On Saturday, December 12, DSA San Diego will join more than 20 DSA chapters in a Fight for Our Lives coordinated action to 1) highlight establishment Democrats' failure to support the working class and 2) advance our real solutions that have broad popular support. We’re fighting for a COVID-19 and economic recovery response that centers the working class and can serve as a launchpad for the decade of the Green… Read More
On Wednesday, November 4th DSA San Diego is mobilizing its membership to participate in A March for All Black and Brown Lives! While there's still uncertainty regarding what will happen during and after the November 3rd election, we're expecting a large crowd and lots of energy, so let's show up strong as a chapter to meet the moment! Wear your DSA t-shirt and your mask and meet up at San… Read More
All hands on deck for a Prop. 15 call for comments! On Tuesday, Sept. 15th, the San Diego County Board of Supervisors (BOS) will be considering a resolution in opposition to Prop 15. This will be a tough vote but we want to make sure supervisors understand what’s at stake: protecting a corporate tax loophole that benefits a handful of wealthy corporations at the expense of our schools and communities, or investing… Read More
By the San Diego Libertarian Socialist Caucus’ Mutual Aid Committee As socialist organizers, we know that building collective power is relationship building, and mutual aid is a critical component of doing so. At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and the shelter-in-place orders, the Libertarian Socialist Caucus recognized an immediate need, as well as an opportunity to build camaraderie, and thus began our Grocery Shopping project. What has blossomed forth… Read More
Thursday, July 16, 2020, San Diego City Council's Environment Committee will hold a public comment meeting regarding San Diego's energy franchise agreement with utility grid operators. Below you can find background information and recommended comments for the event: City Council, Environment Committee meetingThursday, July 16th at 1 pmAgendaViewing/dial-in instructions belowPublic Comment InstructionsView: To watch the meetings, go to this link and click “Watch CityTV Live Feed” on the right hand side of… Read More
TELL SAN DIEGO CITY COUNCIL: EXTEND THE EVICTION MORATORIUM WITH MORE TENANT PROTECTIONS! The current moratorium is set to expire on June 30thTenants will owe all accumulated rent debt by September 25thMore than 1 in 4 San Diegans are still unemployedThe unemployment benefits from the CARES act expire on July 31stSD City Council must invest in tenant protections and to prevent mass homelessness and evictions during a global pandemic OUR… Read More
In May, our Energy Democracy campaign was designated a priority campaign by the chapter. The timing couldn’t be better. Energy Democracy is a movement across the country to convert privately owned energy utilities into public management and ownership, and to bring greater transparency and accountability to municipal utilities and rural energy cooperatives. The need to transition to renewables is too urgent to let corporate shareholders and fossil fuel lobbyists call… Read More
Location: 4655 Border Village Rd, San Ysidro, CA 92173-3105, United States Start Date & Time: May 1, 2020, 9:30am End Date & Time: May 1, 2020, 2pm DSA San Diego, in coalition with ACCE, The San Diego Tenants Union, Anakbayan, & Migrante. Will be executing a caravan demonstration in order to bring awareness to the rent strike movement happening all throughout the state of California. The Rent Strike is being… Read More
Our chapter voted to endorse national DSA's statement on Iran: Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) emphatically opposes a U.S. war with Iran. In light of the U.S.’s act of war against Iran, putting the two nations close to the brink of war, DSA calls on all members and chapters to mobilize against yet another U.S. war in the Middle East. On January 2, 2020, the U.S. military assassinated, on Iraqi… Read More
This #Giving Tuesday, DSA San Diego asks you to make a gift to El Comedor, an autonomous migrant-run kitchen in Tijuana that serves meals and provides other resources to asylum seekers and people in need. The collective that runs this kitchen, Contra Viento y Marea, was born out of the self-organization of caravan members during the siege of Benito Juarez in December 2018. The Central American exodus of 2018 and… Read More