DSA San Francisco Presents: The Priority
35 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsEducation sessions and reports from the chapter priority campaigns of the Democratic Socialists of America's San Francisco chapter
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9 - Limits of Policy Under Capitalism and Opportunities for Organizing
February 22, 2023 22:42 - 46 minutes - 33.4 MBThe event focused on the limits of policy work under capitalism and the potential for mass organization and mobilization in the face of crisis. In this episode, Andy M. addresses Alex Lee’s social housing proposal for San Jose, the major issues of America’s affordable housing programs, systemic barriers to Berlin’s Housing Expropriation Initiative, and Stomp Out Slumlord’s successes in organizing and mobilizing tenants during earlier stages of the pandemic.
8 - Socialist Answer to the Housing Question
June 07, 2022 17:54 - 24 minutes - 21.3 MBThis episode is a recording from the second installment of the Empty Homes Tax educational series on A Socialist Answer to the Housing Question. This event focused on Engel’s The Housing Question, its relevance for DSA SF’s Empty Homes Tax campaign, and how it might inform our larger socialist efforts in addressing the housing crisis. If you feel inspired by what you hear and want to get involved in our campaign work, please check out the campaign site www.fillemptyhomes.com, where you can re...
7 - Empty Homes Tax w/ Dean Preston
May 17, 2022 03:09 - 43 minutes - 31.8 MBDSA SF member Andy M interviews D5 Supervisor and fellow DSA SF member Dean Preston on the Empty Homes Tax campaign, how similar taxes have been implemented in other cities, and the specific conditions underlying San Francisco’s current housing crisis. If you would like to get involved in the SF Empty Homes Tax campaign, go to fillemptyhomes.com to sign up for signature gathering events or donate. We need 14,000 signatures by this July, so any support helps!
6 - Intro To Field
October 30, 2021 17:06 - 46 minutes - 43 MBDSA SF member and Electoral organizer Avery Yu gives an introduction to the world of field organizing - list building, contact strategy, and more!
5 - Labor Circles Kickoff: The Organizing Conversation
October 18, 2021 15:36 - 37 minutes - 34.7 MBAs part of our chapter's Labor Circles priority campaign, we held an introduction to the basic unit of labor organizing: the organizing conversation. Take the labor census at https://dsasf.org/census to get involved in our Labor Circles priority campaign!
4 - Jane McAlevey's Organizing Model: A Critical Evaluation
October 18, 2021 02:09 - 1 hour - 105 MBA recording of a panel held by DSA San Francisco's Labor Organizing Committee discussing the work of Jane McAlevey, author of "No Shortcuts: Organizing for Power in the New Gilded Age" Take the labor census at https://dsasf.org/census to get involved in our Labor Circles priority campaign!
3 - Black Liberation And Indigenous Sovereignty w/ Alisha F
October 16, 2021 17:24 - 41 minutes - 37.8 MBAlisha F discusses the chapter Black Liberation and Indigenous Sovereignty campaign, including the chapter's internal audit and political education program. Interview the chapter’s Communications Committee Co-Chair and Mobilizing Lead of the chapter’s International Solidarity Organizing Committee Savannah K.
2: Forward Thrust
September 19, 2021 16:48 - 48 minutes - 44.7 MBSpecial guest Shaun Scott joins DSA SF to discuss "Forward Thrust," a 1968 and 1970 ballot measure package campaign in Seattle.
1: Electoral 101
August 24, 2021 20:12 - 35 minutes - 80.9 MBThe podcast formerly known as "Report Back" will now be "The Priority." In this episode you'll hear an introduction to our chapter's Ballot Measure priority campaign. Join DSA San Francisco: https://dsasf.org/join
Defund SFPD
July 19, 2020 18:57 - 26 minutes - 24.6 MBIn this episode, Jason talks with Kaylah Williams (https://twitter.com/KaylahSF), an organizer from Afrosocialist Caucus and Defund SFPD Now. Find out why DSA SF wants to defund, disarm, and disband the police, and how this new campaign is already making a big impact! For more information on the campaign, or to get involved, check out https://defundsfpdnow.com or follow https://twitter.com/AfrosocialistSF and https://twitter.com/defundSFPDnow on Twitter. Also check out the Strike for Black ...
Curfew Sit-In
July 08, 2020 01:12 - 35 minutes - 32.6 MBFollowing the widespread protests against police brutality following the killing of George Floyd, London Breed the mayor of San Francisco announced an unprecedented citywide curfew on Sunday, May 31. In the next few days hundreds of thousands of dollars in police overtime would be spent enforcing this clear suppression of free speech to arrest a handful of peaceful protestors. The following Tuesday June 2, Democratic Socialists of America and other supporters demonstrated against the curfew...
Coronavirus Mutual Aid
April 21, 2020 04:15 - 21 minutes - 20.1 MBIn San Francisco, activists and organizers are working to deliver hand sanitizer to vulnerable groups most at risk of contracting the Coronavirus. In this episode we get updates from two mutual aid projects. First, Avery Yu aide to Supervisor Dean Preston gives an update from their group that is getting hand sanitizer to MUNI workers, public housing residents, and more. To volunteer, email [email protected]. You can help their fundraiser at https://www.gofundme.com/f/hand-sanitizer-for-o...
