DSA-SB Happenings - September 9, 2025

Hi John,

Just a quick recap of upcoming events:

Political Education Forum
Saturday, September 13 - 2 PM - 4 PM - Quaker Meeting House (2012 Chapala Street, Santa Barbara)

This month's forum will focus on Palestine - the history of conflict with Israel, Zionism, the power of the Israel lobby in US politics and in California, and the role of socialists in this context. The speaker, Marcy Winograd, is a DSA member in Santa Barbara who coordinates CODEPINK's Drop the ADL campaign. She also serves on the legislative team of CA Jewish Voice for Peace-Action. In 2020, Marcy was a DSA-elected delegate for Bernie Sanders' Presidential campaign. For more information, please contact [email protected].

Workplace Organizing Committee Meeting

Saturday, September 13 - 4:30 PM - Rusty's Pizza (111 State St, Santa Barbara)
This committee is for anyone who wants to organize a union at work, wants to help other workers build unions at work, or is in a union themselves. If this interests you or you simply want to learn more about the labor movement and how to plug in, we’ll be gathering at the Rusty’s on lower State St (111 State St). For the first meeting we’ll be getting to know each other and working together to chart a course for the committee. Hope to see you there!

If you want to join the committee but can’t make it on Saturday, text/call Lucy at 845-705-4092.

DSA-SB General Membership Meeting
Saturday, September 27th - 11 AM - 1 PM - Cambridge Drive Community Church (550 Cambridge Drive, Goleta) - *Please note this is an in-person only meeting*

Join us for the DSA-SB General Membership Meeting - We'll get updates from the DSA National Convention, members will vote on the new Steering Committee & proposed bylaw updates, and share announcements. Food will be provided from the Isla Vista Food Coop Deli, RSVPs to [email protected] are encouraged to help us get an accurate count for lunch! Please be sure to note if you have any food allergies when responding. Thank you!
 
Reminder: If you would like to run for a position on the Steering Committee, please email [email protected] with a short introduction and your position of interest (Co-Chair, Secretary, Treasurer, Communications Secretary, Outreach Coordinator, or At-Large Member) by September 15th. These need not be long, a paragraph or two will suffice.

Coming Up in October:

Sunset Plant Identification Hike
Sunday, October 5th - 4:30- 6 PM - Ellwood Mesa Open Space & Sperling Preserve (7729 Hollister Ave, Goleta, CA 93117)

Join Co-Chair & local herbalist Nicole for a sunset plant identification walk at Ellwood Bluffs. We’ll meet in the parking lot across from the Ellwood School at 4:30 PM and take off through the mesa. As we hike along the coast, we’ll learn about the plants we see along the way (medicinal herbs as well as toxic plants), including some critically at-risk species. Be sure to wear sturdy shoes and bring water. You may also want to wear a hat, sunglasses, and sunscreen. If you like taking notes, a notebook and pen would be helpful. This is an easy hike, about 3.5 miles in length.

New Steering Committee Meeting & Orientation
Tuesday, October 28 - 6 PM - 7:30 PM (More information forthcoming)

No Chapter Meeting
There will be no Chapter Meeting in October (please take care of yourselves and enjoy a "Fall Break!"). Stay tuned for more information regarding upcoming fall social events and political education forums.

See you soon!

In Solidarity,
The DSA-SB Steering Committee