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Justice Dems: Democrats Must Be United in Condemning Attack Ad Against Rashida Tlaib
Nov 02, 2023
Alexandra Rojas, Executive Director of Justice Democrats, released the following statement in response to the Democratic Majority for Israel spending $100,000 on a television ad attacking Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib in Michigan.
“The Democratic Majority for Israel (DMFI)’s newest vile ad is nothing but misinformation intended to incite further violence and harassment against Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib, who has already received countless threats to her and her family’s life as a result of Islamophobic rhetoric echoed by American politicians on both sides of the aisle. Now more than ever, Democratic leadership–from President Biden to Congress—must come together to unequivocally condemn this hateful ad that endangers the life of their only Palestinian colleague and demand it be taken down immediately.
“It is no surprise that DMFI, whose board members have previously said 'Gaza is full of monsters. Time to burn the whole place.', seeks to direct violence towards a Palestinian Congresswoman. Not only is this ad an obvious harassment campaign, but it is littered with misinformation. To clarify what the ad attacks her for, it is her vote against spending taxpayer dollars on more weapons for Israel, her vote against a one-sided resolution that refused to even acknowledge the Israeli military’s murder of innocent Palestinians, her legislation supported by 80% of Democratic voters calling for an immediate ceasefire, and her refusal to be harassed by Fox News in the halls of Congress. The AIPAC lobby has shown that it seeks to align itself more with Marjorie Taylor Greene than the majority of Democratic voters. Thankfully, Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib stands with her constituents on the right side of history and humanity.”
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Progressives Win American Climate Corps Victory After Pressuring Biden for Years
Sep 20, 2023
In response to President Joe Biden releasing plans to finally create an American Climate Corps, Alexandra Rojas, Executive Director of Justice Democrats, released the following statement:
“For years, alongside allies like the Sunrise Movement, we have called on the Democratic Party to provide more than just lip service to the existential climate crisis facing our planet. Now, because of our movement and leaders like Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Senator Ed Markey, a Civilian Climate Corps will recruit and train thousands of young people to defend our communities from climate disaster and revitalize our economy. Today, we have demonstrated what the power of our collective action can accomplish at the highest seats of power. ”
Since 2021, Justice Democrats along with other allies in the climate movement, have called on Congress to enact a Civilian Climate Corps as a necessary step in protecting our planet, transforming our economy, and making the Green New Deal a reality. During the negotiations around the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Justice Democrats’ sister organization, Organize For Justice, launched a digital ad advocating for the passage of the Civilian Climate Corps. Earlier this week, Justice Democrats joined over 50 organizations in calling on President Biden to utilize his Presidential authority to create a Civilian Climate Corps.
“Though this investment is not nearly at the scale that we called for or needs to be—a $132 billion Civilian Climate Corps that would train and recruit 1.5 million Americans in public service jobs—this is an important step towards employing a new generation of workers dedicated to combating the climate crisis, defending our communities from disaster, and rebuilding our economy,” said Rojas. “Now, President Biden must make this work matter by divesting our reliance on fossil fuels, ending federal subsidies to Big Oil and Gas, reversing the approval of the Willow oil project, and investing in the communities that have been most harmed by environmental racism. Otherwise, we are just continuing to kick the can down the road.”
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Statement on Democrats' Virginia Shellacking
Nov 03, 2021
The following is a joint statement from the Battle Born Collective, Justice Democrats, Sunrise Movement, and United We Dream Action:
"We told you so. Literally. What happened in Virginia is what happens when Democrats fail to take on the GOP's divide-and-conquer racism and motivate people to turn out. The McAuliffe campaign had no comprehensive pro-worker economic message against a literal private equity magnate. It had no positive message on what the next four years would be like for Virginians. It had no rebuttal to Republican race-baiting bullshit. Put simply: it was a campaign designed to fail. <
"Terry McAuliffe ran the milquetoast campaign he wanted to run--where every other word he uttered was "Donald Trump" instead of focusing on the issues voters cared about the most. The DC establishment consolidated support behind their one-time rainmaker and in doing so sidelined two potentially history-making Black women running for the same office. There should be no questions or scapegoats about why specific demographics didn't turn out. Terry McAuliffe offered an uninspired return to yesterday, while voters were focused on what must come next.
"This was a controlled experiment for what NOT to do in 2022. This is what it looks like when Democrats get caught flat-footed and let Republicans dictate the terms of the debate by manufacturing a fake "education crisis." It does not have to be this way. There is still time to adopt an inclusive economic message that crowds out racist dog whistles. There is still time to go on offense and fight for the very voters who powered Democratic victories in 2020.
"This should be a wake up call for Democrats: Give people something to vote for or watch yourselves become the very thing they resoundingly vote against."
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Rep. Cori Bush Wins Push for Eviction Moratorium Extension
St. Louis’ freshman Congresswoman delivers results for working families
Aug 03, 2021
In response to news that the White House announced extending the eviction moratorium, after pressure from Representative Cori Bush's 5-day sit-in in which she slept outside the Capitol alongside many members of the Squad, Justice Democrats executive director Alexandra Rojas released the following statement:
" Cori Bush demonstrated exactly the kind of leadership on behalf of working people that we need to see more of in the Democratic Party.
We saw what it's like when one of the lowest income Americans ever elected to national office challenged a Congress that is half made up of millionaires.
With a little conflict and disruption of business as usual, she created a way out of 'no-way.' This isn't the end of the battle for housing rights, but a new beginning. People deserve so much more than just basic protections from evictions during a pandemic."
Cori Bush, a former nurse and community organizer heavily involved in the Black Lives Matter movement in St. Louis and Ferguson, won a primary challenge against longtime incumbent Representative Lacy Clay in 2020. She was recruited and backed by Justice Democrats.
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