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AJ Awed is building a grassroots coalition to fight for the policies we deserve: protecting and expanding public housing, pushing for rent control, addressing the opioid crisis through restorative justice, and opposing the gentrification of our neighborhoods. We can not do this alone, we need your support to bring community voices to City Hall.

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Minneapolis Ward 6 | Special Election

THE FUTURE OF WARD 6 DEPENDS ON ALL OF US

AJ Awed is building a grassroots coalition to fight for the policies we deserve: protecting and expanding public housing, pushing for rent control, addressing the opioid crisis through restorative justice, and opposing the gentrification of our neighborhoods.

We can not do this alone, we need your support to bring community voices to City Hall.

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Abolish the MPD!

AJ will abolish the MPD and work with the community to start over as a city with a new model of public safety and well-being. Listen to AJ Awed share his thoughts on policing and the murder of George Floyd on MSNBC recently.

About AJ Awed

AJ Awed is running to uplift the issues and vision of the people of Ward 6

AJ Awed is running as a Democratic Socalist on a platform that centers on the lives of workers, renters, immigrants, LGBTQ+ people, and our Black and Indigenous communities.

Ward 6 deserves a City Council Member that will stand with our neighborhoods – from Cedar-Riverside, Ventura Village, and Seward to Elliot Park, Phillips West, and Steven’s Square/Loring Heights – to uplift the issues and vision of the people.

This pandemic has exposed what many have known for too long, that our systems are failing us. With an open seat this is an opportunity to bring together working people of all backgrounds to demand housing for all, defend our local businesses, support families affected by the opioid crisis, and fight for environmental justice. 

Our campaign will be fought by bringing working ‘Ward Sixers’ of all communities together to demand an end to massive inequality and rising gentrification.

Together with your support we can build a system that works FOR US.
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AJ is a neighbor who is ready to serve all of the people of Ward 6.

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Minneapolis Ward 6 | AJ's Policy Priorities

What We Can Achieve Together

With working and immigrant families struggling to make ends meet and our natural environment under threat, we can’t wait for the change our communities need.

It's time for us to act.

Our campaign is fighting for a powerful set of policies that will reshape our local economy, eliminate inequality, provide community addiction resources, protect and expand public housing, advocate for universal rent control, implement transformative criminal justice reform, support small businesses, and expand employment opportunities.

We won’t stop there — with a ‘Green & Healthy Neighborhoods’ focus, we will reverse the impacts of greenhouse gas emissions on our community.

The time for half measures is over. We need solutions that are big enough to match the many crises our communities face.

Our campaign offices may not be open due to the covid-19 pandemic but we are still mobilizing to build a movement for working class and immigrant people.

Let’s seize this opportunity to build a better future for all of us.

Families Need Support to Fight Opioid Addiction.

AJ will do more to support them in fighting this existing major health issue.



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We Must Abolish the Minneapolis Police Department

AJ will abolish the Minneapolis Police Department and work with the community to start over as a city with a new model of public safety and well-being.


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Housing for All is a Fundamental Human Right.

Support actions and efforts that provide for public housing, rent control, and special support during the COVID-19 pandemic.


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Climate Change's Local Impacts Must Be Reversed.

Support ‘Green New Deal’ initiatives that will radically address local climate change impacts and lead to a more equitable economy with increased employment and widespread financial security for all.

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Local Small Business Need to be Saved and Supported.

Support neighborhood small business in every way possible and ensure they have better opportunities to compete against greedy corporations and elites – and bring the fight to them by opposing gentrification and displacement that we are already facing in the ward and across the city.

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We Must Build People and Neighborhood Power.

Support the people and organizations in neighborhoods - and build their power to directly address issues and challenges facing their communities.


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AJ Awed's Six Policy Priorities for Ward 6

The People and Movement that will serve Ward 6.

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AJ Awed was honored to be the first Somali-American student commencement speaker at the University of Minnesota College of Liberal Arts.  Watch and learn more about AJ and his belief in getting involved.

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AJ Awed has made his refusal of corporate political action committee (PAC) money a major part of his campaign.

"I’ve taken a pledge not to take one dime of corporate PAC donations - not from developers, not from corporate lobbyists, and not from financial firms - none of them!" AJ said in addressing campaign volunteers and the community on May 19th.  "And yes, I'm going to need your help to win!"

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AJ Awed is building a powerful, grassroots social democratic coalition to prevent 'opioid' addiction affecting our neighborhood and youth, solve the public housing crisis in Minneapolis, and treat every person in our city with decency and dignity.

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