Dear Friend,
As we step into a new week, we’re all feeling the busyness and chaos of the season—especially after the whirlwind of the election and the critical issues dominating the news. Amid the noise, we hope our weekly memo helps ground you, keeping you connected to the work we’re doing together for a better Maryland.
At Progressive Maryland, we’re getting amped up to finish the year strong and kick off 2025 with bold initiatives for the legislative session. A key part of this is growing the movement with passionate, visionary leaders who will rise to the challenge of fighting for our communities. That’s why we’re excited to announce that applications for the Maryland People’s Leadership Institute (MPLI) will open soon. MPLI is about empowering everyday people with the courage and heart to lead. Do you know someone who’s ready to make a difference? Nominate them now—we need leaders rooted in the power of the people.
And don’t miss our last event of the year, “Making Meaning”, happening virtually on December 16th. Check out the PM events section below for details, along with important updates from our issue campaigns, taskforces, and ways to get involved. Plus, we’ve got key state and national news to keep you informed.
In solidarity, The Progressive Maryland Team |
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PM EVENTS: Making Meaning in Maryland - Virtual Event
Monday, December 16th | 6:00 – 7:30 PM EST
Join us for Making Meaning in Maryland, a special virtual gathering to reflect, recharge, and recommit to the fight for justice. Together, we’ll celebrate our victories, honor the incredible dedication of our volunteers and allies, and hold space for the challenges we’ve faced this year. We’re thrilled to feature Sulma Arias, Executive Director of People’s Action, and Will Jawando, Montgomery County Councilmember, as guest speakers who will inspire us with their insights and leadership.
This event is all about combining real talk with hope for the future as we strategize how to sustain momentum in the fight for progress. You’ll also hear about ways to get involved and help shape Maryland’s future. Don’t miss this opportunity to find clarity, purpose, and connection as we move forward together.
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Celebrate Your Wins with Our Holiday Bingo Challenge!
This December, we’re celebrating you with the Progressive Maryland Bingo Board! It’s a fun way to reflect on the powerful steps you’ve taken toward progress this year. Have you got BINGO? 🎉 Send your completed card to [email protected], and we’ll send you a special gift in the mail! 🎁 |
Let’s wrap up the year by honoring all the ways we’ve moved the needle together. 🌟 |
Task Forces & Issue Campaigns Updates: |
Healthcare Justice Campaign: The Health Crisis That Insurers are Creating by Denying Care and Claims
The public outcry about health insurance company practices continues to grow after the fatal shooting of United Healthcare’s CEO. Progressive Maryland condemns all acts of gun violence. Our affiliate, People’s Action, released this press statement last week.
This event shines a light on a systemic issue that impacts millions of Americans every day—the prioritization of corporate profits over people. Health insurance companies wield immense power over the lives of those they are supposed to serve. There has been a troubling trend in recent years of insurers using that power to increase the rate of denials and delays. These decisions often leave families in crisis, struggling when they need support the most. Progressive Maryland organizes and advocates for a healthcare system that provides healthcare to people when and where they need it. You can share your experience with healthcare insurance claims denials here: pgmd.us/HealthInsSurvey
Environmental Justice: Diana Emerson to Speak at Final EJTF Event
We are 6 days away from Progressive Maryland’s Environmental Justice Task Force’s final event of the year: Saturday, December 14, 2:30p-4:30p, at the Enoch Pratt Library Cherry Hill Branch (606 Cherry Hill Rd, Baltimore, MD 21225). Given the anticipation of the upcoming legislative session and Senate President Bill Ferguson’s unadulterated support of the Reclaim Renewable Energy Act (RREA) of 2025, frontline community members are energized and looking forward to learning how they can support the RREA once it's released in the upcoming legislative session in early January.
Diana Emerson, a Baltimore City Democratic State Central Committee member, community advocate, and proud new member of Progressive Maryland, will be a featured speaker at the event. Through her heartfelt speech, she hopes to inspire South Baltimore community members to take action with the EJTF in Annapolis to push the RREA across the finish line. EJTF leaders will also demonstrate how to talk to legislators and present written and oral testimony in support of the RREA.
Currently, there are 46 RSVP’s for the event, so if you don’t want to miss the EJTF in action, register here. |
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Maryland State Delegate Jamila Woods is hosing a holiday fundraising event! |
News You Can Use: Still More State and Local Action to Keep TrumpWorld at Bay
How Trump managed to act like the president when he is more than a month from being inaugurated is a puzzlement but reflects his particular talent for the spectacle, patched together from reality shows and Hitler-like rally scenes. As he piles up a collection of rich butt-kissers to populate his entourage -- er, administration -- more of the rest of us are calculating how far to burrow in to avoid his first swings at his imagined Deep State. We hope we can stop writing headlines like this one eventually, but alas not yet.
In Maryland, as you will see in the Memo, Progressive Maryland and allied groups are mounting their own campaigns to enable our working families to shake off the worst of the Marmalade Man. We are lucky in Maryland but have to watch our step with an economy well supported by about 150,000 federal employees. They are all watching their backs and we need to help them; a well-managed combination of policy and governance depends on them and, soon, may be even more the difference between bad and worse for all of us. Tough reading sometimes, but it’s all News You Can Use.
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