Socialist Night School: Race & Capitalism in the USA
2025-05-07 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Zoom
Race and capitalism are intricately woven together in our society, and this has been true since capitalism’s inception in colonialism and slavery. To unite the multi-racial working class, we must expose capitalism as the common enemy and overcome the ways that racism has historically divided workers. We as socialists must recognize that racism cannot be ended without supplanting capitalism and vice versa. Join us as we discuss and investigate the relationship between race and capitalism.
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May Immigration Justice Working Social
2025-05-10 11:00 - 14:00 | LibroMobile Bookstore, 1150 S Bristol St A3, Santa Ana, CA, 92704, United States
Join us on Saturday, 10 May at LibroMobile Bookstore at 11:00AM for a productive afternoon of light reading and preparation. At this event, we’ll be putting together the flyers and cards we’ll be handing out during our next canvassing event, so your participation there will be crucial in helping us get ready without burning our leadership out ahead of time. If you have the means to do so, please consider helping us by printing out additional flyers for us to prepare using the following link. By bringing additional flyers (printed double sided, horizontal orientation)to this working social, you can directly help us increase our ability to empower our community through the provision of educational resources!
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Socialist Night School: Why the Working Class?
2025-05-14 19:00 - 20:30 | Zoom
We want to transform the world into one that is just, with freedom and equality for all. But rather than begin with the world as we want it to be, we must start with the world as it is. Investigating the mechanics of capitalism provides us the tools to dismantle and replace it. Winning socialism is the most ambitious project in history, and we cannot succeed without a close analysis of our terrain. Join us to discuss our experiences under capitalism as workers, how it divides the working class, and how we can work to replace it.
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May Know Your Rights Canvassing Event
2025-05-17 08:00 - 12:00 | Jerome Park, 2115 W McFadden Ave, Santa Ana, CA, 92704, United States
Orange County DSA will be back in force to distribute flyers, red cards, and additional immigration information on Saturday, 17 May from 8:00AM-12:00PM at Jerome Park (2115 W McFadden Ave, Santa Ana, CA 92704) in order to inform our own immigrant communities of their rights in the event of ICE knocks, traffic stops, or arrests. This particular location was the site of an ICE abduction, so we are back in Santa Ana to directly respond to the community’s need for support. Please join us for this event, especially if you speak Spanish!
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May 2025 Social: Anaheim Packing District
2025-05-24 13:00 - 17:00 | Anaheim Packing District, 440 S Anaheim Blvd, Anaheim, CA, 92804, United States
For the month of May, OC-DSA will be out at the Anaheim Packing District (440 S Anaheim Blvd, Anaheim, CA 92805) on 24 May from 1:00-5:00PM! Join us as we enjoy a bevvy of incredible eateries, bars, cafes, and dessert joints in a trendy modern venue! This is our chapter’s first social in the city of Anaheim, so whether you’re brand new or a veteran member, drop by for an incredible afternoon of socializing with your local socialists!
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Mutual Aid Opportunity May 2025
2025-05-25 07:30 - 12:30 | Someone Cares Soup Kitchen, 720 W 19th St, Costa Mesa, CA, 92627, United States
Our May mutual aid opportunity is going to be at the Someone Cares Soup Kitchen again at 720 W 19th Street, Costa Mesa on 25 May from 7:30AM-12:30PM. Due to this month’s general meeting being pushed back by a week, donations can be collected at any of our events leading up to the mutual aid opportunity for those who might care to contribute but can’t make it out on the morning of Sunday the 25th. To signup for the volunteer shift or to see a complete list of items we will be collecting for our drive, please click the links below:
Signup Form | List of Needed Items

