Forging the Futures We Need: Vote Now!
Dear community,
Happy Lunar New Year! Over the weekend, we welcomed members, their families, Activists, OGs and elders, and friends of CPA to celebrate the new year and warm our new office space.
As we made our wishes for the new year, we also talked about this March’s elections, and why our votes matter.
Dragon scale wishes for 2024 from our Lunar New Year celebration 🧧🐉
Earlier in February, we launched our bilingual March Primary Election voter guide! In the past few weeks, CPA members leaders and staff discussed and educated each other about upcoming local ballot measures, and we made our endorsements based on our mission and work in improving conditions for immigrant working families in San Francisco.
In the past months, I’ve spoken with many community members about what they wish to see in San Francisco: affordable housing for their families, more funding for community resources like workers rights outreach, and to feel safe walking around our neighborhoods.
Vote Now! Election Day is Tuesday, Mar 5
In March, everyday voters like you and I have the power to shape the future we want to see — one where everyone is treated with dignity, and where we build thriving communities. Remind your friends & families that they should vote now!
Share CPA’s Bilingual Voter Guide!
English: cpasf.org/votemarch5th
CPA’s Voter Support Services
CPA is holding drop-in Ballot Assistance hours for anyone who would like help to understand or turn in their ballot: Wednesday 2/28 from 3-6pm at 1020 Kearny St, San Francisco.
We will also be providing voter and ballot assistance all Election Day (3/5). Visit our election page for updates.
Making a Plan to Vote
If you haven’t registered to vote, you are able to register to vote in-person, up to Election Day.
Mail in your ballot or go to your local polling place before or on Tuesday, March 5th.
If you have questions, you can call the Department of Elections at:
English: (415) 554-4375
中文: (415) 554-4367
Tenant Worker Center and Youth MOJO members discussing public safety and learning about March SF ballot measures.
The measures on this March’s ballot directly impact our ability to forge the future we need. It starts with voting – let’s organize our friends, families, and neighbors together!
In solidarity,
Tiffany Ng
Civic Engagement Director
Happy Lunar New Year!
The Year of the Wood Dragon symbolizes transformation, connection, and breaking down barriers. We know this applies to our work here in Chinatown and San Francisco, as we fight for economic justice, safer communities, and dignity & liberation for all.
Beautiful art by CPA activist and MOJO alum Karen Ung!
This year, we want to build a thriving community, where everyone can prosper, and we know it will take grassroots leadership and multiracial solidarity to get there. We look forward to continuing to build our movement with you this year!
CPA In the News
San Francisco Chronicle:
“Hate is bad for your health.” ❤️ As part of the Coalition for Community Safety and Justice (CCSJ), we are reimagining what safety means for AAPI communities in SF. We recently released a new report about our impact.
We need comprehensive solutions to prevent violence and keep each other safe. CPA restorative justice participant Sally, shared to SF Chronicle:
“Hate has to be slowly resolved with peace.
Hate is bad for your health.”
Singtao Radio:
New Year, New Laws 🌟 Did you know this year, California workers now have access to more paid sick leave and protections against retaliation (a victory won through our state advocacy with low-wage immigrant workers last year)?
CPA’s Political Director, Joyce Lam, was on Singtao Radio to explain new labor laws effective January 1st, 2024.
Join Our Movement — We Have Tea Time!
This year, CPA is bringing back our Activist Network tea time – a space where activists and volunteers come to sip on tea, discuss political issues, and build community.
Our first session in January consisted of 8 new and returning Activists. We set intentions for the new year, discussed ballot measures in the March elections, and talked about why each of us organize. Ashley, a returning CPA Activist over the past years, shared: “I organize because I am able to.”
2024 will be a challenging year with 2 elections, and one where we have opportunities to build a stronger and bigger movement to win concrete changes for our working-class immigrant communities of color. We organize because we are able to – and CPA has always been open to those who want to contribute to a larger vision.
Join Us & Stay Connected!
March 5th Elections
Get out the vote with us! Elections are an opportunity to make our everyday voices heard.
Find CPA’s latest updates on the March elections and share our bilingual voter guide!
Activist Network
If you would like to join our CPA Activist Network and future Tea Times, fill out our volunteer form and a Staff Member will reach out to you!
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About Chinese Progressive Association: Chinese Progressive Association (CPA) is a nonprofit that educates, organizes and empowers the low-income and working class immigrant Chinese community in San Francisco to demand better living and working conditions and justice for all people. CPA has been organizing with workers in San Francisco’s Chinese immigrant community since the 1970s.
