DSA Santa Barbara

DSA Santa Barbara

@dsasantabarbara.bsky.social

Democratic Socialists of America chapter for Santa Barbara

325 Followers 120 Following 42 Posts Joined Dec 2024
4 months ago
Zohran wins New York City. Photo of Zohran Mamdani smiling, with a soft-focus view of New York apartment buildings in the backgroud, DSA logo: a rose rising from two clasping hands.

Zohran wins! Full statement here: www.dsausa.org/statements/z...

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4 months ago
November Chapter Meeting

Come to our November Chapter Meeting! Members and non-members alike are welcome. We'll be talking about what's going on in our workplace organizing committee and immigrant defense working group. RSVP here: actionnetwork.org/events/novem...

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5 months ago
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The SB County Board of Supervisors is considering shedding some 7,500 undocumented patients from public services resulting in layoffs of around 100 workers, and we're not having it! Join us at 8:30 Tuesday morning to make sure the board doesn't go through with this disastrous plan.

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5 months ago

So did anyone have "FBI flagrantly fabricating evidence" on their 2025 bingo card?

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7 months ago
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Join us for our monthly chapter meeting where we’ll check in on current campaigns, learn more about the upcoming DSA National Convention from our delegates, hear updates from working groups, and plan for the fall. Newcomers welcome! RSVP here: actionnetwork.org/events/dsa-s...

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8 months ago
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If you see ICE in SB or surrounding areas, report it to VC Defensa (805-296-1119) and 805 Immigrant Coalition (805-870-8855).

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8 months ago
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Update: Federal Agents Deploy Smoke Bombs into Crowds During Raids of Glass House Farms Locations on Central Coast Homeland security and ICE agents were seen taking farmworkers into custody in Carpinteria and Camarillo Thursday morning; city councilmember injured and congressmember denied entry as large crowd prot...

Meanwhile in Carpinteria: www.independent.com/2025/07/10/f...

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8 months ago
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Donate to Support DSA Santa Barbara's Convention Delegation, organized by Andrew Hawkins Our chapter's delegation to the DSA National Convention this August i… Andrew Hawkins needs your support for Support DSA Santa Barbara's Convention Delegation

Can't make it to the event but still want to help us out? Through us a few dollars here: gofund.me/5c6807dd

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8 months ago
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Come hang out at Island View Outfitters (3040 State St), get hands-on with live screen printing, and help raise funds to send our local DSA delegates to the National Convention! Bring your own item to print on or use one of ours!

RSVP here: actionnetwork.org/events/fundr...

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8 months ago
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The future mayor of NYC is an active DSA member, so why aren't you? Sign up today at act.dsausa.org/donate/membe...

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8 months ago
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Join us for our July Chapter Meeting! We've got a full agenda with upcoming events and new working groups. Members and non-members are welcome! RSVP here: actionnetwork.org/events/dsa-s...

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9 months ago
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NO KINGS Santa Barbara · No Kings **In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** NO KINGS is a national day of action and mass mobilization in response to increasing authoritarian excesses and corruption from Trump and his allie...

ICYMI: “NO KINGS Santa Barbara”, tomorrow at 10:30, Chase Palm Park www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

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9 months ago
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ICE Out of Goleta! Friday, June 13 at 6pm. Goleta Community Center, 5679 Hollister Ave.

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ICE Out of 805 press conference, Santa Barbara County Courthouse

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9 months ago
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ICE Out: A National Call to Action In LA and nationwide, ICE is terrorizing our communities. Only solidarity can protect us against their attempts to kidnap anyone they can and trample our rights. Hear how DSA organizers and coalition...

actionnetwork.org/events/ice-o...

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9 months ago
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“We are relieved that David is free and reunited with his family and we are deeply grateful to the hundreds of elected officials, civil rights leaders, labor partners and allies from across the nation who stood in solidarity...” @seiupres.bsky.social, April Verrett's full statement: seiu.co/3ZYw24f

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9 months ago
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All out TOMORROW 6/9, 11am at Grand Park in downtown LA to demand Free David Huerta, union leader detained and tased and too Stop ICE Raids. #FreeDavidEndRaids

Not in LA? Find more actions here: actionnetwork.org/event_campai...

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9 months ago
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Share with your neighbors! Know your rights against ICE. If you see ICE activity in the LA area call the hotline (888) 624-4752.

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9 months ago
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UPDATE. Tomorrow's rally in Glendale is cancelled. WE WON! Glendale is cancelling its contract with ICE. When we organize, we win.

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9 months ago
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Come to our first chapter meeting at a new venue in Goleta: Cambridge Drive Community Church! Members and non-members alike are welcome! RSVP here: actionnetwork.org/events/dsa-s...

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9 months ago
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TOMORROW: UCSB Professor Charmaine Chua giving a talk on her work "Battling the Behemoth: Amazon and the Rise of America's New Working Class". 11:00 AM, Quaker Meeting House, 2012 Chapala St in SB. All are welcome!

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10 months ago
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Only a Democratic Constitution Can Stop Trumpism Many liberal commentators are invoking the Constitution as a bulwark against Donald Trump’s attacks on civil liberties. The truth is, our nation’s antidemocratic founding document has allowed the auth...

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10 months ago
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DSA-SB May Chapter Meeting: Tuesday, May 6, 6:30 PM. 2012 Chapala St in SB. RSVP here: actionnetwork.org/events/may-c...

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10 months ago
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We would like to congratulate these brave comrades for recommending the excellent book "Abolish Rent" in front of the SB City Council. www.goodreads.com/book/show/20...

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10 months ago
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Santa Barbara Passes Tenant Protections Addressing ‘Renovictions’ Provisions include a rent cap on renovated units, stricter contractor requirements, and a “cooling-off period.”

Renoviction protections pass SB City Council! www.independent.com/2025/04/23/s...

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10 months ago
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Join us for brunch at our April social! 10AM on Saturday 4/19 at Mosaic Locale (1131 State St, across from the Museum of Art). Long-time members, new members, and non-members are all welcome.

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10 months ago
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Demand a Special City Council Meeting on Renovictions Strengthened renoviction protections were on the agenda for the April 8 Santa Barbara City Council Meeting, which was cancelled due to the sudden heart attack of Councilmember Eric Friedman. However, ...

Tell the pro-working tenant majority on the SB City Council to call a special meeting and pass renoviction protections: actionnetwork.org/letters/dema...

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11 months ago
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De La Guerra Plaza now.

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11 months ago
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Hands Off! Santa Barbara Fights Back · Hands Off **Donald Trump and Elon Musk think this country belongs to them.** Santa Barbara is fighting back! They're taking everything they can get their hands on—our health care, our data, our jobs, our servi...

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11 months ago
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Santa Barbara Court Orders Landlord to Follow the Law James Knapp has two years to abide by ruling or face criminal prosecution.

www.independent.com/2025/04/02/s...

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