Featured Events

  • NEW DATE: A Moral Message for Bridgeport with Rev. Dr. William J Barber II

    Friday, November 3rd, 2023
    Doors open at 6:00pm, Event starts at 7:00pm
    The Klein Auditorium, 910 Fairfield Avenue Bridgeport CT 06605
    Bridgeport Generation Now is proud to announce that we are hosting what promises to be the most important social justice events of the season. Join us on Friday, Nov. 3, 2023 at The Klein Memorial Auditorium for a soul stirring evening with Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II. Tickets are $10 for Bridgeport residents and $35 for non-residents. Tickets are now available, click the RSVP button below!
  • PLAN YOUR VOTE!

    Primary Day: Tuesday, September 12th, 2023
    Election Day: Tuesday, November 7th, 2023
    Polls are open 6:00am - 8:00pm
    In 2023, Bridgeport voters will elect candidates for Mayor, City Council, Board of Education and more! It's never too early to make your plan to vote! Click the link below to see your sample ballot and make your plan to vote!
  • Bridgeport Anti-Racism Collective Meeting

    Wednesday, September 13th from 6:00pm - 8:00pm
    The Bridgeport Antiracism Collective (BARC) is a multiracial space for individuals and community leaders committed to developing a personal practice of antiracism here in Bridgeport. We meet monthly on the first Wednesday of every month. Email undoingracismbpt@gmail.com to request to join the group!
  • September Member Meeting

    Wednesday, September 20th
    7:00pm - 8:30pm
    1119 Main Street, Bridgeport CT 06604
    Join us for our September Member Meeting! We'll debrief the primary elections and more!
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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

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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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