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SURJ NYC needs your help to fight racism in New York. We raise money for growing our work with trainings and technology, providing things like food and childcare at meetings, and funding partner organizations fighting structural white supremacy in our communities. Please join us in this movement by donating today.

Dignity Not Detention Weekly Phone Zap

Tuesday, March 4, 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Now is a crucial time to declare that New York won't enable Trump's mass deportation plans, particularly given the recent announcement that the first new ICE detention center under Trump will be opening at Delaney Hall in nearby Newark, New Jersey. As folks fight against this expansion in New Jersey, here in New York we need to make sure that our state gets out of the business of ICE detention NOW! Come together to contact key legislators demanding they support DND’s passage.

Additional Dates:

• Tuesday, March 11, 1:00pm - 2:00pm

• Tuesday, March 18, 1:00pm - 2:00pm

• Tuesday, March 25, 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Protect & Resist In The FIrst 100 Days: Circle Support Call

Wednesday, March 5, 8:00pm - 9:15pm

Interested in hosting a local circle? In the midst of the storm, we're continuing to learn, build, and take action together in SURJ’s national program, Protect & Resist. This Wednesday’s Circle Support is a community-building space to stay connected! We'll share campaign updates, stories from our Local Circles, and connect with other Circle members from across the country.

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HALT RollBacks and End Racist Murders and Riots in Prison

Saturday, March 8, 8:30pm - 3:00pm

Join our partners at Release Aging People in Prison (RAPP) and other movement organizations to head to Sing Sing Correctional Facility to demand an end to the systemic murders, brutality, and racism that plague our prisons. Take a stand for justice! Transportation will be provided.

Protect & Resist in the first 100 Days: Action Hour

Wednesday, March 12, 8:00pm - 9:00pm

Join a SURJ National Action Hour to stem the tide of authoritarianism and meet the urgent demands of this moment. We might call representatives, take action to support immigrants, make calls for the Pledge to Protect and Resist, or recruit more white people into this work. Each action hour will have a training portion, so you'll have everything you need to plug in and make an impact. Invite your friends: first-timers will get an orientation in a Welcome Breakout!

Anti-mAss Incarceration Book Group: Abolition Geography

Thursday, March 20, 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Join SURJ NYC’s Anti-Mass Incarceration Working Group as we begin reading through Abolition Geography: Essays Toward Liberation by Ruth Wilson Gilmore. On March 20th, we will discuss chapters 1-3. If you are interested in joining us but can’t make it, please RSVP anyway to make sure you’re on our list for the next meeting!

Calling In Book Club

Tuesday, April 8, 7:30pm - 9:00pm
Tuesday, May 13, 7:30pm - 9:00pm

Join us for two 45-minute Zoom calls to get to know us and start to figure out how you might fit in. We want to meet you wherever you're at and support you in examining how white supremacy impacts all of us and what we can do to disrupt it. Feel free to show up with snacks, beverages, pets, or babies. Looking forward to connecting with you!

Canvass For Parole Justice

Wednesday, April 16, 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Join the SURJ NYC Anti-Mass Incarceration Working Group for an evening of canvassing and camaraderie! We will canvas for our partner Release Aging People in Prison (RAPP) at the Staten Island Ferry Terminal (Manhattan side) and then grab a bite to eat and get to know one another.

Additional Dates:

• Wednesday, April 23, 6:30pm - 8:30pm

• Wednesday, April 30, 6:30pm - 8:30pm

End New York’s Complicity With ICE Detention

The Dignity Not Detention campaign is headed to Albany for a lobby day in March to demand state legislators act NOW to get New York out of the business of ICE detention. Typically we fundraise to compensate directly impacted folks for attending lobby day and sharing their firsthand experiences with immigrant detention in New York.

The SURJ NYC Immigration Justice Working Group aims to raise $4,000 to contribute to costs, and we are already halfway to this goal!

Uphold Indigenous Sovereignty In the NY Budget

Indigenous Nations in the territory of New York are fighting for healthcare, education, and sovereignty. Can you tell key elected officials to reflect Indigenous Nations' funding priorities in the State Budget?

Say NO to Immigration Detention at GITMO

Our elected officials cannot afford to remain silent on Trump’s excessive cruelty. They must meaningfully oppose Trump’s mass detention and deportation agenda by denying Trump the resources he needs to carry it out. Contact your elected officials via this petition from Detention Watch Network! 

Demand DOCCS Reverse Its Illegal Suspension of the HALT Solitary Law

HALT was passed to prevent New York State prisons and jails from committing human rights violations against our incarcerated neighbors. In February, corrections officers manufactured a crisis in order to restore their ability to torture people with solitary confinement. Use the tool below to email and/or call your representatives about not only restoring HALT, but also passing other legislation to get and keep people out of prison and make conditions more humane.

Tell State Legislators To Pass NY for All

Many of you have been taking action for the Dignity Not Detention Act with us over the past few weeks which would end New York State’s involvement in ICE detention, and we encourage you to contact your elected officials in support of NY for All as well. NY for All works closely with Dignity Not Detention and would prohibit state and local officers from enforcing federal immigration laws, funneling people into ICE custody, and sharing sensitive information with federal immigration authorities.

Support Land Back in New York state

Onondaga Nation just received 1,000 acres of land back in upstate New York. Now, they need help purchasing critical firefighting equipment so they can protect and care for this land. Check out this article with more context on the fire department and their work during this drought.

Support Montaukett Indian Nation Reinstatement

Email Gov. Hochul about her third veto of the Montaukett Indian Nation Reinstatement Bill. Learn more about Hochul's unconscionable veto here.

Tell Governor Hochul TO BAN CO2 FRACKING

Tell Governor Hochul to sign the legislation on her desk to protect New York’s landmark ban on fracking. Organizers worked hard to pass this bill, now it’s time for the governor to take action and sign the bill to ban carbon dioxide fracking!

Move Money For Palestine

Donate to Medical Aid for Palestinians

To support ongoing organizing in the US for Palestinian liberation and against Israeli occupation and apartheid, donate and consider making a monthly financial commitment to Palestine Legal, the Adalah Justice Project, Jewish Voice for Peace, and IfNotNow.