Please join DSA San Diego for an illuminating discussion on public banking, led by renowned public banking expert Ellen Brown. With the passage of AB857 into law, California municipalities can now do their own banking, free from the shareholder pressures driving Wall Street and global finance. Learn more about what this might mean for city services, public projects, and our opportunities to leverage greater democratic influence on our hometown institutions. ABOUT ELLEN BROWN: Ellen Brown… Read More
March to Close the Concentration Camps – October 13
Join DSA San Diego and community members as we march to demand that DHS close its egregious concentration camps. No kids in cages! Asylum is a right. Speeches by a coalition of left organizations across San Diego, including DSA, will be given between intervals of our march. DATE: October 13 TIME: 12:00 pm ADDRESS: 585 Harbor Lane For more details:
DSA San Diego Endorses Hands Off Iran March July 7
DSA San Diego endorses the Hands Off Iran! march Sunday, July 7, hosted by @PSLSanDiego and Answer San Diego! We invite our members and allies to march with us to tell US imperialists loudly and clearly - HANDS OFF IRAN! The march starts at the Balboa Park fountain at 3:00 pm: 1549 El Prado, San Diego, California 92101 https://www.facebook.com/events/2292737470988735/ The United States of America recently celebrated breaking from colonial rule, but today, its neocolonial arms… Read More
DSA-San Diego Immigration Working Group Statement Urging Senator Sanders to Adopt Human-Rights Focused Immigration Policy and Uplift Border Community Voices
DSA-San Diego Immigration Working Group Statement Urging Senator Sanders to Adopt Human-Rights Focused Immigration Policy and Uplift Border Community Voices We, the Immigration Working Group of the San Diego chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), are dismayed by the DSA National-endorsed Presidential candidate, Senator Bernie Sanders, and his continued capitulation to the right-wing of American politics with backwards statements on immigration and immigration policy. First, Bernie Sanders used right-wing talking points in his… Read More
Harassment Grievance Officers – Call for Candidates
In order to promote the safety of our community and perform the hard work of unwinding colonization and patriarchy, DSA San Diego appoints two harassment grievance officers (HGOs) each year. This year, we also ask that our HGOs act to distinguish and advise on the resolution of intramember conflicts unrelated to identity. If you are a member in good standing and willing to serve in this essential role, please email sandiegodsa@gmail.com no later than Wednesday,… Read More
National convention delegates – call for candidates
The biennial DSA National Convention will take place this summer from August 2-4, in Atlanta, Georgia. DSA San Diego has been allocated 12 slots for convention delegates, offering outstanding opportunity for members of our chapter to participate in the highest level of DSA governance -- our national general assembly. If you are interested in representing the San Diego chapter at the national convention, please fill out our candidate questionnaire (link embedded) no later than midnight,… Read More
2019 Major Campaigns
At our March annual chapter convention, the chapter voted unanimously to support our first two major campaigns brought forward by the Immigration Working Group and the Ecosocialism Working Group. These campaigns offer several fantastic opportunities for our chapter’s members to help build our chapter’s capacity, expand local and international solidarity relationships, and grow as organizers. Growing a Revolution - Community Garden/Education The community garden plot hatched by the Ecosocialist WG last fall will provide a… Read More
Bowling for Abortions
We're bowling our way to healthcare justice! For DSA San Diego's second year of supporting the National Network for Abortion Funds, please contribute to our chapter-wide General Strike team. Any amount helps assure much-needed reproductive healthcare for folks all over our country. Pins up!
International Day of Action – events January 11 and January 12
Join DSA San Diego and the San Diego Migrant and Refugee Solidarity Coalition as we call for justice at events on January 11 and January 12. On November 25, 2018, our previous international day of action, the Trump administration earned worldwide infamy by viciously attacking those seeking asylum with tear gas and rubber bullets - an assault repeated in the dawn of this new year - the earliest hours of January 1, 2019. Day after… Read More
Supporting Migrants and Refugees
At our November 18 chapter meeting, DSA San Diego endorsed our participation in a robust coalition of San Diego grassroots organizations who are united in our solidarity with members of the Central American Exodus. (Text of the original resolution here.) Since inception, the San Diego Coalition for Migrant and Refugee Solidarity has organized a high-profile international day of action and strengthened the ongoing humanitarian relief effort in Tijuana. Thousands of asylum seekers continue to await… Read More