The People for NM-01 | Unapologetically Queer, Black, Chicana, Indigenous | Community Mother & Healer | Organize with Love | Imperfect Revolutionary | She/Her
Happy Birthday, Michael Brown Jr. You should be turning 25 today.
We marched in Ferguson for 400 days for you. And now we’re in Congress, working to build a world where you’d never have been taken from us.
We love you.
We’re sending our gratitude and love to every person who believed in our campaign.
Today’s vote didn’t go our way, but our work isn’t done - we’ll continue to fight for our communities.
We WILL build the world we want to live in.
We have nothing to lose but our chains.
I stand here today on the shoulders of giants.
Today and every day, we remain grounded in the wisdom of our ancestors and those who paved the way for this opportunity to create change and representation.
We will build the world we want to live in.
We need a truth-teller.
We need someone who has faced the issues that impact our community.
It’s time for us to bring the working poor to the decision making table - we have the solutions, and there are more than enough resources to make them possible.
SCC members should be committed to the people, not to intimidation phone calls made in December.
Today, remember that you’re voting not only for yourself, but for the people of CD-1. They need a Representative who’s a bold change maker.
Stand in your courage & vote your values.
When the people move, I move with them - and like our hearts, our politics are down and to the left.
We raise our fists to lift the hearts of our people.
We give everything & take nothing for ourselves - this is a campaign that centers the people.
SCC members will vote on the Democratic Party nominee TOMORROW.
We need your help to show that we are a force to be reckoned with.
Can you contribute $20, $50, or $100 today to send the voices of the people to Congress?
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Emphasizing the differences between us & other candidates isn’t negative.
Our communities would be the ones negatively impacted by a Representative who campaigned on rhetoric & false promises.
If you feel attacked by an emphasis on these differences, you’re part of the problem.
It’s time we have a representative who lives the experiences of the people of district every single day.
We need someone who does more than give talking points.
We need someone who will be an advocate for our people, not just for the next election but for the next generation.
I’m honored to earn the endorsement of @BrandNew535 - an organization that endorsed Cori Bush, AOC, & many other progressives.
Brand New Congress believes in electing working-class leaders who are true representatives of our communities.
I’m excited to earn their endorsement.
Many have expressed interest in seeing me run for mayor - instead of running as our CD-1 Representative.
But as the working poor & a woman of color, I know I can’t back down from running to represent our community.
We must uplift those in the struggle.
Join us TODAY at 3pm for the Democratic Party of NM’s CD-1 Forum!
With only a few days until the SCC nomination, this is a great opportunity to learn more about Selinda’s background and progressive policy priorities.
Join us Sunday, March 28th for the CD-1 Forum & hear from our Democratic candidates as they seek to fill the vacancy in New Mexico’s first Congressional District.
Be a part of the action, RSVP & submit your questions to the candidates by visiting us at: https://t.co/gbF6EDeS2N
Even as elected officials, Black women are targeted by state violence.
Our modern-day policing system was born out of slave patrols and night watches.
We must abolish the police.
In the 1920s, Mary McLeod Bethune stared down the KKK to help Black men vote.
In the 1960s, Amelia Boynton was beaten while marching for voting rights.
Yesterday, Rep. @Cannonfor58 was arrested for fighting voter suppression.
Black women are still fighting the same fight.
For many other candidates, it’s not about the people.
It’s about rhetoric, back room conversations & appealing to the establishment.
I’m running for Congress to change that. For me, it’s about the people being decision makers in the process that claims to represent us.
We don’t need more millionaires, lawyers, or career politicians in Congress - we need community leaders who will create change for our most impacted communities.
cc @NMWFP
an Indigenous woman. A candidate who received thousands from ExxonMobile is also high on the list.
It’s disappointing to see a lack of courage to stand in their values & perpetuation of establishment party politics.
It’s ironic that NM Working Families has the ONLY working poor candidate low on their list.
At the #1 spot is one of the wealthiest candidates in the race, who flip flops on crucial issues such as Palestine.
A white woman is their 2nd choice to replace the historic win of (1/2