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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.
Dignity Not Detention Phone Zap
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 30, 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.
NYC Jewish Elders Silent Procession for Gaza
Sunday, October 6, 12:00pm
Central Park West & West 72nd Street
Join NYC Jewish Elders in a silent, solemn procession for the tens of thousands of Palestinians killed in Israel’s campaign of mass starvation, expulsion, bombs, and targeted killings. In 2023, 1,200 people of all ages joined the Elders in a solemn, slow double-file walk through a crowded Times Square, accompanied only by the sound of mournful drumming as they carried photos and hundreds of effigies of Palestinian children who had been murdered by Israel. Nearly two years into the genocide, the need for spaces to publicly and collectively mourn has not subsided. Please wear black, do not bring your own signs.
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”
Dignity Not Detention Letter Writing
Sunday, October 19, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Join the Dignity Not Detention campaign writing to individuals in ICE detention. Letters and calls can serve as a lifeline for those who the state wants to isolate and disappear. Notes of encouragement and solidarity can offer some hope and a sense of community.
If you are a returning volunteer and do not want/need to receive our intro presentation and on-boarding, you can join at 3:00pm.
Financially Support the Justice Committee
Help SURJ NYC meet our goal of raising $35,000 for Justice Committee (JC) by October 30th!
This year, we’re partnering with JC in their journey to raise $250,000 at the Justice State of Mind VI: The People's Rhythm event. We've committed to moving $35,000 of that total to JC together! In the face of ongoing tyranny and escalating political and police violence, we need JC more than ever. These funds will support JC's critical work uplifting the leadership of families who’ve lost loved ones to the police and survivors of police violence, organizing grassroots campaigns and direct actions, hosting Cop/ICE Watch and Know Your Rights trainings, and building toward true safety and health for our communities.
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.