Please join us as we organize to divest Alameda County from apartheid.
LOCATION:1610 Harrison St.\, Suite D\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612 SUMMARY:Divest From Apartheid Campaign Meeting: Sat.\, July 12\, 2025 (hybr id) URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.eastbaydsa.org/events/3766/2025-07-12-divest-from -apartheid-campaign-meeting-sat-july-12-2025-hybrid/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250711T053458Z UID:be91fdc4-a60d-4825-b6e5-9d177da2af58 DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20250611T180000 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20250611T193000 DESCRIPTION:All welcome to join our monthly Climate Action Committee mee
ting.
Help us plan for our Boycott Chevron Campaign actions & more. <
br>We'll hold committee leadership elections at this meeting.
June 7th at 6pm\, Seeing Red presents Oakland’s own Jasper Bernes on his book The Future of Revolution: Communist Prospects from the Paris Commune to the George Floyd Uprising.
We launched Bay Area Current because workers deserv
e everything &mdash\; including a publication that repres
ents their lives and their viewpoints.
Come through for some dri nks\, food\, and good times with friends &mdash\; come away with some new friends.
- Saturday\, June 21 // 8:00pm till late
- Tamarack: 1501 Harrison Street\, Oakland
Catch you soon!
P.S. A moment of silence will be observed fo r every fallen Waymo.
LOCATION: 1501 Harrison Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612 SUMMARY:☺ Bay Area Current Launch Party ☻ URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.eastbaydsa.org/events/3726/2025-06-21-bay-area-cu rrent-launch-party/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250711T053458Z UID:89d81662-16c6-4a07-b5b9-abfc0dd9154e DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20250621T100000 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20250621T140000 DESCRIPTION:Let's hike Tilden as comrades!
We'll start at the Se
lby Trailhead (near Lake Anza\, see links below) and hike down and up agai
n in a loop back to the lake. We'll take a stop or two part way through fo
r snacks and I'll bring some vegan lunch in a cooler to eat by the lake af
terwards ?. Additional food contribution very much welcome!
If you'd like to swim after as well\, seems like Lake Anza is open this summe r!
Please make sure to include a phone/email with your RSVP. I'll st art a group chat a day or two before to coordinate arrivals.
Please DM me on Discord (Dante-Popple) if you need a ride or can drive folx.
Trailhead:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/iq44ho3bh7Hp5uzu6
Trail:
https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/wildcat-gorge-m
eadows-canyon-and-curran-trail?sh=6cybw7&utm_medium=trail_share&utm_source
=alltrails_virality
On June 1st\, from 4 to 6pm at the First Unitarian Church of Oakland\, the First and Second Secretaries of the Cuban Embassy will spea k as part of their tour of the States\; the secretaries will address Trump ’s escalating aggression against Cuba and Cuba’s revolutionary advance s in healthcare\, education\, LGBTQ+ rights and environmental protections. EBDSA is co-sponsoring this event. Please join us in solidarity with our Cuban comrades
\nFrom the Bay Area Cuba Solidarity Netw ork\, hosts for this event:
\n“Join us for a uniquel y direct and educational exchange with highly informed Cuban Embassy offic ials visiting us from Washington D.C. We are facing a critical moment in US/Cuba relations with the Trump administration ramping up its attacks on Cuba. Solidarity is needed more than ever!”
LOCATION:685 14th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612 SUMMARY:Let Cuba Live: Bay Area Speaking Tour ft First and Second Secretary of Cuban Embassy URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.eastbaydsa.org/events/3526/2025-06-01-let-cuba-li ve-bay-area-speaking-tour-ft-first-and-second-secretary-of-cuban-embassy/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250711T053458Z UID:05009f5d-283a-46e3-9734-55b59a7b348e DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20250625T190000 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20250625T210000 DESCRIPTION:Come join your comrades at Moe's Tavern in Hayward for drink s\, conversation\, and perhaps a game of pool. Hope to see you there!
LOCATION:27935 Manon Ave\, Hayward\, CA\, 94544 SUMMARY:🌹 Chochenyo Baylands And Valley Branch Monthly Social URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.eastbaydsa.org/events/3725/2025-06-25-chochenyo-b aylands-and-valley-branch-monthly-social/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250711T053458Z UID:c5cefc5f-a95c-44c3-a829-e3b9b05e5604 DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20250615T180000 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20250615T200000 DESCRIPTION:Join us for the last Labor Committee meeting with our curren t leadership! We will be voting in a new Labor Coordinating Committee and discussing our goals for the next year. Food will be served.
LOCATION:1610 Harrison St Suite D\, Oakland\, CA\, 94609 SUMMARY:Labor Committee June Meeting URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.eastbaydsa.org/events/3663/2025-06-15-labor-commi ttee-june-meeting/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250711T053458Z UID:eaa99e45-13dc-4e4e-bca3-4abb79fe0222 DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20250626T170000 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20250626T183000 DESCRIPTION:The East Bay Democratic Socialists of America Migran t Defense Working Group is leaving No Space for ICE!
