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“Our movement is a force far more powerful than baseless fear-mongering bankrolled by the Fraternal Order of Police.”<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Today, Make the Road Action in Pennsylvania celebrated the victories of five endorsed candidates, including the landslide win for Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, in Pennsylvania\u2019s primary election.<\/p>\n The following Make the Road Action in Pennsylvania endorsed candidates won their primary elections:<\/p>\n Said Maegan Llerena, State Director for Make the Road Action in Pennsylvania:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cAfter months of protests demanding an end to mass incarceration and setting out a new vision for a criminal legal system beyond policing, our movement for justice showed up. The victory of District Attorney Larry Krasner, in particular, shows that our movement is a force far more powerful than baseless fear-mongering bankrolled by the Fraternal Order of Police.<\/p>\n \u201cOur members hit the streets to get out the vote in this primary election because we know that ending the police violence that threatens our lives and guaranteeing stable and affordable housing for all requires fierce champions at the local level who understand the issues, believe in this movement, and will fight alongside us. We are proud to have elected those champions from the Philadelphia District Attorney\u2019s office to Reading and Allentown City Council, and we\u2019re ready to push them over the finish line in November.\u201d<\/p>\n Make the Road Action in Pennsylvania knocked on more than 18,000 doors in Northeast Philadelphia and Allentown, prioritizing contact with Latinx, Black, and young voters.<\/p>\n A leader in Pennsylvania\u2019s progressive movement, Make the Road Action in Pennsylvania ran the state\u2019s largest voter outreach program focused on Black and brown voters in the 2020 presidential election, and made more than 3.9 million calls and text messages to Latinx, Black, young, and working-class voters whose turnout in Pennsylvania was key to defeating Donald Trump. Although Pennsylvania is home to nearly\u00a01 million Latinx people<\/a>\u00a0and Latinos make up the\u00a0largest<\/a>\u00a0non-white voting block nationwide, communities of color are often ignored in traditional get out the vote efforts as low-likelihood voters.<\/p>\n Make the Road Action in Pennsylvania<\/em><\/a>\u00a0builds power for justice in Latinx communities, communities of color and working class communities, with organizing centers located in Allentown, Reading and Philadelphia.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" “Our movement is a force far more powerful than baseless fear-mongering bankrolled by the Fraternal Order of Police.” Today, Make the Road Action in Pennsylvania celebrated the victories … Continue reading Make the Road Action in Pennsylvania Celebrates 2021 Primary Victories<\/span> \n
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\nMelissa McCleery
\nMake the Road Action in Pennsylvania
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