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Are you registered for the June 8th Virginia Primaries? Today is the last day to register, so check your registration here ASAP.
Reminder to join us for our AAPI Heritage Month Social Hour on Wednesday, May 19th at 7pm! We are also collaborating with Arlington Dems AAPI Caucus on a AAPI Recipe E-Book and would love to get submissions from our membership. Deadline is TONIGHT, May 17th at 11:59pm.
Finally, make sure to join us next week for our House of Delegates Primary Debate for the 49th District on Tuesday, May 25th at 7pm!
Check out more upcoming events below:
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Upcoming Events
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AYD AAPI Heritage Month Social Hour | May 19th, 7pm
- AYD Resolutions Committee May Meeting | May 21st, 7pm
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AYD Immigration, Justice, Civil Rights & Liberties Caucus May Meeting | May 24th, 6:30pm
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AYD House of Delegates 49th District Primary Debate | May 25th, 7pm
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AYD LCTF Caucus Meeting | May 28th, 5:30pm-6:30pm
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AYD House of Delegates 49th District Primary Debate
The Arlington Young Democrats cordially invite you to our annual local Arlington debates. We will be hosting the debate for the House of Delegates 49th District on Tuesday, May 25th at 7pm via Zoom and will be broadcasting to Facebook Live and posting to YouTube afterward.
Primary Candidates for House of Delegates District 49:
- Delegate Alfonso Lopez
- Karishma Mehta
Speaking order will be determined on the day of the event. The debate will last 45 minutes.
All questions will be crowdsourced from our members ahead of time.
You can submit questions here.
Questions? Email AYD President Matt Royer at [email protected].
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AYD AAPI Heritage Month Social Hour
Join us for our AAPI Heritage Month Social Hour on Wednesday, May 19th at 7pm via Zoom! Help us celebrate and uplift the Asian American & Pacific Islander community as we present a cookbook of collected AAPI recipes, hear from DAAV Chair Praveen Meyyan and other AAPI activists, and participate in some AAPI themed Jeopardy! We hope to see you there!
Questions? Email AYD President Matt Royer at [email protected].
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Join us for our first AYD Resolutions Committee meeting this Friday, May 21st at 7pm. We will be discussing an Arts Education resolution as well as an Israel/Palestine resolution brought forth by the Arts, Culture, & Entertainment Caucus and the Veterans & Foreign Affairs Caucus respectively. We hope to see you there!
Google Meet joining info:
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/gxu-iowh-tzn
Or dial: (US) +1 775-387-4011 PIN: 982 542 133#
Questions? Email AYD Political Director Adam Chaikof at [email protected].
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In honor of Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we’ve partnered with Arlington Dems AAPI Caucus to put together a AAPI Recipe E-Book! We hope this will be a fun way to share and celebrate AAPI culture with our membership! Deadline to submit a recipe is Monday, May 17th at 11:59pm.
Questions? Email AYD Community Service Director Shivani Saboo at [email protected].
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Let's Get Vaccinated, Virginia!
All Virginia residents over 16 are now eligible for the vaccine! If you have not yet registered, you should do so through Vaccinate Virginia, the Virginia Department of Health system for registration.
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Let’s boost our civic engagement!
What’s happening in Arlington and how can you make an impact? Check out the information below from Arlington County!
Vote for Arlington’s New County Logo
The Logo Review Panel has narrowed down choices to the top five options, and now it’s your turn to tell us which two should move forward for the County Board’s decision! Vote online in English or Spanish now through Wednesday, May 26!
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