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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, April 29, 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.
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Canvass For Parole Justice
Wednesday, April 30, 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.
Protect & Resist: Circle Support Call
Wednesday, April 30, 8:00pm - 9:15pm
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.
March with SURJ NYC At May Day
Thursday, May 1, 4:45pm - 7:00pm
Meet up with other SURJ NYC folks to join the NYC May Day Action!
Meet at 4:45pm in the northwest corner of Foley Square. We will add everyone who RSVPs to a Signal group chat to faciliate meeting up at the action. Please make sure you have the Signal secure messaging app downloaded on your phone.
Parole Justice Denied:
Film Screening and Panel Discussion
Thursday, May 8, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Join B’Nai Jeshurun and several cosponsors for a film screening of The Interview, a powerful short film on the injustices of New York’s parole system, followed by a panel discussion with formerly incarcerated individuals and others directly impacted by New York’s carceral system.
Everyone is welcome, and those local to Morningside Heights are encouraged to attend!
Stop the Complicity! Immigrant Justice Rally
Wednesday May 14, 12:30pm
Capitol Building, Albany, NY
Join the New York for All and Dignity Not Detention campaigns in demanding that the New York State Legislature pass critical bills necessary to protect and defend immigrant New Yorkers from Trump's cruel deportation agenda!
Limited transportation from NYC will be provided. Register by May 8th!
Justice for Rümeysa Öztürk
Send money to Rümeysa Öztürk for her legal defense fund. Rümeysa was detained by ICE as retaliation for writing an op-ed in support of Palestinian people and calling for Tufts University, where she is a graduate student, to acknowledge the ongoing genocide. Despite a court order preventing her removal from Massachusetts, she was moved to Louisiana. She is the latest target of Trump and Vance’s dangerous regime. Money raised will support her defense.
Justice For Mohsen Mahdawi
Mohsen is a Columbia University student of Palestinian origin, residing in Vermont since 2015 with permanent resident status/green card. He was detained by immigration officials on April 14, 2025 and put into deportation proceedings in violation of his free speech and due process rights. His legal team is working hard to gain his release, but he could use assistance with funds to cover his legal fees, and expenses while he is in detention, such as commissary and phone charges.
Justice for Mahmoud Khalil
ICE detained Mahmoud Khalil, a recent Columbia graduate, on university property. Khalil, who is Palestinian and has a green card, was targeted for his leadership role in Columbia’s Gaza solidarity actions. Read more here and here. Any money raised will be used to help fund Mahmoud’s defense, as well as support his wife, who is 8 months pregnant
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.
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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.