Ridgefield Chapter of March for Change Announces April 1 Event at Housatonic Community College

Ridgefield Chapter of March for Change has announced an organizing event scheduled for Saturday, April 1st from 1-4pm at at the Housatonic Community College in Bridgeport. All residents are invited to attend. 

Ridgefield March for Change explains, "The purpose of this forum is to connect civic-minded individuals intent on fighting for progress at the local, state, and national level with organizations already hard at work around those causes.  So, whether you’re concerned about reproductive rights, climate change, equal pay, civil liberties, gun violence prevention, criminal justice reform, or other opportunities for advocacy or volunteerism, this forum will aim to provide you with a direct connection to individuals and groups working around those issues."

Keynote Speaker will be Connecticut Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman.  Special Guest is Senator Richard Blumenthal. 

The event will be held at the Housatonic Community College, Beacon Hall Events Center, 900 Lafayette Boulevard in Bridgeport CT 06604.
 
Ridgefield Chapter for March for Change lists the following participating organizations:

350 CT, ACLU-CT, Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, CAIR-CT, Center for Disability Rights, Center for Family Justice, Common Ground Institute & Services, CT Against Gun Violence, CT Alliance to End Sexual Violence, CT Community Organizing for Racial Equality, CT Democrats, CT Fund for the Environment/Save the Sound, CT Green Party, CT Women's Education and Legal Fund, CT Working Families Party, Eastern Fairfield County Young Democrats, Fairfield County DTCs, GLSEN CT, Greater Bridgeport Young Democrats, JUNTA for Progressive Action, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, Moral Mondays (Black Lives Matter), NARAL Pro-Choice CT, Nasty Women Expo, National Popular Vote CT, Newtown Action Alliance, NOW-CT Chapter, Planned Parenthood CT, Radical Advocates for Cross-Cultural Education, RESULTS - Coastal CT Chapter, Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ) New Haven, Spring Glen Progressive Action Network (SGPAN), & Young Women Rising.

*Image courtesy of Ridgefield March for Change Facebook.

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Submitted by Ridgefield, CT

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