Standing Up For Democracy!

Featured Events

  • January Member Meeting

    Wednesday, January 21st at 7:00pm
    1119 Main Street, Bridgeport CT
    Join us for our first Member Meeting of 2026! There's a lot to catch up on: national organizing for the resistance, local organizing to strengthen democracy, prepping for the 2026 legislative session, and more! Food and drink provided. All Members and interested Members welcome!
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  • ICE Out For Good - Weekly Home Depot Protest

    Saturdays at 11:00am
    The Home Depot, 330 Grasmere Avenue, Fairfield CT 06824
    #BridgeportResists is a local grassroots group fighting against the rise of fascism. ✊🏻✊🏾 Join them at The Home Depot on Grasmere Avenue in Fairfield at 11:00am for a weekly rally and protest. Main entrance on Grasmere Avenue (use 330 Grasmere in GPS), Fairfield, CT 06824.
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  • Interfaith Prayer Breakfast with Pastor Mike McBride

    Saturday, January 31st at 9:00am
    Mount Aery Baptist Church, 73 Frank Street, Bridgeport CT 06604
    Mount Aery Baptist Church and Bridgeport Generation Now invite you to an interfaith prayer breakfast with Pastor Mike McBride.

    Together, a diverse group of community organizers, activists and Faith leaders will hear a word from Pastor Mike and have a timely conversation about the peril facing Black and Brown communities in this current political climate.

    We’re talking social justice, the Black prophetic tradition, and the need for local coalition building and community organizing. Join us!
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  • February BARC Meeting

    Wednesday, February 4th at 6:00pm
    The Bridgeport Anti-Racism Collective is a community and container to hold people as they deepen their anti-racist analysis and commitment. We meet monthly to discuss our anti-racist awareness, research, vision, and action as individuals, within our groups/organizations, and in society at large. Our meetings are open to individuals who have completed our annual “Undoing Racism” training. For more information, please email undoingracismbpt@gmail.com.
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  • Candidate Bootcamp 2026

    March 6 - March 8, 2026
    1119 Main Street, Bridgeport CT 06604
    We are excited to announce that registration is now open for our 2026 Candidate Bootcamp! This weekend-long training is FREE* for Bridgeport residents who are seriously considering a run for local office - or ready to support someone in running! Participants will learn the ins and outs of running a local campaign from people who have been in the trenches and have expertise to share.
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Monthly Member Meetings

We meet the third Wednesday of every month at 7:00pm at our office at 1119 Main Street in downtown Bridgeport. Food and drink is provided. All Members and new Members are welcome!
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Our Mission and Core Values

Bridgeport Generation Now is a movement!

We build collective power by strengthening civic engagement in ourselves and our communities. As a grassroots, member-based organization, Bridgeport Generation Now uses the tools of community organizing to dismantle systemic racism and systemic corruption and build a just, equitable, democratic, and livable city!

OUR PRIORITIES

  • Good Governance
  • Democratic Empowerment
  • Justice & Equity
  • Livability

WE VALUE

  • Intersectionality
  • Collective Action
  • Openness
  • Ethics
  • and above all, Love

OUR WORK GUIDES US TO

  • Be together, not the same
  • Foster creativity
  • Maintain vision through relationships
  • Allow for mistakes
  • Choose curiosity over fear

 

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The 10 Steps To Autocracy by Stacey Abrams
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Membership

Membership

Join as a Member of Bridgeport Generation Now – and be part of the movement for a more just, equitable, democratic and livable Bridgeport!

AS A MEMBER, YOU WILL:

  • Attend monthly meetings and meet fellow Bridgeporters committed to social change
  • Engage in civic and political education
  • Do policy and issue research
  • Plan and organize events and projects
  • Take on leadership roles within our organizing campaigns
  • Commit to annual dues of a minimum of $5 and a maximum of $100. Dues and donations are tax deductible.
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Our Story

Our Story

Over the past forty years, entrenched systemic injustices in Bridgeport broke our civic institutions, our grassroots leadership, and our people power. Decades of corruption and systemic racism are directly tied to economic inequality in Bridgeport. Community power continues to be closely held in the hands of a few, and distributed by politically motivated gatekeepers.

So, in the early winter of 2016, a diverse group of ten people came together and started meeting to form Bridgeport Generation Now, with the simple vision and commitment that we needed to take some kind of positive action if we wanted to be the change we wished to see in our city.

Are you inspired by our movement? Click below to learn more about the history of Bridgeport Generation Now, who we are, and why for the past 7 years, we’ve led an organized movement for change here in Bridgeport!

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Public mural artwork by local artist Liz Squillace

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