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Showing Up for Racial Justice @surj.org · 29/09/2026

Racism is a strategy used by billionaires for their benefit, and we refuse to buy into it.

Showing Up for Racial Justice @surj.org · 28/09/2026

Only 36 days until the midterms, and we’re turning out to elect people *like* us to fight *for* us. These are the candidates fighting to: ✅ Protect trans kids ✅ Stop data centers ✅ Protect elections ✅ Win medicare for all ✅ Abolish ICE

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Claire @baseball-broad.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

This is tonight!

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Showing Up for Racial Justice @surj.org · 23/09/2026

In 2020,millions of people from Minneapolis to Milan hit the streets in response to the racist murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor and went searching for what it means to be anti-racist. Six years later, in a time of authoritarian consolidation, what does it mean to show up as an anti-racist?

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Showing Up for Racial Justice @surj.org · 23/09/2026

MAGA-style, authoritarian governments are winning elections across the globe with unapologetic racism at the center of their campaigns. And Black people, Muslims, and immigrants are overwhelmingly experiencing the violent attacks of their regimes.

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Showing Up for Racial Justice @surj.org · 21/09/2026

"Musk is one of the world’s prime investors in great replacement theory and artificial intelligence. That’s not a coincidence, I suspect." @ibramxk.bsky.social's latest on the stories that Big Tech tells in order to distract from the conversation around unregulated AI.

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Showing Up for Racial Justice @surj.org · 21/09/2026

"How do you distract from AI companies threatening the future of civilization, all of us producing, consuming, reproducing, and sharing cultural productions from songs to art to literature? Reposition the threat as the protector (and racialize civilization), just as Nazis did." - Dr. Kendi

theemancipator.org

Black and Brown People Are Not Coming to Replace You. Unregulated AI Is.

“Gut gemacht!” Elon Musk said to Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party leader, Alice Weidel, on X. Musk posted “well done” on September 6, 2026. AfD had won the German state of Saxony-Anhalt, the fi...

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Showing Up for Racial Justice @surj.org · 17/09/2026

Ready to organize more white people into the work? Join us: surj.org/join

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Showing Up for Racial Justice @surj.org · 17/09/2026

"If we use this opportunity to talk about the political uses of racism, we can invite more white people living under conditions of increasing precarity into a multiracial movement that serves majorities."

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Showing Up for Racial Justice @surj.org · 17/09/2026

"At the border of Mississippi and Tennessee, historically Black neighborhoods in Memphis have joined forces with majority white communities in South Haven, MS to fight the infrastructure required for Elon Musk’s AI."

convergencemag.com

Is Data Center Resistance a New Vehicle for Multiracial Democracy?

Anti-data center sentiment, from Kentucky to Michigan, is proving to be an effective way to overcome racial divisions and carve out new winning coalitions.

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Showing Up for Racial Justice @surj.org · 16/09/2026

BIG NEWS: Join us in conversation with Dr. Ibram X. Kendi on September 28th at 8PM ET about his latest book, Chain of Ideas: the Origins of Our Authoritarian Age, a deep-dive on the startling effectiveness of the use of the “Great Replacement Theory” over time and in this moment.

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Showing Up for Racial Justice @surj.org · 11/09/2026

white working class: choose your fighters poll by @dataforprogress.org Join the fight: www.surj.org/join

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Showing Up for Racial Justice @surj.org · 09/09/2026

We need more people like Justin Pearson in Congress who are gonna represent and fight for their communities when big tech tries to bully them or buy their decisions.

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Chandra Russo @chandrarusso.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

My newest piece with proud Appalachian organizer Shawna McCown in @convergencemag.com We argue that while data center resistance is winning many of its immediate fights, it can accomplish something bigger: building a multiracial movement of the many. @surj.org j.org @stanfordpress.bsky.social

convergencemag.com

Is Data Center Resistance a New Vehicle for Multiracial Democracy?

Anti-data center sentiment, from Kentucky to Michigan, is proving to be an effective way to overcome racial divisions and carve out new winning coalitions.

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Showing Up for Racial Justice @surj.org · 04/09/2026

Let’s be real. We have authoritarianism in this country because of white voters. Part of OUR work is committing to going back into OUR communities and organizing our folks away from racism and into movements for change. Join us: www.mobilize.us/surj/event/1...

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Showing Up for Racial Justice @surj.org · 02/09/2026

From the civil rights movement to our work today, we know there is immense political power in the south. Learn more in our webinar with TN Rep. Justin Pearson and Rukia Lumumba on September 9th. Sign up: www.mobilize.us/surj/event/1...

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Showing Up for Racial Justice @surj.org · 01/09/2026

OUR FOOD SYSTEM IS UNJUST! Fight with us for a more equitable future: www.mobilize.us/surj/event/7...

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Showing Up for Racial Justice @surj.org · 31/08/2026

Join SURJ in conversation with Southern political powerhouses, Rukia Lumumba and Justin Pearson, on the importance of building Southern Black political power and SURJ’s electoral plan for 2026 and the necessary work white people have to do in the upcoming midterm elections.