Socialist Night School: What is Socialism?
2025-05-30 19:30 - 21:00 | Zoom
With so many socioeconomic theories, it can be hard to keep it straight. We’ll be posing a fundamental question, What is Socialism? This session is designed for anyone interested in discussing socialism, from new-comers to seasoned comrades. Stop by and have a conversation!
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May 2025 General Meeting
2025-05-31 11:00 - 13:30 | Irvine Ranch Water District Community Meeting Room, 15500 Sand Canyon Ave, Irvine, CA, 92618, United States
For the month of May, our general meeting will be an administrative meeting at the Irvine Ranch Water District’s Community Meeting Room (15500 Sand Canyon Ave, Irvine, CA 92618) from 11:00AM-1:30PM on Saturday, 31 May. While administrative meetings can feel like housekeeping, we have exciting resolutions to introduce and 2026 electoral candidates to present to membership this month. Please join us in-person or on Zoom for this incredibly impactful meeting as your presence there will help us vote on the important motions we hope to pass!
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All Out for Palestine Protest and Rally
2025-05-31 15:00 - 17:00 | Intersection of Bristol St. and Sunflower Ave., 1621 Sunflower Ave, Costa Mesa, CA, 92704, United States
Immediately after our General Meeting on 31 May, OC-DSA and several of our coalition partners (including IEDSA, DSA-LB, Titan YDSA, Segerstrom High School YDSA, Code Pink SELA, CSO OC, FRSO OC, ILPS SoCal, OC for Justice in Palestine, OC Peace Coalition) will be hitting the streets of Costa Mesa in commemoration of Nakba Day, and is planned to take place from 3:00-5:00PM at the intersection of Bristol St. and Sunflower Ave. on the northeastern corner of South Coast Plaza. This action is meant to disrupt a busy shopping day at South Coast Plaza and attendance at the Zionist-run Segerstrom Center for the Arts to bring attention to the ongoing ethnic cleansing and genocide of Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank.
Attendees are encouraged to wear masks, carpool to the event, and NOT to park in the South Coast Plaza parking lots, as the management of the shopping mall have threatened to tow protestor vehicles there in the past.
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June Immigration Justice Working Social
2025-06-07 11:00 - 14:00 | El Centro Cultural de México, 837 N Ross St, Santa Ana, CA, 92701, United States
Join us on Saturday, June 7, at El Centro Cultural De Mexico at 11:00 AM for a productive afternoon of material preparation and socialization. Your participation will be essential in preparing the OC-DSA flyers that will be distributed during our next canvassing event without exhausting our leadership in advance. If you can do so, please consider helping us by printing out additional flyers for us to prepare using the following link. By bringing additional flyers (printed double-sided, horizontal orientation) to this working social, you can directly help us increase our ability to empower our community through the provision of educational resources!
RSVP:
https://actionnetwork.org/events/june-immigration-justice-working-social

Punk Rock Market & Art Walk Tabling
2025-06-07 17:00 - 22:00
Join DSA-OC as we reach out to Orange County’s most anti-authority subculture at the Santa Ana Art Walk (117 W. 4th Street, Santa Ana, California 92701). Comrades will be tabling alongside vendors for shirts, patches and buttons outside of Santa Ana’s center of underground punk rock. Come check us out!

What is Capitalism? Socialist Night School
2025-06-11 19:00 - 20:30 | Zoom
As socialists, we want to transform the world into one that is just, with freedom and equality for all. We must start with the world as it is, because the state of the world constrains our options and defines the means available to us to create a better world.
Capitalists rely upon dividing the working class to maintain their control. This module introduces the relationship between capitalism and one such division, racism, which is etched particularly deeply into American life.
Digging into the mechanics of capitalism provides us the tools to dismantle and replace it. Winning socialism is the most ambitious project in history, and we cannot succeed without paying close attention to our opponents and the political, economic, and social terrain. The nature of class society and of specific classes; the way they act and interact; and the material conditions and social relations that structure our lives–all of this is essential knowledge for effective and concrete strategies to build a just society, where everyone is cared for, and all people enjoy freedom and equality.

