We’re in the final stretch. There are two weeks till election day. Can you help us get out the vote? SURJ NYC members are going to canvass in Chester County, PA, a majority-white suburb of Philadelphia for the final five days of the election season. Sign up to canvass with us for any number of days from Nov 1st - 5th! We are organizing transportation and lodging. Can’t make it to PA? There are lots of opportunities to phonebank with SURJ as well. Try to join at least one phonebank!
And then, the election will be over. Then what? Maybe you have made calls, knocked on doors or donated money or maybe you have fought white supremacy in other ways–attending rallies or signing petitions or marching. No matter the result of the national election, the fight for racial and economic justice is by no means over; in fact it remains even more relevant and critical than ever. We live in a city with a crisis of police accountability, a state that continues to imprison our elders, a country that has demonized immigrants, and a world in which children are being killed daily. And our work, to bring white people into the task of creating a future where people of all races work together to care for each other and keep everyone safe and free, must continue. We are inspired by the words of Kelly Hayes in the Introduction to Let this Radicalize You; “[O]rganizing is the work of bringing worlds into being….Together, we will fight for this world, to keep it.”
So please join us at our November chapter meeting on November 7th from 6:30-8:30pm on zoom to share your experiences and feelings and deepen our relationships with each other. Regardless of the election results (or lack of results) we’ll be together to process what’s going on and figure out what’s next.
This meeting will also be a great place to learn about what SURJ NYC is doing after the election and how to get involved. If you are new to SURJ NYC, you will get an opportunity to meet long-term members one-on-one to explore making SURJ NYC your organizing home moving forward. And we will all leave with concrete actions we can take together in the near future to challenge white supremacy. We hope to see you all there!
Onward,
SURJ NYC