🚨 With one day left in MD’s session, President @SenBillFerg is holding the MD Values Act (#HB1222)—a bill that would END 287g, allowing cops to become ICE agents.
The House has done its part. We believe in your leadership and values @SenBillFerg. Now is the time to act.
Every year the Heschel Vision Awards honor local leaders who fuse deep moral commitments with their activism in the movement for justice in DC and Maryland.
Today we are excited to announce ✨the 2023 Heschel Vision Award honorees!✨ #JUFJ25
Coming off a big summer for labor, Baltimore City has the opportunity to continue supporting the working poor through a community wealth building fund. Read 1199 MD/DC's Lisa Brown in @BaltimoreBanner: https://t.co/2Omc6OjnHe
Shout out to everyone who joined us Sunday for our second annual Baltimore community cookout! We had a great time meeting people who are new to our work, and reconnecting with long-time leaders. It was great to be together and we look forward to everything ahead! 💛
TONIGHT!! 🏆 The game is ON for "The Price Isn't Right! A DC Housing Trivia Night" and we want you to come test your knowledge of housing issues in DC — or learn all about it.
This event is free but registration is required. See you tonight at 6:30pm! https://t.co/sGZWpPbYBf
We’ve launched our annual survey & we want to hear from YOU! Your input helps us develop a strong legislative agenda each year & strengthens the movement for renters’ rights in Maryland. Cick here to complete the survey & share it: https://t.co/NCKV91dsH8 #HousingJustice#MDGA24
Take a moment to read Sheila's op-ed in the @BaltimoreBanner about why funds for rental assistance & housing inspectors are so critical https://t.co/hFy1uooN4c
Join us & fellow renters, advocates, service providers, & others to celebrate wins from the last legislative session & plan for the future of housing justice in MD! This is an opportunity to continue building a strong renters' rights movement! Register: https://t.co/UUFHfJEAeQ
"Our tradition teaches us that Moshiach, the embodiment of liberation, will be born on the afternoon of #TishaBAv." — @rabbiariana
Today we recognize that it is from a place of suffering that liberation comes. What suffering do you refuse to turn away from today?
Maryland has an upside-down tax system that favors the ultra-wealthy and puts more responsibility for funding public services on the rest of us. We also continue to have corporate tax loopholes on the books that most other states have closed.
News coverage of one of the state's regular reports has put a spotlight on Maryland's fiscal health this week. Here are a few things you should know. [Thread] #MDpolitics
🚨HAPPENING NOW: The County Council voting session has begun & the room is packed with rent stabilization supporters!
👀They will begin to discuss the legislation and proposed amendments soon.
🫵TUNE IN LIVE
https://t.co/MeFP5tGccQ
#NoJusticeNoPeace#TheRentIsTOODamnHigh
#TheRentIsTooDamnHigh in #MoCo
40 Montgomery County Organizations Signed onto a Letter Urging the County Council to Pass Rent Stabilization Legislation with Amendments 🏡
👀Read full letter below:
https://t.co/1TeD5YBNzG
The Montgomery County Council has an opportunity to transform housing equity by passing a comprehensive bill. 🏡
Join us TOMORROW in Rockville as the Council will be voting on rent stabilization legislation.
📰Check out this Op-Ed in the @MoCo360Media
https://t.co/aHCokByqZn
🗣️Tomorrow is a big day in the fight for affordable housing in MoCo. Let's show our support for rent stabilization! 🏡
🗣️ Mañana es un día importante en la lucha de viviendas asequibles en el condado de MoCo. ¡Mostremos nuestro apoyo a la estabilización de la renta! 🏡
🗣️JULY 18th @ 8:00AM, MoCo County Council
The future of #MoCo community is at stake. Join the fight for rent stabilization. 🏘️
🗣️El futuro de nuestro condado está en juego. Únete a nuestra lucha y reúnete con nosotros el 18 de julio a las 8:00AM. 🏘️