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Showing Up for Racial Justice @surj.org · 4h

Virginia is the last state in the South without a post-Roe abortion ban. For an action you can take now from wherever you are: phone bank with us to block MAGA and their anti-abortion agenda in Virginia.

Sign up here: surj.org/VAGOV

Virginia is for NON-MAGA Governors - Phone Bank with SURJ! · Showing Up for Racial Justice

## Come phone bank for SURJ! We'll be calling to **take back the the Virginia Governorship from MAGA** by backing Democrat Abigail Spanberger. Come as you are! No experience needed! Full trainin...

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Showing Up for Racial Justice @surj.org · 4h

"Mayron said she let journalists document her life in intimate detail because she wanted people to 'see for themselves and feel it in their own lives' her family’s struggles in raising two babies after a traumatic pregnancy and while recovering from a history of addiction."

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Showing Up for Racial Justice @surj.org · 4h

“They forced me, basically, to have a child,” she said of the state after the abortion ban. But then, “they didn’t help me take care of that child.”

ProPublica @propublica.org · 6h

Due to Tennessee’s abortion ban, Mayron Hollis was forced to continue a pregnancy that threatened her life. An emergency delivery left her without a uterus and her baby with medical issues.

This was their first year in a post-Roe state (pub. Feb. 2024):

She Was Denied an Abortion After Roe Fell. This Is a Year in Her Family’s Life.

Tennessee law prohibits women from having abortions in nearly all circumstances. But once the babies are here, the state provides little help. We followed one family as they struggled to make it.

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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 9h

What gives you courage? Please immerse yourself in that right now.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 9h

It’s pronounced cyclist.

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Showing Up for Racial Justice @surj.org · 5h

"So what the hell do we do about it now? How do we build a mass movement that isn’t just symbolic protest but concretely defends and expands democracy to fully meet the needs of the multiracial working class and shift the conditions that led us here?"

Common Dreams @commondreams.org · 1d

How do we build a mass movement that isn’t just symbolic protest but concretely defends and expands democracy to fully meet the needs of the multiracial working class and shift the conditions that led us here? ask Julia and Chris of @surj.org.

A Counter-Campaign for Democracy from Below

How the left can fight Trump’s authoritarian crackdown.

www.commondreams.org

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Showing Up for Racial Justice @surj.org · 13h

The choice is between authoritarianism and a revitalized democracy rooted in working-class power. We cannot wait this out. We must have a counter-campaign now —not just to survive, but to fight for the kind of freedom that can’t be canceled.

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Showing Up for Racial Justice @surj.org · 13h

The white working class has more to gain by defending a multiracial democracy that centers tangible public goods than it does by clinging to the false promises of MAGA strongmen.

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Showing Up for Racial Justice @surj.org · 13h

For years, SURJ has organized white communities to recognize our collective shared interest in rejecting racism and authoritarian populism.

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Showing Up for Racial Justice @surj.org · 13h

Authoritarianism offers division, scapegoating, and declining standards of living. Multiracial democracy offers solidarity, higher wages, and genuine freedom.

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Showing Up for Racial Justice @surj.org · 13h

"One of the strongest tools the right uses against us is white supremacy to divide the working class and convince white people we have more in common with billionaires than with neighbors."

A Counter-Campaign for Democracy from Below | Common Dreams

How the left can fight Trump’s authoritarian crackdown.

www.commondreams.org

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Chandra Russo @chandrarusso.bsky.social · 19h

Two bright comrades give us our marching orders 💕
@kutalik.bsky.social @surj.org

A Counter-Campaign for Democracy from Below | Common Dreams

How the left can fight Trump’s authoritarian crackdown.

www.commondreams.org

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Showing Up for Racial Justice @surj.org · 2d

Phone bank with us from anywhere in the country to elect America's favorite mayoral candidate:

Showing up for Zohran - Phone Bank with SURJ! · Showing Up for Racial Justice

## Come phone bank for SURJ! We'll be calling to **elect progressive champion Zohran Mamdani** who is running to be Mayor of NYC. Come as you are! No experience needed! Full training & *lots* of ...

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Showing Up for Racial Justice @surj.org · 2d

"With early voting in the election starting in just over a month – election day is Tuesday, 4 November – the richest New Yorkers may be finding out the hard way that money can’t buy you everything." 😭🎻

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Showing Up for Racial Justice @surj.org · 2d

"'It’s just not working,' Kumar said. 'They’ve spent millions of dollars warning New Yorkers against a Zohran Mamdani win, and it didn’t work, because tenants want a rent freeze, they want to be able to stay in New York City.'"

