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Why I’m Running for U.S. Congress
by Kshama Sawant
Most of the time, working people have no political representation under capitalism. Both the Democrats and Republicans serve the interests of the billionaires, and both are warmongering parties down to their bones.
Just as I used my City Council election campaigns to build momentum for the $15 minimum wage and the Amazon Tax, I will use my Congressional election campaign to help build the antiwar movement and to launch a historic fight for Medicare for All.
Letter of Support from Jewish Voice for Peace to Councilmember Kshama Sawant (2014)
In 2014, Jewish Voice for Peace sent a letter of support to Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant, who served for ten years as the only socialist on the Seattle City Council. The letter thanks Councilmember Sawant for her letter to the Obama Administration condemning the continuation of violence in Gaza, and calling for an immediate end to U.S. military aid to Israel.
Read the letter of support from Jewish Voice for Peace.
Kshama Sawant on Gaza Solidarity: End the Brutal Violence and Killings (2014)
In 2014, Councilmember Kshama Sawant spoke in the Seattle City Council, where she served for ten years as the only socialist, to condemn the continuation of violence in Gaza and call for an immediate end to U.S. military aid to Israel.
Read the transcript of her statement now.
Letter Condemning Continued Violence in Gaza (2014)
In 2014, Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant, who served for ten years as the only socialist on the Seattle City Council, sent a letter to the Obama Administration condemning the continuation of violence in Gaza, and calling for an immediate end to U.S. military aid to Israel. Read that letter here.
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