The
"People Powered Agenda"
Support, and community investment in power building by the people and their communities are needed to change systems, laws, institutional policies and practices, distribution of resources, and cultural of systematic systems norms to achieve a fair democracy and health for all.​
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Change The System
If you think the way our democracy operates
isn’t working, you’re not alone. From money in politics to unrepresentative election processes to misguided incentives, there’s a lot of room for improvement.
Join forces with those working towards a more perfect American democratic system.
Building a reinvigorating local democracy by engaging citizens in the public decision-making that most impacts their lives.
Community Driven Platform
What's already being done to plan for our future?
A Call to Action People Making a Difference
Elected to Serve
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“Your Voice, Our Future”
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“Together for Change”
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“Leading with Integrity”
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“A Future We Can Believe In”
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“Efficiency and Transparency”
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“Dedicated to Service”
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“Leading with Accountability”
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“Committed to Excellence”
The Intersection of Business and Community
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“Economic Growth is Jobs, Justice, Opportunity”
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“Empowering the Workforce”
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Professional development programs
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Advocate for economic development to benefit the citizens
Education
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“Investing in Our Children’s Future”
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“Quality Education for All”
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“Smart Minds, Bright Futures”
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Educational inequalities must be addressed systematically.
Seniors, Veterans, and Unpaid Caregivers
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Senior Services and Assistance Programming
- Aging in Place Matters
- Unpaid Caregiver Programming
- Veterans family assistance, counseling, housing, mental health services and benefit
Healthcare
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“Health & Wellness for Every Family”
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“A Healthy County” addressing the issues for change
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“Affordable Care for All”
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Strategies for health promotion:
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Raise awareness of important health issues
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Health education
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Policy, systems and environmental change (PSEs)
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The Environment
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“Protecting Our Planet”
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“Green Future, Clean Future”
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“Sustainable Solutions Now”
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"Equality & Environmental Justice"
A Green Black
future for America
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While the term ‘environmental racism’ is relatively new to our discourse, the seeds for the particular set of injustices it describes were sown as early as the Jim Crow era, referencing “Ghettoization”. During that period, zoning ordinances were used to segregate white and Black America. Maryland is majority white with Prince George’s, Baltimore, and Charles being majority black.
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Prince George’s County extension of the Zoning Ordinance extended by CR-2024, as in 1911, for example, the Baltimore city council passed a zoning ordinance that assigned city blocks by race in order to isolate Black Americans and shore up the value of white-owned property.
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Similar racial zoning ordinances were implemented in other cities (Richmond, VA, Atlanta, GA, and St. Louis, MO) until the Supreme Court ruled in 1917 that the explicit use of race in zoning was unconstitutional.3,4 Legislators nonetheless worked with city planners to circumvent the Supreme Court’s ruling, and continued to isolate Black families into substandard areas.
Agriculture
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Food distribution to ensure inclusion and fair, comparable pricing for goods produced
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Organized community that integrates agriculture into a residential neighborhood farm-fresh to table
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Embrace sustainable living
Climates Environmental Impacts
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“Some climate change effects: wildfire caused by heat and dryness, bleached coral caused by ocean acidification and heating, environmental migration caused by desertification, and coastal flooding caused by storms and sea level rise.
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Five key greenhouse gases are carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, methane, chlorofluorocarbons, and water vapor.
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The enormous amounts of greenhouse gases (carbon pollution) to those naturally occurring in the atmosphere, increasing the greenhouse effect and global warming.
What can we Do?
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The severity of effects caused by climate change will depend on the path of future human activities. More greenhouse gas emissions will lead to more climate extremes and widespread damaging effects across our planet. However, those future effects depend on the total amount of carbon dioxide we emit. So, if we can reduce emissions, we may avoid some of the worst effects.
Noteworthy... Southern Marylandars
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Brandywine in Southern Maryland, is East/West, NOT SOUTH-F COUNTY— in Pg County. Historically, BLACKS resided south of the Mason-Dixon line, with the overwhelming majority located in states along the Atlantic or Gulf Coast.
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Heat and Smog Hit Low-Income Communities and People of Color Hardest, Scientists Say.” The Washington Post. WP Company, May 25, 2021.
