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Today we continue to commemorate the loss of two civil rights heroes. Rest in Power, Congressman John Lewis [[link removed]] and Reverend C.T. Vivian [[link removed]] . You were both instrumental in the civil rights movement and we will continue the fight for racial justice and equity that you both championed and led throughout your lives. We send out love to all those grieving these great men.

In honor of John Lewis’s legacy, AYD invites you to sign a petition [[link removed]] and donate to The John Lewis Bridge Project [[link removed]] to help rename the Edmund Pettus Bridge, currently named after a Confederate General and Alabama Ku Klux Klan Grand Dragon, to John Lewis Bridge to honor the legacy of Lewis’s passing. John Lewis also left behind a bill to restore the Voting Rights Act on Mitch McConnell’s desk. Let’s put pressure on our leaders to restore the Voting Rights legislation John Lewis spent his life fighting for.

Looking for other ways to get into #GoodTrouble? Check out our upcoming events and action items below.

Upcoming AYD Events
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Virginia
House
Criminal
Justice
Reform
Public
Meetings
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July
22nd,
July
29th,
and
August
6th,
10am
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1pm


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AYD
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Arlington
Dems
Criminal
Justice
Reform
Town
Hall
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July
23rd,
7pm
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8:30pm


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AYD
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2020
Election
Pump
Up
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July
28th,
7pm
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9pm






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Virginia House Criminal Justice Reform Public Meetings [[link removed]]
As we reflect on the impacts of COVID-19 and the movement for Black Lives over the past few months, our membership is often left wondering what more they can do. An important action that you can take is impacting our legislative process through contacting legislators and speaking in open comment sessions. Governor Northam recently announced that the Virginia General Assembly will be convening on August 18th [[link removed]] for a special session to take steps to combat the pandemic, police brutality against Black communities, and workers’ protections. AYD has an advantage in the process of Criminal Justice Reform and Police Reform in the General Assembly since a member of our Arlington Delegation, Del. Patrick Hope HoD-47, chairs the Public Safety Committee in the House of Delegates. We are encouraging all of our members to take this opportunity to either write to your Delegates and State Senators or speak about issues that you feel strongly about during public meetings of the Joint House Courts of Justice and Public Safety Committees on July 22th, July 29th, and August 6th [[link removed]] . The Arlington Young Democrats are committed to not just using the slogans of the Black Lives Matter Movement, but to also push for positive action for meaningful change in our Commonwealth through our legislative process. To find who your legislators are, please visit whosmy.virginiageneralassembly.gov/ [[link removed]] For more information, please visit bit.ly/vahousecalendar [[link removed]] or email our vice president, Matt Royer, at [email protected] [[email protected]] .


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AYD & Arlington Dems Criminal Justice Reform Town Hall [[link removed]]
Join us on Thursday, July 23rd at 7 pm via AYD’s Facebook Live to learn about the potential reform proposals and how you can help advocate for change! This town hall will feature a panel of distinguished speakers, including State Senator Barbara Favola, House of Delegates Majority Leader Charniele Herring, Delegate Patrick Hope, Commonwealth's Attorney Parisa Dehghani-Tafti, and our moderator, DNC member Atima Omara.

The Virginia General Assembly is convening a special session on August 18th and quick action has been promised on police reform and other aspects of systemic racism in the criminal justice system. Arlington Young Democrats is pleased to play an important role in informing the public about reform efforts the General Assembly will tackle to address police brutality and other criminal justice and civil rights inequities in the commonwealth. We join with Arlington Democrats in stating unequivocally that Black Lives Matter, and we urge our elected officials to take the action necessary to address these wrongs. To view the full press release, click here [[link removed]] .

You can watch town hall via our Facebook Live feed: www.facebook.com/arlingtonyoungdemocrats/live [[link removed]]







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AYD July Meeting: 2020 Election Pump Up [[link removed]]
The Arlington Young Dems will be hosting our 2nd virtual general body meeting of the year to promote our activities heading into the 2020 Campaign Election season! Join us on Tuesday, July 28th at 7 pm where we will have a presentation by AYD Campaign Director Ian White with AYD Vice President and Virginia Young Dems Campaign Director Matt Royer. We will be covering the following: *
Our
2020
campaign
targets
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How
to
campaign
virtually
in
the
time
of
COVID-19
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What
you
can
do
to
help
out
our
campaign
efforts
and
elect
a
Democrat
to
the
White
House

If you have any questions about the meeting, please feel free to email our vice president, Matt Royer, at [email protected] [[email protected]] Google Meet: meet.google.com/fus-urjc-vau [[link removed]]




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Join the AYD Communications Committee! [[email protected]]
Are you interested in social media, marketing, graphic design, or website management? Want to learn more about what makes AYD tick? Then Join the AYD Communications Committee. We’d love to help empower our membership to get involved in our messaging and design processes!

If you’re interested, please email our secretary, Maya Jones, at [email protected] [[email protected]]




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