Baltimore City needs an equitable, accessible, efficient, multi-modal transit system which allows everyone to get where they need to go in a timely and safe manner, and to spur economic development for Black and Brown, communities.
Rep. John Sarbanes was the featured speaker at our July virtual meeting, which had a huge turnout!
Maryland State Sen. Sarah Elfreth made this video thanking us for our support in her successful state senate campaign.
Help stop the unnecessary, drastic budget cuts to the very things that are lifelines for working families.
With evictions set to resume on July 25, the COVID-19 pandemic has left hundreds of thousands of Maryland families on the brink of homelessness. Such a wave of evictions and homelessness will jeopardize public health and the early stages of economic recovery. Please tell Governor Hogan to use his soleContinue Reading
Join us July 1, 2020, 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. for our first virtual meeting! Rep. John Sarbanes We will learn the best ways to defeat Trump and his allies in November! Our democracy cannot survive 4 more years of Trump! RSVP now to receive the zoom link. Also: Please fillContinue Reading
As most of us are staying home to protect ourselves and others from the virus, we have learned to appreciate the workers who are helping us stay safe and fed. Undocumented immigrants are the hardest hit by this pandemic since they aren’t eligible for any government relief. To help, goContinue Reading
Before the MD Legislature ended its session as a result of the coronavirus, Be the Change members lobbied legislators to pass and fund the Kirwan Blueprint, protect Marylanders from the harmful pesticide chlorpyrifos, protect immigrants, strengthen environmental legislation, pass needed criminal justice reforms and more. Many bills passed the General AssemblyContinue Reading
At Be the Change, we help candidates win by knocking on doors, making phone calls and writing letters and postcards. We work in- person in Maryland, Pennsylvania and Virginia. Our remote efforts are all over the country. We support Democratic candidates with a progressive agenda and collaborate with other activistContinue Reading
An elderly woman whose knee problems will prevent her from voting in person on Election Day. I gave her an absentee ballot application and detailed instructions on how to complete it. A man who believed he was not allowed to vote due to an old felony conviction. He was excitedContinue Reading