We\n will be trying to prepare local businesses and/or religi ous \ninstitutions of their Workplace Rights in their relations with ICE/D HS.
This\n is our first canvass in Richmond this week. Meet at the c ommon area \noutside the Richmond BART station for training. You can pick up signs to hand out from 5pm-5:30pm. Meet up again at the same spot to re turn any unused signs.
Wear DSA a shirt/sweater if you can\, or put a DSA pin on a visible part of your clothing.
LOCATION:1700 Nevin Ave\, Richmond\, CA\, 94801 SUMMARY:? No Space for ICE Canvassing (Richmond) URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.eastbaydsa.org/events/3727/2025-06-26-no-space-fo r-ice-canvassing-richmond/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250711T053458Z UID:5ef6fe39-748f-47d4-8ca6-962dad719a41 DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20250625T170000 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20250625T183000 DESCRIPTION:The East Bay Democratic Socialists of America Migran t Defense Working Group is leaving No Space for ICE!
We\n will be trying to prepare local businesses and/or religi ous \ninstitutions of their Workplace Rights in their relations with ICE/D HS.
This\n is our first canvass in Hayward this week. Meet at the co mmon area \noutside the South Hayward BART Station for training. You can p ick up signs to hand out from 5:30pm-6:30pm. Meet up again at the same spo t to return any unused signs.
Wear DSA a shirt/sweater if you can\, or put a DSA pin on a visible part of your clothing.
LOCATION:28601 Dixon St \, Hayward\, CA\, 94544 SUMMARY:? No Space for ICE Canvassing (South Hayward) URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.eastbaydsa.org/events/3728/2025-06-25-no-space-fo r-ice-canvassing-south-hayward/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250711T053458Z UID:09677883-0852-4fd3-b50e-0d5794ade786 DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20250623T160000 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20250623T173000 DESCRIPTION:The East Bay Democratic Socialists of America Migran t Defense Working Group is leaving No Space for ICE!
We\n will be trying to prepare local businesses and/or religi ous \ninstitutions of their Workplace Rights in their relations with ICE/D HS.
This\n is our first canvass in Oakland this week. Meet at the co mmon area at Elmurst Park for training. You can pick up signs to hand out from\n 4pm-4:30pm. Meet up again at the same spot to return any unused sig ns.
[CANCELLED] NO RSVP'S
LOCATION:9700 C St\, Oakland\, CA\, 94603 SUMMARY:? No Space for ICE Canvassing (East Oakland) [CANCELLED] URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.eastbaydsa.org/events/3729/2025-06-23-no-space-fo r-ice-canvassing-east-oakland-cancelled/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250711T053458Z UID:1579cd58-69f7-4c92-920a-92c58202d0b7 DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20250612T180000 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20250612T193000 DESCRIPTION:Rolling Agenda: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uLuc4zwn kJhDHh1OZW_c13Io-ZRV_ZjX03KD0LTVb4s/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.kql80v9spfne
Details coming soon!
Social at Alma and Bar 355 after meeting!
Get our 29 delegates and 3 alternates to Chicago this year!< /p>
DSA National Convention is in a pivotal moment for building democrat ic socialism. Our 80\,000 members send representatives from across the cou ntry to convene for discussion and debate\, culminating in votes which set the course of our organization for the next two years. Chapter delegates will elect our national representatives as well as vote on national priori ties and resolutions.
If one quarter of our chapter members gave $22 \, we could hit our fundraising goal!
This convention is core to the democratic principals of our organization\, and East Bay can only be repr esented in this process with your support. Join for a fundraiser a nd party to make sure no comrade is unable to attend conv ention for financial reasons.
If you can't make it\, donat e here!< span>
LOCATION:RSVP for address\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94702 SUMMARY:East Bay DSA - Party & Fundraiser to send our comrades to conventio n! URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.eastbaydsa.org/events/3528/2025-06-28-east-bay-ds a-party-fundraiser-to-send-our-comrades-to-convention/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250711T053458Z UID:62ee9291-4cd1-4207-9b38-f716385d8cfa DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20250622T100000 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20250622T113000 DESCRIPTION:Join us ON ZOOM as we strive to educate ourselves and engage in the struggle against US imperialism\, zionism and all forms of colonia l and neocolonial oppression.
LOCATION:1610 Harrison St Suite D\, Oakland\, 94612 SUMMARY:Anti-imperialist committee June meeting/ZOOM ONLY URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.eastbaydsa.org/events/3590/2025-06-22-anti-imperi alist-committee-june-meeting-zoom-only/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250711T053458Z UID:4abec606-58d9-49b9-b617-36e2e5b22b05 DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20250731T180000 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20250731T200000 DESCRIPTION:Do you see all of the rotten things going on in our world\, and want to do something about it\, but don't know where to start? Do you want to organize your workplace or neighborhood but feel a bit intimidated by talking to coworkers or neighbors? Or are you an experienced organizer who wants to hone their craft? Do you want to learn and practice new ways to talk to others to bring them into our movement? No matter where you ar e as an organizer\, come join the East Bay Workers Organizing Committee as we learn and practice these skills together.
