Showing Up for Racial Justice - SURJ, NYC

How do we thoughtfully and respectfully do better at discussing political issues with those we disagree with? Most of us know that building trust and making positive connections with our co-workers, neighbors, family, and friends make it easier to engage effectively in difficult conversations, but sometimes the moment still gets the better of us. Join SURJ NYC on January 28 from 6:30-9pm eastern for our Workshop on Building Calling In Skills & Capacity to strengthen our skills and effectiveness by deepening our understanding of the Calling In process and reflecting on our own experiences. Register at bit.ly/CallingInJan2026 (bink in lio!)

🚨ACTION ALERT 🚨 🚨

Nearly a DECADE after killing unarmed in front of his 4-month-old baby and teen stepdaughter, NYPD Officer Wayne Isaacs is trying to get away with murder – again.

For over 9 years, Isaacs and his lawyers have used every trick in the book to shield him from facing any consequences. Just two weeks before Isaacs’ long-overdue discipline trial, Isaacs and his lawyers filed a motion to dismiss the charges, arguing Isaacs was acting as a civilian (not a cop) when he shot Delrawn. This contradicts all of their previous arguments that Isaacs was acting as a cop — which is why the City had to foot the bill for his civil suit settlement to the Small family and the AG prosecuted him for murder. While the NYPD Deputy Commissioner of Trials fell for their antics, the final decision falls to Commissioner Jessica Tisch – she must see through their hypocrisy and do right by Delrawn’s family.

Tell , do your job: uphold the charges, let the discipline trial proceed as scheduled on November 19-21, and !

👉 call TODAY: bit.ly/call4delrawn (also in b1o)
👉 want to make calls in community with SURJ NYC? L1nk is in stories to join us on zoom from 12pm-1pm

Did you know the legal justifications for colonization from 1493 are still in use in New York State today?

On November 18, come learn about the Doctrine of Discovery—a 1493 justification for colonization that still impacts New York law today. The event will feature 🍽 Dinner + 🎥 A short film screening + 🪶 Teachings from Onondaga Nation leaders. All proceeds benefit the American Indian Law Alliance and the movement.
🎟Get tickets and donate here: https://givebutter.com/unravelingcolonization (grab the link in our bio too)

Close to 75 New Yorkers including clergy and elected officials were arrested last week fighting back against ICE’s abuses inside 26 Federal Plaza and in our communities. They sent a clear message – ICE abuses must stop. This Thursday 9/25 we continue that drumbeat.

Join us at 6pm at Foley Square to raise our voices against damaging policies and in defense of our communities and rights as New Yorkers.

Join us to demand an immediate end to ICE abuses in our city. Get ICE Out!

Join us to demand that federal troops stay out of New York City. Keep your Hands Off NYC!

Join us to demand that state and local lawmakers pass legislation to protect immigrant communities, including New York for All and the NYC Trust Act.

See you at 6pm at Foley Square to rally and march around 26 Federal Plaza, and bring your pots, pans and noisemakers!

Image description for slide 1: Graphic reading “New Yorkers Against ICE / 6 pm * 9/25 * Foley Square * Bring pots and pans.” Image shows a pen and ink drawing of a group of protestors holding signs that read NEW YORK FOR ALL! NO TROOPS IN OUR CITIES! and ICE OUT OF NY

Image description for slide 2: Logos of Make the Road New York, NYIC, Climate Defenders, NYC Democratic Socialists, ICE Out of New York, Solidarity Organizing Initiative, Invest in Our NY, PSC CUNY, Citizen Action of New York, Jews for Racial & Economic Justice, AFGE 3911, Northwest Bronx NWBCCC, 50501, Met Council on Housing, Indivisible Brooklyn, Artists for a Free World, Communication Workers of America, Immigrant Defense Project, NYS Senator Julia Salazar, UAW Region 9A, Bend the Arc Jewish Action, If Not Now, SURJ NYC, Jackson Heights Indivisible

Text at the bottom reads: (Endorsers list in formation)

Image description for slide 3: Graphic reading: New Yorkers Against ICE / 6 pm * 9/25 * Foley Square / DEMANDS / 1. ICE out of New York, ICE out of the Courts! / 2. Pass NY4All in Albany & NYC Trust Act in NYC! / 3. No Troops in NYC! Hands Off NYC! / Call your NYC and NYS reps - reps.fyi

We at the Beyond Policing Working Group of SURJ NYC are disgusted with Commissioner Tisch’s cowardly decision yesterday. When appointed by Mayor Adams, Commissioner Tisch promised to strengthen discipline against NYPD misconduct but it is clear this was a front to gain credibility as a “reformer.”

If she truly held the NYPD accountable, she would take the recommendations from the Civilian Complaint Review Board and her own Deputy Commissioner of Trials Rosemarie Maldonado, and fire Lt. Rivera for killing Allan Feliz.

If she is truly serious about public safety, she would remove individuals from the NYPD who are a clear threat to that safety and a danger to her constituents.

But Commissioner Tisch condones state violence through this reversal in a cynical move to gain favor with the NYPD, all in pursuit of her own future political ambitions.

The Feliz family has been showing up for five long years, demanding accountability, demanding justice for the death of their beloved Allan. We at BPWG continue to support these demands. In fact, we further demand that since Commissioner Tisch has abdicated her responsibility to the citizens of New York City, that the authority to determine police discipline be removed from the office of Police Commissioner due to corruption.

It’s time for NYC’s leaders to stand up for their constituents, not bow down and capitulate to the violent, corrupt purveyors of state violence.

ACTION ALERT 🚨We are going ALL OUT FOR !

Almost SIX years ago, NYPD Officer Jonathan Rivera shot Allan Feliz point blank during an unjust traffic stop. Despite racking up multiple misconduct allegations and lawsuits since, the NYPD ludicrously promoted Rivera to lieutenant and NYPD Commissioner Tisch wants to let Rivera walk without facing any discipline for killing Allan. This cannot stand!!

Rally with the Feliz family to demand stop protecting killer cops and !

📍WEDS 8/20 12pm 1 Police Plaza

We joined Invest in Our New York and nearly 50 other organizations, representing thousands of New Yorkers, to urge state leaders to call a special session and protect us from the Federal Budget Scam. We need to and pass the New York for All and Dignity Not Detention acts—now!