Events & Actions

EVENTS

Take Racial Justice Action anytime!

Do you want to take Racial Justice ACTION anytime, on your own time? Check out our Action News! It’s a curated list of events and actions from organizations outside SURJ Marin that are available to you on your schedule. Click to learn more! Action News

Action Hour – 12-1pm Mondays

Feeling ready to take anti-racist action and unsure where to start? You can take action via the Action Hour Agenda or sign up for our Newsletter for weekly updates! Join SURJ Marin every Monday, at 12pm for a weekly Hour of Action. We meet over Zoom

Study and Action

Study & Action is a 6-session facilitated deep dive specifically to educate white folks on the history of racism and current day movements of BIPOC liberation. It is interactive and self-reflective. It is also an opportunity to build our own accountability as individuals and as

DIRECT ACTIONS

Help Us Advocate for Police Accountability

In accordance with approved Calif Assembly Bill 1185, SURJ Marin is actively working to push for a Citizen Oversight Board of the Marin Sheriff’s Dept. This is a chapter-wide campaign, and we are encouraging everyone involved with SURJ Marin to participate in our many activities designed to achieve this goal. Wondering why we need civilian oversight and increased accountability?

Black and Brown residents in Marin have been over-policed for decades
To protect human and civil rights of all Marin residents
To make the Sheriff’s Office accountable to the community
Increases transparency of Sheriff’s department
Gives impacted community members a voice
Provides independent investigation of complaints
Ensures community involvement
Provides confidentiality, anonymity, and protection from retaliation
Removes influence from law enforcement in overseeing their own operations
Reduces tax payer dollars associated with officer misconduct

For more information on how you can get involved in the SURJ Marin Police Accountability campaign, please follow us on our Facebook page and watch for upcoming action items in our weekly newsletter.

Join us to take action on issues of school police, housing, educational equity, immigrant rights, and more. Direct Actions are updated regularly.

TAKE ACTION NOW

SURJ is available to come speak about race at your next organizational meeting or social gathering. Email us!