Hey John - Happy belated Passover to all who celebrate. Special thanks to everyone who joined us for our Women’s Leadership Forum last week. It was incredible to hear the varying experiences and advice from Jamie Lockhart, Executive Director of Planned Parenthood Advocates of Virginia, Christen Hebrard, DNC member, Officer at YDA, & Board Member at CYD, and Atima Omara, President of Omara Strategy Group. We’d also like to thank Praveen Meyyan, Democratic Asian American of Virginia Chair, for taking the time to come and talk about the tragedy in Atlanta, the uptick in violence against AAPI communities this past year, and what we can do to help. There are many ways we can #StopAsianHate together. Do your part to uplift the Asian American community and hold yourself and your community accountable by talking about the intersections of racism and sexism and what can be done to dismantle the systems that further white supremacy. You can also seek out and support mutual aid networks and start by donating here. In addition, the recent incidents of gun violence in Henrico and Virginia Beach, followed by those last week in Atlanta and Boulder, show that we must push reform now more than ever to quell this violent epidemic. Contact your representatives to make sure your voice is heard. With all that said, we hope you will join us for several events this April, such as our Earth Day Trivia Night and our Green New Deal Forum. Don’t forget to also register for VAYD Convention by April 10th. Check out more upcoming events below:
AYD Earth Day Trivia NightJoin AYD for our Earth Day Trivia Night! Our Housing, Environment, & Infrastructure Caucus Chair Nicole Merlene will be hosting this virtual event full of facts about the environment from the local to the worldwide level! No need to form teams beforehand, we will assign folks upon arrival so everyone feels welcome. There will be four rounds of trivia with seven questions in each round. After every round, you will be put in a breakout room with your assigned team to deliberate and submit questions before coming back to the main room. Prizes to be announced! Feel free to hang around and chat after trivia to get to know your fellow Young Dems as well. Hope to see you there!
Questions? Email our AYD Secretary Tenley O’Hara at [email protected].
AYD Green New Deal ForumJoin us for our Green New Deal Forum Tuesday, April 27th at 7 pm via Zoom! Details on guest speakers and more to be announced!
Questions? Email AYD President Matt Royer at [email protected].
AYD Fights Period PovertyIn honor of Women’s History Month, AYD is gathering donations for BRAWS: Bringing Resources to Aid Women's Shelters, an organization that provides menstrual supplies to women and girls in our community. A donation of $250 buys 25 boxes of pads or tampons for a PTA-sponsored school pantry, allowing students to access menstrual products discreetly. Help us get to our $250 goal by April 9th! Give whatever you can afford, all donations help! Venmo AYD: @ArlingtonYoungDems If you don’t have Venmo, you can donate to BRAWS directly through their Amazon Wishlist. Just make sure to send us a screenshot of your contribution so we can count it toward our goal! Questions? Email our Community Service Director, Shivani Saboo at [email protected].
VAYD 2021 ConventionOur 2021 convention is right around the corner! Please go to vayd.org/convention for details. Note: the on-time chartering deadline for chapters is March 26th. Registration for Convention closes on April 10th.
Arlington Young Dems, please fill out this google form as soon as possible to let us know how much of our membership will be attending.
Questions? Email VAYD President Maureen Coffey at [email protected].
VAYD Virtual Candidate Petitions GuideThe Virginia Young Democrats have reached out to each statewide campaign in order to aid in the signature process! Given the ongoing pandemic and mitigation requirements, the Virginia Department of Elections and the Attorney General’s office will allow virtual petition signatures to be collected. Please download and complete the PDFs for each candidate. Send the PDF via email to the address specified by each campaign. Please contact VAYD President Maureen Coffey at [email protected] with any questions.
Pre-register through Vaccinate VirginiaIf you have not yet pre-registered, you should do so through Vaccinate Virginia, the new Virginia Department of Health system for pre-registration. If you pre-registered using the Arlington County system before February 13, do not complete a new pre-registration in the VDH system. Your information is being migrated into the state system, and your status will not be affected.
Help Pass HR 1: Our Chance to Transform DemocracyThe For the People Act is a once-in-a-generation package of proven reforms that would:
Email your Representative today to voice your support for the For People Act, and to ask that it remain a first priority of the new administration and Congress.
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