Every progressive Democrat knows the Democratic Party needs to be
transformed. The only realistic way to do so is by out-organizing the
corporate interests that now control the party. In order to accomplish
this goal, we need a “movement” to transform the Democratic Party. And
we have found one.



Progressive Vote (PV)
– is an organization run by grassroots Democratic caucuses throughout
the country. It has formed a powerful grassroots coalition that
identifies and supports people involved with local Democratic Party
chapters to secure social and economic justice for the under-served and
unheard majority of the American people. PV combines electoral and
policy work with real community organizing and support of local
community organizers and organizations to create meaningful and strong
links that it nurtures and expands. Its goal is to ultimately have
Progressive Democratic caucuses in every one of the 435 congressional
districts.



Progressive Democrats of America (PDA)
– is an organization also building a coalition of the millions of
Americans who will benefit from taking back the Democratic Party, our
democracy, our economy, and our institutions from the “moneyed
interests.” PDA is committed to achieving local, national, and global
security by redirecting the current wasteful and obscene levels of U.S.
military spending toward the effective funding of health and education
programs, an end to all discrimination, the provision of full and
meaningful employment, and an end to poverty and war for all people.
PDA also believes we must combine electoral and policy work with real
community organizing to create a meaningful effective coalition. These
are not just dreams. If the people lead, the politicians and parties
will follow.



With
these shared beliefs and goals both PDA and PV have chosen to merge
into one organization, henceforth to be called PDA. What makes the
merged PDA and PV unique is our two fold strategy of working inside the
beltway (itb) while simultaneously building a strong federation of
state- and congressional-district-based local progressive Democratic
caucuses and chapters. Either strategy alone is far weaker than the
combination of both. A central organization without grassroots support
and engagement is without power or leverage. Grassroots chapters
without a unifying, central lobbying, legislative, national focus can
achieve only limited local successes. But the two organizations working
as one to build an unstoppable Democratic coalition represent a
strategy and a movement to be reckoned with.



Please visit our combined new website. Please join in our efforts, form local
caucuses, learn about upcoming PDA events, chapter building, and fund
raising. Donate your time, skills, energy, and money as you are able.

In addition, Progressive Democrats of America has just published its
first ever newsletter. This is a document filled with important and
welcome information regarding how PDA plans to take over and transform
the Democratic Party, to reduce the US military budget, to end the war
in Iraq, and to build progressive caucuses in every congressional
district in America. Although this is obviously a long-term strategy,
we firmly believe we are on our way.

You may view this exciting document by clicking here.