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As part of the Aurora Party nomination and party line ballot
access achievement, Brother West will introduce a significant plan to
raise the Alaska Permanent Dividend to $10,000 per resident, as part
of a larger plan to eliminate poverty within the state.
"We’re honored to be the first state in the nation to
place Dr. West on the ballot. He will be a President with the moral
clarity and strength to institute a new national government with
working and poor people as its priority. Alaska has a robust and
independent spirit, and we will win for the Independent Dr. West in
November.” - Aurora Party of
Alaska
Additionally, the campaign will work closely with the Aurora
Party to showcase three salient issues in Alaska : Public Ownership of
Public Lands’ Natural Resources, Eradication of Poverty through an
increased Alaska Permanent Dividend Fund, and Commitment to
Environmental Protections and Environmental Justice. With the
financial capability of the Alaska Permanent Fund and the state's
demographic size, the $10,000 dividend initiative is a practical and
influential move toward implementing a Universal Basic Income (UBI) in
Alaska.
Enhancing his commitment to the environment, Brother West
calls for an immediate moratorium on all oil and gas leasing, with a
focused effort on fully protecting the idyllic Arctic National
Wildlife Refuge (ANWR), including the cultural resources deemed
essential to the continuation of Alaska Native’s way of life. This
approach is in line with the critical need for environmentally
sustainable practices that consider an increasingly perilous climate
crisis that’s already distributing adverse impacts statewide, and
disproportionately on Alaska Native and other environmental justice
communities. Specifically, Brother West will cancel the controversial
and climate killing Willow project as well as proposed geoengineering
projects.
Highlighting his commitments to indigenous communities
nationwide, Brother West's campaign focuses on obtaining Free Prior
and Informed Consent from Alaska Natives before initiating any
projects or initiatives on their sovereign territory. This approach
will, in part, ensure that Alaska Natives play a central role in
decisions affecting their territories and cultural
heritage.
With respect to the general election, the Cornel West
campaign is confident that the implementation of Ranked-Choice Voting
in Alaska's presidential elections will benefit the campaign, offering
a more favorable condition for independent candidates and transcending
the limitations of a two-party system, which is a benefit for
increasing democracy writ large.
In summing up the Aurora party endorsement and access to the
ballot, Brother West noted, “Our alignment with the Aurora party’s
platform is very congruent with our own Policy Pillars, a commission
to study and implement Universal Basic Income, dedication to climate
action, environmental justice, and respect for Indigenous sovereignty,
and overall, I am confident that both of our approaches offers a new
direction for political initiatives not just in Alaska but throughout
the United States, I am honored and humbled to be in partnership with
them and look forward to getting to work to win the State of Alaska
next November.”
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