These trainings will be loosely based on Labor Notes’ Secrets of a Successful Organizer\, which is a great resource that can be utilized by organizers of all ability levels. Here is PDF copy of the book. While the book it self is great\, we promise that the training is worth attending! We hope t o see you there!
Please RSVP ahead of time so we can buy an appropr iate amount of food!
- 06/ 10: The Legacy of Slavery: Standards for a New Womanhood
- 06/24: Th e Anti-Slavery Movement and the Birth of Women's Rights
- 07/08: Cla ss and Race in the Early Women's Rights Campaign
- 07/22: Racism in the Woman Suffrage Movement
- 08/05: The Meaning of Emancipation Acc ording to Black Women
- 08/19: Education and Liberation: Black Women 's Perspective
- 09/02: Woman Suffrage at the Turn of the Century: T he Rising Influence of Racism
- 09/16: Black Women and the Club Move ment
- 09/30: Working Women\, Black Women and the History of the Suf frage Movement
- 10/14: Communist Women
- 10/28: Rape\, Racism and the Myth of the Black Rapist
- 11/11: Racism\, Birth Control an d Reproductive Rights
- 11/25: The Approaching Obsolescence of House work: A Working-Class Perspective Notes
This is a hybrid event : zoom l ink
Free parking on 17th & Alice\, Jackson. Do not park in the park ing lot at risk of being towed
LOCATION:1610 Harrison St\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612 SUMMARY:🌹 Ladies\, Femmes & Thems Reading Group: Women\, Race and Class by Angela Davis URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.eastbaydsa.org/events/3665/2025-06-10-ladies-femm es-thems-reading-group-women-race-and-class-by-angela-davis/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250711T053458Z UID:b54c0990-1c20-475e-9e41-f757dab39035 DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20250710T180000 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20250710T190000 DESCRIPTION:All welcome at our monthly Climate Action Committee meeting. Come and help us plan next steps in our Boycott Chevron Campaign\, and sh are info on the Ecoscocialist terrain of struggle locally and beyond.
LOCATION: SUMMARY:Climate Action Committee Meeting/ Boycott Chevron Campaign URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.eastbaydsa.org/events/3730/2025-07-10-climate-act ion-committee-meeting-boycott-chevron-campaign/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250711T053458Z UID:f041352f-7626-4b41-b653-bb0819154e3c DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20250605T190000 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20250605T200000 DESCRIPTION:Join us as we plan the launch of our chapter’s top priorit y campaign: supporting federal workers in organizing to fight the oligarch ic takeover of our national government and connecting their struggle with local union and community struggles in the East Bay.
LOCATION: SUMMARY:Campaign Planning - Fighting the Trump/Musk Oligarchy in Solidarity with Federal Workers URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.eastbaydsa.org/events/3666/2025-06-05-campaign-pl anning-fighting-the-trump-musk-oligarchy-in-solidarity-with-federal-worker s/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250711T053458Z UID:e9e1c69d-2d74-4675-844a-ab4647645f6a DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20250706T130000 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20250706T150000 DESCRIPTION:The Chevron Boycott continues to grow! Join us at this corpo
rate-owned station to shut down sales for a few hours\, spread the word\,
and hang with the Boycott crew to build energy for our next steps.
We'
ll bring signs & banners\; there will be singing! Come for a little while\
, stay for as long as you like!
Join us for the Housing Committee's Monthly Meeting hybrid m eeting (in office and zoom) wher e we will discuss current campaigns to create an Oakland Public Lands Poli cy and to help organize tenants in Berkeley!
Come join us to watch a screening of The Encampments\, a doc umentary capturing the development of the Student Intifada and nonviolent resistance movement calling for BDS (Boycott\, Divestment\, & Sanctions)\, which served as the inspiration for our own DFA campaign.
It was th e our intention to export those principles of the student movement to the larger civic arena of local government\, giving citizens outside the colle ge campus another option to opt into the BDS movement.
We come toget
her during these trying times\, with escalations both with the Israeli gen
ocide on Gaza and with settler violence in the West Bank\, to collect our
spirits and fortify our resolve. Please join us for this event and become
part of the larger movement!
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Update: we'll be joined
by some comrades who have bravely taken part in the encampments at their
university campuses! Looking forward to sharing this empowering experience
with our audience!
Join the East Bay DSA labor committee as we discuss Jane McA levey’s No Shortcuts: Organizing for Power in the New Gilded Age. No Shortcuts is about the hard fundamentals of what separates advocacy and mobilization\, from “organizing”. McAlevey examines several case s tudies that tease out why only a “whole worker” organizing model can w in transformational changes that build long term worker power. It is an am azing resource for both “rookie” and experienced organizers alike and a great read for anyone interested in learning more about the labor moveme nt and strategies for building progressive power in America today.
I n this session we will cover the first two chapters of the book. A brief s ummary of the reading will be provided at the beginning of the session\, s o while reading along is highly encouraged\, it is far from necessary. If you RSVP\, we can provide you with a PDF version of the book\, so please R SVP ASAP!
