Get Active!
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Get Active!
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What can you do, to further progressive politics in America?As Democrats we hold many progressive ideas in common and share many concerns about the current direction of the United States and the Commonwealth. Here are ideas you can act on, to help us further these aims. Call meetings at the grass roots, and show up!Howard Dean makes this good and simple point. Build your organizations locally by gathering people together and discussing your values. That may mean attending political meetings of the Democratic Town Committee, the Progressive Democrats of Massachusetts, or other groups you start or join yourself. Is PDM too far to the left for you? Fine! Start a Democrats for Fiscal Responsibility and start working. Is the PDM too far to the right for you? Fine! Start a Democrats for Social Democracy and get to work. The LDTC is here to help you and to bring you together. All of us who call ourselves Democrats want a society and culture that is inclusive and that provides a good chance for everyone, without prejudices or birthrights limiting peoples' opportunity and freedom. When Democrats get together and work and talk we rediscover the many things we have in common. So get to work with your friends and don't worry about some ideological ferment taking place; we all will get together and elect Democrats when the time is right. Get registered and get activeWe all have friends and loved ones who are independent and "unenrolled" even though they share many of our values and say they usually vote Democratic. All too often, though, "independent" means "not working on campaigns." Choose your favorite Democratic candidate and help his or her campaign, please! Our state needs your help in bringing more progressive politicians to the right places. For many people getting involved means making the commitment to register as a member of a party. Register as a Democrat, go to the caucuses and elect your delegates. Then stick with us. Help take the White House in 2008 and help keep the U.S. Congress in Democratic hands!Local Democratic leaders will work with the Congressional Campaign Committee, and with you, in the coming months to identify key races. The threat of Alito and Roberts to your rights to choose, your right to privacy, and your other freedoms illustrates the damage done by Republican domination of the national government. Republican control of the Federal government meant tax cuts for the rich and cuts to funding for mandated education program, forcing these costs to be paid for with regressive property taxes. The Lexington Democratic Town Committee voted on September 28, 2006 to contribute as much as $1,000 (the legal limit) to a selection of U.S. Congressional races, as well contributing to state and regional races. Here is an interesting web site with information about key races: Here is another link, with the Democratic Party's list of members to help and information about upcoming races: http://www.dccc.org/ Here is a nonpartisan site that has state-by-state information: The Cook Report is another objective, nonpartisan site that tracks races across the country: |
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