AJ Awed Announces Candidacy for Ward 6 Minneapolis City Council
Local activist and recent law school graduate, AJ Awed, will announce his candidacy for Ward 6 Minneapolis City Council in the August 11 th Special Election.
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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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- 407 Cedar Avenue #407 | Minneapolis, MN 55454
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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.
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.
Ward 6 | Special Election
AJ Awed's Six Policy Priorities for Ward 6.
About AJ Awed
AJ is a neighbor who is ready to serve all of the people of Ward 6.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
AJ Awed's Six Policy Priorities for Ward 6
The People and Movement that will serve Ward 6.
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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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- 407 Cedar Avenue #407 | Minneapolis, MN 55454
- Tuesday, August 11th | Ward 6 Special Election
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