Back the Blue Rally Annapolis

First, have voter registration cards in your car.  Encourage people to register to vote.

Be informed!  Know the issues and participate in the legislative process by contacting your representatives.  See the Links page.

Letter writing is important to getting our message out.  Letters to the Editor of the local paper, The Capital Gazette.  Send to capletts@capgaznews.com  Letters must be 250 words or less.  Include your name, town, and daytime phone number.  You may also submit a guest column. 

Sample letter sent: July 31, 2020

Everyone is scared right now but for different reasons. Some are scared COVID-19 will affect their health or their loved ones. Some are scared the government is trampling on their rights and freedoms. Some are scared that schools will be virtual this fall. Some are scared of the police. Some are scared of the protesters.

    We all have different political ideologies, religious beliefs, and perspectives on our current state of affairs. We all have different backgrounds, resources, and mental coping skills. This is not easy, but if we could take a moment to step back, to recognize that those on the other side of our point of view are just as scared and insecure as we are right now — that compassion could be a game-changer.

    It’s OK to be scared, but it’s not OK to be angry at others for expressing an opposing view. It’s not OK to dismiss other’s ideas without at least trying to understand their point of view. It’s not OK to spread hate and incite violence. We are all wishing for a better world right now. Don’t label other people as different than you and then dismiss them completely. In order to move forward, in order to make progress — we must remember how to listen to each other. We must remember how to care about each other, even if we are different.

    We all want our loved ones to be safe and healthy. We would like them to live in a world without racism or police brutality. We want our children to be safe in school and all our friends and neighbors employed. We can use our different perspectives, strengths, backgrounds, resources, and coping skills to make us all stronger, healthier, safer, and more accepting.

If not now, then when?

Rachel Muñoz

Severna Park

Rachel is our Corresponding Secretary and a candidate for Delegate in Dist. 33

SPRWC is beginning a series of panel discussions called "Let's Talk Issues". We envision this as a way to educate folks on items that concern all of us.  The best voter is an educated voter.  

See our events page for the first one.