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Billions of our U.S. tax dollars are funding militarized state violence, from ICE’s abductions to Israel’s genocide against the Palestinian people. Read more at NotMyTaxDollars.org.
February 7, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Billions of our U.S. tax dollars are funding militarized state violence, from ICE’s abductions to Israel’s genocide against the Palestinian people. Read more at NotMyTaxDollars.org.
The 2026-2027 #California budget increases corrections spending despite the prison population continuing to fall. We should be releasing elderly and low risk people to their communities, not keeping them locked up. Contact state representatives bit.ly/budgetaction26 and tell them #CloseCAPrisons
February 6, 2026 at 6:01 PM
The 2026-2027 #California budget increases corrections spending despite the prison population continuing to fall. We should be releasing elderly and low risk people to their communities, not keeping them locked up. Contact state representatives bit.ly/budgetaction26 and tell them #CloseCAPrisons
Our calls are growing louder for an arms embargo. MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD AND EMAIL THE PORT BOARD TO CUT TIES WITH GENOCIDE: armsembargonow.com
February 5, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Our calls are growing louder for an arms embargo. MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD AND EMAIL THE PORT BOARD TO CUT TIES WITH GENOCIDE: armsembargonow.com
Today at 4pm! Join us to demand an end to ICE terror in our cities and communities!
January 24, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Today at 4pm! Join us to demand an end to ICE terror in our cities and communities!
PACK THE PORT TO STOP OAKLAND'S COMPLICITY IN GENOCIDE! See you on Thursday December 18th, at 3pm!
TAKE ACTION:
armsembargonow.com
TAKE ACTION:
armsembargonow.com
December 15, 2025 at 5:39 PM
PACK THE PORT TO STOP OAKLAND'S COMPLICITY IN GENOCIDE! See you on Thursday December 18th, at 3pm!
TAKE ACTION:
armsembargonow.com
TAKE ACTION:
armsembargonow.com
Join the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights for an afternoon of community and connection! Write holiday cards to individuals currently incarcerated across California's jail and prison systems.
Monday, December 8th, 4 - 6 PM
Berkeley Public Library - West Branch 125 University Ave, Berkeley
Monday, December 8th, 4 - 6 PM
Berkeley Public Library - West Branch 125 University Ave, Berkeley
November 26, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Join the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights for an afternoon of community and connection! Write holiday cards to individuals currently incarcerated across California's jail and prison systems.
Monday, December 8th, 4 - 6 PM
Berkeley Public Library - West Branch 125 University Ave, Berkeley
Monday, December 8th, 4 - 6 PM
Berkeley Public Library - West Branch 125 University Ave, Berkeley
Want to send corrupt corporations a message they can’t ignore this holiday season? Pledge to boycott Home Depot, Target, and Amazon from November 27th through December 1st with us.
November 24, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Want to send corrupt corporations a message they can’t ignore this holiday season? Pledge to boycott Home Depot, Target, and Amazon from November 27th through December 1st with us.
Join us TOMORROW for a community rally and send a clear message to all Microsoft execs: NO TECH FOR GENOCIDE! DIGITAL ARMS EMBARGO NOW!
📅 When: Tuesday, Nov 18th at 1pm PT
📍 Where: Yerba Buena Gardens (Near Mission St), San Francisco
📅 When: Tuesday, Nov 18th at 1pm PT
📍 Where: Yerba Buena Gardens (Near Mission St), San Francisco
November 17, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Join us TOMORROW for a community rally and send a clear message to all Microsoft execs: NO TECH FOR GENOCIDE! DIGITAL ARMS EMBARGO NOW!
📅 When: Tuesday, Nov 18th at 1pm PT
📍 Where: Yerba Buena Gardens (Near Mission St), San Francisco
📅 When: Tuesday, Nov 18th at 1pm PT
📍 Where: Yerba Buena Gardens (Near Mission St), San Francisco
Join the 6th Annual 'Rethinking Thanksgiving' webinar to challenge the legacy of the ‘thanksgiving’ holiday and discuss how to collectively work together to confront colonialism.
