Sarah Bloom Raskin, "Climate, the Environment and Net Zero"
Join WDC’s Happy Hour with Sarah Bloom Raskin, at Los Chorros in Wheaton. Register here.
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Join WDC’s Happy Hour with Sarah Bloom Raskin, at Los Chorros in Wheaton. Register here.
WDC will be holding a U.S District 6 Democratic Congressional Candidates Forum. Register here.
Hear Barbara McQuade talk about the dangers of disinformation as described in her new book, “Attack from Within.” The book will be available for purchase through Politics and Prose. Register here.
Join us for an informative webinar about local programs that are building the next generation of leaders in our state. Speakers include: Yvette Lewis, former Chair of the Maryland Democratic Party; Joyce Roldan King, Chief Counsel in Frederick County; and, Diane Fink, Executive Director of Emerge Maryland. Register here.
Hear from the Democratic candidates for Maryland’s open U.S. Senate seat to make an informed choice in the May primary. Register now.
At Virtual Annapolis Day, attendees will hear from Maryland’s legislative leadership as well as the Montgomery County Delegation and will be able to speak directly with legislators in breakout sessions by issue areas.
Register here.
WDC regrets that the weather has forced a cancellation of this event.
Meet and talk with Democratic candidates running for the District 6 seat. Confirmed participants are: April Delaney, Destiny Drake-West, George Gluck, Geoffrey Grammer, Ashwani Jain, Lesley Lopez, Joel Rubin, Laurie-Anne Sayles, and Joe Vogel. Join WDC and the Asbury Democratic Club on Sat., Dec. 16 at Asbury Methodist Village. Register here.
Join the conversation about Maryland’s parole system. Speakers include Keith Wallington (JPI), Prof. Lila Meadows (UMD Law School), Prof. Olinda Moyd (AU Washington College of Law) and Sen. Will Smith, Chair of the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee and Del. Jheanelle Wilkins, Chair of the Black Legislative Caucus. Register for the event here.
Join WDC for an evening with Jill Wine-Banks on Thursday, Oct. 19 at 6:30 pm at Imagination Stage in Bethesda. Cost is $30 for members under ages 30 and over 65, $40 for general members, and $50 for guests. Ms. Wine-Banks’ memoir, “The Watergate Girl,” will be available for purchase. Register now.
Let Gov. Wes Moore, U.S. Rep. Glenn Ivey, and Del. Joseline Peña-Melnyk inspire you to become involved in voter mobilization efforts. Join WDC and our many Democratic cosponsors tand friends. Register to be part of the Democratic rally now!
In recognition of September’s Hispanic Heritage Month, Ruy Teixeira and Mark Hugo Lopez will talk about what has happened in the past and to go from here. Moderated by Gloria Aparicio Blackwell, WDC’s Co-chair of Community Education. Register now!
For WDC members only! Reconnect with all your activist buddies, meet new ones, plan for the upcoming elections and more. RSVP here.
Join us for appetizers and drinks at Glen Echo Park for our Biennial Meeting. Register HERE. Read about the accomplished women who make up the WDC slate of officers here.
Join WDC and cosponsors the African Affairs Advisory Group and the Association of Black Democrats as we hear from Mr. Smith about his family’s and his Texas ancestor’s celebration of Juneteenth through oral history he has collected. Register here.
Join WDC in celebrating the Women’s Caucus in the Maryland legislature. Meet the members, catch up with old friends, enjoy the spring weather. Register here.
Working with state partners and local stakeholders, Mr. Ortiz is focused on infrastructure, enforcement, climate change, environmental justice, and restoring the Chesapeake Bay. He will help us understand what we can all do together to ensure a future for humanity. Co-sponsored with the Latino Democratic Club of Montgomery County. Register here.
Join former County Executive Ike Leggett as he describes his new position as the Chair of Accountability and Implementation for the Blueprint for Education. View Mr. Leggett’s explanation of the “Blueprint.” Register here.
Join WDC’s conversation with our newly-elected Comptroller Brooke Lierman, from 7:00 - 8:00 pm. Congressman Jamie Raskin will be joining us. Register here.
Jason Green is the co-producer of “Finding Fellowship,” a film about growing up in Quince Orchard, MD. The discussion will be moderated by Fatmata Barrie, WDC board member and chair of Partnership and Community Outreach. To register, click here.
Join us on Sat., Feb. 18 to learn how to be a WDC “advocacy warrior.” Register here.
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Few people have Fiona Hill’s perspective on Putin’s leadership of Russia. Don’t miss this! Register now.
Join WDC at a luncheon featuring Chuck Rosenberg, legal commentator, with an update about the Justice Department’s Investigations of the Former President. Join us on Jan. 26 from noon til 2 pm at the Universities at Shady Grove. Register now online. If you would like to register by mail, download the form.
Please note: COVID transmissions are increasing so please self-test 24 hours before attending the event.
Fred Yang, CEO of Hart Research Associates and a founding principal of Hart’s political division, is unmatched at translating survey research and dry statistics into cogent and compelling political analysis. Hear what he has to say about the 2022 mid-term elections. A perennially popular WDC speaker, Mr. Yang will regale us with stories from the 2022 campaigns. Watch here.
Help Sen. Warnock Make the Senate More Blue!
Join WDC and Sens. Van Hollen and Cardin and Montgomery Co. Democrats to learn more about this critical election in Georgia. Register here.
Join Councilmember Will Jawando for this film about a viral video that shows a white police officer in South Carolina pulling a Black teenager from her school desk and throwing her across the floor. Following the screening, Councilmember Jawando will host a panel discussion with students, Ruschelle Reuben, Chief of Teaching, Learning and Schools at Montgomery County Public Schools, and Dwanna Nicole, Executive Director of the Restorative Justice Partnership, about the realities of and alternatives to policing in schools. RSVP here.
Don’t forget to vote. If you need information about how to do it, click here.
The happy hour will be held at a member’s home, up-county. You must register to receive the address.
Join WDC and the Latino Democratic Club for a virtual event to talk about the county’s Latino community and its engagement in the political process. Click here to register.
Join Del. Ariana Kelly and Congressman Anthony Brown, the Democratic nominee for Maryland Attorney General, to talk about the importance of a right to choice. Register here.
Heather Mizeur is running for Congress in Maryland’s 1st Congressional District, taking on an incumbent election-denier and Jan. 6 organizer. Join us Sept. 21 to hear from Heather on how she will bring dignified, principled leadership and Democratic values back to Maryland’s District 1. Click here to register.
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