Anchor Union's First Contract
January 23, 2020 03:54 - 23 minutes - 21.4 MBWith the support of DSA San Francisco and the local community, workers at Anchor Brewing organized the Anchor Union last March. Just before Christmas, that union approved its first contract. Anchor Public Taps bartenders Blake and Patrick join us to talk about the contract negotiation process, what’s in the new contract, and what’s next for the Anchor Union. You can follow the union on social media, or show your support using the hashtag #anchoredInSF https://twitter.com/anchorunionSF https...
Anti-ICE: Know Your Rights Flyering
August 20, 2019 19:35 - 20 minutes - 18.6 MBThis episode discusses the process and results of creating and distributing informational flyers and cards to aid people who may become a victim of ICE. Rachel, a member of DSA SF's Immigrants' Rights and International Solidarity committee discusses ICE in San Francisco, the importance of giving people the right information, and how everyday people react to getting that information. Contact the Immigrants' Rights and International Solidarity committee at DSA SF via [email protected] htt...
Pride: Corporate or Radical
August 11, 2019 21:13 - 26 minutes - 36.4 MBDavid talks with Tyler Breisacher of DSA Queer Caucus about the San Francisco Pride parade — famously the annual celebration of LGBTQIA+ identities, but beyond the corporate-sponsored festivities it remains the locus of a liberation struggle which is still being fought today. At the parade this past June, protestors halted the parade for nearly an hour – an action that was broken up violently by the police in a grim reenactment of historic conflicts. We want to be clear about ascribing credi...
Facebook Bike Share Workers
July 01, 2019 17:16 - 31 minutes - 43.7 MBDavid talks to Cassidy Kakin and Scott Chowning about how they organized Facebook Bike Share workers. Their tale has a few twists and turns but stands as another successful example of worker solidarity in the Bay Area. Please join Facebook cafeteria workers at their upcoming rally in San Francisco on July 16! More info here: https://www.alpha.facebook.com/events/714769842310892/
Disaster Relief Supply Drive
June 09, 2019 18:23 - 25 minutes - 34.9 MB*** Please donate to our Disaster Relief Supply Drive today! *** https://tinyurl.com/dsamask David talks to Dale Smith and Josh Kelly about our chapter’s efforts to protect our neighbors from the effects of environmental disasters, principally the smoke from nearby fires. We talk about the origins of these efforts last year, and how we’re planning for dangers to come. SF Weekly on DSASF’s mask distribution project last year: http://www.sfweekly.com/news/democratic-socialists-distribute-more...
May Day 2019 with ILWU Local 10 and Brace Belden
June 04, 2019 00:09 - 25 minutes - 21.5 MBIn this episode Nick Novitski talks to Brace Belden about the 2019 May Day action organized by the members of IWLU Local 10 to oppose the plans of the Oakland Port Commision and Oakland A's owner John Fisher to build a new baseball stadium on the site of Howard Terminal. Thanks to the Labor Video Project, you can watch Brace's full speech at the action, along with those of many other powerful speakers, such as the president of CWA AFA International, Sara Nelson. Labor Video Project - http:/...
Prop F: Lawyers for Tenants Facing Eviction
May 25, 2019 01:46 - 27 minutes - 38.3 MBIn this episode David talks with Jen Snyder about Prop F, the ballot measure passed one year ago that promises legal representation to all tenants facing eviction. 1,600 San Franciscans were evicted in 2017, a 26% increase from 2010, and 90% of evicted people are black or Latinx. While landlords are well-armed in the courts, only 10% of tenants have lawyers. So Prop F addresses a major power imbalance between property owners and the working class. Jen was central to the campaign for Prop F ...
Abortion Bowl-a-thon
May 18, 2019 20:28 - 22 minutes - 15.4 MBSarah Chen Small, a member of the San Francisco DSA's SocFem (Socialist Feminism) committee, is interviewed about an action she helped plan where donors bowled to raise funds for women who cannot afford abortion care. The local group raised about $2400 for this critical need. The fundraiser was part of a national campaign to raise financial support for the National Network of Abortion Funds (NNAF); the money raised by DSA-SF and others who came to this action will stay in California to help...
Throwback: Marriott Workers Strike
May 07, 2019 06:08 - 21 minutes - 19.5 MBWe talk to Hannah Giorgi from the DSA SF Labor Organizing Committee about the Marriott Hotel Workers Strike and what Bay Area DSA chapters did to support the workers during the 60 days they were picketing.
Brake Lights Clinic
April 21, 2019 16:37 - 16 minutes - 22.8 MBJon X talks to Allegra of DSASF's Justice Committee about San Francisco's first ever Break Light Repair Clinic. We offer free break light replacements and instructions on how to fix break lights to the community, in the hopes of depriving cops of one of the most common pretexts for making traffic stops.
Ford GoBike Workers Unionize
April 12, 2019 18:46 - 22 minutes - 30.3 MBOn Thursday March 28, 2019 Ford GoBike Workers in San Francisco voted to join Transport Workers Union of America (TWU). We talk with an organizer about the vote, the community support behind the unionization effort, and what’s coming next for Ford GoBike workers.
