[PDM Info] Come celebrate with PDM on 12/10/21

[Cathleen Cavell]

No, I don't. Must be a splendid woman!!
CCC

On Sun, Dec 5, 2021 at 9:12 PM Jeanne Krieger <kriegerjk44 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Joyce Isen just contributed $120 to PDM. Do we know her?
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> On Sun, Dec 5, 2021 at 8:19 PM Cathleen Cavell via Info <
> info at progressivedemsofmass.org> wrote:
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>> *Fellow Progressive Friends* – As we navigate these challenging times,
>> we want to *update you about the work that Progressive Democrats of
>> Massachusetts **(PDM) has been doing and to ask for your help* for the
>> ambitious work ahead of us. Most important, *PDM invites you as a
>> Sustaining Member for a virtual wine-and-cheese get-together via Zoom on
>> Friday December 10*, *2021 4 to 6 PM*, where we can talk together about
>> our accomplishments this year and our plans for 2022.  *Please Reply All
>> to this email for a link to** join us.*
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>> In 2021, we’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!
>>
>> ·      We started a *monthly series of on-line Public Policy Forums*, 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 here
>> <https://www.progressivedemsofmass.org/forums/>.
>>
>> ·      We have led an effort to* address the dysfunction of the
>> Massachusetts legislature, convening a* 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:
>> https://www.progressivedemsofmass.org/legislative-reform/ 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.
>>
>> ·      We’ve *hired an intern*, 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.
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>> ·      We *continue our active participation in the Raise Up MA
>> Coalition*, the campaign to  *pass the Fair Share Amendment in 2022, *and
>> our engagement with coalition partners* Mass Alliance, Mass Power
>> Forward, and others* pursuing progressive agendas.
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>> ·      *Our Education Working Group has taken a leadership role in
>> tackling the huge challenges facing the state’s system of vocational
>> education*, 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.
>>
>> ·      We have begun to plan *for the 2022 statewide and legislative
>> races.* As always, we’ll have a participatory endorsement process for
>> the major statewide races and significant legislative contests. In 2022, we *are
>> hosting an online forum every Friday beginning on January 7, from 10 to
>> 11am, to hear each of the declared candidates for Governor*.
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>> ·      We’re also *building the capacity for strong grassroots campaigns
>> in 2022* for our endorsed candidates, for the Fair Share Amendment, and
>> against Uber’s anti-worker ballot initiative.
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>> That’s *a big agenda for an entirely volunteer-led organization*. To
>> meet the challenges ahead, we need your support – your time and skills, and
>> your financial support.
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>>
>> *You are also invited to let us know*, at info at progressivedemsofmass.org
>> , *if you are interested in any of the efforts listed above and if you
>> can lend a hand*. We need you!
>>
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>>
>> *You can make a donation at **this link*
>> <https://www.progressivedemsofmass.org/contribute/>.  Every dollar you
>> contribute is highly leveraged by all of the volunteer effort that is at
>> the core of PDM’s work.
>>
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>>
>> Continue as or become *a Sustaining Member*: a) contribute $120 or $10
>> per month (or whatever you can afford), and b) actively participate in
>> our work.
>>
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>> Thanks for all that you do!
>>
>>
>> The PDM Leadership Team
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>> --
>> Cathleen Cavell
>> cathleencavell at gmail.com
>> 617-733-1492 mobile
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Cathleen Cavell
cathleencavell at gmail.com
617-733-1492 mobile
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