https://www.surjdc.com/ask-anne-posts daily 0.75 2020-09-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56da3d733c44d8dcc8477c19/1590430202313-J9H6GFQ0SHDCJPAFRBDZ/AskAnneBackgroundFlowers.jpg Ask Anne https://www.surjdc.com/ask-anne-posts/2020/5/27/decarceratedc monthly 0.5 2020-06-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56da3d733c44d8dcc8477c19/1590545707549-VDOOG55Q9ONT75KVBLHJ/Ask+Anne+Blog+Post+1+image+FreeThemAll.png Ask Anne - Confused in Kalorama: What does decarcerate mean and what does it have to do with COVID? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56da3d733c44d8dcc8477c19/1590015240653-KPTX22UWAXOCNZQOUSL0/Screen+Shot+2020-05-20+at+6.25.33+PM.png Ask Anne - Confused in Kalorama: What does decarcerate mean and what does it have to do with COVID? - Dear Anne, I’ve seen some of my friends using #DecarcerateDC on social when they post about COVID – but I don’t want to admit to them I’ve never heard this term before. What does decarcerate mean and what does it have to do with COVID? – Confused in Kalorama https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56da3d733c44d8dcc8477c19/1590545035394-OP2T97O3FZSU9OOBWECJ/Ask+Anne+Blog+Post+1+image.png Ask Anne - Confused in Kalorama: What does decarcerate mean and what does it have to do with COVID? https://www.surjdc.com/ask-anne-posts/2020/6/17/celebratepridem4bl monthly 0.5 2020-06-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56da3d733c44d8dcc8477c19/1592451526767-RWP80WMC1B7PC8OEJ5JE/AskAnneQueerCapitol2.png Ask Anne - Queer in the Capital: How can I celebrate pride in solidarity with the movement for Black lives? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56da3d733c44d8dcc8477c19/1590015240653-KPTX22UWAXOCNZQOUSL0/Screen+Shot+2020-05-20+at+6.25.33+PM.png Ask Anne - Queer in the Capital: How can I celebrate pride in solidarity with the movement for Black lives? - Dear Anne, Pride this year feels a lot different from last year, which makes sense given the context of America experiencing the tandem public health crises of racist police brutality and COVID-19. I'm white and gay, and am wondering if SURJ has suggestions for ways to show up this month in a way that celebrates my queer identity but also is in solidarity with the movement for Black lives? – Queer in the Capital https://www.surjdc.com/ask-anne-posts/2020/9/05/wondering monthly 0.5 2020-10-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56da3d733c44d8dcc8477c19/1603853017613-J9RAD55OVZKWEN33PJ9V/LinBIPOC2.png Ask Anne - Wondering about the L in BIPOC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56da3d733c44d8dcc8477c19/1590015240653-KPTX22UWAXOCNZQOUSL0/Screen+Shot+2020-05-20+at+6.25.33+PM.png Ask Anne - Wondering about the L in BIPOC - Dear Anne, I have read that the term “BIPOC” seeks to highlight Black and Indigenous people and their unique relationship to white supremacy, but I don't understand why Latinx people aren't included in that. I understand that Black and Indigenous people have experienced horrific things in this country due to white supremacy but it seems like Latinx people have as well, especially as is seen with what's going on at the border and the dehumanization of migrant workers. Can you help me understand why they are included in the later "POC" category? – Wondering About the L in BIPOC https://www.surjdc.com/ask-anne-posts/2020/10/27/unsureonupshur monthly 0.5 2020-10-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56da3d733c44d8dcc8477c19/1603851314593-UUYXGQJK52D8ZA6SI7PQ/1.png Ask Anne - Unsure on Upshur: Should I stop posting about racial justice until I am better equipped to handle racist remarks? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56da3d733c44d8dcc8477c19/1603851734190-DEE1IA6LKTSHD77059RR/2.jpg Ask Anne - Unsure on Upshur: Should I stop posting about racial justice until I am better equipped to handle racist remarks? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56da3d733c44d8dcc8477c19/1590015240653-KPTX22UWAXOCNZQOUSL0/Screen+Shot+2020-05-20+at+6.25.33+PM.png Ask Anne - Unsure on Upshur: Should I stop posting about racial justice until I am better equipped to handle racist remarks? - Dear Anne, I am new to public support of racial justice. I have very rarely stated anything controversial on my social media accounts. Recently, I've been making an effort to amplify Black voices and share on social media. My friends and family have mostly been supportive, but a few people have responded with thinly veiled racist beliefs. I've responded to these comments as best I can, but feel that I need to better educate myself to best counter their racist arguments. So, should I stop posting things on social media until I'm better equipped to handle racist remarks? Or should I do what I can now to amplify Black voices and beg forgiveness if my responses are