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• Stop the Occupation of Iraq: A Socialist Perspective $3 • The Case of Mumia Abu-Jamal: Innocent Man on Death Row. $3 • The Struggle Against Fascism: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow. $2 • Women in the New Century: Oppression and Fightback. $2 Order from Socialist Action Books, P.O. Box 10328, Oakland, CA Minneapolis ballot, however; Socialist Action fielded its first candidate for Minneapolis City Council. I proudly ran as Socialist Action’s candidate in Ward 12.
The campaign’s primary demands were: Stop Foreclosures, End Police Brutality, Expand Public Transportation, and Create Green Jobs by moving to 100% Renewable Energy.
Like the rest of the country, Minneapolis is continuing to suffer from the foreclosure crisis. The incumbent Democratic Party council member for Ward 12 even voted against a resolution calling for a voluntary suspension of foreclosures. The incumbent council member also voted for reappointment of Police Chief Tim Dolan. This was after Dolan had awarded that create health hazards, in addition to greenhouse gases.
Members of Socialist Action and campaign supporters received a lot of positive responses while door knocking to spread the message about the candidacy. I was also invited to participate in a candidate forum sponsored by a neighborhood association. The major newspapers ignored the entire election for the most part, but our campaign was highlighted in an article by the Minnesota Independent.
Unfortunately, ranked-choice voting doesn’t seem to have had much impact in this election. Every incumbent who ran for reelection won, and every candidate with Democratic Party endorsement won. Voter turnout was only 20%, and • Marx Was Right: The Capitalist Crisis Today. $3 94610. Please add $1 per pamphlet for shipping.