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<p class="MsoNormal">Joe -- <span style="color:black">Hope that all’s well with you. I’m writing to make sure that you’ve seen the invitations to PDM’s year-end virtual wine-and-cheese party, where we plan to celebrate our accomplishments over the past year
and talk about plans for the coming year. We’re particularly eager to talk about our endorsement work for the 2022 elections, our legislative reform campaign, and our work on 2 crucial ballot questions. <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">The party is this Friday from 4 to 6 PM. More details below. If you can join us, RSVP by reply-all.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Progressive Friends</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> – As we navigate these challenging times, we want to <b>update you about the work that Progressive Democrats of Massachusetts </b></span><b><span lang="DE" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">(PDM) </span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">has
been doing and to ask for your help</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> for the ambitious work ahead of us. Most important, <b>PDM invites you as a Sustaining Member for a virtual wine-and-cheese get-together via Zoom on Friday December 10</b>, <b>2021
4 to 6 PM</b>, where we can talk together about our accomplishments this year and our plans for 2022. <b>Please Reply All to this email for a link to join us.</b></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">In 2021, we</span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="AR-SA" dir="RTL" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS",sans-serif;color:black"><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span>’</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">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!</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">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://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.progressivedemsofmass.org%2Fforums%2F&data=04%7C01%7Cp.enrich%40northeastern.edu%7Cbe57dcb5295740d8d1e508d9b85619c3%7Ca8eec281aaa34daeac9b9a398b9215e7%7C0%7C0%7C637743503097499692%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=BqvT4ZVxm6oULEEXimqvIsGLn64IychJt%2BRtYtyH9uY%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" title="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.progressivedemsofmass.org%2Fforums%2F&data=04%7C01%7Cp.enrich%40northeastern.edu%7Cbe57dcb5295740d8d1e508d9b85619c3%7Ca8eec281aaa34daeac9b9a398b9215e7%7C0%7C0%7C637743503097499692%7CUnk"><span style="color:#0563C1">here</span></a>.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">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://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.progressivedemsofmass.org%2Flegislative-reform%2F&data=04%7C01%7Cp.enrich%40northeastern.edu%7Cbe57dcb5295740d8d1e508d9b85619c3%7Ca8eec281aaa34daeac9b9a398b9215e7%7C0%7C0%7C637743503097509685%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=iTJVc4QdFmXvEQ8G3xUZGJxT6ZSdzZ6SYG8CerrEJtg%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" title="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.progressivedemsofmass.org%2Flegislative-reform%2F&data=04%7C01%7Cp.enrich%40northeastern.edu%7Cbe57dcb5295740d8d1e508d9b85619c3%7Ca8eec281aaa34daeac9b9a398b9215e7%7C0%7C0%7C637743503097"><span style="color:#0563C1">https://www.progressivedemsofmass.org/legislative-reform/</span></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.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">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.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">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.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Our Education Working Group has taken a leadership
role in tackling the huge challenges facing the state’s system of vocational education</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">, 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. </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">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>.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">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.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">That</span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="AR-SA" dir="RTL" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS",sans-serif;color:black"><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span>’</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">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.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">You are also invited to let us know</span></b><span lang="DA" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">, at </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><a href="mailto:info@progressivedemsofmass.org" target="_blank" title="mailto:info@progressivedemsofmass.org"><span lang="IT" style="color:#0563C1">info@progressivedemsofmass.org</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!</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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link</span></b></a>. Every dollar you contribute is highly leveraged by all of the volunteer effort that is at the core of PDM</span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="AR-SA" dir="RTL" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS",sans-serif;color:black"><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span>’</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">s
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Thanks for all that you do</span><span lang="RU" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">!</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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