NY Assembly elections are just weeks away (June 28th!) so the time to take action is now.
Team AOC and New York City’s Democratic Socialists for America chapter are teaming up to knock doors and phone bank voters this SUNDAY to help elect our endorsed candidates for the New York State Assembly.
Assembly elections are less than 3 weeks away (June 28th!) so the time to take action is now. Will you join us for a phone bank this Sunday at 1pm ET/10am PT to call voters?
The legislative session in Albany just ended and it was abundantly clear: we need more democratic socialist organizers in office. Right now, corporate-backed incumbents in the NY State Assembly are blocking guaranteed healthcare, affordable housing, and climate justice. Until we win a progressive State Assembly, none of our priority policies will pass.
Here are the details for the phone bank – you can join virtually from anywhere!
After gathering together on Zoom, we will divide participants into breakout rooms for each candidate. If you prefer to phone bank for a particular candidate, you can let us know.
From the Hudson Valley to Brooklyn, these candidates running for the Assembly are committed to organizing the working class in their districts and increasing our collective power in order to take decisive action on the climate crisis, housing, and healthcare.
Here’s a bit more about some of the candidates:
- Samy Olivares, AD 54 - was raised by a single mother who relied on public programs to make ends meet. Samy has organized to end the school to prison pipeline and advocate for healthcare for all. Samy would be the first genderqueer state legislator in New York.
- Vanessa Agudelo, AD 95 - is the proud daughter of Colombian immigrants and lifelong Peekskill resident. Vanessa fought against the Spectra fracked gas pipeline expansion. As an immigrant rights organizer, she led the campaign to pass the first-in-the-nation Excluded Workers Fund.
- Sarahana Shrestha, AD 103 - was nine years old when she witnessed a historic uprising in Nepal. In the wake of the devastation, she remembers returning to villages to see how a single public road transformed the lives of entire communities. She continues to fight for public infrastructure today, leading the campaign for public renewables.
Thank you for stepping up to volunteer your time. It makes all the difference.
Hope to see you on Sunday,
AOC Organizing Squad
P.S. If you know someone in New York City, please invite them to join an in-person canvass with us this Sunday.
