Takoma Park Mobilization’s working groups are the spokes that carry the load of work it takes to mobilize our community. They are where activists like you find the satisfaction of doing something for other people, whether it’s:
Join the group where you feel you can do what you like to do and make a difference. Just click on any of the email addresses below.
Breaking Bread, community dinners: breakingbread@tpmobilization.org. More coming soon!
Communications/Outreach/Organizing/Logistics (COOL): COOL@tpmobilization.org. This Communications Group makes sure that all members of the Mobilization are informed about the activities of TPM’s various working groups and committees, through all forms of print and electronic media.
Whether you’re a writer who wants to help report on the Mobilization using emails or FaceBook posts, Twitter feeds, and the Mobilization’s website, or a technical specialist interested in playing with electronic media to exploit their communication potential, welcome to our newsroom.
We also include the Artists and Graphic Designer Subcommittee: art@tpmobilization.org. Guess what they do.
Education & Training Group: education@tpmobilization.org. The first goal of the Education & Training Group is to utilize the knowledge and skills of residents of Takoma Park to provide educational opportunities for TP Mobilization members and our community who are interested in local activism and progressive causes. The second is that the group will act as a resource and a model to support similar educational activities within and outside of TP Mobilization. A few more focused activities are part of this group:
Environment Committee (TPMEC): environment@tpmobilization.org.
Our all-volunteer community of grassroots activists are mobilized to address
the climate emergency. We are active at all levels of government and
decide our priorities each year by consensus. We are part of the Earth
Coalition, a state-wide coalition that advocates for state level legislation that
addresses climate change.
In 2019, we successfully advocated for the passage of the Clean Energy Jobs
Act that expands Maryland’s renewable electricity requirement to 50% by
2030 with a path to 100% renewable by 2040, passage of the polystyrene
foam food packaging ban, and extension of the Community Solar Pilot
Extension.
Our Upcoming Priorities are:
Equal Justice: equaljustice@tpmobilization.org. The Equal Justice Committee combines TP Mob’s immigration and justice and policing reform work, replacing our old Immigration Committee and Mass Incarceration Working Group. Equal Justice supports and partners with groups supporting our immigrant and Muslim neighbors and working toward reimagining public safety and justice reform.
Direct Support for Immigrants originated as a subcommittee of TP Mob’s old Immigration Committee and provides direct services (such as connections to lawyers, court accompaniment, fundraising, etc) to immigrants in our communities.
Indivisible: indivisible@tpmobilization.org. The Indivisible Working Group engages in the political process in ways that promote the progressive agenda of the Takoma Park Mobilization. We engage our community by creating or identifying opportunities for people to participate in the political process. This might involve volunteering in campaigns, organizing or participating in rallies, lobbying members of Congress and state lawmakers, and candidate forums. We work with other Indivisible groups nationwide, as well as other local partners, to resist the Trump agenda and accomplish a progressive agenda.
TALLE – Takoma Alliance for Local Living Economies: talle@tpmobilization.org
TALLE works to reshape our communities and our local economies in the service of resiliency, racial equity, and carbon-neutrality. View the TALLE webpage for more, including information on the Wednesday Climate Action Coffees, starting October 2, 2019.
Economic Equity: economic@tpmobilization.org
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