Monthly Racial Justice Action Hours
Ready to get off the sidelines and into action to support campaigns to close detention centers and jails, push for police accountability, pass progressive legislation and more? Join us.…
Several protesters arrested after blocking entrance to governor’s office in Florida Capitol
SURJ Deputy Director, Julia Daniel, joined SURJ Florida Rachel Bass and immigrant youth activists with the Dream Defenders in blockading Governor Ron DeSantis’s office to protest anti-immigrant legislation moving through the Florida legislature and the stream of anti-democratic, xenophobic legislation …
Activists Arrested for Occupying Florida Gov. DeSantis’ Office While Staff Literally Eat Cake
SURJ Deputy Director, Julia Daniel, joined SURJ Florida’s Rachel Bass, and immigrant youth activists with the Dream Defenders in blockading Governor Ron DeSantis’s office to protest anti-immigrant legislation moving through the Florida legislature and the stream of anti-democratic, xenophobic legislation …
I Was Arrested for Blockading Florida Gov Ron DeSantis’s Office
“White people are the single largest base of support for the far right’s heinous agenda. Right now, they’re coming for trans people, queer people like me, Black voters, immigrants, and children. Their long-term agenda is clearly set on destroying abortion …
Muddy clothes? ‘Cop City’ activists question police evidence
ATLANTA (AP) — When police stormed an Atlanta-area music festival two days after a rainstorm, they were looking for suspects wearing muddy clothing.
Authorities moved in on the South River Music Festival on the evening of March 5, over an …
White people must raise their voices to also demand change in Louisville policing: Opinion
The exhaustive report from the United States Department of Justice names a pattern of abuse from Louisville Metro Police Department, who disproportionately target and terrorize Black communities in Louisville. The report further documents LMPD’s abuse in its responses to behavioral …
I felt like I was drowning: Local groups host LGBTQ+ rally
Kentucky People’s Union Member, Elliot Frederick, talks about how the Kentucky Legislature’s anti-trans bills impacts him and his community.
Stop Cop City
Stop Cop City is a campaign to block the construction of a new militarized police training center in Atlanta and preserve the Weelaunee Forest. If built, Cop City would have a devastating effect on the people of Atlanta – most …
TN Renters Organize for Better Living Conditions
After several years of work around housing rights an advocacy group for affordable and safe housing in Shelbyville, Tennessee, is celebrating a victory.
Election Wins Fuel Long Push to End Cash Bail
Read about how Louisville SURJ’s year-round organizing with working-class white people to end cash bail resulted in electing 7 new judges who are more aligned with their goals.
“Our goals are to grow a base of support, predominately in majority …