For this session we will be discussing chapters 5\,6 and 7.
LOCATION:1610 Harrison St Suite D\, \, Oakland\, CA\, 94613 SUMMARY:Book Club - No Shortcuts URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.eastbaydsa.org/events/3770/2025-09-03-book-club-n o-shortcuts/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250711T053458Z UID:0befb87f-7b88-431c-b031-144cb26052d9 DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20250820T180000 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20250820T180000 DESCRIPTION:Join the East Bay DSA labor committee as we discuss Jane McA levey’s No Shortcuts: Organizing for Power in the New Gilded Age. No Shortcuts is about the hard fundamentals of what separates advocacy and mobilization\, from “organizing”. McAlevey examines several case s tudies that tease out why only a “whole worker” organizing model can w in transformational changes that build long term worker power. It is an am azing resource for both “rookie” and experienced organizers alike and a great read for anyone interested in learning more about the labor moveme nt and strategies for building progressive power in America today.
I n this session we will cover the first two chapters of the book. A brief s ummary of the reading will be provided at the beginning of the session\, s o while reading along is highly encouraged\, it is far from necessary. If you RSVP\, we can provide you with a PDF version of the book\, so please R SVP ASAP!
For this session we will be discussing chapters 3 and 4.< /p> LOCATION:1610 Harrison St Suite D\, \, Oakland\, CA\, 94613 SUMMARY:Book Club - No Shortcuts URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.eastbaydsa.org/events/3771/2025-08-20-book-club-n o-shortcuts/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250711T053458Z UID:5ce937cf-cb73-4884-a582-147e218fbd80 DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20250806T180000 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20250806T200000 DESCRIPTION:
Join the East Bay DSA labor committee as we discuss Jane McA levey’s No Shortcuts: Organizing for Power in the New Gilded Age. No Shortcuts is about the hard fundamentals of what separates advocacy and mobilization\, from “organizing”. McAlevey examines several case s tudies that tease out why only a “whole worker” organizing model can w in transformational changes that build long term worker power. It is an am azing resource for both “rookie” and experienced organizers alike and a great read for anyone interested in learning more about the labor moveme nt and strategies for building progressive power in America today.
I n this session we will cover the first two chapters of the book. A brief s ummary of the reading will be provided at the beginning of the session\, s o while reading along is highly encouraged\, it is far from necessary. If you RSVP\, we can provide you with a PDF version of the book\, so please R SVP ASAP!
For this session we will be discussing the introduction a nd the first two chapters.
LOCATION:1610 Harrison St Suite D\, \, Oakland\, CA\, 94613 SUMMARY:Book Club - No Shortcuts URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.eastbaydsa.org/events/3772/2025-08-06-book-club-n o-shortcuts/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250711T053458Z UID:e10ac6b9-b372-4195-8e74-654a7fbbf532 DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20250630T183000 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20250630T203000 DESCRIPTION:
The US economy was based in large part on the labor of ensla
ved Africans until the Civil War. Their liberation and the reconstruction
that followed was perhaps the most revolutionary event in US history.
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Join us for part four of the ongoing Socialist Fundamentals series for a session on W.E.B. Du Bois' Black Reconstruction to learn about this impor tant history.
As usual\, there will be food (and perhaps some music)!
Readings:
- Black Reconstruction by\n W.E.B. Du Bois excerpts (Chapters 1 "The Black Worker\," 2 "The White \nWorker\," and 4 "The General Strike")
- Audio recordi ngs can be found on the EBDSA podcast feed.
- 06/10: The Legacy of Sla very: Standards for a New Womanhood
- 06/24: The Anti-Slavery Moveme nt and the Birth of Women's Rights
- 07/08: Class and Race in the Ea rly Women's Rights Campaign
- 07/22: Racism in the Woman Suffrage Mo vement
- 08/05: The Meaning of Emancipation According to Black Women
- 08/19: Education and Liberation: Black Women's Perspective
- 09/16: Black Women and the Club Movement
- 09/30: W orking Women\, Black Women and the History of the Suffrage Movement
- 10/28: Rape\, Racism and the Myth of the Black Rapist
- 11/11: Racism\, Birth Control and Reproductive Rights
- 11/25: The Approaching Obsolescence of Housework: A Working-Class Perspective Notes
This is a hybrid event: zoom link
- 06/10: The Legacy of Sla very: Standards for a New Womanhood
- 06/24: The Anti-Slavery Moveme nt and the Birth of Women's Rights
- 07/08: Class and Race in the Ea rly Women's Rights Campaign
- 07/22: Racism in the Woman Suffrage Mo vement
- 08/05: The Meaning of Emancipation According to Black Women
- 08/19: Education and Liberation: Black Women's Perspective
- 09/16: Black Women and the Club Movement
