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Quick links: Building Racial Justice Through AllyshipSept 23 2020, 6:30pmhttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/120783985151 Responding to Racist RemarksSept 30 2020, 6:30pmhttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/120784785545 Writing to Heal Pt. 1Sept 16 2020, 10:00amhttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/120786400375 Writing to Heal Pt. 2Sept 23 2020, 10:00amhttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/120786400375 Building Racial Justice Through AllyshipUnderstanding differences and […]

SURJ ROC joins the Rochester community in strongly condemning the RPD for their murder of Daniel Prude. We also strongly condemn City Hall, the RPD, and the Locust Club for willfully covering up this crime, and taking no disciplinary action […]

SURJ ROC is proud to announce the following workshops for July! Quick links here (further descriptions below): Writing to Heal (register for both sessions) Building Racial Justice through Allyship Enacting Accompliceship: A Discussion of D-L Stewart and Bettina Love Responding […]

“Racism is a community health crisis.” In response to the call of the Black Agenda Group to join in its declaration on the racial inequities in our health care system, and the BAG’s call to action, the Rochester chapter of […]

Overfunding police has led to militarization, which has given the police the tools to escalate violence rather than to deescalate. Defunding would give us the opportunity to refocus much of the funds that have been used for over-policing Black and […]

Recent events, including the response to the Covid-19 pandemic and anti-police brutality demonstrations that have in some cases inspired property and other damage, have demonstrated how virulent and urgent a threat to life and dignity still remains for people of […]

At SURJ (Showing Up for Racial Justice) Rochester, we supported and participated in yesterday’s rally. As a white ally group, we celebrate the thousand people who showed up, wore masks, listened, applauded, shouted, carried signs of solidarity against police brutality, […]