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Posted on December 14, 2021 by AFT 2121

(Vote now!) Ways to turn out for David Campos + COPE Voting Link

Our COPE met on Thursday December 14th to discuss ways to support David Campos, our endorsed candidate for assemblymember.

The voting link for the COPE proposal to donate to his campaign is hosted here (link here) until 2:30pm on Wednesday 12/15. Read below for ways our members can plug in to David Campos’ campaign during the winter break.

David Campos’ campaign for state assembly has regular rolling phone-banking nights and weekend lit drops that members can join anytime–please remember to wear your AFT 2121 shirt if you do!:

Phone-banking: In-person and virtually, every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at 5pm. Use https://bit.ly/campospb to log in and register
Weekend Lit Drop Mobilizations: Saturday and Sunday at 11 am. Here is the volunteer form: https://bit.ly/camposvol

More upcoming campaign events:

Wednesday (12/15) at 5pm; remote phone bank with Supervisor Hillary Ronen!
Saturday (12/18) Lit Dropping with Jackie Fielder in the Mission (Mission Playground – 19th St & Linda St.)
Sunday (12/19) Lit Dropping with both SF Berniecrats and Supervisor Hillary Ronen, in the Portola (Palega Playground – Felton St. & Holyoke St.)
Wednesday (12/22) at 5pm; Toy Drive/Phonebank 541 Castro St

(12/15 & 12/16) Chancellor Petition Week of Action

Chancellor Martin has indicated that, based on budgets he has received from VC John al-Amin, he’s exploring the possibility of issuing March 15th layoff notices. We can’t let that happen.

To encourage Chancellor Martin to work with you to grow, not slash, educational opportunities for your community, he needs to hear from YOU. That means signing the petition (link here) and joining your union’s Petition Week of Action.

Weds, Dec 15, 10am-4pm, Phone Bank your Colleagues to Build the Power of Your Petition- Your power is in numbers, so come call your colleagues and encourage everyone to stand strong (link here). RSVP by replying to this email with your preferred time.
Thurs, Dec 16, Grading Party, 12-2pm- Join your AFT colleagues in getting a jumpstart on grading for the end of the semester (link here). Share best practices, tips for grading efficiently and then take the time to grade those pesky extra credit assignments, missing discussion posts and quizzes, and of course final assignments. RSVP by replying to this email.

Register now for January 2022 Financial Planning Day

The Retiree Chapter of AFT 2121 will be hosting its 13th annual Financial Planning Day virtually this year! The event is open to all CCSF union members. Newer AFT 2121 members are encouraged to attend.

Participants needing disability accommodations must contact anvanderslice@gmail.com by January 7.

If you are CCSF faculty but not yet an AFT 2121 member and would like to attend you can fill out the AFT 2121 membership form.

The AFT 2121 Retiree Chapter needs volunteers to help with breakout groups during the zoom event. If you are interested in volunteering to be a co-host and helping with technical zoom questions for one of the panel breakout rooms please email retirees@aft2121.org. Or just register for the next volunteer practice session on Tuesday, 12/22 at 10am.

(12/15 & 12/16) Homes for families, no profits

Affordable housing is endangered in California, hunted down by corporate greed. Real estate speculators, large and small, are buying up homes and neighborhoods, making it impossible for families to buy, rent, and stay in their communities. But this winter, state legislators have the opportunity to stand with regular Californians by holding speculators accountable and forging a new path together.

Keep homes affordable and safe for families by emailing and calling key legislators now, by clicking (link here) to help pass two state bills to protect our current and future homes in California:

Assembly Bill 1199 taxes corporate landlords and requires they register their properties so large real estate monopolies cannot hide from accountability.
Assembly Bill 854 Families in rent controlled homes are regularly evicted using the Ellis Act by new owners looking to spike future rents. AB 854 requires 5 years of ownership before a new landlord can exit the rental business.

What’s next? Homes for Families Week of Action: Dec 14-16

Wednesday, Dec 15, Noon: Homes for Families Twitterstorm & Social Media Education Campaign. Join the twitterstorm and social media campaign to educate our lawmakers and friends about how together we can solve our housing crisis in California! Follow us on Twitter: @HousingNowCA
Thursday, Dec 16, 6-8pm PST: Homes for Families Phonebank and Storybank Register here. Join our phonebank and storybank anytime between 6-8pm to leave a message for key legislators who can make a difference and record your own story on why this is important to you, stories we will share directly with our legislators who need and want to hear from you!
Want to get more involved? Check out our website: www.housingnowca.org/homes4families