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Fight the fRight: Phonebank with SURJ to haunt the House and Senate!
The midterm elections and Halloween are right around the corner, and SURJ members will be celebrating both at our weekend-long phone bank-a-thon, Fight the fRight! Starting on October 31 and running through election day on Tuesday, we’ll have exclusive merch giveaways, special guests, a costume contest and more to power
Join author Ibram X. Kendi in conversation with SURJ
Dr. Ibram X. Kendi’s books have become required reading throughout the last decade and we are thrilled that he will be joining me in conversation in a special webinar, “How to be antiracist in the authoritarian age” on September 28 at 8 pm ET to talk with us about his
What do elections have to do with racial justice?
This year’s midterm elections are an important opportunity on many fronts: election years are tipping points for authoritarian regimes. Working-class champions have historic support across the country. And we can use this momentum to strengthen our movements for the long haul, especially by flanking Black political power. And white people
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As big donors line up against Zohran Mamdani, a new PAC aims to lure white voters to his side
SURJ spokesman Chris Kutalik said he couldn’t immediately share a fundraising goal, but affirmed the PAC aims to have phone bankers make 500,000 calls to “white working-class voters” before November to hype up Mamdani while also “moving our members to knock doors in support of this victory to come.” “Mamdani’s
A Risky Bet: Louisville’s Democratic Mayor Accommodates ICE
Carla Wallace, the co-coordinator of the support group Louisville Showing Up for Racial Justice, said the organization had 200 trained volunteers who could alert others if they see signs of federal raids and could help provide services to people who are afraid they will be apprehended on the streets. The
Group looks for ‘tons of white guys’ to support social justice
By Naomi Ishisaka in the Seattle Times Much has been written in the past few months about the gender gap in this year’s election. Polling shows a majority of men support former President Donald Trump and a majority of women support Vice President Kamala Harris. . . In one election outreach session that included