Movement for change in Montgomery County, MD. FB: https://xitter.cf/t.co/2cguoJPQ2H Insta: @ypforprogress Police incident statement link: https://xitter.cf/t.co/EUuQfCv236
Montgomery County, MD
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Young People for Progress retweeted
Good to be with @ACLU_MD, @CASAforall, @jufj, @ypforprogress, @MoCo_DSA, @MoCoYoungDems, @WABADC, @MarylandOPD, @verainstitute, @network_more, @PublJusticeCntr, @PolicingEquity, @IMPACTSS, @LocalProgress and @CICSGeorgetown to support
@CMJawando's Freedom to Leave Act!
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Renters in the City of Rockville are exempted from Montgomery County's new rent stabilization law 😢
BUT the Rockville City Council can pass an even stronger bill!
Join a canvass this Saturday to talk to Rockville renters about rent stabilization.
RSVP: mobilize.us/progressivemaryl…
Young People for Progress retweeted
Thank you to @ypforprogress for coming to our February branch meeting to talk about banning consent searches in MoCo & restorative justice in MCPS.
We also heard from candidates for branch steering and got updates on rent stabilization regulations and Palestine organizing.
ALT Picture from our February branch meeting
Young People for Progress retweeted
Last year, thanks to tenants & organizers, @MoCoCouncilMD passed a historic law to limit rent increases and fees.
Now, the County Council must approve regulations to enforce rent stabilization.
Write a comment supporting strong regs using our guide: docs.google.com/document/d/1…
Young People for Progress retweeted
We were a cold but determined group outside of the MoCo Circuit Court yesterday, joining with our partners at the @ACLU_MD, @MDPoliceReform, @ypforprogress, @CASAforall, Delegate @GabrielAcevero and Councilmember @KristinMink_ to demand transparency in policing 1/2
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We need deep investments in our youth, not more policing & incarceration of our youth.
We need #CareNotCops join us in advocating for these demands.
@mdyouthjustice
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Please join us for a press conference & rally next Wednesday to focus a light on our County's attempt to keep the public in the dark about police misconduct. @SilverCoalition @MDPoliceReform @ypforprogress
Jan.10 8:30am, SSJC joins @MDPoliceReform, advocates from MoCo and MD, and elected officials to rally before a critical hearing on police transparency in MoCo Circuit Court. Let's tell elected officials that the public values transparency in our legal system and in policing! 1/5
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And please remember that you can always come to Progress Place for warm, nutritious meals!
Stay warm, MoCo! ❄️ A Hypothermia Alert is in effect from 9 PM January 3 to 12 PM January 4. Dress warmly, check on neighbors & bring pets inside. For cold weather safety tips & shelter info, visit our website.
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Join us on Saturday, December 23rd at 1:00 PM for a holiday bake sale in support of BACC.
The table will be set up at the entrance of the capital crescent trail in downtown Bethesda.
We'll see you this weekend!
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Reminder! Applications to serve on the Advisory Commission on Policing (ACP) are due to Council TOMORROW! Details:
www2.montgomerycountymd.gov/…
Young People for Progress retweeted
This week’s #edjustice update:
📓 @EdVotersPA released a report on how vouchers are being used to advance discrimination.
📢 @ypforprogress is holding a retreat during MLK weekend featuring training lessons, organizing, community building and more.
Young People for Progress retweeted
Grantee highlight: @ypforprogress is rallying people in Montgomery Co., MD, to end racial profiling & criminalizing folks for driving while Black. Through our Black August Grant, they reached out to thousands of folks ready to do the work needed to protect their county. ✊🏾
Young People for Progress retweeted
Stand in solidarity with the Green family! Voice your opposition to the recent acquittal of Officer Michael Owen in the tragic death of William Green. Join the family for a press conference today and rally against this injustice.
#JusticeforWilliamGreen
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It's almost Giving Tuesday! As a local movement-building org, we can't forge political power without the help of our community. Every contribution, big or small, will go towards building the next generation of advocates, champions, and fighters. Give here: bit.ly/3AXi2v0
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Please consider donating to the following organizations on this #GivingTuesday:
@FCCStLouis
@ArchCityDefense
@ActionSTL
@ypforprogress
@KyHealthJustice
@BBFundTX
@SisterSong_WOC
@HarrietsDreams
@DCJusticeLab
@releasemd
Young People for Progress retweeted
Are you a student looking to earn your SSL hours? Join the Council’s Youth Town Hall on Nov. 29 at the Council Building in Rockville.
🍕 reception at 6:15 p.m.
⏰Meeting at 7 p.m.
➡️Students must register to participate: tinyurl.com/YTH2023.
👀 more: tinyurl.com/mwhmz45w
Young People for Progress retweeted
🗓️ Have you registered yet? The Council will host a Youth Town Hall meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 29 at 7 p.m. at the Council Office Building in Rockville.
➡️All students must register to participate at: tinyurl.com/YTH2023.
➡️To learn more, visit: tinyurl.com/mwhmz45w.
Young People for Progress retweeted
Organizing to Lead is an interactive workshop to share our advocacy/ organizing frameworks. This session is for adults who want to organize the youth in their lives. Join us for our virtual Organizing to Lead workshop on Dec 6th, from 6-7:15pm. tinyurl.com/BSAOrgtoLead126
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Remembering lost trans lives to violence and suicide, including those taken by the police. Addressing the alarming trend of violence against Black trans individuals is crucial for progress. Stand with our Black trans siblings in the fight for liberation. 🏳️⚧️ #TransDayOfRemembrance
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Today on #TransDayOfRemembrance, we remember and mourn the trans and gender non-conforming people in the US and Puerto Rico who have been killed since last year’s Transgender Day of Remembrance—most of them with guns—and the two trans people killed at Club Q the night before.
Between 2017-2022, there were 224 homicides of transgender or gender non-conforming people. This violence disproportionately impacts Black trans women: While just 13% of the trans population in the US is estimated to be Black, 66% of known trans gun homicide victims were Black women.
This violence doesn’t happen in a vacuum. Easy access to guns only makes transphobia deadlier, and the lawmakers who push anti-trans bills and attack our already-weak gun laws create an environment ripe for this kind of violence.
All trans people deserve to live authentically without fear of hate-fueled violence. We will continue to honor the lives cut short by working to #DisarmHate.