Navigation Center Good GoFundMe & Evil GoFundMe
April 04, 2019 06:03 - 38 minutes - 52.9 MBLondon Breed’s proposed Navigation Center at the Embarcadero would offer over 200 beds to unhoused people, but has drawn ire from nearby wealthy residents who started a GoFundMe campaign to fund a legal battle. The Coalition on Homelessness’s response GoFundMe supporting the Navigation Center has been far more successful. But victory is not assured, as demonstrated by tonight’s vitriolic community meeting. On the 10th episode of Report Back we’re joined by Sasha Perigo of DSA SF and incoming...
Green New Deal Guiding Principles
March 31, 2019 22:40 - 22 minutes - 31 MBTyler Brown of the DSA Ecosocialist Working Group talks about the Green New Deal Guiding Principles, a document which was the subject of an online vote within our chapter this week. Tyler explains how as socialists, we see a credible response to the climate crisis as being inextricably linked to our fight for equity. You can read the Green New Deal Guiding Principles here: https://ecosocialists.dsausa.org/2019/02/28/gnd-principles/ Follow DSA Ecosocialists on Twitter at @DSA_Enviro https://...
The secret life of leftist logo
March 25, 2019 02:26 - 13 minutes - 12.8 MBWhy do socialists like roses? What's the deal with the color red. We talk about some common socialist symbols and their history.
Encampment Sweeps Hearing
March 10, 2019 18:59 - 22 minutes - 30.9 MBSam Lew of the Coalition on Homelessness speaks about the Board of Supervisors hearing on March 7th on the so-called sweeps – the harassment and property confiscation of our homeless neighbors by San Francisco city agencies. The hearing was well-attended by the public with all present speaking against the sweeps. Representatives of city agencies who defended policy delivered dubious testimony and left before public comment. Supervisor Matt Haney expressed sympathy with public opposition to th...
Oakland Education Association Strike Part 2
March 06, 2019 02:53 - 19 minutes - 26.9 MBThis past week, we interviewed Lorraine Mann, an elementary school teacher who was participating in the Oakland teachers strike. We learned a lot more about the strike, how the negotiations were going, and the fight for public education in Oakland. The strike concluded on Sunday evening when the teachers in the union voted to accept an agreement that the union and the school board had negotiated on Friday.
Oakland Education Association Strike
February 26, 2019 04:58 - 23 minutes - 32.9 MBLast Thursday, the Oakland Education Association went on strike in the Oakland School District. They are asking for higher pay and also discussing smaller class sizes and increased resources for their students including more counselors and school nurses. We talk to a DSA organizer, Blake, about how the strike is going, what teachers are fighting for, and what we can do to help out.
West Coast Petcare Workers
February 24, 2019 00:49 - 21 minutes - 40 MBThursday, February 21 the West Coast Pet Care Workers held a rally at the San Francisco Veterinary Specialists location in the Mission District. We get an update about their fight for better working conditions and to bring better care for their patients If your pet is a patient at SFVS, you can call 1-800-966-1822, and tell them you support the west coast pet care workers because you want the people who care for your pets to be taken cared of, too. You can follow them at https://www.inst...
Anchor Union Drink-in
February 20, 2019 03:32 - 13 minutes - 12.7 MBOn February 7, the Anchor Union went public with their organizing campaign and on February 15, members of the Anchor Union organizing committee, ILWU, and DSA SF rallied to do a “drink-in” at the Anchor Steam Public taps. We get a report back on the drink-in from a member of the Anchor Union organizing committee. Supporters of the Anchor Union can help them win recognition by: 1. posting a message of support to the social media platform of their choice with the hashtags #anchoredinsf and #...
#NoMonsterInTheMission
February 10, 2019 23:35 - 20 minutes - 19.1 MBLast Thursday, members from the Plaza 16 coalition packed the San Francisco Planning Commission’s hearing for the building development planned for 1979 mission street, dubbed the Monster in the Mission. We get an update on this five year long struggle to fight a "gentrification bomb" in the Mission Neighborhood that has already seen 8,000 low-income residents displaced permanently.
Winter Survival Gear
February 04, 2019 00:52 - 12 minutes - 11.5 MBDuring our recent winter storms, the Department of Public Works and SFPD were confiscating unhoused people’s tents and survival gear, leaving people to sleep in the rain and cold without any protection. Our city’s response was to add 25 more mats to our shelter system which doesn’t provide relief for our city’s nearly 8,000 homeless. Our chapter’s homelessness committee fundraised $5,000 in 2 days to purchase and distribute survival gear to unhoused folks, and set up a hotline for people to r...
CPUC Emergency Meeting
January 29, 2019 04:20 - 19 minutes - 17.8 MBReport back on the protests at the CPUC emergency meeting to approve $5.5 billion in private funding for PG&E bankruptcy reorganizing.
Womens March 2019
January 29, 2019 04:14 - 26 minutes - 26.2 MBReport back on Womens March 2019 with co-chair of the DSA SF Socialist Feminist working group.