See the Google Doc for the latest opportunities and engage on Bluesky with Baltimore County and Baltimore City groups!

National

Maryland & Virginia

  • Maryland Legislative Session 2025 Dates of Interest (calendar):  
  • CASA of Maryland: With over 155,000 lifetime members across 46 US states, CASA is a national powerhouse organization building power and improving the quality of life in working-class: Black, Latino/a/e, Afro-descendent, Indigenous, and Immigrant communities. CASA creates change with its power-building model blending human services, community organizing, and advocacy in order to serve the full spectrum of the needs, dreams, and aspirations of members. See Maryland Programs
  • Maryland Alliance For Justice Reform: (MAJR) is a nonpartisan, all-volunteer organization of more than 2000 Marylanders who advocate for evidence-based legislative and policy changes in Maryland’s correctional practices to support effective alternatives to incarceration, address inequities, and allow citizens returning from prison to lead productive lives.   More info at website:
  • FairShare Maryland: Project of MDCEP (Maryland Center on Economic Policy) introduced legislation, in 2024 the FairShare Maryland Act, SB0766 (HB1007) to reform the Maryland tax code which for decades has favored the wealthiest residents, and loopholes for large corporation
  • Maryland Center on Economic Policy
  • Emerge, Maryland is the state's premier organization that recruits, trains and provides a powerful network to Democratic women who want to run for office.  "We inspire women to run, we hone their skills to win."  
  • Ranked Choice Voting Maryland: More info on the website: https://www.rcvmd.org/
  • Baltimore County Democratic Women: New website is up. https://baltimorecountydemocraticwomen.com/
  • Swing Left Baltimore County: More Info and sign-up for email list Here: https://swingleft.org/group/baltimore
  • Red, Wine & Blue: More info on the website: https://redwine.blue/
  • Building Bridges for America: https://www.buildingbridgesforamerica.com/courses/conversations-that-break-through Conversations that break through. Talk politics with people who do not care or do not agree.  Volunteer, Training, Calendar of Events. e.g. Monday September 25, Book Club – People, Power and Profits (virtual on Zoom)
  • We The People Baltimore County: a community group founded by Pat Keller and Nick Stewart in 2021. The goal is to use the Master Plan 2030 process to create an actionable “equitable growth” strategy that helps address our shared challenges, by building consensus on future development and preventing highly charged project-level conflicts down the road.
  • Beyond Plastics:their mission is to end plastic pollution everywhere.
  • Maryland Legislative Coalition: Climate Justice Wing – Lobbies Maryland Legislature every session with climate & environment priorities.  After session they post on their website, report cards on each Delegate and Senator.  Subscribe to their newsletter for current news and actions.
  • Maryland Progressive Calendar on Facebook – Virtual action events and social activities
  • Baltimore County Progressive Democrats Club – In-person/hybrid meetings. Location TBD
  • North Baltimore County Democratic Club  - In person monthly meetings at Green Turtle Hunt Valley 
  • Baltimore County Young Democrats Club – In person monthly meetings. Monthly community events.  Contact:  BaltimoreCoYoungDems@gmail.com
  • Postcards4 Maryland –In-person again at Kenilworth Mall – Thursdays 10:00am -12:00pm.   Virtual meetings via Zoom Thursdays 4:30-6:30pm or  Sundays 10:00am-Noon. 
  • Network NOVA – Activists in Northern Virginia and connected with other Virgnia groups. Canvass, phone bank, GOTV and other election work for Virginia candidates. They host the annual Women’s Summit (8th annual in 2024) every June.  2025 is an election year for Governor in Virginia and in New Jersey.
  • National Poor People’s Campaign – GOTV and Economic Justice with chapters around the country.  Read the July 2, 2024 newsletter about victories including highlights of the June 29, 2024 Mass Assembly in Washington, D.C.