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Canvass For Zohran with SURJ NYC!
Saturdays, 1:00pm - 4:30pm, Southern Brooklyn
Join SURJ NYC to speak with white working-class voters the Zohran campaign is not reaching! The campaign is running an incredible canvassing operation, but there are parts of the city it doesn’t cover.
Southern Brooklyn is often won by Republican candidates, but Zohran has shown that his policies appeal to a broad spectrum of New Yorkers. There are even sections of Southern Brooklyn where Zohran won the majority of the vote in the Democratic primary. Come speak with white working-class voters who, with a bit of conversation, will be ready to support Zohran. No prior canvassing experience required!
Zohran Canvass Recruitment Phone bank
Help recruit canvassers for our weekly canvasses for Zohran! SURJ NYC needs your help to confirm and recruit canvassers. Every week, we will first call all the canvassers signed up for the coming Saturday canvass to confirm their attendance, and then we will call other SURJ NYC members to invite them to an upcoming canvass.
Calling-In For Change: Persuasive Conversation Skills to Elect Zohran for NYC
Wednesday, September 17, 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Are you ready to support Zohran Mamdani for NYC Mayor and want strategies for canvassing and phone banking conversations, as well as speaking with friends and neighbors? Join SURJ NYC’s Calling-In Team for an interactive 90-minute workshop on building persuasive skills to approach these conversations with clarity, purpose, and compassion.
Dignity Not Detention Phone Zap
Tuesday, September 16, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Tuesday, September 30, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Join the Dignity Not Detention campaign as we call on New York lawmakers to hold a special session to pass Dignity Not Detention. We will also make calls in support of individual release campaigns as we work to end New York’s complicity in ICE detention.
Weekly Vigil For Democracy
Tuesday, September 9, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Brooklyn Metropolitan Detention Center
Join us in standing up for our neighbors. The vigil will be held at the notorious Metropolitan Detention Center, which has had a reputation for inhumane conditions: rancid food, lack of heating in winter, and oppressive heat in summer. Now, ICE is using the Metropolitan Detention Center to detain our immigrant neighbors — mothers, fathers, sons, and daughters.
Members of SURJ’s Immigration Justice working group will be attending this vigil organized by Good Shepherd Lutheran Church and Indivisible Brooklyn.
Dignity Not Detention Letter-Writing Night
Wednesday, September 17, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Join members of SURJ NYC’s Immigration Justice working group as we write letters to immigrant community members incarcerated by ICE. We know that letters and calls can serve as a lifeline for those who the state wants to isolate and disappear — join us in this act of solidarity as we work to end New York’s complicity with ICE detention. We have a high need for Spanish-speaking letter writers this month but all are welcome. This letter writing event will be hybrid with in person (Manhattan) and Zoom options.
Land Stewardship Event
Saturday, September 27, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Optional Potluck: 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Inwood Hill Park
Join SURJ NYC's Indigenous Solidarity Working Group in Inwood Hill Park (Mohican, Wappinger, Schaghticoke, and Munsee Lenape land) to learn about and care for the land we New Yorkers call home. We'll start by learning about the local ecology of Inwood Hill Park from NYC Parks ecologist Georgina Cullman. Then we will have a park cleanup together as an offering of gratitude to this land.
Following the cleanup, we hope you'll stay for a celebratory potluck at noon! Bring your own lunch, and a snack to share.
Indigenous Solidarity Book Club
Monday, October 13, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Join the Indigenous Solidarity Working Group as we discuss chapters from Robin Wall Kimmerer's Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants. Together we'll learn about de-colonial practices from Indigenous people and weave those into our organizing. Show up as you are each month and let's spend some time and grow together. In our next meeting we will be discussing Chapter 4: “An Offering.”
Order the book from an Indigenous-owned bookstore here, or let us know if you need help getting a copy.
Additional Meetings:
Monday, November 10, 7:00pm - 8:00pm — Chapter 5: “Asters and Goldenrod”
Monday, December 8, 7:00pm - 8:00pm — Chapter 6: “Learning the Grammar of Animacy”
Contact Mayor Adams and Commissioner Tisch for Allan Feliz
On July 3, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch made a cowardly decision to reverse the guilty verdict against Lt. Jonathan Rivera — a verdict issued by her own Deputy Commissioner of Trials. Over five and a half years ago, Lt. Jonathan Rivera killed Allan Feliz during a traffic stop. He has almost 40 misconduct allegations, but he is still on the force. The CCRB and NYPD's own discipline judge found Rivera guilty and recommended he be fired. Tell the Commissioner and Mayor to uphold the guilty verdict and #FireJonathanRivera.
Take Action Against ICE Detention Expansion
Data compiled by Detention Watch Network shows that since January, ICE has initiated detention contracts with at least 45 new facilities, and an additional 43 facilities that are now detaining people for ICE after not doing so for years. There are already more than 57,000 people locked up in ICE detention –– if Trump’s detention expansion plan is realized, tens of thousands more will be impacted.
Demand that Members of Congress take meaningful action to deny Trump the resources he needs to carry out his mass deportation agenda!
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.
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.