Progressive Cheverly

Based in Cheverly, Maryland, our mission is to promote economic fairness, social justice, basic human rights, a sustainable environment, a tolerant society and world peace through a more informed political dialogue and active participation in civil society and the democratic political process.

► Progressive Cheverly Endorsements: By a vote of membership, Progressive Cheverly endorses the the candidacies of U.S. Representative Donna F. Edwards, who represents the 4^th Congressional District; Rushern Baker, candidate for Prince George’s County Executive; Delegate Doyle Niemann, running for re-election in Maryland’s 47^th district to the House of Delegates, and Aimee Olivo, a candidate for the newly created 4^th District for Prince George’s County Board of Education.

For complete endorsement statement, click 2010 Primary Election Endorsements. To see poll results, click Progressive Cheverly Members Poll Results.

► PUBLIC FORUM: County Council Candidates On Thursday, September 2, at 7 pm, Progressive Cheverly will host County Council District 5 candidates at its monthly general meeting. All three candidates will be present. All are welcome to come and learn about the issues and where the candidates stand. Remember, the primary election is September 14th, so this will be your best opportunity to meet all the candidates. The candidate forum will be from 7:00-8:00pm, followed by refreshments and our regular business meeting. Our meetings are held on the second floor of the Hoyer Montessori & Early Childhood Center, 2300 Belleview Avenue, Cheverly. All area residents are welcome to attend.

► Early Voting: The 2010 Primary Election will by Maryland's first election with Early Voting. This means you may cast your ballot the week before the regularly scheduled Primary Day at one of the five designated Early Polling places in Prince George's County.

♦ Friday, September 3rd	♦ Tuesday, September 7th
♦ Saturday, September 4th	♦ Wednesday, September 8th
♦ Monday, September 6th	♦ Thursday, September 9th
Early Voting Hours: 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Early Voting Sites

Wayne K. Curry Sports & Learning Center 8001 Sheriff Rd. Landover, MD. 20785	Upper Marlboro Community Center 5400 Race Track Rd. Upper Marlboro, MD. 20772
College Park Community Center 5051 Pierce Ave. College Park, MD. 20740	Oxon Hill Library 6200 Oxon Hill Rd. Oxon Hill, MD. 20745
Bowie Library 15210 Annapolis Rd. Bowie, MD. 20715

You may vote on Primary Day, Tuesday, September 14th, from 7:00 am until 8:00 pm at your normal voting location.

► News: Gwendolyn T. Britt Award At the June General Meeting, members of Progressive Cheverly voted to institute the Gwendolyn T. Britt Award as a means to foster and support an individual or group working to advance the goals and principles outlined in Progressive Cheverly's mission statement. For more information about the Britt Awards, please click here.

► Membership Survey Results: At the end of 2009, Progressive Cheverly conducted a poll of its members to determine the organization's priorities as we moved into the new year. Click here for membership survey results.

► Recent Policy Positions: Representing the voice of our membership, Progressive Cheverly has sent letters to our elected officials and delivered testimony before the General Assembly on a variety of policy issues. Click here to see our current correspondence.

► Keep our Care Coalition: In October 2008 Progressive Cheverly joined the Keep our Care Coalition targeted at the imminent sale of the Prince George's Healthcare System to a private healthcare system. The coalition wants to ensure that in the rush to privatize, current healthcare services are protected and enhanced. Specifically, the coalition is insisting that any successful bidder ensure full access to comprehensive reproductive healthcare services, work to eliminate health disparities due to race, gender and other factors, and commit to providing high quality healthcare services to uninsured and underinsured populations. The coalition has testified at Hospital Authority meetings, sent a letter outlining these positions and is delivering 1,000 signatures on a petition. (more info: http://www.aclu-nca.org/)

► Green Jobs Now Day of Action: Progressive Cheverly, along with Radiant Valley Civic Association, Community Forklift and Greenmodeling (two local, green businesses), the Mayor of Edmonston, Adam Ortiz, State Senator David Harrington, the Chesapeake Climate Action Network, and Jwanzaa Youth Partnership participated in “READY for Green Jobs Now!” We identified a family who needed to decrease their energy bills and performed an energy audit, and helped the homeowner to increase their home's energy efficiency by doing a home energy efficiency makeover. For more information on our project, visit this Treehugger article. For more information about the National Day of Action, see http://www.greenjobsnow.com/.

► 2008 Membership Retreat In June, Progressive Cheverly held a membership retreat to lay the groundwork for the organization's near-term and long-term goals. Click here to read a report of this program.

► Voter Registration: Progressive Cheverly's goal is to register every eligible Cheverly citizen to vote. If you're new to the town, or have a change of address, contact one of the officers of Progressive Cheverly who can provide you with the proper forms. Or you can click the link below to register to vote:

© 2010 Progressive Cheverly Progressive Cheverly is an independent citizens’ organization with no affiliation to the government of the Town of Cheverly.

Last modified: 01/07/10