Registration is now open for SURJ Sacramento’s Fall Study and Action Group!

Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ) Sacramento is launching their fall Study and Action group—a community of learners committed to examining the histories of white supremacy and resistance movements, and building our abilities to effectively take action in support of Black and people of color-led organizations fighting for racial justice.

Now is the time to train up, study up, and show up! Join SURJ in making this commitment to the movement for racial justice!

Why ‘Study and Action?’

Social movements throughout history have engaged in political education to inform organizing and action in the streets. By studying the histories and systems that we resist, we deepen our understanding of injustice and learn to take strategic, effective action. Learning in community makes our movement strong. We train up, so we can show up!

Is This for You?

Are you looking for a learning community to challenge racism? Would you like to find out how to take action locally and be accountable? Do you want to learn more about racial justice issues so that you can become a resource for your community? This is for you!

Ideally, participants will have attended a SURJ general meeting and orientation, or plan to attend one as Study and Action begins.  This program is designed with white-identifying participants in mind, with the intent of guiding them to understand the ways in which our whiteness has made us complicit in the systems of oppression we are now fighting against.

Let’s come together as a community of teachers and learners, and explore:

·  The creation of whiteness and systems of white supremacy

·  Economics and the cost of white supremacy

·  Histories of resistance to white supremacy, especially Black liberation movements

·  Transforming whiteness for racial justice

·  Building skills to take part in, and be accountable within, racial justice movements

Who: Groups will be facilitated by SURJ Sacramento members

What:  Six, 3-hour sessions over the course of six weeks

When: Mondays from 6:00pm – 9:00pm on October 8, October 15, October 22, October 29, November 5, and November 12

Where: The Center for Spiritual Awareness in West Sacramento

How: Click here to complete an inquiry form. You will be contacted by phone by a Sacramento SURJ member.  Your registration will not be complete until you have had this short, but important, phone conversation. Registration is on a first come, first served basis.

Questions? Email