Readings:

“The Communist Manifesto” by Karl Marx & Friedrich Engels, an excerpt
“Understanding Capitalism” by Vivek Chibber, an excerpt
“From #BLM to Black Liberation” by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, an excerpt
“But At Least Capitalism is Free and Democratic, Right?” by Erik Olin Wright
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https://actionnetwork.org/events/what-is-capitalism-socialist-night-school-2?source=direct_link&

No Kings Protest & Tabling Event
2025-06-14 16:00 - 19:00 | La Palma Park, 1151 N. La Palma Parkway, Anaheim, CA, 92801, United States
On 14 June from 4:00-7:30PM at La Palma Park in Anaheim, OC-DSA has been invited to table at and participate in a mass protest of the Trump Administration. This protest will overlap with Donald Trump’s 79th birthday, which the Administration plans to celebrate with wasteful military parades to flaunt the United States’ imperial might. Join us as we hit the streets of Anaheim to push back against the regime’s narcissistic posturing and represent the progressive left in Orange County.
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June 2025 Union School
2025-06-20 00:00 | Zoom
The Tenant Union Federation (TUF) is a union of unions organizing tenants to wield power at a massive scale. TUF is launching a training called Union School, a virtual, weekly, three-month training on tenant union organizing. The training will run from mid-July to mid-October. You can find more information and apply here by June 20, 2025. Instagram: @tenantfed
Friday, June 20, 2025 application deadline

ICE Out of OC Protest
2025-06-21 11:00 - 14:00 | Intersection of Bristol St. and McFadden Ave., 1239 S Bristol St., Santa Ana, CA, 92704, United States
In collaboration with our partner org, CSO OC, our chapter will be hitting the streets of Santa Ana to demand ICE, the DHS, and the National Guard out of Orange County. We will also be protesting the frivolous charges against Alejandro Orellana, who was arrested and investigated by the FBI for participating in mutual aid during the LA anti-ICE protests, to be dropped. This event will occur at the grassy area near the intersection of Bristol and McFadden in Santa Ana, so attendees will be encouraged to wear comfortable walking shoes, bring signs, and make their voices heard!
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June 2025 Know Your Rights Canvassing
2025-06-22 08:00 - 12:00 | Kraemer Memorial Park, 201 Bradford Ave, Placentia, CA, 92870, United States
Join us on Saturday, June 22, from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM at Kraemer Memorial Park (201 Bradford Ave, Placentia, CA 92870) as we distribute Know Your Rights flyers, red cards, and other critical immigration resources.
We’re reaching out directly to immigrant communities to share information on how to respond to ICE encounters, including home visits, traffic stops, and arrests. As ICE steps up its cruelty and intimidation tactics, knowing your rights is more urgent than ever.
We especially encourage Spanish speakers to join us! Your presence makes a real difference in helping us build trust and solidarity in our community.
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June 2025 Socialist Social: Midnight Madness at the Rocky Horror Picture Show
2025-06-27 23:00 - 2025-06-28 02:00 | The Frida Cinema, 305 E 4th St Ste 100, Santa Ana, CA, 92701, United States
To celebrate Pride and show out for a beloved local business, OC-DSA will be heading out to the Frida Cinema on Friday 27 June to catch Midnight Madness presenting The Rocky Horror Picture Show. This is a screening of the classic camp musical with a live shadow cast performing simultaneously, promising to be a raucous, wild, and saucy affair that will be sure to leave you shivering with antici…pation. Wear your fishnets, high heels, and golden speedos if you have them, and join us for a Franken good time!