✨️Sunday, Nov 23 at 1pm PT
✨️"Colonialism is the Problem, Solidarity is the Answer"
✨️Register: tinyurl.com/2025rethinking
✨️Sunday, Nov 23 at 1pm PT
✨️"Colonialism is the Problem, Solidarity is the Answer"
✨️Register: tinyurl.com/2025rethinking
November 17, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Join the 6th Annual 'Rethinking Thanksgiving' webinar to challenge the legacy of the ‘thanksgiving’ holiday and discuss how to collectively work together to confront colonialism.
✨️Sunday, Nov 23 at 1pm PT
✨️"Colonialism is the Problem, Solidarity is the Answer"
✨️Register: tinyurl.com/2025rethinking
✨️Sunday, Nov 23 at 1pm PT
✨️"Colonialism is the Problem, Solidarity is the Answer"
✨️Register: tinyurl.com/2025rethinking
Take action today #VeteransDay Nov 11 with Vets and allies across the country to say NO - no cut to vital services, no ICE attacks on our neighbors, no military in our streets. Find a protest near you at vetssayno.org
#VetsSayNo #NoCutsNoOccupation
#VetsSayNo #NoCutsNoOccupation
November 11, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Take action today #VeteransDay Nov 11 with Vets and allies across the country to say NO - no cut to vital services, no ICE attacks on our neighbors, no military in our streets. Find a protest near you at vetssayno.org
#VetsSayNo #NoCutsNoOccupation
#VetsSayNo #NoCutsNoOccupation
Are you horrified by the ways the Trump administration is directly attacking the safety of our communities?
Join SURJ for a Mass Meeting for White Oaklanders!
Register here- secure.ngpvan.com/YLf3X3OJiUOD...
Join SURJ for a Mass Meeting for White Oaklanders!
Register here- secure.ngpvan.com/YLf3X3OJiUOD...
November 4, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Are you horrified by the ways the Trump administration is directly attacking the safety of our communities?
Join SURJ for a Mass Meeting for White Oaklanders!
Register here- secure.ngpvan.com/YLf3X3OJiUOD...
Join SURJ for a Mass Meeting for White Oaklanders!
Register here- secure.ngpvan.com/YLf3X3OJiUOD...
Please join us in calling for the release of Mohammad Ibrahim using the actions in this toolkit. Mohammed is a 16 year-old American child from Florida who has been held in Israeli prison since February 2025. Let’s all work together to bring this child home safe and sound.
Bring Mo Home Campaign
FREE & RETURN American Child, Mohammed Zaher Ibrahim NOW! Mohammed Ibrahim is an American child from Florida, who was only 15 years old when Israeli soldiers violently kidnapped him in February…
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November 3, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Please join us in calling for the release of Mohammad Ibrahim using the actions in this toolkit. Mohammed is a 16 year-old American child from Florida who has been held in Israeli prison since February 2025. Let’s all work together to bring this child home safe and sound.
Today at 5pm, Embarcadero Plaza SF!
From @bayresistance
Join us to say: All Ice Out of The Bay! We are ready to stand with our communities against any ICE escalation or deployment of national guard in the bay.
We are powerful, we are peaceful. We keep us safe.
From @bayresistance
Join us to say: All Ice Out of The Bay! We are ready to stand with our communities against any ICE escalation or deployment of national guard in the bay.
We are powerful, we are peaceful. We keep us safe.
October 23, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Today at 5pm, Embarcadero Plaza SF!
From @bayresistance
Join us to say: All Ice Out of The Bay! We are ready to stand with our communities against any ICE escalation or deployment of national guard in the bay.
We are powerful, we are peaceful. We keep us safe.
From @bayresistance
Join us to say: All Ice Out of The Bay! We are ready to stand with our communities against any ICE escalation or deployment of national guard in the bay.
We are powerful, we are peaceful. We keep us safe.
If federal troops invade the bay, we WILL mobilize! From @bayresistance, sign up for text alerts at bayresistance.org
October 22, 2025 at 1:10 AM
If federal troops invade the bay, we WILL mobilize! From @bayresistance, sign up for text alerts at bayresistance.org
Watermelon Connections (WC) is a grassroots mutual aid collective supporting a group of families in Gaza by connecting with them personally, amplifying their stories & fundraising to help them to access food, diapers, medicine, clothes, tents, and other necessities. linktr.ee/watermelon.c...
October 10, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Watermelon Connections (WC) is a grassroots mutual aid collective supporting a group of families in Gaza by connecting with them personally, amplifying their stories & fundraising to help them to access food, diapers, medicine, clothes, tents, and other necessities. linktr.ee/watermelon.c...
