<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">I will be there! Check in the mail! <br><br><div dir="ltr"><br><div><div><div>Sent from my iPad</div><div><br><div><br></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Dec 5, 2021, at 4:57 PM, Cathleen Cavell via Info <info@progressivedemsofmass.org> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><p class="gmail-Body" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black;border:none"><b style="font-size:12pt">Fellow Progressive Friends</b><span style="font-size:12pt"> – As we navigate these
challenging times, we want to </span><b style="font-size:12pt">update you about the work that Progressive
Democrats of Massachusetts </b><b style="font-size:12pt"><span lang="DE">(PDM)
</span>has been doing and to ask for your help</b><span style="font-size:12pt"> for the ambitious work ahead
of us. Most important, </span><b style="font-size:12pt">PDM invites you as a Sustaining Member for a virtual wine-and-cheese get-together via Zoom on Friday December 10</b><span style="font-size:12pt">,</span><span style="font-size:12pt"> </span><b style="font-size:12pt">2021 4 to 6 PM</b><span style="font-size:12pt">, where we can talk together about our accomplishments this year and our plans for 2022. </span><span style="font-size:12pt"> <b>Please Reply All to this email for a link to</b></span><b style="font-size:12pt"> join us.</b><br></p><p class="gmail-Body" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black;border:none"><span style="font-size:12pt"> </span></p>
<p class="gmail-Body" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black;border:none">In 2021, we<span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="AR-SA" dir="RTL" style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS",sans-serif"><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span>’</span>ve
undertaken several important new initiatives, while continuing our work on
numerous other fronts, including our Baker-Polito Watch which documented many failings of the current administration and--we hope--helped convince the two subjects not to run again!</p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black;border:none"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span>We started a <b>monthly series of on-line Public
Policy Forums</b>, in which prominent experts have discussed crucial issues,
ranging from housing to climate to the opioid crisis. To access videos of the
forums, and related materials on each topic, click <a href="https://www.progressivedemsofmass.org/forums/" style="color:blue"><span class="gmail-Hyperlink0" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">here</span></a>.</p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black;border:none"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span>We have led an effort to<b> address the dysfunction
of the Massachusetts legislature, convening a</b> working group to begin building
the broad coalition needed to achieve meaningful change. The working group has produced a powerful
30-page report, available at: <a href="https://www.progressivedemsofmass.org/legislative-reform/">https://www.progressivedemsofmass.org/legislative-reform/</a> assessing the problems and identifying
paths to reform. And we are creating a broad-based, diverse coalition of individuals and organizations to drive
the reform effort.</p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black;border:none"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span>We’ve <b>hired an intern</b>, who has greatly
expanded our research and outreach capacity.
To maintain this momentum and to continue to bring talented college
students into our activist community, we need the resources to make this
internship permanent.</p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black;border:none"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span>We <b>continue our active participation in the
Raise Up MA Coalition</b>, the campaign to <b>pass the Fair Share Amendment in 2022, </b>and
our engagement with coalition partners<b> Mass Alliance, Mass Power Forward,
and others</b> pursuing progressive agendas.</p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black;border:none"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><b>Our Education Working Group has taken a
leadership role in tackling the huge challenges facing the state’s system of
vocational education</b>, pursuing the funding to expand capacity for the
thousands of students on wait lists for admission to our vocational schools and
attacking discriminatory admissions criteria.
</p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black;border:none"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span>We have begun to plan <b>for the 2022 statewide
and legislative races.</b> As always, we’ll have a participatory endorsement
process for the major statewide races and significant legislative contests. In
2022, we <b>are hosting an online forum every Friday beginning on January 7,
from 10 to 11am, to hear each of the declared candidates for Governor</b>.</p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black;border:none"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span>We’re also <b>building the capacity for strong
grassroots campaigns in 2022</b> for our endorsed candidates, for the Fair
Share Amendment, and against Uber’s anti-worker ballot initiative.</p>
<p class="gmail-Body" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black;border:none">That<span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="AR-SA" dir="RTL" style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS",sans-serif"><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span>’</span>s
<b>a big agenda for an entirely volunteer-led organization</b>. To meet the
challenges ahead, we need your support – your time and skills, and your
financial support.</p>
<p class="gmail-Body" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black;border:none"> </p>
<p class="gmail-Body" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black;border:none"><b>You are also invited to let us know</b><span lang="DA">, at </span><a href="mailto:info@progressivedemsofmass.org" style="color:blue"><span class="gmail-Hyperlink0" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><span lang="IT">info@progressivedemsofmass.org</span></span></a>,
<b>if you are interested in any of the efforts listed above and if you can lend
a hand</b>. We need you!</p>
<p class="gmail-Body" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black;border:none"> </p>
<p class="gmail-Body" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black;border:none"><b>You can make a donation at </b><a href="https://www.progressivedemsofmass.org/contribute/" style="color:blue"><span class="gmail-Hyperlink0" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><b>this link</b></span></a>.
Every dollar you contribute is highly leveraged by all of the volunteer
effort that is at the core of PDM<span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="AR-SA" dir="RTL" style="font-family:"Arial Unicode MS",sans-serif"><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span>’</span>s
work.</p>
<p class="gmail-Body" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black;border:none"> </p>
<p class="gmail-Body" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black;border:none">Continue as or become <b>a Sustaining Member</b>: a) contribute $120 or $10 per
month (or whatever you can afford), and b) <span lang="FR">active</span>ly participate in our work. </p>
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<p class="gmail-Body" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black;border:none">Thanks for all that you do<span lang="RU">!</span></p><p class="gmail-Body" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black;border:none"><span lang="RU"><br></span></p><p class="gmail-Body" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black;border:none"><span lang="RU">The PDM Leadership Team</span></p></div><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Cathleen Cavell</span><br style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><a href="mailto:cathleencavell@gmail.com" target="_blank">cathleencavell@gmail.com</a></font></div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif">617-733-1492 mobile</font></div></div></div></div>
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