Instead of a normal chapter meeting in October, we’re having our first-ever SURJ NYC members gathering on Saturday October 3rd from 2:00pm - 4:00pm in Central Park!
Come get to know other SURJ NYC members and help envision and build what we collectively want from SURJ NYC membership. We’ll also have an open discussion with each of our action working groups about a question they are pondering right now. Join us to take a deeper look into how we work with partner organizations and what is coming up in those relationships and projects.
Not a member yet? Sign up here! Not sure about becoming a member but curious to learn more? Come to this event! While it is about membership, it is open to everyone.
What Does It Mean To Be a SURJ NYC Member?
Being a SURJ NYC member means participating in a community of other New Yorkers supporting each other with the personal and political work of dismantling white supremacy. By building trust, deepening political analysis, and taking action together, we are able to accomplish powerful things! In the last year we held down key parts of the campaign that ended ICE detention in New York State, moved tens of thousands of dollars to our partner organizations, and had hundreds of conversations with white voters in Southern Brooklyn about electing Zohran Mamdani, among many other things.
SURJ NYC members make the following commitments to their anti-racist practice:
Move money: Make at least one generous-for-you donation to people-of-color-led organizing each year.
Move self: Engage in study and self-reflection to deepen your understanding of how white supremacy operates and how to dismantle it.
Move community: Participate in calling in the white people in your networks.
Move power: Take concrete action designed to effect change on the material reality of white supremacy in NYC. (Go to a rally, call your representative, participate in a direct action, etc.)
Move into relationship: Build relationships with other people in SURJ NYC. Seek out people to learn from, process with, and give and take feedback with.
Whether you’re already a member or interested in learning more, we’re looking forward to seeing you on October 3rd! We'll be in the grassy area to the west of Pinebank Arch in Central Park. Please email us at nycsurj@gmail.com to share any access needs.
See you there!
SURJ NYC