There’s less than a month til election day! It’s time to push hard to make sure Zohran Mamdani wins the mayoral race with the broadest support possible to prove he has a strong mandate from voters across the city. SURJ NYC is doing our part by speaking with white working-class voters in Southern Brooklyn who no other organization is canvassing. Come help us expand the Mamdani base!
Join us this Saturday October 11th for an extra special Showing Up for Zohran Day in Sheepshead Bay! After an in-depth training starting at 1:00pm, we’ll head out to canvass, and then wrap up our day with dinner at a delicious Georgian restaurant. We’re aiming for this to be our biggest canvass day yet, so please join and invite your friends!
Sheepshead Bay locals are excited to welcome SURJ NYC canvassers from across the city to the neighborhood. Nicole, a SURJ NYC canvasser who grew up in Sheepshead Bay, shared:
“It was so inspiring to join SURJ NYC to canvass in my home neighborhood that is often dismissed as far-right Trump territory. But Sheepshead Bay residents are also feeling the skyrocketing cost of living and know it’s time for a change – and that has to start with conversations about our shared challenges and hopes for a more affordable future.”
In the last four weeks, SURJ NYC canvassers knocked on almost 600 doors in Sheepshead Bay. While over a quarter of the people we’ve talked to strongly support Zohran, nearly half are still not sure who they will vote for. In the final weeks before the election we have to get out there and talk to these folks and others like them about how electing Zohran will improve life in NYC for them!
If you can’t make it this weekend, sign up to canvass with us any other upcoming Saturday. Do you speak Russian? Вы говорите по-русски? Join a special Russian/English canvass in Brighton Beach on Sunday October 26th at 1pm!
Finally, if you’re looking to build your skills and confidence with canvassing conversations, join the Calling In team on October 14 from 6:30pm - 8:30pm for a special virtual workshop focused on learning and practicing skills to navigate challenging conversations around both the mayoral race and ICE.
See you out there!
SURJ NYC