A note from our national director, Erin Heaney:
Dear SURJ family,
This year, we have experienced unprecedented growth. As Black leadership across the world led people into the streets and into action in support of Black lives, we welcomed thousands …
One year ago, George Floyd was murdered and Black people led millions of us out into the streets to demand an end to racist violence and murders by police.
Thank you for your ongoing support of SURJ’s work! If you …
As you know, each year hundreds of thousands of immigrants, many seeking protection from persecution, torture, or impoverishment are detained in jails and prisons across the country that are notorious for deplorable, inhumane conditions, rife with extreme negligence, abuse, and …
Like you, we are watching the escalating use of lethal force and violence by the Israeli military against Palestinians with immense concern.
As white people in the US, many of our beliefs about Palestine have been shaped by racist and …
What does it look like to move millions of public funds away from incarceration and instead invest in the communities most harmed by prisons? And how do we get there? Black organizers in the South are leading these efforts and …