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 19d

How the billionaire class and wealthy landlords are conspiring against Zohran Mamdani

The wealthiest New Yorkers are desperately to rally support – and millions of dollars – for Andrew Cuomo to defeat the democratic socialist

www.theguardian.com

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Showing Up for Racial Justice @surj.org · 3d

Join us on October 15 and 22nd to learn more concrete strategies from us and immigrant justice organizers to take action in your city. Share widely! ⬇️

Solidarity Mobilizations: a 2-part training on showing up for immigrant communities · Showing Up for Racial Justice

Across the country, immigrant communities are under attack and authoritarian forces are gaining ground. But there’s a growing movement of people ready to take action with clarity, courage, and discipl...

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Showing Up for Racial Justice @surj.org · 3d

This is a beautiful and moving example of how we show up for our neighbors

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Showing Up for Racial Justice @surj.org · 3d

"By the time he and his family arrived for the check-in, about 200 friends and well-wishers had gathered on the lawn in front of the ICE office. They cheered for De La Cruz as he exited the family’s minivan, sang the national anthem, and then watched him disappear behind the federal building doors."

Vermont Public @vermontpublic.org · 4d

Juan De La Cruz and his family feared the worst when he showed up for a check-in with immigration officials in St. Albans Tuesday. But the Panton resident will be allowed to stay in Vermont while his asylum case is pending.
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Immigration authorities ordered a Panton man to an ICE check-in. 200 friends decided to join him

Juan De La Cruz and his family feared the worst when he showed up for a check-in with immigration officials in St. Albans Tuesday. But the Panton resident will be allowed to stay in Vermont while his ...

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Showing Up for Racial Justice @surj.org · 4d

Join us to have conversations with Virginian voters between now and November 4th to send a clear message to MAGA and the Trump administration that they are not wanted in Virginia!

Register here:

Fight Back Fall - Phone Bank with SURJ! (Elect Zohran Mamdani in NYC, Block MAGA in VA! ) · Showing Up for Racial Justice

## Come phone bank for SURJ! We'll be calling to **elect progressive champion Zohran Mamdani** who is running to be Mayor of NYC and to **take back the Virginia Governorship from MAGA** by backing A...

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Showing Up for Racial Justice @surj.org · 4d

Abortion access is limited in the South, which is why people go to Virginia to have safe access to reproductive care. This is just one of the reasons why we need to show up to block MAGA in the governor's race.

Abortion policy in Virginia isn’t settled: Why this year’s election is key

Democrats say that if they don’t win in November, voters won’t get a chance to weigh in on a reproductive rights constitutional amendment.

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Guardrails of Democracy @demguardrails.bsky.social · 5d

Chicago is not laying down for ICE!
This is what community looks like!

“MAKE THEIR LIVES A LIVING HELL”

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Showing Up for Racial Justice @surj.org · 5d

Power in the streets --> pressure at the top --> pushing back against fascism.

Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 5d

Illinois and Chicago filed a lawsuit Monday aiming to stop the Trump administration from sending hundreds of National Guard troops to the city, just as troops prepared to deploy and hours after a federal judge blocked troops from being sent to Portland, Oregon.

Live updates: Illinois and Chicago sue to stop Trump from deploying the National Guard

Illinois and Chicago officials filed a lawsuit Monday aiming to stop President Donald Trump's administration from sending hundreds of National Guard troops to Chicago.

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Showing Up for Racial Justice @surj.org · 11d

If you're in NYC, sign up to canvass with the SURJ team here:

Showing Up for Zohran: Canvass with SURJ NYC! · Showing Up for Racial Justice

Join SURJ NYC to speak with white working class voters the Zohran campaign is not reaching! The Mamdani campaign is running an incredible canvassing operation, but there are parts of the city it is n...

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Showing Up for Racial Justice @surj.org · 11d

Join us to get Zohran to the finish line! We have phone banks happening every week from now until election day on November 4th.

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Showing Up for Racial Justice @surj.org · 11d

If Zohran Mamdani wins the New York City mayoral race in November, it will deal a massive blow to the billionaire class in the largest city in America. This will be a win for ALL of us.

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