Greater Boston Young Democrats

06/25/2022

Read our Board of Director's statement on 's decision below or via the link here: https://gbyd.org/reproductive-equity/

Track abortion laws via the interactive map from the NYTimes here: http://nytimes.com/interactive/2022/us/abortion-laws-roe-v-wade.html

Access care from, learn more about, and get involved with Planned Parenthood here: https://plannetparendhood.org

Volunteer, donate to abortion funds, and become an abortion advocate with United States of Women here: https://usow.org/repro

Find ways to get involved with reproductive equity in Massachusetts here: https://reproequitynow.org/

Support abortion funds in states with trigger laws visiting the list here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pOdOC1EuyIu5l8IZtKO2JADVfwTxnl96EmBV68EHsXc/edit

Learn more about the ROE Act in Massachusetts here: https://www.plannedparenthoodaction.org/planned-parenthood-advocacy-fund-massachusetts-inc/issues/roeact-archive

Resources and updates on reproductive equity highlighted by GBYD will be added here: https://gbyd.org/reproductive-equity/

01/28/2022

is offering scholarship and paid internship opportunities to all students enrolled in college or post-secondary programs and 2022 college graduates and post-secondary certificate holders who are residents of Massachusetts and registered Democrats!

Due to the nominating convention in the spring and the upcoming 2022 election, MassDems is offering the Joe Moakley internship in two cohorts–a spring cohort and a fall cohort. The Spring Cohort is expected to run from March 28th to May 16th, and the Fall Cohort is expected to run from September 19th through November 11th. Please note that the internship program is a part time, virtual internship that averages 20 hours per week at $15/hour.

The deadline to apply is February 22nd at 5 PM. Click here to read eligibility requirements and required documents:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/141MRAxqRduetm69Pi8TVVnqdCKaKz2noj6KHPkfSLNM/edit

01/22/2022

We hope you will join us on Tuesday, January 25th from 6-7pm as we meet with candidates Diana DiZoglio and Chris Dempsey for State Auditor for State Auditor!

The meeting will take place over Zoom and you can register for the event with the link below.

We strongly recommend joining the meeting 15 minutes early to meet fellow members of GBYD and to make sure you have time to resolve any potential technical issues!

Welcome young Democrats of Greater Boston! Join us on January 25th from 6-7 pm to meet the two Democratic candidates for state auditor Senator Diana DiZoglio and Chris Dempsey. Send your auditor questions to [email protected] or add them when you register now!

09/16/2021

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

https://www.gerlyadrien.com/events-1/endorser-day

Join and some of our endorsing organizations to help get out the vote for Gerly! We will have door knocking, phone banking, and sign holding throughout the day with lunch. Take a look at the schedule to see if you can join us for part of the day or stay for the whole event!

Join and some of our endorsing organizations to help get out the vote for Gerly! We will have door knocking, phone banking, and sign holding throughout the day with lunch. Take a look at the schedule to see if you can join us for part of the day or stay for the whole event!

09/16/2021

Transformative change will only come when we govern through coalition building, bringing all kinds of people together across their differences. Thank you to all of the individuals & groups in our diverse coalition who stood up for - let's keep building!

(State Senator Sonia Chang-Díaz, State Representative Nika Elugardo, Liz Miranda, Russell E. Holmes, Right To The City Alliance, Massachusetts Women's Political Caucus, Boston Teachers Union, Progressive WRox/Roz, Boston Ward 1 Democratic Committee, 32BJ SEIU, Boston Ward 4 Democratic Committee, SEIU 509, UFCW Local 1445, Greater Boston Young Democrats, Elect Black Women PAC, EMILY's List, Mass NOW, Sunrise Movement Boston, UNITE HERE Local 26, Planned Parenthood Advocacy Fund of Massachusetts, Massachusetts Nurses Association, Mass Sierra Club, JP Progressives)

09/10/2021

Take action with Team Ruthzee in JP!

Join Elizabeth Warren and Ruthzee Louijeune for Boston City Council At-Large for a get out the vote rally and canvass kick off! Senator Warren and Ruthzee will provide remarks and then we will head out to knock on doors.

The event starts at 10am tomorrow, 9/11, in Jamaica Plain. For more information or to sign-up, follow the link below

09/07/2021

We are incredibly excited to announce the following candidates received endorsements from GBYD!

In Boston, we've endorsed:

McBride for Boston D3, Joel Richards for District 4, Ruthzee Louijeune for Boston City Council At-Large, and Julia for Boston!

In Everett, we've endorsed:

Gerly Adrien for Everett, Stephanie Martins Everett Ward 2 City Councilor, and Vivian Nguyen for Everett - Ward 5!

Stay tuned, we will dive deeper into each candidate over the next few days!

09/02/2021

Our convention is tonight!! (Virtual) Doors open at 7 and the meeting will be called to order exactly at 7:30. If you're interested and able to come on by, please fill out the sign-in sheet here and keep an eye on your email:

Welcome to our convention! We will be considering amendments, elections, endorsements, and more. In order to be a member of GBYD you must be a registered voter under the age of 36 in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, living, working, and/or going to school in the Greater Boston area. Please fill ou...

08/25/2021

If you're a candidate for office, work for a candidate for office, or know a candidate for office in the Greater Boston area, we'd encourage you to fill out our endorsement questionnaire here: https://forms.gle/8yowLL27imUdppAJ9. Responses by next week will be considered for endorsements at our convention on September 2nd!

The Greater Boston Young Democrats is a local chapter of the Young Democrats of Massachusetts (YDMA), an independent organization of Democrats in Massachusetts who are under the age of 36 years. YDMA is the official chartered unit of the Young Democrats of America (YDA) for the Commonwealth of Massa...