Dear Friend,
As we officially step into the holiday season, we’re feeling especially grateful — for you, for our supporters across the state, and for everything we’ve built together over the past two and a half decades. This movement has pushed, organized, celebrated wins, and weathered challenges, and none of it would be possible without the people who show up with us week after week.
Even in this season of gratitude, the fight continues. Our push for fair maps in Maryland remains strong, and the stakes could not be higher. Across the country, Republicans in red states are aggressively redrawing congressional lines to lock in power and silence Black and working-class voters — and just last week, South Carolina joined that growing list by announcing their own redistricting push. Maryland must meet this moment. We need leaders who will stand with the people and fight for fair representation.
You can take action in one minute by emailing your senator using our simple tool here and urge them to support a special session for redistricting. Read on for actions to take, upcoming events, and the state and national news you need to know this week.
In community, The Progressive Maryland Team |
Here’s what’s in today’s memo:
Campaign Updates - Local Chapter Updates
- Events from Allies
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State & National News
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Task Forces & Issue Campaigns Updates: |
Healthcare Task Force: The Time is Now to Save Our Healthcare! Actions To Take this week Insurance premiums, co-pays and deductibles are going up thanks to Republicans blocking the extension of ACA premium tax credits! Trump is rapidly losing popularity but has not proposed a viable plan to help millions of Americans keep and afford healthcare coverage. -
Light up social media. If your insurance premium is going to go up, post about it on your social media. And let us know- tag our FB or Instagram page.
- Flood Speaker Mike Johnson’s office with calls: 202 225-2777. Tell him to fund the ACA!
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Take the survey - if you, your family, or your practice will be affected by the impending cuts and changes to Medicaid please fill out the 2 minute survey.
Help us keep the momentum going! To push back on the federal level against the transfer of our taxpayer and healthcare dollars to billionaires. And to get ready for the legislative session in Annapolis starting in January. Contact Patty to get involved.
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Gaithersburg Tenant Union
The Gaithersburg Tenant Union is coming together again — this time at City Hall. Join us on Monday, December 1st at 7:30 PM to speak out, share your experience as a renter, and urge the City Council to pass rent stabilization. Your voice matters, and showing up together makes an impact. Sign up to attend here
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Cherry Hill People’s Union
The Cherry Hill People’s Union held a successful meeting two weeks ago with a strong turnout from residents who are eager to get involved. Our newly formed executive team stepped into their leadership roles with confidence, and it was powerful to witness their commitment in action. We’re building something powerful in Cherry Hill — one person, one conversation, and one collective action at a time. And just last week, neighbors came together to clean up two vacant schools in our neighborhood!
Stay tuned for more updates as we continue the work of making our community proud. |
EVENTS FROM ALLIES: Del. Jamila Woods Community Event
Volunteers needed to assist with food distribution at Tayac Elementary school, 8600 Allentown Rd., Ft. Washington, MD. Tomorrow, November 25 at 2:00 pm for 1 hour. Please call 301-752-8737 for more information. |
Advance Maryland – Turning Power Into Progress: District 46 Town Hall — Dec. 3
District 46 residents are coming together to build community, share priorities, and make sure state legislators hear directly from the people they serve. Join Advance Maryland and coalition partners on Wednesday, December 3rd at 6 PM at Zion Church of the City of Baltimore for a town hall focused on lowering energy costs, investing in young people, protecting immigrant neighbors, and winning real progress in Annapolis. RSVP here →
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News You Can Use: Data centers, shaky AI bubble, electric bills are focus
Everybody's in between in News You Can Use this week. The Prez is torn between getting praise and cuddles from Saudi oil barons (and even democratic socialist Mayor-to-be Mamdani!) and getting ripped up by his own base over the Epstein Files (led by the mercurial Marjorie Taylor Greene, who is leaving her House seat for -- where?) Here in the region, fusses over data centers, electric bills and where's the power coming from kind of muddy the waters as many nervously watch the AI bubble to see if it pops, leaving real-estate speculators with big data-center buildings that have no customers, even in the Cloud. In Maryland, the Blueprint for school improvement trudges on while the school population seems to be shrinking. The power bills, on the other hand, are NOT shrinking and it may not be just data center demand but, hmm, greed, incompetence and a still-spineless Public Service Commission. It’s all News You Can Use, including lots from the region, the rest of the nation's states, and even some nationwide stuff that is not all about Trump shenanigans. Imagine that.
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