HeraldNet: Credit Grass-Roots with Perez’s ‘Upset’ Win for Congress

Roxana Norouzi | January 1, 2023 | Ascend Fellowship, News & Announcements

In her HeraldNet op-ed, 2022 Ascend Fellow, Roxana Norouzi, discusses the important role that powerbuilding from community organizations has in election results.

This win belongs to the community; to organizations and leaders like Elizabeth, who have poured decades of work into shifting political power in a region by building long-lasting people power. Ignoring that critical piece of this year’s political puzzle leaves out thousands of crucial and powerful players in the future of our multi-racial democracy.

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