News From SURJ NOVEMBER 2019

Exciting news from SURJ this month including a very powerful webinar with a panel of folks working with various Indigenous organizations reclaiming Indigenous land.  Also a toolkit re-released called Re-thinking "Thanksgiving".  We are also continuing to build our partnership with WFP (Working Families Party) by giving feedback to them on a platform for 2020 that they are building. We are partnering with them on creating a network of folks who pledge to be racial justice voters; sign the pledge below.  There is an inspiring interview with folks form Justice LA and WP4BL telling about some historic victories and upcoming work there.  And last but not least, some announcements for chapters about the Chapter Survey and Chapter Dues.  

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Solidarity funding for indigenous sovereignty

Register here!
Invite your people on Facebook here!

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Working Families Party
and SURJ Platform Development

Following up on the SURJ webinar with Working Families Party Executive Director Maurice Mitchell we will be hosting a call for SURJ members to give feedback and help develop the Working Families Party Platform for 2020. (if you missed the webinar you can view it here: https://www.showingupforracialjustice.org/connecting-the-dots-series.html)

The call is November 18th 8 ET / 7 CT / 6 MT / 5 PT
Register here 
Invite your friends on Facebook here

The Working Families Party, a close ally of SURJ Action, is developing a platform that is an expression of the multiracial working class movement we are building. We invite SURJ Action members to participate in a workshop to talk about building a political party of our dreams for working class people of all backgrounds, the role that a platform can play in building a movement, and to help design our party platform. The workshop will explore the history of other radical platforms (think Black Panther Party!) and engage our members in developing the party's platform. All are welcome to join. WFP is working with other national racial and social justice organizations to develop this platform, and we want folks to contribute their knowledge and experience!

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SURJ ORganizing stories: down to the nitty gritty 
Justice LA and WP4BL Stopping Jail Expansion

View the trailer here
​Full interview will be coming soon here!

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Take the Racial Justice Voter Pledge

Show your commitment to being a Racial Justice Voter sign here!  

​Historically, the far right has used the politics of animosity, racial and gender resentment and fear to mobilize white voters.

1. By taking this pledge, you’re joining a movement to write a new chapter to organize white communities to show up for racial, economic and gender justice. You pledge to vote for racial justice and to organize others in your community to do the same.
2. Once you sign this pledge, we’ll send you information on how to reach out to white friends, family members and colleagues to invite them to join you in becoming SURJ voters.
3. We'll send you reminders to help you show up to every election, to learn more about SURJ candidates running locally and opportunities to deepen your skills around effectively reaching other white folks around the importance of showing up for racial justice.

Show your commitment to being a Racial Justice Voter sign here!  ​

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Rethinking "Thanksgiving" toolkit

This is a toolkit with educational and action resources related to settler colonialism initially made as a resource for non-native people to be part of deconstructing "Thanksgiving". ​

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Chapter network

If you are part of a chapter make sure that your chapter fills out this 2019 Chapter Survey by November 21st! This will help us plan for the coming year and better support your local work! 

Chapters should also be working with your coach or a SURJ staff to figure out what you will be paying for chapter dues.  If you are not part of a chapter and/or would like to make a personal monthly contribution to SURJ please do so here: 
SURJ (c4) 
SURJ Education Fund (c3)