made it to NYC with the boy for the bernie rally and he got to meet the awesome @ninaturner. he is going to cast his #firstvote ever with real gusto! thanks @BernieSanders for inspiring him.
mayaberry
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mayaberry
@iMayaBerry
washington dc
Joined November 2011
- also standing between bigotry & policy is the fierce @HinaShamsi. grateful for all you and your amazing colleagues at @ACLU do everyday.Standing between bigotry & policy is the Constitution. @iMayaBerry of @AAIUSA on First Amendment in Arabic & for all aclu.org/blog/speak-fre…
- Virginia Man Convicted of Threatening Employees of the Arab American Institute justice.gov/opa/pr/virgini…
- my language simply calling for an end to #occupation #settlements is defeated 95-73-1 #DemPlatform #palestine
- another 7 to 6 vote at #DemPlatform drafting committee--this time defeating single payer health care amendment.
- my amend suggesting we should "hesitate" before going to #war defeated 96-67-3. we r democrats folks #DemPlatform
- it's #singlepayer time #Medicare4all amendment up at #DemPlatform. health care as a right and not a privilege.
- TY @SenGaryPeters. We do not need a new domestic terrorism statute to combat white supremacist violence. Law enforcement simply needs to focus on it for the real threat that it is instead of continuing to harm the rights of Arab Americans, Muslims, & Black people in this country.Thank you @SenGaryPeters for protecting the rights of all Americans including your #ArabAmerican constituents in Michigan. And thank you to DHS Secretary nominee @AliMayorkas for your commitment to work with impacted communities as you combat white supremacist violence.
00:00 - not a peace plan. an annexation plan. a transfer plan. a war crime. it's trump's apartheid plan. no amount of spin can hide that. #palestine
- Must read @maricohen95: "When reports of antisemitism are so easily weaponized, claims of an uptick—and the data behind them—merit caution and careful scrutiny." ADL uses def that conflates antisemitism w/criticism of Israel. Serious issue w/their data. jewishcurrents.org/a-closer-look-…
- i got to meet this #MyPalestinianSitty and she was the definition of fierce as @RashidaTlaib says. i always drove my car much, much slower if she was sitting on her porch. #truth.This was my other #MyPalestinianSitty who no one could mess with. She was proud of being from #BeitHanina and was one fierce woman.
- rev jackson's endorsement of @BernieSanders is incredibly meaningful & makes me so happy. ignore clutter on this site. winning elections by "margin of despair, by margin of the fracture of our coalition" @RevJJackson in 84. let's make sure not this time! and TY @jjz1600, always.
- i love campaign season so i love campaign speeches but this rally feels different right now. @BenJealous is talking about politicians needing to act to save people’s lives. #truth my state/country needs his leadership right now. #vote #organize
- another unity amend passes--this one rejecting xenophobia & calling for immigration reform #CIR plus #DemPlatform
