Dear friends, neighbors,
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GBYM is here for you.
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If you or someone you know needs help during this crisis, please contact us at info@gandhibrigade.org or text us at 301-664-4961.
We will refer you to the right people and information. You can also visit www.nonprofitmoco.org
for more information about help you need. If you have questions about COVID-19 you can start by calling the County info line to speak to a live call center. Just call 311. If you need to find a doctor, 311 can help you get connected with provider information and local clinics. #youarenotalone
Warm wishes, The GBYM Team
Our Priorites and Values
Young leadership:
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Making space for youth voices, listening to youth voices, lifting up youth voices, & promoting young leaders.
Community:
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Coming together, sharing stories, listening to others’ stories, and healing and growing together.
Healthy Earth, Healthy Humans:
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Reviving and protecting our natural world, urban green space, & healthy lifestyles.
Visual, Performing, and Media Arts:
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Powering youth to express their experiences and to build empathy.
Social Justice:
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Valuing and protecting Black lives: ending white supremacy and anti-Black racism in our society’s public and private structures.
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Valuing and protecting non-Black and indigenous people of color.
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Achieving and protecting Immigrant and refugee rights
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Helping families regardless of their legal status.
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Ending generations of dehumanizing immigrants and refugees
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Achieving and protecting LGBTQ+ rights including access to healthcare
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Achieving and protecting women’s rights including women’s access to healthcare.
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Achieving and protecting rights of all regardless of physical or mental ability.
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Fighting anti-disabled policies.
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Acknowledging that we do not know what we do not know. Always learning.