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Countdown to Election Day
We’ve knocked on 1,000 doors in Sheepshead Bay! And there’s still so many more people to talk to in the last two weeks before Election Day to ensure Zohran Mamdani wins the mayoral race with the broadest support possible. Join us to canvass on Saturdays or all day Tuesday, November 4!
Canvass For Zohran with SURJ NYC
Saturdays, 1:00pm - 4:30pm
Tuesday, November 4, 10:00am - 2:00pm, 2:00pm - 6:00pm
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.
Election Night Watch Party
Tuesday, November 4, 8:00pm - 11:00pm, Park Slope
Join SURJ NYC and our Showing Up for Zohran team for an election night watch party! We'll hang out and have some food while we watch the results roll in, and celebrate all our hard work and (hopefully) a win for us and for our city! Food will be provided, and drinks will be available for purchase at the bar.
Weekly Vigil For Democracy
Tuesdays, 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 Phone Zap
Tuesday, October 28, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Tuesday, November 11, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Join the Dignity Not Detention campaign as we call on New York lawmakers to hold a special session to pass DND. We will also make calls in support of individual release campaigns as we work to end our state's complicity in ICE detention.
Justice State of Mind VI: The People’s Rhythm
Thursday, October 30, 6:30pm - 10:00pm
BRIC Arts Media (647 Fulton St)
Join SURJ NYC at the Justice Committee’s annual fundraiser, Justice State of Mind VI: The People’s Rhythm!
This event will be a powerful in-person celebration (with a virtual option) highlighting the JC’s 2025 accomplishments and goals for the upcoming year and beyond; uplifting ongoing campaigns (like justice for Allan Feliz and Win Rozario), and inviting new and longtime community members into the fight for true safety and justice.
Can’t make it? Donate to SURJ NYC’s Collection $35,000 fundraising goal!
Severed: Film Screening and Discussion
Friday, November 7, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Recirculation (876 Riverside Drive) or Zoom
Join the SURJ-NYC Immigration Justice Working Group for a hybrid screening and discussion of the recent short documentary Severed from DonkeySaddle Projects.
Come build solidarity and material support in the intersecting movements for racial justice, disability justice, and Palestinian liberation.
Indigenous Solidarity Book Club
Monday, November 10, 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 5: “Asters and Goldenrod.”
Order the book from an Indigenous-owned bookstore here, or let us know if you need help getting a copy.
Additional Meetings:
Monday, December 8, 7:00pm - 8:00pm — Chapter 6: “Learning the Grammar of Animacy”
Unraveling the Roots of Colonization in NEw York State
Tuesday, November 18, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Did you know that the legal justifications for colonization have remained the same since 1493, and are even in use today in New York State? Come explore the roots and impacts of the Doctrine of Discovery, how the treaties can guide us towards repair, and the ways you can be part of changing history and protecting the land you call home. This is a rare opportunity to hear firsthand from leaders of the Onondaga Nation and Haudenosaunee Confederacy, whose ancestors have known the lands of NYC and NYS for thousands of years.
This event is a benefit for the Onondaga Lake campaign run by The American Indian Law Alliance (AILA), which is based in Syracuse, NY, and also works in NYC.
Invest In Our New York Virtual Lobby Day
Thursday, November 20, 9:00am - 9:00pm
Join Citizen Action of New York in a virtual lobby day heading toward the start of the 2026 legislative session. Unite across the state to meet directly with legislators and make the “Invest in Our New York” priorities heard! This is a fight to protect New Yorkers from harmful federal cuts by raising revenue and taxing the rich.
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.
Demand Apple and Google Stop App Censorship
Apple and Google recently agreed to government requests to remove ICE tracking apps off their app stores, including RedDot, ICEBlock, and Eyes Up which let people report sightings of ICE and/or preserve video evidence of ICE abuses. This app store censorship helps government surveillance efforts and puts real people in danger, all while setting a terrible precedent where the Trump Administration gets to decide what apps we can and can’t access.
Support the Tonawanda Seneca and Tuscarora Nations
Contact New York’s Energy Research and Development Authority to support the Tonawanda Seneca and Tuscarora Nations in calling for environmental justice in the New York State Energy Plan.
Right now, the Tonawanda Seneca Nation faces an existential threat from the Western New York Science and Technology Advanced Manufacturing Park (STAMP), a proposed industrial “mega site” underwritten by New York State funding and facilitated by state permitting and policy. Meanwhile, the state is also funneling money into speculative nuclear energy plans that threaten our shared environment. Tell state agencies that NY must not sacrifice Indigenous lands for corporate profits.
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.