- 09/30: W orking Women\, Black Women and the History of the Suffrage Movement
- 10/28: Rape\, Racism and the Myth of the Black Rapist
- 11/11: Racism\, Birth Control and Reproductive Rights
- 11/25: The Approaching Obsolescence of Housework: A Working-Class Perspective Notes
This is a hybrid event: zoom link
- 06/10: The Legacy of Sla very: Standards for a New Womanhood
- 06/24: The Anti-Slavery Moveme nt and the Birth of Women's Rights
- 07/08: Class and Race in the Ea rly Women's Rights Campaign
- 07/22: Racism in the Woman Suffrage Mo vement
- 08/05: The Meaning of Emancipation According to Black Women
- 08/19: Education and Liberation: Black Women's Perspective
- 09/16: Black Women and the Club Movement
- 09/30: W orking Women\, Black Women and the History of the Suffrage Movement
- 10/28: Rape\, Racism and the Myth of the Black Rapist
- 11/11: Racism\, Birth Control and Reproductive Rights
- 11/25: The Approaching Obsolescence of Housework: A Working-Class Perspective Notes
This is a hybrid event: zoom link
- 06/10: The Legacy of Sla very: Standards for a New Womanhood
- 06/24: The Anti-Slavery Moveme nt and the Birth of Women's Rights
- 07/08: Class and Race in the Ea rly Women's Rights Campaign
- 07/22: Racism in the Woman Suffrage Mo vement
- 08/05: The Meaning of Emancipation According to Black Women
- 08/19: Education and Liberation: Black Women's Perspective
- 09/16: Black Women and the Club Movement
- 09/30: W orking Women\, Black Women and the History of the Suffrage Movement
- 10/28: Rape\, Racism and the Myth of the Black Rapist
- 11/11: Racism\, Birth Control and Reproductive Rights
- 11/25: The Approaching Obsolescence of Housework: A Working-Class Perspective Notes
This is a hybrid event: zoom link
- 06/ 10: The Legacy of Slavery: Standards for a New Womanhood
- 06/24: Th e Anti-Slavery Movement and the Birth of Women's Rights
- 07/08: Cla ss and Race in the Early Women's Rights Campaign
- 07/22: Racism in the Woman Suffrage Movement
- 08/05: The Meaning of Emancipation Acc ording to Black Women
- 08/19: Education and Liberation: Black Women 's Perspective
- 09/02: Woman Suffrage at the Turn of the Century: T he Rising Influence of Racism
- 09/16: Black Women and the Club Move ment
- 09/30: Working Women\, Black Women and the History of the Suf frage Movement
- 10/14: Communist Women
- 10/28: Rape\, Racism and the Myth of the Black Rapist
- 11/11: Racism\, Birth Control an d Reproductive Rights
- 11/25: The Approaching Obsolescence of House work: A Working-Class Perspective Notes
This is a hybrid event : zoom l ink
Free parking on 17th & Alice\, Jackson. Do not park in the parking lot at risk of being towed
- 06/ 10: The Legacy of Slavery: Standards for a New Womanhood
- 06/24: Th e Anti-Slavery Movement and the Birth of Women's Rights
- 07/08: Cla ss and Race in the Early Women's Rights Campaign
- 07/22: Racism in the Woman Suffrage Movement
- 08/05: The Meaning of Emancipation Acc ording to Black Women
- 08/19: Education and Liberation: Black Women 's Perspective
- 09/02: Woman Suffrage at the Turn of the Century: T he Rising Influence of Racism
- 09/16: Black Women and the Club Move ment
- 09/30: Working Women\, Black Women and the History of the Suf frage Movement
- 10/14: Communist Women
- 10/28: Rape\, Racism and the Myth of the Black Rapist
- 11/11: Racism\, Birth Control an d Reproductive Rights
- 11/25: The Approaching Obsolescence of House work: A Working-Class Perspective Notes
This is a virtual even t: zoom link
LOCATION:1610 Harrison St\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612 SUMMARY:🌹 Ladies\, Femmes & Thems Reading Group: Women\, Race and Class by Angela Davis URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.eastbaydsa.org/events/3738/2025-06-24-ladies-femm es-thems-reading-group-women-race-and-class-by-angela-davis/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250711T053458Z UID:33551fc3-8248-49d2-b284-8b2e423eebb4 DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20250601T100000 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20250601T113000 DESCRIPTION:Please join as we organize to divest Alameda County from apa rtheid. We will meet at 1610 Harrison St Suite D\, Oakland\, CA 94 612. Keep in mind that the the parking lot in front of the off ice is not available for our chapter\, parking there risks getting towed!< /u>
You will receive a Zoom link once you RSVP for the event.
Free Palestine.
Join us in discussion about why Ecosocialism is necessary!
Every other Monday\, 6:30-8 pm
Come even if you haven't complet ed the reading!
Reading - available online:
Manifesto for an ecosoci alist revolution – Break with capitalist growth | Fourth International
June 2
- Against disasters\, public preve ntion plans adapted to social needs\, under popular control
- Share the wealth to take care of humans and our living env ironment\, free of charge
- Expand commons and public services against privatization and marketization
- Take the money where it is: Capitalists and the rich must pay
Do you go to protests and feel that something is missing? Do you feel like *so much* is happening in the world right now\, and we need a place to process & take action to meet the moment? Do you have friends you want to bring into the movement\, but you don’t have the right place to invite them into?
