Sunday January 13, 2019  •  1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Join us for a legislative strategy session and workshop that will demystify the legislative process, build our legislative capacity, and highlight the legislative priorities and strategies of our people of color (POC) led partners! This workshop is the first of a two-part series for anyone who is passionate, curious, or wants to learn more about the ways that policy combined with grassroots organizing can be used as a tool in the movement for racial justice and collective liberation.

Thursday January 10, 2019  • 6:45 PM - 9:00 PM
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Want to get involved with SURJ Bay Area? Come learn about our current work and activities. SURJ moves white people to act for justice, with passion and accountability, as part of a multi-racial majority.

You'll will hear about SURJ's pathways for entering the work, including committee work, upcoming workshops, and events. We'll answer your questions and share how you can get involved in the movement for racial justice.

Tuesday December 4, 2018  •  6:45 pm - 9:00 pm

Want to get involved with SURJ Bay Area? Come learn about our current work and activities. SURJ moves white people to act for justice, with passion and accountability, as part of a multi-racial majority.

Featured Speaker: Stacy Kono, Director of Hand in Hand (HIH), a national network of employers of nannies, housecleaners and home attendants, our families and allies, will speak about HIH's national work on the Federal Domestic Worker Bill of Rights and for #SanctuaryHomes. Hand in Hand is grounded in the conviction that dignified and respectful working conditions benefit worker and employer alike. HIH envision a future where people live in caring communities that recognize all of our interdependence.
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You'll will hear about SURJ's pathways for entering the work, including committee work, upcoming workshops, and events. We'll answer your questions and share how you can get involved in the movement for racial justice.

Saturday December 1, 2018 • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Join our Human Billboard in support of the caravan of Central American migrants making its way to the US border. They've made it to Mexico City and they're headed our way! Donald Trump and his white nationalist cronies are overturning years of established law granting amnesty to asylum seekers fleeing violence and persecution. They are mobilizing up to 15,000 troops to repel this caravan and other migrants at the border. Let's greet our neighbors from the south with open arms and solidarity! There will be a kid friendly space with materials for kids to make signs.

Friday November 30, 2018 • 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Join Queer & Trans SURJ for a screening of Free CeCe, a fundraiser for Transgenders in Florida Prisons (TGIFP). This film confronts the culture of violence surrounding trans women of color, through the voices of Laverne Cox and Cece McDonald.

Sunday, November 18, 2018 • 10:00 AM - 1:30 PM

Exploring the difficult conversations in our lives around race and power.  How do we approach the challenging conversations, whether it’s about confederate flags, Donald Trump, cultural appropriation, Palestine/Israel, or even just racism and racial justice in general?

Saturday November 17, 2018 • 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM

A workshop for anyone raising white children. It is an invitation for participants to root more deeply in mutual liberation by developing their capacities to have more meaningful conversations about race, racism and white supremacy with the children and young people in their lives.

Wednesday November 7, 2018  •  6:45 PM- 9:00 PM

Want to get involved with SURJ Bay Area? Come learn about our current work and activities. SURJ moves white people to act for justice, with passion and accountability, as part of a multi-racial majority.
You'll will hear about SURJ's pathways for entering the work, including committee work, upcoming workshops, and events. We'll answer your questions and share how you can get involved in the movement for racial justice.

Monday October 29, 2018 • 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

​What are the origins of the racial wealth gap and how can we leverage wealth to undermine, rather than support, the structures of white supremacy?

Saturday October 13, 2018 • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

SURJ Bay Area Youth and Families committee invites you to Racial Justice Story Time in Oakland! Led by a variety of educators, activists, and community partners, Racial Justice Story Time engages the whole family with children’s books and activities to help spark conversations about race and social justice issues.

Wednesday September 26, 2018 6:45pm - 9:00pm
Want to get involved with SURJ Bay Area? Come learn about our current work and activities. SURJ moves white people to act for justice, with passion and accountability, as part of a multi-racial majority.
You'll will hear about SURJ's pathways for entering the work, including Study and Action groups as well as committee work, upcoming workshops, and events. We'll answer your questions and share how you can get involved in the movement for racial justice.

 Tuesday September 25, 2018• CANCELLED

Join SURJ Bay Area to discuss how white supremacy impacts immigration historically and today and the many ways each of us can be effective and accountable in supporting immigrant-led movements. ​

Monday, Sept. 17th - Friday, Sept. 21st, 2018
Join SURJ Bay Area for a statewide week of lunchtimes calls to urge the Governor to sign vital criminal justice reform bills. We’ll provide the scripts, you provide the calls!