Last weekend, SURJ members and community members gathered to write postcards and share their stories with @CAgovernor @gavinnewsom to urge him to veto AB 715. Tomorrow, we will have an action hour to make calls and emails to his office. Join us!
Register here: tinyurl.com/oct8-veto-ab715
Register here: tinyurl.com/oct8-veto-ab715
October 7, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Last weekend, SURJ members and community members gathered to write postcards and share their stories with @CAgovernor @gavinnewsom to urge him to veto AB 715. Tomorrow, we will have an action hour to make calls and emails to his office. Join us!
Register here: tinyurl.com/oct8-veto-ab715
Register here: tinyurl.com/oct8-veto-ab715
Join SURJ Bay Area for an action half hour to learn more about AB715, the public education censorship bill designed to censor criticism of Israel and education about Palestinian histories. Together we’ll demand that Governor Newsom protect free speech in our classrooms & veto this dangerous bill!
September 29, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Join SURJ Bay Area for an action half hour to learn more about AB715, the public education censorship bill designed to censor criticism of Israel and education about Palestinian histories. Together we’ll demand that Governor Newsom protect free speech in our classrooms & veto this dangerous bill!
Oakland is facing a housing crisis — and criminalizing homelessness will only make it worse.
The Encampment Abatement Policy would:
Push thousands more people onto the streets
Increase mental health crises and overdoses
Waste taxpayer dollars without solving homelessness
We need real solutions!
The Encampment Abatement Policy would:
Push thousands more people onto the streets
Increase mental health crises and overdoses
Waste taxpayer dollars without solving homelessness
We need real solutions!
September 5, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Oakland is facing a housing crisis — and criminalizing homelessness will only make it worse.
The Encampment Abatement Policy would:
Push thousands more people onto the streets
Increase mental health crises and overdoses
Waste taxpayer dollars without solving homelessness
We need real solutions!
The Encampment Abatement Policy would:
Push thousands more people onto the streets
Increase mental health crises and overdoses
Waste taxpayer dollars without solving homelessness
We need real solutions!
📢Action Alert: Call CA Senators today to demand they oppose AB 715! Let them know that censorship has no place in our California schools. Let’s flood their lines before a potential hearing next week! 📢
September 4, 2025 at 9:13 PM
📢Action Alert: Call CA Senators today to demand they oppose AB 715! Let them know that censorship has no place in our California schools. Let’s flood their lines before a potential hearing next week! 📢
A new Oakland councilmember is trying to push through an anti-homeless policy while militarization against the poor and unhoused is being unleashed nationally. Keep this policy OUT of Oakland. Sign the petition: www.change.org/p/invest-in-...
August 31, 2025 at 4:30 PM
A new Oakland councilmember is trying to push through an anti-homeless policy while militarization against the poor and unhoused is being unleashed nationally. Keep this policy OUT of Oakland. Sign the petition: www.change.org/p/invest-in-...
Our efforts are working but we must keep up the pressure and be ready to mobilize! Pro-Israel groups are pushing for AB715 to be heard in committee during the week of September 8th. If a hearing is scheduled, we will mobilize immediately. RSVP HERE: bit.ly/ab715sept
August 30, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Our efforts are working but we must keep up the pressure and be ready to mobilize! Pro-Israel groups are pushing for AB715 to be heard in committee during the week of September 8th. If a hearing is scheduled, we will mobilize immediately. RSVP HERE: bit.ly/ab715sept
Team SURJ was proud to be one of 50 "Ride for Palestine" teams raising funds for the Middle East Children's Alliance to support lifesaving work in Gaza.
Fundraising is open for a few more days:
🔗 rideforpalestine.akaraisin.com/.../t/SURJba...
Fundraising is open for a few more days:
🔗 rideforpalestine.akaraisin.com/.../t/SURJba...
August 26, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Team SURJ was proud to be one of 50 "Ride for Palestine" teams raising funds for the Middle East Children's Alliance to support lifesaving work in Gaza.
Fundraising is open for a few more days:
🔗 rideforpalestine.akaraisin.com/.../t/SURJba...
Fundraising is open for a few more days:
🔗 rideforpalestine.akaraisin.com/.../t/SURJba...