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Showing Up for Racial Justice @surj.org · 31/08/2026

So it’s critical that we center racial justice, especially the movements for Black political power in the US South, in our strategies to not just win in the short term, but win the multiracial democracy that we truly need.

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Showing Up for Racial Justice @surj.org · 31/08/2026

Racism and scapegoating have been at the core of the authoritarian movement’s strategy since the Civil Rights movement won landmark change that massively threatened capitalists and oligarchs.

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William Lawrence @wewill2026.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Mass surveillance is inherently un-American and Michigan is sending clear signals to those watching: People across the political spectrum are fed up. We're banding together against Big Tech oligarchs wielding the false promise of safety to surveil our every move.

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Showing Up for Racial Justice @surj.org · 28/08/2026

For those of us in the US, out-organizing authoritarianism requires us to 1) not let billionaire war criminals distract us with scapegoats and 2) turn back towards our own communities and commit to organizing people away from racist, genocidal ideologies in all their forms.

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Showing Up for Racial Justice @surj.org · 28/08/2026

And much of Israel’s blueprint for the heavy use of surveillance and violence to enforce apartheid has come straight from our own country’s racist practices.

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Showing Up for Racial Justice @surj.org · 28/08/2026

Hundreds of millions of people across the globe– and 30 million in the US– are a part of churches that support Christian Zionism, including some of the most powerful people in the federal government.

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Showing Up for Racial Justice @surj.org · 28/08/2026

As this happens, it is important that we do not fall into the trap of believing that Zionism is a Jewish problem for only Jews to fix.

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Showing Up for Racial Justice @surj.org · 28/08/2026

Powerful organizing is changing the political calculus around US/Israel politics to stop US tax dollars from funding bombs in Palestine and super PACs from buying US elections.

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Showing Up for Racial Justice @surj.org · 26/08/2026

If you’re a white person on the internet who’s not falling for billionaire propaganda, you’ve found your political home! Come on innnn Take your first action with us: www.mobilize.us/surj/event/794925/?…

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Showing Up for Racial Justice @surj.org · 26/08/2026

Rest in sweet peace, Dolly 🕊️✨

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Showing Up for Racial Justice @surj.org · 24/08/2026

Tens of thousands in majority-Black Memphis are still without power. AI data centers? Running non-stop.

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Astra Taylor @astra.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

While everyone with sense is rightly excited about Angie Nixon in Florida (!!!) I wanna flag that Anthropic, the supposedly ethical AI company that's so concerned with safety, recently launched a $2.5 million broadcast buy boosting her now-opponent, the Trump-backed Ashley Moody.

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Showing Up for Racial Justice @surj.org · 19/08/2026

"Working class people do not need more polished language about their pain. They need leaders who will actually fight the forces making their lives harder. They need to know who we are with and who we are willing to take on." Congrats to Angie Nixon on her primary win in Florida!

convergencemag.com

Don’t Surrender Power: A Conversation with Florida Rep. Angie Nixon

Angie Nixon serves in the Florida House of Representatives, a body essentially under the direct control of Ron DeSantis. Learn how this movement-born official has navigated the complexities of Florida...

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Showing Up for Racial Justice @surj.org · 18/08/2026

Cities across the US are cutting ties with Flock because of public pressure, and you can take this fight to wherever you live. Go to deflock.org to learn more about the movement and join SURJ at surj.org/join to continue to fight for a surveillance-free future.

deflock.org

DeFlock

Find license plate readers (LPRs) near you.

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Showing Up for Racial Justice @surj.org · 18/08/2026

As researchers Rindala A. and Dave M. have said, "Flock's network didn't create racial profiling; it industrialized it, turning deeply encoded and vague language into scalable surveillance that can search thousands of cameras across state lines."

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Showing Up for Racial Justice @surj.org · 18/08/2026

There are countless examples of misuse by law enforcement. Flock camera systems have been abused by officers to stalk ex-partners, to share data with federal agencies like ICE to track immigrants, and to target people seeking out-of-state abortions.

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Showing Up for Racial Justice @surj.org · 18/08/2026

These cameras can identify more than just license plates and cars. They can also track people. Public records requests showed that police searched for characteristics of individuals, including by race, gender, clothing, height, tattoos, and perceived political affiliation.

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Showing Up for Racial Justice @surj.org · 18/08/2026

Flock cameras are everywhere, and the likelihood that your city has installed them in your neighborhood is pretty high.

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Showing Up for Racial Justice @surj.org · 18/08/2026

'In a new interview, he told Bloomberg that “we’re not Big Brother” — definitely not a thing that Big Brother would say, right? — and that “we’re focused on protecting people.”'

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Showing Up for Racial Justice @surj.org · 18/08/2026

Flock's CEO has had to do major damage control to the company's reputation after communities across the country and across political beliefs have come together to pressure their cities to cancel or block Flock contracts. The fight has only begun.

futurism.com

Sensing He's in Deep Trouble, Flock Safety CEO Says It's All Been a Big Misunderstanding

Flock Safety CEO Garrett Langley remains adamant that it's just one big misunderstanding, arguing that "we're not Big Brother."

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