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  • The 2024 Primary Elections

    Primary Day: Tuesday, August 13th, polls are open 6am - 8pm
    Early Voting: August 5th - August 11th, poll site is open 10am-6pm (except on 8/6 and 8/8 when its open 8am - 8pm)
    ELECTIONS MATTER!!! 💫 ✅ 🗳️ Bridgeport will hold primary elections in key districts on Tuesday, August 13th! If you are registered with the Democratic or Republican Party in those districts, make sure you get out and vote!

    Primary elections are the way voters choose which candidate’s values, policies, and record best align with their political party - and who voters want to represent their party in the November elections.

    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
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  • The 2024 Civics 101 Workshop

    Saturday, September 21st: 9:00am - 4:00pm
    Sunday, September 22nd: 12:00pm - 5:00pm
    University of Bridgeport, Wahlstrom Library, 2nd Floor
    126 Park Avenue, Bridgeport CT 06604
    Save the Date for our 7th Annual Civics 101 Workshop! Registration will open on our website on Friday, August 23rd. Bridgeport Generation Now's Civics 101 is a FREE 2-day workshop focused on building community power through civic knowledge! This year, we're going "back to basics" with sessions on democracy vs. facism, political speech, town committees, and more! Please stay up to date on the schedule of events by joining the Facebook event page below!
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  • Civics 101 Keynote Speaker: Joy-Ann Reid

    Saturday, September 21st: 7:00pm, doors open at 6:00pm
    The Klein Auditorium
    910 Fairfield Avenue, Bridgeport CT 06605
    Save the Date for this exciting evening with Joy-Ann Reid, the award-winning political analyst, New York Times bestselling author, and MSNBC national correspondent!

    Now in it's 7th year, Bridgeport Generation Now's Civics 101 Workshop is a free, 2-day workshop that focuses on building community power through civic knowledge! On Saturday, September 21st, join us after the workshop for our evening keynote speaker.

    Drawing on her broad interview experience and no-nonsense commentary, Reid will share an intellectual, insightful approach to the discussions around democracy that our country, our state and our city need most right now.

    Tickets will go on sale Friday, August 23rd on The Klein's website, but entry to see Joy-Ann Reid will be FREE if you register and attend Civics 101 during the day! Registration for Civics 101 will open on our website on Friday, August 23rd, as well.
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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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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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