Take Action TodaY
Financially Support SURJ NYC!
Power = organized people + organized money.
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.
Join SURJ NYC at Parole Justice Advocacy Day
Tuesday, January 28, 7:00am - 6:00pm
Albany, NY
Join the People’s Campaign for Parole Justice for a parole justice advocacy day in Albany to free our loved ones and make all communities safer. We'll gather in the New York State Capitol for rallies, creative actions, communal meals, and a press conference. Food and transportation will be provided.
Also take a moment to connect with other SURJ NYC folks attending the advocacy day.
New Yorkers for Reparations Orientation
Thursday, January 30, 5:30pm - 8:00pm
The Center,
208 W 13th Street
At this event, we’ll explore the importance of reparations, share perspectives, and foster the necessary community connections to carry New York into the time to come. Visit ny4reparations.org for more info about the Coalition.
National Day of Action
Saturday, February 1, various times/locations
Rallies organized by SURJ members will be taking place around NYC and the nation as we hold our community leaders to account. Can you join us? If you’re able, please bring a speaker/bullhorn/portable sound system!
Manhattan
1:30pm, location TBD
Rally to call on NYC Council Member Erik Bottcher to resist Trump’s antidemocratic and immoral agenda.
Harlem/Upper Manhattan
Early afternoon, location TBD
Downtown Brooklyn
1:00pm - Brooklyn Borough Hall
Rally to Call on NYC-DOE Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos to resist Trump and protect all NYC students!
Flatbush
Early afternoon, location TBD
Demand Support for S.1723 / H.R.7227
Urge your representatives to sign on to the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act (S.1723 / H.R.7227). If the bill passes, it will help Indigenous communities capture the stories of survivors and their descendants to assist in their healing process.
Demand Permitting foR STAMP Water Transfer
Join the Tonawanda Seneca Nation in western New York state in demanding that the NYSDEC revoke the ECL Article 24 permit issued to STAMP developer GCEDC for construction of its wastewater pipeline through the Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge. Your emails will be sent directly to decision makers at the NYSDEC.
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!
Take Action with SURJ NYC for Palestinian Solidarity
Get added to a group on Signal to organize and take action.
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.