​Tuesday August 14, 2018 6:45 pm - 9 pm
Want to get involved with SURJ Bay Area? Come learn about our current work and activities. SURJ moves white people to act for justice, with passion and accountability, as part of a multi-racial majority.
You'll will hear about SURJ's pathways for entering the work, including Study and Action groups as well as committee work, upcoming workshops, and events. We'll answer your questions and share how you can get involved in the movement for racial justice.

Sunday July 29, 2018 • 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Do you sometimes get "triggered" or shutdown in stressful, racially tense situations?  This workshop, facilitated by the White Noise Collective, will explore how the brain and body respond to these perceived threats,  help you manage guilt and shame that can arise in learning about race and racism, and build skills that enable greater resilience in moments of challenge.

Saturday July 14, 2018 • 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Come get trained by Silicon Valley Debug in ways you can show up in support at court hearings. Learn about the court process, the bail system, and how you can help.

Saturday July 07, 2018 • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Kamaria Lofton will read her book My City is Oakland. My City Is Oakland is a fun and exciting book for children, high-lighting the wonderfully diverse and culturally-rich place we call home: Oakland, California.

Saturday, June 30 • 4:30 - 6:00 pm
Join a SURJ Bay Area Human Billboard as part of the national day of action - Families Belong Together/Familias Unidas No Divididas - to demand an end to the Trump Administration's atrocious immigration policies and to lift up the on-going work of immigrant-led organizations.

Meet at the intersection of Grand Ave. and Harrison.

SURJ Bay Area Youth and Families Committee invites you to Racial Justice Story Time. Led by a variety of educators, activists, and community partners, Racial Justice Story Time engages the whole family with stories and activities to help start conversations about race and social justice issues. The event is best suited for kids ages 2-8, but all are welcome.

On June 23, Melissa Reyes will read her book, I Am Sausal Creek, a bilingual English and Spanish picture book about the history of Oakland told through the voice of a local waterway.

Wednesday June 20, 2018 • 6:45 PM - 9:00 PM

Want to get involved with SURJ Bay Area? Come learn about our current work and activities. SURJ moves white people to act for justice, with passion and accountability, as part of a multi-racial majority.

​You will hear about SURJ's pathways for entering the work, including Study and Action groups as well as committee work, upcoming workshops, and events. We'll answer your questions and share how you can get involved in the movement for racial justice.

Wednesday June 13, 2018 • 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
​FREE film Screening of MAJOR! Documentary about the life and activism of Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, a formerly incarcerated Black transgender elder and activist. We will be joined by Janetta Johnson, Executive Director of the Transgender, Gender-Variant and Intersex Justice Project (TGI Justice Project).  Entry is free and first-come, first-served and we will also be fundraising for TGI Justice Project. Please bring cash if you'd like to donate.

Saturday June 9, 2018 • 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Join SURJ, the Immigrant Liberation Movement, the Alameda County Immigration Legal and Education Partnership, and the Kehilla Community Synagogue Immigration Committee for a special solidarity training for immigrant freedom and justice in the East Bay. The need to unify in support of migrants and their families is greater than any time in recent memory. Participants will train in documenting and monitoring ICE activity in real time, learn how to accompany immigrant families impacted by ICE raids and other ways to strengthen existing local immigrant defense and rapid response capacity.

​Sunday May 27, 2018 • 11:00 AM - 1:30 PM

This Critical Resistance workshop explores the role and history of policing in the U.S., the way it has impacted different communities, and how people have resisted and challenged its inherent violence. This workshop also goes over how we can reduce our reliance on policing by highlighting the various ways that building up community strength and practices lead to true safety that does not depend on law enforcement.

6 Consecutive Thursdays: May 24th to June 28th  6:30-9:30 pm

​SURJ Bay Area Study & Action is a community of learners committed to examining the histories of white supremacy and resistance movements, and building our abilities to effectively take action in support of Black and people of color-led organizations fighting for racial justice.

Thursday May 10, 2018 • 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM  

Gentrification comes up constantly in the Bay Area, but few of us feel equipped to take action against it. Is it inevitable? What can we do now to prevent displacement? 
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Berkeley City Councilmember Cheryl Davila is hosting a SURJ workshop which will put gentrification and displacement in a historical context so we understand the racialized political and economic drivers. You'll hear about past and current struggles led by communities of color to preserve their homes and communities.