SF Rising, our affiliate organizations, and the League of Women Voters of San Francisco sent a joint letter on November 8th, 2021 to the Redistricting Task Force to advocate for a mapping tool to be released so that San Franciscans can start mapping their communities....
Updates
Where is, and What is Redistricting?
Written by Harlan C. When looking at the television screen or the newspaper nowadays, it can be an incredibly stressful, and toxic experience, as much of society has moved in the direction of addiction to dramatized, overly hyperbolic media that has no relation to...
Help us reimagine what public safety could look like
For too long, our criminal legal system has harmed our communities, especially Black, Latinx, and low-income communities, instead of providing any semblance of justice. Even though time and time again, studies have shown that policing and incarceration don’t make us...
SF Rising’s Student Organizers are hosting a mass student debt training on November 5th-6th, 2021
The clock is ticking on President Biden to cancel student debt. The student loan moratorium is set to end this January, but our student organizers aren’t waiting until then to take action. Next month, SF Rising’s student organizers are hosting a Mass Organizing...
Our communities showed up in the September 14th special election
On September 14th, we not only showed up to the ballot box ourselves, we made sure our communities did too, proving that working-class communities of color are building a movement that cannot be ignored. While votes are still being counted, as of today, voter turnout...
Everything you need to know about the governor’s recall election on September 14th
The terms "special election," "gubernatorial recall," and "election in September" might be making your head spin, but it's vital that we all turn out for this upcoming election on September 14th, 2021. Here is everything you need to know about the election and voting:...
SFPD Chief Scott Confirms That Racist Pro-Derek Chauvin Instagram Account Did Not Originate Within The San Francisco Police Department
SF Watch: August 2021 “Going by the handle “StDerekChauvin,” a now-deleted Instagram account posted a series of disturbing images and comments ostensibly in support of Derek Chauvin, the now-convicted police officer who murdered George Floyd in Minneapolis in March...
Covid Canvass Lab: Kickoff Event
TREASURE ISLAND, SAN FRANCISCO (April 10, 2021) – Last weekend, SF Rising hosted a kickoff event on Treasure Island for the launch of a new COVID Canvass Lab. We want to safely bring information related to COVID workplace regulations and vaccine accessibility...
Summer Rising 2021
SAN FRANCISCO (March 21, 2021) – San Francisco Rising is excited to announce the launch of another summer fellowship for college student organizers. Like you, we've learned a lot from 2020 about how to organize remotely and meaningfully. We're looking for students...
We Define Safety: Webinar
SAN FRANCISCO (December 16, 2020) – On Wednesday, December 16th, we hosted “We Define Safety: A Community Response to Police Violence. Alex Vitale, author of “The End of Policing,” opened the conversation with a discussion about his book and research. Alex Vitale is...
