No matter what happens on November 5, we’re going to need each other. Join SURJ-TC  for an election season focused on community building to sustain us in creating the world we want to live in. Together we can fight for our deepest longings while also taking care of ourselves and each other. Join us for one or all of these community building opportunities to support your body, mind, and heart as we show up during this election season.

We will ground our work together in the somatic practices and guidance of Prentis Hemphill who reminds us that “when we focus on external change without tending to internal transformation, we act out the worst of ourselves in the places where it matters most.” – What it Takes to Heal

We’ll practice movement as medicine, food for the soul, music to heal our hearts, courageous conversation, and more. Let’s set ourselves up to keep turning toward each other and building trust in relationships as we prioritize community care this fall and beyond.

If you have interest in one or all of the above, let us know by signing up here: REGISTRATION. We’ll take care of the rest and get back to you shortly!

Please email Mary Ellen with any questions: maryellenkav@gmail.com

Join us for election doorknocking in River Falls, WI – Saturdays until election day! Register: https://www.mobilize.us/surj/event/654963/

The presidential election is nearly here! And our neighbors in the purple state of Wisconsin are under the spotlight as the nation focuses on just a handful of battleground states that could tip the election one way or the other.

Come join fellow SURJ folks in an afternoon (or several!) of doorknocking in River Falls, to help Wisconsin turn its back on Trump and MAGA!

As the Uncommitted Movement’s 9/19 statement says, while they cannot endorse Kamala Harris, “our movement’s best hope for change lies in growing our anti-war organizing power, and that power would be severely undermined by a Trump administration… We must block Donald Trump, which is why we urge Uncommitted voters to vote against him and avoid third party candidates that could inadvertently boost his chances.”

It’s time to dump Trump for the final time! Join us – you won’t regret it if you do, but you may regret it if you don’t!

The MN Free Palestine Coalition is holding a protest and march to mark the one-year anniversary of Israel’s devastating assault on Gaza on Sunday October 6th.

Join the protest at 1:30 at Hennepin Avenue and Washington Avenue South in Minneapolis, at the Gateway Park.  Expect this to be a longer demonstration.

Help make this a massive crowd, marching in solidarity with Palestine!  The entire world will be protesting that week!

The clock is ticking! This kickstarter needs to raise $210K by 11/19 – can you pitch in, and share this with your friends and networks?

The Institute of Aspiring Abolitionists is raising funds to purchase a physical space to experiment with abolitionist frameworks of past (e.g., inner workings of the Underground Railroad), present (e.g., Relationships Evolving Possibilities, MH First), and future (to be determined in the space).

SURJ-TC is excited about the many possibilities when the Institute has its own center. Can you help kick in?

SURJ is sending a small contingent. We encourage you to also join! Purchase your ticket today!

Email us if you want to meet up with our little group of attendees!

Can’t make it on 10/26? You can make a donation directly to the organization

Want to volunteer? Fill out this form: https://forms.gle/WiFXx9vLeLped5NY7

The Incarcerated Workers’ Organizing Committee is looking for activists not currently incarcerated who would pair up with people who are currently incarcerated and who’d like to make changes in their situations.

The amount a prisoner can do to improve the prisons is limited, and having a buddy outside who can do a little more can be helpful.  Outside supporters can bring public attention to conditions within the prisons, and lobby for legislation that prisoners think would enable them to live better lives, and avoid returning to prison.

IWOC hopes that you could commit to weekly phone calls with your incarcerated buddy and possible monthly visits(in-person or video) for a year.

This is a new project, and you’d be among the people making this happen for the first time!

Interested?  Sign up here:  http://bit.ly/changemakerbuddy

SURJ-TC works as a local chapter for SURJ National.  Our work is local and so are our volunteers. Within this volunteer-driven culture, we strive always to make our work as transparent and non-hierarchical as we know how while holding ourselves accountable to organize white people to build the political will to end white supremacy and implement our theory of change (i.e., self-education, action, and calling in more white people). 

We welcome volunteers in our working groups and teams and can offer a variety of tasks and areas of interest. Currently we have the following opportunities available: 

• SURJ-TC Communications Working Group is looking for volunteers to help with monthly email set-up and social media posting support.

If you’d like to find out more or are interested in other ways to get involved, email showingupforracialjusticemn@gmail.com.

SURJ-TC is now able to accept online donations via PayPal! Visit our donate page and click the “donate” button to set up your one-time or recurring donation!

How will your donation be used? We are an all-volunteer group, and your donations will be put to good use, to help our chapter cover things like:

• Compensating BIPOC partners for their time reviewing SURJ-TC curriculums
• Supplies and shipping costs for movement projects
• Occasional chapter program costs
• Basic monthly operating costs such as Zoom, our database, e-newsletters and action reminders, and our website.

SURJ-Twin Cities Chapter:  Learn more – SURJ-TC is a Minnesota chapter of Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ). SURJ is a national network of groups and individuals organizing white people for racial justice. White people have been told for years by Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) activists that we need to educate and organize our own people. So that’s what we try to do. Learn more at www.surjtc.org. SURJ-TC is one of 150 chapters and affiliates nationwide. Learn about SURJ National at surj.org.

Looking forward to seeing you soon!

In solidarity,

Your friends at SURJ-TC