Last night, hundreds of SURJ members tuned in for “Rising Fascism, Rising Resistance” to hear analysis of the critical moment we’re in from Rep. Jamaal Bowman.
“Right now, we are the ones that are the resistance between saving our democracy and it going fully over to fascism. So let’s organize our neighbors. Let’s organize our neighborhoods. Let’s organize parents where our kids go to school together. Let’s organize our teachers, our nurses, our small business owners, everyone who cares about democracy and humanity…this is our time.” —Rep. Jamaal Bowman
We also heard from labor organizer and Executive Director of In These Times, Alex Han, about what resistance looks like in Chicago right now.
We heard experiences from SURJ organizers Greg and Emma that illustrate the importance of putting candidates like Zohran Mamdani into office—candidates who will not only stand up to MAGA and put resources back into our communities, but whose victories will also throw down the gauntlet for a powerful, progressive alternative to the current failings of the mainstream Democratic Party. And we learned concrete next steps we can take right now to help Zohran get elected in November.
Watch the recording, which includes the script and captions.