Featured Events

  • The 2024 Presidential Election

    Election Day: Tuesday, November 5th, polls are open 6am - 8pm
    Early Voting: Monday, October 21st - Sunday, November 3rd, early voting sites are open 10am - 6pm except on October 29 and 31 when they are open 8:00am – 8:00pm
    ELECTIONS MATTER!!! 💫 ✅ 🗳️ The 2024 presidential election will be on Tuesday, Nov 5th. Now, more than ever, our votes are about our freedoms. From protecting reproductive rights to protecting democracy, Bridgeport voters like you play an important role in shaping the future of our city and country!

    In CT, you can now vote early, by absentee ballot, or in-person on primary day! Make your plan to vote, research the candidates, and be an educated and informed voter. Tell a friend to tell a friend! #inthistogether #bethechange
  • October Member Meeting

    Wednesday, October 16th at 7:00pm
    BPT Creates, 1001 Main Street, Unit
    Bridgeport, CT 06604
    Please join us for our October Member Meeting! This month we'll be meeting at BPT Creates. We will be screening and discussing "Punch 9 For Harold Washington," the award-winning 2021 documentary about Chicago's first Black Mayor. Food & drink provided!
  • Unite For Connecticut Community Forum - Get Out The Vote with Win With Black Women CT

    Monday, October 28th, 2024
    6:00pm - 8:00pm
    Housatonic Community College
    900 Lafayette Boulevard, Bridgeport CT
    Join us for a community forum about the issues that matter, hosted by Win With Black Women Connecticut and the HCC Counseling and Wellness Center. Topics will include the Protection of Voting Rights, Civics and Preserving our Democracy, Reproductive Rights, Education, and the U.S. Economy. Click the RSVP link below to register!
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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

 

Featured Videos

We Are In This Together!
Protecting Voting Rights in Bridgeport!
Police Chief Search Press Conference
Public Art with Liz Squillace

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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