Get Involved

Interested in getting involved with the local San Antonio community? Check out these Instagram accounts for info on events!


San Antonio DSA

Builds and supports working class movements for social change while establishing an openly anti-capitalist presence in San Antonio through community organizing, using a variety of tactics from direct action to mutual aid to electoralism.

Instagram: @sanantoniodsa

Fuerza Unida

Founded in 1990 by two Southsiders, they advocate for worker's rights and mutual aid. They also offer monthly feed boxes to its members.

Instagram: @fuerzaunidasa

Yanawana Herbolarios

Hosts integrative health clinics, community classes on ancestral skills and knowledge, a community pantry, and a bi-weekly community health market and fair.

Instagram: @yanawanaherbolarios

Yanaguana Somi Se'k Book Collective

Hosts a book club. cooks meals for the unhoused community, sends commissary funds to people incarcerated in San Antonio, and advocates for police abolition.

Instagram: @yssbookcollective

San Antonio Alliance

Union that organizes to improve the lives of SAISD school workers, students, and our communities.

Instagram: saalocal67

Circles In Da Hood

Indigenous-led community healing and power building for youth via ancestral circle keeping practices and participatory action research to sustain collective wellness spaces in our homes and communities.

Instagram: @circles_inda_hood

Black Freedom Factory

Racial justice & mutual aid organization that centers data-driven advocacy, mentorship programs for grassroots organizers, community outreach, anti-racism training, and consulting.

Instagram: @blackfreedomfactory

Buckle Bunnies

Texas-wide abortion mutual aid network. Accepts donations, sells merchandise, and distributes sexual health goodies at various community events.

Instagram: @bucklebunniesfundtx

Southwest Workers Union

Organizes in areas including economic justice, healthy communities, and popular education and culture. Has a political education and leadership development program as well as a political empowerment program.

Instagram: @swujustice

Sunrise Movement San Antonio

Dedicated to pushing for a Green New Deal, furthering education about climate change affects San Antonio, and supporting other local movements.

Instagram: @sunrise_sanantonio

Esperanza Peace & Justice Center

Combines community arts with social justice advocacy. Hosts various cultural events, exhibits, and discussions as well as run the radio station 96.5 KEPJ-LPFM.

Instagram: @esperanzacenter

Be The Change

Intersectional community space organizing around climate change, immigration, human rights, animal rights, and much more.

Instagram: @bethechangetx

Interesting in getting involved with other orgs on campus? Check out these orgs RowdyLink pages for info and events!

Texas Rising at UTSA

Texas Rising focuses on voter registration and turnout of young Texans, organizing on college campuses, youth leadership development and training, grassroots and digital organizing, and issue advocacy. The issues they focus on include LGBTQ rights, reproductive rights and justice, immigration reform, criminal justice reform, and voting rights.

Democratic Party at UTSA

DPUTSA serves UTSA and surrounding communities through helping students register to vote, campaigning for Democratic candidates, canvassing, fundraising, tabling, and promoting political participation.

PRISM

Spectrum is an LGBTQ+ focused group. They have weekly meetings every Wednesday at 7PM for the whole group to get together. And separate meetings for individual caucuses, such as Gay Men’s Caucus, Sapphic Caucus (for Women-Loving-Women), Bi/Pan caucus, QT (Queer/Trans) Caucus), QWAC (Queers With Artistic Capabilities), BIPOC, the Gaymer caucus, Divinity and Spirituality, and Aro / Ace!

The Green Society

The Green Society is an environmental/sustainability focused student led organization with the goal of working together to reduce our carbon footprint with sustainable practices and advocating environmentalism to others. They work with the Sustainability Committee, the Office of Sustainability, and the UTSA Campus Garden Club to ensure that UTSA is always improving on its practices.

VOICES

The Volunteer Organization Involving Community, Education, and Service (VOICES), a UTSA-sponsored organization dedicated to connecting students with both local and campus communities. They host a variety of service projects every week during the fall and spring semester.