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We have 100 days until Election Day! Get ready for November 3rd, 2020 by attending our 2020 Election Pump Up this Tuesday, July 28th at 7pm to find out about our 2020 campaign targets, how to campaign virtually in the time of COVID-19, and what you can do to help out our campaign efforts and elect a Democrat to the White House!

Check out our other upcoming events and action items below.

 

Upcoming AYD Events 

 


AYD July Meeting: 2020 Election Pump Up

The Arlington Young Dems will be hosting our second virtual general body meeting of the year to promote the 2020 Campaign Election season! Join us on Tuesday, July 28th at 7 pm via Google Meet for a presentation by AYD Campaign Director Ian White with AYD Vice President & VAYD Campaign Director Matt Royer.

We will be covering the following: 

  • Our 2020 campaign targets 
  • How to campaign virtually in the time of COVID-19 
  • What you can do to help elect a Democrat to the White House

Google Meet: meet.google.com/fus-urjc-vau 

If you have any questions about the meeting, please feel free to email our vice president, Matt Royer, at [email protected] 


AYD Civil Rights & Liberties Caucus July Meeting

Join the AYD Civil Rights & Liberties Caucus for our July meeting on Monday, July 27th at 8:30 pm! We will be discussing the Caucus' position on what the Arlington County Democratic Committee should put on its sample ballot regarding the redistricting constitutional amendment. Redistricting affects the most fundamental of civil rights--the right to vote. If you want to influence ACDC's decision on the sample ballot, join us for this meeting!
 
Google Meet: meet.google.com/pdt-mhkp-kzx 
 
If you have any questions, email CR&L Caucus Chair Ankit Jain at [email protected].

Virginia House Criminal Justice Reform Public Meetings

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 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. 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/

For more information, please visit bit.ly/vahousecalendar or email our vice president, Matt Royer, at [email protected].


Join the AYD HEE Caucus' Sex Ed Squad!

Help out the mission to make Arlington's sexual health and relationships education medically accurate, comprehensive, inclusive, and age-appropriate! We aim to come together to write and propose a resolution to AYD to call on the School Board to amend the Family Life Education curriculum in Arlington and we hope you will join us. We need ALL hands on deck if we want to give our children the best chance at a healthy life!

If you’re interested, email HEE Caucus Co-chair Rachel Locke at [email protected]


Join the AYD Communications Committee!

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]


 


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