Dear Friend,
Today marks the beginning of Hispanic Heritage Month — a time to celebrate the vibrant culture, traditions, and contributions of Hispanic and Latinx communities here in Maryland and across the country. From music, art, and language to leadership in our neighborhoods, schools, and workplaces, their presence enriches every part of our lives. Yet we also recognize that this celebration comes amid ongoing challenges. For generations, Hispanic and Latinx families have endured systemic barriers and discrimination, and this year, we’ve seen intensified federal attacks on immigrant families who are our friends, neighbors, and loved ones. This month is both a celebration of resilience and a call to solidarity.
Tomorrow is also National Voter Registration Day, a crucial reminder that our democracy only works when all of us participate. As we prepare for a critical midterm election next year, registering, mobilizing, and turning out voters is the first step to building power and winning a Maryland — and a nation — that puts working families ahead of the wealthy few. We know the stakes are high. Catastrophic decisions at both the federal and state levels have already harmed our communities, but together, we can fight back by electing progressive leaders who listen, who care, and who will deliver.
Read on for upcoming events, plenty of ways to get involved, and key updates from across the state and nation. In solidarity, The Progressive Maryland Team |
Here’s what’s in today’s memo: Campaign Updates -
Local Chapter Updates
- Ally Events
- State & National News
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Task Forces & Issue Campaigns Updates: |
Healthcare Task Force:
Every action we take can help us win a better healthcare system.
-Telling our stories helps make the case for hospital reform. Janay Fenner, PMD staff member, had her story about her grandfather published last week in the Baltimore Sun -Rallying as a community to protect and preserve Medicaid is critical at this time: -
Join us and our allies at a 60th Anniversary Medicaid Celebration and Rally on September 25th: Sign up here! Lawmakers, healthcare workers, community members and PMD’s Healthcare Task Force will be there! We’ll have a table with information and petitions for folks to sign.
-Holding Members of Congress like Andy Harris accountable for his vote for healthcare cuts empowers voters. -
Please come to our last phone bank for September next Monday, Sept. 22nd! We’ll share the results of this great campaign, celebrate our volunteers, and of course make some calls to voters in his district! Sign up here and if you live in his district sign our petition and share it with other folks who live there.
Email [email protected] for more information. |
Cherry Hill Neighborhood Union:
This past Friday, we found a successful community forum at New Era Academy, with over 50 community members coming out for important conversations and community bonding. Attendees had the opportunity to voice their concerns to Baltimore City School Board member Ashley Esposito, who joined the event to hear directly from the community. After the program, there were treats, a giveaway, and time to connect as we continue building collective power for a safer, stronger Cherry Hill.
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Frederick County Progressives
Last week’s Frederick City primary brought big wins for our movement—six of our seven endorsed candidates came out on top! Congratulations to Mayor Michael O’Connor, Councilmembers Cesar Diaz (District 2), David Schmidt (District 3), Fredy Ventura Garcia (District 4), and At-Large winners Libby Taylor and Derek Shackelford. We look forward to seeing these victories become official in November’s general election and are already gearing up to take the fight for rent stabilization to the county level. Together, we can ensure affordable housing and economic justice remain front and center across Frederick.
Voter Registration at Frederick Community College Tomorrow Location: Student Center Time: 8:30 - 2:15 Looking for volunteers to help staff our table! |
Progressive Harford County Phone Bank – Tonight at 6 PM! Bel Air Municipal Election Filing – Deadline Sept. 19
Want to make a difference in Bel Air? Run for town council and help shape your community. More info on each election here. Banned Book Rally & BOE Meeting – Sept. 22
Stand up against censorship and support LGBTQIA+ students! Join Together We Will Harford County for a rally before the Board of Education meeting. Bring signs, noisemakers, and wear purple. Sign up to speak and make your voice count!
📅 Date: Monday, Sept. 22 | 🕔 5–7 PM | 📍 Harford County Public Schools Board of Education, 102 S Hickory Ave., Bel Air, MD 21014
Register for the rally | Email the BOE |
Adopt a Corner DMV – Sept. 17 Join the National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON) and CASA for a workshop on how to Adopt a Day Labor Corner in DC, Maryland, and Virginia. Learn how to support immigrant neighbors with courage, care, and urgency, and connect with others in the DMV. 📅 Date: Wednesday, Sept. 17 | 🕕 6–8 PM | 📍 Zoom
Sign up here |
News You Can Use: Moore pushes speedy housing solutions amid many distractions
Gov. Wes Moore, doing his best to focus on the care and feeding of new housing units, no doubt keeps getting distracted by the blowback on the shooting of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk (such as bomb threats to legislative leaders). Then, too, the state highway department appears to be in trouble about accounting (or is it accountability), a chronic issue for them over the years. Nor is the state's hospital system exempt from error, with even more deadly consequences. So even while National Guard troops police the District of Columbia (veterans will recall that "police" means "pick up litter" in military parlance), the state scuffles on. We move on to our coverage of other states, where good and bad examples abound for comparison, plus our weekly report from the lair of Congress as they scuffle too, trying to decide how to avoid a government shutdown for lack of a budget and who to blame if it happens. Congress members and Senators want more of the vacation that... they just got back from. It's all News You Can Use.
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