Good news! The brand-new "Socialism Be ats Fascism" Committee is planning its next action on Monday July 9th!
The Socialism Beats Fascism Committee will:
- ⚡ Host a monthly Mass Community Meeting t o Organize the Fight Back!
- ⚡ Organize mont hly Outreach Actions to help us all take immediate action to orga nize our communities into the fight
- ⚡ Support r apid response actions
Our Monthly Community Meetings & Outreac h Actions will focus on pressing issues we face today\, such as:
- ❌ Attacks on federal workers & serv ices like social security and health care
- ❌ Attacks on trans rig hts
- ❌ Genocide in Palestine
- ❌ Expansion of the carcer al system
- ❌ Attacks on workers\, increased surveillance\, and pr ecarity
- ❌ and more
- ⭐ Determining what current events or issues we should focus on in the Mass Community Meetings
- ⭐ Designing engaging meetings that connect with a wide swath of people< /li>
- ⭐ Helping out at a monthly meeting with setup or food
- ⭐ Designing flyers or social media posts
- ⭐ Photography / video graphy
- ⭐ Talking with people in the community about issues they care about
- ⭐ Researching ongoing attacks & shifting political ci rcumstances
- ⭐ Getting more people involved through specific\, co ncrete actions tied to current pressing issues
- ⭐ Networking with organizations across the Bay Area
- ⭐ Connecting with various Ea st Bay DSA campaigns & projects
- ⭐ Learning how to organize < li>⭐ Just seeing what the Socialism Beats Fascism Committee is all about !
LOCATION:1610 Harrison St\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612 SUMMARY:Socialism Beats Fascism! Planning Committee URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.eastbaydsa.org/events/3740/2025-07-07-socialism-b eats-fascism-planning-committee/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250711T053458Z UID:7892da3d-b92e-4708-bfca-798bdfb534b7 DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20250713T120000 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20250713T143000 DESCRIPTION:
No ICE in our communities! Join us on July 13th to talk to p eople about keeping ICE out of local businesses and spaces\, and raise fun ds to support Oakland students being targeted by ICE!
Meet at the E ast Bay DSA community space\, and wear red!
We'll provide you with p osters and flyers\, and we'll go out in teams to spread the word -- NO ICE !
LOCATION:1610 Harrison St\, Suite D\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612 SUMMARY:No ICE in our schools! No ICE anywhere! URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.eastbaydsa.org/events/3739/2025-07-13-no-ice-in-o ur-schools-no-ice-anywhere/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250711T053458Z UID:9db735f6-eb7a-4f60-b771-467f5757abab DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20250602T173000 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20250602T183000 DESCRIPTION:
This is our monthly meeting (always on the first Monday) to plan the chapter newsletter. Come work tog ether to let our members know what the chapter is up to. New contributors encouraged to attend!
LOCATION: SUMMARY:Newsletter Planning Meeting URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.eastbaydsa.org/events/3558/2025-06-02-newsletter- planning-meeting/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250711T053458Z UID:5361ada9-4f64-43c8-b947-c8ceedfaa5ed DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20250707T173000 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20250707T183000 DESCRIPTION:
This is our monthly meeting (always on the first Monday) to plan the chapter newsletter. Come work tog ether to let our members know what the chapter is up to. New contributors encouraged to attend!
LOCATION: SUMMARY:Newsletter Planning Meeting URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.eastbaydsa.org/events/3669/2025-07-07-newsletter- planning-meeting/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250711T053458Z UID:0a2e6f3f-b8aa-4244-82a6-1cd509241fdb DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20251125T183000 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20251125T200000 DESCRIPTION:- 06/10: The Legacy of Sla very: Standards for a New Womanhood
- 06/24: The Anti-Slavery Moveme nt and the Birth of Women's Rights
- 07/08: Class and Race in the Ea rly Women's Rights Campaign
- 07/22: Racism in the Woman Suffrage Mo vement
- 08/05: The Meaning of Emancipation According to Black Women
- 08/19: Education and Liberation: Black Women's Perspective
- 09/16: Black Women and the Club Movement
- 09/30: W orking Women\, Black Women and the History of the Suffrage Movement
- 10/28: Rape\, Racism and the Myth of the Black Rapist
- 11/11: Racism\, Birth Control and Reproductive Rights
- 11/25: The Approaching Obsolescence of Housework: A Working-Class Perspective Notes
This is a hybrid event: zoom link
- 06/10: The Legacy of Sla very: Standards for a New Womanhood
- 06/24: The Anti-Slavery Moveme nt and the Birth of Women's Rights
- 07/08: Class and Race in the Ea rly Women's Rights Campaign
