'Let's be clear - The politicians, CEOs, and pundits against reparations are the same people against providing affordable housing, addressing the opioid crisis with compassion and resources, and fully funding our public schools.'
-Erin Heaney, Showing Up for Racial Justice
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Reparations aren’t just about rectifying the historic wrongs of enslavement—they provide a roadmap to building a state that makes good on the promise of freedom and dignity for ALL of us. I encourage my fellow white NYers to welcome this overdue opportunity for healing & unity.

This was a great conversation with Nikhil Raghuveera and Erica Jacqueline Licht at the end of 2023, discussing what it takes to bring in, and keep white people in, multiracial coalitions. Especially relevant as we gear up for November 2024 with really conflicted white voters.

BREAKING: 80+ movement leaders, including SURJ ED Erin Heaney, are protesting at the Capitol to stop Biden’s $106 billion deadly deal in the Senate

Congress: #StopArmingIsrael & protect immigrant families: CHOOSE LIFE, NOT WEAPONS & GENOCIDE!

We defeat authoritarians at the polls when we go through and not around the issues that the right-wing tries to wedge us against each other… and more lessons from the Kentucky Gubernatorial Race. thehill.com/homenews/campa…

I've seen enough: in a victory for the pro-choice side, Ohio Issue 1, a measure to establish a right to an abortion in the state constitution, passes.

Showing Up for Racial Justice is a national org that brings hundreds of thousands of white people into fights for racial & economic justice.

SURJ ED Erin Heaney joins us to talk about the group's work & her vision for a multiracial democracy.

Tune in 👇🏾 democracyincolor.com/podepisodes/20…

White people - come on in. We need you working with us for racial justice. It was great to talk with Steve Phillips on Democracy In Color. Listen to our conversation (then come join us at Showing Up for Racial Justice)

For our white folks, have you ever wanted to get involved with racial justice but didn't know where to start?

Tune in to our latest episode with Showing Up for Racial Justice ED Erin Heaney on where you're needed most! democracyincolor.com/podepisodes/20…

Proud of this work! Check out the latest SURJ video, “Right On Time,” that outlines our theory of change and 2023-25 strategy.

So proud of this work ❤️‍🔥 Thank you, team!

In our strategies to defeat fascism + build a multiracial democracy that works for everyone, we have to address that 1) our opposition’s base is overwhelmingly white and 2) that is not a coincidence, it’s a strategy. Thanks to the Forge + Convergence Magazine for publishing my take.

Wow so grateful to be in movement with these powerful humans. Thank you 22nd Century Initiative for such an inspiring weekend!

SURJ is out here at the 22ci forging a people-powered democracy conference! Catch our ED Erin Heaney on the Sun plenary, Appalachian Dir Beth Howard on the mic with Convergence Magazine Sun, our Assistant Dir Julia Daniel speaking on culture wars in schools Fri. Come find us ❤️‍🔥