What Is PDA?
Progressive Democrats of America was founded in 2004 to transform the Democratic Party and our country. We seek to build a party and government controlled by citizens, not corporate elites -- with policies that serve the broad public interest, not just private interests. As a grassroots PAC operating inside the Democratic Party, and outside in movements for peace and justice, PDA played a key role in the stunning electoral victory of November 2006. Our inside/outside strategy is guided by the belief that a lasting majority will require a revitalized Democratic Party built on firm progressive principles.
For over two decades, the party declined as its leadership listened more to the voices of Wall Street than those of Main Street. PDA strives to rebuild the Democratic Party from the bottom up – from every Congressional District to statewide party structures to the corridors of power in Washington, where we work arm in arm with the Congressional Progressive Caucus. In just a couple of years, PDA and its allies have shaken up the political status quo – on issues from the Iraq war to voter rights to economic justice.
The Beginning: The Party of Everyday People
For more than 200 years, the Democratic Party has represented the interests of working families, fighting for equality and justice for all Americans. Party founders believed that wealth and social status were not an entitlement to rule, but rather a stable government could only be successful if built upon a broad, popular base.
From the beginning of its inception, the Democratic Party, led by Thomas Jefferson, emphasized the rights of everyday people, a message that resonated well with farmers and factory workers. Ohioans identified with these principles and for the first quarter century of statehood, the majority of candidates running for office were Democrats. Visit us HERE:
The Portage County Democratic Headquarters is located at:
254 West Main Street, Ravenna, OH 44266
Phone/Fax: 330.298-DEMS (3367)
WEB-PAGE: http://www.portagedems.com/
EMAIL: portagedems@sbcglobal.net
WHO ARE WE?
PDA-Ohio, is a grassroots chapter of the Progressive Democrats of America based in Congressional Districts 13 and 17, Summit County, Ohio, PDA-Ohio works to restore the role of government as the instrument to better lives of the citizenry. PDA-Ohio will strive to build the progressive base of our Democratic Party by supporting candidates and initiatives serving the general good of the people over the special interests at all levels of government: local, state, and federal.
We perform these lofty goals through the forming of coalitions among like-minded individuals, activists, grassroots groups, and issue oriented organizations to effect progressive, positive change, while grounded in the recognition that the forces of the status quo, corporate and institutional, will at times in our democracy attempt to undermine the common good for the sake of retaining power.
We believe power in itself is not inherently bad unless of course its impetus is to limit the general welfare in favor of the few. PDA-Ohio sees itself as one instrument of many working in unison to create a more just society where all citizens are able to reach their potential regardless of color, economic status, sexual orientation, and/or religious beliefs.
Through these coalition-building efforts with organizations, we will work to set practical goals and realistic objectives in order to achieve specific outcomes having a broader impact on the issue(s) at hand to maximize the opportunity for change.
We welcome those of like minds to share in this important work to build the movement that will make for a better tomorrow by sharing in the work necessary today. Visit us at www.pdaohio.org
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