Former @SeattleDSA/@43rdDems candidate for Seattle City Council | Still Fighting For Our Right To The City | ✊🏾🏙
Seattle, WA
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What is this election cycle in Seattle really about?
Liberal Seattle has a problem with wealth inequality that can’t be fixed by progressive posturing.
Taking on Trump means taking on corporate power.
I wrote about how and why in @TheStranger today.
thestranger.com/slog/2019/10…
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District 4 showing up strong for @NikkitaOliver — you love to see it!
Join the campaign volunteer list today at Nikkita4Nine.com.
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Need help with rent in Seattle? Applications are only accepted for the lottery through this Friday. Eligible applications will be entered into a lottery pool with weekly drawings. Learn more about eligibility and apply here: uwkc.org/renthelp
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Today is the FINAL DAY to be counted for the 2020 Census. Take 10 minutes for 10 years. Different communities need different resources. Complete the 2020 Census today to ensure that your community gets the resources it needs! Visit 2020census.gov #Census2020 #GetCounted
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Seeing these colorized images of the Civil Rights movement reminds us how recent this history is. One of the images in this thread is of a housing protest in Seattle in the 60s that led to the creation of the Fair Housing Ordinance, which banned racial discrimination in housing.
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The federal government's delinquency highlights how urgent it is for local elected officials to deliver cash assistance to Washingtonians in need of relief.
Our state could fund a Recovery Rebate by using existing CARES Act dollars, and by implementing a capital gains tax.
BREAKING: President Trump says he has instructed aides to stop negotiating on a coronavirus aid plan until after the election. Trump's announcement comes as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell warns the recovery could falter without more federal stimulus. apne.ws/ZLCKpEW
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$350.
That's grocery money for working people whose hours have been reduced because of COVID-19.
Utility money for people telecommuting and spending more time at home.
Additional disposable income during the holiday season at the end of an incredibly difficult year.
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I hope our state's political leadership recognizes the urgency of this moment, and doesn't duplicate the president's derelict behavior. Failing to enact a Recovery Rebate using existing CARES Act dollars + progressive revenue would make Washington state no better than Trump Inc.
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Climate change wildfire smoke is casting a yellow glow on my desk as I read the mayor's budget that cuts $21.5 million from walking, biking, and traffic safety projects, as well as Green New Deal staffing.
This isn't a budget compatible with a sustainable future. We must fix it
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“Mayor @Anne_Hidalgo’s most controversial act has been to create 870 miles of bike lanes that now crisscross Paris, a plan she intends to vastly expand. In the process, Hidalgo has eliminated thousands of parking spaces & shut key roads to car traffic” time.com/5864707/paris-green…
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Bike lanes aren't enough.
As long as #bikingwhileblack is a death sentence, transportation justice is impossible.
We call on bicycle & transit advocacy groups to explicitly center anti-racism & removing cops from traffic enforcement in their activism. #DijonKizzee #defundNYPD
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Required reading for all Seattle elected officials. 👇👇👇
I wrote in @Crosscut about why defunding the police is about Seattle ending its centuries-long battle with its own form of Jim Crow.
When the fight for "reform" takes place in literally every generation, the only way forward is some version of abolition. crosscut.com/2020/06/time-ab…
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Here's @CMTammyMorales in the @SoSeaEmerald: "We owe the Black and Indigenous community about 500 years worth of investments. It’s time to pay up." southseattleemerald.com/2020…
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Stritmatter law firm announcing a dozen lawsuits against city of Seattle, Seattle PD, King County, and state of Washington, all related to law enforcement actions in recent protests. Describing clients tear gassed, shot, pepper sprayed, etc.
Story soon seattletimes.com
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I am proud to announce the endorsement of @ATU587. Transit workers play a critical role in our city and state always, but during this crisis they have bravely showed up as essential workers day after day. I am honored to stand with you in Olympia next year.
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Today during our @SeattleCouncil budget committee meeting, we'll hear from @DecrimSeattle & @KCEquityNow on their participatory budgeting plan. I 100% support this work because this is YOUR City budget.
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There should be a separate fast-track for Duwamish Tribe infrastructure requests. Like, if the tribe wants a sidewalk, they should get a sidewalk. They shouldn’t need to get in line with other neighborhood groups and compete for very limited funds.
The Duwamish Tribe is trying to gain safety improvements around its longhouse on five-lane West Marginal Way SW. The @seattledot reduced one travel lane, but the spot is far from walkable, to the river park nearby. Video: duwamishtribe.org/advocacy