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Thank you to everyone who participated in events in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. this past Monday. Several of us had the opportunity to attend the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Beloved Community Celebration put on by the Arlington Coalition of Black Clergy at Mount Olive Baptist Church.
The guest speakers for the Beloved Community Panel had a diverse array of perspectives and insights. It was great to see NAACP Arlington President, Arlington County Housing Commissioner, Arlington Dems Deputy Chair and fellow AYD Mike Hemminger offer his thoughts from a housing perspective in the discussion.
The celebration program that followed with keynote speaker Dr. Otis Moss, Jr., a pastor and activist well known for his involvement in the Civil Rights Movement and friendship with Martin Luther King Jr., was awe-inspiring and we are so grateful that we had the opportunity to hear from him.
We are thankful for this opportunity to listen and learn and extend our gratitude to Arlington Coalition of Black Clergy for hosting this incredible event.
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Reminder that our New Year Happy Hour is tonight at 7pm at Spider Kelly's in Clarendon. It's right by the Clarendon Metro Station and there is some street parking available nearby. We will be in the raised section towards the back of the bar.
In addition, we hope you will join us next Thursday, January 26th at 6:30pm in the Central Library Auditorium for our caucus reorganization meeting . For more information, check out the event block below.
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Join Arlington Young Dems for our first happy hour of the new year!
We’ll be meeting up this Wednesday, January 18th at 7pm at Spider Kelly’s in Clarendon.
This is a great meeting to start getting involved and meet fellow Young Dems, so if you’re new to the area or have friends that want to get involved, please come on out!
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Join AYD at our Caucus Reorganization meeting! It's Thursday, January 26th at 6:30 pm in the Arlington Central Library Auditorium.
AYD has six caucuses that are each headed by a caucus chair or co-chairs. Throughout the year, these chairs send out monthly newsletters, hold meetings, write resolutions, and sometimes host AYD events!
If you want to become more involved, consider becoming a caucus chair. The application process will open up after the reorganization meeting where values and goals will be set for each caucus for the coming year. You’ll also have the opportunity to sign up to join a caucus at this meeting, and you’re more than welcome to join more than one!
The AYD Caucuses are as follows:
-Health, Education, & Disability Advocacy Caucus
-Immigration, Justice, Civil Rights & Liberties Caucus
-Housing, Infrastructure, & Environment Caucus
-Commerce, Labor, Technology, & Finance Caucus
-Arts, Culture & Entertainment Caucus
-Veteran & Foreign Affairs Caucus
Questions? Email AYD Political Director Tony Striner at [email protected] [[email protected]] .
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