So many of us are in close relationship with some of the 77 million people who voted for Donald Trump– as this last week has made very clear as our group chats and breakrooms erupt in debate.
Aunts, neighbors, coworkers– people who we care about who supported an administration that is now enacting a white supremacist billionaire agenda. Whether you’re close with a Trump voter or a few degrees away, what do we do with this tension? And how do we, as white people who care about justice, step into the responsibility of out-organizing MAGA in our own communities while maintaining our own boundaries?
Next week on Wednesday, September 24 at 8 pm ET, join SURJ in conversation with Beth Macy, journalist and author of the best-selling book “Dopesick”. We’ll talk about her upcoming book that explores this dynamic and her experiences returning to her white working class hometown in rural Ohio.
This is a call aimed towards white people who more deeply want to understand what drives white support for Trump– and who feel committed to giving white people a better option than white supremacy.
See you Wednesday–
SURJ
PS. Want to stop MAGA from gaining more power in the South? Tomorrow, Saturday, September 20 at 1 pm ET, we’re having our first phone bank for the Virginia governor’s race. Sign up here!
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