Progressive Maryland Weekly Memo for Monday, August 25, 2025

Happy Monday and happy back to school day to all the families and educators in our Progressive Maryland community! We hope the first day of the school year was full of excitement, smiles, and a smooth start for your kids.

Tomorrow marks Women’s Equality Day, commemorating the 1920 certification of the 19th Amendment and the generations of women who fought for the right to vote. It’s a reminder that progress is possible when we organize, raise our voices, and stand together, and that our fight for full equality continues today. Take a moment to honor this day by learning more about women’s history, supporting women-led initiatives, and registering to vote if you haven’t already. 

As we prepare for big organizing and mobilization in the months ahead, we need you in the fight. Sign up to volunteer and get involved with one or more of our issue campaigns — from housing justice to healthcare, environmental justice, and more. Together, we can make a difference: Sign up to volunteer here.

Read on for updates, ways to get involved, and important state and national news.

In solidarity,

The Progressive Maryland Team

Here’s what’s in today’s memo:

  • Taskforce Updates
  • Local Chapter Updates
  • Ally Events
  • State & National News
 

Healthcare Task Force

As we wrap up August, we want to thank everyone who has taken action with us to protect our healthcare!  We’ve been organizing successfully in CD-01 and other parts of the state to make sure people know about the devastating cuts scheduled to Medicaid, Medicare, and the Affordable Care Act. Our volunteers are educating and engaging everyday Marylanders virtually and in person. 

Here’s a recap of ongoing actions and activities: 

  • If you live in Rep. Andy Harris’ district, please sign our petition. Share it with folks you know in Harford and Cecil Counties, the area of Baltimore County in the district and people who live on the Eastern Shore
  • Join our Monday night phone banks to educate and engage voters in CD -01 about the healthcare campaign: pgmd.us/CD01phonebank 
  • Volunteer with us! We need folks to help us with upcoming community events in Prince Georges County, Harford County, and Baltimore:  pgmd.us/hcvolunteer

Contact [email protected] for more information. 

 

Local Chapter Updates

Progressive Harford County:

Phone Bank – Tonight at 6 PM!
Join us tonight at 6 PM for a fun and impactful virtual phone bank to hold Rep. Andy Harris accountable for his vote to cut healthcare. Can’t make it today? No worries – sign up for other dates and join the action anytime!

Sign up to volunteer here.

 

EVENTS FROM ALLIES:

Stop the Trump Takeover March – September 6

Join allies and community members on Saturday, September 6 at 11 AM at Malcolm X Park in DC. The march kicks off at 12 PM – let’s stand together against the Trump takeover. Learn more and get details here.

 

News You Can Use: Abrego Garcia faces TrumpWorld vengeance; Moore challenges Prez, calls DC occupation "unconstitutional"


Sparring between Governor Wes Moore and President Trump got friskier this week as Moore made a Sunday TV appearance and Trump threatened to cancel plans to repair the Key Bridge. Just another day at the office. When he's not canceling nearly-completed offshore wind projects he's OKing guns for the long-suffering National Guard members walking around DC monuments.

In the meantime ICE agents are imagining deportable folks on every street corner, showing that AI hallucinates less than they do. The battle over deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia continues -- he was detained during a mandatory ICE check-in in Baltimore, even though accompanied by hundreds of supporters. But that's just Monday morning. The legal process is grinding and Tuesday's news may be altogether different. 

It's News You Can Use, for the moment and the week. 

 

Progressive Maryland BlogSpace:

We value creating space for our members to express their thoughts on any issues related to our campaigns. Have an idea for a blog post? You can submit writing, film, graphic design, etc., to be published on our website to the blog moderator, Woody. 

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