This Sunday’s Town Hall: Why Organized Labor + Progressive Democrats = American Renewal+featured Guest Allison Minnerly
THIS SUNDAY! RSVP NOW |
Just Announced: Our Special Guest is Allison Minnerly, the 26-year-old DNC member from Florida, who introduced the resolution for the Democratic Party to support an arms embargo on Israel, cut off military aid to the country, and recognize Palestinian statehood. |
We’ll also be celebrating Labor Day Weekend by looking at the two domestic institutions with a proven track record of defeating fascism: Organized Labor and the Democratic Party. |
Together, they saved our Democratic Republic in the 1930s and 1940s; and now, if progressives stand with unions and enter the Democratic Party, we can do so again! RSVP now. |
What: Progressive Democrats of America Town Hall Date: Sunday, August 31, 2025 Time: 4pm ET/ 3pm CT/ 2pm MT/ 1pm PT+AZ/ Noon AK/ 10am HI Location: On Zoom |
On Sunday’s Town Hall, we will also have a report back from the DNC meeting held in Minneapolis this past week. A number of new progressive-supported Party rules and bylaws were passed there, along with some excellent progressive resolutions, including one that calls for the elimination of dark money from all Party caucuses and primaries, including the race for the Democratic Presidential nominee. There were two competing resolutions on Gaza. PDA supported Resolution 18, that resembled Rep. Delia Ramirez’s excellent Block the Bombs Act, and was introduced by Florida DNC member Allison Minnerly. In spite of our best efforts, Resolution 18 was voted down in committee, where an alternative resolution, much more sympathetic to Israel, was passed. However, DNC Chair Ken Martin intervened at this point and withdrew both resolutions and, in coordination with Allison Minnerly (among others), announced the formation of a special commission to study how the Party should respond to the war on Gaza. Many activists and pro-Palestinians advocates were understandably frustrated at what they saw as more deflection by the DNC and denial by its members. Still, Chairman Martin’s action when he pulled the pro-Israeli resolution that had been supported by the committee was the opposite of what the pro-Israel lobby groups wanted. Indeed, this was far from what we wanted too, but at the same time it was a major setback for AIPAC. On this Labor Day eve townhall, PDA will renew its bonds of support and vow of solidarity with the American and International Labor Movement. Then, we will discuss how PDA can best work in coordination with organized labor and the Democratic Party to defend and strengthen our constitutional republic, rebuild a prosperous middle-class society, and vanquish Trumpism. See you on Sunday. RSVP Now! — |
Alan Minsky, Executive Director Progressive Democrats of America |
Hi Alison, I was on the local D EBoard and argued that since 18 to 33’s were 25 percent of the registered voters but 8 percent of the turnout , that local clubs should give them $3 or $4 thousand a year to develop local monthly e-newsletters and doc film/ entertainment series. Maybe you could file a DNC resolution urging local clubs to help create these local outreach tools.
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