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Ward 1 City Councilor Matt McLaughlin Withdraws from Our Revolution Somerville Endorsement

June 21, 2021 thesomervillenewsweekly 1 Comment  

I am withdrawing my consideration for endorsement from Our Revolution Somerville (ORS).  I do this in solidarity with the candidates of color who received unfair treatment and outright exclusion at recent candidates forums. This is not an endorsement or rejection of any candidate, but rather an acknowledgement that all people deserve to be treated fairly and equally.

I helped form Our Revolution in Somerville.  I took great pride in encouraging a new generation of Somerville residents to focus locally on economic inequality and social justice.  The landslide ORS victory in 2017 was one of the greatest moments in my life. I’m still immensely proud of all we accomplished and still consider many ORS members friends and comrades.  However I find the treatment of first time candidates of color at the recent forums to be unacceptable.

 

Four candidates of color signed a letter withdrawing their consideration for endorsement, citing specifically the refusal to let Ward 2 City Council candidate Stephenson Aman, a Haitian American man who grew up in the Mystic Housing Development, participate in the forum. ORS issued a statement saying they made attempts to accommodate Stephenson who failed to meet the deadline.  This may be true, but at the end of the day Stephenson qualified for the 2021 ballot and should have been given a chance to speak at a forum as a legitimate candidate.

 https://thesomervillenewsweekly.blog/2021/06/21/ward-1-city-councilor-matt-mclaughlin-withdraws-from-our-revolution-somerville-endorsement/

 

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