As we move deeper into economic crisis, now is the time for white people to recommit to organizing our own into solidarity, not blame. We know those at the top are spending billions to divide us against each other. Whether it’s blaming immigrants for the housing crisis or poor Southerners for Trump, when working people blame one another, billionaires are high-fiving in the background.
Solidarity– showing up for and with each other because we know our lives depend on it fates are intertwined– is how we resist/fight an antidote to division. And we know white people are a primary target for these “divide and conquer” tactics, and thus so a necessary group to organize. Join SURJ with leaders from the Chicago Teachers Union for a conversation, “Solidarity, Not Scapegoats: strategies for organizing the white working class.”
At SURJ, we know one of the most powerful tools of division is racism. From breaking up unions to undermining universal healthcare, white racism has successfully undermined too many fights for justice that would benefit all of us.
As the economic and authoritarian crisis in our country escalates and increasingly more people are struggling, we have an opportunity to organize our own into our movement– whether that’s white people losing their jobs or newly politicized neighbors looking for a welcoming community.
Join us next week for a deeper dive on strategies of solidarity as we prepare to celebrate May Day– the quintessential solidarity holiday!– with unions and other social movements across the country.
See you next Wednesday–
SURJ
Showing Up for Racial Justice
PO Box 1376
Buffalo, NY 14205
United States