Happy Pride Month! 🌈

Pride is joy. Pride is community. Pride is resistance. Pride is hope.

And as our community-selected design reminds us this year, Pride Is Political. It’s a declaration that the freedoms we celebrate were won through organizing, courage, and collective action—and that the fight for equality continues. This month, we celebrate the LGBTQ+ community, honor those who paved the way, and recommit ourselves to building a Maryland where everyone belongs. 

And if you haven't picked up your limited-edition Pride merch yet, now's the time! 

With Election Day fast approaching, there are plenty of ways to get involved, make your voice heard, and help build the future we deserve. Read on for election updates, opportunities to take action, upcoming events, and important state and national news you can use.

In solidarity,
The Progressive Maryland Team 

 

Here’s what’s in today’s memo:

  • 2026 Election
  • Events from Allies
  • State & National News

 

 

 

Get Involved: Build the #ProgressiveWave

Early voting begins next week, and we're entering the final stretch of this critical primary election. If we want leaders who will fight for working families, affordable healthcare, immigrant communities, and economic justice, we need to put in the work now.

Throwdown Tuesdays & Thursdays Phonebanks

With early voting fast approaching, we're now phonebanking twice a week—every Tuesday and Thursday from 6–8 PM through Election Day.

It's easy to get involved, you'll connect with like-minded neighbors, talk with voters from the comfort of your home, and help elect progressive champions across Maryland.

Sign up for one shift or more →

Canvassing Opportunities – Saturday, June 6

We're hitting the doors again this Saturday to talk with voters and build support for our endorsed candidates. Come have fun, meet fellow members, and make a difference in this crucial primary election.

Upper Marlboro →

Gaithersburg→ 

Baltimore City → 

 

Early Voting & Election Day Volunteers Needed
Team Karson in Baltimore County is looking for volunteers to help during Early Voting and on Election Day! All volunteers will be provided meals and snacks, and they'll provide a quick training before each shift.

Sign up for a shift →

Events & Volunteer Opportunities with Endorsed Candidates

Will Jawando Fundraiser
Tonight from 6–8 PM, Councilmember Will Jawando is having his final major fundraiser before Election Day. RSVP here.

Volunteer with Raaheela for State Senate (District 23)

Raaheela's campaign has several volunteer opportunities coming up:

• Canvass with the campaign →

• Phone bank with the campaign →

• Walk in the Marlboro Day Parade (June 6) →

• Table at the Bowie Farmers Market (June 7) →

 

EVENTS FROM ALLIES:

Meet & Greet with Ericka Moten for District 24 Democratic Central Committee
District 24 residents are invited to a Meet & Greet with Ericka Moten on Wednesday, June 3, from 6:30–7:30 PM at the Country Club at Woodmore. This is an opportunity to learn more about her candidacy for the District 24 Democratic Central Committee, connect with neighbors, and hear her vision for serving the community
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Click here to learn more and RSVP.

 

Maryland, other states soldier on as Trump autocracy deepens: it's News You Can Use

States from coast to coast are wrestling with the impact of data centers on their own resources -- clean water, electric power availability, encroachment on residential areas -- and many states are pushing back on the Trump administration's basically hands-off approach to managing AI and its billionaire perps in Silicon Valley and Austin. (POLITICO notes that there are three divergent views on controlling AI just within the White House, allowing for a circular firing squad, so don't expect Trump's delayed executive order on AI to come out anytime soon.) In Maryland, uncertain weather brings a request for federal disaster declaration for the state's farmers because of a freeze in April; the state's health officials are concerned by the first heat-related death recorded last week. A mega-El Nino may be shuffling the deck.

 

Read on: It's News You Can Use

 

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. 

>>Read more on the homepage of progressivemaryland.org

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M.A. and Ph.d. from University of Maryland Merrill College of Journalism, would-be radical, sci-fi fan... retired to a life of keyboard radicalism...