Racism’s cost for white people
| “To fight for a fairer system, the working class would have needed collective action, which has always been in tension with the pull of American racism.”– Heather McGhee, The Sum of Us |
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SURJ Launches Midterm campaign: BLOCK, BUILD, GROW
At a time of rising authoritarianism and increased attempts to undermine our democratic systems, Showing Up For Racial Justice announces our Midterm Election 2022 program, BLOCK, BUILD, GROW.
Our 2022 Midterm program is designed to to BLOCK white supremacist organizing, …
Beyond Zero-Sum: Heather McGhee on white people’s shared interest in racial and economic justice
| “The narrative that white people should see the well-being of people of color as a threat to their own is one of the most powerful subterranean stories in America. Until we destroy the idea, opponents of progress can always unearth |
White queers’ shared interest in ending white supremacy
Long before I was out, I was known. I was in 7th grade the first time a group of boys yelled “Wehman’s a Man!” up the stairwell at me. Over the next five years the yelling escalated to shoving, to …
SURJ Response to the Overturning of Roe v. Wade
Today, we at Showing Up for Racial Justice are outraged and grieving in light of the Supreme Court ruling that overturns the right to an abortion in every state. Though it was expected, this is a heavy and difficult day …
Block, Build, & Grow with us in the midterms
In the days ahead, those of us who are white have the opportunity to do our part in pulling the country back from escalating authoritarianism and the brink of fascism. This is not the time that we turn away in …
SURJ on NPR: organize white people to fight white nationalism
In the wake of the murders in Buffalo, NY last week, the cost of unchecked white supremacist activity could not be more obvious. Here in Buffalo, we continue to grieve the loss of life and immense impact felt by Black …
Building for the long haul in the South
We are building lasting infrastructure to grow progressive power in Kentucky for the long haul. Despite the defeat of Attica Scott in a Democratic primary on Tuesday, we are inspired, driven, and hopeful. Landscapes don’t shift overnight– and this is …
Mourn and Organize: A Call for White People in Response to Buffalo
I am writing to you from my hometown of Buffalo, a place I deeply love and whose history and politics have led me to my anti-racism.
I am heartbroken yet not surprised that over the weekend a white man, fueled …
SURJ Endorses Attica Scott for KY-03
Can you imagine a working class Black woman from Kentucky- who was a leader in the uprisings against police brutality in Louisville in 2020- elected to US Congress to challenge the power of Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul?
Attica Scott- …