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Ice Out of Santa Ana Pride
2025-06-28 10:00 - 19:00 | Santa Ana Pride, 125 N Broadway, Santa Ana, CA, 92701, United States
Join us at Santa Ana Pride on Saturday, June 28th from 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM (or right after our General Meeting​ from 1:30 to 7:00 PM) to help keep our community safe! The Immigrant Justice Working Group is partnering with Affirming OC to keep Santa Ana Pride safe from ICE. We’ll be conducting ICE watch and distributing Know Your Rights (KYR) flyers to protect our community. Pride should be a joyful and secure space for everyone, especially our undocumented LGBTQ+ family. Volunteers are needed to help monitor and educate attendees! Sign up to join the effort! Together, we’ll ensure ICE stays out of Santa Ana Pride!
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June 2025 General Meeting
2025-06-28 11:00 - 13:30 | Verano Place Community Center, 70000 Verano Rd, Irvine, CA, 92617, United States
For June, we are running another administrative meeting to give us more time to prepare for our Chapter Convention in July. The June administrative meeting will run from 11:00AM-1:30PM at the Verano Place Community Center at University of California, Irvine (70000 Verano Rd, Irvine, CA. 92617) on 28 June. During this administrative meeting, we will be opening the agenda to new resolutions from the membership and catching up on a bit more housekeeping. Please plan to pay for parking at the Verano Parking Structure across the street and walking directly to the venue. To pay for parking, please park on the top two floors of the structure before clicking the following link and filling out the form with the parking code of the structure AND your license plate number. UCI is very strict about parking and will likely ticket you if you do not register your vehicle before you park.
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June 2025 Mutual Aid Opportunity
2025-06-29 07:30 - 12:30 | Someone Cares Soup Kitchen, 720 W 19th St, Costa Mesa, CA, 92627, United States
For the month of June, OC-DSA will be returning to the Someone Cares Soup Kitchen from 7:30AM-12:30PM on 29 June. This month, it’s all hands on deck; our hosts have recently suffered health crises and sudden tragedies. They will be relying on volunteers with enthusiasm, flexibility, and leadership skills to help them get through the shift at the end of the month, and it’s up to us to make this shift as easy for them as possible. To offset some of the recent bad news they have had to endure, our DSA chapter will be out with the check our membership voted on during the administrative meeting last month. Please consider coming out for this important show of solidarity with our community. Links below:
RSVP Link | List of Needed Items

Red Hot Summer Labor Training Series 2025
2025-07-01 17:00 - 2025-07-29 19:00 | Zoom
Young Democratic Socialists of America will launch their fourth annual Red Hot Summer labor training series on July 1, 2025. This program is led by student leaders who have successfully organized new unions and who will provide crucial insights and lessons as you begin your own organizing journey. Through Red Hot Summer, you will learn the organizing skills and strategies you need to organize your workplace and get what you deserve from your boss. Sign up for Red Hot Summer 2025!
Tuesdays in July, 2025, 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PST

Municipal Socialism Socialist Night School
2025-07-09 19:00 - 20:30 | Zoom
Build People-Powered Socialism in Your City

Learn the history and principles of Municipal Socialism and how to organize a movement where communities control resources, housing, and power. Through collective discussion, we’ll analyze local conditions, strategize organizing tactics, and assess the potential of Municipal Socialism as a path to revolutionary change. We will discuss “Municipalism: A Critical Review”, Chapter 3 of David Berman’s “Socialist Mayors in the United States”, and an examination of the difference between general law cities and charter cities. Join us to address key questions:

How can we build collective power in Orange County through socialist organizing while keeping community solidarity?
Who are our allies, and how do we center marginalized voices while challenging existing power structures?
How do we sustain long-term organizing without burnout, co-optation, or division—and hold leaders accountable?

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July Immigration Justice Working Social
2025-07-12 11:00 - 14:00 | Professional Plaza, Anaheim, 631 S Brookhurst St, Anaheim, CA, 92804, United States
Join us on Saturday, July 12, from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM at Professional Plaza (631 S Brookhurst St, Anaheim, CA 92804) as we prepare Know Your Rights (KYR) flyers and immigration resources for our upcoming canvassing efforts. The Arab American Civic Council is generously hosting this event at their Little Arabia office.
We will be assembling materials to help our community respond to ICE encounters, including home visits, traffic stops, arrests, and workplace raids. As ICE escalates its enforcement, distributing these resources is more urgent than ever.
If possible, please print additional flyers (double-sided, landscape orientation, black and white or color) using the provided link and bring them to the event. We also encourage you to bring scissors, laminating sheets, or a laminator to help us prepare more material faster!
We hope to see you there as we work together to educate and empower our neighbors!

