP ([link removed])

4:30–7:30 p.m. BART Canvass at Fruitvale Station
3401 E 12th St, Oakland
RSVP ([link removed])

4:30–7:30 p.m. BART Canvass at 12th St. Station
1245 Broadway, Oakland
RSVP ([link removed])


** MARCH 3 — DAY OF THE PRIMARY
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Stay tuned for more information on how you can get involved in our Primary Day push to get Bernie Sanders elected! And check the East Bay DSA events calendar for updates.

See the Events calendar ([link removed])


** TEAM BERNIE: CA PRIMARY RESULTS WATCH PARTY
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Tuesday, March 3 | 7 p.m.–midnight
7th West, 1255 7th St, Oakland ♿
March 3 is a big night. Fourteen states vote in this year’s Super Tuesday, making up more than a third of all awarded delegates in the primary.

California is a big state. We’ve got the most people, which means the most people power (and also the most delegates).

The 2020 election is a big deal. We vote between socialism and barbarism, between transformative change and a race to the bottom.

So let’s have a big party!

Join us as we watch the results of Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, and Virginia roll in. Whatever happens, we’re going to need each other to win the world we deserve. So let’s be together for this one big moment in the big beautiful struggle!

7th West is ADA accessible, has VERY tasty Filipino food, and is all ages until 9 p.m.

Accessibility Information: Venue is on ground floor and there is a ramp that leads into the patio. Venue has an ADA bathroom.

RSVP ([link removed])


** WEEKLY BERNIE PHONEBANK & DATA ENTRY WRAP UP PARTY
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Wednesday, March 4 | 6–8 p.m.
East Bay DSA Office, 3832 Market St, Oakland
This will be the last phonebank for EBDSA's California Bernie campaign—help us wrap up all of the great work we did by making phone calls to the people we met over the last week of the campaign!

RSVP ([link removed])


** General Meeting: Continuing Bernie’s Political Revolution
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Saturday, March 7 | 1–3:30 p.m.
Oakland Peace Center, 111 Fairmount Avenue, Oakland
After the California Primary, the Bernie movement will move on to the next states, but the struggle continues. So what comes next? How do we keep working to get Bernie elected? And how do we keep fighting for Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, good union jobs for all, housing for all, and ending deportations and mass incarceration?

Millions of working people across the country are energized by Bernie’s platform for transformative and bottom-up change and his message of "Not me. Us." The Democratic Socialists of America will keep up the fight here in the East Bay and across the United States.

Join us at our March 7 meeting to discuss what comes next!

Tentative Agenda:
* Strategy recap of the East Bay DSA for Bernie campaign
* Panel discussion of international mass movements, electoral victories, and labor strikes
* Discussion about how we move forward as a movement
* Getting involved with East Bay DSA’s other campaigns

RSVP ([link removed])


** RED STATE REVOLT READING GROUP
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Monday, March 9 | 7–9 p.m.
East Bay Community Space, 507 55th St, Oakland ♿️
The largest strike wave in the US in decades has been occurring for the last two years, and it is not over! Teachers and other public education workers have responded to austerity politics, poor working conditions, low pay, and the erosion of opportunity for their students with a newfound militancy. From West Virginia to Oakland and Los Angeles, this is a national phenomenon. What are its roots? Who are its leaders? What does it mean for the future of public education? For organized labor?

These are the topics explored by Eric Blanc’s Red State Revolt: The Teachers’ Strikes and Working Class Politics (Verso Press, 2019).

Come to the reading group launch on March 9 where we will:
* Hear Oakland teachers reflect on their experiences in the OEA strike of last spring
* See a presentation on the history of California education unionism from Fred Glass
* Organize ourselves into groups with a discussion leader for the next ten weeks

Who should join? Educators, labor activists, parents, Easy Bay DSA members, and anyone else interested in learning more about the power of working class solidarity. We will meet every other week for ten weeks (five sessions).

Red State Revolt is the second book chosen in a series of Labor Reading Groups sponsored by the East Bay DSA Labor Committee. Copies of the book will be available for a suggested donation at the March 9 event (NOTAFLOF).

To RSVP in advance, go here ([link removed]) . For more information, contact [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) .

Accessibility: Entrance and bathroom are wheelchair-accessible.

RSVP ([link removed])


** BEER & ROSES LABOR SOCIAL
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Thursday, March 12 | 6:30–8:30 p.m.
Telegraph Beer Garden, 2138 Telegraph Ave, Oakland ♿
Join the East Bay DSA's Labor Committee for their regular Beer and Roses social. Hang out with other members who are interested in the labor movement, hear about what's happening in EBDSA Labor Committee & learn how you can get involved.

Telegraph Beer Garden has a narrow doorway at entrance and moderate noise level.

RSVP ([link removed])
Upcoming Events


** STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING
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Sunday, March 15 | 2–5 p.m
RSVP for address
See how your elected leadership works as we deliberate on current chapter issues. This meeting is open to all DSA members to observe the proceedings. Please RSVP for the address.

RSVP ([link removed])


** RACIAL SOLIDARITY COMMITTEE MONTHLY MEETING
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Monday, March 16 | 7–9 p.m.
contact [email protected] for location information
Join the Racial Solidarity Committee for our monthly meeting!

The Racial Solidarity Committee (RSC) is dedicated to fighting for the rights of BIPOC communities here in the Bay Area as well as around the world. We are committed to building a multiracial democratic socialist organization that reflects the diversity of the Bay Area working class. Our work ranges from immigration justice and open borders to workers' rights and access to fully-funded public education. In our general meetings, we hold political discussions and report on upcoming RSC campaigns and events. Join us and become a part of the fight for Racial Solidarity!

Racial Solidarity Committee is open to all, and we especially welcome self-identified BIPOC folx. BIPOC facilitators take progressive stack, and we maintain community agreements.

Location and accessibility details may vary.

RSVP ([link removed])


** SOCIAL HOUSING COMMITTEE MEETING
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Wednesday, March 18 | 7–9 p.m
ACCE Action 2501 2501 International Blvd, Oakland ♿
Our Social Housing Committee meets on the third Wednesday each month. The first half of the meeting is dedicated to learning together about social housing and about the broader housing justice movement. The second part of the meeting we discuss campaigns and working group updates. All are welcome!

This venue is ADA-accessible.

RSVP ([link removed])

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DSA now has 60,000 members nationally, and we're still growing. There's never been a better time to get involved than right now! Join our national organization by clicking below and become an official socialist organizer.

Join DSA ([link removed])


Caucus Corner
Our caucuses organize events too! Check out the Caucus Corner of our website ([link removed]) to learn more about the activities of East Bay DSA caucuses and how to participate.

Announcements
CODE FOR SOCIALISM: JOIN THE EBDSA TECH WORKING GROUP!
We're creating a socialist tech working group to support our organizing, and develop tools to challenge the capitalist class! Help us build and maintain our chapter technical projects, including eastbaydsa.org ([link removed]) , eastbaymajority.com ([link removed]) , and more!

Join our ranks! ([link removed])

The key for us is to draw more and more people into pathways of thinking and pathways of action that go in the direction of questioning established authority and giving people a meaningful say about the realities and decisions affecting their lives.

-Paul Le Blanc

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