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To glorify democracy and to silence the people is a farce; to discourse on humanism and to negate people is a lie.” Paulo Freire
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Hi John!
It has been a very busy week for Silicon Valley DSA. On Friday we joined with our partner the Coalition to Close the Concentration Camps Bay Area (CCCC-BA), as we went to the doorstep of Palantir's CEO (Alex Karp) and demanded that they cancel the contract with ICE. The CCCC will continue their campaign against Palantir until the contract is cancelled.
On Saturday we had our fall chapter meeting. 60+ comrades came together as we heard from panelists about anti-ICE actions. Members led trainings on canvasing, facilitation, and Roberts Rules of Order. Our working groups lead breakouts discussing their current projects. We also voted on adding a personal leave provision to our bylaws, and approved our candidate questionnaire for the 2020 elections. We finished the day singing Solidarity Forever.
In Solidarity,
Your SV DSA Newsletter Team 🌹
Silicon Valley DSA is your local chapter of Democratic Socialists of America (DSA). We're a nationwide movement organizing for democratic socialism.
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Fri. September 20th: Youth Climate Strike
- Members of our ecosocialist working group will join together with high school students, tech workers, and faith-based organizations in San Jose as part of the international movement for climate justice. More information can be found here.
Sat. September 21st: International Day of Peace
- Members of Silicon Valley DSA (including the Marching Band and Riot Choir) will be tabling at the San Jose Peace and Justice together with other progressive and socialist organizations. More information can be found at the San Jose Peace and Justice Calendar here.
Building DSA
- Bringing (Y)DSA to campus. If you're a student or campus community member, let us know! We're hoping to support organizing at local colleges, universities, and high schools. (See below for details on our weekly office hour calls.)
- Chat with us one-on-one. You can request a one-on-one with an SV DSA officer or mobilizer, and we will work with you so you can make an impact.
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Justice Working Group Meeting
September 17th 6:30pm-8:00pm
Details
Join us for our monthly Justice Working Group meeting.
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YDSA Interest Meeting (Zoom Call)
September 18th 6:00pm-7:00pm
Details
YDSA is the campus-oriented section of the Democratic Socialists of America. YDSA chapters are student-run and student-organized; this call is to coordinate between students who are interested in running YDSA chapters in the South Bay and Silicon Valley DSA members who might want to serve as liaisons to YDSA chapters.
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Labor Working Group Meeting
September 18th 7:00pm-9:00m
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Come join us for the next Labor Working Group meeting! Join us for debriefs, strategies, and plans!
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South Bay Indigenous Solidarity Meeting
September 19th 7:00pm-8:30pm
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Join us to learn about the effort to save the area traditionally known as Juristac, the ancient Amah Mutsun ceremonial site located south of Gilroy. A proposed sand and gravel quarry threatens to level sacred hills and rip 40 million tons of materials from pits covering 317 acres.
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Housing Working Group Meeting (SJ)
September 19th 7:00pm-8:30pm
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Join us for the second September meeting of the Housing Working Group! We will likely discuss the big day of housing action at San Jose City Council on 9/24, the anti-homeless RV Ban being considered in Mountain View on the same day, and San Jose’s inaction on a Commercial Linkage Fee on office/retail development to fund affordable housing. Other topics may include: social housing, Google’s attempted Diridon expansion, and tenants’ rights efforts.
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Medicare-4-All Canvas Day
September 21st 11:00am-2:00pm
Join us for .a medicare-4-all canvas in Mountain View at Rengstorff Park. It is a great opportunity to talk with the community about needs to be done to create single payer health system.
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Mobilizer Working Group Meeting
September 22nd 3:00pm-5:00pm
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This will be a Silicon Valley DSA meeting for our Mobilizer Working Group. We will be discussing our media presence, on-boarding, local meet-ups, etc. Newcomers strongly encouraged to attend!
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Electoral Working Group Meeting
September 22nd 6:00pm-8:00pm
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It’s time to get our electoral working group back in shape before the 2020 election season! We’re going to register people to vote, start our Bernie Sanders campaign work, start researching which local candidates we might want to endorse, and more! But we need plenty of volunteers to help make that happen! Join us from 6:00pm to 8:00pm at the parlor in First Baptist Church on North California Ave. in Palo Alto.
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Chapter Committee Meeting
September 23rd 7:00pm-9:00pm
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Officers meet regularly to check in on all of our working groups and plan future events. If you’re interested in the nuts and bolts of chapter administration, or have questions for the officers, you’re welcome to attend. Just fill out this form for detail!
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Lower Peninsula Branch Meeting (Palo Alto)
September 24th 7:00pm-9:00pm
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Join us for our Lower Peninsula Branch monthly meeting Tuesday, September 24 at 7-9pm! We’ll have a social from 6:30 to 7:00 to hang out and grab something to eat. If you’re new, this is a great chance to learn more about DSA and what we do! The meeting itself will center around reports from our Working Groups, and breakout session for planning and discussion.
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YDSA interest meeting (zoom call)
September 25th 6:00pm-7:00pm
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YDSA is the campus-oriented section of the Democratic Socialists of America. YDSA chapters are student-run and student-organized; this call is to coordinate between students who are interested in running YDSA chapters in the South Bay and Silicon Valley DSA members who might want to serve as liaisons to YDSA chapters.
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Ecosocialist Working Group Meeting (Zoom Call)
September 25th 7:00pm-9:00pm
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Join us for our monthly Zoom call for the ecosocalist working group!
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San Jose Branch Meeting
September 26th 6:30pm-9:00pm
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Join us for our San Jose Branch Meeting at Sacred Heart on Thursday, September 26 from 6:30pm to 9pm! We’ll have snacks and socializing from 6:30pm to 7:00pm. (Newbies: this is a great opportunity to find out more about the chapter and get to know some comrades!) The meeting itself starts at 7:00pm. We’ll have reports from our Working Groups, and breakout sessions for planning events and discussion. Join us for our monthly Zoom call for the ecosocalist working group!
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Support your local chapter
Membership dues mostly go to support national DSA—to support Silicon Valley DSA directly, set up voluntary local dues! We recommend you pay up to $5 monthly in national dues, if affordable, and reserve your additional generosity for the local. 🌹
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Organize a local meet-up
To win the world, we need to win our buildings, our neighborhoods, and our cities. If you want to start a DSA local meetup in your neighborhood, email us! This is a fun and easy way to connect local comrades and bring in new folks.
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Let's connect 1-on-1
Want to chat with one of our mobilizers to figure out ways to make a difference with DSA? Sign up here.
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Questions?
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