Link to RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/july-immigration-justice-working-social

Political Education Committee Meeting
2025-07-16 19:30 - 20:30
Are you interested in learning more about democratic socialist politics or teaching a course yourself? If you are an official member of DSA, we invite you to join the Political Education Committee to find out more and help the chapter be more knowledgeable about theory and insightful about our work in the current moment.
Zoom Link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81340598157?pwd=[REDACTED]

July Know Your Rights Canvassing in Little Arabia
2025-07-19 09:00 - 13:00 | Professional Plaza, Anaheim, 631 S Brookhurst St, Anaheim, CA, 92804, United States
Join us on Saturday, July 19, from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM at Professional Plaza (631 S Brookhurst St, Anaheim, CA 92804) as we work in collaboration with the Arab American Civic Council to distribute Know Your Rights flyers, red cards, and other critical immigration resources to local small businsesses and people in need.
We’re reaching out directly to immigrant communities to share information on how to respond to ICE encounters, including home visits, traffic stops, arrests, and workplace raids. As ICE steps up its cruelty and intimidation tactics, knowing your rights is more urgent than ever.
We especially encourage Arabic and Spanish speakers to join us! Your presence makes a real difference in helping us build trust and solidarity in our community.
Link to RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/july-know-your-rights-canvassing-in-little-arabia

OCDSA 1st Annual Chapter Convention
2025-07-26 09:00 - 14:00 | Irvine Ranch Water District Community Meeting Room, 15500 Sand Canyon Ave, Irvine, CA, 92618, United States
For the month of July, our chapter is hosting its very first Chapter Convention from 9:00AM-2:00PM at the Irvine Ranch Water District’s Community Meeting Room (15500 Sand Canyon Ave, Irvine, CA 92618). This first-of-its-kind event will showcase our chapter and the work we do to members and nonmembers alike, featuring half-hour workshops from each of our committees and working groups. If you are interested in learning more about our DSA chapter, hope to get involved, or would like to pitch in yourself, you are highly encouraged to attend. Complimentary coffee, donuts, and lunch will be provided on site. For the RSVP link and the full schedule, please click the links below:
Convention Schedule
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July Mutual Aid Opportunity
2025-07-27 07:30 - 12:30 | Someone Cares Soup Kitchen, 720 W 19th St, Costa Mesa, CA, 92627, United States
For the month of July, OC-DSA will be returning to the Someone Cares Soup Kitchen from 7:30AM-12:30PM on 27 July. This month, we will be working light and efficiently. With the summer ramping up, our hosts will need us to ensure that we keep ourselves and our guests cool through the summer heat. If you are interested in signing up or would like to donate to help our friends at Someone Cares, please click the links below:
RSVP Link
List of Needed Items

OCDSA Mascot Poll Closes
2025-07-31 00:00 - 23:59
With our top three choices narrowed down, we are putting the final decision for our chapter mascot in your hands. Our new chapter mascot will represent us on our newest line of t-shirts and other merchandise, so choose the mascot you think best represents our chapter and our county! This poll will close on 31 July, so please make sure to vote using the link below:
Mascot Selection Form

August 2025 Labour Committee Meeting
2025-08-02 11:00 - 15:00 | Everywhere Beer, 1501 W Orangewood Ave, Orange, CA, 92868, United States
On Saturday, 2 August, our labour committee will be meeting at Everywhere Brewing to talk shop and discuss all things labour and organising from 1:00-3:00PM. These in-person meetings are a great entryway into organised labour, so if you are interested in supporting workers in your area or would like to organise your own workplace, please consider RSVPing and coming out!
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Rage Against the Regime Rally and Protest
2025-08-02 16:00 - 19:00 | Irvine City Hall, 1 Civic Center Plaza, Irvine, CA, 92606, United States
Our final event for Saturday, 2 August from 4:00-7:00PM will be a showing at Irvine City Hall on Alton Pkwy and Alton Ave in collaboration with 50501 OC and the OC Indivisible Movement. Styled as a day of action, protests and rallies on 2 August will be a nationwide event to show out in defiance of the Trump Regime. Bring your signs, your keffiyehs, your banners, and your game faces as we plan to lend our support as safety marshals and speakers as we can.
RSVP Link | Safety Marshal Signup Form