- 07/22: Racism in the Woman Suffrage Mo vement
- 08/05: The Meaning of Emancipation According to Black Women
- 08/19: Education and Liberation: Black Women's Perspective
- 09/16: Black Women and the Club Movement
- 09/30: W orking Women\, Black Women and the History of the Suffrage Movement
- 10/28: Rape\, Racism and the Myth of the Black Rapist
- 11/11: Racism\, Birth Control and Reproductive Rights
- 11/25: The Approaching Obsolescence of Housework: A Working-Class Perspective Notes
This is a hybrid event: zoom link
- 06/10: The Legacy of Sla very: Standards for a New Womanhood
- 06/24: The Anti-Slavery Moveme nt and the Birth of Women's Rights
- 07/08: Class and Race in the Ea rly Women's Rights Campaign
- 07/22: Racism in the Woman Suffrage Mo vement
- 08/05: The Meaning of Emancipation According to Black Women
- 08/19: Education and Liberation: Black Women's Perspective
- 09/16: Black Women and the Club Movement
- 09/30: W orking Women\, Black Women and the History of the Suffrage Movement
- 10/28: Rape\, Racism and the Myth of the Black Rapist
- 11/11: Racism\, Birth Control and Reproductive Rights
- 11/25: The Approaching Obsolescence of Housework: A Working-Class Perspective Notes
This is a hybrid event: zoom link
- 06/10: The Legacy of Sla very: Standards for a New Womanhood
- 06/24: The Anti-Slavery Moveme nt and the Birth of Women's Rights
- 07/08: Class and Race in the Ea rly Women's Rights Campaign
- 07/22: Racism in the Woman Suffrage Mo vement
- 08/05: The Meaning of Emancipation According to Black Women
- 08/19: Education and Liberation: Black Women's Perspective
- 09/16: Black Women and the Club Movement
- 09/30: W orking Women\, Black Women and the History of the Suffrage Movement
- 10/28: Rape\, Racism and the Myth of the Black Rapist
- 11/11: Racism\, Birth Control and Reproductive Rights
- 11/25: The Approaching Obsolescence of Housework: A Working-Class Perspective Notes
This is a hybrid event: zoom link
- 06/10: The Legacy of Sla very: Standards for a New Womanhood
- 06/24: The Anti-Slavery Moveme nt and the Birth of Women's Rights
- 07/08: Class and Race in the Ea rly Women's Rights Campaign
- 07/22: Racism in the Woman Suffrage Mo vement
- 08/05: The Meaning of Emancipation According to Black Women
- 08/19: Education and Liberation: Black Women's Perspective
- 09/16: Black Women and the Club Movement
- 09/30: W orking Women\, Black Women and the History of the Suffrage Movement
- 10/28: Rape\, Racism and the Myth of the Black Rapist
- 11/11: Racism\, Birth Control and Reproductive Rights
- 11/25: The Approaching Obsolescence of Housework: A Working-Class Perspective Notes
This is a hybrid event: zoom link
- 06/10: The Legacy of Sla very: Standards for a New Womanhood
- 06/24: The Anti-Slavery Moveme nt and the Birth of Women's Rights
- 07/08: Class and Race in the Ea rly Women's Rights Campaign
- 07/22: Racism in the Woman Suffrage Mo vement
- 08/05: The Meaning of Emancipation According to Black Women
- 08/19: Education and Liberation: Black Women's Perspective
- 09/16: Black Women and the Club Movement
- 09/30: W orking Women\, Black Women and the History of the Suffrage Movement
- 10/28: Rape\, Racism and the Myth of the Black Rapist
- 11/11: Racism\, Birth Control and Reproductive Rights
- 11/25: The Approaching Obsolescence of Housework: A Working-Class Perspective Notes
This is a hybrid event: zoom link
This is a hybrid format meeting. The parking lot in front of the office is not available for our chapter\, parking there risks getting towed!
You will receive a Zoom link once you RSVP.
LOCATION:1610 Harrison St.\, Suite D\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612 SUMMARY:Divest From Apartheid Campaign Meeting: Sun.\, June 15\, 2025 (10-1 1:30AM\, hyrbid) URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.eastbaydsa.org/events/3670/2025-06-15-divest-from -apartheid-campaign-meeting-sun-june-15-2025-10-11-30am-hyrbid/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250711T053458Z UID:8e164028-58cb-4580-86df-d636a2e4107b DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20250925T180000 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20250925T190000 DESCRIPTION:Come help plan events & put the agenda together for the mont hly electoral committee meeting.
This probably won't be the most eng aging meeting\, if you have to choose between this and the monthly Elector al Committee Meeting & Social\, pick the social
LOCATION:1610 Harrison St Suite D\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612 SUMMARY:Electoral Committee Planning Meeting URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.eastbaydsa.org/events/3671/2025-09-25-electoral-c ommittee-planning-meeting/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250711T053458Z UID:6f61c2a0-78f1-437e-b662-3ce278761a60 DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20250828T180000 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20250828T190000 DESCRIPTION:Come help plan events & put the agenda together for the mont hly electoral committee meeting.
