Make Room for SURJ

Veronica Oberholzer and Micki Luckey 

This blog addresses those of us who have put SURJ aside or who have minimized our participation, whether we’re feeling over-taxed, not sure how to re-engage, or unsure how to manage a level of engagement that maintains a satisfying level of participation. After the white supremacist murders in Buffalo, SURJ National Director Erin Heaney wrote, “Today, like so many days in America — a country plagued by racist violence — we are all asking ourselves what to do in response.” Are you satisfied with your response, or are you looking to deepen your engagement with racial justice work?

Two SURJ BA members hold up a banner saying Showing Up for Racial Justice at a Human Billboard during the Covid pandemic. A parked bicycle in the foreground has a sign saying Black Trans Lives Matter.

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