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Phone Bank With SURJ National For The Midterms

Phone bank with SURJ National to block MAGA and send progressive champions to Congress! The stage for the midterm elections is set, and the stakes for our movement and democracy couldn't be higher. There are various dates and times available to make calls to elect progressives.

Phone Bank Party

Sunday, November 1, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Inwood

One week left before the midterm elections and every call and vote counts! Phone banking is more fun when we do it together! Bring a laptop AND phone, plus some food or drink to share!

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Crisis Response Alternative To Police

Thursday, October 29, 5:00pm - 6:00pm

Please join Correct Crisis Intervention Today (CCIT) - NYC for a panel discussion about the past, present, and future of mental health crisis response in New York City. Panelists will discuss the history of 911, the current landscape for non-police response systems, and what advocates would like to see in the future.  

Justice State of Mind VII: Ritmo and Revolution

Seventh Annual Día De Muertas

Sunday, November 1, 2:00pm - 5:00pm
The People’s Theater

Join Undocumented Women's Fund to honor the lives of women, children, and gender-expansive people we have lost at the hands of a murderous immigration system. There is a $10 suggested donation (nobody is turned away for lack of funds). They are also seeking volunteers for the event on 11/1 and for the altar set up on 10/31.

Indigenous Solidarity Book Club

Monday, November 9, 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Join the Indigenous Solidarity Working Group as we discuss chapters from Robin Wall Kimmerer's "Braiding Sweetgrass." Order the book from an Indigenous-owned bookstore here, or let us know if you need help getting a copy.

Together we'll learn about de-colonial practices from Indigenous people and weave those learnings into our organizing. Show up as you are each month and let's spend some time and grow together. We'll discuss Chapter 16: “Maple Nation: A Citizenship Guide."

Additional Meetings:

• Monday, December 14, 7:00pm - 8:00pm — Chapter 17: “The Honorable Harvest"

Indigenous Food Sovereignty With Iron Path Farms

Wednesday, November 11, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Hybrid (In-Person or Virtual)

Iron Path Farms is an Indigenous two-spirit led food sovereignty project that reconnects Urban Natives to Indigenous foodways, medicine making, collective care, and ecological practices. Iron Path Farms is leading a hybrid in-person & virtual conversation on Indigenous Food Sovereignty with the American Indian Community House (AICH) Donor & Ally community.

The 1778 Treat With The Delaware: A Roundtable

Monday, November 16, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Brooklyn Public Library Central Branch, Dweck Center

This unique conversation will explore how the treaties respected the sovereignty of the Delaware Tribe, also known as the Lenape, from the 17th century to 1863. Co-presented with the Lenape Center.

ICE OUT NOW!

• Weekly Vigil For Democracy at the Brooklyn Metropolitan Detention Center: Every Tuesday (6:00pm - 7:00pm), organizers at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Bay Ridge hold a weekly vigil outside the MDC to call for the release of ICE detainees and to stand against the inhumane treatment of our neighbors. Supporters are invited to bring signs, sing or play music, and solemnly bear witness in solidarity.

• Sign this petition to pressure Uniland Development and its owners, the Montante family, not to renew their lease for the ICE field office in downtown Buffalo, NY.

• Contact New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill and urge her to comply with the demands of folks on hunger strike inside Delaney Hall.

• SupportOurFamilies has a number of ways you can move money to families of those in detention at Delaney Hall as well as groups supporting folks in detention, their loved ones, and local organizing efforts.

• Donate to South Brooklyn community members targeted by ICE. These GoFundMes are raising money for families of immigrants who’ve been detained since November and whose situations are known to organizers on the ground. You can also donate to the South Brooklyn Legal Support Fund through a partnership with Mixteca.

• Move money to support impacted communities and folks organizing on the ground. Support is needed here in NYC: GoFundMe campaigns for Osvaldo, Gilberto, Glenda, Karina, and Manuel from Sunset Park.

Release Wesley Sykes From Solitary Confinement

Wesley Sykes has been held in the Special Housing Unit (SHU 200 /THE BOX) for approximately four years — far exceeding the limits established under New York’s HALT Solitary Confinement Act. The HALT Act restricts segregated confinement to no more than 15 consecutive days and was enacted to prevent the severe psychological and physical harm caused by prolonged isolation. Despite this legal standard, Mr. Sykes remains in the SHU 200 Special Housing Unit well beyond the allowable timeframe, raising serious concerns about compliance with state law.

URge Congress To STop Warehousing Immigrants!

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) are expanding their existing detention network beyond jails, prisons, and military bases to include large warehouse and industrial spaces for mass detention. Members of Congress can do something to stop this! Urge your members of Congress to use their power to say NO to warehouse detention!

Demand Apple and Google Stop App Censorship

Apple and Google recently agreed to government requests to remove ICE tracking apps off their app stores, including RedDot, ICEBlock, and Eyes Up which let people report sightings of ICE and/or preserve video evidence of ICE abuses. This app store censorship helps government surveillance efforts and puts real people in danger, all while setting a terrible precedent where the Trump Administration gets to decide what apps we can and can’t access.

Help Protect Immigrant New Yorkers from Mass Deportation!

Urge your elected officials to pass the New York For All Act! NY4All (S.2235 Gounardes / A.3506 Reyes) helps immigrant New Yorkers lead freer lives and take care of family, preserves state and local resources for community safety, ensures that local resources cannot be diverted to carry out ICE’s cruelty, and protects immigrant families. With the end of the legislative session fast approaching, now is a crucial time to put pressure on our representatives! 

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.

• In the South Hebron Hills, Palestinian women are leading with courage. The Rural Women's Association is a small group of women who offer social and emotional support for the children and families, often after attacks. Most recently, they put on a workshop for the children of Um Al Kheir and visited the villagers from Khallet a Dhaba in the hospital after their attack. Donate today and stand with women on the frontlines of justice.

• Join the Break the Bonds New York State campaign in their call to tell New York to stop purchasing Israel Bonds for the Common Retirement Fund!

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.