This probably won't be the most eng aging meeting\, if you have to choose between this and the monthly Elector al Committee Meeting & Social\, pick the social
LOCATION:1610 Harrison St Suite D\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612 SUMMARY:Electoral Committee Planning Meeting URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.eastbaydsa.org/events/3672/2025-08-28-electoral-c ommittee-planning-meeting/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250711T053458Z UID:e8477a3c-cdc5-4190-a9b3-cef0324e17ee DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20250731T180000 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20250731T190000 DESCRIPTION:Come help plan events & put the agenda together for the mont hly electoral committee meeting.
This probably won't be the most eng aging meeting\, if you have to choose between this and the monthly Elector al Committee Meeting & Social\, pick the social
LOCATION:1610 Harrison St Suite D\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612 SUMMARY:Electoral Committee Planning Meeting URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.eastbaydsa.org/events/3673/2025-07-31-electoral-c ommittee-planning-meeting/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250711T053458Z UID:06ec5b89-c7b2-417d-a789-d7ad4b2553b9 DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20250911T180000 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20250911T193000 DESCRIPTION:Rolling Agenda: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uLuc4zwn kJhDHh1OZW_c13Io-ZRV_ZjX03KD0LTVb4s/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.kql80v9spfne
Details coming soon!
Social at Alma and Bar 355 after meeting!
Rolling Agenda: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uLuc4zwn kJhDHh1OZW_c13Io-ZRV_ZjX03KD0LTVb4s/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.kql80v9spfne
Details coming soon!
Social at Alma and Bar 355 after meeting!
Rolling Agenda: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uLuc4zwn kJhDHh1OZW_c13Io-ZRV_ZjX03KD0LTVb4s/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.kql80v9spfne
Details coming soon!
Social at Alma and Bar 355 after meeting!
Come help plan events & put the agenda together for the mont hly electoral committee meeting.
This probably won't be the most eng aging meeting\, if you have to choose between this and the monthly Elector al Committee Meeting & Social\, pick the social
LOCATION:1610 Harrison St Suite D\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612 SUMMARY:Electoral Committee Planning Meeting URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.eastbaydsa.org/events/3677/2025-06-26-electoral-c ommittee-planning-meeting/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250711T053458Z UID:c44f5483-8e9a-4909-87a2-921b0c8911ce DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20250731T190000 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20250731T200000 DESCRIPTION:Weekly event planning meeting
LOCATION: SUMMARY:Campaign Planning - Fighting Trump's Oligarchy in Solidarity with F ederal Workers URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.eastbaydsa.org/events/3774/2025-07-31-campaign-pl anning-fighting-trump-s-oligarchy-in-solidarity-with-federal-workers/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250711T053458Z UID:107139dc-5def-4005-8284-ae34fc3ea1c5 DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20250724T190000 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20250724T200000 DESCRIPTION:Weekly event planning meeting
LOCATION: SUMMARY:Campaign Planning - Fighting Trump's Oligarchy in Solidarity with F ederal Workers URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.eastbaydsa.org/events/3775/2025-07-24-campaign-pl anning-fighting-trump-s-oligarchy-in-solidarity-with-federal-workers/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250711T053458Z UID:2fdf5a9c-df3a-4751-ad31-10a87f90e9c7 DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20250717T190000 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20250717T200000 DESCRIPTION:Weekly event planning meeting
LOCATION: SUMMARY:Campaign Planning - Fighting Trump's Oligarchy in Solidarity with F ederal Workers URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.eastbaydsa.org/events/3776/2025-07-17-campaign-pl anning-fighting-trump-s-oligarchy-in-solidarity-with-federal-workers/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250711T053458Z UID:9ebd91a4-83e3-48db-ad30-2fbd1fbd3641 DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20250707T180000 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20250707T193000 DESCRIPTION:This is the monthly meeting of the Steering Committee\, East Bay DSA's highest elected leadership body. Any member is welcome to atten d\, although only Steering members and those presenting resolutions can co mment. Meetings are hybrid\, in the office or on Zoom.
Joining in pe rson? Parking is available on 17th and Alice St. Parking in the pa rking lot in front of the office risks getting towed!
LOCATION:1610 Harrison St Suite D\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612 SUMMARY:Steering Committee Meeting URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.eastbaydsa.org/events/3777/2025-07-07-steering-co mmittee-meeting/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250711T053458Z UID:ba657eaa-2db5-4a4d-a4df-97be12a59d37 DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20250727T104500 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20250727T130000 DESCRIPTION:East Bay DSA’s fi ght for a socialist future flows through our General Membership Meetings\, and your voice is needed in the room.\n
\nJoin us this July as we debat e\, vote\, and organize around pivotal questions facing our chapter. We’ ll tackle how we handle endorsements\, party-building\, and where we put o ur resources in the fight for housing justice.
Bring your organizing energy\, your questions\, your vision for what we do next\, and stick around after for good conversation and drinks at Mad Oak.
When: Arrive by 10:45 AM to sign
in\, grab coffee and snacks\, and connect with comrades before we start.Where: East Bay Community Space – entr
ance on 55th St.
RSVP so we can plan food.\n
The agenda will be sent to RSVPs and members. Can’ t join in person? A Zoom link is available for those who need it. RSVP for access.\n
\nLet’s build a socialist world . See you there.\n
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