lackluster? My leaning is towards the latter (not wanting to exhibit white fragility or an unwillingness to speak) but I do fear I'm doing more harm than good. -Unsure on Upshur https://www.surjdc.com/ask-anne-posts/tag/incarceration monthly 0.5 https://www.surjdc.com/ask-anne-posts/tag/Indigenous monthly 0.5 https://www.surjdc.com/ask-anne-posts/tag/collectiveliberation monthly 0.5 https://www.surjdc.com/ask-anne-posts/tag/racial+construct monthly 0.5 https://www.surjdc.com/ask-anne-posts/tag/Latinx monthly 0.5 https://www.surjdc.com/ask-anne-posts/tag/Black monthly 0.5 https://www.surjdc.com/ask-anne-posts/tag/colonizers monthly 0.5 https://www.surjdc.com/ask-anne-posts/tag/freethemall monthly 0.5 https://www.surjdc.com/ask-anne-posts/tag/BlackLivesMatter monthly 0.5 https://www.surjdc.com/ask-anne-posts/tag/M4BL monthly 0.5 https://www.surjdc.com/ask-anne-posts/tag/Pride monthly 0.5 https://www.surjdc.com/ask-anne-posts/tag/identity monthly 0.5 https://www.surjdc.com/ask-anne-posts/tag/DefundMPD monthly 0.5 https://www.surjdc.com/ask-anne-posts/tag/callingin monthly 0.5 https://www.surjdc.com/ask-anne-posts/tag/decarceration monthly 0.5 https://www.surjdc.com/ask-anne-posts/tag/Trans monthly 0.5 https://www.surjdc.com/ask-anne-posts/tag/LGBTQ%2B monthly 0.5 https://www.surjdc.com/donate daily 0.75 2021-12-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56da3d733c44d8dcc8477c19/51b3a864-cc0a-4af8-943a-2df7955ce757/mrb-2.jpg Donate - Make it stand out One of SURJ DC’s first independent actions https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56da3d733c44d8dcc8477c19/1528742028919-XZKG1P395H0FWKD8DHPR/Multiracial+group+marches+for+justice+for+Terrence+Sterling.+White+womans+sign+reads+White+Folks+Show+Up+for+Black+Lives.jpg Donate A group marches for justice for Terrence Sterling. Photo by Rick Reinhard https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56da3d733c44d8dcc8477c19/defee341-7145-4102-a351-f993100bc6df/Venmo_250x250.png Donate - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56da3d733c44d8dcc8477c19/09f5c442-eb4b-482b-abb5-1b66e073ef85/white+man+in+purple+shirt+with+nametag+speaks+and+gestures.+people+sitting+beside+him+look+and+listen..jpg Donate - Make it stand out Group discussion in motion https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56da3d733c44d8dcc8477c19/ab9e1f9e-adda-4a98-a999-1e75b307f943/PayPal200x200.jpeg Donate - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56da3d733c44d8dcc8477c19/1528742380974-HIEOBBDU6G1UNNKHIF3V/a+multiracial+group+sings+at+the+SURJ+launch+event.jpg Donate - Make it stand out A group sings at the SURJ launch event https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56da3d733c44d8dcc8477c19/c45009a1-6165-4d5e-9468-e3c30d8c2020/check.png Donate - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.surjdc.com/get-involved daily 1.0 2023-11-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56da3d733c44d8dcc8477c19/1545012521866-3FMANLLOI3FOCJE0SGD3/SURJ+DC+a+crowd+of+people%2C+most+of+them+white%2C+stand+in+rows+of+pews..jpg Get Involved https://www.surjdc.com/about daily 0.75 2021-12-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56da3d733c44d8dcc8477c19/1545013710950-VIQY7QYSICNZGS6A3ADR/About%2BSURJ%2BDC%2Bgroup%2Bof%2Bwhite%2Bpeople%2Bsitting%2Bin%2Bcircle%2Bin%2Ba%2Bworkshop.%2Bone%2Bperson%2Bis%2Btalking%2Band%2Bgesturing%2Bwith%2Bhands.jpg About SURJ DC https://www.surjdc.com/learning daily 0.75 2021-12-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56da3d733c44d8dcc8477c19/1528674523302-HOLVU2J1Q423I7AK4WCU/thirty+people+sit+semicircle+holding+papers%2C+their+attention+on+one+person+standing+in+center+speaking.jpg Resources https://www.surjdc.com/partners daily 0.75 2021-12-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56da3d733c44d8dcc8477c19/1528674696862-I4AB9VVV8L0NMN5AL3H3/A+mixed+race+group+stands+outdoors+holding+Black+Lives+Matter+and+Resist+signs..jpg Partners https://www.surjdc.com/teams daily 0.75 2021-12-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56da3d733c44d8dcc8477c19/1545014214549-S2ZGW2I98Q69KFUKGJ62/SURJ%2BDC%2Bcross%2Bteam%2Bconvening-a%2Bgroup%2Bof%2Bdozens%2Bof%2Bwhite%2Bpeople%2Bstand%2Bwith%2Barms%2Baround%2Beach%2Bother.jpg Teams SURJ DC members come together for a cross-team convening to discuss the SURJ DC Theory of Change. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56da3d733c44d8dcc8477c19/1528676446143-JUXKZXFKW53EASB8P0G0/a+group+of+a+dozen+white+people+of+various+ages+pose+for+a+group+photo+holding+posters+with+hashtag+love+is+unstoppable.jpg Teams https://www.surjdc.com/ask-anne daily 0.75 2021-12-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56da3d733c44d8dcc8477c19/1590428756544-IN8VUUUOJJ95A104DZFS/MLK-and-the-Bradens.jpg Ask Anne James Dombrowski, Carl and Anne Braden, Frank Wilkinson, Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King in Atlanta, Georgia April 30, 1961. The next day Frank and Carl went to jail for defying the House Un-American Activities Committee. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56da3d733c44d8dcc8477c19/1590429108295-4ALW6HRD4M5HVP3T2V6A/anne-banner-marching.jpg Ask Anne https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56da3d733c44d8dcc8477c19/1590427814932-VGCBL3H4EN2R0OZ3UL0W/AskAnneBackgroundFlowers.png Ask Anne https://www.surjdc.com/facilitators daily 0.75 2021-12-19 https://www.surjdc.com/deep-canvass-doc daily 0.75 2021-12-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56da3d733c44d8dcc8477c19/1625096513575-BMB0QKTV3L59MI2O1COD/Choice+1+%282%29.png Documentary: Reckoning With Whiteness - Make it stand out Photo taken from overhead of a neighborhood. Roofs, streets, driveways, trees are visible. Overlay text reads “Reckoning with Whiteness: Conversations. Learn about the transformative potential of deep canvassing.” https://www.surjdc.com/reading-action-groups daily 0.75 2023-10-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56da3d733c44d8dcc8477c19/1632514095168-JERXFLUZ3BCNQ1V1H8QZ/rym-bettaieb-zoom-class-columbia.jpg Reading/Action Groups - Virtually or In Person Either way, SURJ DC Reading/Action Group are a good way to build your antiracist skills and community. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56da3d733c44d8dcc8477c19/f041efad-f3d8-4f4f-a1e3-a0aa3fb47c1a/images.jpeg Reading/Action Groups - Reading/Action Group Facilitators https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56da3d733c44d8dcc8477c19/2011b18d-8ecc-4ac3-88e1-e99b2a8cdbcf/istockphoto-583816330-612x612.jpg Reading/Action Groups - Reading/Action Group Participants https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56da3d733c44d8dcc8477c19/1632513843207-UBNXWW9FQORS2SBEW4K1/BookGroup.jpg Reading/Action Groups https://www.surjdc.com/readingaction-groups-2022-copy daily 0.75 2023-08-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56da3d733c44d8dcc8477c19/ab038354-30c3-423a-be33-17871f101fe6/start-planning-elearning-courses.jpg Reading/Action Groups (2022 Copy) - Call for Reading/Action Group Planners For 7+ years, SURJ DC has hosted Reading/Action Groups. These small group discussions allow for skill-building around taking antiracist action in workplaces, neighborhoods, schools, and families. The groups are an important way to bring more people into SURJ DC’s work, and to support folks interested in dismantling white supremacy, one conversation at a time. The Reading/Action Group Planning Team is looking for fresh voices and faces to launch the next Reading/Action Groups. Would you be interested in being part of the team? We’ll be holding a meeting to welcome newcomers to the team, share what planning looked like this past year, talk about what folks envision for the next round, and determine if we have enough interest to launch and plan groups for 2023. If you may be interested, we encourage you to join this meeting, during which we hope to answer your questions and show you who we are as a team. If you’re interested in joining us for this initial meeting, please email surj.readinggroups@gmail.com. Once we have a core team, we'll set a date and time for the meeting that works for the bulk of the group. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56da3d733c44d8dcc8477c19/1632514095168-JERXFLUZ3BCNQ1V1H8QZ/rym-bettaieb-zoom-class-columbia.jpg Reading/Action Groups (2022 Copy) - Virtually or In Person Either way, SURJ DC Reading/Action Group are a good way to build your antiracist skills and community. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56da3d733c44d8dcc8477c19/1632513843207-UBNXWW9FQORS2SBEW4K1/BookGroup.jpg Reading/Action Groups (2022 Copy) https://www.surjdc.com/readingaction-groups-2023-copy daily 0.75 2023-10-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56da3d733c44d8dcc8477c19/1632514095168-JERXFLUZ3BCNQ1V1H8QZ/rym-bettaieb-zoom-class-columbia.jpg Reading/Action Groups (2023 Copy) - Virtually or In Person Either way, SURJ DC Reading/Action Group are a good way to build your antiracist skills and community. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56da3d733c44d8dcc8477c19/2011b18d-8ecc-4ac3-88e1-e99b2a8cdbcf/istockphoto-583816330-612x612.jpg Reading/Action Groups (2023 Copy) - Call for Reading/Action Group Participants https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56da3d733c44d8dcc8477c19/f041efad-f3d8-4f4f-a1e3-a0aa3fb47c1a/images.jpeg Reading/Action Groups (2023 Copy) - Call for Reading/Action Group Facilitators https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56da3d733c44d8dcc8477c19/1632513843207-UBNXWW9FQORS2SBEW4K1/BookGroup.jpg Reading/Action Groups (2023 Copy) https://www.surjdc.com/gazapalestine-solidarity daily 0.75 2023-11-27